HB 0051 |
Support | Redemption Costs for Property Sold at a Tax Sale |
Benton, Tommy 31st |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation makes several changes regarding the redemption of property on or after July 1, 2016, which has been sold under a tax execution. In the event that a tax sale purchaser has paid any sums to property owners', condominium, or owners' associations, then any person who subsequently redeems the property must repay such amounts to the tax sale purchaser in addition to the current statutory redemption amounts. This change would help the tax commissioner sell these properties at a tax sale. |
HB 0059 |
Neutral | Provide Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Declatory Judgment |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows injunctions and declaratory judgment actions to be brought against the county (i.e., it waives sovereign immunity) when the county causes injury to a person by acting in violation of the Georgia Constitution or state law. This waiver of sovereign immunity does not allow the person bringing the lawsuit to obtain monetary damages, attorney's fees or litigation costs. HB 59 does not allow inmates or institutionalized individuals to bring injunctions or declaratory judgment actions against counties. |
HB 0074 |
Watch | Prohibit any State Agency from Assisting the Armed Forces in Investigations of Citizens |
Turner, Scot 21st |
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1/27/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation prohibits counties from assisting the armed forces of the United States in investigating, prosecuting or detaining any person who was part of or supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban or associated foreces engaged in hostilities against the U.S. or its coalition partners or anyone who commits a belligeraent act against the U.S. or its coalition allies under the law of war if the investigation, prosecution or detention would be in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the Georgia Constituion or any Georgia law. |
HB 0087 |
Watch | Retirement and Pensions Code Revision |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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3/8/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes references to "full time" and "part time" to "full-time" and "part-time" in the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund. |
HB 0098 |
Neutral | Military Code of Justice Re-write |
Coomer, Christian 14th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation rewrites the Georgia Code of Military Justice to be more in line with the Federal Code of Military Justice. |
HB 0154 |
Support | Increase Fine for Contempt in Magistrate Court |
Weldon, Tom 3rd |
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3/11/2015 |
House Third Reading Lost |
Judy |
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| This legislation increases the fine for contempt in magistrate court from $200 to $500. |
HB 0168 |
Neutral | Increase Maximum Per Diem for Trial and Grand Jurors |
Thomas, "Able" Mable 56th |
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2/3/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation increases the maximum expense allowance for trial jurors and grand jurors from a minimum of $5.00 to a maximum of $50 to $75 per day. The minimum compensation remains at $5.00 per day. |
HB 0178 |
Neutral | Georgia Ports Authority- Provide for Power of Indemnification |
Stephens, Ron 164th |
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2/3/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation gives the Georgia Ports Authority the power to provide indemnification on behalf of itself or certain state agencies or instrumentalities. |
HB 0218 |
Negotiating | Religious Expression Act |
Teasley, Sam 37th |
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2/10/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislation prohibits the state and local governments from "substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion" (even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability) unless said burden is in furtherance of a "compelling government interest". Those burdened may sue. Please note that religion is not defined. ACCG is watching this bill closely to ensure that it does not unduly subject counties to costly, unending litigation regarding their policies or employment practices. |
HB 0228 |
Support | Clean Up Legislation Regarding Sheriff's Fees, General Fund |
Jones, Jeff 167th |
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3/11/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
Judy |
PUB SAF |
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| The current substitute to this bill (LC 29 6844S) provides that when the sheriff is paid only on a salary basis, all fees collected by the sheriff must be paid to the treasurer or fiscal officer of the county within 30 days. |
HB 0233 |
Support | Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act |
Atwood, Alex 179th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation relocates and rewrites the civil procedure by which law enforcement seize and dispose of property or assets involved with illegal activity by state and local law enforcement. For a general summary click here. This legislation was amended to include the language from H.B. 418 which changes the qualifications for persons serving on the grand jury. This legislation will require the sheriff to report on a standardized form, the assets and cash seized and forfeited, and submit to the county commission, as well as the Carl Vinson Institute. Counties should continue to include this form with the budget submission to the Carl Vinson Institute. If the Sheriff fails to comply with reporting requirements their ability to seize assets and forfeitures will be suspended. |
HB 0298 |
Neutral | Repeals the Sunset on the Certification Requirements for Process Servers |
Jacobs, Mike 80th |
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2/23/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows the current method of sheriffs certifying process servers to continue. It currently has a sunset date of July 1, 2015. |
HB 0322 |
Support | Foreclosure - Late Filing of Deed will Incur $500 Penalty |
Strickland, Brian 111th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation requires all deeds under power to be recorded within 90 days of a foreclosure sale or the holder is required to pay a late filing penalty of $500 to the superior court clerk. The clerk remits these fees to counties for properties in the unincorporated areas and to cities for properties therein. All monies collected must be used for code enforcement, public safety, and community development purposes. Cities must pay the county a 5 percent administrative fee for the clerk collecting and remitting this money. |
HB 0367 |
Neutral | Superior courts; fourth judge of Western Judicial Circuit; provide |
Quick, Regina 117th |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judy |
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HB 0377 |
Support | Clarification of Counties Contracting Ability for Collection of Delinquent Fines |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Judy |
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| This legislation allows the board of commissioners to contract with another party to collect delinquent fines, fees, and surcharges imposed by a court after the 12 months. |
HB 0381 |
Neutral | Rewrite of Georgia Law on Notaries |
Welch, Andrew 110th |
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3/14/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
Judy |
S JUDY |
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| This legislation requires superior court clerks to cause a criminal background check to be run on applicants for notaries public. It allows the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) to establish the fee that superior court clerks will charge. The GSCCCA shall also administer a test that applicants for notary publics will be required to pass, as well as offer a course of study for applicants. The GSCCCA will be required to maintain an electronic database of notaries public. Superior court clerks will be required to provide $2.00 for each certificate of commissioning or recommissioning of a notary public to the GSCCCA. |
HB 0418 |
Neutral | Grand Juror Qualifications |
Reeves, Bert 34th |
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1/11/2016 |
Senate Recommitted |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes the qualifications for grand jurors. This bill excludes individuals in pre-trial release or diversion programs, serving a sentence under the first offender act, or participating in an accountability court program from serving on the grand jury. This legislation provides that no indictment can be quashed as a result of a grand juror's ineligibility to serve. |
HB 0452 |
Neutral | Name Change of Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry and Expansion of Coverage |
Ballinger, Mandi 23rd |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation changes the Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry to the Protective Order Registry. It expands coverage of the registry to pretrial release orders and sentencing orders that prohibit contact or stalking. |
HB 0480 |
Watch | Mandatory Creation of Office of Prosecuting Attorney for Municipal Courts |
Reeves, Bert 34th |
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2/26/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
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| This legislaiton creates the office of prosecuting attorney for municipal courts. |
HB 0524 |
Neutral | Creation of Trade Name Registry Housed with the Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation requires the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority to create and maintain a trade name registry. This bill provides that $5.00 of the $15.00 registration fee be retained by the Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority to create and maintain the statewide database until the year 2020. However, that is offset by the new $15.00 renewal fee. |
HB 0547 |
Support | Year's Support |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| The latest substitute to this bill (LC 29 7096ERS) changes the way that unpaid property taxes of a surviving spouse are collected as a part of year's support. When there is a homestead property, no other properties can be set aside. If there is no homestead property, then other types of properties can be set aside. |
HB 0691 |
Neutral | Removal Process for Municipal Court Judges |
Tanner, Kevin 9th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
SLGO |
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| This legislation establishes a procedure for the removal of municipal judges. |
HB 0734 |
Evaluating | Lost in Space - Local Noise Ordinances |
Spencer, Jason 180th |
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3/2/2016 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Judy |
S&T |
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| This legislation limits the liability of space flight entities offering space flights in Georgia. Under HB 734, lost in space, flight, would also be the ability of counties and cities to adopt any noise control ordinances or otherwise prohibit the conduct of a space flight operation. Local governments would retain their authority over zoning, land use and rights of way. |
HB 0757 |
Neutral | Religious Protection - Cannot be Forced to Open on the Sabbath and Pastor Protection |
Tanner, Kevin 9th |
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3/28/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
RULES |
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| This legislation prohibits cities and counties from requiring, by ordinance or resolution, businesses or industries to operate on either of the two rest days of Saturday or Sunday. Efforts to exempt businesses contracting with a local government to provide such services as ambulance, taxi, water, sewer, etc. were soundly rejected. Additionally, no minister, cleric or religious practitioner shall be required to solemnize any marriage, perform any rite, or administer any sacrament in violation of his or her right to the free exercise of religion. |
HB 0804 |
Neutral | Superior courts; fifth judge of the Clayton Judicial Circuit; provide |
Mabra, Ronnie 63rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
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