Sen. Steve Gooch
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Military Parents Rights Act; procedures governing parental rights in the event one parent is subject to military deployment [SB-112]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, so as to provide a short title; to provide procedures governing parental rights in the event one parent is subject to military deployment; to define certain terms; to provide that a court shall not enter a final order modifying parental rights of a deploying parent until 90 days after the deployment ends; to provide for a temporary order modifying parental rights and responsibilities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Harbison
Senate Date Signed By Governor on 05/11/2011
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Natural Resources, Dept. of; provide for refunding of fees under certain circumstances [SB-121]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 14, Code Section 27-1-13, and Code Section 52-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to, respectively, corporation commissioner, disposition of funds received by the Department of Natural Resources, appropriations, and grants and donations for natural resources conservation camps, and numbering of watercraft vessels, so as to provide for refunding of fees under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ginn
Effective Date on 07/01/2011
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Special License Plates; supporting the Appalachian Trail Conservancy [SB-130]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
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, so as to add a special license plate supporting the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in its mission to protect, maintain, and conserve the Georgia portion of the Appalachian Trail; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Mullis
Senate Read And Referred on 02/23/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Water Resources; exempt water withdrawals from a certain portion of the Tennessee River basin [SB-132]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to water resources, so as to exempt water withdrawals from a certain portion of the Tennessee River basin from restrictions on interbasin transfers of water; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Mullis
Senate Read And Referred on 02/23/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles; modify the definition of low-speed vehicle and motorized cart [SB-145]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to modify the definition of low-speed vehicle and motorized cart; to change the hours of operation of certain motorized carts; to provide for seasonal delivery personnel to operate low-speed vehicles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Butch Miller
Senate Read And Referred on 02/24/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Waste Management; provide local solid waste management/reporting shall be optional [SB-157]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to provide that local solid waste management and reporting shall be optional; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ginn
Effective Date on 07/01/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Trade Practices; clarify certain information; economic development project; conducted by private person shall not constitute public information [SB-159]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Data Privacy ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-767 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of article relative to trade secrets, so as to clarify that certain information generated as a result of an economic development project conducted by a private person or entity shall not constitute public information; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Butch Miller
Senate Recommitted on 01/09/2012
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Elections; identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; provide certain requirements [SB-163]
[Elections ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide certain requirements for the identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Gooch
Senate Date Signed By Governor on 05/13/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Open and Public meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances [SB-176]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings to be open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Mullis
House Second Readers on 03/05/2012
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Health Care Compact; adopt [SB-177]
[Healthcare ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to adopt the Health Care Compact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Shafer
House Third Readers on 04/12/2011