| HB 0022 |
Evaluating | Creating New Cities - Stipulations |
Oliver, Mary Margaret 82nd |
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1/16/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| This legislation stipulates methods by which the General Assembly can create new cities.
In counties where more than 25% of the population lives in cities, in order to create a new city, the remainder of the unincorporated area would have to be placed in the new city or annexed into existing cities.
In any type of county, a bill to create the new city would have to be introduced in the first year of a two year legislative session, studied in between sessions and adopted in the second year of the session. In the time between sessions, a study of the proposed city would be conducted to include: the economic viability of the proposed city, the plan for the remaining unincorporated area of the county, the amount of taxes necessary for the proposed city to provide services to its residents, the financial impact of the new city on the county and adjacent cities in the county, a comparison of the estimated police, fire and sanitation services in the new city, the county and the adjacent cities before and after the creation of the city, the financial impact of the plan on the remaining unincorporated area of the county, and the county as a whole and the existing cities.
The legislative committees considering the creation of the new city would be required to hear testimony to determine if there are less disruptive or less costly alternatives than creation of a new city. For instance, they would hear testimony about whether overlay zoning districts, special land use districts, and special tax districts would better meet the needs of the residents of the proposed city.
If a proposed city is within a certain distance of existing cities, the existing cities must adopt a resolution consenting to the creation of the new city. |
| HB 0041 |
Neutral | Water Rates to Outside Customers |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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3/28/2013 |
House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
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| This legislation changes the Service Delivery Strategies Act to prohibit a water service provider from charging higher water or sewer fees to customers outside their political jurisdiction - unless otherwise provided by a contract. It applies only to cities created since January 1, 2000, and others that may be created in the future. The water service provider shall have no obligation to serve the outside customers/entity if an agreement is not reached, and that service could be cut off with a 6-month written notice. |
| HB 0087 |
Neutral | Use Boundaries of Restricted Access Communities as Precinct Boundaries |
Hightower, Dustin 68th |
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4/30/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
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This legislation allows for the boundary lines of restricted access communities to be used as boundary lines for all or a portion of a voter precinct.
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| HB 0228 |
Negotiating | Use of Government Property for Lobby Purposes |
Hamilton, Mark 24th |
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2/8/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| This legislation would prohibit county employees from using county computers, networks, software, printers, phones, fax machines, cell phones, email, or other telecommunication devices to promote or oppose any state legislation unless the employee is a registered lobbyist. Elected officials are not subject to this requirement. Additionally, if the Governor or a member of the General Assembly requests information, this legislation would not prohibit an employee from using county equipment to respond to the request. |
| HB 0287 |
Neutral | Division of Archives and History - Move from Secretary of State to Regents |
Hatchett, Matt 150th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
GAff |
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| This legislation moves the Division of Archives and History, which develops and assists in the development of record retention schedules for counties, from the Secretary of State to the Board of Regents. |
| HB 0311 |
Oppose | Procurement and Newspaper Notice Mandates |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
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2/14/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| This legislation requires counties to advertise all bids for goods and services over $10,000 on the Georgia Procurement Registry in the county legal organ and any other media normally used by the county including the county's website. Since the bidding and notice requirements for purchasing goods and services varies greatly from county-to-county based upon their local legislation and ordinance, this legislation may require significant additional taxpayer funds to be spent in advertising in the legal organ.
The legislation also requires public works contracts over $100,000 to be advertised on an "appropriate" website and on the Georgia Procurement Registry. |
| HB 0408 |
Oppose | State Regulation of Local Water Rates |
Jacobs, Mike 80th |
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2/22/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| This legislation mandates that a local jurisdiction's water rate charged to a multi-family dwelling served by a master meter be no more than the water rate charged to a single family dwelling. ACCG is working with the Georgia Association of Water Professionals to understand the impact of this bill, any rate differentials, and will be commenting to the General Assembly. |
| HB 0436 |
Neutral | Residency Requirements for Local Public Officers |
Turner, Scot 21st |
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3/12/2014 |
Senate Read Second Time |
GAff |
ETHICS |
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| This legislation allows the General Assembly to impose a requirement in local legislation that candidates for county commissioner live within the district in which they want to run for a minimum period of time (up to one year). |
| HB 0455 |
Neutral | Redevelopment Powers Law; Add to Definition |
Martin, Chuck 49th |
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2/26/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| This legislation adds the promotion of trade, commerce, and employment opportunities, including business retention, attraction, expansion, creation and workforce development to the list of eligible redevelopment costs under the Redevelopment Powers Law. |
| HB 0665 |
Neutral | DeKalb County; incorporate a new municipality |
Oliver, Mary Margaret 82nd |
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3/28/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
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| HB 0677 |
Neutral | DeKalb County; incorporate a new municipality |
Mitchell, Billy 88th |
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1/13/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| HB 0687 |
Neutral | DeKalb County; incorporate a new municipality |
Stephenson, Pam 90th |
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1/13/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| HB 0690 |
Support | Annexing Unincorporated Islands |
Rogers, Carl 29th |
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3/4/2014 |
Senate Read and Referred |
GAff |
SLGO |
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| This legislation authorizes counties to petition, after the adoption of a resolution, cities within the county to annex unincorporated islands within their jurisdiction. If the city fails to annex those islands within six months, the county is authorized to undertake mediation (using the current annexation arbitration process within the Department of Community Affairs). The arbitration panel then meets with the county and city and will render a recommendation within 90 days. Either party that does not agree to carrying out that recommendation is required to pay the full costs and expenses of the other party for the mediation. |
| HB 0692 |
Evaluating | New Cities - Reinstate 3-Mile Rule |
Stephenson, Pam 90th |
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1/13/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation reinstates the requirement that the borders of a new city cannot be within 3 miles from the corporate boundary of an existing city. |
| HB 0704 |
Neutral | South Fulton, City of; incorporate; provide charter |
Bruce, Roger 61st |
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3/18/2014 |
Senate Tabled |
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SLGO |
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| HB 0793 |
Oppose | Locals Cannot Accept Any Federal Funds Without State Permission |
Scot Turner |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation prohibits counties from receiving any federal funds, whether direct dollars, loans or grants, unless the Generally Assembly has "expressly and specifically" approved the acceptance. |
| HB 0805 |
Neutral | Certain Elected Officials Cannot be in Bail Bond Business |
Howard Maxwell |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation allows elected officials other than sheriffs, officers of the court, law enforcement officers and attorneys to be in the bail bond business. |
| HB 0817 |
Neutral | Development Authority Board May Delegate Authority to Fix Interest Rates |
Wendell Willard |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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This legislation allows the development authority board of directors to delegate the authority to fix the final interest rate on bonds, notes or other obligations up to a maximum rate established by the board. |
| HB 0818 |
Neutral | Residential care facilities, Board may delegate authority to fix interest rates |
Wendell Willard |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation allows the Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority board of directors to delegate the authority to fix the final interest rate on bonds, notes or other obligations up to a maximum rate established by the board. |
| HB 0831 |
Neutral | Nonpartisan Elections of Probate and Chief Magistrate Judges |
Wendell Willard |
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3/3/2014 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
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| This legislation would require all chief magistrate judges and all probate judges to run in nonpartisan elections. Under current law, chief magistrate judges and probate judges only ran in nonpartisan elections if authorized by through local legislation. |
| HB 0833 |
Neutral | Urban Redevelopment Law |
LaDawn Jones |
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3/18/2014 |
Senate Tabled |
GAff |
SLGO |
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| This legislation amends the Urban Redevelopment Law by replacing "slum" with "blight" in the law. The bill also adds definitions for the terms blight and blighted areas. |
| HB 0834 |
Neutral | Bonded Debt; Repeals Population Requirement For Dates of Bond Elections |
Chuck Sims |
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4/15/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
GAff |
SLGO |
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| This legislation removes the requirement that counties with a population of 800,000 or more may only hold their bond referenda at the general election in November. |
| HB 0852 |
Evaluating | Candidate Inspect Absentee Ballots After Election |
Charles Gregory |
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1/31/2014 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation allows candidates to inspect absentee ballots for two years after the primary or election. |
| HB 0855 |
Oppose | Service Delivery Strategy Revisions/New Penalties |
Andrew Welch |
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3/3/2014 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
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| This legislation revises current Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) law by providing that each SDS agreement be reviewed and updated by January 1st of the third year after the census, along with other, new renegotiation triggers. It also allows any city to trigger renegotiations unilaterally. In addition to losing state grants, loans and permits, local governments failing to submit or implement a service delivery strategy within 180 days of being required to do so will have 10 percent of all SPLOST, LOST, HOST or other local tax proceeds held until an SDS agreement is reached. For a more detailed summary, please click here. |
| HB 0891 |
Neutral | Reduce Advance Voting Period for Certain Municipal Elections |
Barry Fleming |
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3/20/2014 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
GAff |
ETHICS |
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| This legislation reduces the advance voting period from three weeks to one week for city primaries and elections that are not held at the same time as county and state elections and primaries. |
