| HB 0090 |
Negotiating | Land Purchase - Illegal for Board Member to Discuss if Conflict of Interest |
Robert Gasaway |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
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| This legislation makes it a misdemeanor for members of the board of commissioners, city council, school board or local board or authority to knowingly and intentionally vote, attempt to influence a vote, or be present in executive or closed session when their respective body is considering or discussion the acquisition of property if the member has direct or indirect ownership interest in the property, or any business in which the member serves in a fiduciary capacity has an ownership interest in the property. |
| HB 0399 |
Negotiating | Ethics - No Longer Filing Campaign Disclosure Reports at Local Level |
Wendell Willard |
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2/21/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation amends the Ethics in Government Act in many areas, particularly to charges, hearings and evidence before the ethics commission, and penalties for violations. Of possible concern to county commissioners is that campaign contribution disclosure reports can only be filed on paper (for a $40 fee) or directly on the ethics commission's Web site. Candidates may no longer file with their local election superintendent. ACCG would like to have all the aforementioned methods available to candidates. |
| SB 0022 |
Evaluating | Campaign Contributions Cannot be made by Businesses Receiving More than $50,000 in Contracts |
Joshua McKoon |
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1/23/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Ethics |
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| This bill prohibits any business whose contracts with local governments exceed $50,000 annually from contributing to any candidates for the office responsible for awarding said contracts. Violating contracts can be voided within 90 days following the discovery of the violation. |
| SB 0107 |
Neutral | Elections - Campaign Finance Disclosure Report Date Change |
Francis Millar |
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2/20/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
Ethics |
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| This legislation changes the filing date of campaign contribution disclosure reports. |
| SB 0273 |
Neutral | Board of Ethics of DeKalb County; jurisdiction and manner of appointment; change |
Elena Parent |
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3/30/2017 |
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub |
Intragovernmental Coordination |
State and Local Governmental Operations |
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| SR 0034 |
Evaluating | Creation of State-wide Grand Juries |
Joshua McKoon |
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1/23/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Judiciary |
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| This legislation asks the voters to approve an amendment to the Georgia Constitution establishing statewide grand juries. These grand juries would investigate public officials, government vendors and recipient of goods and services provided by the Department of Community Health. |
| SR 0036 |
Neutral | Ethics Commission - Create Dedicated Funding |
Joshua McKoon |
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1/23/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Appropriations |
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| This legislation asks the voters to approve that a fixed portion of the state's budget be devoted to funding the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. |
