06/27/2024
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง- NEW laws/bills will be enacted for GA Residents that will ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ you as an ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐ฅ, ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐ฅ, & ๐๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ก! ๐ค
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๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ: Companies being held liable for illegal telemarketing calls (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฝ)
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐: Rental units mandated to be fit to live in & must meet local/state housing codes as well as health/safety standards (๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ)
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: HOA regulations updated for homeowners/condo associations stating they MUST give property owners time to address violations
๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐: Squatters facing misdemeanor trespassing charges, fines for back rent, and eviction within 3 days of police notification
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฉ๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Parents can receive vouchers up to $6,500 for better-performing schools (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค)
๐๐ฟ๐๐ด ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐: Schools are now permitted to provide opioid antagonists to help prevent drug overdoses (๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐)
๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐: Schools are now required to have automated defibrillators located outside school buildings instead of inside (๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ... ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐)
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐: Public school systems must plan bus routes to avoid having students cross-roads where the speed limit exceeds 40 mph (๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐???)
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: State workers will get double parental leave, up to 240 hours (๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ!)
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐/๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: The state's new budget, effective from July 1, includes raises for law enforcement, child welfare workers, and other state employees. The tax rate will decrease from 5.49% by 0.1% annually, and the income tax dependent exemption will increase by 33%. Corporate income tax will be lowered from 5.75% to 5.39% (๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐, ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ!)
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐: Children will receive guides for social media use and internet safety in schools.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป: Mandatory scoliosis testing will be eliminated, and schools can use non-bus vehicles for transportation. (๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ 2-3 ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ฅด, ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐)
๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐: Teens between the ages of 14 and 17 in the custody of the Division of Family & Children Services will get free state ID cards (๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐พ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐)
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Stealing livestock in Georgia will result in a $10,000 fine and 2-15 years in prison (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐?๐ณ)
๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Repeat offenders may face felony charges, license suspension, fines, and 3 months to 10 years in prison.
๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: Tow trucks and other emergency vehicles must have flashing or revolving amber lights (๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐!!!!)
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants will be able to sign death certificates.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐: Marriage and family therapists will be able to get expedited licenses (๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐!)
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: Beauticians who blow-dry hair, wash hair or apply makeup no longer need to have a license (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!!!)
๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐: State law enforcement must work with federal immigration officials to report and detain suspected illegal immigrants charged with crimes
๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น: Cash bail will be required for 30 additional charges, including 18 misdemeanors such as theft by taking, criminal trespass, and forgery (...........)
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐: New laws will punish drug dealers responsible for fentanyl-related deaths (๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ, ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐... ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐...๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ)
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค
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