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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 307: Public Roads; provide for definitions relative to advertising

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to erection, placement, or maintenance of unauthorized structures within rights of way of public roads and authorization of commercial advertisements by a transit agency, so as to provide for definitions relative to advertising; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tommie Williams (R) Elena Parent (D) Brandon Beach (R) Gloria Butler (D) Steve Gooch (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 331: Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Valencia Seay (D) Fran Millar (R) Tyler Harper (R) Tommie Williams (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 949: Crimes and offenses; illegal use of financial transaction cards; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to illegal use of financial transaction cards, and Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to revise a definition; to revise provisions of law relating to government purchasing cards and government credit cards; to provide for the issuance of government purchasing cards and government credit cards; to provide for the conditions for such issuance; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Jasperse (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Alan Powell (R) Eddie Lumsden (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 697: Unsolicited merchandise; solicitors to receive from consumers affirmative assent to continued receipt of certain merchandise following a free trial before charging; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unsolicited merchandise, so as to require solicitors to receive from consumers affirmative assent to continued receipt of certain merchandise following a free trial before charging; to provide for remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Jon Burns (R) Buddy Harden (R) Tom Kirby (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 935: Ad valorem tax; properties eligible for a freeport exemption; add certain fulfillment centers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from ad valorem tax, so as to add certain fulfillment centers to properties eligible for a freeport exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) David Knight (R) Brett Harrell (R) Ron Stephens (R) Geoff Duncan (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 777: School buses; drivers use cellular telephones in similar manner as a two-way radio; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operation of school buses, so as to allow school bus drivers to use cellular telephones in a similar manner as a two-way radio; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Dudgeon (R) Don Parsons (R) Brooks Coleman (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 690: Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide that certain law enforcement officers obtain creditable service in system under certain conditions; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership of certain law enforcement officers in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that certain law enforcement officers may obtain creditable service in such retirement system under certain conditions; to define a certain term; to provide for the payment of the full actuarial value of obtaining such creditable service; to provide for application; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Amy Carter (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 605: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; member who was serving in a full-time position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-63 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definition and effect of full-time and part-time service and calculations, so as to provide that a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System who was serving in a full-time position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Andrew Welch (R) Tom Weldon (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 840: Conservation and natural resources; rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 and Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources and game and fish, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations; to authorize the grant of wildlife exhibition permits for use by the film industry; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom McCall (R) Gerald Greene (R) Butch Parrish (R) Lynn Smith (R) Ron Stephens (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 555: Courts; provide reporting of certain statistics regarding juveniles seeking abortions without parental notice; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for the reporting of certain statistics regarding juveniles seeking abortions without parental notice; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to abortion, so as to make reporting requirements applicable to all abortions performed; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act," so as to make reporting requirements applicable to all abortions performed; to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to State Employees' Health Insurance Plan, so as to clarify that elective abortions are not covered under the state health insurance plan; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Joyce Chandler (R) Ed Setzler (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Valerie Clark (R) Barbara Sims (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 1115: DeKalb County; Magistrate Court; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4819), as amended, so as to allow for service of a citation for or accusation of a violation of an ordinance concerning the condition of real property by leaving a copy at the premises where the violation is allegedly to have occurred, mailing a copy to the owner of the premises, and filing with the clerk of the magistrate court; to limit sanctions for violations when such form of service is used; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Michele Henson (D) Tom Taylor (R) Karla Drenner (D) Pam Stephenson (D) Scott Holcomb (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 230: 'Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act'; enactment

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the enactment of the "Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dean Burke (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R) Renee Unterman (R) Ben Watson (R)
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