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State Legislature US Congress

All 34,025 Active 5,375 In committee 0 Passed 19,834 Signed 4,934 Failed 729

signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2013

SB 185: Banking; secured transactions; change/provide for definitions; electronic chattel paper; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Title 11 of the O.C.G.A., relating to secured transactions, so as to modernize the article; to change and provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 33-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assets considered in determining financial condition of insurers, generally, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 155: Game and fish; licensing and operation of shooting preserves; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to revise provisions concerning the licensing and operation of shooting preserves; to revise the definition of "pen raised game birds"; to change licensing requirements for shooting preserves; to create a lifetime shooting preserve license; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 583: Griffin, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee for each civil case and criminal fine imposed; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Griffin to charge a technology fee for each civil case and criminal fine imposed; to specify the uses to which such technology fees may be put; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2013

SB 83: Counties; support of paupers; provide for cremation as an alternative for deceased indigents

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the supervision and support of paupers, so as to provide for cremation as an alternative for deceased indigents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 298: Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agricultural commodities promotion, so as to create the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; to provide for the operation and function of the commodity commission; to amend Code Section 2-8-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nonapplicability of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to exclude the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products from the provisions of such article; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 434: Liens; mechanics and materialmen; special liens include amount due and interest on such amount; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens of mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide that special liens include the amount due and interest on such amount; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2013

SB 70: Transportation, Dept. of; change type of projects eligible for design-build contracts and procurement process

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Transportation's power to contract generally, so as to change the type of projects eligible for design-build contracts and the procurement process for such contracts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 286: Hawkinsville, City of; Pulaski County; create and incorporate new political body corporate under name Hawkinsville-Pulaski County, Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the restructuring of the governments of the City of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County; to create and incorporate a new political body corporate under the name Hawkinsville-Pulaski County, Georgia; to provide for the status, boundaries, and powers of the restructured government; to provide for the form, administration, and affairs of the restructured government; to provide for officers and employees, elections, courts, authorities, taxation, and finance; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 94: Damages; reduction of earnings to present value; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for damages, so as to change provisions relating to the reduction of earnings to present value; to provide for determining the present value of certain future damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 402: Conservation; shore protection and coastal marshlands protection; revise various provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coastal waters, beaches, and sand dunes, so as to revise various provisions relative to shore protection and coastal marshlands protection; to revise and add definitions; to establish authority and powers of the Department of Natural Resources; to revise provisions relating to permit activities and procedures; to repeal provisions relating to local shore assistance programs; to provide for marine contractor licenses; to repeal provisions relating to the leasing of state-owned marshland or water bottoms; to provide for applicability; to strike obsolete language and correct cross-references; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2013

HB 338: Georgia Council for the Arts; role of arts in economic development and other vital functions to the state; clarify

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Council for the Arts, so as to clarify the role of arts in economic development and other vital functions to the state; to provide for membership changes; to provide for meetings; to provide for responsibilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2013

SB 96: State Courts, Solicitors-General of; part-time solicitor-general; engage in private practice of law; not represent defendants in criminal matters in such solicitor-general's state court

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solicitors-general of state courts, so as to provide that a part-time solicitor-general of the state court and any part-time assistant solicitor-general may engage in the private practice of law but shall not represent defendants in criminal matters in such solicitor-general's state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.