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introduced · Georgia · House Nov 18, 2015

HB 709: Firearms; completion of safety training course by certain persons for issuance of weapons carry license; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to require the completion of firearms safety training by certain persons for the issuance of a weapons carry license; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Nov 16, 2015

HB 707: Uniform rules of the road; racing on highways or streets; change offense from misdemeanor to felony

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 change the offense of racing on highways or streets from a misdemeanor to a felony; to provide the punishment for same; to change the offense of driving in a circular or zigzag course from a misdemeanor to a felony; to provide the punishment for same; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Nov 16, 2015

HB 708: Georgia Driver's Education Commission; driver education and training course in public schools; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 21 of Title 15, Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, and Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Driver's Education Commission, competencies and core curriculum for elementary and secondary education, and drivers' licenses, respectively, so as to ensure teenage drivers are equipped for driving on public roads; to repeal a provision which sunsets the collection of additional penalties upon fines for the violation of traffic laws; to require public schools with grades nine through 12 to offer an elective driver education and training course; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 377: Courts; collection of delinquent fees and statutory surcharges; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for payment and disposition of fines and forfeitures, so as to provide for the collection of delinquent fines and statutory surcharges; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Trey Kelley (R) Barry Fleming (R) Trey Rhodes (R) Alex Atwood (R) Robert Trammell (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 289: Motor fuel tax; exemption for a limited period of time for certain public mass transit vehicles; extend

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor fuel tax, so as to extend the exemption for a limited period of time for certain public mass transit vehicles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mable Thomas (D) Don Parsons (R) Margaret Kaiser (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 417: Motor vehicles; require drivers to stop at crosswalks with pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flash beacons; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles, so as to provide for definitions; to require drivers of motor vehicles to stop at crosswalks with pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flash beacons; to make it unlawful to activate such devices when there is no intent to cross a roadway; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kimberly Alexander (D) Bill Hitchens (R) Alex Atwood (R) Chuck Williams (R) Spencer Frye (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 414: Education; collection and disclosure of student data; establish and implement policies and requirements

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to establish and implement policies and requirements with respect to the collection and disclosure of student data; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Stovall (D) Buzz Brockway (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Susan Holmes (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 500: Employment security; services performed by individual for wages shall be deemed to be employment unless Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based on evidence submitted; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions of a definition in order to provide that services performed by an individual for wages shall be deemed to be employment unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based upon evidence submitted of certain factors demonstrating that such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such services; to provide that the Department of Labor shall maintain a web based system of notifying the department of employment that is improperly reported; to provide for investigation of reports of misclassification; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stacey Abrams (D) Ronnie Mabra (D) Dewey McClain (D) Mark Hamilton (R) Tom Kirby (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 240: Community Health, Department of; provide that at least two members of board shall also be members of state health plan; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide that at least two members of the board shall also be members of the state health benefit plan; to provide that two members shall be members of certain retirement systems; to provide for duties of the Board of Community Health; to create the State Health Benefit Plan Customer Advisory Council; to provide for membership; to provide for duties of the commissioner of community health; to provide for duties of the council; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Buzz Brockway (R) Debbie Buckner (D) Lynn Smith (R) Robert Trammell (D) B.J. Pak (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2015

HB 196: Criminal procedure; reversal on appeal when a judge expresses an opinion regarding proof in a criminal case or as to accused's guilt; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of proceedings, so as to change provisions relating to reversal on appeal when a judge expresses an opinion regarding proof in a criminal case or as to the accused's guilt; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Matt Ramsey (R) Brian Strickland (R) Dustin Hightower (R) Bert Reeves (R) B.J. Pak (R)
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