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Which bills and resolutions cleared deadline on crucial day at statehouse,
What bills cleared deadline on vital day at statehouse
Here is the status of key bills and resolutions before the Legislature after the Crossover Day deadline for legislation to pass either the House or Senate. Measures that did not pass before the deadline are unlikely to gain final passage this year in their current form. HOUSE BILL 2
What it would do: It would permit anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun to carry it without paying for a state-issued license.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 6 HOUSE BILL 8
What it would do: It would waive the state’s sales tax on feminine products. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 23
What it would do: It would allow electric membership corporations to provide broadband internet to help rural areas. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 31
What it would do: The state budget, including teacher pay raises.
STATUS: Passed House and will gain final passage in some form. It is the one bill legislators are required by law to pass each year.
HOUSE BILL 62 (MARGIE’S LAW)
What it would do: It would require doctors to report whether women have dense breast tissue, what that means and how they can protect themselves. STATUS: Passed House and Senate.
HOUSE BILL 83
What it would do: It would mandate recess for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 93
What it would do: It would require power plant officials to notify the public when the operators of a landfill want to begin storing coal ash.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 94
What it would do: It would require plant operators to notify local governments and the public when removing the water from a coal ash pond.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 182
What it would do: It would require internet retailers to collect sales taxes if they have at least $100,000 in annual sales. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 184
What it would do: It aims to streamline the process for wireless broadband antennas and equipment to be placed on public right of way.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 191
What it would do: It would ease the rules for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 202
What it would do: It would order the creation and publication of a report about crimes committed by immigrants. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 213
It would allow farmers to grow hemp for CBD oils and other products. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 228
What it would do: It would increase the minimum marriage age from 16 to 17 with parental consent.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 282
What it would do: It would require sexual assault evidence to be preserved until crimes are solved.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 302
What it would do: It would prevent local governments from adopting rules limiting the building design elements for one- or two-family homes.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 311
What it would do: It would allow residents to sue the government, waiving the sovereign immunity defense.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 316
Whatitwoulddo: It would replace the state’s 27,000 electronic voting machines with a $150 million voting system that uses touch screens, printers and optical scanners. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 323
What it would do: It would require pharmacy benefit managers to report to the state the amount of rebates they pocket and the amount they transfer to patients. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 324
What it would do: It would permit medical marijuana growing, manufacturing, testing and distribution at 60 dispensaries. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 426
What it would do: It would give sentencing guidelines for anyone convicted of targeting a victim based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability or physical disability. STATUS: Passed the House.
HOUSE BILL 428
It would create a 4 percent tax on online products, including e-books, iTunes music and video games, but omit the tax on video streaming services such as Netflix. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 447
What it would do: It would exempt air carriers such as Delta Air Lines from paying state taxes on jet fuel.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 454
What it would do: It would create rules for electric scooters.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 469
What it would do: It would effectively ban car booting on private property. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE BILL 481
What it would do: It would outlaw abortion once a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the womb, which would effectively ban the procedure in Georgia. STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 511
What it would do: It would generate tens of millions of dollars for transit by dedicating the state sales tax on rides for hire to public transportation.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE BILL 546
What it would do: It would ban abortion in Georgia if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1
What it would do: It would name Georgia’s new appeals court building after former Gov. Nathan Deal.
STATUS: Passed House and Senate.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 2
What it would do: It would ratify the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing poll taxes. Georgia never endorsed the amendment in 1964. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 4
What it would do: It would ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Georgia never endorsed the amendment in 1933. STATUS: Did not pass.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 51
What it would do: Seeks to open negotiations with Tennessee and North Carolina over Georgia’s disputed northern boundary line.
STATUS: Did pass the House.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 164
What it would do: It seeks the placement of a proposed constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot that could limit the ability of state officials to divert fee money meant for things such as cleanups for tire dumps, landfills and hazardous waste sites.
STATUS: Passed House.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 327
What it would do: It would ask voters during the November 2020 election whether they believe the state’s constitution should be amended to allow “licensed destination resort facilities where casino gaming is permitted.” STATUS: Did not pass.
SENATE BILL 2
What it would do: It would allow electric membership corporations to provide broadband internet to help rural areas. STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 6
What it would do: It would direct judges to sentence someone found guilty of intentionally flying a drone over a prison or jail to at least one year.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 7
What it would do: It would reconstitute the DeKalb County Ethics Board after the Supreme Court ruled that the appointment of current members by nonelected officials was unconstitutional.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 17
What it would do: It would allow telephone cooperatives to provide broadband internet to help rural areas. STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 25
What it would do: Clarifies when to stop for a school bus.
STATUS: Passed Senate and House and signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp.
SENATE BILL 32
What it would do: It would protect people from a lawsuit if they damage a vehicle to rescue an animal in danger. STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 59
What it would do: It would require all parties to give “prior consent” to being recorded.
STATUS: Did not pass.
SENATE BILL 77
What it would do: It would require a vandal who damages a Georgia monument to pay up to three times the cost of the damage and legal fees.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 106
What it would do: It would allow the governor to request a Medicaid waiver and an Affordable Care Act insurance market waiver from the federal government.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILLS 119, 120
What they would do: They would require the state do an economic analysis before lawmakers vote on a bill involving tax incentives. STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 131
What it would do: It would create a state authority to oversee Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which is currently managed by Atlanta.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 150
What it would do: It would make it illegal for someone to own a gun if the person has been convicted of misdemeanor family violence or is under a “family violence protective order.”
STATUS: Did not pass.
SENATE BILL 163
What it would do: It would give home-schooled students access to public school extracurricular activities.
STATUS: Passed Senate.
SENATE BILL 172
What it would do: It would prevent local governments from adopting rules limiting the building design elements for one- or two-family homes.
STATUS: Did not pass.
SENATE BILL 221
What it would do: It would grant greater protection for religious rights against government interference.
STATUS: Did not pass.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS 55, 66
What they would do: They would ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
STATUS: Did not pass.
What it would do: It would stop the government from purging voters just because they didn’t vote in a recent election.
STATUS: Did not pass