Rep. Alan Powell

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia veterans cemeteries, so as to provide that members of the National Guard discharged or separated under honorable conditions shall be eligible for interment in a Georgia veterans cemetery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to revise conditions regarding when the Georgia Crime Information Center may disseminate electronically certain criminal history records to private persons and businesses without fingerprint comparison or consent of the person whose records are requested; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-3-52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to community service as condition of probation, so as to allow for the acceptance of certain DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction courses by a court as satisfying required community service hours as condition of probation for conviction of certain drug offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to authorize the Division of Low-voltage Contractors to require continuing education; to provide for a waiver of continuing education requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Deputy Cruz Thomas and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bobby Eugene Parham; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending University System of Georgia Outstanding Scholars on Academic Recognition Day for 2017; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12, Title 16, and Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, crimes and offenses, and game and fish, respectively, so as to allow persons who are eligible for a weapons carry license to lawfully carry a weapon without such license; to provide that a weapons carry license shall serve as an administrative confirmation of a person's right to carry a weapon; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to add to the superior court's exclusive original jurisdiction the trial of any child 13 to 17 years of age who is alleged to have committed the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated battery of any nature; to provide that the superior court may transfer the trial of any such case to the juvenile court upon certain criteria; to clarify the definitions of a class A or class B designated felony act and waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction in light of the jurisdictional changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.