HB 0034 |
Watch | Open Proceedings for Board of Pardons and Parole |
Jesse Petrea |
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1/12/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
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| This legislation makes the records relating to the supervision of probationers and parolees open records, as well as makes other changes to the probation and parole system. |
HB 0137 |
Neutral | Restriction of Contingency Fees for Appointed Assistant District Attorneys in Forfeiture Action |
Scot Turner |
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3/7/2018 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation prohibits district attorneys from compensating appointed assistant district attorneys on a contingent basis by percentage of assets realized from a forfeiture. |
HB 0158 |
Neutral | Gambling - Georgia Destination Resort Act |
Ron Stephens |
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1/31/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Regulated Industries |
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| This legislation, mirroring SB 79, legalizes gambling in Georgia. Two casino licenses will be granted. One license will be granted within a county having a population of at least 900,000, will be at least a $2 billion investment, located in a convention district and have a hotel with at least 1,000 rooms. The other license will be granted within a county with at least 450,000 people, be at least a $450 million investment, and located near a convention district. These casinos can be open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and will pay a 20-percent tax on gross receipts (70 percent of proceeds go to the HOPE Scholarship and 30 percent will go to a needs-based college scholarship. |
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 0351 |
Neutral | Elections - Allow District Attorneys, Coroners and Constitutional Officers to Run Non-Partisan |
Allen Peake |
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2/16/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This legislation would allow the General Assembly, through local legislation, to make elections for sheriffs, coroners, tax commissioners and superior court clerks nonpartisan. |
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 0453 |
Neutral | Add Chief Magistrate Judge to County Law Library Board |
David Dreyer |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Special Judiciary |
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| This legislation adds the chief magistrate court judge to the county law library board of trustees. |
HB 0578 |
Neutral | Atlanta Judicial Circuit; Superior Court; provide for administration of budget of district attorney; provisions |
Roger Bruce |
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3/15/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Intragovernmental Coordination |
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HB 0635 |
Support | Creation of At-Risk Adult Protection Investigative/Coordinating Teams in each Judicial Circuit |
Sharon Cooper |
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7/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Human Relations and Aging |
Health and Human Services |
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| This legislation amends the Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act, to require the creation and implementation of at-risk adult protection investigative/coordinating teams in each judicial circuit. These teams will be formed at the direction of the district attorney and will include local law enforcement, aging services and any other agency as deemed appropriate by the district attorney. |
HB 0716 |
Negotiating | Pre-Arrest Diversion for Drug and Mental Health Treatment Act |
Paulette Rakestraw |
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1/23/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| This legislation sets forth requirements for local law enforcement to transport any citizen request transportation to a substance abuse treatment programs as well as a number of additional administrative duties. There is no funding or resources available to assist in the provision of the required services. |
HB 0768 |
Neutral | Revision of Criminal Procedure Regarding Intellectual Disability Claims |
Scott Hilton |
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1/31/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| This legislation requires the court to conduct a pre-sentence proceeding if the there is claim of intellectual disability by the accused. |
HB 0969 |
Evaluating | Increase in Burden of Proof in Civil Forfeiture Proceedings |
Scot Turner |
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2/26/2018 |
House Postponed |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation increases the burden of proof from preponderance of evidence to clear and convincing evidence in civil asset forfeiture proceedings. |
SB 0045 |
Watch | Prohibition of Any Device Used to Film Under or Through a Person's Clothing |
Larry Walker |
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3/24/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation makes it a crime to surreptitiously record a person under or through a person's clothing to view their body or undergarments. There is an exception for law enforcement and prosecutors investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses and retailers that provide surveillance in a customer changing room. |
SB 0079 |
Neutral | Gambling - Georgia Destination Resort Act |
Brandon Beach |
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1/30/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This legislation, mirroring HB 158, legalizes gambling in Georgia. Two casino licenses will be granted. One license will be granted within a county having a population of at least 900,000, will be at least a $2 billion investment, located in a convention district and have a hotel with at least 1000 guest rooms. The other license will be granted within a county with at least 250,000 people, be at least a $450 million investment, and located near a convention district. Casinos can be open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and will pay a 20-percent tax on gross receipts - 70 percent of proceeds go to the HOPE scholarship and 30 percent will go to a needs-based college scholarship. . . |
SB 0099 |
Neutral | Judicial Procedure for Purging Information from NCIC and Change of Definition of Knife in Weapons Carry Statute |
Elena Parent |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation allows individual's who have been involuntarily hospitalized to have the records purged and not included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This bill was amended to change the definition of Knife in the possession and carrying of a concealed weapon statute from 5 inches to 12 inches. |
SB 0127 |
Neutral | Victim's may Assert Rights When Law is not Followed |
John Kennedy |
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5/8/2018 |
Act 468 |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation amends the Crime Victim's Bill of Rights to allow a victim to bring to the attention of the court allegations that the law has not been followed. |
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 0174 |
Neutral | Criminal Justice Reform and Certification Procedures for Veterans and Family Treatment Accountability Courts |
John Kennedy |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
Judiciary |
- |
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| This legislation changes the laws regarding use of accountability courts for non-violent felons and provides procedures for the certification of veterans and family drug treatment accountability courts. |
SB 0192 |
Neutral | Non-Partisan Elections |
Rick Jeffares |
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2/17/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Ethics |
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| This legislation authorizes, via subsequent adoption of local legislation, the non-partisan election of candidates for the offices of district attorney, sheriff, coroner, tax commissioner and clerk of superior court. |
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 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. |