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SB262Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that the owner of real property against which a notice of code violation ha...
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2011-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB261Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for a special license plate ...
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2011-03-14
To Senate Finance Committee
HB364Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Peachtree City to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide ...
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2011-03-14
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB258Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-62-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to directors, officers, compensation, adoption of bylaws, delegation of powers and duties, conflicts of interest, and audits relative to de...
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2011-03-11
To Senate Economic Development Committee
HB205Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-782 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the "Georgia Lemon Law," so as to revise the definition of the term "consumer" for purposes of such law; to pro...
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2011-03-11
To Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
HB497Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3A of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to integrated resource planning for certain electric suppliers, so as to provide for energy savings plans to optimize the use of demand-s...
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2011-03-11
To House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
SB256Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insanity and mental incompetency in criminal proceedings, so as to provide for consideration of the victim's imp...
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2011-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB507Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-200 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to water and sewer projects and costs tax, so as to change a certain definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and f...
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2011-03-11
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB506Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance generally, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for payment or reimburse...
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2011-03-11
To House Insurance Committee
SB84Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a code of ethics for the DeKalb County School System; to provide for definitions; to provide for prohibited practices; to provide for disclosure of financial interests in contracts or matters pending before the...
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2011-03-11
To House Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee
HB505Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for the creation of a limited exception to the three-tier distribution of alcoholic beverages for craft breweri...
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2011-03-10
To House Regulated Industries Committee
HB453Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Dawsonville Airport Authority; to provide for a short title and legislative findings; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the ...
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2011-03-10
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
HB492Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-200 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to water and sewer projects and costs tax, so as to change a certain definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and f...
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2011-03-10
To House Ways and Means Committee
SB61Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to provide that incandescent light bulbs manufactured in the State of Georgia and not exported from the state shall not be...
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2011-03-10
To House Science and Technology Committee
HB499Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to change certain provisions relating to the Agricultural Water Conservation Incentive Program of the State Soil and Water Conserv...
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2011-03-10
To House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
SB248Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to limit the amount of funds that can be transferred from one candidate's campaign account to certain other...
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2011-03-10
To Senate Ethics Committee
SB255Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 3 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school students' records, so as to provide that public high schools shall provide students ...
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2011-03-10
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
HB504Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal reproduction and sale of recorded material, so as to revise provisions relating to the display of an official rat...
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2011-03-10
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB494Intro

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 remove the requirement that political body and independent candidates file nomination petit...
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2011-03-10
To House Governmental Affairs Committee
SB253Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to change certain provisions relating to permits fo...
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2011-03-10
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
HB501Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to enact the "Volunteer Health Care Services Act"; to provide for legis...
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2011-03-10
To House Health and Human Services Committee
HB493Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family violence, so as to provide that acts of family violence shall include inflicting, attempting to inflict, or threatening to infl...
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2011-03-10
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
SB247Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to who may adopt a child, so as to allow a court to consider the living arrangements of the prospective adoptive single parent in rendering ...
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2011-03-10
To Senate Special Judiciary Committee
HB490Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for real and personal property, so as to provide for the regulation of the use of tire clamps on trespassing motor v...
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2011-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee
SB9Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to air pollution control, so as to permit the Governor to delay implementation of the requirements of any federal program to implement a c...
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2011-03-10
To House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
HB491Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32.6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances or marijuana in, on, or within...
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2011-03-10
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB77PassA BILL to amend an Act providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, known as the "General Appropriations Act," approved June 4, 2010, as House Bill 948, Act. No.684 (Ga. L. 2010, Vol. I, Book II...
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2011-03-09
Effective Date
HB480Intro

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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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2011-03-08
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB216Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization and members of the Public Service Commission, to change certain provisions relating to the chairperson of...
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2011-03-08
House Third Reading Lost
SB242Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-17-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for disability benefits under the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, periodic examinations, termination of disabilit...
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2011-03-08
To Senate Retirement Committee
SB244Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide that sales and use taxes shall not apply to amounts paid by transients to travel agents or intermediaries; to...
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2011-03-08
To Senate Finance Committee
SB32Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-2-28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other debt by companies under the Public Service Commission's jurisdiction, so as...
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2011-03-08
To House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
SB235Intro

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 provide that the Georgia Student Finance Commission shall establish the a...
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2011-03-08
To Senate Higher Education Committee
SB241Intro

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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 that the month for determining eligibility ages for participation in educational p...
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2011-03-08
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
HB478Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide that the criminal record of a person convicted of a misdemeanor or ...
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2011-03-08
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB474Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equipment of school buses, so as to provide for video cameras for monitoring students on public school buses; to...
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2011-03-08
To House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
HB479Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to private home care providers, so as to revise the definition of private home care provider to exclude from the definition contractual a...
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2011-03-08
To House Health and Human Services Committee
HB471Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest and detention of juveniles, so as to change provisions relating to when interim control of children is p...
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2011-03-08
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB473Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public School Employees Retirement System, so as to provide for an increase in the employee contribution; to provide for an increas...
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2011-03-08
To House Retirement Committee
SB243Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to theft, so as to provide definitions; to provide for the offense of organized retail crime; to provide for penalties; to au...
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2011-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB467Intro

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 provide for pari-mutuel wagering or betting on horse racing in this state; to provide for the comprehensive regulation of...
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2011-03-07
To House Regulated Industries Committee
HB460Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide a means for a competent adult to control either directly through instructions written in advance or indirectly throu...
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2011-03-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee
HB458Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create the Georgia Commission on Family Economic Security; to provide for a short title; to p...
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2011-03-07
To House Special Rules Committee
HB464Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public assistance, so as to require random drug testing for recipients of certain public assistance...
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2011-03-07
To House Judiciary Committee
SB221Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-80-16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Local Government Authorities Registration Act," so as to provide for immunity for local government authorities and such authorities' members, ...
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2011-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB212Intro

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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 drivers' licenses, so as to repeal Code Section 40-5-38, relating to the notation on ...
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2011-03-07
To Senate Public Safety Committee
SB217Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security and immigration compliance, so as to provide for an exception to the public works affidavit requirement to demon...
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2011-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB452Intro

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 revise a provision relating to student transportation; to authorize local boards of educat...
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2011-03-07
To House Education Committee
SB228Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding sentencing of defenda...
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2011-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB232Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to remove the suspension period for the use of proceeds from the sales and use tax by a public transit syste...
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2011-03-07
To Senate Transportation Committee
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