Rep. Alan Powell

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons, license requirement, exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions, so as to revise the requirements for the reciprocity of recognizing and giving effect to licenses to carry from other states; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Transfer of Probation Supervision in Misdemeanor Probation Cases; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36, 45, and 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, public officers and employees, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to create the Local Government 9-1-1 Authority; to provide for members, powers, duties, authority, and responsibilities; to change certain provisions relating to the remittance of 9-1-1 charges; to provide for payment by service suppliers to the Local Government 9-1-1 Authority; to provide for administrative costs; to provide for legal representation; to provide for penalties and interest for noncompliance; to revise definitions relative to the Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to provide for applicability to certain causes of action; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to abandoned motor vehicles, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for duties for a person removing or storing a motor vehicle or trailer; to provide for the sending of notices by the Department of Revenue or authorized entities to owners of abandoned motor vehicles or trailers prior to foreclosure of a lien; to provide for the creation of a lien; to provide for a foreclosure process; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to add tobacco to the list of items and substances that a person is prohibited from bringing within the guard lines established at state or county correctional institutions; to make it unlawful for inmates to possess a stored value card and certain characteristics of stored value cards; to make it unlawful to obtain or procure for or to give an inmate such information; to provide for criminal penalties; to revise circumstances in which a prisoner is limited in filing actions in forma pauperis; 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 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to off-road vehicles, so as to restrict the operation of off-road vehicles on roadways; to provide for definitions; to prohibit the operation of off-road vehicles on highways and public spaces in a manner which poses a direct threat of harm to persons and property; to provide for penalties; to provide for civil forfeiture of off-road vehicles deemed to be contraband; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Fred "Young Fred" Kitchens on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to require the term "noncitizen" to be included on certain licenses, permits, and identification cards; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending ASW Distillery, the largest distillery in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operators of private detective businesses and private security businesses, so as to revise the practice of private detective business; to include the application of electronic tracking devices within the definition of a private detective business for certain circumstances; to revise requirements used by the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies for concealed weapons permit applications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.