Under current law, certain fees are collected by the superior court clerks in conjunction with recording certain property records that are given to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority to help fund a state-wide uniform automated information system.  This funding mechanism is scheduled to terminate on July 1, 2014.  HB 198 eliminates this sunset. This bill was signed by the Governor on April 16, 2012.

This bill was amended in committee to prohibit driver clinics from being taught by any entity except the private sector.  Language was added at the request of GMA and ACCG to exempt from that prohibition any courses offered for insurance premium reduction purposes.

This bill extends the exemptions from the first and second motor fuel taxes for certain public mass transit vehicles owned by public transportation systems and for vehicles operated by public campus transportation systems until June 30, 2015. The current exemptions are schedules to sunset on June 30, 2012.

HB 851 repeals a population Act in CS 48-6-73 with the result that all counties will receive the same commission rate of 6%.

This bill provides for the comprehensive regulation of theft of regulated metal property. Specifically, it requires all felony convictions for the theft of regulated metal property to be registered with the metal theft registry to be created by the Georgia Technology Authority. It also requires that subsequent convictions occurring within a five year period must be posted in the legal organ, at the expense of the convicted person. It further provides for the suspension of  driver's licenses and the forfeiture of motor vehicles, weapons and tools used in the commission of a metal theft crime.