| SB 0101 |
Negotiating | Guns - Omnibus Bill for 2013 |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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3/25/2013 |
House - House Conference Committee Appointed 5th, 11th, 32nd |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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In House Public Safety Committee, SB 101 was stripped and replaced with language from HB 512. Among its numerous provisions, this bill allows for guns to be carried in all government buildings if ingress into the building is not restricted or screened by security personnel during business hours. ACCG opposes this provision, believing that this decision is best made by county governments. An earlier version that would have allowed guns to be carried into courthouses was removed from the bill.
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| SB 0102 |
Neutral | Ineligible Voter Notation on State IDs |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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2/4/2013 |
Senate - Senate Read and Referred |
- | ETHICS |
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| This legislation would require Department of Driver Services to place a notation on state issued IDs that a non-citizen or convicted felon is an ineligible voter. A convicted felon who can show proof that their voting privileges have been restored will not have such notation. The notation shall be shaded in red and clearly state 'Ineligible Voter'. |
| SB 0104 |
Support | Comprehensive Planning Revisions - Streamlining Requirements |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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7/1/2013 |
Senate - Effective Date |
GAff |
SLGO |
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| This legislation results from a two-year stakeholder process whereby ACCG, GMA and others partnered on the Department of Community Affairs' Planning Rules Task force to revise Georgia's comprehensive planning requirements on local governments. While, to the credit of DCA, most of the task force's recommendations have been achieved via its rulemaking process, three changes in statute were necessary. This legislation covers these necessary changes by:
- making housing, human services, natural resources, vital areas, historic and cultural resources, infrastructure, recreation and other components of a comprehensive plan optional to the local government;
- not requiring Regional Commissions (RC) to issue a public finding on whether a development of regional impact is in the best interest of the region or state; and
-changing deadlines on when a local government must adopt a comprehensive plan and submit it to their RC.
For a detailed summary of all the Comprehensive Planning changes promulgated by DCA, click here.
For a PowerPoint presentation of the changes, click here. |
| SB 0160 |
Support | Illegal Immigration Reform to Create Regulatory Efficiencies |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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7/1/2013 |
Senate - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
SLGO |
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SB 160 is the major illegal immigration reform legislation passed this session and contains ACCG's top legislative priorities of allowing for secure and verifiable documents to be submitted by mail; allowing legal U.S. residents to renew their public benefits without having to annually submit those documents; and consolidating three county reporting requirements into one annual report due to one agency. For a more thorough summary of SB 160, please click here.
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| SB 0177 |
Neutral | Georgia Tourism Foundation; change the membership |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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7/1/2013 |
Senate - Effective Date |
ED&T |
ECD |
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This legislation changes the composition of the Georgia Tourism Foundation to allow the Governor to appoint members from the Board of Economic Development and others. The hope is to reactivate the Foundation for its original intended purpose which is to solicit and accept money and in kind contributions for the Statewide Tourism Marketing Program which will help attract industry to Georgia. This is another tool in the Economic Development toolbox for Georgia.
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| SB 0253 |
Neutral | Carlton, City of; provide for a new charter |
Ginn, Frank 47th |
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7/1/2013 |
Senate - Effective Date |
IGC |
SLGO |
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