Legislative Update
HB56
Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for undergraduate full tuition grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed in the line of duty who attend institutions of the University System of Georgia and who meet certain eligibility requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading
1/25/2023
No Action in 20204
HB124
Health; first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in emergency medical transportation of patients; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide that first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in the emergency medical transportation of patients; to revise findings and a declaration of policy concerning first responders in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide that first responders of a fire department of a municipality shall be granted licenses for emergency medical transportation under certain circumstances; to revise the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program (EMSC Program); to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for licensing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading
2/01/2023
No Action in 2024
HB451
Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to require the provision of supplemental, illness-specific insurance to certain first responders diagnosed with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain insurance benefits to eligible first responders; to provide for limitations and restrictions of such benefits; to provide for methods of funding; to provide for treatment of premiums; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received from such insurance coverage for first responders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Passed House Public Safety Committee
Recommitted to House Insurance Committee 2/8/2024
HB503
Income tax; certain contributions by taxpayers to certain local firefighter foundations; provide tax credit
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for tax credits for certain contributions made by taxpayers to certain local firefighter foundations; to provide for an aggregate annual limit; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for applications and certifications; to provide for the revocation of qualified status; to provide for certain penalties; to provide for annual reporting requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading 2/23/2023
No Action in 2024
HB527
Quality Basic Education Act; inclusion of certain visual safety devices in minimum facility requirements; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-261 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to common minimum facility requirements for public elementary and secondary schools under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for the inclusion of certain visual safety devices in minimum facility requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading
2/23/2023
No Action in 2024
HB574
Buildings and housing; local fire ordinances may require fire sprinkles in one and two family dwellings; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire sprinklers in single-family dwelling units, so as to provide that although neither the state residential and fire building code nor any residential fire and building code shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in single-family or residential buildings, local fire ordinances may require fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading
2/28/2023
No Action in 2024
HB637
Fireworks; certain days and times for lawful use or ignition; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to provide for certain days and times for the lawful use or ignition of consumer fireworks regardless of any county or municipal ordinance or resolution; to provide for a definition; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Code Section 36-60-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sale or use or ignition of consumer fireworks products, so as to vest regulation of the dates and times for the lawful use or ignition of consumer fireworks with counties and municipal corporations; to amend Code Section 48-13-131 of the O.C.G.A., relating to excise tax imposed upon fireworks, rate of taxation, and establishment of Fireworks Trust Fund, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Last Reading
3/2/2023
No Action in 2024
HB964
Inclusive Public Service Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25, Code Section 31-11-52, and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to firefighter standards and training, certification and recertification of, and training for, paramedics and cardiac technicians, and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to provide for ethics and inclusivity training for such professions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House 2nd Reading
1/24/2024
HB984
Insurance, Department of; Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update practices
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 25 and 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire protection and safety and insurance, respectively, so as to update the practices of the Department of Insurance and the office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; to provide for the off-duty use of motor vehicles by certain law enforcement officers; to repeal a life insurance reserves requirement for small companies for accreditation purposes; to allow for the continuation of coverage of a developmentally disabled or physically disabled dependent child under certain policies; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Status
House Committee Favorably Reported 1/31/2024
SB16
"Georgia EMS Reform Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to amend provisions relative to the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program administered by the Department of Public Health; to provide for legislative findings, determinations, and declarations; to authorize local entities to establish boundaries for the provision of emergency medical services; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
In Health and Human Service Committee
Hearing 2/12/24
SB43
Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide that death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; to provide clarification for instances of indemnification for heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Recommitted
1/28/2024
SB113
Municipal Corporations; the transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide for the transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Recommitted
1/08/2024
SB166
Public Officers and Employees; public employees to self-organize or to be represented by a labor organization; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor practices of public officers and employees; to amend Code Section 16-8-16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to theft by extortion; to repeal and reserve Code Section 20-2-989.10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to collective bargaining not permitted or fostered; to repeal and reserve Chapter 5 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to resolution of wages, hours, and working conditions of firefighters; to amend Code Section 45-7-54 of the O.C.G.A., relating to voluntary contributions by state employees through payroll deductions to certain not for profit organizations; to amend Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor practices of public officers and employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
2/15/2023
No Action in 2024
SB239
Landlord and Tenant; landlords to provide carbon monoxide detectors in rental units; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to require landlords to provide carbon monoxide detectors in rental units; to provide requirements therefor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
2/27/2023
No Action in 2024
SB323
Special Districts for Fire Protection Services; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding provisions applicable to counties only, so as to create special districts for fire protection services; to provide legislative findings; to authorize the activation of such special districts; to prohibit municipalities from undertaking certain powers within such special districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
3/23/2023
No Action in 2024
SB334
"Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-3-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum requirements, equipment and clothing, and insurance relative to local fire departments generally, so as to revise qualifications for insurance coverage for firefighters diagnosed with cancer; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Second Read
2/6/2024
SB157
Professions and Businesses; preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make an application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to create a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make an application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Passed Senate / Recommitted in House
3/29/2023
No Action in 2024
SB371
"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of workers' compensation; to provide for definitions; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards, and publicly employed emergency medical technicians, so as to provide compensation to eligible peace officers from the State Indemnification Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read/Referred 1/23/2024
