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SB163VetoA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide certain requirements for the identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; to provide for pena...
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2011-05-13
Veto V6
SB100PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-26-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act," so as to revise a definition; to provide for related m...
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2011-05-13
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SB134PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29, Chapter 9 of Title 34, and Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, workers' compensation, and trusts, respectively, so as make technical correcti...
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2011-05-12
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SB266PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "South Cobb Development Authority Act," approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3772), as amended, so as to define a term; to change the name of the authority to the South Cobb Redevelopment ...
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2011-05-12
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SB56PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Americus-Sumter County Airport Authority, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4082), so as to change the membership of the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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2011-05-12
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SB156PassA 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 remove the requirements for certain audits; to require certain...
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2011-05-12
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SB267PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Coolidge, approved June 2, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3828), so as to provide for elections of the mayor and councilmembers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purp...
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2011-05-12
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SB270PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Eton, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4689), so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to repeal conflicting...
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2011-05-12
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SB148PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, ...
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2011-05-12
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SB95PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for the authority to investigate the employment history of an applicant...
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2011-05-12
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SB211PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 41 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lead poisoning prevention, so as to provide for certain federal regulations copies, fees, corrective orders, and violations related to...
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2011-05-12
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SB160PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to campaign contributions, so as to provide that a public utility corporation shall be allowed to make contributions to polit...
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2011-05-12
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SB251PassA 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 the transition from an annual renewal to a biennial renewal of licenses of agents, agencies, subagents, counselors, ...
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2011-05-12
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SB271PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), s...
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2011-05-12
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SB80PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-4-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirement for DNA analysis of blood of persons convicted of certain sex offenses or convicted of a felony and incarcerated in a state ...
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2011-05-11
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SB193PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for persons under sentence of state court of record, so as to update administrative provisions relating to the r...
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2011-05-11
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SB108PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to natural gas competition and deregulation, so as to change certain provisions relating to the universal service fund; to pr...
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2011-05-11
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SB161PassA 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 for college and career academies; to establish an Office of College and Ca...
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2011-05-11
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SB112PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, so as to provide a short title; to provide procedures governing parental ri...
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2011-05-11
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SB141PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to create the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council; to provide for membership on the com...
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2011-05-09
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SB122PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government public works bidding, so as to provide for local government contracts related to planning, financing, constructing, a...
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2011-05-02
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SB201PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 5232), and by an Act a...
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2011-04-20
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SB202PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the Henry County Governmental Services Authority," approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4014), so as to add airport facilities within the definition of the term "authority"; to ...
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2011-04-20
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SB200PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of judge of the Probate Court of Henry County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; ...
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2011-04-20
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SB79PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide that members of local boards of education shall serve terms of no less than fo...
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2011-04-20
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SB173PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Hancock County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of mem...
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2011-04-20
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SB195PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of Brantley County," approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3937), as amended, so as to provide for nonpartisan elections...
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2011-04-20
Effective Date
SB40Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to security and immigration compliance, so as to provide penalties for the failure of a public employer to utilize the federal work authorization prog...
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2011-04-14
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB291Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to change the funding source for Georgia's Pre-K Program; to provide for student enrollment counts for children in Georgia's Pre-K ...
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2011-04-14
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
SB26Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit any additional limitations on carrying firearms during s...
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2011-04-14
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB150Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages at publicly owned facilities, so as to provide for the sale of distilled spirits at public golf courses;...
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2011-04-14
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB66Engross

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 ...
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2011-04-14
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB189Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the form of government of the City of Stockbridge, Geo...
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2011-04-14
Senate Disagrees House Amend/Sub
SB287Intro

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 provide that an election to participate in the Regents Retirement Plan in lieu of the Teachers Retirement System o...
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2011-04-14
To Senate Retirement Committee
SB285Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to revise the disclosure requirements for lobbyists to include ex...
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2011-04-14
To Senate Ethics Committee
SB274Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the restructuring of the governments of the City of Macon, the City of Payne City, and Bibb County; to create and incorporate a new political body corporate under the name Macon-Bibb County; to provide for ...
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2011-04-14
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB283Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to create the Georgia Department of Public Transit; to provide for a board and a commissioner of public transit; to provide ...
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2011-04-12
To Senate Transportation Committee
SB280Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations organized for religious, fraternal, or educational purposes, so as to revise certain provisions regarding pro...
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2011-04-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB218Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to submerged cultural resources, so as to change certain provisions relating to permits and authorization to contra...
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2011-04-12
House Third Reading Lost
SB177Engross

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 adopt the Health Care Compact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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2011-04-12
House Passed/Adopted
SB186Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire protection and safety, so as to establish the position of fire safety commissioner; to establish the Department of Fire Safety; to amend the Of...
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2011-04-12
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
SB282Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to provide for a multistate compact, short title, findings, purposes, and definitions; to provide for multistate licensu...
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2011-04-12
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB273Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the chief magistrate of Lumpkin County shall appoint the clerk of the Magistrate Court of Lumpkin County; to provide that the clerk's salary is to be fixed by the board of commissioners; to repeal conflict...
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2011-04-12
To House Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee
SB281Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to provide that any taxes imposed on cigars on or after January 1, 2012, shall be collected and paid ...
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2011-04-12
To Senate Finance Committee
SB187Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act," so as to revise the nursing education program requirements for licensure as...
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2011-04-11
House Committee Unfavorably Reported
SB278Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 59 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life settlements, so as to require certain notifications of alternative available transactions be provided to an owner of an individua...
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2011-04-11
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB277Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Poulan, approved April 10, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4367), as amended, so as to change the terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matter...
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2011-03-31
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB275Intro

Sine Die
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 the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide that persons applying for Class M licenses sh...
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2011-03-30
To Senate Public Safety Committee
SB276Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3042), as amended, so as to modify provisions relating to the Authority; to provide for the terms and appoi...
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2011-03-30
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB272Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public authorities, so as to provide for certain powers for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sport...
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2011-03-30
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
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