Down the Rabbit Hole

Bills at the Gold Dome, AJC, 2/28/16 Metro

Really Bad Bills

HB 941 would really prevent grand juries from issuing subpoenas to require testimony and determine probable cause in cases where police are defendants.

Really Bad Bills not in this AJC article:

HB 929 would replace electoral college with popular vote

SB 133 is the Governor’s failed school takeover amendment

HB 849 LGBT Bathroom Bill

Medical

HB 1055 removes a certificate of need requirement that had been imposed on medical treatment facilities

Removes regional medical center designation

HB 965 provides referrals to Jimmy Carter’s cancer doctor

HB 722 expand list of disorders for marijuana use

HB 762 disposal of aborted human fetuses

Gun Rights

HB 859 allow concealed carry gun license holders to carry on campus, except at frat and sorority houses or athletic events.

SB 303 requires gun locks for every gun sold

SB 199 you can wear your NRA hat to polling places

Education Pushback

SB 355 student test scores count 10% for teacher ratings

SB 364 teacher test scores reduce to 30% of ratings

Sin Tax for Education

HR 807 amend Ga Constitution to allow casinos

HB 677 allows 4 casino resort licenses in Georgia

HB 22 restores HOPE for technical schools

HB 801 gives more HOPE scholarship money for tougher courses

SB 312 expand HOPE to all public colleges

SB 266 requires patron reporting of money spent on casinos

SB 264 legalizes horse racing in Georgia

Sin Tax for Others

SB 322 colleges required to report rapes to police

HB 827 requires police to send rape kits quickly to lab

HB 713 & SB 331 remove custody rights in cases involving rape, incest or child sex abuse

SB 193 longer sentences for domestic abuse

SB 278 increased penalties for pimps and prostitutes

SB 254 convicted drug users can vote and have food stamps

Protecting the Legislature from Itself

HR1113 reform the Judicial Qualifications Committee that selects candidates for appointment to Judgeships

HB 808 remove 3 appointments from GA Bar to Judicial Committee

HR 502 amend GA Constitution to halt diversion of funds “to other purposes”

HB 927 increase GA Supreme Court from 7 to 9 Justices

HR 962 – 963 take redistricting away from the Legislature and give it to an appointed commission

Protecting us from Ourselves

HB 797 remove helmet requirement if over age 18

SB 369 regulates fireworks at home

HB 588 restrict excessive use of pseudoephedrine that shrinks nasal passages and blood vessels

War on Christians Pushback

HB 837 incorporate the federal religious Freedom Restoration Act into GA law

HB 816 allows voluntary student prayer before events

HB 870 & SB 309 State schools won’t join athletic associations that don’t allow pray at games

SB 129 government cannot infringe on religious rights

Gay Tyranny Pushback

HB 757 allows pastors to refuse to perform Gay Marriages

HB 756 allows businesses to refuse to supply Gay Wedding services

SB 284 allows religious non-profits to refuse to hire Gays

Illegal Immigrant Pushback

SB 269 ban on “sanctuary cities” in Georgia

SB 6 illegal immigrant marked drivers’ licenses

Data Source: AJC

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader