Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1349: Attorney General; authorize and direct appointment of special prosecutor subject to certain criteria

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Attorney General, so to authorize and direct the appointment of a special prosecutor subject to certain criteria; to provide for definitions; to provide for duties and funding for a special prosecutor; to establish a special prosecution division; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1382: State purchasing; procurement of electric light duty vehicles over those with internal combustion engines by agencies; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state purchasing, so as to provide for the procurement of electric light duty vehicles over those with internal combustion engines by state agencies; to provide definitions; to provide for the identification and use of a calculator to determine the costs of purchasing or leasing an electric light duty vehicle over a vehicle with an internal combustion engine; to require the procurement of such an electric vehicle unless such calculator shows that a vehicle with an internal combustion engine would have a lower cost of ownership; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the submission of reports by the Department of Administrative Services; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1365: Protecting Children's Mental Health of 2024; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to create a civil remedy for damages against commercial entities that allow minors to access a social media platform without performing reasonable age verification methods; to provide for definitions; to provide for reasonable age verification requirements for commercial entities; to provide for standards for liability; to provide for exceptions; to provide that age verification information shall not be retained by commercial entities; to provide for the Attorney General's imposition of fines; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1352: Pharmacists; prescribers provide certain information to patients or their representatives on Schedule II controlled substances or opioids

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to provide that prescribers provide certain information to patients or their representatives prior to prescribing Schedule II controlled substances or opioids; to provide definitions; to provide for procedures for the delivery and recordation of such information; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1355: Home Based Businesses Entrepreneurship Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to revise regulatory fees for home based businesses; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1353: Landlord and tenant; repeal prohibition on local governments regulating amount of rent; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to repeal the prohibition on local governments regulating the amount of rent to be charged for privately owned, single-family or multiple-unit residential rental property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1369: Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the safe operation of a motorcycle or bicycle through an inoperative traffic-control signal; 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 remove provisions regarding height of handlebars for motorcycles; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1354: Revenue and taxation; sale or use of certain child rearing and adult care products; exempt

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for sales and use taxes, so as to exempt the sale or use of certain child rearing and adult care products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1368: State holidays; second Monday of each August as Elected Officials Day; designate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to designate the second Monday of each August as Elected Officials Day in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1356: Dietitian Licensure Compact Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dietitians, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Dietitian Licensure Compact"; to authorize the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians to administer the compact in this state; to authorize the board to conduct national background checks; to provide for a short title; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1348: Local government; authorize acquisition of property interests by municipal elected and appointed officials; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to redevelopment powers, so as to authorize acquisition of property interests by municipal elected and appointed officials and employees in redevelopment areas with certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2024

HB 1350: Education; students shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance for students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that student performers shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions, subject to certain conditions; to provide for performance certification forms and certification; to authorize the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop such certification forms and promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for authorizations by parents or guardians relating to the education records of student performers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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