Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 38: Insurance; provide individual accident and sickness insurance policies in Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 29A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual health insurance coverage, so as to provide that individual accident and sickness insurance policies in Georgia that have been approved for issuance in other states contain the same state mandated health benefits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Valencia Seay (D) Vincent Fort (D) Donzella James (D) Freddie Sims (D) Horacena Tate (D)

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 39: Taxation; establishment of website to provide taxpayers; itemized estimated receipt showing how taxes are utilized

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for the establishment of a website to provide taxpayers of this state with an itemized estimated receipt showing how the taxes they pay are utilized; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 44: Elections; provide for election day voter registration and voting

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for election day voter registration and voting; to provide for procedures and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 35: Incarcerated Persons: place of residence; prior to arrest

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to provide that the place of residence for incarcerated persons shall be deemed to be the last established residence of any such person immediately prior to his or her arrest or, if there is no such residence, the county in which he or she was indicted for the offense for which he or she is incarcerated; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 20: Labor/Industrial Relations; prohibit employers from requesting credit reports; exceptions

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 regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit employers from requesting credit reports on employees or prospective employees with certain exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 36: Public Officials' Conduct and Lobbyist Disclosure; limit the value of gratuitous transfers

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 public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to limit the value of gratuitous transfers given to any public official by a lobbyist to $100.00; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 46: Insurance; establish the Georgia Health Insurance Marketplace Authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to establish the Georgia Health Insurance Marketplace Authority; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for composition, terms, and officers; to provide for powers and duties of the authority; to provide for the state's American Health Benefit Exchange and Small Business Health Options Program Exchange; to provide for a trust fund; to provide for advisory committees; to provide for limited liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for accounts and audits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 33: Public Order and Safety; prohibit possession of assault weapon; provide penalties

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of dangerous weapons, so as to define certain terms; to prohibit the possession of an assault weapon; to prohibit the possession of an oversize magazine; to prohibit the possession with intent to sell, sale, or transportation of such weapons; to provide penalties; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 21: Education; change the ages of mandatory education

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 change the ages of mandatory education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 43: Georgia's Pre-K Program; include at least 180 school days; eligible four-year olds are served

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-1A-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Early Care and Learning, so as to require that Georgia's Pre-K Program include at least 180 school days; to require that all eligible four-year-olds are served; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 45: Voting; change the time periods for advance voting

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to change the time periods for advance voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 48: Ethics in Government; prohibit lobbyists from giving gifts in excess of a certain value to public officers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to prohibit lobbyists from giving gifts in excess of a certain value to public officers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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