Sen. Mike Hodges

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to libraries; to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 24, relating to librarians; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative Services; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Richard Weizenecker; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393.19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to unsolicited inquiries, so as to provide for notices of solicitation including monetary offers; to provide for a penalty; to amend Code Section 13-8-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts contravening public policy generally, so as to render certain contacts accompanying unsolicited offers from unlicensed individuals void; to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to recording of deeds and other real property transactions, so as to require electronic filing of deeds and other instruments by certain unlicensed and unregulated individuals; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Supporting Safety and Welfare of All Individuals in Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate the blueberry as the official state berry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to provide that all occupants of a passenger vehicle, whether in a front seat or back seat, shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; to provide for an exception for children under eight who are properly restrained; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION encouraging the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Economic Development, and Department of Community Affairs to cooperate in crafting strategies to promote outdoor recreation in the State of Georgia and establish Georgia as a top destination for outdoor recreation; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to authorize and require that the Georgia General Assembly provide by law for sports betting and casino gambling in this state by July 2, 2025; to provide for the regulation and allocation of revenues of such sports betting and casino gambling; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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 waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for violation on the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, in Article 1 of Chapter 4, relating to general provisions of jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obscenity and related offenses, so as to provide for limitations of defense that a sexually exploitive visual medium is digitally altered for the offense of sexual exploitation of children; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.