Sen. Harold Jones

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide that convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require each local board of education to prescribe mandatory instruction concerning cybersecurity in every year in every grade from kindergarten through grade 12; to provide for a definition; to require the State Board of Education to prescribe a minimum course of study in cybersecurity; to provide for duties of the State School Superintendent; to provide for dates of implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to provide increased privacy and security to electors in mailing absentee ballots to the board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk; to remove the elector's oath and other identifying information of an elector from the larger outside mailing envelope and instead include such oath and identifying information on the smaller inside envelope that is mailed inside of such larger outside mailing envelope; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and license requirements, certificate of registration and temporary operating permit, and two-year registration option for new motor vehicles, so as to require the registration of certain electric personal assistive mobility 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 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to allow for the preservation of a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the Georgia Crime Information Center; 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 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to directors and officers, so as to enact reforms consistent with the Model Act; to change provisions relating to the functions of a board of directors; to change provisions relating to elections of directors; to change provisions relating to terms for directors; to change provisions relating to actions without meetings; to change provisions relating to committees; to change provisions relating to derivative actions; to change provisions relating to officers; to change provisions relating to functions of officers; to change provisions relating to resignation and removal of officers; to enact provisions relating to business opportunities; 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 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide that the governing authority of each municipality and county in this state and each board of education which employs sworn police officers who are P.O.S.T. certified may adopt policies under which such sworn officers, upon their retirement or upon leaving such employment as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty, may retain his or her weapon and badge; 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 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to include the commissioner of juvenile justice and the commissioner of natural resources as voting members of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for comprehensive reform for offenders entering, proceeding through, and leaving the criminal justice system so as to promote an offender's successful reentry into society, benefit the public, and enact reforms recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.