HB 0146 |
Support | Issuance of Arrest and Search Warrants by Video Conference |
Weldon, Tom 3rd |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation allows a judge to participate in a hearing for an arrest or search warrant by video conference, regardless of the judge's location at the time of the conference. |
HB 0349 |
Neutral | Adult Criminal Justice Reform Clean Up Bill |
Golick, Rich 40th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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This legislation creates the Council on Criminal Justice Reform to continue to assess the impact of the Criminal Justice Reform Act. This legislation also provides for judges to deviate from mandatory minimums by following a procedure as outlined in the legislation, and revises the process for removal of arrest records.
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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 0736 |
Oppose | Probate Courts - Expand Jurisdiction to Certain Misdemeanor Offenses |
Allen Peake |
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1/16/2014 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This legislation expands probate courts' jurisdiction to include misdemeanors related to alcoholic beverages and under age persons; to livestock running at large, to criminal trespass; to littering, to illegal dumping, to shopfliting ($500 or less); to theft ($1,500 or less); to fourth degree forgery; to obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer, firefighter, EMT or other emergency medical professional; to obstructing or hindering a person making an emergency call; to giving false name or date of birth; to affray; to disorderly conduct; to harassing phone calls; to unlawful conduct during a 9-1-1 call; to public drunkenness; to possession of marijuana (one ounce or less); to possession or use of drug related objects; and to mandatory education for children between the ages of six and 16. The probate court would only have the ability to hear these cases if the defendant waives their right to a jury trial in writing. |
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 |
GAff |
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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 0837 |
Neutral | Clarification of Legislative Intent Regarding Misdemeanor Probation Services |
Mark Hamilton |
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4/29/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation clarifies the General Assembly's intent regarding the use and provision of probation services by courts for misdemeanor and ordinance violations. It clarifies the ability of judges to toll warrants of probationers who abscond during their probationary period without meeting the conditions of their sentence. |
HB 0923 |
Neutral | Revision of Office of Child Advocate Role and Responsibilities |
Christian Coomer |
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3/3/2014 |
Senate Read and Referred |
JuvJ |
H&HS |
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| This legislation makes changes to the duties of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children, the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, county child abuse protocol committees, and county child fatality review committees. The legislation also changes the portions of child abuse and dependency records that may be redacted under the open records law. |
HB 0938 |
Neutral | Gwinnett County; office of chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections |
Chuck Efstration |
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4/21/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0981 |
Neutral | Appointment of Temporary Replacement Officers |
Mike Jacobs |
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2/17/2014 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation allows a commissioner who is appointed as a temporary replacement for another elected official who is suspended by the Governor to appoint someone to represent his or her district. |
HB 1000 |
Support | Debt Setoff Collection Against State Income Tax Refunds for Court Fines Owed to Counties |
Barry Fleming |
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1/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
GAff |
FIN |
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| This bill provides for debt set off collection against state income tax refunds for any and all court costs, surcharges, and fines for which there is an outstanding judgment. The debt set off process would be managed the Administrative Office of the courts who may contract with a local government clearinghouse operated by ACCG and GMA to interface with the Department of Revenue to intercept the state tax return. |
HB 1030 |
Neutral | Dodge County; chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections |
Jimmy Pruett |
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4/10/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 1058 |
Neutral | Fulton County; provide for appointment of magistrates; repeal Act |
Wendell Willard |
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4/29/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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SB 0290 |
Neutral | Dangerous Dog Law Revisions |
Dean Burke |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation makes several changes to the Responsible Dog Ownership Law. First, it allows county commissioners to appoint more than one individual as dog control officer. Second, in addition to animal control boards or boards of health conducting hearings to determine if a dog is dangerous or vicious, these hearings may also be held before the probate court. Third, it shortens the time period that a hearing can be requested by a dog owner and reduces the amount of time that a vicious or dangerous dog must be held if no owner can be found. |
SB 0320 |
Neutral | Creation of Veterans Court Divisions |
Ed Harbison |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
D&VA |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation allows for the creation of veterans court divisions dedicated to address the specialized treatment needs of veterans and to facilitate a veteran's re-entry into society. The passage of this legislation will enable local jurisdictions to access federal grant funds for the operation of the veterans courts. |
SB 0332 |
Support | Increase Fine Amount for Contempt of Court in Magistrate Courts |
Jesse Stone |
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3/6/2014 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation increases the fine for contempt of court in magistrate court from $200 to $500. |
SB 0345 |
Evaluating | Provides for a Court Technology Fee to be Collected on Criminal and Civil Cases - Repeals Existing Court Technology Fees |
Jesse Stone |
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2/4/2014 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | JUDY |
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| This legislation creates a court technology fee to be assessed on criminal fines, ordinance violations and civil filings with the passage of a local resolution. The chief judge will control the fund and appoint members of the technology fund board. This legislation also repeals any local technology fee in place on July 1, 2014. |
SR 0986 |
Neutral | Senate Unified Courts Technology Study Committee |
Joshua McKoon |
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3/18/2014 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
- | S&T |
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| This legislation creates the Senate Unified Courts Technology Study Committee, which will have seven members: four appointed by the President of the Senate, two appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Chair is the the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ironically there are no county representatives, despite the fact that all court technology is financed by local government. |