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signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 24, 2013

SB 223: Board of Commissioners of Schley County; change the description of commissioner districts

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the Board of Commissioners of Schley County, approved February 5, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2229), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3817), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ed Harbison (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 24, 2013

SB 222: Conyers, City of; election/term of office of the mayor and councilmembers; repeal certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Conyers, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3868), as amended specifically by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4032), so as to repeal certain provisions relating to the election and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Jeffares (R)
signed · Georgia · House Apr 24, 2013

HB 417: Columbus, City of; make certain stylistic changes to charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as to make certain stylistic changes to said charter; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) John Pezold (R) Debbie Buckner (D) Calvin Smyre (D) Richard Smith (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 24, 2013

SB 256: Magistrate Court of Chatham County; provide chief magistrate shall appoint any pro tempore magistrates

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Chatham County and abolishing the Municipal Court of Savannah, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3751), so as to provide that the chief magistrate of Chatham County shall appoint any pro tempore magistrates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lester Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · House Apr 24, 2013

HB 79: Official Code of Georgia; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions in said Code in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to reenact the statutory portions of said Code, as amended; to provide for other matters relating to revision and reenactment of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Wendell Willard (R)
signed · Georgia · House Apr 24, 2013

HB 252: Athens-Clarke County; chief magistrate judge; provide nonpartisan elections

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief magistrate judge of the magistrate court of Athens-Clarke County shall be nonpartisan elections held at the time of certain general primary elections; to provide for submission of this Act under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Williams (R) Spencer Frye (D) Regina Quick (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Apr 24, 2013

SB 201: Ad Valorem; homestead exemption; White County school district; educational purposes

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from White County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $25,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stephen Allison (R) Steve Gooch (R)
signed · Georgia · House Apr 24, 2013

HB 206: Hoschton, City of; provide new charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Hoschton, Georgia; to provide for corporate boundaries and powers; to provide for a governmental structure; to provide for handling administrative affairs; to provide for a judicial branch; to provide for election and removal of officials; to provide for addressing the financial affairs of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tommy Benton (R)
signed · Georgia · House Apr 24, 2013

HB 364: McDonough, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of McDonough 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.
David Knight (R) Brian Strickland (R) Andrew Welch (R) Roger Rutledge (R) John Yates (R)
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