Public Safety

GA - Senator John Albers (R)

Title:

Chairman

GA - Senator Randy Robertson (R)

Title:

Vice Chairman

GA - Senator Rick Williams (R)

Title:

Secretary

GA - Senator Timothy Bearden (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Mike Dugan (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Russ Goodman (R)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Sonya Halpern (D)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Kim Jackson (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Harold Jones II (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Chuck Payne (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Senator Valencia Seay (D)

Title:

Member

GA - Senator Brian Strickland (R)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - SB41 Watercraft; completion of a boater education course for registration of a watercraft; require

GA - SB42 Human Trafficking Hotline Information; model notice requirements; increase the fine for failure to comply

GA - SB94 'Georgia Secure Automated Vehicle Enforcement (SAVE) Act'; enact

GA - SB155 Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise

GA - SB159 Correctional Institutions of States and Counties; wireless communications and stand-alone electronic devices behind guard lines; prohibit

GA - SR570 Senate Supporting Safety and Welfare of All Individuals in Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee; create

GA - SB417 Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide

GA - SB522 "Donna's Law"; enact

GA - SB544 "Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act"; enact

GA - HB907 Motor vehicles; responsibilities for encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise

GA - SB554 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; qualification for indemnification benefits based on a public safety officer having COVID-19 at the time of death; create a presumption

GA - HB1001 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

GA - HB1303 Special license plates; Shepherd Center; establish

GA - HB1188 Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought

GA - HB1239 Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide

GA - HB498 Funeral directors and embalmers; reinstatement of lapsed license; change certain provisions

GA - HB348 Motor vehicles; standards for signs warning of use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

GA - HB188 Georgia Dangerous Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact

GA - SB11 "Georgia Fights Terrorism Act"; enact

GA - SB10 Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide

GA - SB37 Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise

GA - SB38 Speed Limit in School Zones; local governing body to apply for a permit to operate a traffic enforcement safety device which enforces the speed limit in a school zone by recorded image; authorize

GA - SB36 Pimping and Pandering; penalty provisions; increase

GA - SB35 Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc; establish

GA - HB175 Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date

GA - HB120 Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide

GA - HB119 Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing stationary vehicles; provide

GA - SB139 Peace Officers; the establishment of a state-wide data base of peace officer disciplinary actions and complaints of misconduct; provide

GA - SB138 Office of Sheriff; procedure for filling vacancies; revise

GA - HB268 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; motor vehicle related crime prevention initiatives; establish grant program

GA - SB363 Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide

GA - SB369 Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide

GA - SB400 Special License Plates; supporting the advocacy and promotion of strict interpretation of the United States Constitution with a portion of funds collected; establish

GA - SB402 Instruction Permits; restrictions upon the operation of Class C motor vehicles by Class D license holders with certain passengers in the vehicle; revise

GA - SB406 First Responder Building Mapping Information System; grant program to fund the creation of school mapping data; establish

GA - HB959 Motor vehicles; procedure for passing stationary vehicles on certain highways; provide

GA - SR751 Senate Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee; create

GA - SB576 Ride Share Network Services and Transportation Referral Services; display of a second license plate; require

GA - HB541 Motor vehicles; proper procedure for passing postal service vehicle; provide

GA - SB63 Bonds and Recognizances; setting of bonds and schedules of bails; provide

GA - SB71 Manner of Riding Motorcycle; motorcycle passengers shall be no younger than 16 years of age; require

GA - SB68 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations; offense of dogfighting as racketeering activity; include

GA - SB78 Off-Road Vehicles; civil forfeiture of any off-road vehicle operated while fleeing police or driving aggressively; authorize

GA - SB120 Motor Carriers; the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update

GA - SB175 Searches with Warrants; additional requirements for the issuance and execution of search warrants and no-knock warrants; provide

GA - HB242 Georgia Driver's Education Commission; violation of traffic laws or ordinances under Joshua's Law; provide additional penalty

GA - SB217 "Eliminating Ghost Plates Act"; enact

GA - SB218 Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

GA - HB167 Motor vehicles and traffic; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide

GA - SB237 Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide

GA - SB234 Motor Vehicles; the enforcement of laws with equipment which produces excessive noise levels using recorded images; provide

GA - HB142 Education; establishment of unified campus police forces through agreements by colleges and universities; provide

GA - SB244 Drivers' Licenses; the use of fingerprint scans for the verification of identity and date of birth of applicants seeking a personal identification card; authorize

GA - SB247 Removal of Improperly Parked Cars; a towing and storage firm from placing an instrument designed to restrict movement of a motor vehicle; prohibit

GA - SB255 Gambling; provisions relative to dogfighting; revise

GA - HB301 Motor vehicles and traffic; revise amount of civil monetary penalty for violations of improperly passing a school bus or speeding in a school zone

GA - SB329 "Law Enforcement Unit Accreditation Act" enact

GA - SB330 Dogs; protections for dogs kept outdoors; provide

GA - SB352 Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide

GA - SB418 Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; basic and in-service training courses on animal fighting and recognition of animal abuse; establish

GA - SB443 Abatement of Nuisances; inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events: provide

GA - HB878 Uniform rules of the road; proper procedure for passing a postal service vehicle; provide

GA - SB470 Proceedings Against Intruders; notice of vacancy; create

GA - SB478 "Freedom to Drive Act"; enact

GA - SB472 "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact

GA - SB490 Motor Vehicles and Traffic; felony offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide

GA - HB997 Motor vehicles; require disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon receipt of notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of a positive drug test

GA - SB513 Sexual Offenses; provisions of Code Section 16-6-16; provide

GA - SB512 Victims of Human Trafficking Fund and the Victims of Human Trafficking Fund Commission; create

GA - SB508 Administrative Office of the Courts; accessibility of certain personal information of state and federal judges, justices, and spouses thereof; provide

GA - SB514 Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Related Offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide

GA - SR616 Victims of Human Trafficking Fund; allocation of certain additional penalties and assessments; provide -CA

GA - SB510 Safety Belts in Passenger Vehicles; occupants of a passenger vehicle, whether in a front seat or back seat, shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; provide

GA - SB507 Special License Plates; "America First" specialty license plate; establish

GA - HB1100 Revenue, Department of; authorize use of electronic notifications and communications to motor vehicle owners; provisions

GA - SR719 Resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; condemn Jew-hatred

GA - HB1105 The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact

GA - SR844 Georgia Department of Insurance and the State Fire Marshal; enforce the International Fire Code and allow for two-way communications of first responders responding to emergencies; urge