Rep. Shelly Hutchinson

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to prohibit the possession of devices which attach to firearms to produce rapid fire; to revise and add definitions; to provide for punishment; to provide for exceptions; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-503 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to detention decision and findings, so as to prohibit the use of solitary confinement for punitive purposes in juvenile detention facilities; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to prohibit the furnishing of a semiautomatic assault weapon to a person under the age of 21 years; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for a minimum age requirement for the possession of semiautomatic assault weapons; to provide for a penalty and exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Susan McCauley for honoring the memory of Rosa Parks through the book she authored, Our Auntie Rosa, remembering the legacy of Rosa Parks and the courageous role she played in the civil rights movement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding adoption, so as to provide that a legally separated spouse can petition for adoption of a child; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions relating to required information to parents of students regarding meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their respective vaccines; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2023, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol and commending UmmSalaamah Abdullah-Zaimah, Shafia Monroe, Jennie Joseph, Sarahn Henderson, Jessica Roach, Jamarah Amani, and Brittany Campbell; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution, or sale of controlled substances or marijuana and penalties, so as to codify the proclamation by the Office of the President of the United States that would grant a pardon and restore full political, civil, and other rights regarding the offense of simple possession of marijuana; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and general provisions regarding municipal courts, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.