| 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Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB378 | Engross
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to revise a definition; to provide for certain changes to the definition of written prescriptions for dan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee |
| SB316 | Engross
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations of actions, so as to increase the tolling period for limitations for tort actions while a criminal prosecution ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB479 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to require the purchaser of a condominium development or other property development ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-24
To Senate Special Judiciary Committee |
| SB482 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, so as to revise the fees for 9-1-1 service; to change what the money fr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-24
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SB437 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the county board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act approved Apr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-24
Senate Recommitted |
| SB384 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-8-40.2, relating to yard trimmings disposal regulations, so as to provide that commercial lawn and landscape companies shall not deposit grass trimmings, leaves, or other debris in any public stre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-24
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB360 | Engross
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to game and fish, so as to include certain tilapia species as domestic fish; to amend Code Section 27-4-5 of the Off...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-24
To House Game, Fish & Parks Committee |
| SB476 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide a definition; to provide for continuation of coverage and a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-23
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB472 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide an exemption from insurance laws for certain physician arrangements; to revise certain premium...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-22
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB474 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to amend provisions relating to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; to reconstitute the board of directors; to provide for the governance o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-22
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB475 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 31 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to establish charity care organizations to provide health care services to the uninsure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB395 | Engross
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the county special purpose local option sales tax, so as to allow certain such taxes to be imposed at a rate of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-22
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB239 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the operation of an unregistered vehicle or vehicle without current license plate, revalidation decal, or county decal, so as to provide ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-22
Senate Tabled |
| SB467 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a disposal method for septage from an on-site sewage management system; to provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB466 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, so as to provide for lenders to give notice to contractors when a construction loan ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-21
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee |
| SB463 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-2-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures for design-build contracts with the Department of Transportation, so as to remove the requirement that the department accept ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-21
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB461 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the fixing of sentence, suspension or probation of sentence, change in sentence, eligibility for parole, prohibited modifications, and e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-21
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SB323 | Engross
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend and supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Lowndes County, approved March 15, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3508), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-21
To House Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee |
| SB127 | 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 substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to juvenile proceedings; to provide for purpose statements; to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB328 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that the Board of Regents shall establish a process for grant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB329 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterans' benefits, so as to create the Returning Veterans Task Force; to provide for membership; to provide for duties; t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB456 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-7-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dues required of members of the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund and effect of failure to pay dues in a timely manner, so as to change...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
To Senate Retirement Committee |
| SB455 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful, so as to authorize licensed personal care homes and community living a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB454 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 14 and Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to Secretary of State corporations and public utilities and public transportati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee |
| SB451 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to revise requirements for home study students who earn a minimum SAT or ACT...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB137 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to update certain cross-references to Chapter 11 of Title 15; to provide conditions for an effective date and automat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-17
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB13 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-16
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| SB439 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2A-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to student scholarship organizations, so as to authorize qualified nonprofit preschool programs which serve disable...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-16
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
| SB440 | Intro
Sine Die | 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,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB442 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, so as to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty under certain circumstances; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB443 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-131 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings upon a plea of insanity or mental incompetency at the time of a crime, so as to provide that a defendant must be found to b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB422 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to revise the definition of a Zell Miller Scholar; to provide for related ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-15
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB420 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, to provide a definition; to provide that lottery proceeds used for HOPE scholarships and grants shall be app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-15
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
