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SB82 - "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act"; enact
Tonya P. Anderson, Gloria Butler, Gail Paulette Davenport
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the O.C.G.A., Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on protective hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR46 - Governor; to study whether the state can, either directly or indirectly, produce low-cost insulin products in the state; urge
Nikki Merritt, David E. Lucas, Tonya P. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to study whether the state can, either directly or indirectly, produce low-cost insulin products in the state; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB10 - Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide
Emanuel Jones, Harold V. Jones, Gloria Butler
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an offense of knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; to provide for punishment; to provide for offenses which disqualify certain drivers from obtaining a Class C or D driver's license; to increase the punishment for the offenses of reckless stunt driving; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for such offenses in certain instances; to provide for motor vehicle forfeiture in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB15 - "Reproductive Freedom Act"; enact
Sally Harrell, Gloria Butler, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that natural persons do not include an unborn child and shall not be included in certain population based determinations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB24 - Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide
Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB51 - Sales and Use Taxes; sale or use of certain menstrual products; exempt
Nabilah Islam Parkes, Gloria Butler, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt the sale or use of certain menstrual products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB49 - Waste Management; the distribution of certain bags made of plastic film and items made of polystyrene foam by certain retail establishments; prohibit
Donzella James, Nan Grogan Orrock, David E. Lucas
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to prohibit the distribution of certain bags made of plastic film and items made of polystyrene foam by certain retail establishments; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB48 - Equity and Reconciliation Commission of Georgia; create
Donzella James, Nan Grogan Orrock, David E. Lucas
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create the Equity and Reconciliation Commission of Georgia; to provide for membership and operation; to provide for an executive director; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide that the commission may accept outside funding from public or private grants, devises, and bequests; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR50 - Afterschool Day; recognizing January 25, 2023
Valencia Seay, Derek J. Mallow, Kim Jackson
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 25, 2023, as Afterschool Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB25 - Minimum Wage; provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise
Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Georgia district SD-036
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Nan Grogan Orrock is running for Georgia State Senate District 36. Orrock was an activist and organizer during the civil rights movement. After moving to Atlanta with her husband, she led civic organizations and voter registration drives. In 1986, Orrock won election as a Georgia State Representative. She served seven terms in office. Orrock returned to community organizing before winning election to the Georgia State Senate in 2020. Her priorities include civil rights, education funding, healthcare access, and ethics reform.read less
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Georgia Senate from Georgia
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