A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the 'Georgia Hemp Farming Act,' so as to regulate hemp products; to provide for definitions; to prohibit persons from performing certain activities without licenses; to provide for penalties; to revise disqualifications for a hemp grower license; to revise disqualifications for a hemp processor permit; to revise the annual fee for such a permit; to provide for the issuance of retail consumable hemp establishment licenses; to provide for the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses; to provide for the issuance of manufacturer licenses; to provide for the registration of laboratories; to revise provisions concerning violations; to conform terminology; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. John LaHood
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the elections and primaries generally, so as to remove the Secretary of State from the State Election Board; to provide that the board shall be administratively attached to the State Accounting Office; to provide for the hiring and qualifications of investigators; so as to authorize the board to investigate the election division of the Secretary of State's office; to authorize the board to issue letters of instruction and letters of reprimand; to provide for circumstances when such letters are appropriate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Association of Georgia General Aviation Airports as an industry association for general aviation airports in the State of Georgia and its corporate affiliates; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Brianna Long; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to criminal trespass and damage to property, so as to provide for the offense of criminal trespass involving a wild animal; to provide for a definition; to provide for penalties; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise a definition; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations, so as to increase the tax credit limit for contributions by corporate donors; to increase the aggregate limit for tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; to provide for preapproval of proportional amounts of contributions under certain circumstances; to provide for certain timelines; to extend the sunset provision; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for the carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters of this state during certain hours; to provide for the carrying of such signals by vessels of a certain size; to update the reference date to department rules and regulations relating to criminal violations relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to revise provisions relating to financial stability requirements for applicants and licensees of personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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.