Georgia Division
PBA of Georgia Legislative Update
Apr 8, 2024
PBA of GA Legislative Update 04/08/24
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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. |
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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. |
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Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; provide Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Courts; office of sheriff; revise qualification requirements Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Penal institutions; provide jailers with arrest powers Failed to pass the Senate by the end of the last day of the 2024 Legislative Term. |
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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. |
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Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact Passed the House and Senate. Sent to Governor for Consideration. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Income tax; certain expenses by certain educators and first responders; create tax credit Died in the House. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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'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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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