Georgia Senator Nikki Merritt [D] | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Sine Die
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
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
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
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
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
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
GASB304Intro

Sine Die
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
GASB284Intro

Sine Die
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

Sine Die
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

Sine Die
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
GASB248Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding counties, so as to revise provisions relating to ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; to amend Ch...
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2023-02-27
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
GASB244Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the use of fingerprint scans for the verification of identity and date of birth of applicants see...
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2023-02-27
To Senate Public Safety Committee
GASB253Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-172 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfers or purchases of firearms subject to the NICS, information concerning persons who have been involuntarily hospitalized to be ...
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2023-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB239Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to require landlords to provide carbon monoxide detectors in rental units; to provide requirements therefor;...
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2023-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB243Intro

Sine Die
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 require a manufacturer to provide certain items necessary for the diagnosis, service, maint...
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2023-02-27
To Senate Science and Technology Committee
GASB228Intro

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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 pro...
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2023-02-22
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
GASB207Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise t...
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2023-02-21
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
GASB175Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to provide for additional requirements for the issuance and execution of search warrants and...
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2023-02-15
To Senate Public Safety Committee
GASB179Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential...
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2023-02-15
To Senate Ethics Committee
GASB166Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor practices of public officers and employees; to amend Code Section 16-8-16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to theft by extortion; to repeal and reserve Code Sect...
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2023-02-15
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
GASB150Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health of students in elementary and secondary education and general provisions regarding health, respectively,...
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2023-02-13
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
GASB119Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence fr...
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2023-02-09
To Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee
GASB89Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to provide that child care and other caregiving services associated with a candidate's campaign constitute ...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Ethics Committee
GASB79Intro

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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 revise the holidays observed in Georgia; to designate the Tuesday following the first Monday in Novem...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Ethics Committee
GASB82Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the O.C.G.A., Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., ...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
GASB87Intro

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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 regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and co...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
GASB81Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
GASB71Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-311 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manner of riding motorcycle generally, so as to require that motorcycle passengers shall be no younger than 16 years of age; to provide...
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2023-02-02
To Senate Public Safety Committee
GASB72Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to stopping, standing, and parking, so as to provide for the designation of electri...
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2023-02-02
To Senate Transportation Committee
GASB70Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to provide that it shall be illegal for certain persons to purchase, possess, obtain, o...
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2023-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee
GASB51Intro

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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 menstrual products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicti...
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2023-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee
GASB48Intro

Sine Die
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 Equity and Reconciliation Commission of Georgia; to provide for membership and ope...
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2023-01-31
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
GASB40Intro

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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 provide for unlawful possession of firearm parts; to provide for ...
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2023-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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