FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announces a plan for a further cut to Georgia's state income tax rate, Dec. 4, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. That plan, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024, will take effect on Monday, July 1. Georgia on Monday imposed new restrictions on the sale of hemp products, required some basic standards for rented residences, cut income taxes and required cash bail for dozens of new crimes.
Part of the bail law, which limits the ability of individuals and charitable groups to post bail for others, wasAnother law that would require online sites to gather data on high-volume sellers who collect payment in cash or some other offline method also wasOther laws took effect when Gov. Brian Kemp signed them, including a measure signed May 1 that compels jailers toThe immigration law was passed after the killing of a nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.
Hemp products must include results of testing and a warning sticker if they contain THC, the substance in marijuana that produces a high. Officials have said products they tested in the past had illegally high levels of delta-9 THC and said labels didn’t accurately reflect a product’s ingredients. The measure limits how much delta-9 THC a product can contain, aiming to also eliminate the sale of products with chemicals that can be turned into THC.
The law requires a landlord to give a tenant three days' written notice before starting eviction proceedings when a tenant doesn't pay rent or some other required fee, while also requiring that an eviction notice be posted “conspicuously” on the door of rental property.