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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide for requirements for local authorities retaining legal services on a contingent fee basis; to provide for review and approval of contracts by …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Dalton Independent School System, approved May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4111), so as to remove the increased millage rate limitation; to provide for the maximum millage rate to be charged by such school system; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to provide for a premium discount for motor vehicles with certain antitheft devices in private passenger automobile insurance and commercial motor vehicle insurance that include comprehensive coverage; …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for an actuarial study on state based paid family and medical leave insurance program; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and legislative purpose; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to provide for the maximum period of time a local government may enforce certain moratoria; to prohibit reimposition of certain moratoria within a certain period of time; to waive sovereign immunity on claims …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization of assessments, so as to provide for the General Assembly to allow by local Act for the election of a county's chief appraiser; to provide for the election, commission, removal, …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to authorize local governments to waive development impact fees for certain projects related to the development of affordable or workforce housing without increasing other impact fees to offset such lost funds; to …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide for pharmacy care guidelines and pharmacy management networks under workers' compensation; to provide limitations for providers prescribing certain medications; to provide for limitations for providers dispensing certain medications; to provide for …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for in-state tuition for postsecondary education for certain noncitizen students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Cohutta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Cohutta who is 70 years of age or older, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4375), so as …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Tunnel Hill ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $325,000.00 for each resident of the City of Tunnel Hill who is 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or over, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $250,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4357), so as …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Dalton independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 17, 2004 …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of "approved school"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to housing trust fund for the homeless, so as to establish a homelessness prevention program; to provide for an application process and minimum standards; to provide for the use of certain funds; to provide for …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations; to increase the time allowed after being …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relevant evidence and its limits, so as to provide for the admissibility of creative or artistic expression evidence at trial; to provide for a definition; to provide for the presumption of inadmissibility; to provide for related matters; …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for immunity from certain lawsuits related to certain chemicals; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit motor vehicle rental companies from refusing to rent or lease motor vehicles to individuals over the age of 25 based …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; to provide for the license and regulation of such small businesses; to provide for the designation of retail …

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cornbread as the official state bread of Georgia; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.