HB 0030 |
Support | Amended State Fiscal Year 2019 Budget |
David Ralston |
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3/12/2019 |
Effective Date |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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| The Amended Fiscal Year 2019 budget recognizes $435.7 million in additional revenue
for a 1.6% increase over the FY 2019 budget passed during the 2018 Special Session. This brings the total
appropriation for Amended FY 2019 to $26.9 billion. Please click here for the overview of the Amended 2019 Budget. |
HB 0031 |
Support | State Fiscal Year 2020 Budget |
David Ralston |
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5/10/2019 |
Effective Date |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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| House Bill 31, the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, is set by a revenue estimate of $27.5 billion, an increase of $1 billion or 3.95% over the FY 2019 original budget. All education agencies receive 55% of available funds, followed by 22% budgeted for health and human services agencies, 8% for public safety activities and the remaining 15% for economic development and general government agencies. Please click here for an overview of the 2020 Budget. |
HR 0037 |
Support | Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics |
Kevin Tanner |
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5/7/2019 |
Effective Date |
Transportation |
Transportation |
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| This resolution creates a joint House and Senate Commission and is tasked with studying and assessing the freight and logistics infrastructure, investment projects and priorities in Georgia. The commission would consist of 22 members, four of which would be local government officials. |
HR 0047 |
Support | Creation of House Study Committee on Decriminalization of Traffic Violations |
Sandra Scott |
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1/29/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| This legislation creates a House Study Committee on the decriminalization of traffic violations, with the final report due by December 31, 2019. |
SB 0019 |
Support | Higher Education Grants for Public Safety Officers |
Michael Rhett |
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1/17/2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Higher Education |
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| This legislation would create a new tuition grant program for public safety officers that have been employed for at least 36 months and are pursuing their first baccalaureate degree. Public safety officers shall maintain full-time employment as a public safety officer for a period of sic months for each grant payment received. |
SB 0029 |
Support | Clarification of Waiver of Immunity for Sheriff's Deputies and Employees in Motor Vehicle Claims |
Harold Jones |
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7/1/2019 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Special Judiciary |
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| Senate Bill 29 revises the definition of "officer", as it relates to waiving sovereign
immunity for local government entities, to expressly include sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or
employee of a sheriff's office, so that these individuals are protected from liability for official acts particularly
in torts involving use of a covered motor vehicle in performance of his or her official duties.
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SB 0030 |
Support | Military Voters - Return Absentee Ballots by Fax or E-mail |
Kay Kirkpatrick |
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1/28/2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Ethics |
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| This bill requires the State Election Board to establish procedures whereby military members (eligible to vote under the Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) can return their absentee ballot via fax or e-mail, in addition to regular mail. The Board will have to ensure the integrity of these ballots and has until January 1, 2020 to establish this procedure. |
SB 0031 |
Support | No Liability for Law Enforcement Officers Performing Duty at the Scene of an Emergency |
Michael Rhett |
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7/1/2019 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Public Safety |
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| Senate Bill 31 states law enforcement officers employed by state or local government are
immune from liability for actions taken while performing duties at the scene of an emergency, unless the law
enforcement officer's actions constitute gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or malfeasance.
Emergencies include imminent danger to life or health of a person or pet, such as the rescuing a person or pet
from inside a locked motor vehicle.
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