Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 486: Income tax; expenditures for certain purchases of licenses to use certain musical compositions shall be eligible for tax credit; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an income tax credit for film, gaming, video, or digital production in Georgia, so as to provide that expenditures for certain purchases of licenses or rights to own or use certain musical compositions and sound recordings shall be production expenditures that are eligible for the tax credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 506: State Election Board; promulgate minimum standards for voting equipment; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that the State Election Board shall promulgate minimum standards for voting equipment; to provide that the Secretary of State shall test and certify such equipment; to provide that each county shall be authorized to obtain whichever certified voting equipment it chooses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 513: State government; protections for publicly and privately owned monuments on public property; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state and other flags, so as to provide for protections for publicly and privately owned monuments on public property; to provide for damages and injunctive relief; to provide for criminal liability for individuals; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 503: Sales and use tax; exemption for projects of regional significance; extend sunset date

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sales and use taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the exemption for projects of regional significance; to redefine the term "manufacturing plant" to include certain motor vehicles that manufacture tangible personal property; to grant a limited exemption for such motor vehicles that mix concrete; to remove the sunset provision for an exemption for sales taxes on certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain, refit, or repair a boat during a single event; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 528: Torts; law enforcement officers defending persons from excessive use of force by other law enforcement officers; provide protections

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of torts, so as to provide protections for law enforcement officers defending persons from excessive use of force by other law enforcement officers; to provide for a definition; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 525: Funeral establishments; funeral directors provide certain information to consumers; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operation of funeral establishments and crematories, so as to require funeral directors to provide certain information regarding prices of funeral merchandise and funeral services to consumers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 530: State holidays; Purebred Dog Day in Georgia; designate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state holidays and observances, so as to designate a Purebred Dog Day in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 501: Elections; recounts shall count the text portions of ballots; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that recounts shall count the text portions of ballots; to provide for discretionary recounts in certain circumstances; to provide certain procedures for conducting recounts in partisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 492: State Election Board; make Secretary of State a nonvoting ex officio member

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to make the Secretary of State a nonvoting ex officio member of the State Election Board; to provide for the appointment, confirmation, term, and removal of the chairperson of the State Election Board; to revise provisions relating to a quorum of such board; to require the Secretary of State to support and assist the State Election Board; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 2: Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2021

SB 217: Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; certain regulatory requirements; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to revise certain regulatory requirements for bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to revise the time and amounts for the payment of operator license fees; to provide for designation of new COAM locations; to clarify penalty provisions; to provide and revise operator license agreement requirements; to provide for exceptions for customer relation marketing funds and fraternal benefit societies; to provide for copies of such agreements to be sent to the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to revise nomenclature from "master" to "operator" in regards to license and licensee references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 485: Criminal procedure; imposition of the death penalty in this state; repeal

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to repeal the imposition of the death penalty in this state; to repeal references to procedures related to capital cases; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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