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introduced · Georgia · House Mar 14, 2013

HB 582: Probation; state-wide probation system and agreements for private probation services; modify provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probation, so as to modify provisions related to the state-wide probation system and agreements for private probation services; to clarify that probation tolling provisions apply to private probation services; to provide for good faith immunity for private probation officers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Gerald Greene (R) Jay Neal (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 14, 2013

HB 599: Albany, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Albany to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Winfred Dukes (D) Gerald Greene (R) Carol Fullerton (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 13, 2013

HB 581: Georgia Virtual School; credit recovery courses available to students withdrawn from a course due to illness; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-319.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Virtual School, so as to provide that credit recovery courses are available to students who have withdrawn from a course due to an illness; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Glanton (D) Michael Smith (D) Alisha Morgan (D) Valerie Clark (R) Rahn Mayo (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 13, 2013

SB 251: Douglas County; reconstitute the board; composition

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of elections and registration for Douglas County, approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3880), so as to reconstitute the board; to provide for composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Donzella James (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 13, 2013

SB 252: 'Georgia Lottery for Veterans'; offer one/more games to benefit veterans; deposit proceeds into the general fund

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lottery for education, so as to provide a short title; to provide that the Georgia Lottery Corporation shall offer one or more games to benefit veterans; to provide for the deposit of proceeds into the general fund; to provide for a special account to be appropriated for veterans' programs; to provide for purposes for which appropriations shall be made; to provide for lapsing of funds; to provide a conditional effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ed Harbison (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 13, 2013

SR 528: General Assembly; provide for the proceeds of one/more lottery games to benefit military veterans -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the proceeds of one or more lottery games to benefit military veterans; to provide for authorized purposes; to provide for appropriations; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Ed Harbison (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 13, 2013

HB 579: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; member who was serving in full-time position on retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-63 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definition and effect of full-time and part-time service and calculations, so as to provide that a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System who was serving in a full-time position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Paul Battles (R) Tom Weldon (R) Howard Maxwell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 12, 2013

HB 565: HOPE; incarcerated individuals who qualify for GED vouchers may use within 12 months of release; provide

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 provide that incarcerated individuals who qualify for HOPE GED vouchers may use such vouchers within 12 months of release; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Matt Ramsey (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Josh Clark (R) Jay Neal (R) B.J. Pak (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 12, 2013

HB 560: Search warrants; illegal to use unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement without first obtaining a warrant; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide definitions; to provide that it shall be illegal to use unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement in Georgia without first obtaining a warrant; to provide for penalties; to provide for the inadmissibility of any evidence obtained through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles without a warrant; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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