Home › Georgia › Bills
Bills

Georgia Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

Bill results

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 20, 2014

SR 992: Board of Regents; encouraged to provide programmatic assistance to students who are foster care and unaccompanied homeless youth

A RESOLUTION encouraging the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia to provide programmatic assistance to students who are foster care and unaccompanied homeless youth; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Vincent Fort (D) Donzella James (D) Horacena Tate (D) Steve Henson (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 20, 2014

SB 395: Education; provide for residency of student in Dept. of Juvenile Justice may qualify for HOPE scholarships; without waiting 12 add. months

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for scholarships or grants, so as to provide for the residency of students who have been in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice so that such students may qualify for HOPE scholarships or grants without waiting 12 additional months; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
in committee · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 674: Assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders; state funded positions for juvenile court; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 15-18-14 and 17-12-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the appointment of assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders, respectively, so as to provide for state funded positions for juvenile court; to amend Chapters 11 and 18 Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings and prosecuting attorneys, respectively, so as provide for conforming amendments to HB 242 as enacted during the 2013-2014 biennium of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Andrew Welch (R) Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. (R) Tom Weldon (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 180: Prestige license plates; repeal repetitive language; increase percentage of fees collected for plates allotted to currently designated charitable funds and organizations

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to repeal repetitive language and increase the percentage of fees collected for specialty license plates allotted to currently designated charitable funds and organizations; to amend Code Section 32-9-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to designation of travel lanes and the use of such lanes, so as to conform cross-references; to amend Code Section 40-8-90 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on use of blue lights on vehicles, so as to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Willie Talton (R) Buddy Harden (R) Tom Rice (R) Robert Dickey (R) Richard Smith (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HR 1109: Sales and use tax; used for educational programs and materials in public schools upon approval of voters; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the sales and use tax for educational purposes that may be imposed by any school system can be used in part for educational programs and materials in public schools upon approval of voters; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Andrew Welch (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Butch Parrish (R) Roger Rutledge (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 20, 2014

SB 394: HOPE; restore the former HOPE teacher's scholarship, PROMISE teacher's scholarship, and PROMISE II teacher's scholarship

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to restore the former HOPE teacher's scholarship, PROMISE teacher's scholarship, and PROMISE II teacher's scholarship; to provide for applicable definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Freddie Sims (D) Jason Carter (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1013: Georgia Right to Record Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a short title; to define a certain term; to provide that no public officer shall be authorized to prevent any citizen from recording in a public place or at a public meeting; to provide that a public officer may only confiscate photographic or video devices at the time of arrest if such devices are intentionally used to cause physical harm; to provide for a civil cause of action and damages; to provide for a criminal penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sam Moore (R) Charles Gregory (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 20, 2014

HB 1021: Crimes and offenses; criminal offenses of resisting, obstructing, hindering, or opposing a code enforcement officer; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for the criminal offenses of resisting, obstructing, hindering, or opposing a code enforcement officer; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom Taylor (R) Kevin Tanner (R) Virgil Fludd (D) Bill Hitchens (R) Mike Jacobs (R)
Showing 8,173 to 8,184 of 9,058 bills