HB 0001 |
Neutral | Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act |
Wendell Willard |
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2/7/2014 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
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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 0127 |
Support | Redirected Fees - Having Fees Appropriated for Designated Purposes |
Powell, Jay 171st |
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3/5/2013 |
Senate - Senate Read and Referred |
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| This legislation, one of ACCG's top priorities, seeks to halt the now-common state practice of redirecting fees from their designated purposes to the state's general fund for other uses. If fees for the Solid Waste Trust Fund, Hazardous Waste Trust Fund, Indigent Defense, Peace Officers and Prosecutors Training Fund and teen driver's education are not appropriated for their intended use, the fees will be reduced or eliminated, proportionate to the amount that is redirected.
While the Senate once again halted this legislation, HB 276 did pass both chambers, applying the above fee-reduction mechanism to the Hazardous and Solid Waste Trust Funds.
Click here for ACCG's HB 127 Press Release
Click here for ACCG's sectional summary of HB 127
Click here for ACCG's implementation timeline for HB 127 |
HB 0349 |
Neutral | Adult Criminal Justice Reform Clean Up Bill |
Golick, Rich 40th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
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 0793 |
Oppose | Locals Cannot Accept Any Federal Funds Without State Permission |
Scot Turner |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation prohibits counties from receiving any federal funds, whether direct dollars, loans or grants, unless the Generally Assembly has "expressly and specifically" approved the acceptance. |
HB 0842 |
Neutral | Waiver for Filing Fees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for Incarcerated Individuals |
Wendell Willard |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
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| This legislation allows inmates to file appeals in either civil or criminal cases to the Georgia Court of Appeals or Supreme Court without paying the $80 or $300 fee, even if the inmate is not indigent. |
HR 1087 |
Support | Trust Funds - Allow General Assembly to Create and Abolish/Redirect |
Andrew Welch |
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1/23/2014 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
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| This resolution, if ratified by Georgia voters, would allow the General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote, to establish trust funds that have truly dedicated fees (e.g. Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Trust Funds). The fees could be diverted in a declared financial emergency and majority vote of the General Assembly, or if the General Assembly votes (two-thirds) to do so.
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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 |
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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. |