Rep. Alan Powell

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing provisions relative to professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to provide for and change definitions; to change certain education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor or associate professional counselor; to provide for privileged communications with clients; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to repeal provisions relating to the prefiling of proposed bills and resolutions; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 40 and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic and property, respectively, so as to clarify notice requirements and forms of payments for fees relative to towing and storage firms; to provide for a towing and storage firm to send all owners a required notification letter within five days; to provide for forms of payment as cash, credit card, and debit card with no additional charge; 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 Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restoration of licenses to persons completing defensive driving course or alcohol or drug program, so as to revise the authorized fees relating to such courses; 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 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical service, so as to enact "The Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2024"; to provide definitions; to allow customers of an electric utility to aggregate demand from multiple locations and subscribe to certain off-site solar facilities; to provide for nondiscriminatory interconnection of such facilities; to provide for consumer protections for customers; to allow customers to access their own meter usage and provide such usage data to authorized third parties; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to enact the "Georgia Women's Bill of Rights"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide a specification for the gathering of vital statistics; to amend Titles 15, 17, 20, 40, 44, 49, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, education, motor vehicles and traffic, property, social services, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; 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 BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to authorize the use of automated plate recognition systems for the issuance of a civil monetary penalty for the ownership of a motor vehicle operated without proper insurance or with an expired, revoked, canceled, or suspended registration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION dedicating the Georgia Grown Trail: 98; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Deb Junkin; and for other purposes.