Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SB 256: General Assembly; provide no member of General Assembly serves on conference committee shall be eligible for employment in state government

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide that no member of the General Assembly who serves on a conference committee shall be eligible for employment in state government, other than as an elected official, for a period of 24 months immediately following such member's service on such conference committee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 716: Professional counseling; person shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to provide for findings; to provide that a person licensed to provide professional counseling under Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, including but not limited to psychiatrists, psychologists, professional counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, or certain other persons, shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SB 293: Minimum Wage; revise certain provisions; provide for increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SR 820: Pregnancy Resource Centers; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing pregnancy resource centers; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 834: Health; establish charity care organizations for healthcare for the uninsured; provide tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to establish charity care organizations to provide health care services to the uninsured in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for tax credits for contributions to charity care organizations; to provide for the amount, nature, limits, and procedures for such tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SB 298: Ad Valorem Tax; limit the amount of increases of assessments in any taxable year

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the assessment of tangible property for purposes of ad valorem taxation, so as to limit the amount of increases of assessments in any taxable year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 837: "Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SB 291: "Georgia Affordable Free Market Health Care Act"; provide definitions; physicians agreements are not insurance

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance; to provide for related matters; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for certain income tax deductions for certain insurance premiums; to provide for certain tax credits for employers offering HSA eligible major medical plans to employees under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 126: Motor vehicles; use of global positioning or navigation system mounts on windshields under certain circumstances; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems of motor vehicles, so as to allow for the use of global positioning or navigation system mounts on the windshields of motor vehicles under certain circumstances; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HR 1136: United States Congress; set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives and Senate; request

A RESOLUTION requesting that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 832: Civil practice; conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings, so as to require the conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2016

SB 294: Holidays and Observances; revise the public and legal holidays recognized by the State of Georgia

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 revise the public and legal holidays recognized by the State of Georgia; to prohibit the recognition of public and legal holidays honoring, recognizing, observing, or celebrating the Confederate States of America, its history, or the military or political leaders thereof or the Civil War; to repeal the observing of Confederate History and Heritage Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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