Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 28, 2013

SB 63: State Government; federal health care reform legislation; legislative findings

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state government, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide that no department or agency shall implement any provision of federal health care reform legislation unless the department or agency provides a certain report to the General Assembly and the General Assembly authorizes such implementation by statute; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Barry Loudermilk (R) Tommie Williams (R) David Shafer (R) Butch Miller (R) William Ligon, Jr. (R)

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 17, 2013

SB 2: Employment Security; benefits not paid to noncitizen who are not employed legally

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to employment security, so as to provide that benefits under such chapter shall not be paid to noncitizens who are not employed legally; to provide that such payments shall not be made unless the noncitizen is present in this country legally at the time such payments are made; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 17, 2013

HB 66: Ad valorem tax; state and local title fees; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to revise provisions of law regarding state and local title ad valorem tax fees; to revise definitions regarding such fees; to revise the time for submitting such fees and penalties for failure to submit such fees timely; to provide for the payment of such fees over time in certain circumstances; to clarify the provisions of law regarding rental motor vehicles; to extend the period of time which a loaner vehicle may be removed from inventory; to provide for a title ad valorem tax fee for leased vehicles; to clarify the provisions of law regarding the application of title ad valorem tax fees to certain title transactions; to provide for motor vehicles titled in other states but based in this state; to exclude the application of certain sales and use taxes to motor vehicle sales; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 17, 2013

SB 55: Elections; nonpartisan election of district attorneys, solicitors-general, sheriffs, coroners

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 for the nonpartisan election of district attorneys, solicitors-general, sheriffs, coroners, tax commissioners, tax receivers, tax collectors, clerks of superior court, and county commissioners; to provide for the qualifying for such offices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 17, 2013

SB 56: Property; purchaser of condominium development at a foreclosure take title subject to a lien

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to require the purchaser of a condominium development or other property development at a foreclosure sale to take title subject to a lien in favor of the condominium or property owners' association; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 17, 2013

HB 61: Lobbyists; expenditures for benefit of elected state officials and members of General Assembly not subject to reporting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of lobbyists, lobbyist reporting, and regulation of lobbying activities, so as to provide that lobbyist expenditures for the benefit of elected state officials and members of the General Assembly shall not be subject to lobbyist reporting; to provide that elected state officials and members of the General Assembly shall be required to report lobbyist expenditures for their benefit; to provide for jurisdiction of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission and punishment for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 17, 2013

HB 54: HOPE; lower minimum grade point average for maintaining eligibility; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for HOPE grants, so as to lower the minimum cumulative grade point average required for maintaining eligibility for a HOPE grant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 17, 2013

HR 2: Illegal human trafficking; increase criminal penalties, urge Congress

A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to pass legislation increasing criminal penalties for offenders involved in illegal human trafficking and to provide greater assistance to the women and children victims of these heinous crimes; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 17, 2013

SR 8: Income Taxes; limit authority of the General Assembly to impose 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 Jan 17, 2013

HB 58: Alcoholic beverages; retail dealers who sell for consumption on premises shall make alcohol sensors available to patrons; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions pertaining to alcoholic beverages, so as to require that retail consumption dealers and retail dealers who sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises shall make available to patrons alcohol sensors for the purpose of voluntarily testing personal alcohol consumption; to authorize the use of vending machine alcohol sensors; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 17, 2013

HB 53: Food standards; food sales and food service establishments; revise definitions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to revise definitions relating to food sales establishments and food service establishments; to exempt certain activities relating to public and private schools and nonprofit entities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 17, 2013

SB 58: Rules of the Road; change the age of a child constituting child endangerment

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for a second time, and endangering a child, so as to change the age of a child constituting child endangerment; to provide penalties for certain violations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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