HB 0051 |
Support | Redemption Costs for Property Sold at a Tax Sale |
Benton, Tommy 31st |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation makes several changes regarding the redemption of property on or after July 1, 2016, which has been sold under a tax execution. In the event that a tax sale purchaser has paid any sums to property owners', condominium, or owners' associations, then any person who subsequently redeems the property must repay such amounts to the tax sale purchaser in addition to the current statutory redemption amounts. This change would help the tax commissioner sell these properties at a tax sale. |
HB 0059 |
Neutral | Provide Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Declatory Judgment |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows injunctions and declaratory judgment actions to be brought against the county (i.e., it waives sovereign immunity) when the county causes injury to a person by acting in violation of the Georgia Constitution or state law. This waiver of sovereign immunity does not allow the person bringing the lawsuit to obtain monetary damages, attorney's fees or litigation costs. HB 59 does not allow inmates or institutionalized individuals to bring injunctions or declaratory judgment actions against counties. |
HB 0087 |
Watch | Retirement and Pensions Code Revision |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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3/8/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes references to "full time" and "part time" to "full-time" and "part-time" in the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund. |
HB 0098 |
Neutral | Military Code of Justice Re-write |
Coomer, Christian 14th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation rewrites the Georgia Code of Military Justice to be more in line with the Federal Code of Military Justice. |
HB 0298 |
Neutral | Repeals the Sunset on the Certification Requirements for Process Servers |
Jacobs, Mike 80th |
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2/23/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows the current method of sheriffs certifying process servers to continue. It currently has a sunset date of July 1, 2015. |
HB 0322 |
Support | Foreclosure - Late Filing of Deed will Incur $500 Penalty |
Strickland, Brian 111th |
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7/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation requires all deeds under power to be recorded within 90 days of a foreclosure sale or the holder is required to pay a late filing penalty of $500 to the superior court clerk. The clerk remits these fees to counties for properties in the unincorporated areas and to cities for properties therein. All monies collected must be used for code enforcement, public safety, and community development purposes. Cities must pay the county a 5 percent administrative fee for the clerk collecting and remitting this money. |
HB 0418 |
Neutral | Grand Juror Qualifications |
Reeves, Bert 34th |
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1/11/2016 |
Senate Recommitted |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes the qualifications for grand jurors. This bill excludes individuals in pre-trial release or diversion programs, serving a sentence under the first offender act, or participating in an accountability court program from serving on the grand jury. This legislation provides that no indictment can be quashed as a result of a grand juror's ineligibility to serve. |
HB 0524 |
Neutral | Creation of Trade Name Registry Housed with the Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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5/12/2015 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation requires the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority to create and maintain a trade name registry. This bill provides that $5.00 of the $15.00 registration fee be retained by the Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Authority to create and maintain the statewide database until the year 2020. However, that is offset by the new $15.00 renewal fee. |
HB 0547 |
Support | Year's Support |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| The latest substitute to this bill (LC 29 7096ERS) changes the way that unpaid property taxes of a surviving spouse are collected as a part of year's support. When there is a homestead property, no other properties can be set aside. If there is no homestead property, then other types of properties can be set aside. |
HB 0792 |
Neutral | Stun Guns on Campus |
Brockway, Buzz 102nd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
PS&HS |
JUDY |
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| This legislation changes the criminal law to allow students and employees to carry electroshock weapons on college, vocational schools and university campuses. |
HB 0859 |
Neutral | Guns - Campus Carry Permitted |
Jasperse, Rick 11th |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows licensed individuals to carry guns on college property, except at sporting events and in student housing. |
HB 1025 |
Support | Service of Citation for Violations of Ordinance Violations |
Taylor, Tom 79th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation allows local legislation permitting county ordinance violations that deal with the condition of real property to be served by leaving a copy of the citation at the property, mailing a copy to the property owner shown in the records of the tax commissioner or tax assessor, and filing a copy with the magistrate court clerk. If the owner of the property fails to attend the trial, a fine against the property (i.e., "in rem") is the only penalty permitted. |
HB 1060 |
Neutral | Guns - Omnibus 2016 Legislation |
Jasperse, Rick 11th |
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5/3/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
JUDY |
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| This is the General Assembly's 2016 omnibus gun carry legislation, making many revisions to current statute. Among its provisions, the bill addresses fairness in financial transactions with firearms dealers; honors out-of-state gun licenses in Georgia for 90 days for those that move here; allows hunters and fishermen to carry knives; revises school safety zone carry; allows probate courts to distribute gun safety information; addresses the suspension of a carry application; renewing licenses; exempting certain law enforcement officers from license requirements and allowing carry in a courthouse; carrying weapons at a commercial service airport; and appealing the denial of a license to those declared mentally incompetent. The provision which would have made it impossible to prohibit weapons in government buildings leased to third parties (e.g. arenas, football domes, baseball fields, concert halls, etc.) was removed from the bill. |
SB 0110 |
Neutral | Repeal Sunset Provision for Certification of Process Servers |
Bethel, Charlie 54th |
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1/11/2016 |
Senate Recommitted |
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| This legislation eliminates the sunset on the current method of certifying process servers by the sheriff.
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SB 0129 |
Negotiating | Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act |
McKoon, Joshua 29th |
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3/11/2015 |
House Second Readers |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation prohibits the state and local governments from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion (even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability) unless said burden is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest. Those burdened may sue. In court, a prevailing party may recoup its attorney fees from the government. |
SB 0135 |
Neutral | Restricted Access to Clerk of Superior Court Records |
Bethel, Charlie 54th |
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5/6/2015 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation restricts access to records of the superior court clerk, and provides that only the clerk of superior court can authorize release of records. Thereby eliminating the potential for records request to vendors serving the clerk of court or the Clerk's Cooperative Authority. This bill also provides that the clerk can contract with any governmental agency, vendor, etc., to provide for records storage. This legislation specifically states that it shall have no impact or mandate on local government budgets. |
SB 0141 |
Watch | Declassification of Minor Weapons Violations in School Zones from Class B Felonies |
Jones, Emanuel 10th |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
PS&HS |
JUDY |
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| This legislation provides that minor weapons violations in school safety zones are not considered Class B designated felonies.
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SB 0205 |
Neutral | Make Municipal Court a Court of Record |
Bethel, Charlie 54th |
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3/5/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
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| This legislation would make municipal courts a court of record. |
SB 0206 |
Neutral | Water Liens on Properties - Revise Notification |
Ligon, Jr., William 3rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This bill allows property owners, tenants, real estate closing attorneys or potential lenders to request and be provided a statement from the water provider indicating the amount of water charges past due. A response is required from the water supplier within 10 business days of receipt of such request. The failure of a water supplier to provide such statement within 10 business days shall cause any lien for unpaid charges to be extinguished, and, in addition, water suppliers cannot deny water services to the new property owner or tenant. |
SB 0207 |
Evaluating | Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act |
McKoon, Joshua 29th |
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2/4/2016 |
Senate Read Second Time |
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| This legislation enacts the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. |
SB 0255 |
Neutral | Reform Garnishment Proceedings |
Stone, Jesse 23rd |
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6/3/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation is a rewrite of garnishment law necessitated by a recent federal court ruling that struck down a portion of Georgia's garnishment law. Garnishment is a court order used when an individual owes money. It requires an employer (or other third party) to take a portion of salary (or other money held by a third party belonging to the debtor) and pay it to the person who obtained the garnishment order. SB 255 addresses how counties will handle garnishments filed against their employees, as well as how county retirement plans respond to garnishments filed. |
SB 0262 |
Neutral | Disqualification of Judges, Judicial Officers, Grand Jurors for being Related to a Party and E-filing |
Stone, Jesse 23rd |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDY |
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| This legislation disqualifies judges, grand jurors and trial jurors from serving on a case where they are related within three degrees of anyone interested in the outcome of the case. This includes relations as a child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, great-grandparent or great-grandchild. Current law requires disqualification if there is a relationship of four degrees (which would include up to second cousins, great-aunts and uncles, great-great-aunts and uncles, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews). This bill was amended to include HB 1027 which provides that by court rule or standing order any state court may accept electronic filings and for the acceptance of payments and remittances by electronic means. Please contact ACCG's Debra Nesbit at dnesbit@accg.org if this will negatively impact smaller counties. |