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in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 4, 2015

SB 83: Motor Vehicles and Traffic; require policies; prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race/ethnicity to stop motor vehicle

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to identification and regulation with regard to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether to stop a motor vehicle; to require annual training of law enforcement officers on impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping motor vehicles; to require law enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of drivers and passengers under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Elena Parent (D) Vincent Fort (D) Donzella James (D) Horacena Tate (D) Steve Henson (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2015

HB 191: Veterans Equity Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 47 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service for certain prior service in the armed forces of the United States; to provide a short title; to provide a definition; to provide for application and payment; to provide for regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brett Harrell (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Darrel Bush Ealum (D) Tom Rice (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2015

HB 30: Local boards of education; seeking accreditation by an entity which does not make its records open for inspection; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to prohibit local boards of education from seeking or maintaining accreditation by an accrediting entity which does not make its records relating to sanctions it imposes open for inspection and copying; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Billy Mitchell (D) David Stover (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 4, 2015

HB 186: Crimes and offenses; carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; change provisions

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 change provisions relating to carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; to provide for and change definitions; to change provisions relating to exemptions for carrying weapons within school safety zones; to harmonize provisions enacted by 2014 House Bills 60 and 826; to amend Code Section 17-5-52.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposal of forfeited or abandoned firearms, so as to correct a cross-reference; to change provisions relating to carrying weapons in unauthorized locations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Ed Setzler (R) Micah Gravley (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 3, 2015

HB 165: South Fulton, City of; Fulton County; incorporate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County; to provide for a charter for the City of South Fulton; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Fulton County to the City of South Fulton; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Virgil Fludd (D) LaDawn Jones (D) Ronnie Mabra (D) Wendell Willard (R) Tyrone Brooks (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 3, 2015

SB 78: Civil Practice; appeals from magistrate courts; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-15-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to litigation costs and attorney's fees assessed for frivolous actions and defenses, so as to change provisions relating to appeals from magistrate courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Renee Unterman (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 3, 2015

HB 178: Georgia Ports Authority; comply with terms of certain authorized agreements with federal government; reassert power

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 52-2-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of the Georgia Ports Authority, so as to reassert the power of the Georgia Ports Authority to comply with the terms of certain authorized agreements with the federal government, including terms providing for indemnification; to state the constitutional authority under which this Act is enacted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Butch Parrish (R) Ron Stephens (R) Alex Atwood (R) Bob Bryant (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 3, 2015

HR 127: Taxpayer Dividend Amendment of 2015; enact - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the prioritized expenditure of excess state revenues, including income tax relief, in the event of a budget surplus; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations on appropriations from the Revenue Shortfall Reserve; to provide for the authority of the General Assembly with respect to the foregoing; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
John Pezold (R) Buzz Brockway (R) Kevin Cooke (R) Stephen Allison (R) Michael Caldwell (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 3, 2015

SB 80: Education; funding for state charter schools and virtual charter schools; revise various provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise various provisions relating to funding for state charter schools and virtual charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Fran Millar (R) Donzella James (D) Chuck Hufstetler (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 3, 2015

HB 167: Income tax; retirement income received as benefits from military service not subject to state income tax; provide

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 the imposition, rate, and computation of income taxes, so as to provide that retirement income received as retirement benefits from service in the armed forces of the United States shall not be subject to state income tax; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
John Deffenbaugh (R) Bill Hitchens (R) John Yates (R) Dave Belton (R)
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