A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of county governing authorities elected from single-member districts shall represent no more than 50,000 residents; to authorize the General Assembly to increase the size of such governing authorities, notwithstanding local constitutional amendments or other law to the contrary; to provide for the automatic increase in the size of county governing authorities to maintain such representation ratio; to provide districts, initial terms, and elections of new members of such governing authorities; to authorize subsequent local legislation; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Rep. Steven Sainz
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to authorize local governments to establish and adopt commercial property assessed clean energy and storm resiliency (C-PACER) programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for postconviction, presentence proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for procedure and definitions; to change provisions relating to verdicts and jury charges in such cases; to provide for conforming cross-references in connection to speedy trial demands and the Supreme Court's review of pretrial proceedings in death penalty cases; to correct a cross-reference; 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 for the option for municipalities to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures and methodology; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for modifications; to provide for applicability; 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 amend Code Section 47-23-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority of the board for the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to remove the prohibition of granting postretirement benefit adjustments to any individual who became a member on or after July 1, 2009; to allow for the possibility of such adjustments for such members granted on or after July 1, 2022; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4747), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners for Charlton County, approved August 4, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 529), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3694) and by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3724), so as to change provisions relating to commissioner districts; to provide for members currently serving; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Ware County, approved March 15, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4159), so as to change the boundaries of the commissioner districts; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Charlton County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3952), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3688) and by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3730), so as to change provisions relating to board of education districts; to provide for members currently serving; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the county special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST), so as to authorize the use of the tax proceeds for certain public safety campaigns; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.