Sen. David Lucas

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to require persons and corporations receiving compensation from government contracts to disclose contributions to any entity required to file disclosure reports; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing January 28, 2014, as Tourism, Hospitality, and Arts Day at the state capitol and commending the tourism industry of Georgia; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social services, so as to create the New Americans program; to provide a short title; to provide for the identification and contacting of legal immigrants to facilitate applications for naturalization; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to provide for a substantive and comprehensive reform of provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for automatic voter registration in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to remove certain requirements regarding proof of voter identity at the polls; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2014, as National Guard Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to distilled spirits, so as to provide that an election superintendent shall call and hold a referendum election upon the filing of a resolution or ordinance by the governing authority of a municipality or county desiring to permit or prohibit the manufacture, distribution, and package sale of distilled spirits within its jurisdiction; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting the referendum election and nullification thereof; to change the form of ballots for the referendum election; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for an education appropriations Act; to provide that neither house of the General Assembly shall pass any general appropriations Act until both houses have enacted and the Governor has approved an education appropriations Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.