Rep. John Pezold

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the regulation of the maintenance and use of public roads, so as to provide for the ability of local governments to assist the Department of Transportation in the maintenance of vegetation along the state highway system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-175 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fluoridation of public water systems, state funds for cost of fluoridation equipment, chemicals, and materials, and tax deduction for fluoride-removing devices, so as to provide that communities may impose or remove fluoridation by referendum 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 Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to change the provisions relating to nomination of candidates by petition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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 provide that any candidate in an election or primary shall be entitled to inspect and reproduce absentee ballots for a certain period of time after the election or primary; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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 revise requirements for home study students regarding scores on a standardized college admission test; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-2-370 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to food service establishments, so as to exempt certain nonprofit, charitable entities from regulation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing the Recorder's Court of Columbus, Georgia, to impose and collect a technology fee for each fine imposed, approved May 7, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4414), so as to increase the amount of such fee; to repeal an automatic repeal of such Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a general Act entitled "An Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the superior courts," approved March 27, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 205), so as to provide for the selection of the chief judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; to provide for terms of office; to provide for filling vacancies in such office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a seventh judge of the superior courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to prescribe the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judge to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties comprising said circuit; to authorize the governing authority of the counties that comprise the Coweta Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Hamilton; to provide for incorporation, corporate boundaries, municipal powers, and exercise of powers; to provide for specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to provide a general repealer; and for other purposes.