| SB540 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to enact "The Hazel D. McCurry Act"; to require nursing homes to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-27
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB539 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state license requirements and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-26
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee |
| SB538 | 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] | 2012-03-22
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB535 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3808), so as to recon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB536 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Back to Work Program Act"; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to provide for a program to allow eligible participants who...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB521 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-179 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits and performance bonds for operation of public water systems, so as to require public water suppliers utilizing a waste-water se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-12
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SB522 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from White County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older; to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-12
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB524 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-34-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the acquisition and construction of water and sewage systems by municipal corporations, so as to prohibit municipal corporations from re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-12
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SB364 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to prohibit the use of standards based grading in grades four through 12; to provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Third Read Lost |
| SB345 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 34, 38, 45, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, to the military, emergency management, and veterans affairs, to public officers and employees, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB406 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to early care and learning, so as to give a short title to a Code section relating to emergen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Tabled |
| SB348 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-11-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to process, so as to change provisions relating to personal service of a summons on a corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Tabled |
| SB299 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act," so as to define certain terms; to provide that a charitable contribution made to a charitable ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Tabled |
| SB517 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 provide that the act of a mother breast-feeding her child shall not be con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB465 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery, so as to increase the punishment for aggravated assault, battery, and aggravated battery upon a nurse...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Tabled |
| SB87 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to expand eligibility for the program; to rename the article th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-07
Senate Tabled |
| SB327 | 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 by which ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB344 | 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, the "Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977," so as to eliminate the 9-1-1 Advisory Committee; to prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB512 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to change the due date for mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee |
| SB513 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to define certain terms; to provide that the state, any political subdivision, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
To Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee |
| SB484 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for torts, so as to limit liability for a governing authority of a school that enters into a recreational joint-use ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB457 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that all offices in this state shall be elected on a partisan basis; to provide for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB434 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to opt out of funding certain abortions through certain qualified he...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB452 | Intro
Sine Die | A 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 revise provisions relating to suspension and removal of local school board members und...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB400 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 for law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to mandate certain conduct when a person is reported missing; to pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB450 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to provide that in the event of a dispute or complaint arising involving material not in English...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB449 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6A of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to DNA sampling, collection, and analysis, so as to provide for DNA analysis of persons arrested for felony offenses; to cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB487 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-139 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the authorization and conduct of nonpartisan elections, so as to provide that elected municipal court judges shall be elected on a nonp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB444 | 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, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the notification of the use of speed detection and enforcement devices; to provide ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB508 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-91-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competitive award requirements, so as to provide for certain requirements as to public advertisements; to provide for related matters; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB478 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-250.8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applications to operate or conduct postsecondary activities under the "Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990,"...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB498 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 and Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and public property, respectively, so as to require certain procedures of the state and a local governme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB376 | Intro
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 add mandatory reporting provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB501 | Intro
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 repeal an article relating to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission; to establish the Georgia Charter Schools Advisory Commissi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB503 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to provide for insurers to offer wellness endorsements or riders under certain circumstances; to provide for rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB320 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the organization of the executive branch, so as to provide that no state agency shall enter into a contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
