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signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 1047: Washington County; State Court; charge technology fee

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Washington County, approved October 31, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 164), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2247), so as to authorize the State Court of Washington County to charge a technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; to specify the uses to which said technology fees may be put; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mack Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 844: Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; to provide for definitions; to expand the membership of the commission; to establish a task force; to require use of existing assessments; to monitor individual children's language and literacy progress; to develop a state-wide coordinated longitudinal data management system for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing; to require information sharing and collaboration among state agencies; to provide integrated and seamless services from birth through literacy; to require public reporting mechanisms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Penny Houston (R) Katie Dempsey (R) Matt Hatchett (R) Brooks Coleman (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2018

SB 365: Code Revision Commission; statutory portion of said Code; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in and reenact

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in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision,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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Cowsert (R) Butch Miller (R) William Ligon, Jr. (R) Jeff Mullis (R) Steve Gooch (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 1062: Douglas, City of; governing authority; stagger terms of members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved March 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4022), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3855), so as to stagger the terms of the members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clay Pirkle (R) Dominic LaRiccia (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2018

SB 262: Stockbridge, City of; corporate boundaries of the city; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, so as to revise the corporate boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Jeffares (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 735: Income tax credit; expenditures on the maintenance of a railroad track owned or leased by a Class III railroad; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for expenditures on the maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by a Class III railroad; to provide for rules and regulations related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to require annual reporting of certain statistics related to such credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kevin Tanner (R) Terry England (R) Mack Jackson (D) Patty Marie Stinson (D) Robert Dickey (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 1003: Gilmer County; Board of Education; provide for compensation of members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of election of the members of the Board of Education of Gilmer County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3471), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3710), so as to provide for the compensation of the members of the board of education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Ralston (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 980: Dade County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Dade County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 1038: Gwinnett County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Gwinnett County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Buzz Brockway (R) Joyce Chandler (R) David Clark (R) Tom Kirby (R) Brooks Coleman (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2018

HB 1057: Pelham, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Pelham to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jay Powell (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2018

SB 194: Garnishment Proceedings; maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to change the maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment and conform the form used therewith; to clarify various provisions; to change provisions relating to serving the defendant; to change provisions relating to the introduction of evidence and how judgments are paid; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Jesse Stone (R) John Albers (R) Blake Tillery (R)
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