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bill #
title
position
HB 574
Local Government Animal Trust Fund
Neutral
Alcoholic Beverages
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 273
Alcohol: Distillers and Brewers Transfers
Support
HB 392
Distance Requirements for Package Sales Near Schools
Support
HB 805
Repeal of State and Local Alcohol Excise Taxes
Oppose
HB 831
Repeal of State and Local Alcohol Excise Taxes
Oppose
SB 145
Alcohol: Local Package Sales Referenda
Support
SB 219
Local Government Options for Alcohol Delivery & Mix Drinks To Go
Support
SB 236
Mixed Drinks To Go
Support
Economic Development and Redevelopment
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 24
Annexation Dispute Process - Adding Proposed Tax Abatements as a Reason for Objection
Working With Author
HB 66
Tax Abatement Transparency Among Local Governments
Neutral
HB 72
One Year Medicaid Eligibility for New Mothers
Support
HB 139
Railroad Signage and Operations
Evaluating
HB 161
Downtown Development Authorities
Support
HB 273
Alcohol: Distillers and Brewers Transfers
Support
HB 339
Environmental Justice Commission
Evaluating
HB 432
Environmental Justice Commission
Neutral
HB 608
Broadband Grant Funding
Neutral
HR 185
House Rural Development Council Reauthorization
Support
SB 144
City Housing Authorities' Operational Limits
Evaluating
SB 219
Local Government Options for Alcohol Delivery & Mix Drinks To Go
Support
SB 236
Mixed Drinks To Go
Support
SR 84
Joint Airport Study Committee
Other
Education
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
SB 220
Georgia Commission on Civics Education
Support
Elections
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 51
Require Referendum on Council Pay Raises Over 20%
Evaluating
HB 62
Elections - Private Funds
Evaluating
HB 64
Elections - Death of Candidate
Neutral
HB 273
Alcohol: Distillers and Brewers Transfers
Support
HB 373
Voter Roll Maintenance
Support
SB 72
Voter Roll Maintenance
Support
SB 145
Alcohol: Local Package Sales Referenda
Support
SB 147
Advance Voting
Evaluating
Environment
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 3
Ethylene Oxide Emissions Monitoring
Support
HB 176
Coal Combustion Residual Impoundments
Evaluating
HB 279
Environmental Effects Report Mandate
Evaluating
HB 339
Environmental Justice Commission
Evaluating
HB 343
Hunting; Poaching Fines
Neutral
HB 355
Carbon Sequestration Registry
Neutral
HB 432
Environmental Justice Commission
Neutral
HB 647
Coal Combustion Residual Impoundments Post-Closure Monitoring
Evaluating
HR 319
House Study Committee on Landfills
Neutral
SB 94
Dam Inundation Zones
Neutral
SB 104
Ban on Plastic Bags
Neutral
SB 119
State Burn Permit Exemption for Yard Debris
Neutral
SB 260
Soil Amendment Regulation; Exclude Certain Industrial By-Products
Evaluating
SB 262
Coal Tar Sealants; Limit Use
Evaluating
SB 265
Buffer Areas for New Landfills
Evaluating
Ethics
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 333
Ethics Bill
Evaluating
HB 435
Cooperative Procurement Bidding Requirement Exception
Support
Finance and Money Management
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 66
Tax Abatement Transparency Among Local Governments
Neutral
HB 112
COVID-19 Liability Protection
Support
HB 244
County Insurance Premium Tax Funds; Use for Flood Risk Reduction
Neutral
HB 292
Remove Additional Training Requirement for Boards of Equalization
Neutral
HB 302
Restriction on Methods of Calculating Regulatory Fees
Oppose
HB 511
Appropriation of Dedicated Revenues to Separate Trust Funds
Support
SB 56
Requiring Economic Analysis of Tax Bills
Support
SB 76
Next-Gen E911
Support
SB 201
Limitation on County Contracts to Collect Municipal Taxes
Support
Immigration
Land Use and Annexation
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 23
Annexation Dispute Process - Adding School Boards
Working With Author
HB 24
Annexation Dispute Process - Adding Proposed Tax Abatements as a Reason for Objection
Working With Author
HB 186
Zoning Procedures
Evaluating
HB 221
Zoning Procedures - Boards of Education Appointments to Planning Commissions
Evaluating
HB 243
Annexation - Changing How Contiguous Areas Calculated
Oppose
HB 257
Maternity Supportive Housing
Evaluating
HB 440
Prohibiting the Creation of New Cities from Existing Cities
Support
HR 222
House Study Committee on Annexation
Other
SB 116
Maternity Supportive Housing
Evaluating
SB 260
Soil Amendment Regulation; Exclude Certain Industrial By-Products
Evaluating
SR 298
Senate Annexation Study Committee
Neutral
Municipal Courts
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
SB 77
Municipal Jurisdiction for Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession Cases
Support
SB 236
Mixed Drinks To Go
Support
Municipal Powers
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 112
COVID-19 Liability Protection
Support
HB 130
Battery Operated Fences
Neutral
HB 148
Development Authority Directors
Support
HB 277
Local Control of Historic Monuments
Support
HB 289
Liability of Cities for Unlawful Assemblies
Evaluating
HB 434
Health Insurance Coverage Continuation
Evaluating
HB 465
False Alarm Calls
Neutral
HB 471
Municipal Regulation of Bows and Arrows
Support
HB 499
Local Control on Minimum Wage
Support
HB 640
Firearms Regulation; Disposal
Evaluating
SB 23
Local Control of Historic Monuments
Support
SB 49
Private Providers for Plan Review & Inspection
Neutral
SB 169
Electronic Signatures and Seals on Bonds
Neutral
SB 182
Battery Operated Fences
Neutral
SB 259
Firearms Regulation; Discharge and Disposal
Evaluating
Open Meetings/Open Record
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 98
Virtual Public Hearings
Support
HB 107
Workforce Development Boards
Support
HB 134
Cybersecurity Discussions in Executive Session
Support
HB 156
Reporting of Cybersecurity Attacks
Neutral
HB 186
Zoning Procedures
Evaluating
SB 32
Exclude Cell Phone Numbers From Open Records
Support
SB 95
Virtual Public Hearings
Support
Public Safety
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 79
Local Control of Fireworks
Support
HB 127
Wireless Location Data to Law Enforcement
Support
HB 138
Notices to Tenants of Crimes on Property
Oppose
HB 249
Remove Strobe Light Requirement for Autonomous Vehicles
Neutral
HB 286
Prohibition of Police Department Budget Cuts
Oppose
HB 289
Liability of Cities for Unlawful Assemblies
Evaluating
HB 465
False Alarm Calls
Neutral
HB 471
Municipal Regulation of Bows and Arrows
Support
HB 479
Repeal of the Citizens Arrest Law
Support
HB 496
Timber Truck Weight Limit Increase
Oppose
HB 534
Drag Racing - Prohibit
Support
HB 573
Removal of Public Visibility of Law Enforcement Officer's Property
Neutral
HB 640
Firearms Regulation; Disposal
Evaluating
HB 713
Reducing Street Homelessness Act
Evaluating
SB 2
Destruction of Firearms
Support
SB 60
GA State Indemnification Fund - Public Safety Officers
Support
SB 76
Next-Gen E911
Support
SB 84
Communications Officers Eligible for POAB
Support
SB 115
Speed Enforcement in School Zones
Support
SB 118
Timber Truck Weight Limit Increase
Oppose
SB 119
State Burn Permit Exemption for Yard Debris
Neutral
SB 259
Firearms Regulation; Discharge and Disposal
Evaluating
Recreation
Taxation
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 63
Fair Market Value of a Leased Motor Vehicle
Evaluating
HB 75
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Notice Revision
Support
HB 104
Property Tax Recovery Fee
Evaluating
HB 122
Extend Sales Tax Exemption for Concrete Mixers
Neutral
HB 151
Ad Valorem Tax; Remove Exemption for Developed Public Property Outside Political Territory
Evaluating
HB 160
Municipal Option Sales Tax for Water and Sewer Projects; Expansion and Audits
Neutral
HB 302
Restriction on Methods of Calculating Regulatory Fees
Oppose
HB 315
Title Ad Valorem Tax; Exemption for Head Start Organizations
Evaluating
HB 317
Lodging Facilitator; Short-Term Rental Platforms Collecting Hotel-Motel Taxes
Support
HB 352
State Limit on Property Tax Revenues
Oppose
HB 374
Sales Tax Exemption for Water and Sewer Authorities
Support
HB 575
O-LOST in Consolidated Governments to Reduce Millage Rate
Support
HB 586
"Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021"
Neutral
HB 661
O-LOST in Consolidated Governments to Reduce Millage Rate
Neutral
HB 805
Repeal of State and Local Alcohol Excise Taxes
Oppose
HB 831
Repeal of State and Local Alcohol Excise Taxes
Oppose
SB 57
Economic Analyses of Tax Provisions
Support
Taxation - State Only
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 312
Impose Half of State Sales Tax on Equipment and Energy Used in Manufacturing
Neutral
HB 374
Sales Tax Exemption for Water and Sewer Authorities
Support
HB 451
Freeport Exemption; Covid Relief
Neutral
HB 575
O-LOST in Consolidated Governments to Reduce Millage Rate
Support
HB 586
"Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021"
Neutral
HB 661
O-LOST in Consolidated Governments to Reduce Millage Rate
Neutral
SB 201
Limitation on County Contracts to Collect Municipal Taxes
Support
Transportation
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 139
Railroad Signage and Operations
Evaluating
HB 400
Vehicle Immobilization
Neutral
HB 496
Timber Truck Weight Limit Increase
Oppose
SB 118
Timber Truck Weight Limit Increase
Oppose
SR 26
Airports: State Debt Funding Authorization
Support
Utilities
BILLS TO WATCH
bill #
title
position
HB 150
Ensuring All Fuels & Energy Utilities
Evaluating
HB 328
Reduction of Municipal Rights-Of-Way Fees
Oppose
HB 449
Georgia Utility Facilities Protection Act
Oppose
HR 172
GUFPA Study Committee
Neutral
SB 65
Universal Access Fund, Broadband
Neutral
SB 102
Ensuring All Fuels & Energy Utilities
Evaluating