Rep. Mesha Mainor

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to require county and municipal governing authorities to provide a compilation of all local ordinances, property maintenance codes, codes of technical regulations, and associated fines and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, so as to specify that certain conduct related to the rental of real property to be used as a dwelling shall constitute an unfair trade practice; to provide for related matters; 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, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for a graduated tax credit based on taxpayer income for certain child and dependent care expenses; to provide the refund of such tax credit exceeding tax liability; 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 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to require local governments to compile all notice of hearings on actions resulting in zoning decisions; to require the placement of such compilation on the local government's website; to provide for updates of such compilation; 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 require completion of a boater education program in order to operate and rent or lease certain vessels; to provide for standards for such education program; to provide for the phase in of certain requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-5-132 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility and procedures for certification of minority business enterprises and appeal of denial, so as to provide for training regarding competitive bidding evaluation factors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 and Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of maintenance and use of public roads and railroads and the operation of trains at crossings, respectively, so as to require certain signage by railroad companies; to prohibit the operation of a train in a manner that occupies or blocks a street, road, or highway grade crossing longer than a certain amount of time; to provide for exceptions; to provide for immunity from penalty in certain instances; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for a fine for noncompliance; 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for written operating procedures for elections and voter registration activities in each county; to provide for State Election Board approval; to provide for contents and scope of procedures; to provide for sanctions for failure to submit acceptable operating procedures; to provide for certain reports; to provide for county legislative oversight advisory boards; to provide for membership and duties; to provide for sanctions for violations of oaths of office by election officials and poll managers and clerks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, so as to provide for judicial verifications of victim notifications that are required pursuant to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking, so as to revise a definition; to clarify that stalking and aggravated stalking can be committed both directly and indirectly; to provide that each violation of stalking and aggravated stalking constitutes a separate offense and shall not merge with any other offense; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise the information to be supplied in family violence reports; to provide for periodic audits of police agencies with regard to the completion and filing of such reports; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.