Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2015

HB 66: Special elections; additional dates for referendums in odd-numbered years; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise Code Section 21-2-540 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of special elections generally, so as to provide additional special election dates for referendums in odd-numbered years; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2015

HB 24: HOPE; eligibility as a Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar for students who do not qualify as freshmen; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility as a Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar for students who do not qualify as freshmen; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2015

HB 10: Motor vehicles; only hands-free telephone calls shall be conducted by driver; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions of the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that only hands-free telephone calls shall be conducted by a driver of a motor vehicle; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2015

SB 57: Handicapped Persons; provide any motorized wheelchair or scooter operated on public ways and sidewalks shall be equipped with reflectors

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to handicapped persons, so as to provide that any motorized wheelchair or scooter operated on public ways and sidewalks shall be equipped with reflectors; to provide that any such wheelchairs and scooters sold in this state shall be equipped with reflectors; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2015

SB 55: Torts; provide civil immunity for a person; forcible entry of a motor vehicle for purpose of removing a minor; imminent danger to the minor

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide for civil immunity for a person who causes property damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor from such vehicle due to the belief of imminent danger to the minor; to provide for a definition; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2015

HB 79: General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2015

HB 22: HOPE; grants cover full cost of tuition; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide that HOPE grants cover the full cost of tuition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 27, 2015

SB 56: Education; mandatory education for children between ages 6 and 16; raise the age of mandatory attendance

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-690.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mandatory education for children between ages six and 16, so as to raise the age of mandatory attendance; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2015

SB 48: Carrying and Possession of Firearms; prohibit restoration of gun rights to persons who have been convicted of forcible felony

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit restoration of gun rights to persons who have been convicted of a forcible felony; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2015

SR 45: Reapportionment; legislative and congressional; provide for procedures and standards -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide procedures and standards for legislative and congressional reapportionment; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2015

SB 43: Labor and Industrial Relations; employer's obligation to provide time for employee to express breast milk for an infant child; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to change certain provisions relating to an employer's obligation to provide time for an employee to express breast milk for an infant child; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2015

SB 39: Abortion; change certain provisions relating to criminal abortion

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abortion, so as to change certain provisions relating to criminal abortion; to change certain provisions relating to when abortion is legal; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to change certain provisions relating to civil and professional penalties for violations of the "Woman's Right to Know Act"; to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to the "Woman's Right to Know Act"; to repeal provisions relating to a physician's obligation in the performance of abortions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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