A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Chattahoochee District on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission's 2017 District of the Year; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17, Title 35, and Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, law enforcement officers and agencies, and general provisions relating to torts, respectively, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice; to provide for sentencing of defendants who commit certain crimes which target a victim or his or her property because of the defendant's belief regarding the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, mental disability, or physical disability; to provide for training in identifying and reporting of hate crimes; to provide for civil liability for hate crimes; to provide for construction; 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 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to change certain provisions relating to the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978" and the merit system in order to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; to add definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to protect the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; to provide for purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide for penalties; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fair employment practices, so as to expand the functions of the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations, so as to enact provisions recommended by the Georgia Child Support Commission relating to child support and the enforcement of child support orders; to change provisions relating to the family support registry; to change provisions relating to the "Child Support Recovery Act"; to amend Code Sections 7-4-12.1, 10-1-393.10, and 31-10-9.1, Title 19, Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 2 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to interest on arrearage on child support, filing of contracts for collections, social security account information of parents, domestic relations diversion center and program for violation of alimony and child support orders, and setoff of debt collection against lottery prizes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Brookhaven to levy an excise tax pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a conditional effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-4-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of applicants for examination or certificate of registration as an architect, so as to change the qualifications so as to allow certain students to take such examination; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 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 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 provide for a vote by the Board for an award of certain contracts involving concessions; to provide for a competitive process for the award of contracts for concessions and the sale, lease, or other disposition of real property owned by the Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County, approved April 15, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5359), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
