Rep. Marvin Lim

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 64) formally recognizes and commends the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu for performing the first lion dance at the Georgia state capitol in 2024, establishing an annual Lunar New Year tradition. It specifically highlights the school's role in preserving Chinese cultural traditions through its lion dance performances, led by Shifu Gary Mitchell with over 40 years of experience. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes - it is solely a ceremonial acknowledgment to be delivered to the school.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a three-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for inspection; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 23) symbolically recognizes the Lunar New Year celebration on January 29, 2025, in Georgia. It acknowledges the contributions of Georgia's Asian and Pacific Islander American communities (nearly 500,000 people, including 200,000 Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents) and extends the House of Representatives' best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Lunar New Year to all Georgians. As a ceremonial resolution, it has no binding policy changes or direct impact beyond formal recognition.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, so as to revise the membership of the Council on American Indian Concerns; to revise addresses of American Indian Tribes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to require the implementation of a state-wide website for all individuals, businesses, and legal entities to upload documentation in support of applications and submissions to state agencies; to require state agencies to utilize such website in reviewing applications and other submissions; to provide for applicability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to establish the GeorgiaCorps Grant Program designed to provide qualified individuals with meaningful experiences in child care, elder care, or healthcare through grant-funded projects within this state; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria and compliance; to provide for application and project requirements; to provide for qualified individual requirements; to provide for participation commitment, pre-service training, in-service training, and a postservice interview; to provide for prohibited activities; to provide for program assessment and reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing May 25, 2024, as World Thyroid Day in honor of Georgians who experience thyroid conditions, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis; and for other purposes.

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 prohibit local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements; 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 Title 35 of the O.C.G.A, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to authorize county and municipal law enforcement agencies to employ civilian personnel to investigate traffic accidents involving property damage; to provide for violations and penalties; to provide for the establishment of a training program for civilian traffic investigators by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the uniform rules of the road, so as to authorize civilian traffic investigators to assist in directing and regulating the flow of traffic; to provide that civilian traffic investigators utilize uniform motor vehicle accident reports and reporting procedures; 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 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for coverage of prescription drugs prescribed as a treatment for obesity for Medicaid recipients; to provide for conditions; to provide for a state plan amendment or waiver request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.