Rep. Viola Davis

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, so as to provide for electronic wills; to provide for applicable law; to provide for execution of electronic wills; to provide for revocation; to provide for attestation and self-proving wills; to provide for certified paper copies; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fixing of sentence, suspension or probation of sentence, change in sentence, eligibility for parole, prohibited modifications, and exceptions, so as to provide for an alternative sentence of military service for certain defendants; to provide for requirements; to provide for resentencing for failure to meet 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 15-5-24, Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts, dangerous instrumentalities and practices, and the Department of Public Safety, respectively, so as to provide for the offenses of failure to store a firearm in a secure manner; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions; to require that a gun lock be furnished to the buyer in all retail firearm sales made by firearm dealers; 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 Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42, and Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, inmate policies, and general provisions regarding social services, respectively, so as to increase access to disposable menstrual products in public schools, penal institutions, certain social service shelters, and housing facilities; to provide for definitions; to require the provision of disposable menstrual products to certain persons at no cost; to authorize the Department of Education to promulgate model policies and guidance for local boards of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for the reporting of a lost or stolen firearm; to provide for penalties for failure to report; to provide for an exception; to provide for the entry of information regarding such firearm into the criminal justice information system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act, so as to require reporting of property seized and forfeited to the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia; to provide for a definition; to require the reporting of certain information; to establish a case tracking system and searchable public website of such information; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for audits and public information; to provide for a duty of the Attorney General; to provide for rules; 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 4 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to veterans benefits, so as to enact the "Veterans Postsecondary Education Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for certain educational benefits to veterans, their spouses, and children; to provide for in-state resident tuition rates for minor children and spouses of veterans enrolled in the university system of higher learning and public postsecondary education programs; to provide for a fee waiver of online postsecondary course work; to provide course credit based on military experience, education, and training; to provide for the development and implementation of certain nursing degree programs for veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibition of age discrimination in employment, so as to change the age of individuals protected by such prohibition; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25, Code Section 31-11-52, and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to firefighter standards and training, certification and recertification of, and training for, paramedics and cardiac technicians, and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to provide for ethics and diversity training for such professions; 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 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide for the establishment of the Legislative Commission on the Disparate Impact of COVID-19; to provide for a definition; to provide for membership, appointments, vacancies, chairperson, quorum, and expenses; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for a report; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.