Rep. Brett Harrell

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to repeal the imposition of the death penalty in this state; to repeal references to procedures related to capital cases; 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 Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to specify that counties and municipalities may regulate alcohol licenses as to certain distances in a manner that is less but not more restrictive than those distances specified by the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, and others, so as to provide for the licensing of surgical assistants; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and responsibilities of the Georgia Composite Medical Board; to provide for licensing standards and requirements; to provide for the issuance of licenses and exceptions to licensure requirements; to provide for licenses and their duration, renewal, and filing; to provide for licensing of provisional licensed surgical assistants and standards and requirements relating thereto; to provide for sanctions; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, Georgia, approved May 14, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3546), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3618), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, and others, so as to provide for the licensing of surgical assistants; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and responsibilities of the Georgia Composite Medical Board; to provide for licensing standards and requirements; to provide for the issuance of licenses and exceptions to licensure requirements; to provide for licenses and their duration, renewal, and filing; to provide for licensing of provisional licensed surgical assistants and standards and requirements relating thereto; to provide for sanctions; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to require actuarial investigations for the retirement system to occur at least once in every three-year period; to provide that the maximum annual assumed rate of return shall not exceed 6 percent; to require the retirement system to use direct rate smoothing for actuarially determined employer contributions; to require that certain legacy debt of the retirement system be paid by a certain date; to require that future unfunded actuarial accrued liability shall be paid using 15 year amortization periods; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and for other purposes.

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 regarding professions and businesses, so as to provide that all fees collected pursuant to said title shall be deposited into the state treasury; to provide that the cost of administering and enforcing said title shall be paid from the fees and funds collected pursuant to said title; to provide that the annual expense of the professional licensing boards division and the various professional licensing boards shall not exceed the funds generated pursuant to said title in the preceding fiscal year; to prohibit supporting said division and boards with other state funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing Arthur Blank for his vision in bringing Atlanta United to Atlanta and commending Atlanta United for winning the 2018 MLS Cup; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to modify the rate of tax imposed on the Georgia taxable net income of individuals; to add Georgia income tax paid by an individual to Georgia taxable net income to the extent such tax was deducted in determining federal taxable income; to provide for an earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend an Act approved March 2, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 8), which lowered the personal and corporate income tax rates, so as to repeal certain conflicting provisions related to personal income tax rates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.