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 0332 |
Support | Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act |
Sam Watson |
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7/1/2019 |
Effective Date |
Natural Resources & Environment |
Appropriations |
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| This bill creates the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship program. The intent of this legislation is to provide dedicated funding for state parks and state wildlife management areas as well as support to local parks and trails. Forty percent of the proceeds of all state sales tax from outdoor recreation items would be appropriated for the protection and preservation of conservation land. The General Assembly has the ability to increase this amount up to the 80%.
Counties would be eligible to apply for grants and loans from this newly created trust fund. A Board of Trustees of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund is created to oversee the grant/loan applications. The composition of the board could include representatives from local government.
In addition, each county in which is located 20,000 acres or more of unimproved real property belonging to the state and under the custody or control of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GA DNR), in which such state-owned property exceeds 10 percent of the taxable real property in the county, and in which such property represents 10 percent or more of the assessed tax digest of the county may receive from the GA DNR an annual grant. Only land acquired with Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund money would be used in the calculation of this grant.
The bill is contingent upon a proposed constitutional amendment, found in HR 238, which would be placed on the ballot for the November, 2018 state-wide general election.
Additional Information: https://georgiaoutdoorstewardship.org/ |
HB 0683 |
Support | FY 2018 Amended Budget |
David Ralston |
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3/9/2018 |
Effective Date |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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| Please click here for a summary of the amended budget. |
HB 0684 |
Evaluating | Fiscal Year 2019 State Budget |
David Ralston |
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5/2/2018 |
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Appropriations |
Appropriations |
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HR 0158 |
Support | Trust Funds - Authorize General Assembly to Create Truly Dedicated Fees Via Statute |
Jay Powell |
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2/15/2018 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Ways & Means |
Appropriations |
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| This proposed constitutional amendment authorizes the General Assembly to establish, by statute, true and dedicated trust funds whereby fees collected for a specific purpose (e.g. Hazardous Waste Trust Fund, Solid Waste Trust Fund, Joshua's Law, etc.) must actually go to that purpose rather than be redirected to the state's General fund. Said fees would sunset within 10 years of their establishment, unless reauthorized; would require a 2/3rds majority of both the House and Senate to pass; could be redirected in a Governor's declared financial emergency; and could be redirected with a majority vote of both the House and Senate. |
HR 0238 |
Support | Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act - Constitutional Amendment |
Sam Watson |
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5/7/2018 |
Effective Date |
Ways and Means |
Appropriations |
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| This proposed constitutional amendment, if ratified in the November, 2018, state-wide election, allows the General Assembly to dedicate funds towards the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund for the purpose of protecting and preserving conservation land. If this enabling amendment is ratified, it will be implemented by HB 332. |
SB 0184 |
Neutral | Creation of the Integrated Population Health Data Project and Establishment of the Governing Board |
Chuck Hufstetler |
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3/21/2018 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Judiciary |
Appropriations |
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| This legislation creates the Integrated Population Health Data Project which provides for the integration of all health related data by various governmental agencies. |
SR 0036 |
Neutral | Ethics Commission - Create Dedicated Funding |
Joshua McKoon |
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1/23/2017 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Appropriations |
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| This legislation asks the voters to approve that a fixed portion of the state's budget be devoted to funding the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. |