Georgia Assembly Passes More Bills Concerning Vehicles, Industry, and Family Management

Committees of the General Assembly met to deliberate over more bills this week,  The various committees that met were concerned with industry regulation, motor vehicles, and adoption services.

To start, the House Motor Vehicle Committee met today to discuss license plates, fines, and penalties. House Bill (HB) 449 was first on the agenda. In GA, if a person pays a fine for a traffic violation online instead of appearing in court, points could still be added to their license.  

HB 449 proposes that this should be stopped. The purpose is to end the penalty that Georgians unknowingly walk into. The bill passed to the Rules Committee.

The House Motor Vehicle Committee also passed SB 84 and SB 291 that propose the addition of special markers on license plates. SB 84 would add organ donor markers to license plates. SB 291 would add American Flag markers.

The House Regulated Industries Regulatory Committee discussed a bill concerning the disposition of dead bodies. Senate Bill 141 proposes a set of guard rails for the practice of disposing of a body via composting.

The bill would require that funeral homes or anyone involved with organic human reduction must be licensed and regularly inspected. The bill passed to the Rules Committee. 

Finally, the Senate Children and Families Committee discussed HB 175. This bill proposes that the state of GA revise its comprehensive background checks for early care and education employees. 

The purpose is to align GA with the federal government’s requirements. The bill passed to the Rules Committee fairly quickly.

The Senate Children and Families Committee concluded with HB 181. This bill would allow for the issuance of a certificate of foreign birth by the state registrar without a judicial order.

The purpose of this bill is to streamline the foreign adoption process and remove duplicative requirements. HB 181 passed to the Rules Committee. 

To see the General Assemby’s recent activities, see this article.

To see the upcoming schedule for the GGA, see this page.