The Act extends aid from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to low‑income, pregnant women, broadens the definition of family under TANF, and removes the family cap originally imposed under TANF.
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The Act amends and adds several Code sections related to the supply, oversight, and taxation of motor fuel in anticipation of increased use of electric vehicles on Georgia roadways.
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The Act creates venue in cases of money laundering and theft that involve the transfer of digital currency by establishing that the crime may be considered to have happened wherever power was exercised over the property, wherever an act in furtherance of the crime occurred, or wherever the victim resides.
The Act prohibits counties or municipalities from banning or regulating the use of gasoline powered lawn care equipment; prevents the regulation of installing household appliances based on their source of fuel; provides for the deannexation of property; and amends provisions regarding the authority and procedures for municipal deannexation.
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The Act prohibits cities and counties from adopting written policies blocking the enforcement of existing bans on unauthorized public camping, generally prevents hospitals and local law enforcement from dropping off homeless individuals outside their areas of operation, and requires a performance audit of public spending on homelessness.
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The Act amends Georgia law controlling the permissible weight of commercial trucks, providing for new penalties for violations, a two‑year sunset provision, and other enforcement amendments.
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The Act adds two new subsections that prohibit licensed physicians, hospitals, and related institutions from performing or providing certain forms of gender‑affirming medical treatment, while also defining mechanisms for promulgating and enforcing new prohibitions and exceptions allowing such treatment.
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The Act makes it a felony for any government employee, election official, or county or municipal government to accept third‑party funding for conducting elections. The Act also establishes an executive director position within the State Election Board and fiscally separates the Election Board Committee and the Office of the
The Act amends several Code sections pertaining to voting, including broadening the individuals eligible to serve on an independent performance review board; allowing for employees to request time off for advance in person voting; specifying which elections may be audited; and providing election superintendents more time to report required election
The Act enhances penalties for violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, including imposing mandatory minimums, and preserves the State’s right to appeal a court’s deviation from the mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines provided in the Act. The Act also imposes limits on the use of unsecured
The Act establishes a Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission to discipline, remove, and require the involuntary retirement of appointed or elected state prosecutors found to be in violation of their duties, and adds additional duties for state prosecutors to conduct individual reviews of cases where probable cause exists.
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The Act revises, simplifies, and modernizes the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code, providing greater flexibility in forming and running such organizations.
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The Act allows for protective orders against the deposition of high‑ranking organizational officers when good cause exists. The Act also prevents the use of advertisements that misrepresent legal credentials in soliciting legal services and requires certain government officers and directors to maintain a designee for service of process on
The Act creates a new civil cause of action against human traffickers. It allows both victims and the Attorney General to sue traffickers and those benefitting financially from human trafficking for damages and reasonable attorney’s fees. The plaintiffs can file their lawsuit within ten years after the cause of
This Act amends the Pandemic Business Safety Act to extend its applicability for an additional year, expiring on July 14, 2022. The Pandemic Business Safety Act provides liability protection limitation to business against tort claims arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Act establishes a paid parental leave program for certain public employees of Georgia. Eligible employees include those who work for the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the state government as well as those employed by local boards of education. The Act provides that such employees, both mothers and
