| HB 0206 |
Neutral | Garbage Trucks - Pass With Care or Else |
Harrell, Brett 106th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
PS&HS |
PUB SAF |
- |
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| This legislation requires drivers, when approaching and then passing a garbage truck, to either move over to a lane not adjacent to the truck or reduce their speed to 10 mph less than the posted speed limit or 25 mph, whichever is more, and be prepared to stop. Violators can be fined up to $250. |
| HB 0461 |
Neutral | Metal Theft Registry Requirements |
Shaw, Jason 176th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
RegI |
RI&Util |
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| This legislation addresses catalytic converters and burial objects being sold to secondary metal recyclers. This legislation will have no fiscal impact on counties. |
| HB 1022 |
Evaluating | Inert Landfills - Simplify the Permitting Process |
Kirby, Tom 114th |
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2/18/2016 |
House Second Readers |
NR&E |
- | - |
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| In 2012, the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) changed its rules on inert landfills, shifting from a permit by rule system to requiring a solid waste handling permit. Inert landfills could be grandfathered in if they were certified by a professional engineer as having met certain stringent requirements. This legislation removes the grandfather and engineer certification components and allows inert waste landfill operators to obtain a solid waste handling permit if the operator notifies the EPD Director and has met the following requirements: if the landfill only accepts waste that is not likely to produce leachate of environmental concern; if no portion of the waste disposal area is located within 100 feet of any property line or enclosed structure; if the waste is spread, compacted and covered at least monthly; if the landfill site is graded and drained to minimize runoff; if access to the landfill is limited; if suitable means are provided to prevent and control fires; and if a lift is properly covered within 30 days after the last placement of waste in the lift. |
| HB 1028 |
Support | Landfills - Providing Notice of Dangerous Releases |
Werkheiser, Bill 157th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
NR&E |
NR&E |
- |
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| This legislation requires the owner of a municipal solid waste landfill to notify (within 14 days of confirmation by the state Environmental Protection Division) the governing authority of the county or city where the landfill is of any confirmed release from the landfill site of a contaminant that is likely to pose a danger to human health. The landfill owner must also post notice in the legal organ of the county in which the landfill is located. |
| SB 0139 |
Neutral | State Preemption - No Local Regulations on Food/Beverage Containers |
Harper, Tyler 7th |
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3/27/2015 |
House Third Reading Lost |
A&CA |
AG&CA |
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| This legislation prohibits cities and counties from enacting any regulation on the use, disposition, sale, prohibition, restriction, fee imposition or taxation whatsoever on "auxiliary containers". These containers include plastic grocery bags, Styrofoam cups, glass or plastic bottles and boxes, made out of any materials, that transport food and beverages. While concerned with the overall preemption, ACCG is working to ensure that local drop-off, curbside and commercial recycling programs, as well as government properties, are exempted from the bill. |
| 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. |
| SB 0306 |
Evaluating | Identity Theft - Cannot Notify by Phone Call |
Martin IV, P. K. 9th |
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2/1/2016 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | S&T |
- |
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| This legislation does not allow phone calls to be used as a way to notify indivdiuals of a breach of security involving personal information. For most data breaches, current law allows individuals to be notified in writing, by telephone, through electronic notice. |
| SB 0415 |
Evaluating | Increased Penalty for Operating a Vehicle without Securing Load |
Davenport, Gail 44th |
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2/23/2016 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | PUB SAF |
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| This legislation upgrades the offense of operating a vehicle without adequately securing the load to a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature. |
