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failed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2015

HB 633: Atlanta, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax for education; residents 70 years of age or older; provide homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Atlanta independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · Senate Mar 27, 2015

SB 139: Selling and Other Trade Practices; provide regulation; auxiliary containers shall be done by general law

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide that any regulation regarding the use, disposition, or sale or any imposition of any prohibition, restriction, fee imposition, or taxation of auxiliary containers shall be done only by general law; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Mar 27, 2015

HB 40: Elementary and secondary education; bullying; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discipline of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions relating to bullying; to prohibit bullying and harassment of students and school employees; to require annual reporting of bullying and harassment incidents; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements for local boards of education, state charter schools, and private schools; to provide for requirements for the Department of Education; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Mar 23, 2015

HB 437: Brunswick-Glynn County Water and Sewer Commission Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5287), so as to provide for a short title name change; to provide for nonpartisan election in conjunction with general primary; to provide for terms of elected members; to provide for a quorum; to provide for public access to annual budget; to provide for solicitation of donations; to provide for assistance to low-income customers; to provide for separate accounting for certain donations and the expenditure of excess funds; to provide for notices and hearings prior to any increase in water or waste-water rates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · House Mar 23, 2015

HB 630: Fulton County; homestead exemption to $30,000 after a two-year phase in for certain residents 70 or older; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead after a two-year phase in for certain residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · House Mar 23, 2015

HB 628: Fulton County; ad valorem tax; exemption amount to $60,000 after two-year phase-in period; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county, approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6583), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4010), so as to increase the exemption amount to $60,000.00 after a two-year phase-in period; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · Senate Mar 13, 2015

SB 91: Alcoholic Beverages; provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores; locations near school buildings; local governing authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores as to the retail sale of wine and malt beverages for consumption off the premises only such that grocery stores shall be allowed to open in locations near school buildings and school grounds if so permitted by the local governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · House Mar 11, 2015

HB 154: Magistrate courts; fine amount for contempt of court; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the jurisdiction of magistrate courts, so as to increase the fine amount for contempt of court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

failed · Georgia · House Mar 11, 2015

HB 338: Courts; collection of a fee to defray costs associated with electronic citations; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 and Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and the uniform traffic citation and complaint form, respectively, so as to provide for the collection of a fee to defray the costs associated with using electronic citations; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Electronic Citation Fund; to provide for procedures; to provide for a cause of action under certain circumstances; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2015

HB 387: Debtor and creditor; enact new chapter in Title 7; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 7 and 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance and debtor and creditor, respectively, so as to enact a new chapter in Title 7, to regulate providers of debt settlement and debt management services; to repeal Chapter 5 of Title 18, relating to debt adjustments; to provide for a legislative purpose; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2015

HB 462: Leases; classification of sale leaseback transactions under certain circumstances; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2A of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to leases, so as to provide for the classification of sale leaseback transactions under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · Senate Feb 24, 2015

SB 163: Education; provide for disciplinary panels and tribunals

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student discipline in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for disciplinary panels and tribunals; to repeal provisions relative to disciplinary hearing officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.