Immigration (6)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/29/2024

HB 0125 SupportImmigration Reform Enhancements to Create Regulatory Efficiencies Hightower, Dustin 68th
1/13/2014 Senate Recommitted JudyNC JUDYNC -
Alcohol/Tobacco Business and Occupation Tax General County Government Immigration Personnel/Employment
Todd Edwards
The underlying language for this bill was stripped in the Senate Non-Civil Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and was substituted with the language in SB 160. Both bills address one of ACCG's top priorities this session, which is to reduce paperwork and bureaucratic morass in complying with Georgia's illegal immigration reform mandates. 
 
HB 0152 SupportIllegal Immigration Reform - Renewals for Public Benefits Bentley, Patty 139th
2/1/2013 House - House Second Readers JudyNC --
Alcohol/Tobacco Business and Occupation Tax General County Government Immigration Personnel/Employment
Procurement Todd Edwards
This legislation specifies that individuals applying to the county for "public benefits" (e.g., health benefits, retirement benefits, occupation tax registration, as well as licenses for alcoholic beverages, taxi cabs, auctioneers, massage therapist, billiard rooms, flea markets, precious metals and gems dealers, peddlers, transient businesses, fortune tellers, etc.) who have previously filed a SAVE ("Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) affidavit with the county do not have to file additional affidavits for each public benefit. 
HB 0183 SupportImmigration Reform Enhancements to Create Regulatory Efficiencies Jasperse, Rick 11th
2/5/2013 House - House Second Readers I&L --
Alcohol/Tobacco Auditing/Budget General County Government Immigration Insurance
Personnel/Employment Procurement Public Works Retirement Revenue & Finance
Todd Edwards
This legislation addresses one of ACCG's top priorities this session. To reduce paperwork and bureaucratic morass in complying with Georgia's illegal immigration reform laws, HB 183 consolidates three local government immigration reporting mandates to one report, due once a year, to one agency; no longer mandates that businesses seeking business licenses, occupation tax certificiates  or other documents required to operate a business submit E-Verify information to local governments annually, but just once; eliminates "contracts" as a public benefit; allows those submitting documents to local governments to prove immigration status to do so by mail; and allows legal U.S. citizens to only have to prove their citizenship by affidavit once, rather than annually, to receive public benefits from the same agency. 
 
For ACCG's Sectional Summary of HB 183, please click here.   
 
For ACCG's one-stop Web shop on all things immigration for Georgia's county governments, please click here.      
HB 0275 SupportPublic benefits; no longer require applicant to establish United States citizenship repeatedly Bentley, Patty 139th
2/12/2013 House - House Second Readers JudyNC --
Alcohol/Tobacco Business and Occupation Tax General County Government Immigration Personnel/Employment
Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards
This legislation specifies that individuals applying to the county for "public benefits" (e.g., health benefits, retirement benefits, occupation tax registration, as well as licenses for alcoholic beverages, taxi cabs, auctioneers, massage therapist, billiard rooms, flea markets, precious metals and gems dealers, peddlers, transient businesses, fortune tellers, etc.) who have previously filed a SAVE ("Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) affidavit with the county do not have to file additional affidavits for each public benefit. 
SB 0160 SupportIllegal Immigration Reform to Create Regulatory Efficiencies Ginn, Frank 47th
7/1/2013 Senate - Effective Date JudyNC SLGO -
Alcohol/Tobacco Business and Occupation Tax Code Enforcement General County Government Health and Human Services
Immigration Insurance Insurance Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts
Public Works Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards
SB 160 is the major illegal immigration reform legislation passed this session and contains ACCG's top legislative priorities of allowing for secure and verifiable documents to be submitted by mail; allowing legal U.S. residents to renew their public benefits without having to annually submit those documents; and consolidating three county reporting requirements into one annual report due to one agency.  For a more thorough summary of SB 160, please click here.
 
SR 0820 EvaluatingSenate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee Judson Hill
3/18/2014 Senate Passed/Adopted -ECD -
Business and Occupation Tax Code Enforcement Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development General County Government
Immigration Land Use/Zoning Nat. Res. & the Environment Property Tax Revenue & Finance
Sales Tax-Local Sewer/Septage Shaun Adams Transportation Water Quantity

 This legislation creates the Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee to examine impediments to entrepreneurs. The program would have two objectives:  (1) to identify within government inefficient and overlapping programs that negatively impact entrepreneurs trying to start or expand a business, and to recommend solutions; and, (2) to serve as a visible advocate and mentor for entrepreneurs within the government, a point of contact who knows and understands their needs, concerns, and frustrations with regard to dealing with government.

The entrepreneur in residence would:

1. Assist in providing outreach to entrepreneurs and small businesses;

2. Provide recommendations on ways to streamline and improve government procedures impacting entrepreneurs;

3. Recommend ways to improve programs available to entrepreneurs;

4. Facilitate meetings and forums to educate entrepreneurs on programs and requirements;

5. Provide technical assistance or guidance to entreprenuers in navigating government programs and requirements;

6. Participate in informal working groups of entrepreneurs in residence from various agencies established to discuss best practices, experiences, obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations. 

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