Sen. Sonya Halpern

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for a limitation on interchange fees charged by payment card networks for credit or debit card transactions at retailers; to provide requirements for payment card networks in relation to such interchange fees; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act fixing the compensation of the board of commissioners of counties having a population in excess of 500,000, according to the 1970 United States Census, or any future census, and providing that the commissioners shall be authorized to fix the compensation of the chairman and commissioners within certain limitations, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2369), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 1473); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the work of the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women and recognizing February 23, 2023, as the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women Women in Blue Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to protect the personal phone numbers, personal or governmental issued cell phone numbers, and home addresses of judges, law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and public defenders; to provide for injunctive relief; to provide for a misdemeanor; to provide for civil relief, attorney's fees, and costs of litigation; 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 Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to effectiveness of educational programs, so as to require the state funded administration of a nationally recognized career and college readiness assessment and an assessment leading to a nationally recognized workforce credential to public school students in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider teacher programs outside of this state which meet certain requirements of the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION celebrating the life and artistic legacy of Radcliffe Bailey; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Reverend Dr. Joseph L. Williams on the occasion of his 25th pastoral anniversary; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Rose Ida Lubin; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Liz Flowers; and for other purposes.