A RESOLUTION honoring Colonel Keith Herbert Hodges, United States Army retiree; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
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 judges of probate court, chief magistrate judges, and certain other magistrate judges; to provide that, if a municipal judge is elected, such election shall be nonpartisan; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Jada R. Gresham, a 12 year-old seventh grade honor student at Upson-Lee Middle School, and inviting her to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia merchant acquirer limited purpose banks, so as to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit bad faith assertions of patent infringement; to provide for definitions; to provide for factors for determining whether a bad faith assertion of patent infringement has been made; to require the posting of a bond when a bad faith claim of patent infringement has been made; to provide for enforcement; to provide for damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-3-106 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and responsibilities of condominium associations and tort actions, so as to clarify provisions relating to the standing of the association to participate in litigation under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15, Code Sections 21-2-231, 31-2A-4, 35-3-33, and 40-5-2, and Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, lists of persons convicted of felonies, persons identified as noncitizens, persons declared mentally incompetent, and deceased persons, the Department of Public Health's obligation to safeguard and promote the health of people of this state, the powers and duties of the Georgia Crime Information Center, keeping of records or applications for driver's licenses and information on licenses and furnishing such information, and penal institutions, respectively, so as to clarify information to be provided in order to compile state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists; to change provisions relating to the eligibility of persons to serve on a jury; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Concord, Georgia, approved March 28, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4793), so as to increase the term of office of the mayor and city councilmembers; to remove the cap on the annual millage rate; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending A.J. "Buddy" Welch, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase from three years to seven years the time for which a district attorney shall have been an active-status member of the State Bar of Georgia; to provide that any district attorney holding office on January 1, 2015, shall continue to be eligible to hold such office; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.