Georgia Legislative Watch

HB11 - Insurance; coverage for vaccinations for cervical cancer and hpv; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for vaccinations for cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB4 - Motor Vehicles; license/registration; false statement in application; penalties (PF)
Sponsored by: Douglas,John 17th

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for penalties for making a false statement or aiding or abetting another to do so; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB10 - Income tax credit; 5 percent of Earned Income Credit; provisions
Sponsored by: McKillip,Doug 115th

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 the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of the federal Earned Income Credit which the taxpayer has claimed and been allowed pursuant to Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB5 - Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act; drivers’ licenses; provisions (PF)
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to state findings of the General Assembly regarding the Real ID Act; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding drivers’ licenses, so as to permit the Governor of Georgia to delay implementing the requirements of the Real ID Act until the Department of Homeland Security has issued regulations that the Governor finds will adequately protect the interests of the citizens of Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers’ licenses, so as to require the presentation of secure and verifiable documents for purposes of obtaining a driver’s license; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB8 - Elections; tampering of electronic voting machines; increase penalty
Sponsored by: Bearden,Timothy 68th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise Article 15 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous offenses regarding elections, so as to increase the penalties associated with tampering with, damaging, or preventing the proper operation of electronic voting machines and related equipment; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.