| SB320 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to revise the exemptions afforded to nonresidents who have in their i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-01
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| SB133 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Education Coordinating Council, so as to provide for the establishment of the Opportunity School District; to provide for conformi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-01
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| SB350 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxation of consumer fireworks, so as to dedicate moneys collected from the excise tax on the sale of consumer fireworks ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-01
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| SB277 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide that neither a franchisee nor a franchisee's employee s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-01
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| SB423 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to reestablish the Board of Commissioners of Newton County; to supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Newton County; to provide for a board of commissioners, commissioner districts, a chair of the boa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-01
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| SB137 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, so as to expand the ownership restriction as it relates to the application of the value of the property covered ag...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB191 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to blasting or excavating near utility facilities, so as to prohibit local governing authorities from adopting or enforcing ordinances whi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB361 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, so as to provide for a city manager; to provide for manner of selection, appointment, qualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB309 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain programs and activities under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that high schools tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB263 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide that the governing authority of each municipality ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB329 | Veto | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to expand provisions relating to awarding of high school diplomas based on certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB184 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dogs, so as to provide that breed-specific regulation shall be limited to enactment by gener...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB243 | Veto | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to change certain provisions relating to preservation of rights by certain persons; to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB275 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide that the governing bo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB364 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise provisions relating to annual teacher, principal, and assistant princip...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB290 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing, so as to clarify those individuals not required to be licensed as an insurance agent; to provide for related matters; to re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB348 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for college and career academies as charter schools or as schools within a strategic waivers school system or charter sy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB379 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to provide an exemption for fire districts which have elected governing bodies and are support...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB271 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for reasonable standards for providing patients and their representative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB383 | Veto | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the regulation of maintenance and use of public roads, so as to provide for the purpose of the Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; to provide for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB128 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to directors and officers, so as to enact reforms consistent with the Model Act; to change provisions relating to the functions of a board of directors...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB316 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rules and regulations relative to bingo, so as to remove the daily permissible prize limitation while preserving the weekly permissible...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB346 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-16-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the "Environmental Policy Act," so as to exempt projects for the construction or improvement of public roads fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB262 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to change provisions relating to when a judge, judicial officer, grand juror, or trial juror may be disqualified from presiding or ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB347 | Pass | 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 extensive changes to the captive insurance company provisions of this title; to provide for definitions for types of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB269 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-80-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governmental entities, so as to require local governing bodies to provide ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB273 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that certain nondiagnostic laboratories are not subject to state licensu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB416 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to establish the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center within the Georgia Bureau o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB206 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to revise provisions relating to water liens; to provide f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB332 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to clarify the judges and Justices who are exempt from various weap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB355 | Veto | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Student/Teacher Protection Act"; to end punitive testing consequences for both teachers and students rela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB335 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to revise provisions related to permissible investments in commingled...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB279 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to include the commissioner of juvenile justice and the commissioner of natural resour...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB230 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the enactment of the "Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act"; to provide for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB304 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB64 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2, Title 19, and Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code, domestic relations, and vital records, respectively, so as to repeal voluntary acknowledg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB168 | Pass | 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 Old Governor's Mansion as the official state historic house; to provide for related ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB331 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB18 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to technical and adult education, so as to provide that the Technical College System of Georgia shall establish policies for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB158 | Pass | 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 certain consumer and provider protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for short t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB336 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., related to retirement plans of the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System, so as to permit governing bodies of municipal corporations to enact plans or join...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB323 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state printing and documents, so as to provide for public disclosure not to be required for any documents pertaining to an economic de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB420 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, so as to require referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds for the establ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB439 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Barwick; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB193 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to battery, so as to change penalty provisions relating to family violence battery; to provide for a definition; to provide for related m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB417 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to create the "Georgia Film and Television Trail Act"; to provide for a short title; to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB307 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to erection, placement, or maintenance of unauthorized structures within rights of way of public roads and authorization of commercial adve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB302 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require health carriers to maintain accurate provider directories; to provide for definitions; to provide for electronic and pri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB305 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to require the department to provide certain notification prior to modificati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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| SB367 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for comprehensive reform for offenders entering, proceeding through, and leaving the criminal justice system so as to promote an offender's successful reentry into society, benefit the public, and enact reforms...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
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