Georgia lawmakers kept passing bills late in the night Tuesday, creating a new city, banning high school workers from having sex with students and slapping a sales tax on the internet.
The Georgia General Assembly is rushing to pass bills before this year’s legislative session ends at midnight Thursday.
Here’s a look at a few last-minute measures approved Tuesday, all of which still need final approval Thursday:
- Banning talking on the phone while driving unless you use hands-free technology, like Bluetooth.
- Creating the new city of Eagle's Landing in Henry County by taking land from the existing city of Stockbridge.
- Criminalizing sex and sexual touching between any school employee and students.
- Adding more money from the Georgia Lottery into Georgia's HOPE scholarship and pre-k programs.
- Requiring sales taxes to be collected from most online retailers.
- Making it a misdemeanor to access a computer without permission.
- Subjecting lobbyists to the Georgia Legislature's sexual harassment rules.
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