Georgia Bills

signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 21, 2014

SB 98: "Federal Abortion Mandate Opt-out Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide a definition; to opt out of funding certain abortions through certain qualified health plans; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for a right of intervention in certain lawsuits; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Barry Loudermilk (R) Fran Millar (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Ross Tolleson (R) Brandon Beach (R)

signed · Georgia · House Apr 21, 2014

HB 938: Gwinnett County; office of chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief magistrate of Gwinnett County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 21, 2014

SB 286: Alcoholic Beverages; change the maximum percent by volume of wine; change definitions; authorize wineries to buy and use certain products

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 change the maximum percent by volume of wine to that which is currently allowed under federal law; to change the definition of certain terms; to authorize wineries to buy and use certain products to manufacture particular types of wine; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 21, 2014

SB 341: Probate Courts; clerk's authority to act on uncontested matters; repeal a population provision

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-9-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of probate courts as clerks thereof, chief clerk, authority to appoint other clerks, and powers of appointed clerks, so as to repeal a population provision relative to a clerk's authority to act on uncontested matters; to provide for a clerk's authority to act on uncontested matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 21, 2014

HB 939: Gwinnett County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Gwinnett County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 16, 2014

SB 349: Behavorial Health and Developmental, Dept. of; changes to the powers and duties

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for changes to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 16, 2014

HB 128: Georgia Downtown Renaissance Investment Tax Credit Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to revise and change provisions regarding state income tax credits; to provide for state income tax credits for certain downtown investments; to provide for state income tax credits for qualified contributions to a Georgia Renaissance Fund; to provide for state income tax credits for certain downtown housing investments; to provide for short titles; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of Community Affairs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 16, 2014

HB 729: Revenue and taxation; manner for determining fair market value of motor vehicles subject to tax; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions, exemption from taxation, allocation and disbursement of proceeds collected by tag agents, fair market value of vehicle appealable, and report, so as to change the manner for determining fair market value of motor vehicles subject to the tax; to provide for penalties for fraudulent applications for such reductions; to provide for the distribution of revenue to newly created municipalities; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to provide for multi-year decals for certain vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 16, 2014

HB 986: Lowndes County State Court; provide additional judge; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Lowndes County, approved December 11, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 176), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2332) and an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3551), so as to provide an additional judge for said court; to provide for the initial appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election and terms of office for the judges of said court; to provide for a chief judge of said court; to provide for the compensation of the judges of said court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 15, 2014

HB 834: Bonded debt; population Act provision relating to dates of bond elections; repeal

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections for approval of bonded debt, so as to repeal a population Act provision relating to dates of bond elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 15, 2014

HB 513: Georgia Medical Center Authority; abolish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to abolish the Georgia Medical Center Authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 15, 2014

HB 791: Taxation; redrawing census tracts shall not disqualify a designated military zone as a less developed area; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for business enterprises in less developed areas, so as to provide that the redrawing of census tracts shall not disqualify a designated military zone from its designation as a less developed area; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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