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signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2013

SB 231: Georgia Driver's Education Commission; additional sums collected on fines; extend the sunset provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Driver's Education Commission, so as to extend the sunset provisions for the additional sums collected on fines for the purpose of funding the commission and driver education and training in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 160: Mortgages; vacant and foreclosed real property registries; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens in general, so as to revise provisions relating to vacant and foreclosed real property registries; to prohibit a fee for a future conveyance except under limited circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Andrew Welch (R) Edward Lindsey (R) Mike Jacobs (R) Tom Weldon (R) Mary Margaret Oliver (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 393: Georgia Workforce Investment Board; provide for powers and duties; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Workforce Investment Board; to provide for powers and duties of the Georgia Workforce Investment Board; to provide for its meetings and chairperson; to provide for certain priorities of service; to provide for local workforce investment areas; to provide for local workforce investment boards and their composition, officers, meetings, powers, duties, and immunities; to provide for certification and funding and budgets; to provide for contracts and limitations with regard thereto; to provide for sanctions for nonperformance and lack of fiscal responsibility; to provide for the delivery of certain services and limitations thereon; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Terry Rogers (R) Edward Lindsey (R) Amy Carter (R) Mark Hamilton (R) Tom Kirby (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 254: Motor vehicles; electronic proof of insurance may be accepted under certain circumstances; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that electronic proof of insurance may be accepted under certain circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide that an insurance company may issue coverage information in electronic format on a mobile electronic device of insurance coverage in lieu of issuing a card; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Bruce Williamson (R) Jason Shaw (R) Ben Harbin (R) Sam Teasley (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 597: Scotland, City of; nonbinding advisory referendum to select mayor and city council; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the General Assembly should enact legislation authorizing the City of Scotland to select its mayor and city councilmembers to serve for four-year terms; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for preclearance; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jimmy Pruett (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 573: Whitfield County Community Improvement Districts Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Whitfield County; to provide for construction; to provide that Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A. shall not apply to the offer, sale, or issuance of the boards' bonds, notes, or other obligations; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolutions; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Broadrick (R) Tom Dickson (R) Jay Neal (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 627: Fulton County; change a certain provision relating to the dissolution of the district

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County, approved April 3, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5460), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4065), so as to change a certain provision relating to the dissolution of the district; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lynne Riley (R) Harry Geisinger (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Tom Rice (R) Jan Jones (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2013

SB 242: Downtown Development Authorities; undertake projects; reducing energy or water consumption; renewable resources

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-42-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of downtown development authorities generally, so as to provide that downtown development authorities may undertake projects regarding reducing energy or water consumption on property or installing an improvement to property that produces energy from renewable resources within the territorial boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Hunter Hill (R) Jeff Mullis (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 593: Washington County; board of commissioners; revise districts for election of members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Washington County, approved August 20, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 452), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4454), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mack Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2013

SB 250: Port Wentworth, City of; change the description of the council districts

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Port Wentworth, approved February 6, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2003), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3734), and an Act approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3564), so as to change the description of the council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lester Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 578: Columbia County; health insurance program; revise the time for vesting for certain officials

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Columbia County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving office, continue to participate in the county health insurance program by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4471), as amended, so as to revise the time for vesting in such program; to provide for related matters; to provide for intent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom McCall (R) Ben Harbin (R) Barry Fleming (R) Barbara Sims (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2013

HB 45: Public property; writing off small amounts due to the state; change certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to public property, so as to change certain provisions relating to writing off small amounts due to the state; to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions relating to nonlapsing revenue of institutions in the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Earl Ehrhart (R)
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