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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 13, 2016

HB 729: Habeas corpus; hearings by video conference; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to habeas corpus, so as to provide for habeas corpus hearings by video conference; to adjust certain procedures to account for habeas corpus hearings by video conference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 706: Atlanta, City of; change corporate limits

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4469), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 703: "Georgia Captive Insurance Company Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for extensive changes to the captive insurance company provisions of this title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 705: Mental health; require care provider to provide periodic opportunities for a patient to designate a family member or other individual as a person with whom the provider may discuss the patient's medical condition and treatment plan; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to require a mental health care provider to provide periodic opportunities for a patient to designate a family member or other individual he or she chooses as a person with whom the provider may discuss the patient's medical condition and treatment plan; to provide requirements for the authorization form; to provide for immunity; to provide for statutory construction; to require continuing education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HR 948: Fulton, Carroll and Douglas counties; high speed rail transit; encourage

A RESOLUTION encouraging the creation of a high speed rail transit authority to operate in Fulton, Carroll, and Douglas counties; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 701: Education; 12 hours of instruction in alcohol and drug use prevention of students in grades three through twelve; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-144 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mandatory instruction concerning alcohol and drug use, so as to require at least 12 hours of instruction in alcohol and drug use prevention for students in grades three through 12; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 702: Use of force; battered persons defense for aggravated assault or aggravated battery; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 16-3-21 and 17-10-6.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of force in defense of self or others and punishment for serious violent offenders, respectively, so as to allow a battered persons defense for aggravated assault or aggravated battery; to change provisions requiring mandatory minimum punishment for battered persons who are convicted of a serious violent felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2016

HB 704: Agriculture; provide industrial hemp cultivation; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to provide for industrial hemp cultivation; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the possession of industrial hemp under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 692: Mental health; marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts regarding emergency examinations of persons for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and others are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of persons for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to define certain terms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 693: Conservation and natural resources; Georgia Legacy Trust Fund; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to repeal and reenact Chapter 6A, relating to land conservation; to create the Georgia Legacy Trust Fund; to create funding mechanisms for the protection and preservation of conservation land and provide for their operation; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to establish procedural requirements for approval of project proposals; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HR 907: Sales and use tax; annual allocation of 75 percent of revenue with respect to sale of outdoor recreation equipment to a trust fund to be used for protection and preservation of conservation land; authorize - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize an annual allocation of 75 percent of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax with respect to the sale of outdoor recreation equipment to a trust fund to be used for the protection and preservation of conservation land; 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 11, 2016

HR 863: Title ad valorem tax; proceeds from motor vehicles be appropriated for providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that all proceeds received by the state from title ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles shall be appropriated for providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this state and for grants to counties for road construction and maintenance; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.