Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 140: South Fulton, City of; incorporate; provide for a charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County; to provide for a charter for the City of South Fulton; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Fulton County to the City of South Fulton; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 147: Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools; impose requirements on certain contracts and purchases by local boards of education

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 4 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts and purchases by public schools and bidding for government works projects, respectively, so as to impose requirements on certain contracts and purchases by local boards of education; to require that professional services contracts exceeding $50,000.00 be competitively bid; to require that the guaranteed maximum price submitted by a construction manager at risk to a local board of education not be changed after execution of a contract; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 144: Acquisition of Property for Transportation Purposes; attorney's fees and expenses of trial in appeals to condemnation compensation award amt.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to acquisition of property for transportation purposes, so as to provide for attorney's fees and expenses of trial in appeals to condemnation compensation award amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 146: Elections; provide that costs of special primaries/elections to fill vacancies in public offices shall be paid by this state in certain circumstances

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that the costs of special primaries or special elections to fill vacancies in public offices shall be paid by this state in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SR 331: General Assembly; authorize to provide a fixed sum of funding for Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 152: Retirement; provide for the transfer of membership between the Employees' Retirement and the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement and pensions, so as to provide for the transfer of membership between the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia and the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2015

HR 426: Superior courts; prefer suspension of the service of a sentence or probation in cases pertaining to the offense of abandonment; encourage

A RESOLUTION encouraging the superior courts to prefer the suspension of the service of a sentence or probation in cases pertaining to the offense of abandonment; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SB 153: Alcoholic Beverages; persons who has all necessary licenses to sell alcoholic beverages; may purchase from retailers under certain conditions for resale

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the regulation of alcoholic beverages, so as to provide that a person who has all necessary licenses to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink or for consumption on the premises may purchase malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits from retailers under certain conditions for resale; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2015

HB 423: Budget reports; contain constitutional authorization for each line item contained in report; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-12-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the contents and form of the budget report, so as to require that the budget report contain the constitutional authorization for each line item contained in the report; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2015

HB 399: County and municipal hospital authorities; revise various requirements and provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to revise various requirements and provisions relative to county and municipal hospital authorities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2015

SR 337: General Assembly; limit authority to impose taxes on income; phasing out of taxes on income -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to limit authority of the General Assembly to impose taxes on income; to provide for a phasing out of taxes on income; to provide for the ability of the General Assembly to impose an income tax under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2015

HB 406: Quality Basic Education; provide for age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in kindergarten through grade 12; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in kindergarten through grade 12; to provide that professional learning and in-service training may include programs on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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