Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2015

SB 29: Labor and Industrial Relations; compensation for occupational diseases; firefighters; define certain terms

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to compensation for occupational diseases, so as to define certain terms; to provide for a rebuttable presumption that certain medical conditions suffered by firefighters are occupational diseases; to provide for applicability; to provide for benefits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2015

SR 24: General Assembly; authorized to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Ethics Commission -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Ethics Commission; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2015

SB 30: Income Taxes; require the department to prepare a tax return for certain taxpayers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding income taxes, so as to require the department to prepare a tax return for certain taxpayers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 15, 2015

HB 15: American Heritage Celebration Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to allow for the sale of consumer fireworks not prohibited under federal law; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-7-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to crimes related to explosives and other devices, so as to correct cross-references; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to allow for local regulation of fireworks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 15, 2015

HB 53: Clinical laboratories; person consenting to provision of medical or surgical care by health care provider operates as consent for provider to perform HIV test; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 22 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that a person consenting to the provision of medical or surgical care by a health care provider operates as consent for such provider to perform an HIV test; to provide for withdrawal of consent for an HIV test; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 15, 2015

HB 46: Elections; candidate in an election or primary shall be entitled to inspect and reproduce absentee ballots for a certain period of time after election or primary; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to provide that any candidate in an election or primary shall be entitled to inspect and reproduce absentee ballots for a certain period of time after the election or primary; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2015

SR 27: Senate; lower the age requirements for members; qualifications of members of General Assembly -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to lower the age requirements for members of the Senate; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 14, 2015

SB 23: Evidence; privileges; expand for information obtained by news media for news gathering or dissemination

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges, so as to expand the privilege for information obtained by news media for news gathering or dissemination; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 14, 2015

SB 24: General Assembly; provisions; provide definition; local bill

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide a definition; to provide that no local bill shall be favorably reported by a legislative committee for legislative action by a house of the General Assembly unless such local bill contains the signatures of members of such house of the General Assembly who represent collectively at least one-half of the residents of the area or jurisdiction to which such local bill shall be applicable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2015

HB 41: Ethics; revise what public officers receive for participation in certain activities

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to revise what public officers may receive for participation in certain activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 14, 2015

SB 26: Election; change the time periods for advance voting

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to change the time periods for advance voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2015

HB 13: Motor vehicles; prohibit law enforcement officers from using race or ethnicity to stop a motor vehicle; require policies

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.

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