A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Rural Health Association, recognizing March 5, 2014, as Rural Health Day at the state capitol, and inviting GRHA members to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Flint River Drought Protection Act," so as to clarify legislative intent; to provide a short title; to revise definitions; to expand programs; to provide for additional powers and requirements of the director; to provide for a waiver of sovereign immunity to allow a cause of action against the state when operation of an issued permit causes a violation of federal law; to provide for new irrigation efficiency requirements; to clarify compliance and enforcement provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Pike, approved March 17, 1870 (Ga. L. 1870, p. 447), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4903), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of the practice of law, so as to provide for a civil action for damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending University System of Georgia Outstanding Scholar Jennifer N. Parker of Gordon State College on Academic Recognition Day for 2014; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Honorable Michael C. Clark; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-7-53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance of a writ of possession, trial of issues, and possession pending trial in dispossessory proceedings, so as to provide for summary dispossessory judgments in dispossessory proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of water pollution and surface water use, so as to regulate the return of surface water to the sources from which it was withdrawn by local government entities; to provide a short title; to require monthly reporting of water usage and returns; to provide for permit modifications in the event of unsatisfactory return percentages; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-8-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons allowed to be present in a courtroom when a person under the age of 16 testifies concerning a sex offense, so as to add victim assistance personnel to the list of persons who may be present in a courtroom when a person under the age of 16 testifies concerning a sex offense; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
