| GA | SB354 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cosmetologists and barbers, so as to exempt from licensure persons performing certain limited responsibilities; to provide for definit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Act 556 |
| GA | SB373 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-10A-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy, so as to provide for the issuance of expedited licenses by endorsement for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Act 557 |
| GA | SB421 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to enhance penalties for the offense of transmitting a f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Act 512 |
| GA | SB340 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearm safes and firearm safety devices; to provide for definitions; to pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
Act 497 |
| GA | SB387 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide that personal identification card applications of certain applicants wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Act 467 |
| GA | SB401 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the juvenile code, so as to implement the recommendations of the Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; to provide for annual reporting to the General...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Act 468 |
| GA | SB50 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 414 |
| GA | SB83 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking, so as to revise the eligibility for restraining orders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 415 |
| GA | SB375 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 37-2-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, membership, meetings, and obligations, so as to add the commissioner of veterans service as a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 420 |
| GA | SB505 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to revise provisions relating to required publication by hospital ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 427 |
| GA | SB73 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to telephone service, so as to provide for class action suits and for damages agains...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB198 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to create the Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB324 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state printing and documents, so as to provide for a victim centered address confidentiality program; to provide for application to su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB341 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise committee names; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB562 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pine Lake, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3935), as amended, so as to restate the city's charter; to change the corporate limits of such city; to transfer ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB577 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved Ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB35 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB531 | Enroll
75% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as am...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Senate Sent to Governor |
| GA | SB76 | Engross
50% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to provide for state health benefit plans to cover insuli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| GA | SB469 | Engross
50% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to increase the maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub |
| GA | SB586 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide for procedures when a person is denied parole after complet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| GA | SB581 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-127.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school, so as t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| GA | SB582 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities, so as to provide for building inspection and code enforcement for public school ed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
| GA | SB202 | Engross
50% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities, so as to provide for an outdoor learning spaces pilot program; to provide for a pi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Education Committee |
| GA | SB182 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Georgia Code Annotated, relating to stalking, so as to provide for the offense of doxxing; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate Tabled |
| GA | SB320 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for time frames for HIV testing; to provide for additional testing; to prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate Tabled |
| GA | SB484 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to cont...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate Tabled |
| GA | SB498 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create the Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless; to provide for the purpose, membersh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate Tabled |
| GA | SB564 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to codify the right to contraception and contraceptives; to provide for definitions; to provide for defenses; to provide for standards...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| GA | SB565 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of health, so as to provide that a human egg or human embryo is not considered an unborn child, a minor child, or a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| GA | SB489 | Intro
25% | 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 repe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
Senate Read Second Time |
| GA | SB201 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for the revival of claims for damages available to victims of human trafficking; to provide for exceptions; to provide for r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| GA | SB423 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide the maintenance and placement of one or more automated external defibrillators in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Senate Read Second Time |
| GA | SB548 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit merchants from refusing to accept cash for purchas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee |
| GA | SB529 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for certain licensure for qualifying foreign medical graduates;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee |
| GA | SB418 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council generally, so as to establish basic and in-service trai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
Senate Read Second Time |
| GA | SB527 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of clothing and school related supplies for limited periods of time; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| GA | SB516 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions, so as to add as an example of unfair or deceptive acts or practices the making ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee |
| GA | SB488 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for aircraft used...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| GA | SB458 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to libraries, so as to require the board of regents to adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights; to provide for rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate Government Oversight Committee |
| GA | SB441 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| GA | SB419 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to revise a provision relating to the administration of anesthesia by certified registered nurse anesthetists; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| GA | SB372 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt the sale or use of certain goods designed and customarily used for child-rearing; to provide for r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| GA | SB350 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products to individuals under the age of 21 y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| GA | SB28 | Intro
25% | 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 commiss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted |
| GA | SB43 | Intro
25% | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide that death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted |
| GA | SB199 | Veto | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to cont...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-05
Veto V13 |
| GA | SB218 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Effective Date 2023-05-03 |
| GA | SB135 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determination of paternity, so as to align evidentiary medical and genetic testing with the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
Effective Date 2023-07-01 |
| GA | SB223 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
Effective Date 2023-07-01 |
