Sen. Freddie Sims

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-3.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting licenses, sportsman's license, license card carrier requirement, and creation of lifetime sportsman's licenses, so as to provide that a military veteran shall be entitled to a free lifetime sportsman's license; to provide certain conditions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the Georgia Mass Choir as Georgia's official mass choir; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student scholarship organizations, so as to provide that certain records of qualified schools and programs which enroll eligible students are subject to open records laws; to require certain reporting from qualified schools and programs enrolling scholarship students; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualified education tax credits, so as to remove the annual adjustment of the maximum aggregate tax credits allowed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Peach Festival and the 2012 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the annual Cordele-Crisp County Fish Fry and commending Mr. Eli Tinsley, Mr. Jamie Fernandez, Mr. Arthur James Nance, Mr. Bub Denham, and the Cordele-Crisp County Fish Fry cooking team; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for HOPE grants, so as to lower the minimum cumulative grade point average required for maintaining eligibility for a HOPE grant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide a fixed sum for funding the Georgia Ethics Commission; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to change the time periods for advance voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ethics in government, so as to revise the "Ethics in Government Act"; to change the name of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission to the Georgia Ethics Commission; to reconstitute the membership of the commission; to change the appointing authority of the commission; to clarify eligibility of commission members; to change provisions relating to the powers and duties of the commission; to provide a time frame for concluding investigations of alleged violations of the chapter; to provide a funding source for the commission; to remove certain dedications of fees; to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to correct cross-references; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administration and enforcement of taxation, so as to provide that the Department of Revenue shall submit to the General Assembly, once every four years, a report on the effect of tax exemptions on the amount of revenue collected by state and local governments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.