Governor Kemp Signed 300 Bills, Vetoed 14

“All bills and all resolutions which have been passed by the General Assembly intended to have the effect of law … shall become law if approved or not vetoed by the Governor within 40 days from the date of any such1 adjournment.”
– The Constitution of the State of Georgia, Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII

Random Examples of Bills Signed by Governor Kemp

• H.B. 182 requires internet retails to collect sales taxes if annual Georgia sales reach $100,000.
• H.B. 186 relaxes certain regulations that protect nonprofit hospitals from competition.
• H.B. 213 allows farmers to grow hemp for CBD oils and other products.
• H.B. 228 increases the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 17.
• H.B. 282 requires sexual assault evidence to be preserved until crimes are solved..
• H.B. 316 replaces the state’s 27,000 electronic voting machines with a $150 million voting system that uses touchscreens, printers and optical scanners.
• H.B. 321 extends the “provider fee” funding of hospitals that treat Medicaid patients.
• H.B. 323 pharmacy benefit managers must report rebates they pocket or pass on to patients.
• H.B. 324 permits medical marijuana growing, manufacturing, testing, and dispensary sales.
• H.B. 346 protects renters from eviction when they complain to landlords.

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