It's Crossover Day, the deadline for most bills to clear at least one chamber. It's sure to be a very long day, given the long list of bills up for debate in each chamber. The Senate calendar is set. The House could add more on Monday.
Up in the House
HB 513 Makes it more difficult to get a court order abridging a person's freedom of speech or right to redress grievances.
HB 12 Makes it a crime to lie about military service.
HB 171 Before a judge releases a case to an out-of-state jurisdiction, he or she must consider whether that jurisdiction follows US laws.
HB 699 Ends lame duck sessions in local government. Candidate elected takes over week after the election.
HB 727 Regulates fireworks.
HB 734 Georgia Space Flight Act: Defines procedures for spaceflight activity, as well as limits a willing space flight participant who has given consent's ability to sue for damages related to the spaceflight activities. The bill does not protect against injuries suffered by non-consenting third parties, except for noise and nuisance protections.
HB 779 Regulates the use of drones. Puts limits on law enforcement use of drones and makes it illegal to launch one from private property without owners' consent.
HB 722 Expands the list of disorders that qualify for medical cannabis. Was gutted to delete an in-state cultivate and manufacturing program.
HB 825 Aims to protect military children subject to abuse.
HB 976 Sets the time law enforcement must keep body cam video,
HB 1060 Makes a series of changes to the 2014 gun bill. No major policy changes.
HB 1066 Allows deputies of the Department of Corrections to sign warrants.
HB 1070 Allows the state to access information of a child's biological parents if the child was adopted.
HB 364 Makes it easier for property owners to appeal tax notices and punishes local governments that make habitual errors in the tax digest.
HB 828 Gives tax credits for employers who hire qualified parolees.
HB 935 Extends freeport tax exemption to fulfillment centers.
HB 936 Clarifies that state job tax credits are only for jobs that pay above the prevailing wage in a county.
HB 937 Extends the sunset on tax credits for regionally significant projects
HB 990 Makes minor changes to property tax appeals process.
HB 1014 Extends the sunset on tax credits for donation of property for conservation.
HB 1028 Requires owners and operators of municipal landfdills to notify local governments within 14 days of a leak or release.
HB 889 Says crematoriums may advertise.
HB 934 Allows kinship caregivers to access information and applications for state benefits.
HB 868 Eliminates the Georgia State Games Commission.
HB 471 Creates a new 1.5 percent tax on equipment rental.
HR 807 A constitutional amendment legalizing casino gambling.
HB 677 Dictates how and where casinos can locate in Georgia if voters approve HR 807.
Before the Senate
SB 6 Creates special Georgia driver's licenses and ID cards for immigrants who have been granted deportation deferrals and work permits through the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA
SB 77 Would require DNA samples from anyone indicted for a serious crime or who has been convicted of a felony and currently is in jail
SB 206 - Counties and Municipal Corporations; revise provisions relating to water liens; procedures
SB 304 Criminal Records; allow for the preservation of a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by Georgia Crime Information
SB 310 "Transparency in Education Act"; prohibit implementation of certain grants; written analysis; grant terms are ratified by Gen. Assembly
SB 328 Would limit how long students get assigned to alternative education programs, and provides an opportunity for a hearing to allow them to state their case.
SB 336 Related to credit in the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System.
SB 346 Would exempt certain projects related to construction and improvement of public roads from having to report on environmental effects.
SB 352 Would for the first time regulate daily fantasy sports in Georgia.
SB 355 Allows students to opt-out of standardized testing with their parents' permission.
SB 357 Education; local board education members; revise provisions relating to standards
SB 375 Would write into state law that local school board members have a right to free speech.
SB 385 Would set "truth in advertising" requirements for doctors.
SB 389 Sets new rules and reporting requirements in place for the state's welfare program.
SB 402 Would place a one-year moratorium on narcotic treatment programs in Georgia
SB 404 Sets new rules for when law enforcement officers could use their police vehicles for off-duty jobs.
SB 409 Would require schools to post a sign with a toll-free telephone number for reporting child abuse or neglect.
SB 416 Would create the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center within the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to track terroristic threats
SB 417 Creates the 'Georgia Film and Television Trail Act'
SR 604 Although it's already state law, this would let voters write into the constitution that the state no longer charges a state property tax.
SR 756 A proposed constitutional amendment that would make a small reduction in the state's 6 percent maximum income tax rate if the state has relatively full reserves and revenue collections continue to rise
SB 410 Designates the English Bulldog as the official Georgia state dog. This bill is competing with the House's proposal to make the "adoptable dog" the state's official mascot
SR 388 While not directly related to the 'religious liberty' effort, this bill would ask voters to cement a protection for faith-based organizations that receive state money (via grants, etc.) into the state Constitution. Needs a 2/3's majority to pass
SR 675 Makes English the official language of the State of Georgia. Georgia law already declares English as the state's official language, this legislation would ask voters to write that mandate into the state Constitution. Needs a 2/3's majority to pass.
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