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signed · Georgia · House Mar 22, 2018

HB 1033: Barrow County; commission to study whether such county and all municipal corporations should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; provide referendum

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether an independent commission, consisting of representatives of the county and all municipal corporations located wholly or partially within such county, should be created to study whether Barrow County and the municipal corporations located wholly within Barrow County should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; to provide for the configuration of such independent commission; to provide for an independent contractor to conduct a study; to limit the cost of such study; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Terry England (R) Tom Kirby (R) Deborah Gonzalez (D)
signed · Georgia · House Mar 22, 2018

HB 907: Public officers and employees; appointment and election of successor in event of vacancy in the office of district attorney; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacation of office, so as to provide for the appointment and election of a successor in the event of a vacancy in the office of district attorney; to provide for the term of such successor; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Buzz Brockway (R) Ed Rynders (R) Barry Fleming (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 377: State Workforce Development Board; transfer to Technical College System of Georgia; duties and obligations; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal Article 8 of Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Workforce Development Board, and to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to transfer the State Workforce Development Board from the Department of Economic Development to the Technical College System of Georgia; to revise duties and obligations of the State Workforce Development Board; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House Mar 20, 2018

HB 911: Griffin, City of; provide for mayor and mayor pro tem

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Griffin, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4232), as amended, so as to provide for a mayor and a mayor pro tem; to provide for the duties and powers of the mayor and mayor pro tem; to provide for the election and qualifications of the mayor and how to fill vacancies in the office of mayor; to provide for quorums; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Karen Mathiak (R)
signed · Georgia · House Mar 12, 2018

HB 626: Sharon Springs, City of; incorporate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Sharon Springs; to provide a charter; to provide for a referendum; to provide for prior ordinances and rules, pending matters, and existing personnel; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R)
signed · Georgia · House Mar 9, 2018

HB 683: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 37, approved May 1, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, Volume One, Appendix, commencing at page 1 of 249), to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jan Jones (R) Terry England (R) David Ralston (R)
signed · Georgia · House Mar 2, 2018

HB 918: Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code; 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 define the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to revise the individual exemption amounts; to revise provisions relating to assignment of corporate income tax credits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Terry Rogers (R) Trey Kelley (R) Trey Rhodes (R)
signed · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2018

HB 661: Tax liens; transmittal, filing, recording, access to, and territorial effect issued by Department of Revenue; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 44, and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, property, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to revise provisions relating to the transmittal, filing, recording, access to, and territorial effect of tax liens issued by the Department of Revenue; to provide for electronic record keeping relating to the filing and public access to state tax liens; to provide for duties and responsibilities of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Brett Harrell (R) Jay Powell (R)
signed · Georgia · House Feb 12, 2018

HB 727: Bartow County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Bartow County, Georgia to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Trey Kelley (R) Paul Battles (R) Christian Coomer (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2018

HB 138: Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kevin Tanner (R) Emory Dunahoo (R) Timothy Barr (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Matt Dubnik (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2018

HB 155: Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact

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 certain expenditures by a production company related to certain state certified musical or theatrical productions or recorded musical performances; to provide for rules and regulations and an application process related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lee Hawkins (R) Amy Carter (R) Ron Stephens (R) Bert Reeves (R) Matt Hatchett (R)
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