A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10, Chapter 1 of Title 35, Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, and Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, general provisions for law enforcement officers and agencies, inspection of public records, and torts, respectively, so as to enact provisions relating to the reproduction of arrest booking photographs; to require law enforcement agencies to copyright or watermark certain photographs; to authorize copyrighting of public records; to provide for the right of publicity in an individual's persona; to prohibit the use of an individual's persona for commercial purposes without authorization; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the temporary suspension of the collection of taxes on gasoline and aviation fuel, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to ratify an executive order of the Governor suspending temporarily the collection of such taxes; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of unclaimed property, so as to require the commissioner of revenue to deposit certain funds in the state treasury; to amend Chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the tax amnesty program, so as to require the commissioner of revenue to deposit certain funds in the state treasury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to reestablish the Board of Commissioners of Coffee County; to supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Coffee County; to provide for the powers of the board of commissioners, the composition of the board of commissioners, election districts, qualifications of commissioners, terms of office for commissioners, filling vacancies, meetings, a quorum, the responsibilities of the chairperson, a vice chairperson, and the vice chairperson's responsibilities; to provide for oaths, bonds, budgets, audits, a county manager, a clerk, minutes, and compensation and expenses of commissioners; to provide for submission for approval pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965; to provide for the repeal of existing enabling legislation and other conflicting laws; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid waste management generally, so as to revise certain requirements related to tire transportation, storage, and disposal; to provide for definitions; to correct cross-references; to provide enforcement authority to certain officers; to require permits and vehicle decals for used tire and scrap tire carriers; to amend Code Section 12-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Environmental Protection Division and Environmental Advisory Council, so as to update effective date of rules and regulations for purposes of criminal law enforcement; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxes for city purposes for certain residents of the City of Tifton, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4278), so as to change the amount of the homestead exemption for residents aged 65 or older; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 regarding the maintenance of public roads, so as to require the Department of Transportation to remove all trees in the public right of way that are capable of falling on an interstate or limited-access highway; to provide for the department to designate the removal of trees by a third party after a competitive bidding process; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION requesting that Congress oppose a new tax on the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 26, 2013, as Georgia Railroad Association Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Battle of Chickamauga on September 18-20, 2013; and for other purposes.