HB 0192 |
Neutral | County Purchasing/Credit Cards & Development Authorities May Spend on Hospital/Health Facilities |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
---|
|
7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
GAff |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| If a local government issues purchase cards or credit cards to its elected officials, this bill requires cards to be used solely for public duties and officials to follow a written policy to be adopted via a local ordinance on or after January 1, 2016. Said policy must designate the officials authorized to use a card; require the user to sign a cardholder agreement; set transaction limits; describe purchases which are authorized and not authorized; designate a card administrator; and set procedures for addressing violations of card policies and penalties for violations including, but not limited to, revocation of card privileges and misdemeanor prosecution. Penalties for public officials who misuse public funds are clarified and increased. Lastly, language was added clarifying that local development authorities are authorized to expend funds for hospital and health care facilities - which are defined rather broadly. For a more detailed summary, please click here. |
HB 0652 |
Neutral | Perry Public Facilities Authority Act; enact |
O`Neal, Larry 146th |
---|
|
5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |
HB 0658 |
Neutral | DeKalb County; community improvement districts may be created within municipalities; change certain provisions |
Mitchell, Billy 88th |
---|
|
5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |
HB 0668 |
Neutral | Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority; add an additional power |
Ramsey, Matt 72nd |
---|
|
5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |
SB 0016 |
Negotiating | Job Creation Standards Act of 2015 |
Butler, Gloria 55th |
---|
|
1/13/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | FIN |
- |
|
|
| Establishes a ratio for tax incentive given to jobs created and recapture provisions. |
| This legislation requires counties that expend $35,000 or more stimulating economic development through bonds, grants, loans, loan guarantees, enterprise zones, tax increment financing, fee waivers, land price subsidies, matching funds, tax abatements, tax exemptions or tax credits to cross check job creation and other performance data or conduct periodic audits of corporations that receives such development subsidies. If the corporation fails to maintain wage and benefit achievements during the development subsidy or five years (whichever is longer), then the value of the development subsidy must be reduced on a prorated bases. If the corporation has already accrued the development subsidy, then the state can recapture the subsidy reduction. If the county fails to enforce any provision in this legislation, any individual who paid personal income taxes or any organization representing such taxpayers may sue to compel enforcement action. If the plaintiff wins, he or she is entitled to recover attorney's fees and court costs. Counties are required to publish summary statitstics about enforcement, as well as a list of corporations that have received development subsidies on their websites. All records prepared or maintained pursuant to this legislation are open records. |
SB 0231 |
Neutral | "City of Conyers Public Facilities Authority Act"; create |
Ramsey, Sr., Ronald 43rd |
---|
|
5/12/2015 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |
SB 0238 |
Neutral | Bainbridge-Decatur County Recreation Authority; create |
Burke, Dean 11th |
---|
|
5/12/2015 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |
SB 0283 |
Support | Bank Pool to Collateralize Public Deposits |
Kennedy, John 18th |
---|
|
4/26/2016 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
B&B |
B&FI |
- |
|
|
| This legislation establishes a mandatory pool for collateralizing public deposits for the 10 largest banks in the state. Other banks can participate voluntarily. The pool allows for cross collateralization to address new federal regulations implemented this year on the larger banks that increases their required collateralization of public deposits. |
SB 0315 |
Neutral | Forsyth County Public Facilities Authority; revise a definition; provide a monetary limitation |
Williams, Michael 27th |
---|
|
4/26/2016 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
- |
|
|
| |