Rep. Wendell Willard

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 and Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance and debtor and creditor, respectively, so as to enact a new chapter in Title 7, to regulate debt resolution service providers and repeal Chapter 5, relating to debt adjustments; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating Charles L. Ruffin for his outstanding leadership of the State Bar of Georgia; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of the offices of tax receiver of Fulton County and tax collector of Fulton County into the office of tax commissioner of Fulton County, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 3006), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 9, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5680), so as to provide for a citation of authority; to provide for the appointment of the tax commissioner of Fulton County; to limit certain compensation of the tax commissioner; to provide for submission of this Act under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring and commemorating the life and memory of Mr. Randolph Thrower; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," so as to change provisions relating to general provisions governing discovery; to provide for discovery of electronically stored information; to provide for preservation of electronically stored information; to change provisions relating to production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; to correct a cross-reference; to change provisions relating to failure to make discovery; to change provisions relating to subpoenas for taking depositions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Judge Jim Matoney on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to modify certain provisions relating to tax executions; to require due diligence in notifying taxpayers that taxes have not been paid and that an execution shall be issued; to provide a definition; to change the timing of the sale of tax executions; to repeal the fee collected for issuing tax executions; 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 Code Section 9-11-4.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certified process servers, so as to change the sunset and legislative review provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 and Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of professional forestry and evidence, respectively, so as to conform provisions of the Code due to the passage of 2011 HB 24 and HB 214; to change provisions relating to using a writing to refresh memory; to reassign functions of the former Division of Public Health of the Department of Community Health to the new Department of Public Health relating to disclosure of AIDS confidential information; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION remembering the life of Mr. Clifton A. Brashier, Jr., and recognizing him for his years of service to the legal community and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.