HB 0057 |
Support | Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
EU&T |
RI&Util |
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| This legislation authorizes residential and commercial electric customers, including local governments, to install solar technology on their property and utilize such financing mechanisms as leases, private solar energy procurement agreements (whereby payments are based on the output of the system), and authorization for electric companies to finance projects for their customers. Providing solar financing services does not make an entity an electric service provider and the power must be used on site or fed back to the electric utility. The bill does not limit or usurp current local regulatory or land use authority.
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HB 0660 |
Neutral | Sharon Springs, City of; Forsyth County; incorporate |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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3/26/2015 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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HB 0785 |
Oppose | Townships - Create with Zoning, Land Use and Building Code Powers |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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1/22/2016 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation, similar to SB 272, would allow for the creation of townships via local legislation with land use, zoning, subdivision, building permit and code enforcement powers, if the voters first approve a statewide referendum approving a constitutional amendment. Companion resolutions, HR 1051 and SR 724, if passed, will call for the statewide referendum to amend the constitution allowing townships to have zoning powers. Townships could levy up to a .5 mill property tax, annex and transition to cityhood. Though counties would have no say in the above decisions, counties must continue to provide all services and infrastructure to the area as they would any unincorporated area. Counties would have an opportunity to comment on township decisions, but nothing is binding or mediated. |
HB 0894 |
Evaluating | School Impact Fees |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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2/8/2016 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
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| This legislation allows school boards to impose development impact fees if the voters approve an amendment to the Georgia Constitution proposed by HR 864. Counties and cities are required to collect the educational development impact fees for school boards imposing the fees. Counties and cities may keep 3 percent of what is collected to offset the cost of collection. |
HB 1102 |
Neutral | Forsyth County; school district; revise the eligibility of residents for homestead exemption |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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4/28/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HR 0473 |
Neutral | Joint Study Committee on Cyber Security |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
S&T |
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| This legislation creates the Joint Study Committee on Cyber Security. |
HR 0864 |
Evaluating | School Impact Fees |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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1/11/2016 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
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| This proposed constitutional amendment would authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law that a county board of education could impose development impact fees. If the fees are imposed, a county would be required to collect the fee. (A similar provision is included for cities and independent school systems.) |
HR 1017 |
Evaluating | Authorize School Impact Fees |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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1/20/2016 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This proposed constitutional amendment, if ratified at the 2016 election, will allow the General Assembly to provide by general law that local boards of education may impose development impact fees. A county (or city) would be required to collect the fee as a condition of allowing development. |
HR 1051 |
Oppose | Townships - Create with Zoning, Land Use and Building Code Powers |
Dudgeon, Mike 25th |
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1/22/2016 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation, similar to SR 724, would ask the voters to approve an amendment to the constitution that would give the General Assembly the power to create townships with zoning powers. HB 785 and SB 272 establish the procedure to create a township. |