A RESOLUTION encouraging government action to help lift women out of poverty; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 40 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tattoo studios, so as to require such studios to post notification that certain tattoos could disqualify the wearer from military service; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions applicable to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices for oral communications, unless such device is a hands-free communication device; to provide for exceptions; 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 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require every public and private school to have carbon monoxide detectors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether to stop a motorist; to require annual training of law enforcement officers on impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping vehicles; to require law enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of a motorist and passengers; to provide for other matters relative thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring Mrs. Rosa Parks, Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., Reverend Hosea L. Williams, Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, and Reverend Joseph Everhart Boone, recognizing their accomplishments as worthy of enduring memorials, and urging the placement of their portraits in the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to pass legislation increasing criminal penalties for offenders involved in illegal human trafficking and to provide greater assistance to the women and children victims of these heinous crimes; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to courts, so as to create the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission; to define certain terms; to provide for the appointment of members and terms; to provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for procedures; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the National Strategic Action Convening for State Legislators on Reproductive Rights and Justice Center for Women Policy Studies for adopting a policy resolution on women's reproductive rights on July 15-17, 2011; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to establish the Piedmont Altamaha Transit Authority; to provide a short title; to authorize such authority to acquire, construct, maintain, operate, and own a high-speed intercity and urban rail, tram, and bus transit system in the Counties of Bibb, Butts, Clayton, Henry, and Monroe; to provide for the membership and for the appointment of members of the authority and their term of tenure and compensation; to provide for meetings; to provide for the controlling of funds; to provide for powers; to provide for the issuance of contracts; to provide for the setting of rates, fares, tolls, and charges; to provide for construction of this Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.