2024 Signed Legislation
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State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment |
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General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 |
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City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact |
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State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate |
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Utility Worker Protection Act; enact |
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Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact |
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Jefferson, City of; homestead exemption; revise existing exemptions and add new exemption |
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Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency |
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Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system |
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City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact |
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Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions |
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Natural Resources, Department of; EPD to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; require |
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Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly |
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Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references |
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Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits |
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Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide |
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Clayton County; limit power to deny county services to any resident on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party |
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Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976; provide for a new prohibited act |
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Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024; enact |
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Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of clerk |
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Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges |
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Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact |
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Hall County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Hall County; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Gainesville, City of; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Evans County; board of elections and registration; create |
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Clayton County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of an eviction mediation program fee |
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Mableton Development Authority Act; enact |
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Putnam County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of chairperson and commissioners; revise provisions |
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Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map |
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White, City of; provide new charter |
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Damascus, City of; provide new charter |
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Blakely, City of; provide new charter |
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Local government; establishing service delivery strategies; revise provisions |
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Torts; mental health care providers; limit liability under certain circumstances |
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Putnam County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemptions |
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City of Peachtree Corners Community Improvement Districts Act; enact Versions |
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Pike County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact |
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Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; create Versions |
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Dooly County; Board of Education; provide for compensation of members |
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Lee County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee |
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Cordele, City of; transition office of chairperson to at large commission member |
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Clayton County; Board of Commissioners; provide code of ethics |
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Thomasville, City of; reapportion board of education election districts |
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Barrow County; Board of Commissioners; revise power of county manager |
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Statham, City of; provide new charter |
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Dodge County; board of elections and registration; create |
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Villa Rica, City of; ineligibility of former elected officials to hold offices or employment; revise provisions |
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Henry County Airport Authority; provide for ex-officio member |
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Brooklet, City of; provide new charter |
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Fulton County; Board of Commissioners; provide compensation for chairperson and members |
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Mount Zion, City of; councilmembers vacating their office; revise provisions |
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Pickens County; board of commissioners; powers, duties, and obligations; update and revise provisions |
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Commerce, City of; ad valorem tax; homestead exemptions; revise |
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Jackson County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions |
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Chattahoochee Hills, City of; mayor pro tempore; revise term and other provisions |
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Chattahoochee Hills, City of; levy an excise tax |
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Duluth, City of; change corporate limits |
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Gillsville, City of; revise compensation of city council |
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Emerson, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee |
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Covington, City of; change corporate limits |
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Forsyth County; levy an excise tax |
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Oxford, City of; change corporate limits |
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Mid-State Energy Authority Act; enact |
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Fulton County; Board of Education; provide salaries for members |
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Washington, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember; provide term limits |
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Villa Rica, City of; provide that the mayor shall appoint and remove the city manager |
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Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised |
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Camden County Spaceport Authority; repeal Act |
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Garden City, City of; mayor and mayor pro tempore and organizational meetings of city council; revise provisions |
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Oconee County; Board of Education; reconstitute |
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Powder Springs, City of; certain map to update boundaries of city; adopt by reference |
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City of Roswell Public Facilities Authority Act; enact |
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Paulding County Airport Authority; revise membership |
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Griffin-Spalding County Area Regional Airport Authority; create and establish |
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Courts; change name of Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to DeKalb Judicial Circuit |
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Courts; provide for qualification of constables |
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Georgia Lottery for Education Act; administrative procedures regarding coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; provide |
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Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership |
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Local government; increase term for municipal court judges from one year to two years; provisions |
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Revenue and taxation; proceeds to local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require |
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Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide for a fiduciary duty |
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Transportation, Department of; increase minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation |
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Highways, bridges, and ferries; development and maintenance of a state-wide freight and logistics implementation plan; provide |
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No Patient Left Alone Act; enact |
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Forsyth, City of; powers of city manager; revise provisions |
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Ad valorem tax; increase a statewide exemption for tangible personal property |
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Courts; juvenile treatment court divisions; create |
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Self-service storage facilities; enforcement of unsigned rental agreements under certain circumstances; provide |
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Motor vehicles; standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; provide |
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Special district mass transportation sales and use tax; intergovernmental agreements; revise requirements |
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Secretary of State; establish and maintain a state-wide system for the posting of scanned paper ballots; require |
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Torts; negligent operations of a vessel; revise liability |
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Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize |
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Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize |
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Honorable Richard H. Smith Memorial Interchange; Muscogee County; dedicate |
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Speaker David E. Ralston Interstate Connector; Fannin County; dedicate |
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Keith Jackson Memorial Intersection "Whoa Nellie"; Carroll County; dedicate |
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Public School Employees Retirement System; the minimum and maximum allowable benefit multiplier for current and future retirees; revise |
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Elections; text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes; provide |
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Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide |
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Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties |
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Superior Court of Banks County; move from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit |
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Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; increase in dues; provide |
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State Printing and Documents; a victim centered address confidentiality program; provide |
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Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provisions; revise |
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"Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact |
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"Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact |
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Georgia Colonel; appoint honorary title for life; authorize the Governor |
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Probate Court of Crisp County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize |
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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 |
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Sales and Use Taxes; firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt |
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Probate Court of Dooly County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize |
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Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc; establish |
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Gilmer County; board of elections and registration; create |
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Professions and Businesses; administrative and civil sanctions against charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents for certain violations; change provisions |
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"Personal Privacy Protection Act"; enact |
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Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide |
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Public Utilities and Public Transportation; percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make; modify |
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West Georgia Judicial Circuit; create |
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Motor Vehicles and Traffic; requirements for joining of a motor carrier and motor carrier's insurer to a cause of action; revise |
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Glascock County; board of elections and registration; create |
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City of Atlanta; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide |
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission |
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Juvenile Court of Gordon County; transfer probation and intake services to the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice |
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Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide |
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Central Caregiver Registry; disabled persons to the registry; add |
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"Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact |
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Low THC Oil Patient Registry; term of validity of a registration card; provide |
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Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename |
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Warren County; board of elections and registration; create |
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Administrative Office of the Courts; accessibility of certain personal information of state and federal judges, justices, and spouses thereof; provide |
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County Board of Education of DeKalb County; compensation of the members of the board of education; change |
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Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide |
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City of Doraville; corporate limits; change |
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City of Doraville; corporate limits; change |
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City of Pine Lake; restate the city's charter |
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City of Sandersville; powers of the mayor; revise |
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Probate Court of Morgan County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize |
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Magistrate Court of Morgan County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize |
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Alcovy Judicial Circuit; counties that make up said judicial circuit to provide additional investigators to the district attorney; authorize |
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Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; create |
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State Court of DeKalb County; landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days; provide |
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City of Stockbridge; new homestead exemptions; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents, certain seniors, and residents with septic systems; provide |
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Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide |
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Northwest Georgia Logistics Corridor; designate as an official logistics growth corridor in Georgia |
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Princess Trahlyta; dedicate a roundabout in her memory |
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Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; require |
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Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require |
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Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide |
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Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide |
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Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan; updated every four years; provide |
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Second Chance Workforce Act; enact |
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Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide |
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State Workforce Development Board; publish a High-demand Career List most critical to the state's current and future workforce needs; require |
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"Freedom to Work Act"; enact |
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Cosmetologists and Barbers; persons performing certain limited responsibilities; exempt from licensure |
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Licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy; issuance of expedited licenses by endorsement for marriage and family therapists; provide |
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Public Officers and Employees; development and administration of the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program; provide |
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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 |
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'Accelerated Career Diploma Program'; ACE Grants pilot program; establish and provide |
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Education; High-demand Career Initiatives Program as the High Demand Apprenticeship Program; redesignate |
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Criminal Prosecutions; immunity from certain criminal prosecutions against law enforcement officers whose threat or use of force is justified or otherwise lawful; provide |
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Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date |
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Waynesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize |
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Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption |
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Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption |
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Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption |
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The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact |
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Dexter, Town of; provide new charter |
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Telfair County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Telfair County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption |
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Bartow County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption for education purposes; increase income cap |
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Harris County Public Improvements Authority; revise purpose |
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Barwick, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize |
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Motor vehicles; require operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles |
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Dalton, City of; provide new charter |
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Edison, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize |
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Douglas County; State Court; add third judge |
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Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create |
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Elbert County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption |
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Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption |
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Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption |
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Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board are filled |
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Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee |
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Muscogee County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee |
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Brooks County; Probate Court; authorize collection of a technology fee |
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Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide |
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Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; lower age for exemption |
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Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase exemption |
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Marietta, City of; public schools; provide for compensation of board |
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Mableton, City of; levy an excise tax |
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Coosawattee Regional Water and Sewerage Authority; repeal Act and dissolve |
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Taylor County; Magistrate Court; assessment and collection of technology fee; authorize |
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Pine Mountain, Town of; provide new charter |
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Paulding County; State Court; provide additional judge |
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Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision |
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Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide |
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Correctional Institutions of States and Counties; wireless communications and stand-alone electronic devices behind guard lines; prohibit |
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Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise |
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Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties |
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Bonds and Recognizances; setting of bonds and schedules of bails; provide |
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Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions |
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Crimes and offenses; livestock theft; increased penalties; provide |
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Tifton Judicial Circuit; provide for a third judge |
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Courts; provide for probate court fees; funding of the State Children's Trust Fund; requirement of permit for conduct of fireworks display; amend |
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Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt |
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Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit |
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Farm Use Vehicles; define a term |
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Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide |
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'Georgia Hemp Farming Act'; hemp products; regulate |
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Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; increase |
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State symbols; white shrimp as official state crustacean; designate |
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Local government; creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities; provide |
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Board of Natural Resources; effective date for certain rules and regulations; extend |
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Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave |
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Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact |
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Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize |
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Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios |
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Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods |
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Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions |
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Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions |
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Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; provide |
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Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; provide |
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Insurance; annual notification by insurers to male insureds of coverage for prostate-specific antigen tests; provide |
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Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions |
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Education; local boards of education use vehicles other than school buses for transport of students; authorize |
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Schools; automated external defibrillators; require |
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Banking and finance; update terminology; revise procedures; provisions |
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Professions and businesses; military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state; allow |
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Crimes and offenses; grooming a minor for indecent purposes; provide for offense |
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Education; administration of a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that predicts success in the military to certain public school students; require |
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Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits |
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Funeral Directors and Embalmers; reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; change provisions |
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Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period |
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Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide |
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Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require |
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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 |
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Georgia National Guard; adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide |
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Georgia Joint Defense Commission; commission's operations; revise |
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Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; implement recommendations |
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Licensing of Veterinarians; certain sterilization services performed by out-of-state veterinarians from licensing requirements; exempt |
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Certified Nursing Aid; certain military medical personnel from an examination requirement; exempt |
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Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions |
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Education; reestablishment of Office of Charter School Compliance under State Charter Schools Commission. |
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Local government; authorize local authorities to dispose of real property in the same manner as county governing authorities |
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'The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act'; establishment of promise scholarship accounts |
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"Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024"; enact |