Legislation Assigned to the Senate JUDY Committee (31)
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Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/24/2024

HB 0003 NeutralEvidence Code Clean Up Legislation Wendell Willard
3/18/2014 Senate Tabled Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Public Safety and Courts
This legislation provides clean up language to the Evidence Code Legislation that passed during the 2011 session regarding the State Board of Registration for Foresters and the Department of Public Health.  No impact to local government.
HB 0135 WatchChange in Ante Litem Notice for Municipal Corporations Welch, Andrew 110th
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Public Safety and Courts
This legislation changes the type of ante litem notice (i.e., a notice that someone intends to sue the city) that is required to be provided to a city before it can be sued.
HB 0160 NeutralRevises Vacant and Foreclosed Real Property Registry Requirements Jacobs, Mike 80th
5/6/2013 House Date Signed by Governor Judy JUDY -
Clint Mueller Code Enforcement General County Government

This legislation revises the vacant and foreclosed property law enacted in 2012 by removing the limitation that only properties that have received a land use disturbance permit can be included on the foreclosed real property registry.  It also clarifies that certain foreclosed properties are not subject to registration if the deed is filed with the clerk of superior court within 60 days of the foreclosure sale or transfer of the deed in lieu of foreclosure.

HB 0161 SupportRequired Oath for Baliffs Atwood, Alex 179th
7/1/2013 House - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Public Safety and Courts Sheriff State Court Superior Court
This legislation changes the oath that bailiffs must take, which would allow them to give jurors water only to drink.  The oath also requires the bailiffs to swear that they will not allow jurors to have books, papers or electronic communication devices.
HB 0182 SupportEliminate Rehearing on Decision of Associate Juvenile Court Judge by Juvenile Judge Weldon, Tom 3rd
7/1/2013 Effective Date JuvJ JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
This legislation allows an associate juvenile court judge to be appointed as judge pro tempore of the juvenile court in cases where the juvenile court judge cannot sit. Additionally, it removes the provision where orders of the associate juvenile court can be re-heard by the juvenile court judge when one of the parties appeals.
HB 0215 NeutralFilings in the Clerk of Superior Court Office/Office Hours Benton, Tommy 31st
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Clerk of Court Debra Nesbit Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add Ons General County Government Leg Update Draft
Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts
This legislation allows, but does not require, superior court clerks to require payment of filing fees before accepting an instrument or document for recording.  It also allows the clerks to require that an instrument or document meet all filing requirements before accepting it for recording.
 
Current law requires the superior court clerk's office to be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  This legislation provides some flexibility for a lunch hour closure if the office opens at 8:00 a.m., has a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m.
HB 0242 SupportJuvenile Justice Reform/Juvenile Code Rewrite Willard, Wendell 51st
1/1/2014 House - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Juveniles Public Safety and Courts
This legislation is a combination of some of the provisions from the Juvenile Code Rewrite and the recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Council in regards to juvenile justice. The bill restructures the juvenile code to improve the process for practitioners and judges. For a section by section summary please click here.
HB 0437 NeutralAtlanta Judicial Circuit; provide for selection of chief judge Willard, Wendell 51st
7/1/2013 House - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
General County Government Local Legislation
HB 0438 NeutralIncrease in Filing Fee on Court Cases to Fund Alternative Dispute Resolution Powell, Jay 171st
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Civil Procedure Debra Nesbit Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add Ons Magistrate Court Probate Court
Public Safety and Courts State Court Superior Court

This legislation increases the maximum alternative dispute resolution fee that courts can charge from $7.50 to $10.00 per civil case filed in superior, state, magistrate or probate court.
HB 0441 NeutralFulton County Superior Court; administrator shall have oversight of budget; provide Willard, Wendell 51st
5/7/2013 House - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
General County Government Local Legislation
HB 0449 SupportNon-Disclosure Of Victim Calls To 9-1-1 Gravley, Micah 67th
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
911 Debra Nesbit General County Government Leg Update Draft Open Records/Meetings Act
Public Safety and Courts

This legislation provides an exception to the open records law for 9-1-1 call recordings in which the caller is in extreme distress or dies.
HB 0451 NeutralCreation of Superior Court Judgeships in Chattahoochee and Oconee Circuits Smyre, Calvin 135th
5/6/2013 House - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Local Legislation Public Safety and Courts
This legislation was amended to create superior court judgeships in the Chattachoochee Judicial Circuit and the Oconee Judicial Circuit.  These appointments by the Governor will be effective July 1, 2013.
HB 0506 NeutralChattahoochee Judicial Circuit; provide for selection of chief judge Smyre, Calvin 135th
4/15/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
General County Government Local Legislation Public Safety and Courts Superior Court
HB 0670 NeutralNew Fees Paid to Superior Court Clerks for Trade Name Registrations and Creation of Statewide Registry Fleming, Barry 121st
4/24/2014 House Date Signed by Governor Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Leg Update Draft Public Safety and Courts Superior Court
This legislation increases the filing fee to register a trade name from $15.00 to $20.00.  It creates a new fee to cancel a trade name registration of $22.00 and creates a new fee to re-registering an existing trade name of $20.00.  The bill also requires $5.00 of the fee to be paid to the Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority to fund the creation and maintenance of the Statewide Registry of Trade Names.  On January 1, 2020, the fees will be reducted by $5.00 and the funding of the Statewide Registry of Trade Names will be discontinued.
HB 0758 NeutralBartow County; Superior Court; change terms of court Christian Coomer
3/13/2014 Senate Read Second Time Judy JUDY -
General County Government Local Legislation Public Safety and Courts Superior Court
This legislation was added to SB 386 on March 18, 2014.
HB 0776 NeutralStatewide Master Jury List - Cleanup Legislation Alex Atwood
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Civil Procedure Clerk of Court Criminal Procedure Debra Nesbit Leg Update Draft
Public Safety and Courts State Court Superior Court
This legislation is a clean up bill from the passage of the Statewide Jury Act passed in 2010.  The bill removes county board of jury commissioners as the entity responsible for jury lists.
HB 0790 WatchIllegal Timber Harvesting Laws Revised Chuck Williams
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Civil Procedure Criminal Procedure Fire Services General County Government Nat. Res. & the Environment
Property Tax Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards
This legislation amends the civil and criminal laws related to removing timber from another person's property.
HB 0842 NeutralWaiver for Filing Fees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for Incarcerated Individuals Wendell Willard
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Civil Procedure Clerk of Court Criminal Procedure Debra Nesbit Indigent Defense
Public Safety and Courts
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.
HB 0890 SupportFees Collected by Sheriff - Clarification Alex Atwood
3/12/2014 Senate Read Second Time Judy JUDY -
Auditing/Budget County Treasurer Debra Nesbit Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add Ons General County Government
Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance Sheriff
This legislation specifies that sheriffs receiving a salary must transfer collected fees to the county treasurer or fiscal officer. This is a clean up bill to reinstate language that was struck in the 2011 Statewide Jury List Act.
HB 0977 NegotiatingRedaction of Certain Personal Information from Civil Filings Mike Jacobs
2/26/2014 Senate Read and Referred Judy JUDY -
Clerk of Court Debra Nesbit General County Government Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts

This legislation requires certain information, such as social security numbers and financial information to be redacted from documents filed in the court. This legislation was amended to include magistrate court. Please consult with your clerks of court (magistrate) to assess additional costs and provide feedback to Debra Nesbit at dnesbit@accg.org.
SB 0066 SupportIncrease Penalties for Contempt of Court in Superior and State Courts Stone, Jesse 23rd
7/1/2013 Senate - Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit Forfeitures, Fees, and Fine Add Ons Public Safety and Courts State Court Superior Court
This legislation increases the fine for contempt of courtin State and Superior Court from $500 to $1,000 and/or 20 days of imprisonment. This bill also changes the requirements for filing a claim and answer in magistrate court.
SB 0125 NeutralLiabiltiy of Land Owners for Trespassers Against Harm Stone, Jesse 23rd
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Government Immunity Insurance Insurance
This legislation establishes liability of property owners for injuries sustained by those who trespass on their land, particularly children. 
SB 0127 NeutralLimited Liability for Certain Property Owners - Recreational Purposes - Aviation Heath, Bill 31st
1/13/2014 Senate - Senate Recommitted -JUDY -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Government Immunity
This legislation adds aviation as one of the types of uses for which a county or other property owner has limited liability when offering property to be used for recreational purposes.
SB 0165 NeutralSuperior Courts; provide for additional judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit McKoon, Joshua 29th
3/28/2013 House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted Judy JUDY -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Local Legislation Public Safety and Courts
SB 0285 EvaluatingException for Superior Court Clerks from Sanctions for Disclosure of Social Security Numbers John Albers
1/15/2014 Senate Read and Referred -JUDY -
Clerk of Court Debra Nesbit General County Government Open Records/Meetings Act Public Safety and Courts

This legislation changes current law that protects superior court clerks for filing, posting or displaying any document that contains a social security number. Under SB 285, a superior court clerk is only protected for filing a document containing a social security number. Clerks and the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Authority will be required to redact the social security number from any document that is filed before posting or publicly displaying the document.
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