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Lawmakers return to Atlanta on Monday for the 30th day of the 40-day session. It’s Crossover Day, the last day for a bill to move from one chamber to the other without major obstacles. Here’s a look at the status of some of the top bills of the 2016 legislative session.
HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
HB 6 — Would allow weighted grade-point averages of greater than 4.0 for international baccalaureate, advanced placement and dual-credit courses in science, technology, engineering and math for HOPE scholarships for incoming college freshmen. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HB 22 — Would restore funding for HOPE grants for technical college students that was cut in 2011. Status: In House committee.
HB 483 — Would designate the shoal bass as the official state native riverine sport fish. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 561 — Would name the "adoptable dog" the official state dog. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 588 — Would enforce the legal purchasing limits on pseudoephedrine. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 677 — Would create up to four "destination" casino resort licenses. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HB 713 — Would allow the termination of custody rights if a child was conceived due to rape, incest or sexual servitude. SB 331 apparently does the same thing. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HB 722 — Would expand the list of disorders that would qualify for the state's medical cannabis program. Status: Passed House committee with significant changes, available for House consideration.
HB 750 — The supplemental state budget for this fiscal year. Status: Signed into law.
HB 751 — The fiscal 2017 budget that takes effect July 1, the one bill lawmakers must pass. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 756 — Would allow private business owners to cite religious beliefs in refusing service to gay couples who plan to wed. Status: In House committee.
HB 757 — Originally said no member of the clergy could be forced to perform a same-sex wedding ceremony. Senators amended it to also allow businesses and individuals to refuse service to anyone if it violates their religious beliefs. Status: Passed House, significantly amended in Senate, returned to the House. Available for House consideration.
HB 762 — Pertains to the disposal of aborted human fetuses. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 797 — Would allow motorcycle and mo-ped operators 18 and older to skip wearing a helmet. Status: In House committee.
HB 801 — Would give extra credit toward HOPE scholarship to students taking tougher courses. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 808 — Would strip the State Bar of its three appointments on the Judicial Qualifications Commission. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 811 — Would extensively change the state code dealing with banking and finance. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 816 — Would allow students to have voluntary prayer in school, before athletic events, ceremonies and more. Status: In House committee.
HB 827 — The "Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act" would require law enforcement to more quickly submit neglected sexual assault evidence to the state's forensic labs for processing. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 835 — Would authorize voluntary contributions to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan. Status: In House committee.
HB 837 — Would apply the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act to Georgia and its courts. Status: In House committee.
HB 849 — Would create a state civil rights act barring discrimination in public accommodations for anyone based on race, religion or national origin. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HB 859 — Would allow anyone 21 or older with a concealed weapons license to carry a gun anywhere on a public college or university campus, except for in dormitories, fraternities and sorority houses, or at athletic events. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 870 — Would bar any school from joining an athletic association that prohibits student athletes from religious expression. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 927 — Would expand the state Supreme Court from seven to nine justices. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 941 — Would bar police officers accused of use of improper force from attending entire grand jury proceedings and says if the officer testifies, prosecutors can cross-examine him or her. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 951 — Would exempt state and local sales taxes for tickets to the Super Bowl and other major sporting events held in Georgia. Status: Passed House, available for Senate consideration.
HB 965 — Would make it easier for patients to obtain the treatment that former President Jimmy Carter received for his cancer diagnosis. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
HB 1055 — Would repeal the state's certificate of need for hospital construction. Status: In House committee
HR 502 — Would amend the state constitution to halt the diversion of state fees for other purposes. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HR 807 — Would amend the state constitution to allow casino gaming in Georgia. Status: Passed House committee, available for House consideration.
HR 962 and 963 — Would shifts legislative and congressional redistricting power from the General Assembly to an "independent, nonpartisan commission." Status: In House committee.
HR 1113 — Companion legislation to HB 808; would deconstruct and then re-create the Judicial Qualifications Commission. Status: Passed House, in Senate committee.
SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
SB 6 — Would create special Georgia driver's licenses and ID cards for immigrants who lack legal status but have received deferred action from the federal government. Status: Passed Senate committee, available for Senate consideration.
SB 129 — Would require government to meet a strict test before infringing on someone's religious practices. Would say the law could not be used to discriminate against anyone. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 193 — Would strengthen sentences for domestic abuse convictions. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 199 — Would allow a voter to walk into a polling precinct wearing a National Rifle Association cap. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 208 — Would incorporate the city of Stonecrest in DeKalb County. Status: Passed Senate, passed House committee.
SB 254 — Would, in cases of conviction for possession of marijuana, preserve voting rights and eligibility for food stamps. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 255 — Would change state wage garnishment laws. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 264 — Would set the rules governing legalized horse racing. Status: Passed Senate committee, available for Senate consideration.
SB 266 — Would call on casino supporters to "declare every red cent" spent trying to legalize casino gambling. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 269 — Would stop so-called "sanctuary cities," or local governments that don't fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Status: Passed Senate, available for House consideration.
SB 278 — Would increase penalties for pimping and pandering. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 284 — Would allow religious nonprofit organizations to opt out of serving gay couples or following government anti-discrimination requirements. Much of its language was added to HB 757. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 293 — Would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 303 — Would require a gun lock be furnished to the retail purchaser of a gun. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 309 — Would prohibit state schools from participating in an athletic association that limits religious expression on clothing. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 312 — Would set a minimum award amount for HOPE, which would provide full tuition for students eligible for HOPE scholarships and grants at all 22 technical colleges and 14 of 29 schools in the University System of Georgia. Status: Passed Senate; available for House consideration.
SB 322 — Would force colleges to report all accusations of sexual assault to a law enforcement agency outside of campus police. Status: In Senate committee.
SB 330 — Would allow for a ballot initiative in DeKalb and Fulton counties that, if approved, would raise the sales tax by a half percent to fund at least three major MARTA expansion projects. Status: Passed Senate committee, available for Senate consideration.
SB 355 — Would allow test scores to count for 10 percent in teacher ratings. Status: Passed Senate committee, available for Senate consideration.
SB 364 — Would reduce the weight testing results have on teacher evaluations to 30 percent. Status: Passed Senate, in House committee.
SB 369 — Would set new limits on the time and places fireworks could be ignited and give local authorities more control over regulating fireworks in their communities. Status: Passed Senate, will be assigned to House committee.
SB 410 — Would name the English bulldog the state dog. Status: Passed Senate committee, available for Senate consideration.
SR 809 — Would give Georgia voters a vote on whether to limit how cities contract with third-party vendors for parking enforcement. The bill is aimed at Park Atlanta. Status: Passed Senate, will be assigned to House committee.
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