HB 0056 |
Negotiating | Statutory Guidelines for " No Knock Warrants" - Mandatory Reporting to the State |
Tanner, Kevin 9th |
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1/26/2015 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This legislation requires all law enforcement agencies who seek no-knock warrants to adopt guidelines and have an operational plan in place. This bill also requires each judicial officer who signs warrants to report to the Administrative Office of the Courts the number and type of warrants issued on a monthly basis. |
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 0230 |
Neutral | Innocent Persons Compensation Act |
Hugley, Carolyn 136th |
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3/18/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
JudyNC |
APPROP |
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| This legislation establishes a process and criteria for determining the compensation for a person wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. |
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House Withdrawn, Recommitted |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House Withdrawn, Recommitted |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 0430 |
Neutral | Search and Seizure Law Modernization |
Efstration, Chuck 104th |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
JudyNC |
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| This legislation changes how law enforcement officers obtain search warrants and conduct searches.
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HB 0492 |
Neutral | Guns - Clarity on Provisions of Georgia's Weapons Carry Law |
Jasperse, Rick 11th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
PS&HS |
PUB SAF |
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| This legislation is intended to provide clarity on several provisions of Georgia's weapons carry law, including: the prohibition on carrying of weapons near polling places only applies when locations are being used as polling places; what constitutes a renewal license (if license has 90 or fewer days remaining or has expired within the last 30 days, regardless of county of issuance) and how to address fingerprinting on renewals; proof of serving in the Armed Forces for those between the ages of 18 and 21 who seek a license; how judges report the revocation of licenses and check for license verification; and authorizing counties to prohibit unpaid volunteers from carrying weapons during volunteer functions. |
HB 0605 |
Neutral | Judicial Retirement System - Allow Part-time Service for Vesting |
Weldon, Tom 3rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Ret |
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| This legislation changes the calculation for vesting to allow inclusion of prior part time service for members of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System. |
HB 0640 |
Neutral | Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; salary supplements for judges; change provisions |
Chandler, Joyce 105th |
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1/11/2016 |
Senate Recommitted |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0646 |
Neutral | Clayton Judicial Circuit; judges of superior court; increase county supplement to state salary |
Scott, Sandra 76th |
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3/27/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0669 |
Neutral | Chatham County; provide for compensation of certain officials |
Stephens, Ron 164th |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0729 |
Support | Allow Habeas Corpus Hearings by Video Conference |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
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1/13/2016 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This legislation would allow habeas corpus hearings to be conducted by video conference, which would eliminate transporation costs for the Sheriff's Department. |
HB 0738 |
Support | Revisions to County Law Library Fund |
Caldwell, Jr., Johnnie 131st |
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3/22/2016 |
Senate Tabled |
GAff |
S JUDY |
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| This legislation adds the district attorney to the board of trustees of the county law library for each county in his or her judicial circuit. The current version of the bill would allow the county law library board of trustees (i.e., the chief judge of the superior court, the probate judge, the superior court clerk, two attorneys and, if applicable, the senior state court judge and solicitor) to change the disbursement of excess funds for the county law library. The county law library is funded by a $5 fee charged in all court actions. The board of trustees uses the money to purchase books, supplies, equipment, technology and staff for the county law library, law libraries for the judges and the codification of county ordinances. Currently, the trustees must give any excess county law library money to a charitable tax exempt organization that provides civil legal representation to low income individuals. Any additional excess funds must be given to the county board of commissioners to be used to purchase fixtures and furnishings for the courthouse. HB 738 would give the trustees the option to continue to give excess money to the representation of low income individuals or to purchase software, equipment, fixtures or furnishings for the district attorney, solicitor, and county judicial offices. Upon the determination by trustees of excess funds, such funds shall be turned over to the county board of commissioners to be used on the courthouse. This bill also clarifies in statute that the law library fee is an "add-on" and not deducted from the base filing fee that is retained by the county general fund. |
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 |
S JUDY |
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HB 0808 |
Neutral | Creation of a New Judicial Qualifications Commission |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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1/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
ETHICS |
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| This legislation would create a new Judicial Qualifications Commission if the voters approve a statewide referendum to amend the Georgia Constitution proposed by HR 1113.
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HB 0851 |
Support | Revisions to the Local Law Library Statute and Requirement that Funds Be Audited |
Atwood, Alex 179th |
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4/26/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
B&FAO |
S JUDY |
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| This legislation requires the county law library board of trustees to have an annual audit; include the District Attorney on the Board; and allows for equipment purchases from the fund for the courthouse. The bill also clarifies that the law library fee charged on all civil filings is an add-on to filing fee, not a deduction from the county portion of the filing fee. |
HB 0905 |
Evaluating | Child Abuse Protocol |
Ballinger, Mandi 23rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation changes the child abuse protocol committees in multi-county judicial circuits.
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HB 0941 |
Neutral | Grand Jury Review of Peace Officer's Use of Deadly Force |
Golick, Rich 40th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This bill makes procedural improvements for grand juries investigating police use of deadly force. Currently officers may attend the entire proceedings, provide statements, and rebuttals. Under the new procedure a court reporter is required to take down the entire proceeding and the officer may provide a statement to the grand jury, but will not be allowed to attend the entire proceeding. This legislation also provides for a 20 day notice to the officer of the proceeding, but eliminates a notice requirement to elected officials of a grand jury proceeding regarding alleged unprofessional conduct. This legislation also removes a population threshold for special grand juries. Under current law, in counties with a population of 70,000 or more, any county elected official and any city elected official may request that the superior court judges convene a special grand jury to investigate any violation of state law or any other matter subject to investigation by grand juries. HB 941 removes the 70,000 population threshold, making it apply to all counties. |
HB 1027 |
Neutral | E-Filing of Documents in Superior and State Courts |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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2/24/2016 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Judy |
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| This legislation allows the Superior Court or State Court to allow electronic filing of court documents by rule. The clerk of court may establish an additional fee for each electronic filing and electronic payment. It does not, however, require the new fee to be turned over the county general fund. |
HR 1113 |
Neutral | Judicial Qualifications Commission; create - CA |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
ETHICS |
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This legislation calls for a statewide referendum to consider a change to the Georgia Constitution creating a new Judicial Qualifications Commission.
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HR 1363 |
Neutral | House Special Study Committee on Judicial Qualifications Commission Reform; create |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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2/24/2016 |
House Passed/Adopted |
Rules |
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| This legislation creates the House Special Study Committee on Judicial Qualifications Commission Reform. |
SB 0159 |
Negotiating | No-knock Search Warrant Requirements |
Stone, Jesse 23rd |
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1/11/2016 |
Senate Recommitted |
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| This legislation prohibits law enforcement from using no knock search warrants unless the department has a written policy that meets certain standards and the officer provides an affidavit or testimoney that the the act of knocking and announcing the officer would be dangerous to human life, inhibit the effective investigation of a crime by allowing destruction of evidence or would be futile. |
SB 0234 |
Neutral | Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; amount of compensation; judges by the county; change provisions |
Beach, Brandon 21st |
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3/22/2016 |
House Second Readers |
IGC |
SLGO |
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SB 0262 |
Neutral | Disqualification of Judges, Judicial Officers, Grand Jurors for being Related to a Party and E-filing |
Stone, Jesse 23rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation disqualifies judges, grand jurors and trial jurors from serving on a case where they are related within three degrees of anyone interested in the outcome of the case. This includes relations as a child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, great-grandparent or great-grandchild. Current law requires disqualification if there is a relationship of four degrees (which would include up to second cousins, great-aunts and uncles, great-great-aunts and uncles, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews). This bill was amended to include HB 1027 which provides that by court rule or standing order any state court may accept electronic filings and for the acceptance of payments and remittances by electronic means. Please contact ACCG's Debra Nesbit at dnesbit@accg.org if this will negatively impact smaller counties. |
SB 0276 |
Evaluating | Georgia Personal Data Security Act |
Albers, John 56th |
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1/21/2016 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | S&T |
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| This legislation requires local governments to comply with the Georgia Personal Data Security Act. Because counties maintain electronic and physical copies of personal information, they must provide individuals with notice of any breach of security of the system that houses the personal information as soon as possible after the breach is discovered, but in no case later than 45 days. If the county uses a third party to store the personal information, the third party must notify the county within 72 hours of any data breach, so that the county can meet its notification requirements. If law enforcement determines that notification would impair an ongoing criminal investigation, notification can be delayed. If the county, after investigation and consultation with relevant federal, state or local law enforcement, determines that the breach was not likely to result in identify theft or financial harm to an individual, notification will not be necessary. The county will be required to provide a written certification within 30 days to the attorney general and to maintain a copy of the written certification for at least five years. |