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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 846: Penal institutions; notification of crime victims of impending release of an offender from imprisonment; revise requirements

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to revise requirements for notification of crime victims of impending release of an offender from imprisonment; to revise requirements for notification of projected release dates of inmates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Brian Strickland (R) Andrew Welch (R) Roger Rutledge (R) Sam Watson (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HR 963: Legislative and congressional reapportionment; procedures and standards; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide procedures and standards for legislative and congressional reapportionment; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 843: "Gun Safety Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to provide for a background check for guns purchased at gun shows; to provide for definitions; to provide that only dealers may legally sell, transfer, or exchange a firearm at a gun show; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D) Pat Gardner (D) Dar'shun Kendrick (D) LaDawn Jones (D) Stacey Abrams (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 833: Tax amnesty program; additional waiver periods; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the tax amnesty program, so as to provide for additional waiver periods; to provide for new duration and applicability periods; to clarify when certain periods of time apply; to update legislative findings; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Howard Mosby (D) Sandra Scott (D) Virgil Fludd (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Bob Bryant (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 829: Education; student investigated when whereabouts become unknown following change of class; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to require that the whereabouts of a student are investigated when such student's whereabouts become unknown following a change of classes; to provide for policy promulgation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HR 1159: House of Representatives and Senate; members serve staggered, four-year term limits; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall serve staggered, four-year terms of office; to provide that members of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be limited to serving three consecutive terms of office; to provide that terms of office in one house shall not apply to service in the other house; to provide that a member can be eligible to serve again after at least one year out of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Jason Spencer (R) John Pezold (R) LaDawn Jones (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 836: Sales and use tax; property used in renovation and rehabilitation of affordable housing; provide exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to provide a new exemption from state sales and use tax for a limited period of time regarding property used in renovation and rehabilitation of affordable housing; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Cheokas (R) David Knight (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Amy Carter (R) Robert Trammell (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 716: Professional counseling; person shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to provide for findings; to provide that a person licensed to provide professional counseling under Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, including but not limited to psychiatrists, psychologists, professional counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, or certain other persons, shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under 18 years of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D) Pat Gardner (D) Dar'shun Kendrick (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Sheila Jones (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 834: Health; establish charity care organizations for healthcare for the uninsured; provide tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to establish charity care organizations to provide health care services to the uninsured in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for tax credits for contributions to charity care organizations; to provide for the amount, nature, limits, and procedures for such tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Virgil Fludd (D) Lee Hawkins (R) Ron Stephens (R) Carl Rogers (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 837: "Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Matt Ramsey (R) Sam Teasley (R) Rich Golick (R) Tom Rice (R) Ed Setzler (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HR 1136: United States Congress; set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives and Senate; request

A RESOLUTION requesting that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Michael Caldwell (R) B.J. Pak (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 27, 2016

HB 832: Civil practice; conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings, so as to require the conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Spencer (R) John Pezold (R) Heath Clark (R) Scot Turner (R) Stephen Allison (R)
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