Rep. Chad Nimmer

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to provide for the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing and fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for an ad valorem tax exemption for forestry equipment; to provide for a state-wide referendum; to provide for an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for qualifications for the issuance of annual commercial wrecker emergency tow permits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to freeport exemption, so as to clarify the applicability of an exemption to fertilizer production processes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to juvenile proceedings and enact comprehensive juvenile justice reforms recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Justice Reform in Georgia; to provide for the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children; to amend Code Section 42-5-52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to classification and separation of inmates generally; to amend Chapter 4A of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to conform provisions to the new Chapter 11 of Title 15 and 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 Code Section 12-2-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority of the Department of Natural Resources to arrange for and accept federal aid and cooperation, organize volunteer services, and cooperate with government entities and civic organizations, so as to revise provisions relative to department creation and operation of a nonprofit corporation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions relating to awards and benefits of workers' compensation; to provide for a limitation period on medical benefits; to provide for changes related to reimbursement of mileage charges; to provide for changes related to interest on lump sum payments of compensation; to provide for changes related to benefits for attempting work; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise eligibility for a HOPE grant at a technical college or university institution; to revise a provision relating to the submission of an annual request for funding for the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to reassign the Division of Archives and History of the Office of the Secretary of State and transfer governance thereof to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the board of regents and University System of Georgia and the Secretary of State; to amend Code Section 9-11-29.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the retention of depositions and other discovery materials; to amend Code Section 45-11-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses involving public records, documents, and other items; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to state records management; to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to provide the state with more direct appeal rights; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, Title 17, Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40, and Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties for controlled substances, criminal procedure, suspension of driver's license for certain drug offenses, and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact provisions recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform in Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissions and confessions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.