HB 0014 |
Inactive | Clarification - All Fees Collected By the Sheriff Go To General Fund |
Jeff Jones |
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5/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| During the 2010 legislative session, a bill was passed and enacted dealing with juries. Inadvertently, language requiring sheriffs to remit fees collected to the county within 30 days of receipt was deleted from this particular code section. This legislation simply adds the language back. |
HB 0146 |
Neutral | Requirement for Local Governments to Provide Cancer Benefit to All Firefighters |
Micah Gravley |
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1/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Insurance |
State and Local Governmental Operations |
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| This legislation requires fire departments to purchase insurance coverage on each firefighter to pay claims for cancer diagnosed after serving at least 12 consecutive months as a firefighter in the department if the cancer or treatment makes them unable to perform their firefighter duties. |
HB 0181 |
Support | Sales and Use Taxes - Availability of Information to Local Governments |
Jodi Lott |
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1/25/2018 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
Ways & Means |
Finance |
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| This bill provides a mechanism by which the governing authority of a county or municipality can access sales and use tax information from the Department of Revenue (DOR). Present law prohibits DOR from disclosing tax information even to other governments. Under the substitute version of this bill, the governing authority appoints a designated officer or official who can request a report from DOR regarding identifying information on those vendors within that local jurisdiction who are currently remitting sales tax reports (actual sales tax numbers would not be obtainable). The designated officer could additionally request DOR to verify that sales tax receipts from particular vendors are accurately being remitted to the appropriate jurisdiction. The information retains its confidential status and is not subject to the Open Records Act. The information may be discussed by the governing authority in executive session. Disclosure of such confidential information by a local official is punishable as a misdemeanor. The text of this bill was also added to SB 216. |
HB 0357 |
Support | Boat Titling |
Ron Stephens |
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3/27/2018 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
Ways & Means |
Finance |
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| This bill provides for the titling of boats and vessels. While the original bill proposed limiting total sales tax on boats to $600, that provision has been removed from the substitute bill as passed by the House Ways & Means Committee. |
SB 0102 |
Support | Create Office of Cardiac Care Within the Department of Public Health |
Butch Miller |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Health & Human Services |
Health and Human Services |
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| This legislation creates the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health to establish a program that identifies emergency cardiac care centers to ensure rapid triage, assessment, treatment and transport of patients who experience cardiac arrest, heart attack or complications. |
SB 0141 |
Support | Require Engineering Evaluation for All Carnival Ride Permits |
Bruce Thompson |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Regulated Industries |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This legislation requires the operators the first time they apply for a permit in Georgia to provide an engineering evaluation of carnival rides to the State Fire Marshal prior to the issuance of a permit. |
SR 0152 |
Neutral | Joint Study Committee on Stream Buffers |
Frank Ginn |
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3/16/2017 |
House Passed/Adopted |
Natural Resources & Environment |
Natural Resources and the Environment |
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| This legislation creates a Joint Study Committee on Stream Buffers in Georgia. |
SR 0224 |
Support | Joint Study Committee on Stormwater Management Fees |
Frank Ginn |
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3/16/2017 |
House Passed/Adopted |
Natural Resources & Environment |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This legislation creates the Joint Study Committee on Stormwater Management Fees. Local governments would have representation on the study committee that would be tasked with reviewing the existing data and current practices relating to storm-water management fees. |