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HB995Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax sales, so as to change certain provisions regarding procedures for sales under tax levies and executions; to provide an effective d...
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2016-02-17
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB1006Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)," so as to require additional information regarding participants for annual reports related to the program; to amend A...
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2016-02-17
To House Health and Human Services Committee
HB561Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the adoptable dog as the official state dog; to provide legislative findings and declara...
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2016-02-17
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
HB1001Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 and Part 5 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pawnbrokers and liens by pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, acceptors, and de...
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2016-02-17
To House Regulated Industries Committee
HB996Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to allow cash payments for regulated metal property subject to certain limitations and ...
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2016-02-17
To House Regulated Industries Committee
HB1016Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ethics in government, so as to prohibit the mailing of any literature in connection with any ...
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2016-02-17
To House Governmental Affairs Committee
HB750PassA BILL to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 198, approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, Volume One, Appendix, c...
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2016-02-17
Effective Date
HB989Intro

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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 change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws...
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2016-02-17
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB994Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor fuel and road taxes, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflictin...
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2016-02-17
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB766Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for property tax exemptions and deferral, so as to revise a definition to include any spouse; to provide for a referendum, e...
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2016-02-17
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HB969Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school financing, so as to provide that the allotment of funds provided to the county school system of any count...
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2016-02-16
To House Education Committee
HB977Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education, so as to limit yearly tuition and student fee increases within the university system; to provide for definitio...
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2016-02-16
To House Rules Committee
HB978Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the restructuring of the government of the City of Macon, the City of Payne City, and Bibb County," approved April 20, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5595), as amended, particularly ...
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2016-02-16
To House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
HB972Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to enact the Georgia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; to provide for a short title; to provide for intent; to pr...
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2016-02-16
To House Industry and Labor Committee
HB971Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to social services, so as to authorize the Department of Human Services to provide the same medical assis...
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2016-02-16
To House Juvenile Justice Committee
HB1005Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the joint county and municipal sales and use tax, so as to lengthen the period before such tax can be reimposed after it i...
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2016-02-16
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB974Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applications of minors, so as to provide for specific individuals who may sign an application for an instructional permit or driver's li...
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2016-02-16
To House Juvenile Justice Committee
HB540Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interstate cooperation, so as to clarify the number of members of the Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee and the House Committee o...
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2016-02-11
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
HB870Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain programs and activities under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that high schools tha...
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2016-02-11
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
HB845Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse, so as to provide for immunity from criminal liability for possession of certain materials or ima...
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2016-02-11
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HB966Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of soil erosion and sedimentation, so as to provide for a buffer along all state waters to be measured outward from the ord...
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2016-02-11
To House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
HB956Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for ...
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2016-02-11
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB963Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to repeal the "Power of Attorney for the Care of a Minor Child Act"; to provide a short title; to prov...
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2016-02-11
To House Juvenile Justice Committee
HB953Intro

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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 require annual safety inspections of day-care centers, f...
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2016-02-11
To House Education Committee
HB964Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to require the local election superintendent to notify the local school superintendent of the date of the primary election; to prov...
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2016-02-11
To House Governmental Affairs Committee
HB950Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-211 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a relative search by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services, so as to specify additional inf...
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2016-02-11
To House Judiciary Committee
HB946Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise the qualifying times for nonpartisan municipal elections; to provide for related mat...
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2016-02-11
To House Governmental Affairs Committee
HB961Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to social services, so as to authorize units of state government to provide all subsidies available to ki...
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2016-02-11
To House Juvenile Justice Committee
HB849Intro

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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 protect the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; to provide for purposes; to provide fo...
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2016-02-10
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HB938Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax sales, so as to provide for maintenance of the property so sold; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and fo...
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2016-02-10
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
HB942Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for provisional enro...
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2016-02-10
To House Education Committee
HB933Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Macon Water Commissioners - Pension Plan," approved December 30, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, p. 2831), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5637), so as to modify provi...
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2016-02-10
To House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
HB931Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for changing any rate, charge, classification, or service and recovery of financing costs, so as to change certain provisions ...
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2016-02-10
To House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
HB913Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to require the maintenance of a women veterans' program by the commissioner of v...
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2016-02-10
House Committee Favorably Reported
HB780Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that certain nondiagnostic laboratories are not subject to state licensu...
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2016-02-09
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HB6Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to authorize the Georgia Student Finance Commission to provide for weighted grade point averages in excess of 4.0 for international...
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2016-02-09
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HB928Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to create the offense of religious intimidation; to provide for penalties; to provide ...
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2016-02-09
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB912Intro

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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 for a state Tax Execution Registry; to provide for definitions, limitations, and procedures; to amend Title 1...
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2016-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB908Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to special provisions for certain vehicles, so as to clarify that certain all-terrain vehicles, class-I all-terrain vehicles, class-II all-terrain veh...
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2016-02-09
To House Motor Vehicles Committee
HB918Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agency, so as to update and conform provisions relating to powers of attorney to a uniform Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and f...
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2016-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee
HB917Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects, causes, agencies, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialt...
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2016-02-09
To House Motor Vehicles Committee
HB909Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit unfair discrimination in setting fire insurance r...
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2016-02-09
To House Insurance Committee
HB921Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxation, so as to provide tax credit incentives to pr...
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2016-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee
HB901Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special and distinctive license plates for veterans, so as to provide for the issuance of such license plate to the spouse of an eligi...
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2016-02-08
To House Motor Vehicles Committee
HB891Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to industrial loans, so as to provide for alternative charges to those currently authorized for industrial loans and provide for loan condi...
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2016-02-08
To House Regulated Industries Committee
HB593Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to authorize th...
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2016-02-08
House Reconsidered
HB730Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to add the commissioner of juvenile justice or his or her designee as a voting member ...
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2016-02-08
To Senate Public Safety Committee
HB830Engross

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to conditionally repeal an Act providing for homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxes for city purposes for residents of the City of Jonesboro, approved May 14, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5845), and to enact a new provision;...
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2016-02-08
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
HB896Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-3-23 and Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages and general p...
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2016-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee
HB907Intro

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 and Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes and tobacco related objects and food, drugs, and cosmetics, respective...
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2016-02-08
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
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