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Atlanta (AP) — Georgia lawmakers rushed through dozens of bills in a 2022 session on Monday, implemented tax cuts, and banned education on the “concept of division” in schools. However, lawmakers did not take steps that could require a physical examination before the woman was prescribed an abortion drug, refused to expand gambling, and declined additional salary increases for themselves. Several important proposals have already been passed, including mental health reforms, deregulation of gun control, and a bill allowing parents to remove their children from school mask obligations. Other measures have previously died, including bills to raise penalties for illegal activity during protests and attempts to regulate social media.
Mental Health: House Building 1013 aims to force insurance companies to pay for mental health and substance abuse treatment in the same way as any other health care. This measure also allows police officers to take someone for evaluation after obtaining the permission of a doctor instead of arresting them for a crime.
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Gas Tax Holidays: Law-signed House Building 304 will be subject to state automotive fuel tax until May 31, including a tax of 29.1 cents per gallon for gasoline and 32.6 cents per gallon for diesel. It has been paused. Suspending the collection could deduct more than $ 400 million from road construction. The governor plans to spend some of last year’s surplus.
Income Tax Reduction: The House and Senate have agreed to create a House Bill 1437 that will ultimately result in a uniform 4.99% state income tax. This tax rate will be implemented in stages over several years, depending on revenue.
Transgender Athletes: The Georgia High School Association is allowed to ban transgender boys and girls from playing in gender-matched public school sports teams under House Building 1084.
Critical Racial Theory: Houseville 1084 will ban the teaching of certain racial concepts that Republicans are divisive. Opponents say this measure will scare teachers from honest classroom discussions about history and current race.
Income Tax Refunds: The law-signed House Building 1302 will provide $ 1.1 billion in income tax refunds. This includes $ 250 for single filers, $ 375 for single adults who lead households with dependents, and $ 500 for co-declaring couples.
Vaccine Obligations: Senate Bill 345 prevents state agencies and local governments from requesting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Public Guns: Senate Bill 319 abolishes Georgia’s requirements for background checks and licenses to carry pistols in public. Republicans say they violate the constitutional amendment Article 2 gun rights that people have to apply for a permit and usually pay a fee of about $ 75.
Voting: Senate Bill 441 allows the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate fraudulent elections.
Parental Bill of Rights: House Building 1178 incorporates many pre-existing parental rights into one law, including the fact that parents have the right to review all classroom materials.
School Masks: Senate Bill 514, already signed by law, allows parents to exclude their children from masking obligations.
Scholarship tax credits: House Bill 517 will increase the tax credits available to private school scholarship organizations from $ 100 million to $ 120 million.
Farmer’s Rights: House Building 1150 enhances farmers’ protection against nuisance proceedings by neighbors over issues such as stinks and protects them from most proceedings after two years of operation.
School Holidays: House Building 1283 requires all public school children in grade K-5 to take daily holidays.
Parliamentary Pension: Parliamentary Pension will increase by approximately 40% under House Bill 824.
Gambling: Senate Resolution 135 should have legalized all forms of gambling, including sports betting, horse racing, and casinos, if voters approve the constitutional amendment. Senate Bill 142 would have regulated sports betting. The resolution was amended to lower the timber tax instead.
Abortion Drugs: Senate Bill 456 required women to see a doctor and have an ultrasound directly before being prescribed an abortion drug.
Parliamentary Payments: The payments of 180 Georgian parliamentarians and 56 senators have risen to 50% of the state’s average household income, up to about $ 30,000, under the constitutional amendment proposed by House resolution 842.
Medical Marijuana: House Building 1425 has changed the way licensing is granted under the state’s Medical Marijuana Program in an attempt to expedite the licensing process linked by legal objections.
Felony Bail: Senate Bill 504 would have requested cash bail for a judge to release a person charged with a felony from prison.
Protests: Senate Bill 171 demands permission for all rallies, increases criminal penalties for protests, makes it a felony to block highways and pollute monuments, and locals when protests become violent. Allows the municipality to sue, and if someone believes that those who flee are at risk of their lives, flee the protest and overrun someone else.
Social Media Regulations: Senate Bill 393 sought to ban social media platforms from deleting or censoring content.
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