HB 0024 |
Neutral | Evidence Code Rewrite |
Willard,Wendell 49th |
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5/3/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
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| This bill re-writes and modernizes Georgia's nearly 150 year old evidence code. The new language largely tracks the Federal Rules of Evidence and applies to any motion, hearing or trial in Georgia's state courts on or after January 1, 2013.
The bill rewrites Title 24. It also modifies, in part, Titles 7-10, 14-17, 20, 22, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33-37, 40, 42-46, 48-50, 52, & 53. |
HB 0041 |
Neutral | Superior Court Fees for Appellate Records |
Smith,Richard 131st |
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3/16/2011 |
House Sent to Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| HB 41 reduces the fee paid to the superior court clerks for preparing trial records for appeal from $10.00 per page to $1.00 per page. This bill also provides that the judicial operations fund fee will not apply to the issuance of certificate of appointment or reappointment of notaries public.
The clerk of superior court is required to provide an exact copy of the record (not to include the transcript) in all capital criminal cases where there was a conviction at no cost to the Attorney General's Office.
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HB 0053 |
N/A | Detective and security businesses; certified Peace Officer Standard excluded; provide |
Bearden,Timothy 68th |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
RegI |
JUDY |
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HB 0077 |
Neutral | FY 2011 Amended Budget |
Ralston,David 7th |
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3/9/2011 |
House Sent to Governor |
App |
APPROP |
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| The supplemental appropriations bill provides for the midyear adjustment to the FY2011 budget. Click here for more info on how this budget could impact counties. |
HB 0078 |
Neutral | FY 12 Budget |
Ralston,David 7th |
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5/12/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
App |
APPROP |
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| This bill is the general appropriations for FY2012 for to view full bill click HERE
To view a summary of the appropriations that impact the counties click |
HB 0100 |
Neutral | Creation of a Tax Court for Cases with Department of Revenue |
Peake,Allen 137th |
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4/19/2012 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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HB 100 creates a Georgia Tax Tribunal within the Office of State Administrative Hearings to hear only tax cases involving the Georgia Department of Revenue.
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HB 0114 |
Neutral | Sets Fee for Filing Lien Foreclosures on Abandoned Vehicles |
Powell,Alan 29th |
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5/13/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
MotV |
JUDY |
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| HB 114 provides that the fee for filing affidavits relating to the lien foreclosures on abandoned motor vehicles will be $10, as is provided in current statute, and no additional fees, such as the judicial operations fund, and other surcharges will be added. Also adds a new section defining the contents of that can be retrieved from an impounded motor vehicle. |
HB 0123 |
Support | Defines Stun Guns as a Weapon when Removed from Law Enforcement Officer |
Powell,Jay 171st |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
PUB SAF |
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| Under current law, it is illegal to remove a gun from certain public safety officers who are acting in the line of duty. HB 123 makes it illegal to remove a stun gun or taser from these public safety officials. |
HB 0149 |
Neutral | Provides for removal of a magistrate during term of office under certain circumstances |
Bearden,Timothy 68th |
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3/22/2012 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| Under current law, a magistrate may only be removed from office for cause or for failure to complete required training. The removal is by the Judicial Qualifications Commission. HB 149 would allow the chief magistrate to petition the chief superior court judge to remove an appointed magistrate with or without cause. If the majority of superior court judges agree, then the chief magistrate can terminate an appointed magistrate.
Local law or the superior court judges determine how many magistrates are authorized for the county. The statute currently provides that the number may not be reduced to remove a magistrate from office in the middle of a term. HB 149 removes this requirement, which would allow a magistrate to be removed in mid-term if the number of magistrates authorized for the county is decreased pursuant to local legislation or decision of the superior court judges. |
HB 0162 |
Neutral | Prohibit Photographing of Minors by anyone on the Sex Offender Registry |
Purcell,Ann 159th |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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| HB 162 clarifies that a person on the sexual offender registry may not take a picture of a minor without the parent's permission. |
HB 0196 |
Support | Requirements for Search Warrant by Video Conference |
Pak,B.J. 102nd |
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3/3/2011 |
Senate Read and Referred |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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| Current law allows judges to issue a search warrant after conducting a hearing through a video conference. HB 196 requires that a video recording of any oral testimony given in the video conference be maintained. Language clarifies that loss of video recording shall not be a reason for dismissal of charges. |
HB 0197 |
Support | Limit Charges for Emergency Care of Detainees to Medicaid Rates |
Sims,Barbara 119th |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
SI&P |
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| HB 197 requires any hospital or other licensed health care facility which is not party to an emergency health care services contract with a sheriff or governing authority or its agent on July 1, 2011, shall be reimbursed no more than the applicable Georgia Medicaid rate for emergency health care and follow-up health care services provided to a detainee. |
HB 0198 |
Support | Eliminates Sunset for Superior Court Clerks Real Estate Filing Fees |
Rice,Tom 51st |
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4/16/2012 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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Under current law, certain fees are collected by the superior court clerks in conjunction with recording certain property records that are given to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority to help fund a state-wide uniform automated information system. This funding mechanism is scheduled to terminate on July 1, 2014. HB 198 eliminates this sunset. This bill was signed by the Governor on April 16, 2012.
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HB 0200 |
Support | Human Trafficking Sentences and Provisions |
Lindsey,Edward 54th |
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5/3/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
H&HS |
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| In addition to other issues, HB 200 requires that law enforcement training centers monitored by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and funded by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center are required to include training on methods of identifying, combating and reporting incidents where a person has been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude. Training and materials will also be required to provide proper detention facilities or alternatives to detention facilities for those who have been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude. |
HB 0203 |
Support | Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council Notify when Investigating or Disciplining |
Jackson,Mack 142nd |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
PUB SAF |
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| HB 203 requires the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to provide notice of any investigation of a peace officer that may result in disciplinary action to the head of the employing law enforcement agency, the district attorney and the solicitor of the judicial circuit where the peace officer is employed. |
HB 0214 |
Neutral | Establish Department of Public Health |
Channell,Mickey 116th |
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5/13/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
H&HS |
H&HS |
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| HB 214 removes the public health duties of the Department of Community Health and re-creates the Department of Public Health. |
HB 0231 |
Negotiating | Mental Health Addictive Disease Community Recovery Act; enact |
Willard,Wendell 49th |
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2/15/2011 |
House Second Readers |
H&HS |
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| Under current law, a peace officer is required to transport mental health patients who need emergency or involuntary treatment. HB 231 would allow a peace officer to request that medical transport provider be used, which could result in savings and redirect some offenders from the local jails. |
HB 0238 |
Support | Restructuring of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council |
Golick,Rich 34th |
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5/3/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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HB 238 restructures the statewide public defender system by clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council (GPDSC) and the Director of the Agency. The legislation also reduces the size and responsibilities of the local supervision panels and has the local circuit public defender reporting to the Director of GPDSC. Reconstitutes the Council from a 15 member to a 9 member Council. The Governor has five appointments, three of which must be county commissioners, the Lt. Governor and Speaker each have two appointments.
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HB 0247 |
Support | Requirement to Fingerprint and Investigate EMS Personnel and Guardians |
Neal,Jay 1st |
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4/16/2012 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
H&HS |
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HB 247 allows applicants for initial licensure to request that a criminal history records check be conducted by a state or local law enforcement agency or by a private vendor approved by the department This bill was amended in the Rules Committee to provide authority to the Firefighters Standards and Training Council to refuse to grant a certificate or to discipline a certified firefighter upon the determination that the applicant or firefighter has been convicted of a felony offense. This bill also requires a criminal background check on potential guardians prior to appointment by the probate court to serve as a guardian by court order. This bill was signed by the Governor on April 16, 2012.
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HB 0252 |
Negotiating | Cash Bonds on Violations Including Transportation of Hazardous Materials |
Powell,Alan 29th |
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2/17/2011 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This bill provides that cash bonds must be accepted for offenses in violation of commercial vehicle or driver safety; hazardous material transport; motor carrier insurance or registration; or road taxes on motor carriers. It further requires compliance with all federal motor carrier requirements. |
HB 0256 |
Support | Collection and Disbursement of 9-1-1 Fees Prepaid Wireless Service |
Willard,Wendell 49th |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
EU&T |
RI&U |
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| This legislation changes the method that 9-1-1 fees are assessed on prepaid wireless cellular phones and service, and sets forth a method for distribution of the fees to local governments. The bill provides for a 75 cent fee on each retail purchase of a wireless telephone or purchase of service. The fee will be remitted by the retailer along with sales tax to the Department of Revenue. Fees will be distributed to 9-1-1 centers based on the population of the Public Safety Answering Point. For a full overview and summary of the legislation click here.
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HB 0258 |
Negotiating | Mental health; extend peace officer requirements to crisis response team members; provisions |
Houston,Penny 170th |
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2/17/2011 |
House Second Readers |
H&HS |
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| This bill allows members of a mobile crisis response team contracted with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to assist in the transport and admission of individuals who are mentally ill. Currently, only law enforcement officers provide this service. |
HB 0265 |
Support | Creation of Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians - Creation of Joint Committee |
Neal,Jay 1st |
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4/22/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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| This bill creates the 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians to study Georgia's criminal justice and correction system to enhance public safety, reduce victimization, hold offenders more accountable, enhance probation and parole supervision and better manage a growing prison population. The Council would create a report of its findings and recommend legislation no later than January 9, 2012. The Council's recommendations would then be considered by a Special Joint Committee on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform. The joint committee would cause legislation to be introduced incorporating the recommendations without significant changes. |
HB 0266 |
Neutral | Authorizes Constables to Carry Loaded Weapons |
Yates,John 73rd |
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5/11/2011 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
PUB SAF |
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| HB 266 would allow constables for the magistrate court to carry loaded weapons. |
HB 0272 |
Support | Eliminate Rehearing of Cases Heard by Associate Juvenile Court Judge |
Weldon,Tom 3rd |
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3/22/2012 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| Current law provides that either party in a juvenile court hearing conducted by an associate juvenile can request a rehearing within five days of the associate judge's order. HB 272 removes the option for a rehearing. Counties will hire associate judges to relieve caseloads on juvenile court judges. This will allow for a more efficient processing of these cases and will save county resources. |