Bills

Sponsors

Title

Latest Version

HB 56

Petrea, Jesse

Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions

Failed to pass the Senate by end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 39 4260S/hcs

HB 119

Corbett, John

Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing stationary vehicles; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4111S

HB 130

Gambill, Matthew

Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 130/AP*

HB 218

Hilton, Scott

Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; provide

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 218/AP*

HB 301

Ridley, Jason

Motor vehicles and traffic; revise amount of civil monetary penalty for violations of improperly passing a school bus or speeding in a school zone

Failed to pass the House by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

House Bill was stripped of all language by Senate. Senate Substitute related to sanctuary communities and failure of lesser governments to obey state law or cooperate with federal immigration agents passed the Senate.

SCSFA to HB301

HB 327

Cameron, Mike

Crimes and offenses; incest; include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 48 0794/a

HB 348

Collins, J

Motor vehicles; standards for signs warning of use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee Sub LC 39 4394S

HB 424

Vance, Ken

Courts; office of sheriff; revise qualification requirements

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 39 4310S hs

HB 451

Seabaugh, Devan

Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 451/AP*

HB 472

Crowe, Clint

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 43 2873S hcs

HB 500

Silcox, Deborah

Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 500/AP*

HB 509

Ballinger, Mandi

Crimes and offenses; burglary; include an act of family violence

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 48 0882S hcs

HB 478

Lumsden, Eddie

Uniform rules of the road; proper procedure for passing a postal service vehicle; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4330S

HB 907

Franklin, Lehman

Motor vehicles; responsibilities for encountering funeral procession on two- lane highway; revise

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4329S

HB 926

Reeves, Matt

Second Chance Workforce Act; enact

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Second Chance Workforce Act was stripped out by the Senate. Inserted changes: battery of a healthcare or emergency healthcare workers; changes to issuing citations; driver's licenses and failure to appear consequences; agricultural vehicles; and family violence.

HB 926/AP*

HB 935

Vance, Ken

Motor vehicles; standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices;

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

House replaced original language in HB 935 with the Back the Blue bill to allow a voluntary $5 donation per vehicle tag each renewal to fund bonus pay for certified public safety officers of each sheriff.

HB 935/AP*

HB 984

Lumsden, Eddie

Insurance, Department of; Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update practices

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

In addition to other insurance issues, it allows the Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner the discretion to assign certified LEO staff to take fleet cars home and/or use for off-duty employment.

HB 984/AP*

HB 996

Vance, Ken

Penal institutions; provide jailers with arrest powers

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4355S

HB 1001

Pirkle, Clay

Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver's license while operating a motor vehicle; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4336S

HB 1017

Seabaugh, Devan

Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 1017/AP*

HB 1018

Ridley, Jason

Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 1018/AP*

HB 1054

Neal, Yasmin

Motor vehicles; issuance of refusal to sign citation; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 48 1143S/hcs

HB 1099

Huddleston, David

Crimes and offenses; knowing entry upon land or premises of another that has been marked with purple paint; provide for the crime of criminal trespass

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 48 1121/a

HB 1108

Petrea, Jesse

The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 1105/AP*

HB 1150

Collins, J

Motor vehicles; fingerprints shall not be obtained for offenses relating to window tinting; provide

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

LC 39 4165/a

HB 1188

Lott, Jodi

Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought

Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Identifies actual training expenses LE agencies can bill other LE agencies if they hire such officer within three years of completing the formalized new officer training program. Also authorizes a law enforcement unit at GPSTC.

Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4347S

HB 1203

Kelley, Trey

Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions

Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

HB 1203/AP*

HB 1434

Mughal, Farooq

Income tax; certain expenses by certain educators and first responders; create tax credit

Died in the House.

LC 50 0809/a

SB 10

Jones, Emanuel

Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

SB 10/AP*

SB 37

Robertson, Randy

Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

POST certification has been removed as an election qualification requirement for sheriffs. Allows GPSTC to create a law enforcement unit. Gives arrest powers to jailers in certain circumstances.

SB 37/AP*

SB 73

Tillery, Blake

Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration. Also addresses guidelines for attorney commercials.

SB 73/AP*

SB 110

Walker, III, Larry

'Back the Blue Act'; enact

Back the Badge language was stripped out of this bill and new language inserted by House Rules Committee addressing issues related to registration, emissions, and annual licenses for self-propelled cranes, certain multi- purpose off-road vehicles, and certain former US military motor vehicles.

Also addresses right of way priorities for funeral possessions with or with law enforcement escorts.

LC 39 4407S hrcs

SB 159

Robertson, Randy

Correctional Institutions of States and Counties; wireless communications and stand-alone electronic devices behind guard lines; prohibit

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

SB 159/AP*

SB 328

Albers, John

Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provisions; revise

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

POAB may set monthly dues of at least $35 but not more than $70 on an annual basis on or after 07/01/24. Once a member's retirement application has been approved by the POAB, the member is ineligible to return to active status.

SB 328/AP*

SB 332

Robertson, Randy

Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; promulgate standards of conduct and rules for the commission's governance; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Governor signed into law 03/13/24.

SB 332/AP*

SB 132

Anderson, Lee

Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

SB 352/AP*

SB 362

Hodges, Mike

State Government; employee representation by a labor organization for employers to receive certain economic development incentives from the state; provide requirements

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

Requires that employers who receive economic development funds from the state must have a secret ballot election for employees to unionize or repay the money to the state.

SB 362/AP*

SB 771

Strickland, Brian

"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact

Failed to pass the House by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Allows certain injured law enforcement officers to draw workers compensation and state indemnification temporary disability funds. Requires employers to notify injured employees within 10 days of possible eligibility for these benefits.

LC 39 4398S/hss

SB 406

Dixon, Clint

First Responder Building Mapping Information System; grant program to fund the creation of school mapping data; establish

Provides concept for a state-wide first responder mapping information system for public and private schools buildings upon funding.

LC 39 4399S/hss

SB 407

James, Donzella

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; documenting of certain information in incidents of family violence; require

Failed to pass the House by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

As passed Senate

SB 414

Kennedy, John F.

"Personal Privacy Protection Act"; enact

Failed to pass the House by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

Provides civil relief for those who suffer injury or damages and establishes criminal penalties for public employees who knowingly release protected information.

SB 414/AP*

SB 421

Dixon, Clint

Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

Make changes to aggravated assault and racketeering related to shooting from or immediately after exiting a vehicle at another occupied vehicle or residential dwelling and drive by shootings. Also an unlawful request for police response to a dwelling or place of worship (SWATTING).

SB 421/AP*

SB 443

Watson, Ben

Abatement of Nuisances; inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events: provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

Allows local government a means to recover the cost of services from promoters or organizers of any unpermitted events in violation of ordinance that creates a public nuisance.

SB 443/AP*

SB 465

Goodman, Russ

Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

Attempts to reduce fentanyl deaths by sellers, distributors, and manufacturers of real or alleged controlled substances that contain any fentanyl that causes the death of a human being even without the intent to do so.

SB 465/AP*

SB 490

Cowsert, Bill

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; felony offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide

Failed to pass the House by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term.

As Passed Senate

SB 517

Robertson, Randy

Criminal Prosecutions; immunity from certain criminal prosecutions against law enforcement officers whose threat or use of force is justified or otherwise lawful; provide

Passed the Senate and House. Sent to Governor for Consideration.

SB 517/AP*