Sen. Chuck Payne

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to establish the position of director of outdoor recreation in the Department of Natural Resources; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and duties; to require other public bodies to cooperate with the director of outdoor recreation; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social security coverage for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, so as to require certain social security coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; to prohibit the approval of certain plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating, amending, and codifying the various Acts incorporating the City of Dalton, approved February 24, 1874 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 181), as amended, so as to change the description of the election wards for the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for protections against the infringements on the right to keep and bear arms; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to prohibit the enforcement or assistance in the enforcement of certain federal laws or actions relative to firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition; to provide for causes of action; to provide for hearings; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to waive sovereign immunity; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 23, 2023, as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to limit liability relating to employers and insurance providers of commercial motor vehicle operators based upon history of driving incidents; 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 Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations, so as to make numerous revisions to Chapter 10A, the "Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to exclude the provision of electricity to propel motor vehicles through electric vehicle charging equipment from the regulatory authority of the Public Service Commission; 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 Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; to repeal certain exceptions which allow for excess weight for vehicles and loads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of the return of prisoners of war during Operation Homecoming from February 12, 1973, to April 4, 1973, as a result of the Paris Peace Accords, to remember those still missing and to honor all Vietnam era and Vietnam War veterans and their families; and for other purposes.