A RESOLUTION commending Georgia State University, recognizing February 5, 2014, as Georgia State University Day at the state capitol, and inviting the Georgia State University delegation to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administration relative to revenue and taxation, so as to change the interest rate on past due taxes; to provide for related matters; 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 Chapter 36 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to verification of lawful presence within the United States, so as to provide for a certain affidavit for persons under 18 years of age to be executed after attaining the age of 18; to provide requirements for the submission of documents; to provide that certain documents may be submitted by facsimile; to provide exceptions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance holding company systems, so as to provide for comprehensive revision of the provisions regulating insurance holding company systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to provide for the waiver of one of the scholarship requirements under certain conditions; to provide deadlines for scholarship payments to parents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-8-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons allowed to be present in a courtroom when a person under the age of 16 testifies concerning a sex offense, so as to add victim assistance personnel to the list of persons who may be present in a courtroom when a person under the age of 16 testifies concerning a sex offense; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to group life insurance, so as to allow the issuance of a group life insurance policy to certain groups as approved by the Commissioner; to remove a participation requirement before the extension of group life policy coverage to dependents of employees or members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-1-14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to risk assessment classification, classification as "sexually dangerous predator," and electronic monitoring of sexual offenders; Code Section 42-9-53, relating to preservation of documents, classification of information and documents, divulgence of confidential state secrets, and conduct of hearings; and Code Section 35-3-4, relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to authorize the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to review and utilize records of the Board of Pardons and Paroles in making its assessments; to maintain confidentiality of records of the Board of Pardons and Paroles; 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.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to completely and exhaustively revise, supersede, consolidate, and replace all of the laws and amendments thereto pertaining to the Fulton County Personnel Board and the Fulton County Merit System of Personnel Administration," approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4896), as amended, so as to provide a statement of authority; to define certain terms; to provide that all future employees of Fulton County other than public safety employees shall be unclassified; to provide for current classified employees; to provide that employees may be dismissed, demoted, or disciplined for any reason or no reason without notice, explanation, or appeal; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.