ATLANTA – State Representative Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) introduced 34 House bills and resolutions during the 2021 legislative session. Rep. Lim was also successful in scheduling hearings for 12 pieces of legislation, and he completed hearings in seven different House committees.
“I’m honored to have introduced more legislation in committee meetings this session than any other first-year lawmaker in the House,” said Rep. Lim. “With the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t matter to me that I was a freshman lawmaker. I needed to speak up for my community, which is why I’ve focused my efforts since last June on crafting these bills. Each bill I introduced, which had everything to do with law enforcement, zoning and local government, housing, labor and environmental issues, was motivated by the citizens of House District 99 in Gwinnett County. We’re an incredibly diverse place made up of more than 85 percent minorities and more than 50 percent immigrants, like myself. However, we are also under resourced; before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 25 percent of people lived at or below federal poverty levels in our area.”
The following bills sponsored by Rep. Lim, as well as their correlating topics, were granted a committee hearing during the 2021 legislative session:
- Local government: House Bill 180 would authorize the state to maintain a database of state funding opportunities; House Bill 186 would seek to improve requirements for zoning notices; House Bill 187 would maintain ordinance compilations;
- Labor: House Bill 181 would require employees to receive copies of notices posted in the workplace;
- Small business: HB 182 would exempt certain fees for new small businesses; HB 183 would expand complaints for unfair trade practices to include small businesses; and HB 188 would create training in government contracting for certified minority businesses;
- Housing: HB 184 would permit complaints under fair trade practices law for rentals;
- Public safety: HB 185 would clarify state misdemeanor laws on excessive car noise;
- Agriculture: House Bill 482 and House Resolution 164 seek to incentivize agriculture in blighted urban neighborhoods;
- Consumer protection: House Bill 525 seeks to provide transparency in funeral services pricing.
Rep. Lim focused on transparency when drafting his legislation for this legislative session, including his local government and labor bills.
“I’m all about expanding resources,” Rep. Lim added. “But so much of the battle is accessibility to information about what already exists, in terms of rights and resources. As we begin to prepare for the 2022 legislative session, I am going to work extra hard to ensure that the General Assembly continues to give these bills a hard look and hopefully pass them.”
Rep. Lim also introduced legislation to address the following issues: culturally and language accessible policing following the March 16 spa shootings, which included six Asian-American victims; low-income homestead exemptions; foreclose, eviction and homelessness diversion programs; inclusionary zoning; conflicts of interest in property management and local government; unemployment insurance; workplace safety; indoor air quality; and government transparency.
For more information on legislation introduced by Rep. Lim this session, please click here.
Representative Marvin Lim represents the citizens of District 99, which includes portions of Gwinnett County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 and currently serves on the Agricultures & Consumer Affairs, Retirement and Special Rules committee.
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