Sen. Chuck Payne
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Sponsored Legislation
Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Contract Cancellation Act; enact [HB-189]
[Consumer Protection ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend 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 that any service contract such entities enter into shall contain a termination clause; to provide that poor performance or cost overrun shall constitute cause for termination of the contract; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sandra Scott
Senate Taken From Table on 03/29/2018
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State Government; preservation of religious freedom; provide [SB-233]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
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 the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Payne
Senate Notice To Engross on 02/22/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
HOPE Scholarship; revised eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen; provide [SB-268]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for revised eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen; to eliminate high school grade point average requirements for HOPE eligibility for incoming freshmen; to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Payne
Senate Read And Referred on 03/06/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
"Coach Small Religious Protection Act" [SB-361]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for freedom of religious speech for students and faculty members in public schools; to provide for student protections in student expression, class assignments, organization of religious groups and activities, and limited public forums; to provide for model policies by each local school system on student expression; to provide for freedom of religious expression by faculty and employees of public schools while
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
Senate Read And Referred on 01/30/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
"Tim Tebow Act" or "Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act" [SB-384]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Sports ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
Senate Read And Referred on 02/06/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Telephone System For Physically Impaired; state-wide dual party relay service and audible universal information access service; change provisions [SB-396]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1A of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to telephone system for the physically impaired, so as to change certain provisions relating to the establishment, administration, and operation of the state-wide dual party relay service and audible universal information access service; to change certain legislative findings and declarations; to modify the prohibition as to the distribution of telecommunications equipment under the telecommunications equipment distribution program based
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
House Committee Favorably Reported on 03/12/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Resuscitate; parental requirement for consent; revise [SB-437]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-39-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons authorized to issue order not to resuscitate, so as to revise parental requirement for consent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute on 03/21/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Income Taxes; tax credit for certain expenses by certain educators; create [SB-442]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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 by certain educators; to provide for definitions; to disallow related deductions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a sunset; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
Senate Read And Referred on 02/20/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Unlawful Enticement of Game; hunting in vicinity of feed or bait; remove definitions [SB-450]
[Animals ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-3-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlawful enticement of game, so as to remove definitions relating to unlawful enticement of game and hunting in the vicinity of feed or bait; to remove certain prohibitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Payne
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute on 03/14/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Commissioner of Public Safety; assign at least one member of the Georgia State Patrol for each public school in this state; require [SB-470]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 the Georgia State Patrol for each public school in this state; to provide for a purpose; to provide for funding contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
Senate Read And Referred on 02/22/2018