Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide protections for workers against COVID-19; to prohibit adverse employment actions against workers who report the lack of worksite health and safety practices or who wear their own personal protective equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action and for damages and other relief; to provide for certain presumptions and limitations of actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compensation for occupational disease, so as to include COVID-19 within the meaning of occupational disease for essential workers; 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 Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for paid parental leave for employees; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the DeKalb National Council of Negro Women Section for celebrating its 30th Anniversary; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Derrica Williams for her leadership in various organizations; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending The Law Office of Keith R. Miles LLC; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to prohibit certain counties when collecting occupation taxes or regulatory fees from requiring proof of a landlord's consent to the operation of a home business; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the History of Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to prohibit any officer with an emergency suspension order against them from exercising the powers of a law enforcement officer; to provide for effect of a delay in proceedings related to an underlying arrest or indictment upon proceedings for an emergency suspension order; to provide for effect of a final decision of the council during pendency of review of a final decision of the council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, so as to revise the handling of arrest-only criminal history record information; to provide for the automatic restriction of an individual's criminal history record information upon arrest; to provide that such criminal history record information shall be made publicly available only upon the issuance of an indictment, accusation, or other charging instrument; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.