Rep. Rob Leverett

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to revise the date by which homestead exemptions must be applied for; to revise the language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and its Georgia chapter; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-4-414 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence of similar transaction crimes in child molestation cases, so as to provide for the grooming of a child to engage in sexual conduct be considered admissible evidence in criminal proceedings; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to depositions and discovery, so as to provide for protective orders for certain high-ranking officers; to provide for definitions; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state tort claims, so as to provide for designees of state government entities for service of process for civil actions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to provide for a unified procedure for appealing decisions of a lower judicatory to a superior or state court; to repeal and reserve Chapter 4 of said title, relating to certiorari to superior court; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to provide for conforming changes; to correct cross-references and remove obsolete or improper references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous site response, so as to dedicate the proceeds of certain hazardous waste fees to the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund as authorized and subject to the conditions imposed by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(r) of the Constitution of Georgia; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate, so as to require personal representatives to send notices to beneficiaries regarding the issuance of letters testamentary or letters of administration; to provide for revocation of such letters as to personal representatives who fail to comply; to provide for trust beneficiary representation; to provide for a definition; to revise a definition regarding Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to rename the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission; to amend Code Sections 36-62-5 and 37-2-6.1 and Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to development authority directors, officers, compensation, adoption of bylaws, delegation of powers and duties, conflicts of interest, and audits, community service boards, executive director, staff, budget, facilities, powers and duties, and exemption from state and local taxation, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-122 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to demand of jury panels from which to select jury in civil actions in the state courts and the superior courts, so as to revise an exception to six-person jury trials in civil actions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.