| SR1078 | Pass | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Stuart Frederick Sligh, Jr.; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1079 | Pass | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Michelle Gignilliat Harvey; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SB374 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to water resources, so as to exempt water withdrawals from a certain portion of the Tennessee ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read Second Time |
| SR1080 | Pass | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ms. Melanie B. Harris-Simmons on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1081 | Pass | A RESOLUTION recognizing the month of April, 2012, as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month at the capitol; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1082 | Pass | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia Women of Achievement's 2012 honoree, Ethel Harpst; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR858 | Engross
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and the Federal Communication Commission's rules so as to permit the use of "cellular jammers" for the prevention of illegal cell phone use in prisons, jail...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Passed/Adopted |
| SR1065 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Committee Unfavorably Reported |
| SB485 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to patient right to know, so as to provide for exhaustion of administrative remedies prior to an inmate filing a complaint against a phy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB453 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read Second Time |
| SR719 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION creating the Tourism Promotion Joint Study Commission; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB507 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, pertaining to the City of Dawson in the County of Terrell, and to provide a new charter therefore, app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB491 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for certain notices for disciplinary or evaluation proceedings or conferences; to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Committee Unfavorably Reported |
| SB511 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-21.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance of temporary drivers' licenses, permits, or special identification card and evidence of foreign licenses or identificatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| SB363 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L. 1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4203), so as to change th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Effective Date |
| SB389 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education of Decatur County, approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4096), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5782), s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Effective Date |
| SB341 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delinquent and unruly children, so as to clarify the definition of the term "designated felony"; to increase th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB388 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Board of Commissioners of Decatur County, approved March 4, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 630), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4639), so as to change the d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Effective Date |
| SR1070 | Pass | A RESOLUTION commending American Bikers Active Toward Education and recognizing February 29, 2012, as Bikers Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1071 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION recognizing veterans of the Korean War and dedicating a highway in their honor; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-29
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR1059 | Pass | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mill Creek Middle School students Camille Roty and Elizabeth Pfaff; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1060 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION recognizing Dr. Johnny M. Hunt and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR1062 | Pass | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Miss Lenora Reese; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1063 | Pass | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mayor Pro Tempore Robert L. Thomas; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1064 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION urging the Department of Natural Resources to take measures to preserve, protect, and promote the important historical heritage and beautiful natural treasures of Sapelo Island, Georgia; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SR1066 | Pass | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Lieutenant James Freeland for his outstanding and brave services upon the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Read and Adopted |
| SR1067 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that the re-creation of a previously existing county which was merged into another county may be accomplished by law, subject to the approval of the vote...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SR1068 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION creating the Georgia Ethics and Accountability Joint Study Committee; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SR1069 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION urging the Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to set aside the adoption of the Georgia amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SB229 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to change provisions relating to issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| SB445 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to create within the office of the Secretary of State the position of director of professional licensing; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide that the director shal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |
| SB509 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the composition and number of state senatorial districts, approved August 24, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139), so as to revise the boundaries of certain state Senate districts; to prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee |
| SB510 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-9-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general rule-making power of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, so as to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles sh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Ethics Committee |
| SB496 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to enact an alternative homestead option sales and use tax; to provide for a short title; to provide for def...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB497 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of judge of the Probate Court of Rockdale County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB499 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil liability for violations of water pollution provisions, so as to require violators to pay for the costs of third-party monitoring;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SB500 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to change the date of Georgia Day; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB502 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions against insurance companies, so as to provide for procedure relative to claimant's offers to settle tort claims involving liabi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB504 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for certain requirements of sleep centers; to provide for certain personnel to be present on a 24 hour basis; to require sl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB505 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 and Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgements and rulings deemed directly appealable and medical malpractice arbitration, respectively...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR590 | Engross
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Education to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes in the public schools of this state; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-28
Senate Passed/Adopted |
| SB290 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to create the Georgia Innocence Inquiry Commission; to provide a purpose; to define certain terms; to provide for membership and appoi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB421 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to add certain persons to those authorized to receive motor vehicle registration records; to add certain persons t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB468 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-294 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the riding of bicycles on roadways and bicycle paths, so as to provide for bicycles to be operated in single file on roadways not speci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Senate Read Second Time |
| SR994 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Broadband Availability Study Committee; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB486 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Transportation Board, so as to provide that a member of the State Transportation Board who seeks to qualify for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB488 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to provide that a reference product license holder shall have immunity from liability from claim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB490 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of signs and signals on the state highway system, to provide for the authority of the Department of Tran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB392 | Pass | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Marion County, approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3794), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3746), so as to change the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Effective Date |
| SR1045 | Pass | A RESOLUTION commending Tyler Molinaro, Lassiter High School's 2012 STAR Student; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
Senate Read and Adopted |
