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 0192 |
Neutral | County Purchasing/Credit Cards & Development Authorities May Spend on Hospital/Health Facilities |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
GAff |
SLGO |
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| If a local government issues purchase cards or credit cards to its elected officials, this bill requires cards to be used solely for public duties and officials to follow a written policy to be adopted via a local ordinance on or after January 1, 2016. Said policy must designate the officials authorized to use a card; require the user to sign a cardholder agreement; set transaction limits; describe purchases which are authorized and not authorized; designate a card administrator; and set procedures for addressing violations of card policies and penalties for violations including, but not limited to, revocation of card privileges and misdemeanor prosecution. Penalties for public officials who misuse public funds are clarified and increased. Lastly, language was added clarifying that local development authorities are authorized to expend funds for hospital and health care facilities - which are defined rather broadly. For a more detailed summary, please click here. |
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 0338 |
Neutral | Technology Fee on Traffic Fines |
Lumsden, Eddie 12th |
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3/11/2015 |
House Third Reading Lost |
PS&HS |
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| This legislation allows the board of commissioners to adopt a resolution to impose an additional $5.00 to be put on any fine for a motor vehicle offense when the fine includes costs. The $5.00 would be placed into the Electronic Citation Fund to be used to implement, operate and maintain an electronic citation system that could be used by law enforcement agencies, clerks, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers, court officers and the public. The legislation includes a private right of action for any voter to file an injunction against the superior court clerk to ensure that the fee is being collected and an injunction against the board of commissioners to ensure that the Electronic Citation Fund is properly used. |
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 0410 |
Neutral | Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges |
Evans, Stacey 42nd |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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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 0489 |
Neutral | Cherokee County; State Court; appointment of solicitor-general investigators; provide |
Ballinger, Mandi 23rd |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0499 |
Evaluating | Driver's License Sanctions from Automated Traffic Control Devices On School Buses |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
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3/14/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
MotV |
TRANS |
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| The current House substitute to this bill (LC 39 1240S) allows law enforcement or private companies authorized by law enforcement to establish automated traffic safety enforcement devices in school zones. |
HB 0600 |
Neutral | Cobb County; State Court; revise compensation of solicitor-general |
Ehrhart, Earl 36th |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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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 0617 |
Neutral | Cobb County; State Court; raise compensation of chief deputy clerk and clerk of court; provisions |
Carson, John 46th |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 0674 |
Neutral | Catoosa County; State Court; create |
Weldon, Tom 3rd |
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5/5/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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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 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 0949 |
Neutral | Purchasing Cards and Credit Cards for Constitutional Officers |
Powell, Alan 32nd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation authorizes the sheriff, tax commissioner, superior court clerk and probate judge ("constitutional officers") to develop their own credit card or purchasing card (p-card) policy and user agreement, rather than being issued one by the county. The constitutional officers will be required to develop their own specific guidelines for the use of credit cards or p-cards by their department beginning on July 1, 2016. The policy must designate the officials or employees in the constitutional officer's department who are authorized to use a credit card or p-card, specify a user agreement and transaction limits for the use of the card, include a description of authorized and unauthorized purchases, designate a credit card/p-card administrator, establish a process for auditing and reviewing the purchases made with the cards and outline procedures for addressing a violation of the credit card/p-card policies. A copy of the specific policies promulgated by each constitutional officer must be filed with the board of commissioners. The ordinances, policies, procedures and user agreements with the constitutional officers adopted in 2015 to comply with the original law need to be examined and amended as necessary to remove the constitutional officers. A provision requiring counties to name all of its employees granted p-cards and credit cards in their local ordinance was removed from the bill before final passage. |
HB 1008 |
Neutral | Cobb County State Court; change salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk |
Carson, John 46th |
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4/28/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 1021 |
Neutral | Spalding County State Court; election of county solicitor; provide |
Yates, John 73rd |
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1/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
IGC |
SLGO |
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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. |
HB 1047 |
Neutral | Coweta County; State Court; revise terms |
Smith, Lynn 70th |
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1/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 1083 |
Neutral | Tift County; State Court; change the office of the solicitor to a full-time position |
Houston, Penny 170th |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 1116 |
Neutral | DeKalb County; State Court; provide for the payment of costs |
Oliver, Mary Margaret 82nd |
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4/28/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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HB 1130 |
Neutral | Houston County; State Court; office of the clerk; change to an appointed position |
Harden, Buddy 148th |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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