Rep. Don Parsons

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public utilities, so as to provide that in the event of litigation against a gas company or electric utility to enjoin, prevent, stop, or delay the construction by such gas company or electric utility of a facility to be used by the gas company or public utility for the provision of gas or electrical service to customers in this state, the losing party shall be required to pay attorney's fees and costs of litigation to the winning party; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain notices; to provide for sanctions for failure to provide such notices; 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 Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to enact the "Municipal Broadband Investment Act"; to allow for public providers of broadband service to provide such services in unserved areas; to provide for a short title; to prohibit a public provider from providing broadband service to areas that are not unserved areas unless such provider is providing such broadband service as of a date certain; to provide for the authority and jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to make a determination as to whether an area is an unserved area and as to certain violations; to provide for procedures; to provide a cause of action and for recovery; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the Cumberland Community Improvement District; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating Carrie Elizabeth Trimble and Jason Matthew Walker on the occasion of their wedding; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending A Child Is Missing for its outstanding service in helping to secure the well-being of children, the elderly, and disabled citizens of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-180.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to allocating water and waste-water usage among tenants, charging tenants for usage, and measuring water usage, so as to provide that, if a building containing residential dwellings is served by a master meter, the rates charged to a customer by a public water provider shall be prorated among the number of dwellings served by such master meter and shall be no greater than rates charged to single family residential users for the same usage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state sales and use tax, so as to clarify the eligibility of solar energy electric generation equipment for a tax exemption; 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 Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and computation of income taxes, so as to provide that net capital gains shall be excluded from state taxable income of corporations and individuals; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.