Rep. Steven Sainz

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bobby "Blue" Smith; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the 100th anniversary of the F.J. Torras Causeway; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the notation of certain medical conditions and disabilities on driver's licenses; to require police officers to consider certain medical conditions and disabilities when investigating persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances; to provide for the determination and verification of such conditions or disabilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to quia timet, so as to provide a procedure for clearing title to coastal marshlands; to provide for legislative findings, purpose, and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for in rem proceedings; to provide for presentation of abstracts to the State Properties Commission; to provide for service of process and filing of pleadings; to provide for special masters and trial by jury; to provide for restriction of properties for conservation purposes; to provide for rebuttable presumptions; to provide for decrees and recording of same; to provide for joinder; to provide for compensation of the special master; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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 exempt from taxation all retirement income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; 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 Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to expand the criteria for historic homes to qualify for such credits; to increase the aggregate caps for credits related to historic structures other than historic homes; to provide for a five-year carry-forward period for credits for historic structures other than historic homes; to extend a provision for an automatic repeal; 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 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from suspending or prohibiting the continued use of property as a short-term rental unit by a property owner under certain circumstances; to provide definitions; to provide for suspension or prohibition of short-term rentals by a particular property owner for certain violations; to provide for a waiver of sovereign immunity for a cause of action against local governments that seeks declaratory and injunctive relief; to provide for attorney's fees and costs of litigation; to provide for legislative construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Toni Cockeram; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal extradition, so as to provide for a determination by the Department of Public Safety of whether persons with a terminated or completed sentence or term of sentence near completion for a conviction are present in the United States illegally; to provide for reporting of such persons to the Attorney General; to require the Attorney General to petition for a writ to transfer such persons to a sanctuary state; to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations upon issuance of such writs; to provide for consent to a transfer by such persons; to require transfer of such persons after issuance of a writ of transfer to a sanctuary state; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the rights and privileges of patients and their representatives regarding examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for notice of admission and daily updates from a facility to the parent or legal guardian of an involuntary minor patient under 12 years of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.