Rep. Houston Gaines
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Sponsored Legislation
Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session
Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; provide [HB-1015]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry, so as to provide for the inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; to revise definitions; to allow participants in the registry to voluntarily record the utilization of carbon sequestration; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for certified third-party organizations to measure the amount of carbon sequestered from building materials that sequester
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Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Jones
Senate Read And Referred on 03/13/2020
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Condominiums; new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; provide [HB-1070]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to provide new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
Effective Date on 01/01/2021
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Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for state employees; provide [HB-1094]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding personnel administration, so as to provide for paid parental leave for state employees; to provide for a definition; to provide for eligibility; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House Disagreed Senate Amend Or Sub on 06/24/2020
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Barrow County; State Court; create [HB-1157]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the State Court of Barrow County; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Kirby
Effective Date on 01/01/2021
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Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax; require yearly income statements to tax commissioner to continue to receive exemption [HB-1179]
[Property Tax ]
[Education ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Jackson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3758), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to the tax commissioner to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ginn
Effective Date on 01/01/2021
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Jackson County; board of elections and registration; provide composition [HB-161]
[Elections ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), so as to provide for the composition of the board of elections and registration; to provide for the selection and qualifications of members of the board; to provide for filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tommy Benton
House Date Signed By Governor on 04/30/2019
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Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax; change net income limitation [HB-164]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Jackson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are senior citizens who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3758), as amended, so as to change the net income limitation for receiving such exemptions from $18,000.00 to $25,000.00, not including certain retirement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tommy Benton
House Date Signed By Governor on 04/30/2019
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Special license plates; Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; establish [HB-209]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
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 and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate to benefit the Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Katie Dempsey
House Second Readers on 02/12/2019
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Crimes and offenses; employees and agents of syringe services programs are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic syringes and needles; provide [HB-217]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transactions in drug related objects, so as to provide that employees and agents of syringe services programs are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic syringes and needles; to authorize the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karla Drenner
Effective Date on 07/01/2019
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Motor vehicles; reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and carriers; update [HB-225]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers, safe transportation of hazardous materials, and penalties, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tyler Harper
Effective Date on 07/01/2019