HB 0001 |
Neutral | Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act |
Wendell Willard |
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2/7/2014 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Judy |
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| This legislation is a restructuring of the Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act which impacts drug forfeitures and seizures. This statute is one of law enforcement's most effective tools in bringing down criminal enterprises. The district attorney, through a judicial process, can seize cars, cash and property of drug dealers and other criminals. Many county commissioners refer to this forfeited property as drug fund money. The funds and property are used for law enforcement training, equipment and investigative expenses. The revised HB 1 standardizes the reporting requirements for law enforcement, and creates a new process for district attorney forfeiture funds. |
HB 0003 |
Neutral | Evidence Code Clean Up Legislation |
Wendell Willard |
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3/18/2014 |
Senate Tabled |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation provides clean up language to the Evidence Code Legislation that passed during the 2011 session regarding the State Board of Registration for Foresters and the Department of Public Health. No impact to local government. |
HB 0044 |
Support | Passport Application Fees as Clerks' Personal Compensation |
Ehrhart, Earl 36th |
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1/16/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| Currently, Superior Court Clerks keep, as personal compensation, the $25 fee charged for processing U.S. passport applications. This bill requires the Clerks to turn over these fees to the county governing authority. Note that counties would remain free to provide this revenue back to the Clerk's office in whole or in part. |
HB 0056 |
Neutral | Superior courts; Griffin Judicial Circuit; revise terms |
Ramsey, Matt 72nd |
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1/17/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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HB 0078 |
Neutral | Mandatory Reporting of Elder and Disabled Adults Abuse - Criminal Penalities |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation requires coroners, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and first responders to report suspected abuse of elders and disabled adults. Provides for criminal penalities for abuse of elders and disabled adults. |
HB 0090 |
Neutral | Guns - State Exempt from following Federal Gun Laws |
Allison, Stephen 8th |
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1/29/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation prohibits law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, jurors, witnesses, consultants, and any other county official or employee from enforcing federal laws regulating personal firearms that are owned or manufactured and remain in Georgia. Violation of this proposed law is a felony. Furthermore, the bill voids, in Georgia, any federal law or rule that bans or restrict ownership of a semiautomatic firearm or any magazine of a firearm, or require any firearm, magazine, or other firearm accessory to be registered in any manner. |
HB 0100 |
Neutral | Guns - No Changing Laws During States of Emergency |
Dutton, Delvis 157th |
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3/28/2013 |
House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judy |
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| This legislation prohibits county officials and employees from changing the requirements regarding guns during a state of emergency. Those found guilty of violating this law will have to pay the prevailing party's reasonable attorney fees. |
HB 0133 |
Neutral | Burial Disturbance Permit Required for Livestock Grazing |
Tommy Benton |
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3/3/2014 |
House Third Reading Lost |
Judy |
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| Under current law, individuals who own property in the unincorporated area of the county containing a cemetery or burial site must obtain a burial disturbance permit from the board of commissioners to have the cemetery or burial site moved in order to develop the property. This legislation would also require a burial disturbance permit for property owners to allow livestock to graze on the portion of the property containing a cemetery or burial site. |
HB 0135 |
Watch | Change in Ante Litem Notice for Municipal Corporations |
Welch, Andrew 110th |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes the type of ante litem notice (i.e., a notice that someone intends to sue the city) that is required to be provided to a city before it can be sued. |
HB 0139 |
Neutral | Revision of General Qualifications for Sheriffs |
Hamilton, Mark 24th |
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7/1/2013 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
ETHICS |
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| This legislation specifies when certain information is provided by an individual who qualifies to run as sheriff. It also removes the requirement that the candidate provide a copy of their birth certificate or the high school diploma. |
HB 0160 |
Neutral | Revises Vacant and Foreclosed Real Property Registry Requirements |
Jacobs, Mike 80th |
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5/6/2013 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation revises the vacant and foreclosed property law enacted in 2012 by removing the limitation that only properties that have received a land use disturbance permit can be included on the foreclosed real property registry. It also clarifies that certain foreclosed properties are not subject to registration if the deed is filed with the clerk of superior court within 60 days of the foreclosure sale or transfer of the deed in lieu of foreclosure. |
HB 0161 |
Support | Required Oath for Baliffs |
Atwood, Alex 179th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes the oath that bailiffs must take, which would allow them to give jurors water only to drink. The oath also requires the bailiffs to swear that they will not allow jurors to have books, papers or electronic communication devices. |
HB 0215 |
Neutral | Filings in the Clerk of Superior Court Office/Office Hours |
Benton, Tommy 31st |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows, but does not require, superior court clerks to require payment of filing fees before accepting an instrument or document for recording. It also allows the clerks to require that an instrument or document meet all filing requirements before accepting it for recording.
Current law requires the superior court clerk's office to be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. This legislation provides some flexibility for a lunch hour closure if the office opens at 8:00 a.m., has a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m. |
HB 0216 |
Oppose | Exempt Vehicles Inherited From Title Ad Valorem Tax |
Jones, Sheila 53rd |
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2/7/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation allows title to a vehicle to be transferred without a fee if it is transferred due to the death of the owner. |
HB 0230 |
Neutral | Clarify That Hospital Authorities Acting Pursuant To State Policy |
Powell, Jay 171st |
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2/8/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation extends the state's anti-trust immunity to certain hospital authorities. |
HB 0242 |
Support | Juvenile Justice Reform/Juvenile Code Rewrite |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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1/1/2014 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation is a combination of some of the provisions from the Juvenile Code Rewrite and the recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Council in regards to juvenile justice. The bill restructures the juvenile code to improve the process for practitioners and judges. For a section by section summary please click here. |
HB 0437 |
Neutral | Atlanta Judicial Circuit; provide for selection of chief judge |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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HB 0438 |
Neutral | Increase in Filing Fee on Court Cases to Fund Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Powell, Jay 171st |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation increases the maximum alternative dispute resolution fee that courts can charge from $7.50 to $10.00 per civil case filed in superior, state, magistrate or probate court. |
HB 0439 |
Neutral | Sheriffs; Proof of Eligibility to Hold Office |
Howard, Henry "Wayne" 124th |
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2/25/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation requires individuals qualifying to run for sheriff to submit a certified copy of their high school transcript, which shows that the individual graduated from high school. |
HB 0441 |
Neutral | Fulton County Superior Court; administrator shall have oversight of budget; provide |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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5/7/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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HB 0449 |
Support | Non-Disclosure Of Victim Calls To 9-1-1 |
Gravley, Micah 67th |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation provides an exception to the open records law for 9-1-1 call recordings in which the caller is in extreme distress or dies. |
HB 0451 |
Neutral | Creation of Superior Court Judgeships in Chattahoochee and Oconee Circuits |
Smyre, Calvin 135th |
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5/6/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation was amended to create superior court judgeships in the Chattachoochee Judicial Circuit and the Oconee Judicial Circuit. These appointments by the Governor will be effective July 1, 2013. |
HB 0474 |
Oppose | Preemption of County and City Historic Preservation Ordinances |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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2/27/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation allows owners of vacant property within an historic district established by a county to subdivide their property in a way that is contrary to the county’s historic preservation ordinance so long as it is consistent with the county's zoning ordinance. The intent of the bill is to allow a property owner to circumvent county and city historic preservation ordinances. |
HB 0504 |
Support | Failure to Wear a Seat Belt as Contributory Negligence |
Pak, B.J. 108th |
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3/3/2014 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judy |
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| This bill allows "failure to wear a seat belt" to be admissible as evidence in civil actions for the purpose of mitigating damages in some cases. Georgia counties are often defendants in cases involving motor vehicle accidents where plaintiffs argue that an accident was caused by a defect in a county road. This bill allows counties, as defendants, to introduce evidence that if a front-seat passenger, age 18 years or older, had been wearing a seatbelt (as required by law), he or she may have suffered less extensive injuries. If a jury finds that the failure to wear a seat belt contributed to the occupant's injuries, the jury may reduce the occupant's recovery to the extent that the injuries were caused by failure to wear the seat belt. |
HB 0506 |
Neutral | Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; provide for selection of chief judge |
Smyre, Calvin 135th |
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4/15/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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