Georgia Bills

signed · Georgia · House Apr 10, 2014

HB 901: Porterdale, City of; provide for certain appropriations; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Porterdale," approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5272), so as to provide for certain appropriations; to provide for certain codes and regulations; to change provisions relative to the management of public property; to change provisions relating to voting by the city council; to change the powers and duties of the mayor; to change provisions relating to the mayor's veto; to provide for duties of the mayor pro tempore; to provide for members of boards and commissions; to provide that the city clerk shall be under the supervision of the city manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 10, 2014

HB 808: Cherokee County; board of commissioners; candidate reside in district in which they seek election for at least 12 months immediately preceding election; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of commissioner of Cherokee County, approved August 9, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 177), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4295), so as to provide that candidates for the board of commissioners shall have resided within the respective district from which they seek election for a period of at least 12 months immediately preceding their election; to provide for related matters; to provide contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 10, 2014

HB 902: Forsyth County State Court; correct error in establishing terms of court; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Forsyth County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4558), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 14, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4173), and an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4619), so as to correct an error in establishing the terms of court; to provide for the frequency of payment of compensation to the judges of the court; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 7, 2014

HB 1077: Downtown Athens Development Authority; provide for powers, duties and responsibilities; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Downtown Athens Development Authority, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3533), as amended, which authority was created pursuant to an amendment to the Constitution as contained in Ga. L. 1975, p. 1698, and amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1912; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 6, 2014

HB 896: Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority; change membership of authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority," approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5270), so as to change the membership of such authority; to provide for the initial term of the chairperson; to define certain terms; to include targeted employment areas within the powers of the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2014

HB 348: Income tax credit; purchasers of alternative fuel vehicles; provide

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, computation, and exemptions regarding income tax, so as to provide a tax credit for purchasers of alternative fuel vehicles; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a cap on the amount of the tax credits; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 2, 2014

HB 1115: Fulton County; change certain definitions; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County and within each municipality therein, approved April 3, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5460), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4065), as amended, so as to change certain definitions; to change certain provisions regarding written consent of property owners; to change provisions relating to the appointment of district board members; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Apr 1, 2014

HB 850: Valdosta, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Valdosta to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Mar 20, 2014

HB 1134: Fort Oglethorpe, City of; provide for use of certain lands; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Fort Oglethorpe, approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3892), as amended, so as to provide for the use of certain lands; to provide for the powers and duties of the mayor; to provide for conflicts of interest, disclosure of conflicts, proper use of public property, ethical prohibitions, disqualifications, complaints, ethics commission, and appeals; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Mar 13, 2014

SB 318: Alcoholic Beverages; allow for local authorization/regulation of sale for consumption on the premises on Sundays; celebration of St. Patrick's Day

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, so as to allow for local authorization and regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises on Sundays during the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and other spirited holidays; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2014

HB 666: Pike County; board of commissioners; change description of districts

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Pike, approved March 17, 1870 (Ga. L. 1870, p. 447), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4903), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2014

HB 979: Education; provide for membership of certain boards in the event local legislation is not passed during 2014 regular session of General Assembly conforming size of boards to requirements of law; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-52.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead option sales and use tax and a county sales and use tax for educational purposes and terms of service, so as to provide for membership of certain boards of education in the event that local legislation is not passed during the 2014 regular session of the General Assembly conforming the size of such boards to the requirements of law; to provide for terms of office for such members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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