Sen. Emanuel Jones

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jessie Will Thompson; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Commissioner Tyrone Oliver; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to remove the prohibition regarding providing food and drink to persons in line to vote at polling places; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that electors may choose to permanently receive absentee ballots; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to remove the limitation on the number of absentee ballot drop boxes which may be utilized in a primary or election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mabel M. Smith; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 28 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tourist courts, so as to require operators of certain hotels, motels, and other tourist accommodations to provide panic devices to employees to help protect them from sexual harassment and violent acts; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to require the Department of Public Health to develop a program to educate tourist court employees regarding the use of panic devices; to provide for denial, suspension, and revocation of tourist court permits and other penalties; to provide for rules and regulations providing for standards related to the provision and use of panic devices; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-241, relating to distracted driving, restrictions on operation of wireless telecommunications devices and stand-alone electronic devices, penalty, and exceptions, so as to provide for an additional exception to the offense of operating a motor vehicle while holding or using a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.