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signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 615: Walker County; Board of Commissioners; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Board of Commissioners of Walker County; to provide for continuation of certain obligations and liabilities; to provide for the composition of the board; to provide for the specific repeal of a certain local Act; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
John Deffenbaugh (R) Steve Tarvin (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 614: Powder Springs, City of; provide for annexation of certain property

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Powder Springs, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 4200), so as to provide for annexation of certain property; to provide for related matters; to repeal a certain act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Earl Ehrhart (R) Michael Smith (D) Ed Setzler (R) Don Parsons (R) David Wilkerson (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 608: Alpharetta, City of; members of governing authority; implement term limits

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Alpharetta, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as amended, so as to implement term limits for members of the city's governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Betty Price (R) Jan Jones (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 570: Euharlee, City of; ad valorem tax; certain residents 62 years of age or older; provide homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Euharlee ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 years of age or over and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $10,000.00; 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 a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Trey Kelley (R) Paul Battles (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 576: Habersham County; reconstitute board of elections and registration; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to reconstitute the board of elections and registration for Habersham County; to provide for the composition, powers, duties, and responsibilities of said board; to repeal the Act creating a board of elections and registration for Habersham County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3678); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Terry Rogers (R) Dan Gasaway (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 574: Johns Creek, City of; Fulton County; provide for vacancies on the governing authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Johns Creek in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3503), as amended, so as to provide for vacancies on the governing authority; to provide for a city manager; to provide for a mayor pro tempore; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 598: Trenton, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Trenton 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.
John Deffenbaugh (R) Dewayne Hill (R) Steve Tarvin (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 587: Jonesboro, City of; provide nonbinding advisory referendum to lower homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of the City of Jonesboro desire the governing authority of the City of Jonesboro to seek to lower the homestead exemption from all City of Jonesboro ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes over a period of time to the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Demetrius Douglas (D) Keisha Waites (D) Debra Bazemore (D) Mike Glanton (D) Valencia Stovall (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 88: 'Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement Act'

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to provide for regulation of narcotic treatment programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Ed Harbison (D) Hunter Hill (R) Michael Williams (R) Rick Jeffares (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 590: Downtown Athens Development Authority; Downtown Athens Area; define and create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Downtown Athens Development Authority, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3533), as amended, which authority was created pursuant to an amendment to the Constitution as contained in Ga. L. 1975, p. 1698, and amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1912, so as to define and create the Downtown Athens Area; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Williams (R) Spencer Frye (D) Regina Quick (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 594: Lawrenceville, City of; provide a new charter; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Lawrenceville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for a governing authority and its membership, elections, and terms; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sam Park (D) Buzz Brockway (R) Brett Harrell (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Joyce Chandler (R)
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