Sen. Horacena Tate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require every public and private school and every early care and education program to have carbon monoxide detectors and warning equipment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to raise the age of mandatory education from 16 to 17; to revise provisions relating to adult literacy for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-3.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting licenses, sportsman's license, license card carrier requirement, and creation of lifetime sportsman's licenses, so as to provide that a military veteran shall be entitled to a free lifetime sportsman's license; to provide certain conditions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the organization of the executive branch, so as to provide that no state agency shall enter into a contract with a private entity for the provision of services if any such services will be performed outside the geographical boundaries of the United States; to provide for certain contract provisions; to provide for sanctions; to provide for exceptions; 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 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the Georgia Mass Choir as Georgia's official mass choir; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student scholarship organizations, so as to provide that certain records of qualified schools and programs which enroll eligible students are subject to open records laws; to require certain reporting from qualified schools and programs enrolling scholarship students; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualified education tax credits, so as to remove the annual adjustment of the maximum aggregate tax credits allowed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the state sales and use tax, so as to provide for the Department of Revenue to prepare a monthly report showing the net receipts from online dealers for collection of sales tax on products sold in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for HOPE grants, so as to lower the minimum cumulative grade point average required for maintaining eligibility for a HOPE grant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Ethics Commission; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; 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 Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to change the time periods for advance voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.