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in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 16, 2013

SR 13: General Assembly; provide 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.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 46: Day-care centers; satisfactory child protective services reports for employees and directors; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to require a satisfactory child protective services report for employees and directors of day-care centers and related child care facilities; to amend Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Central Child Abuse Registry, so as to authorize the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to provide certain information on the registry to the Department of Early Care and Learning; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 16, 2013

SB 50: Election; change 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 16, 2013

HB 22: Incorporation of municipal corporations; certain requirements and standards; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide certain requirements and standards for the incorporation of new municipal corporations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 16, 2013

SB 53: Crimes and Offenses; criminal damage to property in second degree; include security cameras

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal damage to property in the second degree, so as to include security cameras; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 48: Georgia's Return to Play Act of 2013; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact "Georgia's Return to Play Act of 2013"; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to require schools and organizations which provide youth athletic activities to provide concussion-related information to youth athletes and parents; to provide for a concussion recognition education course for coaches and others; to establish a return-to-play policy for youth athletes suffering from concussions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 49: Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to foreclosures on personalty, so as to enact the "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act"; to provide for definitions; to provide for foreclosure rescue consultants and firms to be bonded; to provide for the application of certain state consumer protection laws to foreclosure rescue transactions; to provide that unfair foreclosure rescue transactions are unlawful and void; to provide for remedies; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 43: Law enforcement officers; persons leaving establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages by drink entitled to entrapment defense under certain circumstances; clarify

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 applicable to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to clarify that persons leaving establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink shall be entitled to the defense of entrapment under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 40: Commercial driver's licenses; persons on sexual offender registry on or after July 1, 2013 from being licensed to drive certain motor vehicles; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit persons required to register on the state sexual offender registry for an act committed on or after July 1, 2013, from being licensed to drive certain commercial motor vehicles; to provide for a definition; to provide for revocation of certain commercial driver's license endorsements under certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a sunset of this Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 16, 2013

SB 7: Elections and Primaries; nonpartisan elections; county commissioners

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election of county commissioners; to provide for the qualifying for such offices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 16, 2013

HB 42: Sales and use tax; manner and method of imposing and collecting on certain manufactured single-family structures; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of sales and use tax, so as to change the manner and method of imposing and collecting such taxes on certain manufactured single-family structures; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 15, 2013

SB 42: Education; require that the Quality Basic Education Formula is fully funded by the General Assembly

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that the Quality Basic Education Formula is fully funded by the General Assembly; to state legislative intent that past austerity costs are restored; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.