| SR113 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-04
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB326 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 shorten the time period for permit issuance or denial by local issuing authorit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-04
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee |
| SB324 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual license fees for operating motor vehicles, so as to lower the annual fee for alternative fueled vehicles; to provide for related...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-04
To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB322 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and law enforcement officers and agencies, respectively, so as to require certain persons with arrest powers at ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-03
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SR893 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Private Lonnie S. Rhinehart and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-03
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB317 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-12-300 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by this state as legitimate American Indian tribes, so as to add a new tribe and to c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-03
To Senate Government Oversight Committee |
| SB318 | 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election of district attorneys, sheriffs, coroners, tax commiss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-03
To Senate Ethics Committee |
| SB311 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interstate compacts and conservation and natural resources, so as to enact the Interstate Power Compact; to provide for related matter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-02
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee |
| SB306 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to remove telephone notification as a permissible means of informing a person of a potential breach...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-01
To Senate Science and Technology Committee |
| SB264 | Intro
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 parimutuel wagering on horse racing; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions for horse racing a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-01
Senate Read Second Time |
| SB303 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require that a gun lock be furnished to the buyer in all retail firearm sales m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-01
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SR849 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION recognizing Mr. Walter Frazier, Jr., and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-01
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR135 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratificati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-28
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| SR847 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. L. Wesley Smith and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-28
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR833 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-28
Senate Committee Unfavorably Reported |
| SB301 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to revise the days and times in which consumer fireworks may be lawfully used or exploded; to provide f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-28
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SB256 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide that no member of the General Assembly who serves on a conference c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB292 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to the preemption of wage and employment benefit mandates adopted by a local governme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB298 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the assessment of tangible property for purposes of ad valorem taxation, so as to limit the amount of increases of assessments in any tax...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB295 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Administrative Services, so as to define certain terms; to create the Division of Supplier Diversity; to provide for appointment of a director;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB300 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5A of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of the State Treasurer, so as to require the state treasurer to collect certain data and maintain and publish a data base t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SR828 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION to amend Senate Resolution 287, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia to allow the General Assembly to authorize the establishment of an Opportunity School District to provide for state intervention for failing schools, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
| SB299 | 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 create the Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative; to provide for definitions; to provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SR820 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION recognizing pregnancy resource centers; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB293 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB294 | 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 revise the public and legal holidays recognized by the State of Georgia; to prohibit the recognition ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB296 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to leaves of absence for certain public employees, so as to provide paid leave upon the death of an immediate family member;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB291 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance; to provide for related matters; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for certain income tax deductions for certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-27
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB288 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit a county or municipal corporation from using p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB289 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to prohibit persons employed within the executive branch of state government from registering and acting as a lobbyist and from bei...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate Ethics Committee |
| SR805 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION recognizing Reverend Creflo Dollar and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB285 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to bonds and recognizances, so as to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle as a condition ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee |
| SB287 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 other educational programs, so as to require that a specialized home room class be available for at-risk studen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
| SB286 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-8-8.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of insurance premium tax proceeds by county governing authorities, so as to revise and clarify provisions regarding the funding...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-25
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee |
| SB284 | Intro
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 prohibit discriminatory action against a person who believes, speaks, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SB281 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to instructional materials and content in elementary and secondary education, so as to require schools to provide certain in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
| SB252 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal Code Section 48-13-50.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an excise tax on hotel and motel room rentals, so as to repeal such provision; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB251 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the levy of an excise tax on motor fuels, so as to exempt school buses from such levy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB253 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the levy of an excise tax on motor fuels, so as to exempt school systems, counties, and municipalities from such levy; to provide for rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB280 | Intro
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 for the revision of personal income tax rates; to eliminate itemized adjustments to Georgia taxable net incom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-22
Senate Read and Referred |
| SR725 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that public funds associated with any retirement or pension system wholly or partially supported from public funds shall not invest in a foreign state that sponsors terrorism or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate Retirement Committee |
| SR726 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION honoring Major General William "Bill" K. Gayler and Brigadier General John "Pete" P. Johnson and dedicating a road in their honor; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SR724 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may provide by law for the creation of townships for the limited purposes of exercising the power of zoning and the regulation of land use and developm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SB272 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to provide for a short title; to revise other provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conformity; to provide for rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee |
| SR722 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health, and Safety; and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB276 | Intro
Sine Die | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to enact the "Georgia Personal Data Security Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal confli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To Senate Science and Technology Committee |
| SR715 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to prohibit a candidate for public office from being designated on a ballot as the incumbent unless such person has been elected, qualified, and served a full term ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SR716 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to prohibit the General Assembly from adopting a conference committee report, bill, or resolution unless such report, bill, or resolution has been publicly availabl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SR717 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to prohibit a member of the General Assembly from being elected or appointed by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor to a paid position within two year...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SR719 | Intro
Sine Die | A RESOLUTION encouraging local boards of education, nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, governing bodies of charter schools, and public recreation facilities to guarantee certain safety rights to youth athletes in sport competition; and for o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To Senate Education and Youth Committee |
