2023 Signed Legislation
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Dillard, City of; eliminate one council post | |
| Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact | |
| Twiggs County; School District; increase income cap on homestead exemption granted to certain residents | |
| Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; increase income cap on homestead exemption | |
| Terrell County Land Bank Authority; create | |
| Mitchell County; Board of Commissioners; revise provisions of compensation | |
| Mitchell County; county administrator; provide final authority to take employment action on department heads subject to consultation with the board of commissioners | |
| Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize | |
| Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize | |
| Sophia Ruth Fisher Interchange; Tift County; dedicate | |
| Unclaimed Property; handling of certain wills; provide | |
| Board of Education of McDuffie County; board member term limits; remove | |
| "Georgia Fights Terrorism Act"; enact | |
| Georgia National Guard; the adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide | |
| Disposition of Municipal Property; the maximum term of certain leases or contracts for the use of property owned by a municipality for recreational facilities; provisions | |
| Motor Carriers; the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update | |
| Counties and Municipal Corporations; local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; prohibit | |
| Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; the total percentage of funds that can be invested in alternative investments; raise the limit | |
| Employment Security; provisions | |
| Georgia Technology Authority; authority to conduct certain fingerprint criminal background checks of all current and prospective employees; require | |
| Courts; supplement the duties of administrative judges; Criminal Case Data Exchange Board; reestablish | |
| Board of Education of the City of Decatur; the board of education election districts; reapportion | |
| City of Decatur; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Forsyth; provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; revise | |
| Town of Camak; new charter; provide | |
| Lumpkin County; levy an excise tax; procedures, conditions, and limitations; provide | |
| McIntosh County; redevelopment and other powers; referendum; provide | |
| Board of Education of Dodge County; description of the education districts; change | |
| City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Powder Springs; update the boundaries of the city; adopt by reference | |
| Newton County; the income cap and exemption provided to citizens who are 65 years of age or older; homestead exemption; increase | |
| Rockdale County; compensation of the coroner; change | |
| Magistrate's Court of Rockdale County; provisions relating to the compensation of the chief magistrate; change | |
| State Court of Rockdale County; compensation of the judges of said court; revise provisions | |
| Juvenile Court of Rockdale County; judge; supplementary compensation; provide | |
| Probate Court of Rockdale County; compensation of such judge; change | |
| Offenses Against Public Health And Morals; vaping in restricted areas is a misdemeanor punishable by fine; provide | |
| Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal | |
| Superior Courts; Atlantic Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide | |
| Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations; offense of dogfighting as racketeering activity; include | |
| Commerce and Trade, Courts, and Torts; the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; require | |
| Selling and Other Trade Practices; commercial financing disclosures; provide | |
| Workers' Compensation; the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; extend | |
| Solid Waste Trust Fund; specify the manner in which funds appropriated shall be used | |
| Coleman-Baker Act; enact | |
| Professions and businesses; issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to Georgia; provide |
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| Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide | |
| Education; revise definition of Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar by changing ACT score requirement for certain students | |
| City of Watkinsville Public Facilities Authority; create | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; repeal a homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; repeal homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; close certain homestead exemption to new applicants | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Greene County; creation of one or more community improvement districts; provide | |
| Oconee County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; repeal a homestead exemption | |
| Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; provide | |
| "Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact | |
| Education; eligible students participating in the Dual Enrollment program to access HOPE career grant funds for certain CTAE courses; allow | |
| Criminal procedure; restrictions of disclosure of personal information of nonsworn employees; provisions | |
| Crimes and offenses; offense of criminal interference with critical infrastructure; provide | |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; motor vehicle related crime prevention initiatives; establish grant program | |
| State holidays; September 11 as First Responders Appreciation Day; designate | |
| Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise | |
| Public Records; personal information of public employees; protect from public disclosure | |
| Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; mandatory minimum penalties for violations; provide | |
| Secondary Metals Recyclers; it shall be illegal for certain persons to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell or attempt to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell; provide | |
| Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date | |
| Mental health; grant program to aid service members, veterans, and their families; provide | |
| Ware County; board of elections and registration; appointment of members; revise provisions | |
| Excise Tax; procedures for certain local governments to change the designated private sector nonprofit organization; provide | |
| Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc.; revise operations | |
| Revenue and taxation; representation of minority business enterprises, women and veteran owned businesses in procurement of state contracts; provide | |
| Revenue and taxation; qualified consolidated government special purpose local option sales tax; provide | |
| Zoning Procedures; local governments from preventing the continuance of lawful nonconforming use of property; prohibit | |
| Cobb County; sheriff compensation; change | |
| "Macon Water Authority Act"; code of conduct for board members, officers, and employees; provide | |
| Richmond County and the City of Augusta; mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; provide | |
| Screven County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| "Columbia County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact | |
| City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide | |
| City of Sylvania; expenditure of funds; provisions; revise | |
| Agricultural Commodity Commission for Citrus Fruits; provide | |
| 'Georgia Farmland Conservation Act'; historic preservation | |
| Safe Schools Act; enact | |
| Georgia Early Literacy Act; enact | |
| Georgia Council on Literacy; establish | |
| Human Trafficking Hotline Information; model notice requirements; increase the fine for failure to comply | |
| Governor; Office of the Inspector General; establish | |
| Hospitals; the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities; prohibit certain surgical procedures | |
| Ad valorem tax; optional temporary tax relief to certain properties located in nationally declared federal disaster areas; provide | |
| Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2021 and 2022 taxable years; provide | |
| Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 |