A RESOLUTION commending the Mercer University School of Law upon its 150th anniversary and recognizing February 13, 2024, as Mercer Law Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to provide for a statewide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes in an amount equal to any amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for approval by local governing authorities and referenda; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from suspending or prohibiting the continued use of property as a short-term rental unit by a property owner under certain circumstances; to provide definitions; to provide for suspension or prohibition of short-term rentals by a particular property owner for certain violations; to provide for a waiver of sovereign immunity for a cause of action against local governments that seeks declaratory and injunctive relief; to provide for attorney's fees and costs of litigation; to provide for legislative construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Toni Cockeram; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to housing authorities, so as to provide that housing authorities are deemed to be political subdivisions of the state; to provide that housing authorities enjoy the same sovereign immunity as that enjoyed by the counties and cities of this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Association of REALTORS® and recognizing February 8, 2024, as REALTOR® Day at the Dome; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Deb Junkin; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Leslie Kopel; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to provide that this state shall at all times observe the standard time of the United States; to exempt this state from the daylight saving advancement of time provisions of the United States Code; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 and Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations and covenants and warranties, respectively, so as to prohibit property owners' associations from creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to use natural gas or to install or use a solar energy device; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
