A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to enact the Georgia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; to provide for a short title; to provide for intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice of rights; to provide for reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees for circumstances related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions; to provide for a civil cause of action for unfair employment practices; to require the Department of Labor to develop courses and educate the public on such accommodations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited acts regarding alcoholic beverages, so as to permit counties and municipalities by resolution or ordinance to reduce the prohibited distances from school buildings and other sites in which eating establishments may sell beer and wine for consumption on the premises; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 3 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student records, so as to enact the "Student Online Personal Information Protection Act"; to provide for definitions; to prohibit operators of educational sites, services, and applications from engaging in certain activities regarding certain student information; to provide for exceptions; to require reasonable security procedures and practices; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the official state language, so as to require reasonable access to public services for non-English speakers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and others are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of persons for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to define certain terms; to provide for related matters; to provide for multiple effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to prohibit the use of restraints on pregnant inmates under certain circumstances; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to limit the use of wireless telecommunication devices while operating a motor vehicle when the driver is over 18 years of age or operating a school bus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation, membership, appointment, and duties of the Georgia Gaming Commission; to authorize the licensing of up to two destination resorts in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; 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, so as to provide a definition; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish; 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.
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, video, or digital production in Georgia, so as to provide for an additional credit amount for productions that employ veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 all applications for voter registration shall be processed by the Secretary of State and the appropriate county registration officials within 45 days of initial receipt of such applications; to provide for remedies for failure to timely process such applications; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 only persons who are the presently elected holders of the office being sought shall be designated as incumbents; to provide for certain information on qualifying forms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
