Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2014

SB 401: Employment Security; definition of employment applicable to the "Employment Security Law"; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-8-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the definition of employment applicable to the "Employment Security Law," so as to change certain provisions of such definition in order to provide that services performed by an individual for wages shall be deemed to be employment unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based upon evidence submitted of certain factors demonstrating that such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 984: Economic Development, Department of; Sports Marketing Fund; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to create the Sports Marketing Fund; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and purposes; to provide for the Sports Marketing Board; to provide for members, powers and duties, and election of a chairperson; to provide for funding to sports commissions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2014

SB 166: Selling/Other Trade Practices; motor vehicles; custom design specifications; modify provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-664.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on the ownership, operation, or control of dealerships by manufacturers and franchisers and competing unfairly with new dealers, so as to modify provisions relating to manufacturers selling a limited number of new motor vehicles to customers with custom design specifications; to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fair market value of motor vehicles, so as to provide that motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that already have current motor vehicle registrations on motor vehicles do not have to pay additional title ad valorem tax fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1035: Retirement and pensions; public retirement systems invest in publicly traded limited partnerships which derive 90 percent of cash flow from real estate, natural resources, and commodities; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-83 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated or uncertificated forms of investments and real estate investments, so as to authorize public retirement systems to invest in publicly traded limited partnerships which derive 90 percent of their cash flows from real estate, natural resources, and commodities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 1039: Pay As You Earn Education Program Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide a short title; to provide for the establishment and administration of the Pay As You Earn student loan program; to provide for the calculation and repayment of such loans; to provide for eligibility and disqualifications; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to provide for a deduction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2014

HB 907: Public Safety, Department of; intergovernmental agreement to regulate taxicabs in certain circumstances; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide for the Department of Public Safety by intergovernmental agreement to regulate taxicabs in certain circumstances; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles, so as to provide for local enforcement of laws regarding limousine carriers; to authorize the Department of Public Safety to enforce ordinances against staging by limousine carriers; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide an exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 20, 2014

SR 987: Senate Elimination of the Sate Income Tax Study Committee; create

A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Elimination of the State Income Tax Study Committee; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 20, 2014

SB 396: "Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act"; provide for in-state tuition; University System of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for in-state tuition at units of the University System of Georgia and branches of the Technical College System of Georgia for youth who are from foster care or homeless situations; to provide a short title; to exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HR 1368: National Coalition of 100 Black Women Legislative Day; February 20, 2014; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 20, 2014, as the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Legislative Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1020: Courts; fines from arrests and citations by uniformed division of Department of Public Safety be paid into state treasury; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the payment of fines and forfeitures into the county treasury, so as to provide that the fines from arrests and citations by the uniformed division of the Department of Public Safety shall be paid into the state treasury; to provide for legislative intent; to provide that fines resulting from checkpoints which are part of a joint operation for license and safety checks shall be divided equally among the counties from which the law enforcement officers participating in the checkpoint are employed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 802: County sales and use tax; comprehensive revision for educational purposes; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county sales and use taxes, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of the sales and use tax for educational purposes; to establish special districts; to provide for definitions, procedures, conditions, and limitations for the imposition, collection, disbursement, and termination of the tax; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner; to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1014: Georgia Health Care Freedom Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to make legislative findings; to amend Code Section 31-1-11 of the O.C.G.A., relating to no legal compulsion to participate in health care system, so as to define certain terms; to nullify the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to prohibit any federal or state entity from complying with such Act of Congress; to repeal Article 3 of Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to provisions relative to the licensure of insurance navigators; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to prohibit the expansion of Medicaid benefits for the indigent; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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