Rep. Richard Smith
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Sponsored Legislation
Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Tourism and Community Development Act; enact [HB-377]
[Tourism ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 and 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating, respectively, to revenue and taxation and local government, so as to provide for the funding of tourism attraction projects; to provide for a short title; to provide for a tourism project sales and use tax; to provide for the levy, collection, and expenditure thereof; to provide for refunds of state and local sales and use tax and the use of the proceeds thereof; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for powers,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Abrams
House Second Readers on 03/01/2011
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Superior court fees; appellate record and transcript; change; provisions [HB-41]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-77 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees to be charged by superior court clerks, so as to change the fee charged for the preparation of an appellate record and transcript; to amend Code Section 15-21A-6.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the judicial operations fund fee for superior courts, so as to exempt issuance of certificates of appointment of notaries public from the fee; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Willard
House Sent To Governor on 03/16/2011
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Brewpub distribution system; maximum barrels of beer manufactured and sold; increase [HB-472]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the brewpub exception to the three-tier distribution system, so as to amend the terms and conditions that exist for owners and operators of brewpubs; to increase the maximum quantity of barrels of beer that may be manufactured and sold; to remove that requirement that beer be sold solely in draft form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Howard Maxwell
Effective Date on 07/01/2012
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Georgia Health Exchange Authority; establish [HB-476]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to establish the Georgia Health Exchange Authority; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for composition, terms, and officers; to provide for powers and duties of the authority; to provide for the Georgia Health Exchange and the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange; to provide for automatic repeal under certain conditions; to provide for a
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Meadows
House Withdrawn, Recommitted on 03/16/2011
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Georgia 2011-2012 Regular Session
Life insurance; group life insurance policy to approved groups; allow issuance [HB-513]
[Insurance ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to group life insurance, so as to allow the issuance of a group life insurance policy to certain groups as approved by the Commissioner; to remove a participation requirement before the extension of group life policy coverage to dependents of employees or members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Howard Maxwell
Senate Committee Favorably Reported on 03/21/2012
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Assault and battery; crimes upon health care workers; increase punishment [HB-559]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offenses of assault and battery and related offenses, so as to increase the punishment for certain crimes committed upon health care workers in the line of duty; to change provisions relating to assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, battery, and aggravated battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Hugley
House Second Readers on 03/22/2011
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Garnishment proceedings; filing of certain answers may be done by authorized officers or employees; provisions [HB-683]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to provide that the filing of certain answers on behalf of certain garnishees may be done by authorized officers or employees and shall not constitute the practice of law; to provide for definitions; to provide that delivery to the court of money or property that is subject to garnishment may likewise be accomplished by certain officers or employees of an entity; to conform the terminology of the chapter
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Welch
House Date Signed By Governor on 02/07/2012
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Harris County; Board of Education; change description of districts [HB-770]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Harris County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3538), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of the current members; to provide for the election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Buckner
House Sent To Governor on 02/27/2012
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Harris County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts [HB-771]
[Voting Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Board of Commissioners of Harris County, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3888), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Buckner
House Sent To Governor on 02/27/2012
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Income tax credit; certain commercial geothermal heat pumps; include [HB-818]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-29.14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the income tax credit for clean energy property, so as to include certain commercial geothermal heat pumps with the definition of the term 'clean energy property'; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Smith
Senate Engrossed on 03/27/2012