Georgia Bills

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 412: Income tax; repeal a limitation on types of partnerships that may elect to pay income taxes at the entity level

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to repeal a limitation on the types of partnerships that may elect to pay income taxes at the entity level; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 295: Insurance; consumer protections against surprise billing; revise certain procedures

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to revise certain procedures, timelines, and other matters concerning consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide grounds for new violations of unfair claims settlement practices; to provide for payments by insurers; to provide for Commissioner authority; to provide for penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 221: Insurance; filing review process for private passenger motor vehicle liability coverage providing the minimum limits offered by the carrier; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-9-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to maintenance and filing rates, rating plans, rating systems, or underwriting rules and examination of claim reserve practices by the Commissioner, so as to revise the filing review process for private passenger motor vehicle liability coverage providing the minimum limits offered by the carrier; to clarify the filing review process for other private passenger motor vehicle coverage; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 80: Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding proof generally, so as to enact the "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act"; to provide for unsworn declarations to have the same effect as sworn declarations in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and construction; to provide for a short title; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perjury and related offenses, so as to include unsworn declarations in the offense of perjury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 163: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 219: Banking and finance; venue for offense of money laundering; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to records and reports of currency transactions, so as to provide for venue for the offense of money laundering; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to theft, so as to provide for venue for the offense of theft of money held in a financial institution; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 155: Professions and businesses; issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to Georgia; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of licenses by endorsement for certain licenses to spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to the State of Georgia; to establish qualifications for such license by endorsement; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 475: Code Revision Commission; revise, modernize and correct errors in omissions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 497: Health; use of certified medication aides in penal institutions; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to authorize the use of certified medication aides in penal institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 186: Appeal and error; filing of petitions for review in reviewing courts from lower judicatories; revise an exception

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appeal and error, so as to revise an exception applicable to the filing of petitions for review in reviewing courts from lower judicatories; to make conforming changes; to amend Code Section 36-32-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to removal of judges, so as to provide for a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 480: Workers' compensation; benefits; change certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation benefits; to change provisions relating to surviving spouse dependency determination and termination; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to increase the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2023

HB 444: Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lis pendens, so as to revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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