# GA Legislation | 2013-2014 | Regular Session

State| Bill| Summary/Title| Last Action  
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GA| HB244| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise certain provisions relating to annual performance evaluations; to provide for the d...  
| 2014-07-01  
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GA| HB255| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-102 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification as a prerequisite to the operation of a motor carrier of passengers or household goods or property and minimum insurance ...  
| 2014-07-01  
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GA| HB342| A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Senoia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vaca...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB479| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the Board of Education of Forsyth County and to consolidate and restate provisions of law relating to the board, approved March 24, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5052), as amended, particularly by a...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB514| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the restructuring of the City of Macon, the City of Payne City, and Bibb County," approved April 20, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5595), so as to change provisions relative to init...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB444| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salaries of the judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County, approved March 8, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 1076), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 29, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 409...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB143| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to campaign contributions, so as to change certain provisions relating to disclosure reports; to provide an effective date; t...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB142| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ethics in government, so as to change certain provisions relating to powers and duties of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission; to...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB242| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to juvenile proceedings and enact comprehensive juvenile justice reforms recommended by th...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB304| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to freeport exemption, so as to clarify the applicability of an exemption to fertilizer production processes; to provide for an effective...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB284| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Return to Play Act of 201...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| SB122| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the issuance of a temporary driving permit ...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| HB639| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the superior court of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, approved March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 391), as amended, p...  
| 2014-01-01  
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GA| SB66| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to increase penalties that can be imposed for contempt of superior and state courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflic...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB328| A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the judge of the Probate Court of Lowndes County; to provide for terms of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purpose...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB329| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Small Claims Court for Lowndes County, approved April 18, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 3197), as amended by an Act approved February 18, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 2736), so as to provide that the judge of ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB192| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-35-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding podiatry practice, so as to provide that podiatric medicine includes the diagnosis and treatment of cosmetic condi...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB1| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating respectively to insurance and domestic relations, so as to provide that both parents shall have equal access to the child's health insuran...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB178| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement, retirement allowances, and death benefits under the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to define a c...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB177| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to change the membership of the Georgia Tourism Foundation; to provide for related matter...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB350| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-1.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child, family, or group-care facility operators prohibited from employing or allowing to reside or be domiciled persons with certain past criminal violations, s...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB506| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a general Act entitled "An Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the superior courts," approved March 27, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 205), so as to provide for the s...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB349| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to provide the state with more direct appeal rights; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Titl...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB505| A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Madison County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of mem...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB105| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act," so as to provide for a definition; to provide that a charitable contribution made to a charita...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB170| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forgery and fraudulent practices, so as to add medical identity fraud to the provisions relating to identity fraud; to provide for defi...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB253| A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Carlton; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB104| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to revise the minimum elements addressed and included in comprehensive plans of local govern...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB345| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to clarify and consolidate the definitions of the term "teacher"; to repeal an obsolet...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB354| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to revise terminology relating to early care and learning; to require the Department of Early Care and Learning to provide certain information to owners of e...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB96| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solicitors-general of state courts, so as to provide that a part-time solicitor-general of the state court and any part-t...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB126| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide a definition; to prohibit any person from kno...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB450| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), as amended, so as to authorize the court to charge a technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB124| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, so as to provide that an election in which the votes cast ar...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB122| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-1-14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to risk assessment classification, classification as "sexually dangerous predator," and electronic monitoring of sexual offenders; Code Section 42-9-53, relating to ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB526| A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the North Fulton Regional Radio System Authority; to provide a short title; to provide a declaration of need; to provide for membership of the authority; to provide for a quorum and voting; to define certain ter...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB116| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Education, so as to authorize the state board to transfer donations, gifts, and other property held in ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB473| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to add the option of fiscal year contracts; to provide for related...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB338| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Council for the Arts, so as to clarify the role of arts in economic development and other vital functions to ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB475| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the commissioner of driver services to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of Georgia for ...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB100| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to reestablish the Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB446| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to provide for certain additional notice requirements for a proposed ward who resided in another state prior to the submiss...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB402| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coastal waters, beaches, and sand dunes, so as to revise various provisions relative to shore protection and coastal marsh...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB336| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings in civil practice, so as to provide for certain pre-suit settlement...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB480| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-8-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons allowed to be present in a courtroom when a person under the age of 16 testifies concerning a sex offense, so as to add victim a...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB482| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Board of Corrections and the Department of Corrections, so as to provide that employees of the Department of Corrections serving as...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB361| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to membership in labor organizations, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for statement of rights under federal law; to provide for certain co...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB76| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterans' benefits, so as to create the Returning Veterans Task Force; to provide for membership; to provide for duties; t...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| SB115| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-133 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to free public instruction, so as to provide that performance data of students in certain placements are included in the resident school s...  
| 2013-07-01  
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GA| HB485| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Soperton (now known as the State Court of Treutlen), in and for the County of Treutlen, approved August 18, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 519), as amended, so as to change the salary...  
| 2013-07-01  
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