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 provide for Halal dietary selections as part of school breakfast and lunch programs; to provide for excused absences for certain Islamic holidays based upon sincerely held religious beliefs; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Gwinnett County ad valorem taxes for county purposes, other than to retire bonded indebtedness, in an amount equal to $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of Gwinnett County whose federal adjusted gross income, as well as the federal adjusted gross income of the spouse of such resident and all other members of the family who also reside at such homestead, is less than $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to require annual income reporting; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; to transfer the direction and supervision of Georgia Industries for the Blind from the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to the commission; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the transfer of the Division of Rehabilitation Services to the Department of Labor, so as to establish the role of the commission in facilitating the operation by blind persons and other persons with disabilities of vending facilities on state property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION acknowledging the connection between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer and the protection offered to prevent most HPV related cancers and recognizing March 4, 2021, as HPV Cancer Awareness Day in Georgia; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the scanning and publishing on a county website or the Secretary of State's website of paper ballots, unofficial precinct returns, and ballots from recounts; to provide for the inspection and copying of original ballots by certain persons following the completion of a recount; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Aisha Yaqoob; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to establish voting as a right granted to all eligible United States citizens; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Veronica Higgs Cope; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION urging the 117th Congress and the Georgia Congressional delegation to support the Carbon Dividend Act; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to Improve the Health of Women and Children; and for other purposes.