Rep. Richard Smith
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Sponsored Legislation
Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Insurance; procedure relative to claimant's offers to settle tort claims involving liability policies; provide [HB-1175]
[Insurance ]
A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions against insurance companies, so as to provide for procedure relative to claimant's offers to settle tort claims involving liability insurance policies; to provide that failure to make an offer to settle in conformity with the law precludes the recovery of a claim for bad faith or negligent failure to settle; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Meadows
House Committee Favorably Reported on 02/29/2012
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Taxation; income received as retirement benefits from military service not subject to state income tax; provide [HB-1194]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to provide that retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service shall not be subject to state income tax; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
House Second Readers on 03/05/2012
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Parent and child; grandparent visitation rights; modify provisions [HB-1198]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for parent and child relationships generally, so as to modify provisions relating to grandparent visitation rights; to provide for an opportunity to seek grandparent visitation in cases where the parent is deceased, incapacitated, or incarcerated or otherwise unable to exercise his or her discretion regarding a decision to permit grandparent visitation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brooks Coleman
House Date Signed By Governor on 05/01/2012
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Muscogee County School District; change description of districts [HB-1231]
[Education ]
[Voting Rights ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
House Date Signed By Governor on 03/27/2012
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Muscogee County School District; superintendent may make public works construction contracts; change maximum amount [HB-1232]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4192), so as to change the maximum amount for which the superintendent of the board of education may make public works construction contracts; to change the maximum amount which may be expended for a public works construction contract without affording free competition; to provide that the superintendent of the board of education in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
House Date Signed By Governor on 04/20/2012
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Columbus, City of; certain notices to be made in newspaper having largest circulation; provide [HB-1258]
[Media and Advertising ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as to provide for certain notices to be made in the newspaper having the largest circulation in Columbus, Georgia; to correct certain clerical errors in such Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
Senate Read And Referred on 03/21/2012
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Special license plates; amateur radio operators; provide [HB-127]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special license plates for amateur radio operators; to provide for conditions; to provide for a design; to provide for a list of eligible names; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Battles
House Withdrawn, Recommitted on 04/14/2011
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Municipal Court of Columbus; judge; provide nonpartisan elections [HB-1302]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Municipal Court of Columbus, Georgia, approved August 12, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 63), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 443), so as to provide for nonpartisan elections for the judge of such court; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Calvin Smyre
House Second Readers on 03/22/2012
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Water Conservation Act of 2011; enact [HB-153]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for water conservation; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to regulate the return of surface waters to the sources from which they were withdrawn by local government entities; to provide for reports; to provide for permit modifications; to amend Code Section 31-3-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to functions of county boards of health, so as to change certain provisions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
House Second Readers on 02/07/2011
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Sales and use tax exemption; aircraft engines, parts, and equipment; eliminate sunset [HB-234]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to eliminate the sunset from the exemption regarding the sale or use of engines, parts, equipment, or other tangible personal property used in the maintenance or repair of certain aircraft; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Calvin Smyre
Effective Date on 07/01/2011