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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 5, 2013

HR 160: School systems; 75 percent of sales taxes for educational purposes may be used for maintenance and operation expenses; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that up to 75 percent of sales taxes for educational purposes may be used for maintenance and operation expenses of a school system; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Tom Dickson (R) Brooks Coleman (R) David Casas (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 5, 2013

HB 39: Offenses against public order; defamation; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to define certain terms; to provide that a person commits defamation when he or she causes an unknowing person wrongfully to be identified as the person in an obscene depiction; to provide for penalties; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Winfred Dukes (D) Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D) Pam Dickerson (D) Pam Stephenson (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 5, 2013

HB 191: Sales and use tax; certain sales to a qualified job training organization; provide a limited period of time exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to provide for a limited period of time an exemption from state sales and use tax only with respect to certain sales to a qualified job training organization; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ron Stephens (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 5, 2013

HB 183: New employees; annual report by public employers relative to compliance with certain laws; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 13-10-91 of the O.C.G.A., relating to verification of new employee eligibility, applicability, and rules and regulations, so as to provide for an annual report by public employers relative to compliance with certain laws; to amend Code Section 36-60-6 of the O.C.G.A., relating to utilization of federal work authorization program, "employee" defined, issuance of license, evidence of state licensure, annual reporting, standardized form affidavit, violation, and investigations, so as to exempt from such Code section persons who have fully complied in the past; to amend Chapter 36 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to verification of lawful presence within the United States, so as to change a certain definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2013

HB 169: Local government; verification of lawful residency by applicants of business licenses and private employers; modify requirements

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to local governments, so as to modify the requirements relating to verification of lawful residency by applicants of business licenses and private employers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Virgil Fludd (D) Stacey Abrams (D) David Wilkerson (D) Billy Mitchell (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2013

HB 173: Local option sales and use tax; use and expenditure of a portion of such proceeds for repair of capital outlay projects; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition of the county special purpose local option sales and use tax, so as to authorize use and expenditure of a portion of such proceeds for repair of capital outlay projects; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Jason Shaw (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Jan Tankersley (R) Susan Holmes (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2013

HB 168: Government purchasing; contractual and purchasing preferences for Georgia service providers; modify provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts and purchases by public schools, Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, and Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure relative to government purchasing, so as to modify provisions relating to contractual and purchasing preferences for Georgia service providers and certain supplies, materials, equipment, and agricultural products grown, manufactured, or produced in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Virgil Fludd (D) Carol Fullerton (D) Stacey Abrams (D) Ronnie Mabra (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2013

HB 26: Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2013; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom Taylor (R) Jason Spencer (R) John Yates (R) Charles Gregory (R) Michael Caldwell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2013

HB 172: Fulton County Personnel Board and Fulton County Merit System of Personnel Administration; all future employees shall be unclassified; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to completely and exhaustively revise, supersede, consolidate, and replace all of the laws and amendments thereto pertaining to the Fulton County Personnel Board and the Fulton County Merit System of Personnel Administration," approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4896), as amended, so as to provide a statement of authority; to provide that all future employees of Fulton County shall be unclassified; to provide for current classified employees; to provide that employees may be dismissed, demoted, or disciplined for any reason or no reason without notice, explanation, or appeal; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lynne Riley (R) Harry Geisinger (R) Chuck Martin (R) Wendell Willard (R) Jan Jones (R)
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