HB 0005 |
Support | Change in Grants to Counties Formula for Juvenile Judge Salaries |
Johnnie Caldwell |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Juvenile Justice |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation changes the current amount for juvenile court judgeship grants-to-counties funding. The grant increases from $85,000 to $100,000 per circuit, with an additional funding for circuits with four or more superior court judgeships, the grant will include $25,000 per superior court judgeship over four. For example a circuit with nine superior court judgeships would receive $225,000 per year for that circuit. |
HB 0053 |
Watch | Juvenile Code Jurisdiction for Children Under the Age of 18 |
Mary Oliver |
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1/23/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Juvenile Justice |
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| This legislation increases the age of children who are subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and juvenile facilities from 17 to 18 years, thereby increasing the case loads of the juvenile court and juvenile probation. |
HB 0081 |
Support | Hospital Authorities and Contractors Intercept Income Tax Returns to Pay Medical Bills |
Tom McCall |
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3/1/2018 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Ways and Means |
Finance |
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| This legislation allows health care facilties created, formed or operated on behalf of a hospital authority to intercept tax refunds to pay outstanding medical bills. |
HB 0116 |
Neutral | Superior Court Exclusive Jurisdiction of Juvenile Cases Involving Aggravated Assault |
Albert Reeves |
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1/8/2018 |
Senate Recommitted |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation gives the superior court exclusive jurisdiction over juveniles charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. The language of this legislation was added to SB 160 "Back the Badge". |
HB 0259 |
Evaluating | Additional Offenses Committed by Children Ages 13 to 17 Will be Heard in Superior Court |
Alan Powell |
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2/9/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Juvenile Justice |
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| This legislation expands the exclusive jurisdiction of the superior court for children ages 13-17 years charged with aggravated assault or aggavated battery. |
HB 0281 |
Neutral | Georgia Tenant Victim Protection Act for Victims of Domestic Violence |
Scott Holcomb |
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2/9/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation allows victims of family violence, stalking, harrassment, and sexual assault to terminate their lease with limited penalties. |
HB 0367 |
Negotiating | Public Employees Privacy Protection |
Brian Strickland |
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2/16/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation allows certain public safety and judicial officials to execute a certificate of redacted information that requires counties to redact the home address and telephone number of the public safety or judicial official and their relatives from the county's website or other Internet access point within the county's control. |
HB 0497 |
Neutral | Extend Deadlines in Juvenile Deliquency Proceeding Under Certain Circumstances |
Chuck Efstration |
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3/6/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation changes the procedures for filing petitions for delinquency, as well as other matters involving juveniles. |
HB 0670 |
Neutral | Add Legislators to the Georgia State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision |
Alan Powell |
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5/3/2018 |
Act 325 |
Juvenile Justice |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation requires that legislators be added as members of the Georgia State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision. |
HB 0802 |
Evaluating | Elimination of the Death Penalty or Life without Parole for Defendants less than 18 Years of Age. |
Wendell Willard |
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2/5/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| This legislation eliminates the death penalty or life without parole for those defendants who committeed the crime prior to the age of 18 years old. The bill also allows for consideration of parole for those sentenced previously who where under the age of 18 when the crime was committed. |
HB 0860 |
Neutral | Criminal Sanctions for Hosting Under 21 Events with Alcohol |
Emory Dunahoo |
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2/12/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| This legislation sets forth criminal sanctions for hosting an event where alcohol is served to persons under age 21. |
HB 0966 |
Evaluating | Prohibit Juveniles from Appearing in Court in Shackles |
Mary Oliver |
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2/22/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Juvenile Justice |
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| This legislation prohibits the shackling of juveniles appearing in court. |
SB 0150 |
Evaluating | Manadatory Written Agreements Between Local Law Enforcement and Local School Boards |
Emanuel Jones |
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2/10/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Education and Youth |
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| This legislation mandates a written agreement between local law enforcement and local school boards for the procedures and parameters for School Resource Officers provided under contract or MOU, by local law enforcement. |
SB 0154 |
Evaluating | Additional Penalties for Assault and Battery Against Public Safety Officer While on Duty |
Gregory Kirk |
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3/27/2018 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation provides for tort liability for those who commit an offense of aggravated assault and aggravated battery against a public safety officer, as well as for the parents of any youth who commit the offense. There is also an additional penalty assessed dedicated to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund. The language from this legislation was added to SB 160 "Back the Badge". |
SB 0160 |
Support | Back the Badge Act |
Tyler Harper |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation provides exclusive jurisdiction of 13 to 17 year olds who commit an offense of aggravated assault or aggravated battery against a public safety official. This legislation includes HB 116, HB 258, and SB 154 which gives superior court full jurisdiction for juvenile cases involving aggravated assault, increasing sentences for assaulting a police officer, and additional penalties for those convicted of assaulting a public safety officer while on duty. |
SB 0168 |
Support | Data Sharing in Child Abuse Cases Between Law Enforcement Agencies, State Agencies and Child Abuse Registry |
Butch Miller |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Juvenile Justice |
Health and Human Services |
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| This legislation amends the laws relating to access to child abuse records, allow certain data to be shared between state agencies and law enforcement. |
SB 0175 |
Neutral | Criminal Justice Reform in Juvenile Court CHINS Cases |
John Kennedy |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Juvenile Justice |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation enacts reforms in juvenile court proceedings which allow the court to issue an order restraining or otherwise controlling conduct of parent, guardian or legal custodian in a CHINS case. |
SB 0190 |
Neutral | Juvenile Court of Newton County; intake services; transfer to Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to code section 15-11-69 of the OCGA |
Rick Jeffares |
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3/29/2018 |
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended |
Intragovernmental Coordination |
State and Local Governmental Operations |
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SR 0146 |
Watch | Constitutional Amendment to Provide Certain Rights and Enforcement of those Rights of Victims of Crime |
John Kennedy |
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5/8/2018 |
Act 467 |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
Judiciary |
- |
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| This legislation asks the voters to approve an amendment to the Georgia Constitution establishing rights of victims due to an act committed in violation of the criminal or juvenile delinquency laws. |