 | Signed by the Governor House Bill 10 makes female genital mutilation a crime in Georgia. House Bill 106 and 188 update the sex offender registry House Bill 195 expedites the process of terminating parental rights for children in foster care House Bill 197 requires abortion providers to provide (and document the fact that they provided) information on assistance and fetus development. House Bill 263 allows educators to deduct the cost of certain classroom supplies from their income. House Bill 273 authorizes the Department of Transportation to implement "Flex Auto Lanes" - use of the shoulder as a lane during specific times of the day. House Bill 404 permits those who are unemployed as a result of there assignment of a spouse in the military to qualify for unemployment benefits. House Resolution 14 urges Congress to allow hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes. |
| Senate Bills Senate Bill 33 authorizes the establishment of the "Georgia Virtual School" - on-line courses for high school. Senate Bill 34 establishes the Georgia Master Teacher Program and the Academic Coach Program Senate Bill 41 establishes the green tree frog as the official Georgia State Amphibian Senate Bill 46 restricts publishers of mobile telephone numbers to only those with written consent Senate Bill 62 is the Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act (need I say more?) Senate Bill 106 provides a rating system for Violent Video Games Senate Bill 259 makes it legal to discharge a firearm on a Sunday |