A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal Code Section 48-13-50.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an excise tax on hotel and motel room rentals, so as to repeal such provision; to provide for 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 that the costs of special primaries or special elections to fill vacancies in public offices shall be paid by this state 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 Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for physician profiling programs; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide profiling program standards; to establish criteria for programs that evaluate a physician's cost of care; to provide for certain disclosures to patients; to provide that the Commissioner shall contract with an independent oversight entity; to provide for violations and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for a psychiatric advance directive; to provide for a competent adult to express his or her mental health care treatment preferences and desires directly through instructions written in advance and indirectly through appointing an agent to make mental health care decisions on behalf of that person; to amend Code Section 16-5-5 and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assisted suicide and notification of licensing board regarding violation and health, respectively, so as to include cross-references to the psychiatric advance directive and provide for consistent terminology; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5A of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of the State Treasurer, so as to require the state treasurer to collect certain data and maintain and publish a data base that includes searchable information related to all expenditures made by state entities to vendors; to require state entities to submit certain information related to expenditures made to vendors; to require the state treasurer to provide an opportunity for public comment and to publish annual usage statistics of such data base; to authorize the state treasurer to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the foregoing provisions; to provide for definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for state-wide grand juries; to provide for the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of state-wide grand juries; to require the General Assembly to provide by law for procedures for the summoning and empaneling of state-wide grand juries; to provide for a presiding judge; to provide that the Attorney General or his or her designee shall act as the legal adviser and prosecutor for such state-wide grand juries; 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 20 and Article 4 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts and purchases by public schools and bidding for government works projects, respectively, so as to impose requirements on certain contracts and purchases by local boards of education; to require that professional services contracts exceeding $50,000.00 be competitively bid; to require that the guaranteed maximum price submitted by a construction manager at risk to a local board of education not be changed after execution of a contract; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to limit authority of the General Assembly to impose taxes on income; to provide for a phasing out of taxes on income; to provide for the ability of the General Assembly to impose an income tax under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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 Government Transparency and Campaign Finance 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.
