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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 69: State Defense Force; remove restrictions; rights of public officers and employees to be absent for service; reemployment rights

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Defense Force, so as to remove restrictions regarding the rights of public officers and employees to be absent for service on the State Defense Force and regarding reemployment rights of persons after service on the State Defense Force; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Hunter Hill (R) Brandon Beach (R) Judson Hill (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 259: Georgia Business Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide an exemption from competitive bidding procedures; to increase the exemption threshold for competitive bidding procedures; to change a short title; to change a definition relative to small business assistance; to revise legislative intent; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chad Nimmer (R) Terry Rogers (R) Amy Carter (R) Matt Hatchett (R) Robert Dickey (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 245: Condominiums; amount permissible as a special assessment fee; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to change the amount permissible as a special assessment fee; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Trey Kelley (R) Alex Atwood (R) Matt Dollar (R) Stacey Evans (D) Jay Powell (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 305: Sandersville School Building Authority Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Sandersville School Building Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, qualifications, duties, and powers; to provide for vacancies, organization, meetings, and expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for the transfer of property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mack Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 138: Social Services; provide for various reforms regarding the state's child welfare system

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social service; to repeal a provision relating to the Council for Welfare Administration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Charlie Bethel (R) Tyler Harper (R) Tommie Williams (R) Elena Parent (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 502: Elementary and secondary education; update and clarify provisions and repeal obsolete provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to update and clarify provisions in law and to repeal obsolete provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Tom Dickson (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Valerie Clark (R) Margaret Kaiser (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 237: State income tax; angel investor tax credit; extend

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 tax, so as to extend the angel investor tax credit; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Matt Ramsey (R) Chuck Martin (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Mark Hamilton (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 425: Americus, City of; provide for a city manager; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Americus, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5985), as amended, so as to provide for a city manager; to provide for appointment, qualifications, terms, removal, and vacancies; to provide for duties, powers, and responsibilities; to provide for appointment of a city clerk and finance director; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Cheokas (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 63: Alcoholic Beverages; provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances; to change the definition of a "brewpub"; to provide for licensed brewpubs to sell malt beverages manufactured on its premises to the public for off-premises consumption; to define the term "tasting room"; to provide for legislative intent; to create a limited exception to the three-tier distribution system so as to allow licensed malt beverage manufacturers to sell limited amounts of malt beverages directly to the public for on-premises and off-premises consumption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Charlie Bethel (R) Tommie Williams (R) Elena Parent (D) Ed Harbison (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 325: Safety belts; definition of term passenger vehicle; modify

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to modify the definition of the term "passenger vehicle" to which the safety belt law applies; to provide for the imposition of fines; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kevin Tanner (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Alan Powell (R) Joe Wilkinson (R) Alex Atwood (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 225: Local government; all for-hire drivers obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for definitions; to require all for-hire drivers to obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; to require that all for-hire drivers have certain insurance; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Rick Jasperse (R) John Carson (R) Roger Rutledge (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 504: Health; vaccination against meningococcal disease of college students; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-12-3.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meningococcal disease vaccinations and disclosures, so as to revise provisions regarding vaccination against meningococcal disease of college students; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, so as to authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses pursuant to vaccine protocol agreements with physicians; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Bruce Broadrick (R) Jason Shaw (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Butch Parrish (R)
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