| HB 0362 |
Oppose | Lame Duck - Change Commissioners' Term in Office |
Andrew Welch |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Governmental Affairs |
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| All county commissioners elected on or after January 1, 2017, must take office on the Monday following their election so long as it is at least five days following the certification of election results. If a petition to contest the election is filed, then the newly-elected commissioner takes office on the Monday following a judgment rendered, or the withdrawal or dismissal of the petition. The officeholder shall be sworn in at the next county commission meeting - which shall be held no later than two weeks following their term of office. For a full summary of this legislation, please click here. |
| HB 0368 |
Oppose | Mandated Salary Supplement for Superior Court Clerks |
Barry Fleming |
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2/16/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation provides an additional $200 per month supplement to be paid by the county for superior court clerks who complete voluntary training with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and become a "certified superior court clerk". Clerk's are mandated to complete this training to become a "certified superior court clerk" upon election under current law that has been in effect since 1998. All training and reasonable travel expenses are currently the responsibility of the county. Essentially this is a $200 per month salary increase for superior court clerks. |
| HB 0660 |
Evaluating | Provide for Sentencing in Hate Crimes |
Meagan Hanson |
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1/23/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary - Non-Civil |
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| HB 0699 |
Support | Acceptance of Military Firefighter Training as Required Basic Firefighter Certification |
Dave Belton |
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7/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation allows military firefighter training in lieu of the required basic firefighter training for full time firefighters, upon the approval of the Firefighters Standards and Training Council. |
| SB 0149 |
Neutral | Mandatory Training for Local Law Enforcement Officers Serving as School Resource Officers and Prohibition of Tobacco or Tobacco Products in Local Jails |
Emanuel Jones |
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7/1/2017 |
Effective Date |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Education and Youth |
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| This legislation mandates special training for local law enforcement officers that are assigned duty as school resource officers for five consecutive days. The P.O.S.T. approved course must be completed within six months of appointment as a school resource officer. Language was added to the bill to prohibit the use or possession of tobacco or tobacco products at any correctional facility. Criminal penalities are outlined for those who violate the law. |
| SB 0343 |
Evaluating | Drug Recognition Expert Certification Requirement Change - New Certification Requirement Upon Expiration of Current Certification |
Ed Harbison |
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1/24/2018 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Public Safety |
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| This legislation requires that officers certified as a drug recognition expert obtain training prior to recertification. Existing certifications are valid until expiration. |
| SB 0436 |
Neutral | Probate Court Code Modernization |
Brian Strickland |
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5/3/2018 |
Act 405 |
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation updates and modernizes the code that governs the operation of probate courts. The bill also increases the surety bond requirement from $25,000 to $100,000. Additionally the bill changes the current process of filling a vacancy, from appointment of the associate judge to requiring a special election. |
