Rep. Edward Lindsey

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, and privacy considerations, so as to revise definitions; to clarify provisions relating to record restriction involving certain felony offenses; to change provisions relating to the application of the Code section to arrests occurring prior to July 1, 2013; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-33-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ante litem notice for municipalities, so as to provide that such notices shall specify the amount of damages sought; to provide for service of such notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to change provisions relating to filing false liens or encumbrances against public employees; to expand the protection against the filing of false liens to all citizens; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of trial proceedings, so as to repeal provisions relating to the testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; to provide for the testimony of individuals under 18 years of age outside the physical presence of an accused in criminal proceedings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-23-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to collection of additional legal costs in civil actions for purposes of providing court-connected or court-referred alternative dispute resolution programs, so as to increase the maximum amount of such additional cost; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damage to and intrusion upon property, so as to create the crime of home invasion; to provide for a definition; to provide for penalties; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for the transfer of service credit from the Georgia Judicial Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for the transfer of funds; to provide for the payment for creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia for prior service as a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for conditions and payment; 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 Code Section 31-7-12.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlicensed personal care homes, so as to provide for criminal penalties for owning or operating an unlicensed personal care home; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to repeal provisions relating to the suspension of restrictions on the use of annual proceeds from sales and use taxes by public transit authorities; to repeal provisions relating to the board of directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to extensively revise such Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.