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 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 0015 |
Negotiating | Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil Cases in Superior and State Courts |
Wendell Willard |
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3/30/2017 |
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 46th, 30th, 19th |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation mandates all clerks of superior court accept electronically filed cases by January 1, 2018. The cost of such filing shall not exceed $7.00. The bill includes a hardship clause that extends that deadline for six months for counties who need additional time. An amendment was added to the bill that prohibits the Council of the Superior Court Clerks, any state entity, or governing authority of any local government from keeping any portion of the fee. NOTE: This bill has been added to SB 407, the Governor's Criminal Justice Reform Bill. |
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 0043 |
Inactive | Amended FY 17 Supplemental Budget |
David Ralston |
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2/15/2017 |
Effective Date |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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| This legislation contains amendments to the State's current budget for fiscal year 2016-2017. It is generally referred to as the "supplemental budget." For a summary of this bill click here. |
HB 0044 |
Inactive | FY 18 Big Budget |
David Ralston |
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5/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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| This legislation contains the State's budget for fiscal year 2017-2018. For a summary of the budget, click here. |
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 0060 |
Support | Liquor - Distiller May Sell Directly to Public |
Ron Stephens |
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1/24/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Regulated Industries |
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| This legislation authorizes licensed distillers to obtain a retail package liquor store license and sale up to 10 percent of the total liquor it produces each year, or 1,000 barrels, whichever is greater, directly to the public from the distillery. Excise taxes will be collected and paid by the distiller. It also authorizes distilleries to have a food service establishment on the premises. |
HB 0079 |
Neutral | Require Law Enforcement to Purge Tag Reader Information |
John Pezold |
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7/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation allows law enforcement to use high speed cameras to capture images of license plates. However, the data captured from the images may not be used for anything other than law enforcement purposes. The data must be destroyed no later than 30 months after it is collected unless the data is needed for law enforcement purposes. The collected data is exempt from the open records law. |
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 0088 |
Neutral | Qualifications of Superior Court Judges |
Barry Fleming |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Rules |
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| This legislation requires superior court judges to be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia. |
HB 0090 |
Negotiating | Land Purchase - Illegal for Board Member to Discuss if Conflict of Interest |
Robert Gasaway |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
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| This legislation makes it a misdemeanor for members of the board of commissioners, city council, school board or local board or authority to knowingly and intentionally vote, attempt to influence a vote, or be present in executive or closed session when their respective body is considering or discussion the acquisition of property if the member has direct or indirect ownership interest in the property, or any business in which the member serves in a fiduciary capacity has an ownership interest in the property. |
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 0120 |
Watch | Revision of Notary Law |
Andrew Welch |
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1/26/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary |
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| This law revises the requirements for becoming and performing as a public notary. |
HB 0126 |
Neutral | Restructure of Judicial Qualifications Commission |
Wendell Willard |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation changes the provisions governing the Judicial Qualifications Commission. |
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 0138 |
Neutral | Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide |
Lee Hawkins |
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1/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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HB 0144 |
Negotiating | Retail Pet Stores - Preempt Local Ordinances |
Earl Ehrhart |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation preempts counties and cities from adopting or enforcing ordinances that directly or indirectly prohibit the sale, delivery or transfer of a dog or cat from a properly licensed retail pet store or from imposing restrictions in addition to the requirements of state law. Many attempts were made to add this preemptive language to other bills late in the session. All attempts failed. |
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 0149 |
Neutral | Requirement for Counties to Use Only GBI Approved Trauma Scene Cleanup Services and Consolidation of Fire Services |
Alan Powell |
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3/29/2018 |
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation preempts county and city governments from requiring licenses or permits for trauma scene waste management practitioners or regulated waste transporters. When hiring a company to cleanup or remove trauma scene waste, counties and cities must hire a company approved by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. This bill was amended to include S.B. 319 which provides for the Consolidation of all Fire Services into a separate state agency. |
HB 0150 |
Neutral | State Road and Tollway Authority: Failure to Pay |
Alan Powell |
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7/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Transportation |
Transportation |
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| This legislation allows the State Road and Tollway Authority to place a hold on the motor vehicle registration of a vehicle upon which a toll was not paid. It also allows for setoff of the amount owed on income tax refunds. |
HB 0152 |
Negotiating | Worker's Compensation For Firefighters Diagnosed with Cancer |
Micah Gravley |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Industry and Labor |
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| This legislation allows worker's compensation benefits for firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer that, upon a preponderance of competent and credible evidence, can prove the cancer was directly related to their duties as a firefighter. |
HB 0156 |
Neutral | Guns - No License Required |
Matt Gurtler |
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1/31/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
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| This legislation enacts the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2017. It does away with Georgia's weapons license and allows anyone to carry a firearm unless they are prohibited by law from possessing a weapon or long gun. |
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 0159 |
Neutral | Adoption Code Rewrite |
Albert Reeves |
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9/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation substantially revises and modernizes the adoption laws in Georgia. |