A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for the payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; to provide for calculation of benefits for individuals who first become members after the effective date of this Act; to provide for calculation of survivors benefits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that all probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Willie Frank Rainey Jr., beloved father of State Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark of House District 108, and recognizing his enduring legacy of service, leadership, and compassion; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Gwinnett County ad valorem taxes in the amount of the assessed value of the homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST) to be imposed within the special district conterminous with Gwinnett County; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements and the provisions of Article 2C of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution honoring the life and memory of Elliott Earl Brack, a retired newspaperman and civic leader from Gwinnett County, Georgia. It formally recognizes his decades of service in journalism, his leadership roles in community organizations, and his contributions to local history and philanthropy. The measure directs the House Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to Brack's family as a gesture of respect and condolence.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a procedural resolution that instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the House has officially convened for a special session. Its primary purpose is to notify the other chamber that the House is now ready to begin conducting business, rather than to enact new laws or policies. The measure does not create any substantive changes to federal programs or regulations; it simply serves as a formal communication step in the legislative process.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a procedural resolution that formally notifies the Governor of Georgia that the General Assembly has officially convened for a special session. It establishes a fourteen-member committee, split evenly between the Senate and the House of Representatives, to deliver this notification to the Governor. Once the committee is appointed, its sole task is to inform the executive branch that the legislative body is ready to begin its work. The measure does not create new laws or policies but serves as an administrative step to confirm the assembly's status.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Auburn, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 807), as amended, so as to revise and readopt the charter in its entirety; to provide for incorporation, name, and powers of the city; to provide for corporate boundaries; to provide for audits; to provide for contracting and purchasing procedures; to provide for the sale of city property; to provide for prior ordinances and pending matters; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.