House Bill 325 would require all law enforcement officers to wear body cameras while on the job. It would also classify tampering with a body camera as a misdemeanor.
The Georgia Senate is supporting a bill instructing state agencies to not require a college degree for jobs unless truly necessary. The Senate voted 49-1 for Senate Bill 3 on Thursday.
Georgia House members are looking to regulate the installation of rooftop solar panels, saying some companies are ripping off consumers. The House Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a bill that would require companies that install panels at residences to be certified by the state Public Service Commission and make certain disclosures to consumers.
Legislators in Georgia could soon consider a bill to make first-time homebuyers’ homes more affordable, as the entry-level housing market continues to price out many middle- and lower-class families. But some local government organizations oppose a controversial plan that they argue unfairly takes away local control while not resolving a demand for housing that greatly exceeds the supply.
Georgia senators are advancing a bill that would make prison sentences harsher for gang crimes. Senate Bill 44 would add a mandatory five years to sentences for anyone convicted of a gang crime and 10 years for anyone convicted of recruiting minors into a gang.
Rep. Esther Panitch (D - Sandy Springs) gave a powerful speech against antisemitism on the House floor on Day 13, after a hate group distributed antisemitic flyers in driveways in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs on Sunday morning — hers included.
For months, rival companies that want to produce low-THC cannabis oil for medical purposes in Georgia have not been able to pry open the black box of the state’s 2019 Hope Act to see how six firms — out of 69 bidders — were awarded licenses to dispense the marijuana extract to patients across the state. And neither the state’s Open Records Act nor legislators trying to see the process have had success.
State Rep. Joseph Gullett, R-Dallas, introduced a bill into the Georgia House this week that would allow Georgia cities to experiment with instant runoff voting in nonpartisan municipal elections.
Some Georgia senators want to permanently block schools and most government agencies from requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawmakers put a one-year ban into law in 2022, but it expires June 30 if they don't act.
Jackson Republican and businessman Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ran for the office after a decade as a state senator because he wanted a new challenge and thought he could help ordinary Georgians, he said
