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signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 954: "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the O.C.G.A., relating to guardian and ward, so as to enact the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Terry England (R) Robert Trammell (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 52: Child custody; require parenting plans to be incorporated into final orders; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-9-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parenting plans, so as to change provisions requiring parenting plans to be incorporated into final orders involving the custody of a child; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
LaDawn Jones (D) Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. (R) Beth Beskin (R) Tom Weldon (R) Mary Margaret Oliver (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 775: Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of spectacles; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to provide for restrictions on the sale and dispensing of spectacles; to provide for definitions; to provide for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Earl Ehrhart (R) John Meadows (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 64: Juvenile Code, Domestic Relations, and Vital Records; repeal voluntary acknowledgments of legitimation

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2, Title 19, and Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code, domestic relations, and vital records, respectively, so as to repeal voluntary acknowledgments of legitimation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emanuel Jones (D) Chuck Hufstetler (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 421: Retirement and pensions; officers employed by Department of Community Supervision shall be entitled to certain disability benefits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-221 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disability allowances payable to personnel for certain disabilities arising in the line of duty, so as to provide that community supervision officers employed by the Department of Community Supervision shall be entitled to certain disability benefits; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chad Nimmer (R) Terry Rogers (R) Robert Dickey (R) Christian Coomer (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 801: HOPE; include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise various provisions regarding the HOPE scholarship; to include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; to provide for weighted scores for certain college coursework; to clarify definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chad Nimmer (R) Matt Ramsey (R) Terry Rogers (R) Jon Burns (R) Jan Jones (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 128: Corporations; directors and officers; enact reforms consistent with the Model Act; functions of a board of directors; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to directors and officers, so as to enact reforms consistent with the Model Act; to change provisions relating to the functions of a board of directors; to change provisions relating to elections of directors; to change provisions relating to terms for directors; to change provisions relating to actions without meetings; to change provisions relating to committees; to change provisions relating to derivative actions; to change provisions relating to officers; to change provisions relating to functions of officers; to change provisions relating to resignation and removal of officers; to enact provisions relating to business opportunities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Charlie Bethel (R) Elena Parent (D) Harold Jones (D) Judson Hill (R) John Kennedy (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 844: Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; insurance premiums subject to taxation; update certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund, so as to update certain provisions related to determining which insurance premiums are subject to taxation related to the fund; to provide that venue for any action brought in the superior court against the fund or the board shall be in the superior court of the board's county of domicile; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Paulette Rakestraw (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Debbie Buckner (D) Gerald Greene (R) Micah Gravley (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 1020: Hogansville, City of; provide new charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hogansville; to provide for incorporation and boundaries; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Robert Trammell (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2016

HB 811: Banking and finance; update, modernize, and streamline numerous Code sections; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to extensively amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to update, modernize, and streamline numerous Code sections to provide for efficient regulation of banks, trust companies, credit unions, merchant acquirer limited purpose banks, and the mortgage lending industry; to update and eliminate certain provisions to comply with federal law; to update certain provisions to comply with federal court decisions; to revise powers and duties of the Department of Banking and Finance; to delete all appearances of and references to the term "building and loan associations"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Buzz Brockway (R) Virgil Fludd (D) Terry England (R) Greg Morris (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2016

SB 355: "Student/Teacher Protection Act"; enact; end punitive testing consequences; related to federal, state,and locally mandated standardized assessments

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Student/Teacher Protection Act"; to end punitive testing consequences for both teachers and students related to federal, state, and locally mandated standardized assessments; to prevent truancy or referrals to the Division of Family and Children Services for absenteeism during standardized testing windows for federal, state, and locally mandated standardized assessments unless a student already has a chronic history of truancy; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) David Shafer (R) Hunter Hill (R) Michael Williams (R) P. K. Martin IV (R)
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