Georgia Sen. Lester Jackson (D)

GA - Education and Youth (Senate)

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Member

GA - Finance (Senate)

Title:

Member

GA - Health and Human Services (Senate)

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Member

GA - Urban Affairs (Senate)

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Chairman

GA - SR40 Thomas Sr., Malcolm Gilbert; condolences

GA - SR212 Strong, Crystal; commend

GA - SB97 In-State Resident Status of Students; university system policy of out-of-state tuition differential waivers; codify

GA - SR397 Smith, Mabel M.; condolences

GA - SR510 Orum, Tywonia; recognize

GA - SB419 Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham; compensation of members; modify

GA - SR142 Rainge, Dr. Louvenia; recognize

GA - SR515 Rawls, Rodney; recognize

GA - SR62 Smith, Tommie; recognize

GA - SR655 Baker, Head Coach Cedric; commend

GA - SR731 Render, Michael Santiago "Killer Mike"; commend

GA - SR732 Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo; commend

GA - SB455 Special License Plates; a specialty license plate for Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; honoring

GA - SR881 Holyfield, Evander; recognize

GA - SR513 McCrary, Jennifer W.; recognize

GA - SB90 Georgia Commission on African American History and Culture; create

GA - SB289 Chatham County; board of elections and registration; create

GA - SB388 Minimum Wage; certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise

GA - SR723 Callaway, Thomas DeCarlo; recognize

GA - SB389 Tourist Courts; provide panic devices to employees to help protect them from sexual harassment and violent acts; require operators of certain hotels

GA - SB96 Notaries Public; identification of persons for whom notaries perform notarial acts shall be evidenced; valid Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; provide

GA - SB530 Education; limitations on waiver and variance requests by local school systems requesting flexibility; provide

GA - SR213 Greenlee, Bill; condolences

GA - SB550 City of Savannah and Chatham County; description of the education districts; change

GA - SB390 State Income Tax; all income paid to individuals 60 years of age or older who have been residents of Georgia for ten years; exclude from state income tax

GA - SB531 Eminent Domain; alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties; provide

GA - SR509 Morrison, Jay; recognize

GA - SR63 Vaughns Sr., Lewis Debreczen; condolences

GA - SR126 John Lewis Freedom Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate

GA - SR561 Templeton Sr, Rex; commend

GA - SR516 Williams-Cheever, Dr. Idell; condolences

GA - SB2 Disposition of Property Seized; law enforcement agencies; the option to destroy or sell certain firearms; provide

GA - SR511 Hervey, Shauna Marie; recognize

GA - SB3 Education; mandatory education from 16 to 17; raise the age

GA - SR656 Savannah State Women's Basketball Team; congratulate

GA - SR514 Ferguson, Jernell Elizabeth Jennings; condolences

GA - SR512 Campbell, Kristopher; recognize

GA - SR729 Lewis, Arthur; recognize

GA - SB196 Sexual Offenses; offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; revise

GA - SB170 Insurance; health benefit policies to provide coverage for expenses incurred in home childbirth; require

GA - SR562 I'm A Father F1rst Inc.; recognize

GA - SR722 Holyfield, Evander; commend

GA - SB111 Health; licensure and regulation of community midwives; 'Georgia Community Midwife Act'

GA - SR730 Nixon, Otis Junior; recognize

GA - SR41 Hardy Jr., Ralph Edgar; condolences

GA - SR125 Georgia Companies and Institutions; equitable and diverse gender representation on the boards and in the senior management; encourage

GA - SR76 Senate Study Committe on Employee Misclassification; create

GA - SR65 Davenport Sr.; Robert Lee; condolences

GA - SB11 "Senator Jack Hill Veterans Act"; enact (PF)

GA - SB24 Minimum Wage Law; provisions; revise

GA - SB25 Income Tax; tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses to 100 percent of such federal tax credit; increase the value

GA - SB27 Professional Licenses; extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license; electrical contractor, plumber;

GA - SB33 Torts; cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; provide

GA - SB34 Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide

GA - SB36 Elections and Primaries; development of a pilot program; rural counties; establishing and funding the operation of advance voting location in such counties; provide

GA - SB38 Primaries and Elections; permanent absentee voter list; provide

GA - SB39 Qualifications of Electors; convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; provide

GA - SB40 Elections and Primaries; the time and method for opening and tabulating absentee ballots; revise

GA - SB41 Tax Commissioners Retirement Fund of Georgia; create; board; appointments; officers; provide

GA - SB42 Education; school climate rating does not include discipline data; provide

GA - SB43 "Noncovered Eye Care Services Act"; enact

GA - SB55 'Georgia Family Medical Leave Act'; enact

GA - SB56 Fiscal Bills; economic analysis prior to the introduction or amendment of legislation containing tax incentives or modifying or extending existing tax incentives; require

GA - SB57 Fiscal Bills; economic analyses to be conducted by the state auditor for certain tax benefits upon request by the chairpersons of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee; provide

GA - SB58 Income Taxes; refundable earned income tax credit; rules and regulations; provide

GA - SB64 Holidays and Observances; holidays observed in Georgia; revise

GA - SB80 "Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act"; enact

GA - SB81 Office of College and Career Transitions; change name to the Office of College and Career Academies

GA - SB83 Public Assistance; Medicaid public option program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; provide

GA - SB87 "Senator Jack Hill Veterans' Act"; enact

GA - SB88 Education; Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as as advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; provide

GA - SB108 Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create

GA - SB121 Perjury; false statements made in police reports by law enforcement officers; expand the offense of perjury

GA - SB132 Arrest by Law Enforcement Officers; use of force maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain; prohibit officers

GA - SB138 Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies engage in vehicular pursuits; provide

GA - SB139 Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; seizure of property subject to civil forfeiture only upon a criminal conviction; authorize

GA - SB145 Distilled Spirits; initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; modify the petition requirements

GA - SB148 2021 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians and the Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure; create

GA - SB149 Primaries and Elections; same day registration and voting; provide

GA - SB150 Elections and Primaries; automatic voter registration in certain circumstances; provide

GA - SB158 Stone Mountain Memorial Association; creation and erection of the "Let Freedom Ring Monument"; provide

GA - SB167 Retirement; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide

GA - SB172 Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide

GA - SB179 Brady Law Regulations; universal background checks in all manners of firearm transfers and purchases; require

GA - SB186 General Assembly; certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and congressional districts in this state; provide

GA - SB187 HOPE Scholarship; procedure for students with disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act to apply for a waiver; establish

GA - SB193 Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; requiring that mobile homes procure and display decals; grant counties the option

GA - SB200 Emergency Powers of the Governor; certain business and religious institutions may continue to resume operations; certain states of emergency; provide

GA - SB204 Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide

GA - SB205 Commerce and Trade; charging covered establishments certain fees on food and beverage deliveries; prohibit third party food delivery platforms

GA - SB206 Landlord and Tenant; prospective tenant shall not be refused a rental based on previous eviction during COVID-19 public health emergency; provide

GA - SB225 License Plates; individuals who served in the armed forces for an ally of the United States during active military combat; provide a veteran's license plate

GA - SB227 Eminent Domain; alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties; provide

GA - SB231 Education; pilot program; individuals between ages 21 and 35 who have not attained a high school diploma; provide

GA - SB253 Elections and Primaries; notice when polling places are relocated; provide

GA - SB264 Health; Low THC Oil Patient Registry; repeal; 'Controlled Substances Therapeutic Act'

GA - SB267 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; retired member who elected an optional retirement allowance; eligible to change any of such named beneficiaries; provide

GA - SB279 State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; placement of a monument to honor the Original 33; provide

GA - SB308 Georgia Emergency Communications Authority; establish a system of language translation services for use by 9-1-1 systems statewide; require

GA - SB314 Primaries and Elections; registered voters to cast a ballot at any polling place; provide

GA - SB363 "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,"; class action suits and for damages for violating the requirements for solicitations for corporate filings; provide

GA - SB364 Telephone Service; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide

GA - SB396 Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)

GA - SB397 General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide

GA - SB405 Sales and Use Taxes; certain nonprofit organizations supporting veterans from paying sales tax; exempt

GA - SB441 Courts; reestablishment of the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board as an advisory board to The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia; provide

GA - SB442 Primaries and Elections; electors may choose to permanently receive absentee ballots; provide

GA - SB443 Primaries and Elections; providing food and drink to persons in line to vote at polling places; remove the prohibition

GA - SB444 Primaries and Elections; the number of absentee ballot drop boxes which may be utilized in a primary or election; remove the limitation

GA - SB460 Education; noncitizen students who have received a grant of deferred action for childhood arrivals; qualify for in-state classification; may be extended same consideration as citizens of the United States

GA - SB474 Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption; ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers or other agricultural products; provide

GA - SB477 Local Boards of Education; nonbinding advisory referendum; local boards of education be elected on a nonpartisan basis without party designation on the ballot; provide

GA - SB480 Special Education Services Bill of Rights; provide

GA - SB487 Insurance; diagnostic breast examinations shall not be treated less favorably than screening mammography for breast cancer with respect to cost-sharing requirements; provide

GA - SB491 Revenue and Taxation; a qualified down payment savings program to be implemented by the Department of Revenue; create

GA - SB502 Employment Security; definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages; change

GA - SB516 Solid Waste Management; Environmental Protection Division to contract with the Department of Revenue to collect certain fees; require

GA - SB536 Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; administrative procedures and actions regarding bona fide coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; provide

GA - SB537 "Georgia Food Insecurity Eradication Act"; enact

GA - SB564 Petroleum Products; security measures on gasoline pumps; require

GA - SB568 State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; placement of a monument to honor Coretta Scott King; provide

GA - SB594 Assistance for Needy Families; the definition of "cash assistance"; revise

GA - SB619 Office of Outdoors in the Office of the Governor; establish

GA - SR5 United States Capitol; disgraceful actions of right wing violence and sedition that took place on January 6, 2021; condemn

GA - SR10 Carmichael, Lola Mae; condolences

GA - SR20 Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment; independent nonpartisan commission instead of the General Assembly; provide - CA

GA - SR22 Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; recognize

GA - SR31 Williams Jr., Reverend Jasper W.; recognize

GA - SR42 Family Medical Leave Fund; create

GA - SR49 US Representative for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Marjorie Taylor Greene; to resign from the 117th Congress; urge

GA - SR61 School Social Workers Association of Georgia; recognize

GA - SR75 Tate, Virginia C. Barnett; condolences

GA - SR87 Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta; recognize

GA - SR92 Aaron, Hank; condolences

GA - SR95 Dyslexia Day; recognize February 23, 2021

GA - SR108 Thompson II, Curt Blackburn; recognize

GA - SR110 State Restaurant Day; recognize February 17, 2021

GA - SR112 Sergeant Henry "Gene" Mullis Memorial Intersection; Walker County; dedicate

GA - SR113 Shaheed Dibosh and International Mother Language Day; recognize February 21, 2021

GA - SR123 Delta Day; recognize March 11, 2021

GA - SR124 Almon, Sharon; recognize

GA - SR127 Department of Public Health Workers; recognize

GA - SR130 Perry, Tyler; recognize

GA - SR136 Technical College System of Georgia; collaborate and develop programs to expand technical education; individuals age 16 or older who have withdrawn from high school; encourage

GA - SR138 Henry "Hank" Louis Aaron Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

GA - SR145 West, Eleanor "Sandy" Torrey; condolences

GA - SR152 Jim Arendt Day; recognize February 9, 2021

GA - SR156 Bryan County Sheriff Clyde R. Smith; recognize

GA - SR161 Syed Raian Islam; condolences

GA - SR162 Warlick, Benjamin; recognize

GA - SR175 Becker, Dr. Mark P.; recognize

GA - SR181 Levine, Elaine Ruth; condolences

GA - SR182 Lupus Advocacy Day; recognize March 11, 2021

GA - SR190 Congress; allow individuals to retain the right to use their image and likeness and shield them from copyright infringement; urge

GA - SR192 Senate Age of Mandatory Education Study Committee; create

GA - SR197 Georgia National Association for Advancement of Colored People; recognize

GA - SR198 Woodall, Reverend James; recognize

GA - SR203 Senate Outdoor Learning Study Committee; create

GA - SR214 Gehl, John M. condolences

GA - SR231 2021 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SR232 Levin, Elaine Ruth; condolences

GA - SR241 President Jimmy Carter; recognize

GA - SR242 Pi Day; recognize March 14, 2021

GA - SR243 Jordan Jr., Vernon Eulion; recognize

GA - SR244 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Heritage Day; recognize March 16, 2021

GA - SR268 Colonial Group Inc.; congratulate

GA - SR294 National Council of Negro Women DeKalb; congratulate

GA - SR321 Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol Post 30 Troopers; recognize

GA - SR322 Georgia's African American Farmers; recognize

GA - SR327 Wong, Lani; recognize

GA - SR332 Croone, Bishop-Elect Arthur James; recognize

GA - SR355 The Quad; quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States; celebrate

GA - SR356 Rahman's, Sheikh Muijibur; 100th birthday anniversary; Bangladesh's 50th year of independence

GA - SR357 Oatts, Dr. Terry; pandemic leadership; acknowledge

GA - SR358 Carter, Shermanetta; commend

GA - SR359 United Negro College Fund; recognize

GA - SR364 Senate Costs and Effects of Smoking Study Committee; create

GA - SR400 International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2022

GA - SR403 "Rosa Parks Day"; recognize February 4, 2022

GA - SR408 Berry III, Frank W.; commend

GA - SR410 2021-2022 Cass High School Men's Wrestling Team; recognize

GA - SR413 Breedlove, Henry Donald; honoring

GA - SR418 Georgia State University Men's Soccer Team; commend

GA - SR435 Oliver, Commissioner Tyrone; recognize

GA - SR436 Thompson, Jessie Will; recognize

GA - SR478 McMillan, Shawn; recognize

GA - SR522 Self-Direction Day; recognizing February 22, 2022

GA - SR541 Tolbert, Francis "Frank" Eugene; condolences

GA - SR542 Women Veterans Day; recognizing first Tuesday in March of every year

GA - SR543 Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation; honoring

GA - SR552 Joint Achievement Gap for Boys Study Committee; create

GA - SR564 Senate Rules; amend

GA - SR567 Smyre, Representative Calvin; United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic; recognize

GA - SR603 Russian Government; illegally and immorally invading Ukraine; condemn

GA - SR607 Spelman College Day; recognizing March 3, 2022

GA - SR608 LaGrone, Garron L.; condolences

GA - SR621 Scout Day; recognizing March 9, 2022

GA - SR635 Jordan, Troy H.; recognize

GA - SR646 Young, Andrew; commend

GA - SR657 Mabry, Dorothy; congratulate

GA - SR658 People of Ukraine; crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; support

GA - SR678 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Heritage Day; recognize March 16, 2022

GA - SR681 Mullis, Senator Jeff; commend

GA - SR719 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SR720 Jordan, Jen; recognize

GA - SR724 Lane, Damien; commend

GA - SR725 Jenkins, Jabez Jenkins and Christopher; recognize

GA - SR727 Underwood, Soror Ophelia Spencer; congratulate

GA - SR728 Woodard, Dr. Alma Gibbs; recognize

GA - SR740 Spooner, Roger; condolences

GA - SR744 Pakistan Day; recognize March 23, 2022

GA - SR749 Jesse Blalock Sr Bridge; Clayton County; dedicate

GA - SR764 Newton County School System Public Relations Department; congratulate

GA - SR769 Jones, Senator Emanuel D.; recognize

GA - SR771 School Board Appreciation Week; recognize the week of March 14-18, 2022

GA - SR810 Clark Atlanta University Day; recognizing March 31, 2022

GA - SR824 Senator Jeff Mullis Intersection; Walker County; dedicate

GA - SR825 William Alfred Fountain High School; recognize

GA - SR831 Minard, Tim; recognize

GA - SR836 Senate Study Committee on a Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia; create

GA - SR850 Belmonte Jr., Fernando Feliciano ''Sonny'' Racimo; recognize

GA - SR851 Celebration of Organized Labor in Georgia Day; recognizing April 4, 2022

GA - SR873 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SR875 Jordan, Senator Jen; recognize

GA - SR877 Ramadan; recognize