Rep. Michael Caldwell

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 Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to allow for the sale of consumer fireworks not prohibited under federal law; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-7-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to crimes related to explosives and other devices, so as to correct cross-references; 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 allow for local regulation of fireworks; 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 an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs in the County of Cherokee, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3679), and an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3648), so as to provide for the terms and manner of election of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for posts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs in the County of Cherokee, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3679), and an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3648), so as to provide for the terms and manner of election of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for wards; to provide for qualifications; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for removal from office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of commissioner of Cherokee County, approved August 9, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 177), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4295), so as to provide that candidates for the board of commissioners shall have resided within the respective district from which they seek election for a period of at least 12 months immediately preceding their election; to provide for related matters; to provide contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-6-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled burning where drought or other conditions exist, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide that any such regulation shall be based on empirical evidence and not upon a season or calendar period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION requesting that Congress protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and expressing the State of Georgia's commitment to protecting the rights of our citizens against any attempt to curtail those rights; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-2-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Board of Community Health and its powers, functions, and duties, terms of office, vacancies, and removal of members, the chairperson of the board, and expenses, so as to prohibit persons having certain conflicts of interest from serving on the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Municipal Gas Systems in Georgia; and for other purposes.