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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 710: "Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disabled persons, so as to provide for the establishment of a qualified ABLE program in this state to enable the contribution of funds to tax-exempt accounts to pay for the qualified expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of taxable net income; to amend Code Section 50-13-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the definitions for purposes of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, so as to exclude the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation from the meaning of "agency"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Wendell Willard (R) Scot Turner (R) Katie Dempsey (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 733: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; reduce fee imposed by innkeepers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to reduce the amount of a certain fee imposed by innkeepers and to expand the types of innkeepers that must charge such fee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeff Jones (R) Ron Stephens (R) Alex Atwood (R) Chuck Williams (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 732: Motor vehicles; "super speeder" classification upon conviction of driving a commercial motor vehicle 10 or more miles per hour over posted speed limit; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions of motor vehicles, so as to provide for "super speeder" classification upon conviction of driving a commercial motor vehicle at a speed of ten or more miles per hour above the posted speed limit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Ron Stephens (R) Paul Battles (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 740: Income tax; homestead exemption; certain dwellings within a school attendance zone; create tax credit

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 imposition, rate, and composition of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create an annual tax credit for up to five years for taxpayers who purchase, own, and occupy a dwelling that qualifies for a homestead exemption located within a school attendance zone assigned to a public elementary school that is among the lowest 5 percent of academic achievement public elementary schools in the state; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom Taylor (R) Paulette Rakestraw (R) Allen Peake (R) Wendell Willard (R) Beth Beskin (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 714: Revenue and taxation; retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service shall not be subject to state income tax; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide that retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service shall not be subject to state income tax; to increase the excise tax on cigarettes to offset the cost; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for an automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jesse Petrea (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Earnest Smith (D) John Yates (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 13, 2016

SB 268: Rules of the Road; require county dept. of family and children services be notified; endangering a child by driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for a second time, and endangering a child, so as to require that the county department of family and children services be notified when certain offenders are convicted for endangering a child by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Donzella James (D) Steve Henson (D) Doc Rhett (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 13, 2016

HB 731: Crimes and offenses; certain assault weapons; prohibit possession and sale

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to prohibit the possession, sale, transport, distribution, or use of certain assault weapons, large capacity magazines, armor-piercing bullets, and incendiary .50 caliber bullets; to provide for crimes involving the possession, sale, transport, distribution, or use of certain assault weapons, large capacity magazines, armor-piercing bullets, and incendiary .50 caliber bullets; to provide for criminal penalties; to designate certain weaponry and ammunition as contraband and to require seizure of such by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D) Pat Gardner (D) Dar'shun Kendrick (D) Stacey Abrams (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 13, 2016

SB 266: Ethics in Government; lobbyist who make expenditures; influencing passage for purpose of legalizing casino gambling; shall disclose

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to provide that any person who is a lobbyist and who makes expenditures of any amount for the purpose of influencing the passage of legislation for the purpose of legalizing casino gambling in this state, whether directly or indirectly, shall disclose all such expenditures, regardless of amount or value; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Vincent Fort (D) Joshua McKoon (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 13, 2016

SB 265: "Physician Direct Pay Act"; definitions; provide physician agreements are not insurance; exempt agreements from regulations as insurance

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that physician agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Fran Millar (R) Charlie Bethel (R) David Shafer (R) Dean Burke (R) P. K. Martin IV (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 13, 2016

HB 728: Stalking; persons soliciting or inviting contact from the party to which the protective order applies; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking and the granting of relief by superior courts, respectively, so as to prohibit persons who have secured protective orders from affirmatively soliciting or inviting contact or approach from the party to which the protective order applies for the interests of public safety; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a criminal offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Alan Powell (R) Tom Weldon (R)
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