Sen. Steve Henson

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to provide for a refundable earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; 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 Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to clarify that exploding targets are fireworks that are subject to the permitting, contraband, and penalty provisions of said chapter; to provide for and revise definitions; to revise criminal penalties for a violation of said chapter by selling, using, exploding, or detonating exploding targets; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to require the reporting of weapons carry license and renewal license information to the Georgia Crime Information Center for affiliation with certain records such that, for the safety of officers and citizens, law enforcement officers may have foreknowledge of the possible presence of a firearm when effecting a traffic stop or other investigative encounter; to provide for an exception; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, to provide for restricted access to information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual offenses, so as to revise the offense of rape for applicability to victims across genders, gender identities, and sexual orientations;to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1, Title 15, Title 16, Title 17, Chapter 2 of Title 20, Chapter 4 of Title 24, Title 31, Title 42, and Code Section 49-2-14.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, elementary and secondary education, relevant evidence and its limits, health, penal institutions, and overcrowding of prison system as creating state of emergency, paroling inmates to reduce prison system population to capacity and report of inmates paroled; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to provide for certain provisions in written agreements between local boards of education and law enforcement officials; to provide for a code of conduct for law enforcement officers in school settings; to provide for a School Resource Officer Student Reference Guide; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require that electroconvulsive therapy be performed only by physicians; to provide for definitions; to prohibit the use of electroconvulsive therapy on persons who are less than 16 years of age and on certain other individuals in certain circumstances; to require informed, written consent prior to the performance of electroconvulsive therapy on an individual; to provide for physician reports on the use of electroconvulsive therapy; to provide for public reporting of the use of electroconvulsive therapy; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit all carrying of weapons in government buildings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Irene Cheyne on her outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing Thursday, March 9, 2017, as Lupus Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring Miss Atlanta 2017, Paula Smith; and for other purposes.