Georgia Senator Nikki Merritt [D] | Senate | Introduced

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GASR845Intro

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A RESOLUTION urging members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-26
To Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee
GASR286Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Minority Business Enterprises, Women Owned Businesses, and Veteran Owned Businesses in State Contracting Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-21
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
GASR826Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Saving Georgia's Pollinators Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-21
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB586Intro

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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...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASR658Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing April as Minority Health Month to encourage cholesterol screening; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-18
Senate Read Second Time
GASR757Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on the Establishment of a Baby Bonds Program; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-11
To Senate Children and Families Committee
GASR754Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Cumulative Impact of Pollution on Economic Development and Growth Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-11
To Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
GASR717Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Patsy Austin-Gatson; and for other purposes.
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2024-03-04
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB308Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to match the retirement benefit amounts payable to former legislators upon retirement ...
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2024-02-29
Senate Tabled
GASR623Intro

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A RESOLUTION encouraging the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Economic Development, and Department of Community Affairs to cooperate in crafting strategies to promote outdoor recreation in the State of Georgia and establish Georgia as a...
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2024-02-27
Senate Read Second Time
GASB423Intro

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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 ...
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2024-02-26
Senate Read Second Time
GASR678Intro

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A RESOLUTION supporting a state goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050, the creation of thriving-wage green jobs, and an equitable clean energy transition; and for other purposes.
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2024-02-26
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB548Intro

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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...
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2024-02-22
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
GASB549Intro

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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 retailers from conditioning the issuance of refund...
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2024-02-22
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
GASB550Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-1A-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of early care and education programs, so as to provide for a minimum salary schedule for Georgia's Pre-K Program lead teache...
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2024-02-22
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
GASB552Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the General Assembly, so as to require the Office of Legislative Counsel to prepare demographic notes for certai...
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2024-02-22
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB541Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions applicable to the Department of Banking and Finance and financial institutions generally; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to c...
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2024-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB540Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-202 and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlawful practices in selling or renting dwellings and exceptions, and landlord and tenant in gen...
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2024-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB537Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco and vaping products, so as to increase the rate of the tax on consumable vapor products; to provide that the proceeds...
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2024-02-21
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
GASB538Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that interfering with poll workers shall be punished as a misdemeanor; to provide f...
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2024-02-21
To Senate Ethics Committee
GASB539Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco and vaping products, so as to increase the rate of the tax on each pack of cigarettes; to provide that the proceeds d...
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2024-02-21
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
GASB527Intro

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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...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Finance Committee
GASB521Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide protections for freelance workers; to provide for timely payment of freelance workers by hiring parties; to prohibit retaliat...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
GASB516Intro

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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 ...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
GASR624Intro

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A RESOLUTION commending the contributions of Poder Latinx in Georgia; and for other purposes.
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2024-02-16
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB487Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid expansion; to provide for definitions; to provide for submissi...
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2024-02-13
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
GASB478Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for increased access to government issued identification and driving authorization to state residents t...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Public Safety Committee
GASB476Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for in-state tuition for certain noncitizen students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and fo...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Higher Education Committee
GASB458Intro

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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...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
GASB445Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the Department of Education to provide t...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
GASR535Intro

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A RESOLUTION encouraging the Administration of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to publish without delay the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and for other purposes.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB441Intro

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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...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
GASR514Intro

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A RESOLUTION commending Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-30
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB28Intro

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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...
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR46Intro

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A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to study whether the state can, either directly or indirectly, produce low-cost insulin products in the state; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR114Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charlie Flemming on his outstanding service; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR121Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Helping Georgia Students Overcome COVID-19 Related Learning Loss Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR144Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Expanding Early Childhood Education Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR186Intro

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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.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR293Intro

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A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on an Equity Impact Tool for Legislation; and for other purposes.
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2024-01-08
Senate Recommitted
GASR424Intro

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A RESOLUTION urging Governor Brian Kemp, Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and the Georgia General Assembly to swiftly create a long overdue state agency known as the Georgia Commission on Slavery, similar to the nearly 40-year-old Georgia Commission on the H...
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2023-03-29
To Senate Rules Committee
GASR390Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2023 as National Credit Education Month and commend those organizations that focus on financial literacy education such as The Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Georgia's Own Credit Union, JPMorgan Chase, and The Master ...
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2023-03-23
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
GASR316Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16, 2023, as Muslim Advocacy Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.
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2023-03-15
To Senate Rules Committee
GASB304Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate the month of July each year as "Muslim American Heritage Month" in Georgia; to provide for ...
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2023-03-15
To Senate Rules Committee
GASR317Intro

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A RESOLUTION recognizing July 2023 as Muslim American Heritage Month; and for other purposes.
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2023-03-15
To Senate Rules Committee
GASR300Intro

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A RESOLUTION urging the Public Service Commission to pursue actions to protect 2,700,000 electricity customers from unjustly paying for construction mistakes, delays, and work corrections on Units 3 and 4 at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant and to pr...
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2023-03-14
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
GASB284Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to add a program for students living in poverty to the table of quality basic edu...
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2023-03-02
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
GASB276Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to campaign contributions, so as to abolish leadership committees; to provide for the distribution of funds from existing com...
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2023-03-01
To Senate Ethics Committee
GASB278Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-74-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other enforcement methods and probable cause for investigation required, so as to provide for investigations or inspections of certain ...
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2023-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB268Intro

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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 for limitations on waiver and variance requests by local school systems requesting flexibility; to remove th...
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2023-02-28
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
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