HB 0055 |
Support | Wiretapping by Law Enforcement - Statewide Application |
Golick, Rich 40th |
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2/13/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation clarifies the existing statute regarding wiretapping and trace devices to specify that warrants issued to district attorneys or the Attorney General to use trace devices or intercept communications shall have statewide application and shall be permitted in any location of the state. |
HB 0060 |
Oppose | Omnibus Gun Bill of 2014 |
Holt, Doug 112th |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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| This was the omnibus gun bill of this year's session. ACCG opposed three of its numerous provisions: weapons being allowed in local government buildings unless security and screening are in place; law enforcement not being able to detain persons carrying weapons to determine whether they are legally licensed to do so; and individuals being empowered to sue a county, an elected official or a county employee for any perceived violation of state firearms regulations. For a summary of HB 60, please click here. To view how House members voted on the bill: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/vote.aspx?VoteID=12129 To view how Senate members voted on the bill: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/vote.aspx?VoteID=11927 |
HB 0078 |
Neutral | Mandatory Reporting of Elder and Disabled Adults Abuse - Criminal Penalities |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation requires coroners, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and first responders to report suspected abuse of elders and disabled adults. Provides for criminal penalities for abuse of elders and disabled adults. |
HB 0125 |
Support | Immigration Reform Enhancements to Create Regulatory Efficiencies |
Hightower, Dustin 68th |
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1/13/2014 |
Senate Recommitted |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| 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.
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HB 0141 |
Neutral | Requirement to Post Notice Regarding Human Trafficking - Mandated Notices |
Lindsey, Edward 54th |
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5/6/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation requires bars, massage parlors, truck stops, rest areas, airports, hotels, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, job recruitment centers, farm labor contractors and day haulers to post notices on a form developed by the Department of Safety regarding a hot line for victims of kidnapping, slavery and human trafficking. Law enforcement is required to notify any of the businesses who fail to post the required sign in writing that failure to correct the deficiency within 30 days is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500. The legislation purports to exempt the costs of prosecution from taxes and additional penalties, fees or surcharges. |
HB 0146 |
Support | Issuance of Arrest and Search Warrants by Video Conference |
Weldon, Tom 3rd |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation allows a judge to participate in a hearing for an arrest or search warrant by video conference, regardless of the judge's location at the time of the conference. |
HB 0187 |
Neutral | Local Ordinances Creating Commercial Drug Free Zones |
Dickerson, Pam 113th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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Counties may designate certain commercial areas (including up to a half-mile of contiguous residential property) with a high rate of drug related crimes as "drug-free commercial zones." A copy of the ordinance must be filed with the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), with a map and report. This legislation would extend this felony designation to a drug crime occurring within a drug-free commercial zone adopted by a county and entered into DCA's registry on or before July 1, 2013.
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HB 0271 |
Neutral | Forms of Collateral Required for Professional Bonding Companies |
Neal, Jay 2nd |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation was stripped and substituted with language that changes the required collateral for professional bonding companies. Professional bonding companies that are new to a county or have operated continuously less than 18 months in the county must meet terms and conditions set by the sheriff. Once a company has operated for 18 months or longer the cash escrow or other form of collateral shall not exceed 10 percent of the outstanding bail bond liability. This bill also prohibits bonding companies from purchasing insurance policies in lieu of establishing a cash escrow account or posting other collateral; provided however that bonding companies which had an insurance policy in place as collateral as of December 31, 2013 may continue to do so at the discretion of the sheriff. |
HB 0349 |
Neutral | Adult Criminal Justice Reform Clean Up Bill |
Golick, Rich 40th |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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This legislation creates the Council on Criminal Justice Reform to continue to assess the impact of the Criminal Justice Reform Act. This legislation also provides for judges to deviate from mandatory minimums by following a procedure as outlined in the legislation, and revises the process for removal of arrest records.
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HB 0480 |
Neutral | Victim Assistance Personnel Allowed In Courtroom During Testimony About Sex Offense - Under Age 16 |
Ballinger, Mandi 23rd |
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7/1/2013 |
House - Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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This legislation allows victim assistance personnel to be present in the courtroom while a minor is testifying about a sex offense.
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HB 0512 |
Negotiating | Guns - Allow in Courthouses and Government Buildings |
Jasperse, Rick 11th |
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3/11/2013 |
Senate - Senate Read and Referred |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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| This is omnibus gun carry legislation that lifts several current prohibitions on where concealed firearms may be carried. It authorizes the carrying of weapons, by those with permits, in bars, churches and, importantly, in county government buildings that do not have security guards. ACCG is opposed to this provision in the bill. Please contact your Senators immediately to let them know any concerns you have. |
HB 0720 |
Support | Collection of $5.00 Court Fee to Implement Electronic Citations |
Lumsden, Eddie 12th |
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3/10/2014 |
Senate Read Second Time |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| In traffic cases where a fine is imposed that includes costs, courts may charge an additional $5 fee, known as the electronic citation fee, if the "governing authority of the court" has adopted a resolution imposing the fee. The fee must be placed in the Electronic Citation Fund. Each year, the court clerk must provide an annual report and accounting of the fund to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority and to each governing authority that approved the resolution imposing the electronic citation fee. The resolution sunsets at the end of each fiscal year and governing authority must adopt a resolution on an annual basis to impose the fee. The Sunset was changed from 5 years from 2019 to 2023. |
HB 0742 |
Neutral | Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for seventh judge |
Randy Nix |
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4/15/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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HB 0749 |
Support | Creation of Crime of Cargo Theft |
Geoff Duncan |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation creates the crime of cargo theft, which includes stealing a trailer or other equipment deployed or used by a law enforcement agency. This bill amends the powers and duties of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to include the indentification and investigation of these crimes in conjunction with local law enforcement. |
HB 0773 |
Neutral | Guns - Discharging Near Roadway in Limited Circumstances |
Robert Dickey |
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4/15/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
- |
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| This legislation allows the discharge of a firearm within 50 yards of a public road (provided the discharge is shielded from the view of a traveler) if the discharge occurs at an indoor or outdoor shooting range; a facility used for firearm or hunting safety courses sponsored by a unit of government, nonprofit corporation, or commercial enterprise; or the business location of any person, firm, retail dealer, wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or corporation licensed as a firearm dealer. |
HB 0804 |
Neutral | Allow Children toTestify in Trial Proceeding by Closed Circuit Television |
Edward Lindsey |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation allows victims and witnesses under 18 years of age to testify outside of the physical presence of the defendant in certain situations. |
HB 0837 |
Neutral | Clarification of Legislative Intent Regarding Misdemeanor Probation Services |
Mark Hamilton |
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4/29/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation clarifies the General Assembly's intent regarding the use and provision of probation services by courts for misdemeanor and ordinance violations. It clarifies the ability of judges to toll warrants of probationers who abscond during their probationary period without meeting the conditions of their sentence. |
HB 0838 |
Neutral | Prohibition of Transmission of Photo or Video Depicting Nudity or Sexually Explicit Conduct of Adults |
Kevin Tanner |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation creates the crime of intimate harassment where images of another individual nude or engaged in sexually explicit conduct are transmitted. The legislation includes an exemption for law enforcement transmitting such images in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity. |
HB 0845 |
Neutral | Mugshots - Limit Posting on Web Sites |
Brian Strickland |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This bill prohibits law enforcement agencies from posting booking photographs (other than of those on the sex offender registry) on a web site. Furthermore, law enforcement is prohibited from providing these photographs to persons who place them in publications or post on web sites and who charge a fee for removing or deleting these photographs. |
HB 0863 |
Neutral | Cruelty and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Revisions to State Law |
Rich Golick |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation changes what constitutes cruelty and aggravated cruelty to animals. Rather lengthy, it redefines what constitutes adequate care, food, shelter, ventilation, water, sanitary conditions, malice and veterinary care for animals. It further redefines punishments for these offenses and what is a justifiable action when injuring or killing animals in certain circumstances. |
HB 0870 |
Neutral | Imposition of Additional Surcharge on Reckless Driving Convictions to Fund the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund |
Kevin Tanner |
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1/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation expands the provision for imposition of a 10 percent add on of any fine for reckeless driving to be remitted to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund. The expansion of the offenses to which this surcharge attaches would require a constitutional amendment. |
HB 0875 |
Neutral | Omnibus Gun Bill of 2014 |
Rick Jasperse |
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3/13/2014 |
Senate Read Second Time |
PS&HS |
JUDYNC |
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| This is the omnibus gun carry bill of 2014. It was enhanced in the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee to successfully address ACCG's three objections to the original bill. Specifically the substitute: - allows local governments to determine whether or not guns are allowed in their government buildings, regardless of whether metal detectors or security screening is provided; - removes the provision prohibiting law enforcement from detaining persons illegally carrying guns without licenses; and -removes the "private right of action" provision allowing any special interest group or individual (whether or not aggrieved) to sue counties and county officials statewide. ACCG urges you to encourage your legislators to adopt the Senate version of HB 875 or adopt no version at all. |
HB 0940 |
Neutral | Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit and Oconee Judicial Circuit; election of additional judges; change date |
Wendell Willard |
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4/10/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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HB 0985 |
Neutral | Filing False Liens or Encumbrances Against Public Employees |
Tom Kirby |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
JudyNC |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation makes it a crime for anyone to file a false lien against any person, not just a public official. It also provide immunity to the court clerk that accepts such documents for filing. |
HB 1078 |
Neutral | Qualification of Jurors and Grand Juries |
Trey Kelley |
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4/29/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Judy |
JUDYNC |
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| This legislation amends the Statewide Jury Act passed in 2010 to give oversight of the selection of grand jurors by the clerk from county master jury list to the presiding judge in consulation with the district attorney. This bill provides that prior to empaneling, swearing and charging the grand jury, the judge and the district attorney may examine prospective jurors as to their qualifications to serve. This eliminates the potential appointment of convicted felons to serve on grand juries. |