2023-2024 Regular Session

Handicapped persons; require establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Pike County Public Facilities Authority; create

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by Georgia Board of Dentistry

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Courts; change name of Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to DeKalb Judicial Circuit

Sponsor: Billy Mitchell

Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Chattahoochee Hills, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

Motor vehicles; standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; provide

Sponsor: Kenneth Vance

Gainesville, City of; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Oxford, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide

Sponsor: John Albers

Secretary of State; establish and maintain a state-wide system for the posting of scanned paper ballots; require

Sponsor: John LaHood

"Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact

Sponsor: John Albers

Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Forsyth, City of; powers of city manager; revise provisions

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Mid-State Energy Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Special district mass transportation sales and use tax; intergovernmental agreements; revise requirements

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Jackson County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Barrow County; Board of Commissioners; revise power of county manager

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

Blakely, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Pike County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties

Sponsor: Max Burns

Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

"Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact

Sponsor: John Albers

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; increase in dues; provide

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Local government; increase term for municipal court judges from one year to two years; provisions

Sponsor: Stan Gunter

Superior Court of Banks County; move from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

City of Roswell Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Clayton County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of an eviction mediation program fee

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; repeal

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; requirements for joining of a motor carrier and motor carrier's insurer to a cause of action; revise

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Paulding County Airport Authority; revise membership

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Probate Court of Morgan County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Gilmer County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Hall County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide new homestead exemption

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Ad valorem tax; increase a statewide exemption for tangible personal property

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Fulton County; Board of Commissioners; provide compensation for chairperson and members

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Putnam County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemptions

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

Washington, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember; provide term limits

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provisions; revise

Sponsor: John Albers

State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; create

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references

Sponsor: James Burchett

Self-service storage facilities; enforcement of unsigned rental agreements under certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Villa Rica, City of; provide that the mayor shall appoint and remove the city manager

Sponsor: J Collins

Chattahoochee Hills, City of; mayor pro tempore; revise term and other provisions

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

"Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact

Sponsor: John Albers

Pickens County; board of commissioners; powers, duties, and obligations; update and revise provisions

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Revenue and taxation; proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

Courts; provide for qualification of constables

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

White, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

Utility Worker Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Statham, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

Duluth, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Thomasville, City of; reapportion board of education election districts

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Administrative Office of the Courts; accessibility of certain personal information of state and federal judges, justices, and spouses thereof; provide

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Probate Court of Dooly County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize

Sponsor: Larry Walker

City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Roger Bruce

Dodge County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

Torts; negligent operations of a vessel; revise liability

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Jefferson, City of; homestead exemption; revise existing exemptions and add new exemption

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

Central Caregiver Registry; disabled persons to the registry; add

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Local government; establishing service delivery strategies; revise provisions

Sponsor: John LaHood

Hall County; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Princess Trahlyta; dedicate a roundabout in her memory

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Highways, bridges, and ferries; development and maintenance of a state-wide freight and logistics implementation plan; provide

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Covington, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Brooklet, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy; issuance of expedited licenses by endorsement for marriage and family therapists; provide

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; encourage and state expectations

Sponsor: Shelly Echols

Education; High-demand Career Initiatives Program as the High Demand Apprenticeship Program; redesignate

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Cosmetologists and Barbers; persons performing certain limited responsibilities; exempt from licensure

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan; updated every four years; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Criminal Prosecutions; immunity from certain criminal prosecutions against law enforcement officers whose threat or use of force is justified or otherwise lawful; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

'Accelerated Career Diploma Program'; ACE Grants pilot program; establish and provide

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Dexter, Town of; provide new charter

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board are filled

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Waynesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Mableton, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Paulding County; State Court; provide additional judge

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Bartow County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption for education purposes; increase income cap

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Telfair County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; lower age for exemption

Sponsor: David Clark

Dalton, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Correctional Institutions of States and Counties; wireless communications and stand-alone electronic devices behind guard lines; prohibit

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Marietta, City of; public schools; provide for compensation of board

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Telfair County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Harris County Public Improvements Authority; revise purpose

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Douglas County; State Court; add third judge

Sponsor: Kimberly New

Farm Use Vehicles; define a term

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Tifton Judicial Circuit; provide for a third judge

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Crimes and offenses; livestock theft; increased penalties; provide

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; increase

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

State symbols; white shrimp as official state crustacean; designate

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Certified Nursing Aid; certain military medical personnel from an examination requirement; exempt

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Georgia National Guard; adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

Crimes and offenses; grooming a minor for indecent purposes; provide for offense

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Georgia Joint Defense Commission; commission's operations; revise

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require

Sponsor: Mike Hodges

Funeral Directors and Embalmers; reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; change provisions

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Education; the possession of opioid antagonists in schools; authorize

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

"Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024"; enact

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Banking and finance; update terminology; revise procedures; provisions

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Education; local boards of education use vehicles other than school buses for transport of students; authorize

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Identification Cards; certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Local government; authorize local authorities to dispose of real property in the same manner as county governing authorities

Sponsor: Lauren Daniel

Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add commissioner of veterans service

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Hospital Medicaid Financing Program; extend sunset provision

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Safe at Home Act; enact

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

Education; repeal requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; provisions

Sponsor: John LaHood

Tybee Island, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act; enact

Sponsor: Will Wade

Douglas County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Retirement and pensions; add appropriate references to United States Space Force

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

Smyrna, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers

Sponsor: Doug Stoner

Juvenile Code; improve timely permanent placement of a child removed from their home; clarify requirements

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Lamar County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide exemption

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Darien, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

Sponsor: Buddy DeLoach

Crimes and offenses; Schedule I, Schedule III, and Schedule IV controlled substances; provide certain provisions

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Dawson County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Will Wade

City of Madison; mayor's vote when the city council is electing a mayor pro tempore; revise provisions

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Wilcox County; Board of Education; provide compensation

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; replace chairperson of the Governor's Office of Children and Families with the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Columbia County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees as part of court cost; authorize

Sponsor: Jodi Lott

Lincoln County; board of elections and registration; meetings; revise provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; additional penalties for registered sexual offenders; provide

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Chattooga County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Calhoun County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Professions and businesses; authority to certain nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; authorize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

St. Mary's, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Judicial Retirement System; require certain counties to supplement retirement benefits paid to the circuit's superior court judges and district attorneys

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Gwinnett County; Recorders Court; modify how clerk of court is appointed

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Insurance, Department of; Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update practices

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Act; enact

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Development Authorities; the length of a director's hold-over period following expiration of term of office; limit

Sponsor: Max Burns

Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; provide hearing before an administrative law judge; change provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Agriculture; agricultural commodity commissions; revise a definition

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

Property; means of enforcement of condominium and property owners' association instruments, rules, and regulations; provide

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Nonprofit Corporations; enact "Donor Intent Protection Act"; provide definitions; charitable organizations from violating the terms of charitable contributions; prohibit

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Stalking; eligibility for restraining orders; revise

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; provide

Sponsor: Mike Hodges

Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Health; certificate of need; revise

Sponsor: Butch Parrish

Agriculture, Department of; regulation and taxation of electricity used as motor fuel and electric vehicle charging stations; extend effective date of provisions

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Audits and Accounts, Department of; revise deadlines, selection criteria, and required contents for certain annual economic analyses

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Income tax; reduce rate of tax

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Abatement of Nuisances; inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events: provide

Sponsor: Ben Watson

"Small Business Protection Act of 2024"; enact

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

House Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

Diaz, Manuel; commend

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Nuisances; regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges; provide

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

"Protecting Victims and Dismantling Georgia Street Gangs Act"; enact

Sponsor: John Albers

Young, Jasmyn Michelle Jordan; Columbia Elementary School's 2022-2023 Educational Support Staff of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Mosley, Beth Rahn; outstanding public service as the Probate Judge of Effingham County; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

C&H Precision Day; recognize March 26, 2024

Sponsor: Ben Watson

Georgia Technology Authority; require implementation of state-wide website for all individuals to upload documentation in support of applications to state agencies; provisions

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; recognize September 2024

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management; create

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

House Study Committee on Safety and Consumer Protection of Nicotine Vapor Products; create

Sponsor: Alan Powell

DeKalb Public Health Department; honor

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

"College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact

Sponsor: Jason Esteves

White, Jr., George Oliver; recognize

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Iranian people; desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear Republic of Iran; express support

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Jackson, Bishop Reginald Thomas; commend

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Victims of Human Trafficking Fund and the Victims of Human Trafficking Fund Commission; create

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Public Health, Department of; require certain state government buildings, courthouses, and university buildings maintain and make accessible opioid antagonists

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Jefferson-Shaw, LoyLene; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Jenkins, Jr., James Anthony; recognize

Sponsor: Derek Mallow

McDaniel, Linda; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Secondary Metals Recyclers; applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Mount Paran Christian School Volleyball Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

North Paulding Lady Wolfpack; congratulate

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Dr. Robert F. Sullivan Memorial Highway; Franklin County; dedicate

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Motor vehicles; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; subclassify for ad valorem tax purposes

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Ray-Head, Dr. Tamika; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Mount Paran Christian School Girls Basketball Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Professions and businesses; nurse protocol agreement; provisions

Sponsor: Jodi Lott

General Assembly; appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; provide - CA

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Reddick, Judge Grady K.; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Retirement and Pensions; the minimum and maximum allowable benefit multiplier for current and future retirees; revise

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Congress; enact legislation to allow states to provide for consolidation of federally funded workforce development services; urge

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior courts; provide

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Rogers, Keenan; recognize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Medical assistance; coverage of prescription drugs prescribed as a treatment for obesity for Medicaid recipients; provide

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Weaver, Fawn; exemplary leadership and contributions to business and philanthropy; commend

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Special license plates; Shepherd Center; establish

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Department of Administrative Services; state agencies from contracting for advertising or marketing services with certain companies or from supporting certain companies; prohibit

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

House Study Committee on Atlanta's Historic Civil Rights Communities; create

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Housing Regulation Transparency Act; enact

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Elections; number of contests subject to risk-limiting audits; expand

Sponsor: John LaHood

Herrington, Dr. William T.; commend

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Political violence has no place in American democracy; recognize

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Allen, Lamar; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

McConnell, Dr. Frank J. (Mac); outstanding public service at the University of North Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Will Wade

United States Department of Veterans Affairs; additional resources for elder care, nursing home access, and expanded disabled residential programs; urge; provide

Sponsor: Lynn Heffner

Hawkins, Gocha; commend

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Help for Healthcare Professionals Day; April 6, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Health; bad debts and underpayment for Medicare services; provisions

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; state health benefit plans to cover insulin medication at a reduced rate; provide

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Zoning procedures; provisions authorizing administrative officers to exercise zoning powers; repeal

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide -CA

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Metcalfe, Dr. Contessa; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Hight, Terrence "Poppa T", Sr.; 2024 Heart of the Community Award recipient; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Elections; prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to candidates or campaign, independent, or political action committees

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Chairman Tim Lee Memorial Interchange; Cobb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Teri Anulewicz

House Study Committee on Credit Card Fee on State Sales and Excise Tax and Their Impact on Georgia Merchants and Consumers; create

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Griner, Judge Jimmy; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Byrd Cookie Company for Baking History since 1924; recognize

Sponsor: Anne Westbrook

Office of Sheriff; procedure for filling vacancies; revise

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Gaines, Phillip; 2024 Heart of the Community Award recipient; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Wilson, Isabella Tae Nicole; condolences

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; setting of millage rates; revise provisions

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Mustaf, Jaeden; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Carden, Major General Tom, Jr.; commend

Sponsor: Teri Anulewicz

Lee-Fong, Yana; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Lemmings, Alex; Chattooga High School's 2024 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Game and fish; licenses; provide for Georgia turkey stamps

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

City of Cordele; transition the office of chairperson to at large commission member; mayor to be selected by and among the commission members; provide

Sponsor: Carden Summers

Local government; temporary loans are payable from end of calendar year to 12 months of initial funding date; change date - CA

Sponsor: Charles Martin

United States Department of Energy; ensure feasibility of tankless water heaters; urge

Sponsor: David Knight

Lords, Scott; South Paulding High School's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly New

Ector, Ellen; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Senate Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Reece, Caden; Coosa High School's 2024 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Grayson High School Girls Basketball Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

Hooks, William Deon; condolences

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

State symbols; cornbread as official state bread; designate

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Shirley, Sheriff Randy; outstanding public service as Sheriff of Stephens County; commend

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Disability Action Center of Georgia, Inc.; DBA disABILITY LINK; exceptional service to the disability community in metro Atlanta and the State of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Cobb County Police Department; commend

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Elections; ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; provide

Sponsor: John LaHood

Quality Basic Education Act; address mental health risks for student athletes

Sponsor: Brent Cox

Jackson, Ira, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Instruction Permits; restrictions upon the operation of Class C motor vehicles by Class D license holders with certain passengers in the vehicle; revise

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Prensa Atlanta; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Senate Study Committee on Universal Design Incorporation Within State Buildings; create

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Mitchell, Kenyatta; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Student Technology Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Duckworth, Jeffrey Allen, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Rhoades, Carol Lynne Manross; honor

Sponsor: John Albers

Prosecuting Attorneys; the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Attorney General in prosecuting a criminal case or cases due to the failure of a district attorney to prosecute such criminal case or cases; provide

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act; enact

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

State Election Board; remove the Secretary of State; authorize the board to investigate

Sponsor: Max Burns

Knox, Robert Edward "Bob", Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Latino Community Fund Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Ad valorem tax; rate reduction for sale or harvest of timber; provide - CA

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Burns, Right Honorable Sir Simon; commend

Sponsor: Butch Parrish

House Study Committee on Solar Facility Development; create

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Rotary Club of Paulding County; 55th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

American Lung Association; 120th year anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Markley, Morgan County Sheriff Robert; commend

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Tippins, Scarlett Kay Asbury; celebrate the birth

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Our Lady of Good Hope Chapel; occasion of its 150th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Cummings, Tommy Lee, Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Gibson, Coach Calvin; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Binney, Stephen; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Gallman, Walker; Model High School's 2024 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Income tax credit; certain manufacturing and telecommunications facilities; qualified investment property; revise definition

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Southeastern Carpenters Augusta Local 283; commend

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Eko Club Atlanta; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Banton-Lofter, Princess; commend

Sponsor: Billy Mitchell

State veterinary education; student loan forgiveness program; provide limits

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Torts; clarify liability regarding third-party criminal activity; provisions

Sponsor: James Burchett

Tift, Bessie Willingham; condolences

Sponsor: Carden Summers

C&H Precision's dedication to the State of Georgia; C&H Precision Day at the state capitol; March 28, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Leadership Bryan Class of 2024; commend

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Crimes and offenses; orders be served on a respondent within 24 hours of the court's issuance of such order; provide

Sponsor: Mandi Ballinger

Kenney, Apostle David; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

"A Day of Nonviolence"; recognize April 2, 2024

Sponsor: Donzella James

Elections; election interference with a deep fake; establish criminal offense

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

Jennings, Danny; condolences

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Sutton, Kristi; Model High School's 2024 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Income tax; low-income housing tax credits; revise

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

Samaye, Bishop Anthony Olusesan; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Ogletree, Judge LaVerne; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

Senate Safe Firearm Storage Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Wills, trusts and administration of estates; notice to beneficiaries of a testate estate; provide

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day; May 17, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: J Collins

Brown, Charles Nelson; condolences

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Murillo, Yesica; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Edwards, Julian Ward; condolences

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Bingo; certain provisions relating to bingo games operated by nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations; change

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Rockmart High School Wrestling Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Hebron Christian Lions girls' basketball team; winning the 2024 GHSA 3A State Girls Basketball Championship; commend

Sponsor: Farooq Mughal

Crimes and offenses; riot; provide for a felony penalty

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; standards of conduct and rules; provisions

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Midway Elementary School; commend

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Oshoniyi, Dr. Atilade O.; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Georgia Department of Insurance and the State Fire Marshal; enforce the International Fire Code and allow for two-way communications of first responders responding to emergencies; urge

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Sotomayor, Dr. Gerardo L.; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

United States Government; oppose further enabling the World Health Organization; urge

Sponsor: Carden Summers

Batchelor, Julia Christine Hendrix; condolences

Sponsor: Penny Houston

National Epidemic and Global Pandemic Hair Loss Summit Day in Georgia; 02/20/24; recognize

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Self-service Storage Facilities; advertisement and sale of abandoned property; shorten the time

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Community Activist Day; April 29, 2024; acknowledge unsung heroic activists and their strength, selfless courage, and hopeful actions that create a positive and much improved future; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.E.A.O.N.M.S.) of North and South America and its Jurisdictions, Inc., Prince Hall Affiliated, Desert of Georgia, Desert Day at the state capitol; recognize

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

City of Suwanee; occasion of its 75th birthday; recognize

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

State Board of Registration for Foresters; independent state agency; provisions

Sponsor: John Corbett

Martinez-Sadri, Judith; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Senate Rosenwald Schools Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Park, Chunghee; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Massage Associates of Atlanta; congratulate

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Grayson High School Boys Basketball Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

Anderson, Will, Jr.; winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Woodward Academy Security Team; honor

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Technical College System of Georgia; licensed truck drivers; provide streamlined training for commercial motor vehicle operation; urge

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Senate Saving Georgia's Pollinators Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Income tax credit; film, gaming, video, or digital production; revise a definition

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

State employees' health insurance plan; protection for covered persons when an in-network hospital becomes out-of-network prior to the end of year plan; provide

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Education; require local school systems to annually notify employees whether social security taxes will be withheld from their pay and eligibility of certain benefits

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Smith, Major Hoke Gilbert; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Senate Minority Business Enterprises, Women Owned Businesses, and Veteran Owned Businesses in State Contracting Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Egyptian American Day; recognize February 23, 2023

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Broken Shackle Ranch Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Motor vehicles; standards for signs warning of use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

Sponsor: J Collins

Funeral directors and embalmers; reinstatement of lapsed license; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

Atlanta, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

DeKalb County; changes in boundaries of school district following certain annexations; revise provisions

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Education; provide for HOPE Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) grants

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Motor vehicles and traffic; revise amount of civil monetary penalty for violations of improperly passing a school bus or speeding in a school zone

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

Butler-Baker School Day; March 23, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Courts; exemption or deferment from jury service for natural or adoptive mothers of children six months of age or younger; provide

Sponsor: Lauren Daniel

"Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021"; land surveyor interns and professional land surveyors; change provisions

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Mosley, Beth Rahn; outstanding public service as the Probate Judge of Effingham County; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Central High School Lions Wrestling Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Public Health, Department of; grant program to prevent maternal mortality by managing risk factors, conditions, and circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Dutchtown High School boys track and field team; winning the 2023 GHSA Class 5A State Track and Field Championship Meet; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Property; provide for transfer-on-death deeds

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Powell, John T.; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

King, William "Ross"; recognize

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Fedrick, Dr. Marion Ross; outstanding public service as President of Albany State University; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Paulding Public Safety Appreciation; commend

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

House Study Committee on the Use of Local Fees to Support Affordable Housing; create

Sponsor: Phil Olaleye

Gibson, Reverend Marcus; occasion of his 25th pastoral anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

World Down Syndrome Day at the state capitol; March 21, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Paulding County; Board of Education; filling vacancies; revise provisions

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

McArdle, Jane, Molly McCollum, Eleanor Cart, Clarke Jones, and Kaitlyn Iannace; commend

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

McDaniel, Linda; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Helms, Monica; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Harrell, Morgan Faithe; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Kennard, Gregg; recognize

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Georgia Tax Tribunal; vest judicial power; provide for venue and jurisdiction - CA

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Colton-McNeill Act; enact

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

First Responder Building Mapping Information System; grant program to fund the creation of school mapping data; establish

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Crimes and offenses; distribution of computer generated obscene material depicting a child; prohibit

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; revise prior school year requirement

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Littlefield, Matthew Christopher; condolences

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Sales and use tax; change manner and method of imposing and collecting taxes on new manufactured single-family structures

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Motor Carriers and Commercial Motor Vehicles; the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation; update

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Sales and use tax; taxation of certain digital products and services; provide

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Maria Montez Phifer Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

Income tax credit; military zones that qualify for designation as less developed areas; revise

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Medical Assistance; provisions to comply with federal law; revise

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Waiver of Sovereign Immunity; claims against state officers and employees whose acts or omissions violate the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act; provide

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Federal Government; regulatory overreach impacting the chemical industry and reevaluate proposed restrictions; urge

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Lt. Michael Stephan Vogt Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

The Weeping Time; Savannah, Georgia; permanent protection of site; advocate

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

King, Naomi Ruth Barber; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Senator Horacena Tate; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Rhodes, Thomas; Roswell High School; winning the 2023 GHSA 6A Traditional Wrestling State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Georgia Airport Development Authority; expand purpose, function, and powers

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Banding Together for Our Veterans Day; March 22, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Crumidy, KeShawn Xavier; condolences

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

"Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; consumer personal data in this state; protect the privacy

Sponsor: John Albers

Commerce and trade; provide for commercial financing disclosures

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

Biomedical Research Day; every third Thursday in April; recognize

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

House Coastal Area Regional Workforce Mobility and Connectivity Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; felony offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Contracts; prohibit enforcement of certain covenants and restrictions on physicians in employment or partnership contracts or agreements

Sponsor: Mark Newton

Kaplan, Jaime; commend

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Seay, Senator Valencia; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Harris, Zakiyyah N.; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Harris, Eddie Bernard; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Venue 338; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Garrett, Jack; Blessed Trinity Catholic High School; winning the 2024 GHSA 6A Traditional Wrestling State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Georgia's Creative Economy Senate Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Derek Mallow

Roswell Hornets Boys Lacrosse Team; winning the 2023 GHSA 5A-6A Boys Lacrosse State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Cory "Coco Brother" Condrey Roundabout; Douglas County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

Jordan, Montell; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

J.R. Crickets; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Northview High School mock trial team; winning the 2024 Georgia High School Mock Trial Regional Championship; commend

Sponsor: Michelle Au

Carrollton High School debate team; winning the 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently 2024 GFCA State Debate Championship; commend

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Chemical industry; potential adverse impacts of regulatory overreach; express concern

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

University of West Georgia Cheerleading Team; commend

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Spivey, Jerry Leo; commend

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Roswell Hornets Girls Soccer Team; winning the2023 GHSA 6A Girls Soccer State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Atlanta, City of; automated transit vehicle lane monitoring devices for the enforcement of traffic; provide for operation

Sponsor: Betsy Holland

Street, Greg; commend

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

Carter, James Coan "Jimmy", Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Lauren Daniel

Washington, Sr., Floyd; condolences

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Farist, Carson; Taylor Schiesser; Gilmer High School; commend

Sponsor: Johnny Chastain

Cherokee County; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Mandi Ballinger

Executive Function Day at the state capitol; March 26, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

City of Locust Grove; corporate limits of such city; change

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Baldwin County; staggered terms for the board of commissioners; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Game and fish; fluorescent pink hunting outer garments; authorize

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Musselwhite, Mrs. Lois; condolences

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Practice of Nutrition and Dietetics Act; enact

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

Bheodari, Balram J.; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

"Alyssa's Law"

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Invest Georgia Fund; provide additional factor that the fund administrator shall consider in the selection of venture capital funds

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

House Study Committee on Offshore Wind Energy; create

Sponsor: Becky Evans

McCarty, Vern Edward; condolences

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Wanique Khemi-Tehuti Shabazz; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and its members; recognize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Darsey, Caleb; winning the 2023 Class 1A/Division 1 Boys Individual State Cross Country Championship; commend

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Kenneth Vance

Mortgage lenders and brokers; prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

State holidays; fourth Friday in November as National Sugarcane Syrup Day; designate

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Congress; pass Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023; urge

Sponsor: Billy Mitchell

Bleckley County High School Competition Cheerleading Program; commend

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Vince Dooley Battlefield Preservation Fund; State of Georgia to support; urge

Sponsor: Max Burns

Local government; vest regulation of dates and times for lawful use or ignition of consumer fireworks

Sponsor: Teri Anulewicz

Washington, Glen; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Gayle, Dr. Helene D.; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

University System of Georgia Outstanding Scholars; Academic Recognition Day for 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Firearms; election by a postsecondary education institution to allow concealed handguns upon campus; provide

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Senate University Admissions Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Mableton, City of; deannex certain properties from corporate limits

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Motor vehicles; issuance of refusal to sign citation; provide

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Moore, Shanti; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Ad valorem tax; assessment of standing timber; authorize disclosure of records to State Forestry Commission

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

St. Pierre, Amy Wald; condolences

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Coder, Dr. Kim; commend

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Wilson, Martine; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Trans Liberation Day; recognize March 26, 2024

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Bond, Naima; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Local government; option to offer a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes when current year assessed value exceeds base year value; provide - CA

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes when current year assessed value exceeds the inflation rate; provide

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Poplar Springs Baptist Church; occasion of its 150th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Derrick McCollum

Battle, Sha; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Taylor

Arab American Heritage Month in Georgia; April 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Reach Out and Read Day; recognize March 4, 2024

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club; commend

Sponsor: David Clark

The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; duties related to review and approval for travel expenses; transfer from state auditor

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Minors; civil remedy for damages against commercial entities that distribute material harmful to minors without performing age verification; create

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

International Day to Combat Islamophobia; recognize March 15, 2024

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Hernandez, Dr. Natalie; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Motor vehicles; issuance of a distinctive license plate for owners of ambulances; provide

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Georgia Hotel and Lodging Industry Appreciation Day; recognize March 14, 2024

Sponsor: Derek Mallow

Wright, Chandra; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Hispalanta; commend

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Sparkle, Mikey; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Prescott, Lawrence; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Red Cross Month in Georgia; recognize March 2024

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Shorey, Al; Darlington High School's 2024 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Truett Cathy Day; recognize March 14

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Johnson, Temeka; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Buff, Dr. Shannon; 2024 Georgia High School Principal of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Minority Health Month; April 2024; encourage cholesterol screening; recognize

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Regulated Reasonable Use of Ground Water; revocation of permits for conversion to solar farms and reallocation of ground water capacity; provide

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Grayson High School Chamber Orchestra; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Ali's Cookies; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia; efforts in making Georgia a top state for construction; commend

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Senator Gloria Butler; recognize

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Lakeview Academy girls basketball team; winning the 2024 GIAA Class 3A State Basketball Championship; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

Navroz, the month of Ramadan, and the Shia Ismaili Muslim community; recognize

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise

Sponsor: Max Burns

Smith, James "Richard"; condolences

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Georgia Hotel and Lodging Industry Appreciation Day at the state capitol; 03/14/24; recognize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Veteran Benefits; place certain requirement on the Department of Veterans Service

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Harris, Dr. Angela; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Troy, Dr. Mekia; commend

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Smith, Jay; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Comrie, Copeland Fitzgerald; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Shaw, Robert Jennings "Bob"; condolences

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Georgia Chapter of the National Women in Agriculture Association; 7th annual GWIAA Day at the state capitol; recognize

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond the second year level; revise

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan; recognize

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

C. Max Toles Intersection; Floyd County; dedicate

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Moore, Sr., Dan A.; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Dumas, Samuel L.; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Masen "Mase" McIntyre Memorial Bridge; Carroll County; dedicate

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

Gordon, Walter James, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Day; recognize March 26, 2024

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Mullin, Chief John; commend

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Minister Peter Burke; recognize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Golf Day; recognize March 13, 2024

Sponsor: Matt Brass

North Cobb High School Lady Warriors Volleyball Team; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Sumner, Dr. Jean Rawlings; congratulate

Sponsor: Freddie Sims

Jester, Candice Nicole; Region III Magnet Schools 2024 Principal of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Dunwoody High School Youth City Council; advocacy work and interest in civic engagement; commend

Sponsor: Long Tran

De La Cruz, Cristina; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

Motor vehicles; fingerprints shall not be obtained for offenses relating to window tinting; provide

Sponsor: J Collins

Income tax; commercial pilot or an aircraft technician; exempt taxable net income as a sign-on bonus or retention bonus

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Veterans Memorial Drive; Fulton and DeKalb Counties; dedicate

Sponsor: Mary Oliver

Low THC Oil Patient Registry; add dysmenorrhea to list of conditions for which medical marijuana may be prescribed and used

Sponsor: Mandisha Thomas

Rename Shoal Creek Park III to The John Evans Legacy Park; support

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Ride Share Network Services and Transportation Referral Services; display of a second license plate; require

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Georgia Agricultural Trust Fund; exempt sale or use of diesel exhaust fuel

Sponsor: Joe Campbell

House Study Committee on Funding for Flood Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery; create

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Senate Study Committee on the Establishment of a Baby Bonds Program; create

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Riley, Laken Hope; condolences

Sponsor: Colton Moore

J. Richard Smith Memorial Intersection; Carroll County; dedicate

Sponsor: J Collins

Emergency Medical Services; two-year pilot program to provide additional ambulances to certain areas of this state; provide

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Archer, Amy; Cartersville High School's 2024 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Creel, Gabriela; Unity Christian School's 2024 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Bates, Seth; Armuchee High School's 2024 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

South Effingham High School wrestling team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class 6A State Wrestling Championships; commend

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Motor vehicles; responsibilities for encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Uniform rules of the road; proper procedure for passing a postal service vehicle; provide

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

"Capitalize Georgia: Empowering Financial Futures and Business Excellence Symposium"; commend

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Crimes and offenses; incest; include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship

Sponsor: Mike Cameron

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort); commend

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties

Sponsor: John Corbett

Education; needs based financial aid program; provide for a definition

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Education; annually increasing maximum age of eligibility for certain state funded special education programs to 30 years; provisions

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Alexander, Amaryllis; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Lakeview Academy Girls Basketball Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Shelly Echols

Strickland, Brendan, Rome High School's 2024 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Patton, Samantha "Sam"; winning the GHSA Wrestling State Championship title for the 2023/2024 season; commend

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Winstead, Seth; Rome High School's 2024 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Redmond, Bruce; Effingham County's 2024 Georgia Farmer of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Lundy, Grace Ann; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

National Groundwater Awareness Week in Georgia; recognize March 10-16, 2024

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Milton Lady Eagles Lacrosse Team; winning the 2023 GHSA 7A Girls Lacrosse State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Milteer, Le'Dor; commend

Sponsor: Shea Roberts

Douglas Judicial Circuit; provide for a fourth judge

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Douglas "Doug" H. Garrison Memorial Interchange; Barrow County; dedicate

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

Carolyn Long Banks Memorial Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission; subject to Administrative Procedure Act and laws governing open meetings and records; provide

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Barry, Belladay; Marina Hirsch Dantas e Silva, Maddie Hardy, Hannah Horowitz, and Karys Quarles; commend

Sponsor: Inga Willis

Blue and White Day at the state capitol; March 11, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Fil-Am Day at the state capitol; March 11, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Maceo A. Brown Memorial Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Cochran-Johnson, Lorraine; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Jazz 91.9 WCLK; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Collins, Tammie; recognize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Pastor Eric Vincent Thomas; celebrate

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Purebred Dog Day in the State of Georgia; May 1, 2024; recognize

Sponsor: Soo Hong

American Heritage Girls (AHG); commend

Sponsor: John Carson

Muscogee County School District's 2024 Teachers of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Carden, Major General Tom; commend

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Trail Life USA; commend

Sponsor: John Carson

Kyle, Susie; congratulate

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Washington, Angela; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

North Hall Middle School boys' cross country team; winning the 2023 State Cross-Country Championship Meet; commend

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Atlanta Fashion Week; recognize

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Celebrating phenomenal women on International Women's Day; recognize

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

Campbell, Herbert; condolences

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

African Textile Museum; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

McDuffie/Warren County Unit; Georgia Forestry Commission 2023 North Georgia Unit of the Year; recognize

Sponsor: Max Burns

Milton Eagles Football Team; winning the 2023 GHSA 7A State Football Championship; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants; number that a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; prov.; revise

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies; reestablish

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

"Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Income tax; certain expenses by certain educators and first responders; create tax credit

Sponsor: Farooq Mughal

Members of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Chairman Timothy P. Mahoney, and the Grand Marshal of the 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade, John Forbes; occasion of the 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

White, Dr. Ronald G.; commend

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Whitehead, Noreen S.; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Special license plates; honoring Okefenokee Swamp; establish

Sponsor: James Burchett

Georgia Psychological Association; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Augusta-Richmond County Branch of the NAACP; commend

Sponsor: Karlton Howard

Community Health Centers Day; March 14, 2024; recognize; Georgia Primary Care Association; commend

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Calhoun, Lieutenant Colonel Stephon, Sr. (Ret); condolences

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Chancey, Reverend David L.; occasion of his retirement; commend

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Simple Assault; the intent required for certain offenses of simple assault; articulate

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Bagley, Don; commend

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Cherokee County E 9-1-1 Center; Emergency Communications Center of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Charlice Byrd

Ad valorem tax; property; provide mandatory reappraisal of parcels

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Highways, Bridges, and Ferries; duties when death results from an accident upon a highway in certain instances; allow for delegation

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

"Boundless Opportunities for Georgia Students Act"; enact

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Right to Contraception Act; enact

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Crimes and offenses; create a new felony classification for prosecutors who use certain technologies to hide work related communications from open records requests; create

Sponsor: Mesha Mainor

Motor vehicles; prohibit traffic stop on the sole basis that the person is operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle paraphernalia

Sponsor: Solomon Adesanya

Civil Air Patrol; recognize

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Georgia Airports Association Day; recognize March 7, 2024

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

South Fulton County Legislative Day; recognize February 27, 2024

Sponsor: Donzella James

Income tax; expand revitalization zone tax credits to include rehabilitation of historic residential structures

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Konguep, Thierry; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; condemn Jew-hatred

Sponsor: John Albers

Criminal Procedure; requirements for bail hearings for illegal aliens and removable or inadmissible aliens charged with a felony; provide

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment; making determinations with respect to probation and suspension of sentences; provide

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Health; prohibit pelvic and rectal examinations on unconscious patients; provisions

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Austin-Gatson, Patsy; recognize

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Weizenecker, Dr. Richard; condolences

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Monroe County Day; recognize March 7, 2024

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Crimes and offenses; criminal trespass; provide for additional acts

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Pace Day; recognize March 11, 2024

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Georgia Hemp Farming Act; regulate consumable hemp products

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

Greenbrier High School Girls' Golf Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Braille American Flag Monument Honoring Blind Veterans Act of Georgia; enact

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Torts; right of action against any person who knowingly or negligently engages in sexually explicit conduct in the presence of a minor; provide

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Quality Basic Education Act; course of instruction in pregnancy, health, and human development for students in grades nine through 12; require

Sponsor: Lauren Daniel

State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide

Sponsor: John Albers

Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Crimes and offenses; dating violence protective orders; provide

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

Economic Development; Georgia State-wide Music Office; create

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Nuisances; provide for inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events in complaints filed on behalf of the public

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Crimes and offenses; criminal prosecution for offenses committed as a victim of human trafficking; provide for immunity

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Law enforcement officers; arrests without warrant; revise authority

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Property; duty of habitability for certain rental agreements; provide

Sponsor: Solomon Adesanya

Colorectal Cancer Screenings; change of the minimum age; encourage

Sponsor: Gloria Butler

Sales and use tax; revise provisions for maximum allowable tax rate; remove prohibition of simultaneously levying a LOST and a HOST

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment; time frames for HIV testing; provide

Sponsor: Michael Rhett

Courts; office of sheriff; revise qualification requirements

Sponsor: Kenneth Vance

Joint Study Committee on Combating Homelessness Among Veterans; create

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Starks Sr., Reverend Willie Raymond; condolences

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Pharmacies; board regulates sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; authorize

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Public utilities; certain electric suppliers to provide certain information on customer billing notices; require

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Bahnsen, Brigadier General John C. "Doc", Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Law enforcement officers; cooperate with federal authorities on enforcement of immigration laws; provisions

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Health; human egg or human embryo is not considered an unborn child, a minor child, or a person for any purpose under law; provide

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Harris, Alexis; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Abbott, Hilda; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Dunaway, Jan; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

EMC Engineering Services, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Georgia Special Education Teachers; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Esteves

Quality Basic Education Act; half-credit computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; require in 2026-2027 school year

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

Blackmar, Melda Whittle; condolences

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Bussey, Alice White; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Jones, The Honorable Virgil Marcus, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Al Williams

State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require

Sponsor: Jason Esteves

Ben Massell Dental Clinic; commend

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Perdue, Faye Clark; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Contraception and Contraceptives; codify the right

Sponsor: Elena Parent