Rep. Karen Bennett

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise the criteria for imposition of punishment for crimes involving bias or prejudice; to revise the sanctions for such crimes; to provide for the manner of serving such sentences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Mark Armstrong; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION supporting the policy recommendations set forth by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus regarding election reform; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize local workforce development boards, formed pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, and their associated committees and local officials to conduct meetings via teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing August 2020 as National Minority Donor Awareness Month; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to prohibit the display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to holidays and observances so as to remove provisions related to Confederate History and Heritage Month; to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION supporting the policy recommendations set forth by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Legislative Advisory Group regarding COVID-19; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging all governing authorities of this state to adopt solutions to address systemic racial inequalities in police use of force and in economic empowerment; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to provide for certain notices to tenants for dispossessory proceedings; to provide for sufficiency of notices for termination of tenancies; to provide for responses to dispossessory proceedings; to provide for stays of writs of possession under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.