A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11-18, 2017, as Georgia Court Reporting and Captioning Week at the capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable; procedure for review of judgments, orders, or decisions not subject to direct appeal; scope of review; hearings in criminal cases involving a capital offense for which death penalty is sought; and appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases, so as to provide that certain judgments, orders, or rulings denying or refusing to grant certain immunities may be directly appealable to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr.; 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 composition of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create an annual tax credit for up to five years for taxpayers who purchase, own, and occupy a dwelling that qualifies for a homestead exemption located within a school attendance zone assigned to a public elementary school that is among the lowest 5 percent of academic achievement public elementary schools in the state; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the law enforcement officers and prosecutors who worked diligently to ensure the protection of Georgia's vulnerable adult population; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to provide that an election to participate in the Regents Retirement Plan in lieu of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia shall be revocable at will; to provide that persons who made an irrevocable election for such participation may nonetheless elect to participate in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for creditable service; to provide for application and transfer of funds; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 15 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Law, so as to provide for review and accounting of work performed by attorneys at law under independent contract to the Department of Law who have been appointed or designated either specially or generally as an assistant attorney general; to establish such review and accounting requirements; to require certification of the completion of such reviews to certain legislative committee chairpersons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to repeal Chapter 17, relating to notaries public, and enact the "Revised Georgia Law on Notarial Acts of 2018"; to provide for application, construction, savings clause, interaction with federal law, and penalties; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to revise cross-references; to provide for a short title; 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 Part 1 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, so as to provide that the election superintendent of a county may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses in a primary, election, or runoff under certain conditions; to provide for certain notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-912 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notification required upon breach of security regarding personal information, so as to provide that information brokers and data collectors shall provide notice when personal information maintained on individuals by such information broker or data collector is released to unauthorized persons, whether such release is intentional, inadvertent, or accidental; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
