Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 524: Property; landlords to provide residential tenants with a notice of tenants' rights and responsibilities; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant generally, so as to require landlords to provide residential tenants with a notice of tenants' rights and responsibilities; to provide for such notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2021

SB 207: Holidays and Observances; "Week of Nonviolence"; designate a week in this state; remembrance of the April 4, 1968, assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate a week in this state as a "Week of Nonviolence"; to provide for the recognition of such week in remembrance of the April 4, 1968, assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to commemorate his global legacy of nonviolence; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 522: Banking and Finance, Department of; conduct community reinvestment evaluations; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to the Department of Banking and Finance and financial institutions, so as to provide for community reinvestment evaluations to be conducted by the department; to provide for timing, factors for consideration, rating, and other requirements for banking institutions and the department relative to such evaluations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HR 173: General Assembly; provide by general law for authorization of Board of Trustees of Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund to issue revenue bonds; authorize - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for authorization of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund to issue revenue bonds; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 529: Motor vehicles; uniform rules of the road; provide for and revise penalties

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding registration and licensing of motor vehicles; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the uniform rules of the road; to amend Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lighting equipment; brakes; and horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, respectively, relative to equipment generally, so as to provide for and revise penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to amend to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 491: State Election Board; power to adopt emergency rules and regulations; provide additional requirements

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 additional requirements on the State Election Board's power to adopt emergency rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 504: Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act; provide for a second round of funding and period for applications

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act," so as to provide for a second round of funding and period for applications; to increase an application fee and provide for an annual maintenance fee; to change certain reporting requirements; to revise and provide for definitions; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a tax credit for medical equipment and supplies manufacturers and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 523: Insurance; health care services; provide good faith estimates

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to health and insurance, respectively, so as to provide good faith estimates regarding the cost of health care services; to provide for definitions; to require health care providers to provide good faith estimates of costs and fees available to consumers upon request; to require health insurers to provide good faith estimates of costs available to consumers upon request; to provide for time limits; to prohibit the limitation of disclosure by contract; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2021

SB 208: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; fully funded services to individuals on the New Options Waiver (NOW) or Comprehensive Supports Waiver (COMP) waiting list; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities regarding the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to provide fully funded services over a five-year period to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities who are on the New Options Waiver (NOW) or Comprehensive Supports Waiver (COMP) waiting list; to prohibit the department from capping or limiting community living support services under the COMP waiver; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2021

SB 216: Early Care and Learning; early child care scholarship program subject to appropriations by the General Assembly; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to early care and learning, so as to establish an early child care scholarship program subject to appropriations by the General Assembly; to provide for eligibility; to provide for authority to establish procedures, criteria, and guidelines for such program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2021

SB 206: Landlord and Tenant; prospective tenant shall not be refused a rental based on previous eviction during COVID-19 public health emergency; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding landlord and tenant, so as to provide that a prospective tenant shall not be refused a rental or lease agreement solely based upon a previous eviction during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 18, 2021

HB 472: Elections; revise manner of giving notice of changes in voter registration

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 revise the manner of giving notice of changes in voter registration as a result of using the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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