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SB495Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of the City of Greenhaven in DeKalb County, Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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2018-03-27
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB494Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-80-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governing entities and certification of compliance, so as to require the Departm...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB493Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Vista Grove in DeKalb County; to provide for a charter for the City of Vista Grove; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a referendum; to provide effe...
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2018-03-23
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB491Intro

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 provide for certain definitions relative to state health planning and development; to provide for exemptions; to permit payment of ...
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2018-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB492Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of tidewaters, so as to provide for declaratory relief with regard to private claims of tidewater ownership thr...
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2018-03-21
To Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
SB490Intro

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 change certain provisions regarding the levy of the joint county and municipal sales and use tax by consolidated gove...
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2018-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee
SB488Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to provide for the seal and Georgia registration number o...
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2018-03-12
To Senate Public Safety Committee
SB483Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legislative services generally, so as to provide for a private lactation room open to the public in either the Capitol Building or the ...
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2018-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB482Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Fulton County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjust...
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2018-02-28
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB418Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit county, municipal, and consolidated governments from banning the sales of goods, p...
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2018-02-28
Senate Lost
SB456Intro

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 under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that no high school which ...
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2018-02-26
Senate Read Second Time
SB314Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasions of privacy, so as to prohibit sexual extortion; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements o...
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2018-02-26
Senate Read Second Time
SB479Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of low THC oil, so as to provide for certain circumstances for the lawful possession or control of certain quantities of low THC oil and...
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2018-02-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB476Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to add to the superior court's exclusive original jurisdiction the trial of any child 13 to 17 years of age w...
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2018-02-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB435Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to school buses, so as to revise the enforcement of civil monetary penalties regarding violations of the duties of a driver when meeting or overtaking ...
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2018-02-23
Senate Read Second Time
SB470Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to require the commissioner of public safety to assign at least one member of t...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Public Safety Committee
SB473Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to handicapped persons, so as to provide for real-time captioning of legislative proceedings for the deaf a...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
SB472Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence fr...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB474Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for preexisting conditions under short-term health benefit policies or certificates; to provide ...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB471Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to require practitioners to issue electronic prescriptions for certain controlled substances; to...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB475Intro

Sine Die
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 provide for certain employment benefits for independent contractors; to provide for funding, administration...
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2018-02-22
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB455Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to provide procedures and standards for legislative and congressional reapportionment; to provide for related matters; t...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
SB469Intro

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 provide that no county or municipality shall adopt or e...
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2018-02-21
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB465Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interest and usury, so as to exempt any charge for a letter of credit from being classified as interest; to provide for related matters;...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
SB462Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to exempt integrated surgery centers from certificate of need requirements; to provide for...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
SB459Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to convert a destination cancer hospital to a hospital facility for certificate of need re...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB466Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant generally, so as to provide a definition; to provide for application screening fees; to limit the amou...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB468Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide for ...
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2018-02-21
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB464Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-2-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forms of payment of taxes and license fees, so as to require the state revenue commissioner to accept cryptocurrencies for payment of ta...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee
SB454Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make unlawful the possession and use of bump fire stock; to revise de...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB467Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for annual statements to policyholder purchasing temporary or permanent disability benefit polic...
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2018-02-21
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB449Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to establish Juvenile Code applicability to individuals who are under the age of 18 years when alleged to have committed a delinquent a...
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2018-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB448Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-33-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to written demand prerequisite to action for injury to person or property, time for presenting claim and for consideration by governing aut...
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2018-02-20
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB442Intro

Sine Die
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 imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for certain expenses b...
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2018-02-20
To Senate Finance Committee
SB447Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-12-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to system for prevention of serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death resulting from inherited metabolic and ...
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2018-02-20
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB441Intro

Sine Die
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 imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to modify the rate of tax imposed on the Geor...
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2018-02-20
To Senate Finance Committee
SB429Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-5-69 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to purchases without competitive bidding, central bid registry, procurement cards, rules and regulations, applicability to emergency purcha...
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2018-02-15
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB438Intro

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 regarding state government, so as to provide that certain state offices provide callers with the opportunity to comp...
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2018-02-15
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
SB433Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to require occupational accident insurance policies to provide notice of ce...
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2018-02-15
To Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB428Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to allow for vehicle immobilization devices or boots to be applied to trespassing vehicles on certain property; to provide for defin...
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2018-02-15
To Senate Transportation Committee
SB439Intro

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 provide for withholding of funds at the discretion of the State Board of Education for...
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2018-02-15
To Senate Education and Youth Committee
SB421Intro

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 related matters; to repeal...
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2018-02-14
To Senate Government Oversight Committee
SB423Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, so as to provide that the boundaries of certain independent school systems are not extended by annexation by ...
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2018-02-14
To Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
SB424Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for the establishment of the Center for Rural Health Innovation and Sustainability...
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2018-02-13
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB415Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to require nursing homes in this state to have backup ...
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2018-02-13
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
SB419Intro

Sine Die
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 the applicability o...
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2018-02-13
Senate Hopper
SB235Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions regarding elementary and secondary education, so as to strongly encourage that youth a...
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2018-02-13
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
SB417Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to clarify and provide for persons who may obtain certain licenses, permits, or cards; to provide for driving ...
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2018-02-13
To Senate Public Safety Committee
SB413Intro

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 certain individuals employed by the office of the Governor from registering and acting as a lobbyist and from being hir...
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2018-02-13
To Senate Ethics Committee
SB416Intro

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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 provide that certain voter registration information shall be released only under certain co...
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2018-02-13
To Senate Ethics Committee
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