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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (§§ 28-3-1 — 28-3-25) › Article 2 - SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 28-3-20 — 28-3-25) › Section 28-3-24.2 - "Official written communication" defined; electronic format and requirements

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "official written communication" means any report, notice, or other written correspondence required by the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as now or hereafter amended, to be provided to officers, members, or employees of the General Assembly.
(b)
It is the policy of the General Assembly that whenever an official written communication is sent to officers, members, or employees of the General Assembly such communication shall be in an electronic format that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient.
Added by 2014 Ga. Laws 545,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (§§ 28-3-1 — 28-3-25) › Article 2 - SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 28-3-20 — 28-3-25) › Section 28-3-25 - Oath of office

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, before entering on the discharge of their duties, shall take an oath before the respective presiding officers of the two houses to discharge their duties faithfully and to the best of their skill and knowledge. Said oath should be entered in the journals of the respective houses.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-1 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Legislative Services Committee; creation; membership; compensation; meetings

(a)
There is created the Legislative Services Committee, hereinafter called the committee, to be composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be chairperson of the committee, and the Secretary of the Senate shall be secretary of the committee.
(b)
The members of the committee shall receive no additional allowances for service on the committee while the General Assembly is in session; but, for each day spent in the performance of their duties under this chapter between sessions, the members shall receive the allowances authorized by law for legislative members of interim legislative committees.
(c)
The committee shall meet at least twice during each calendar year. Additional meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or upon the call of a majority of the members of the committee. Nine members of the committee shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting of the committee, provided such members present constitute a quorum, shall be necessary to transact business of the committee. The chairperson shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote of the committee.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 273, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-3 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Office of Legislative Counsel; creation; qualifications; powers and duties

(a)
There is created the Office of Legislative Counsel. The legislative counsel shall be an attorney skilled and experienced in legislative matters and bill drafting.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the legislative counsel to:
(1)
Provide bill-drafting services which shall be equally available to every member of the General Assembly; and
(2)
Advise and counsel members of the General Assembly on legislative matters.
(c)
The legislative counsel is authorized to:
(1)
Provide for statutory and Code revision, render opinions, assist standing and interim committees, and perform similar legislative functions;
(2)
Perform research, issue reports, and make recommendations as a result thereof;
(3)
Exchange information, data, and material with similar agencies in other states;
(4)
Provide legal services for the legislative branch of government and, with the approval of the committee or the chairman, to represent the interests of the legislative branch in matters involving litigation; and
(5)
With the approval of the committee, provide for advisory committees relative to statutory and Code revision. He or she is authorized to seek the advice and assistance of the State Bar of Georgia, law schools, and individuals and organizations knowledgeable in this field.
(d)
Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, he or she is authorized to engage the services of others, including private counsel, by contract or otherwise, to assist him or her in the performance of his or her duties and is authorized to provide for the payment of fees, compensation, and expenses therefor from legislative funds.
(e)
The legislative counsel shall provide for the compiling, indexing, editing, and publication of the Georgia Laws containing the Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly and other appropriate materials. Except as otherwise authorized in Code Section
50-18-2
, such Acts and resolutions shall be published in hardbound volumes suitable for retention as permanent records. In the case of any special session of the General Assembly, however, the separate publication and distribution of the Acts and resolutions enacted at that special session may be omitted, and in such case the Acts and resolutions enacted at the special session shall be published and distributed together with those enacted at the subsequent regular session. Distribution of the Georgia Laws shall be carried out by the Secretary of State as provided for in Code Section
45-13-22
; and the Secretary of State shall notify the legislative counsel of the numbers of volumes required to carry out such distribution.
(f)
The legislative counsel shall have such other authority and duties as the committee may provide.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 275,§ 28, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 1, eff. 6/3/2010.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-3.1 - Confidentiality of communications between Office of Legislative Counsel and certain persons

Communications between the Office of Legislative Counsel or any individual or office provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 and the following persons shall be privileged and confidential: members, officers, and staff of the General Assembly, including the President of the Senate, and persons acting on their behalf ; and such communications, and records and work product relating to such communications, shall not be subject to inspection or disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or any other law or under judicial process; provided, however, that this privilege shall not apply where it is waived by the affected public officer or officers. The privilege established under this Code section is in addition to any other constitutional, statutory, or common law privilege.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 609,§ 4-3, eff. 5/6/2024.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 275,§ 50, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 605,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-4 - Election of legislative counsel

The Legislative Services Committee shall elect the legislative counsel and a majority vote of the total membership of the committee shall be necessary for such election.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-5 - Attorney General to serve as advisor to legislative counsel

(a)
The Attorney General shall serve as an advisor to the legislative counsel and any individual provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 and shall represent the General Assembly and its members, officers, or staff upon request of the legislative counsel or any individual provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1 unless there is a legal conflict.
(b)
The Department of Administrative Services may provide contract review and drafting services and other services to the General Assembly upon request by the Office of Legislative Counsel or any individual provided for in Code Section 28-4-5.1.
(c)
Any communications, records, and work product relating to such advice, communications, and services provided pursuant to this Code section shall not be subject to inspection or disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or any other law or under any judicial process. Such privilege from disclosure shall be in addition to any other constitutional, statutory, or common law privilege.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 609,§ 4-4, eff. 5/6/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-5.1 - [Assignment of duty to provide and oversee provision of legal services for legislative branch of government]

(a)
The Legislative Services Committee may assign to one or more legislative staff members or to an office the duty to provide and oversee the provision of legal services for the legislative branch of government and, with the approval of the committee or the chairperson, to represent the interests of the legislative branch in matters involving litigation and as to legislation that may affect the legislative branch and to perform any other assigned duties.
(b)
The provisions of this Code section shall not be construed to impair or limit the duties or authority of the legislative counsel or the Office of Legislative Counsel as provided by law.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 609,§ 4-5, eff. 5/6/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-7 - Personnel to assist legislative counsel and legislative fiscal officer; offices and supplies

The Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Officer shall be under the budgetary control of the Legislative Services Committee. The committee shall provide procedures for the employment of personnel to assist the legislative counsel and the legislative fiscal officer; and those two officials and such personnel shall be compensated under such procedure as the committee shall provide. The two officials shall have supervision of personnel in their offices relative to the duties of their employment. The committee shall provide office space for the offices and furnish them with supplies, materials, furniture, furnishings, books, equipment, and services.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (§§ 28-4-1 — 28-4-9) › Section 28-4-9 - Source of funds for operation of chapter

The funds necessary to carry out this chapter shall be paid from the funds provided for the legislative branch of government.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-1 - Introduction of bills changing compensation for state officials

Any bill making a change in the amount of the compensation or allowances of any elected or appointed state official or department or agency head must be introduced in the General Assembly during the first ten days of any session thereof. Any such bill introduced after the tenth day of any session shall not be considered or acted upon in any manner by either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-2 - Fiscal notes for bills changing compensation

(a)
The chairman of any committee of either house of the General Assembly shall request the state auditor to prepare and furnish a fiscal note for each bill referred to such committee which would change the compensation or allowances of any elected or appointed state official, officer, or department or agency head. This Code section shall apply only if such compensation or allowances are to be paid either wholly or in part from state funds.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the state auditor to compile and furnish such fiscal notes as may be requested by the chairman of any committee of either house of the General Assembly. Such fiscal notes shall contain a statement of the present compensation and allowances of the official, officer, or department or agency head, any present longevity increments, and any personal expense allowances, other than mileage and travel expenses, and shall contain a statement of the proposed increase or change in such compensation, allowances, or increments, with the total cost of such changes. Such fiscal notes shall be printed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate and shall be distributed to members of the General Assembly prior to a vote being taken on such bill in either house of the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-3 - Recording of votes on bills or resolutions fixing compensation or allowances of officials

The "ayes" and "nays" shall be recorded upon each and every vote taken by each house of the General Assembly on any bill or resolution fixing the compensation or allowances of any official except county and municipal officials.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-4 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Consideration of general appropriations bill

The general appropriations bill shall be referred by the Speaker to the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. In the event such bill is reported out of the Appropriations Committee as "do pass by substitute" or "do pass as amended," neither the committee of the whole nor the House of Representatives shall consider the bill until at least 24 hours after the substitute or the amendments, as the case may be, have been printed and placed on the desk of each member.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-4 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Consideration of general appropriations bill

(a)
The general appropriations bill shall be referred by the Speaker to the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. In the event such bill is reported out of the Appropriations Committee as 'do pass by substitute' or 'do pass as amended,' neither the committee of the whole nor the House of Representatives shall consider the bill until at least 24 hours after the substitute or the amendments, as the case may be, have been printed and placed on the desk of each member.
(b)
The general appropriations bill, upon its first reading in the Senate, shall be referred by the President of the Senate to the Appropriations Committee of the Senate. In the event such bill is reported out of the Appropriations Committee as 'do pass by substitute' or 'do pass as amended,' neither the committee of the whole nor the Senate shall consider the bill until at least 24 hours after the substitute or the amendments, as the case may be, have been printed and placed on the desk of each member.
(c)
Upon receipt of the Governor's budget report as provided for in Code Section
45-12-75
, the House Budget and Research Office and Senate Budget and Evaluation Office shall make available to each member of such office's respective chamber the Governor's budget report, including:
(1)
A list of all then-existing revenue sources;
(2)
The net amount of revenue expected to be generated by each such revenue source and available for appropriation by the General Assembly in the fiscal year; and
(3)
A summary of the tax expenditure review provided to the General Assembly as part of the Governor's budget report pursuant to paragraph (8) of Code Section
45-12-75
. Such summary shall include, for each tax expenditure item, a brief description of the expenditure, the amount of tax revenue projected to be forgone in the fiscal year as a result of the expenditure, and a citation of the statutory or other legal authority for the expenditure.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 419,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2025.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-5 - [Repealed] Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee; members; duties; other entities to cooperate with committee; annual report; allowances; performance audits

Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 333,§ 22, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-6) › Section 28-5-6 - Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office and the House Budget and Research Office

(a)
The Senate is authorized to establish and provide for a Senate Budget and Evaluation Office. The House of Representatives is authorized to establish and provide for a House Budget and Research Office.
(b)
The director of the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office is authorized to request information and material from all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, authorities, and agencies in connection with his or her duties; and all such departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, authorities, and agencies are directed to furnish such information and material as the director shall request.
(c)
The director of the House Budget and Research Office is authorized to request information and material from all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, authorities, and agencies in connection with his or her duties; and all such departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, authorities, and agencies are directed to furnish such information and material as the director shall request. All information and material received by the House Budget and Research Office under this subsection shall be made available to the chairpersons of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, and other officers of the House of Representatives as may be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and upon direction by such chairpersons and such other officers of the House as may be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House Budget and Research Office shall request any needed information and material from any state department, board, bureau, commission, committee, authority, or agency.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 669,§ 28, eff. 4/29/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-20 - Creation

There are created a Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate and a Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the House of Representatives.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-21 - Selection and term of service of members

(a)
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate shall be composed of:
(1)
Four incumbent members of the Senate Appropriations Committee who were reelected, to be selected by the President-Elect of the Senate, if there be one, or if not, by the President of the Senate;
(2)
Five incumbent members of the Senate who were reelected, to be selected by the Governor; and
(3)
The Lieutenant Governor-Elect, if there be one, or if not, the Lieutenant Governor.
(b)
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the House of Representatives shall be composed of:
(1)
Four incumbent members of the House Appropriations Committee who were reelected, to be selected by the Speaker-of-the-House-Nominate (that is, the member of the House who has been nominated Speaker in the caucus of the political party having a majority of the members elected to the House of Representatives in the general election);
(2)
Five incumbent members of the House who were reelected, to be selected by the Governor; and
(3)
The Speaker-of-the-House-Nominate, as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c)
The members of each of these subcommittees shall be selected within 30 days after each general election for members of the General Assembly.
(d)
Each such subcommittee shall serve until the successor subcommittee is composed and appointed after each successive general election for members of the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-22 - Meetings generally

The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate shall meet from time to time at the call of the President of the Senate or the chairman of the Senate subcommittee; and the Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the House shall meet from time to time at the call of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the chairman of the House subcommittee. Such subcommittees may meet jointly at the call of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker or of the respective subcommittee chairmen.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-23 - Review of budget requests

The fiscal affairs subcommittee of each house shall have the authority to review the budget requests of the various departments, bureaus, boards, commissions, institutions, and other state agencies at any time; and the Office of Planning and Budget, the state auditor, and each such department, bureau, board, commission, institute, and other state agency shall promptly furnish to such subcommittees, or either of them, all information requested by them, or by either of them.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-24 - Annual report to General Assembly

The fiscal affairs subcommittees of the Senate and the House jointly shall make an annual report to the General Assembly of matters coming to their attention, together with such recommendations to improve the efficiency in the operation and management of the various departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies of state government as they see fit. The subcommittees shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the annual report in the manner which they deem to be most effective and efficient.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 333,§ 23, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-25 - Joint meetings to review and approve budget unit object class transfers; limitations upon transfers

The fiscal affairs subcommittees shall meet jointly as one committee at least once each quarter, or more often, at the call of the Governor, for the purpose of reviewing and approving budget unit object class transfers recommended by the Governor. Such transfers shall not be made without the approval of at least 11 members of such subcommittees sitting jointly. No funds whatsoever shall be transferred for use in commencing any new program or activity which does not currently have an appropriation or which would require operating funds or capital outlay funds beyond the biennium in which such transfer is made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-25.1 - Approval of leases

(a)
No lease of property owned by a state authority shall become valid until and unless the lease is approved by the fiscal affairs subcommittees meeting jointly at the call of the Governor if such lease is a lease of land for the acquisition of which state funds were appropriated, directly or indirectly, by an appropriations Act which specified that such lease must be approved by the fiscal affairs subcommittees.
(b)
The approval of any such lease shall require the affirmative votes of at least 11 members of such subcommittees meeting jointly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-26 - Allowances for members

For all meetings of the subcommittees held when the General Assembly is not in session, the members of the subcommittees shall receive the expense, mileage, and travel allowances authorized by law for legislative members of interim legislative committees. The funds necessary to carry out this article shall come from funds appropriated to and available to the legislative branch of the government.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 2 - FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES (§§ 28-5-20 — 28-5-27) › Section 28-5-27 - Applicability of article to authority of Office of Planning and Budget

This article shall not be construed to supersede or supplement the authority of the Office of Planning and Budget as set forth in Code Section
45-12-90
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3 - FISCAL BILLS GENERALLY (§§ 28-5-40 — 28-5-45) › Section 28-5-40 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Fiscal Note Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3 - FISCAL BILLS GENERALLY (§§ 28-5-40 — 28-5-45) › Section 28-5-41.1 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Economic analysis of certain tax benefits of law or proposed law; analysis on performance and outcomes of Code Section 33-1-25

(a)
An economic analysis shall include, but not be limited to, a good faith estimate as a result of the law or proposed law, on an annual basis for five years thereafter, of the following, on both a direct and indirect basis:
(1)
Net change in state revenue;
(2)
Net change in state expenditures, which shall include, but not be limited to, costs of administering the bill;
(3)
Net change in economic activity; and
(4)
If applicable, any net change in public benefit.
(b)
On or before May 1 of each year, the chairperson of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee may each request up to five economic analyses, which requests shall be transmitted to the Department of Audits and Accounts. The Department of Audits and Accounts shall contract with one or more independent auditors to complete all such analyses on or before December 1 of the year in which such analysis was requested. Each such request shall be limited to one existing provision of law or proposed law and shall specify one particular exemption, exclusion, or deduction from the base of a tax; credit against a tax; deferral of a tax; a rebate of taxes paid; tax abatement; or preferential tax rate to be analyzed.
(c)
Copies of each completed economic analysis shall be provided to the House Budget and Research Office and the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office.
(d)
If a fiscal note is requested pursuant to Code Section
28-5-42
and a relevant economic analysis has been conducted within one year of such request, the Office of Planning and Budget may prepare a summary of such economic analysis and attach it with the requested fiscal note.
(e)
An economic analysis shall be conducted on the performance and outcomes of Code Section
33-1-25
, which shall be completed by December 1, 2021.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 166,§ 1-2, eff. 7/1/2021.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3 - FISCAL BILLS GENERALLY (§§ 28-5-40 — 28-5-45) › Section 28-5-44 - Attachment of fiscal notes to bills; reading of notes at third reading of bills; distribution of notes relating to bills prior to final votes thereon

The fiscal notes required by this article shall be attached to the bill by the chairman of the committee to which the bill was referred and shall be read to the members of each respective house of the General Assembly at the third reading of the bill. In addition, a copy of each fiscal note required by this article shall be distributed to each member of the respective house of the General Assembly before which the bill is pending prior to any such bill being voted upon by such house of the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-47 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State and Local Government Partnership Act of 1995."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-47.1 - Legislative intent and purpose

It is the intent and purpose of the General Assembly in enacting this article:
(1)
To strengthen the partnership between the State of Georgia and local political subdivisions;
(2)
To assist the General Assembly in its consideration of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs containing fiscal requirements affecting local political subdivisions by:
(A)
Requiring the provision of accurate estimates of the fiscal impact upon local political subdivisions of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs; and
(B)
Establishing a mechanism to bring such information to the attention of the members of the General Assembly before the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, votes on proposed legislation;
(3)
To promote informed and deliberate decisions by the General Assembly on the appropriateness of proposed fiscal impact legislation in any particular instances;
(4)
To improve the quality of state regulations affecting local political subdivisions and the process by which those regulations are developed by:
(A)
Providing that state agencies consult with elected and other officials of local political subdivisions; and
(B)
Requiring that state agencies prepare accurate estimates of the budgetary impact of state regulatory mandates upon local political subdivisions before adopting such regulations.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-48 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of community affairs.
(2)
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
(3)
"Fiscal note" means a realistic statement of the estimated financial cost of implementing or complying with the proposed law, regulation, rule, order, or administrative law upon local political subdivisions to which the proposed law, regulation, rule, order, or administrative law applies.
(4)
"Local political subdivision" means a county, municipality, county school district, or independent school district.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-48.1 - Applicability to proposed laws for which full funding to affected localities has been appropriated

This article shall not apply to any proposed bill, resolution, regulation, rule, order, or administrative law for which an appropriation, in an amount sufficient to fund the full cost of the proposal, has been made to affected local political subdivisions.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-49 - Analysis of costs of proposed bills and joint resolutions to affected localities; filing of fiscal notes; requests by representatives of local political subdivisions for copies; waiver of requirements

(a)
The department shall conduct any analysis to determine the cost of implementation or compliance for all bills and joint resolutions introduced in the General Assembly which have a fiscal impact on local political subdivisions. Before any vote is taken in a committee of the House of Representatives or Senate or on the floor of either house upon any bill or joint resolution determined by the department to require an expenditure which in the aggregate exceeds $5 million of public funds by local political subdivisions, a fiscal note shall be attached to such bill or resolution and shall be filed by the sponsor of the bill with the chairperson of the committee and the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate and shall be provided to all members of the General Assembly. Any representative of any local political subdivision requesting a copy of the fiscal note shall be furnished with a copy immediately upon request to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate. This Code section shall not apply to a bill or joint resolution that is necessary for the state to assume the administration of regulatory programs mandated by federal statute.
(b)
The requirements of this Code section may be waived by the committee to which the bill is assigned in the chamber wherein the bill is introduced. Any such waiver shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee. Any such waiver by the committee shall allow consideration of the measure by both chambers.
(c)
The requirements of this Code section may be waived:
(1)
By a majority vote of the House of Representatives or by the Speaker of the House with respect to a bill introduced in the House of Representatives; or
(2)
By majority vote of the Senate or by the President of the Senate with respect to a bill introduced in the Senate.
Any such waiver shall allow consideration of the measure by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-50 - Filing of notes for regulations, rules, or orders; requests by local political subdivisions for copies

Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, no regulation, rule, order, or administrative law which would have a fiscal impact which in the aggregate exceeds $5 million on local political subdivisions in this state shall be valid unless 30 days prior to its adoption by a board, commission, agency, department, officer, or other authority of the government of this state, except the General Assembly, the courts, and the Governor, such board, commission, agency, department, officer, or other authority shall file a fiscal note with the members of the General Assembly. Any local political subdivisions that will be affected by the proposed regulation, rule, policy, order, or administrative law, upon request, shall immediately be furnished with a copy of the fiscal note by the board, commission, agency, department, officer, or other authority. This Code section shall not apply to an emergency regulation, rule, order, or administrative law as described by subsection (b) of Code Section
50-13-4
, to any rule or regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to legislation exempted from Code Section
28-5-49
, or to any other order issued to abate or prevent violations of specific statutory provisions enacted by the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-51 - Contents of fiscal note

A fiscal note shall contain an aggregated estimate of the fiscal impact of a bill, a joint resolution, or an administrative action on local political subdivisions for the fiscal year in which it would become effective, if enacted, and for the next two succeeding fiscal years. If the fiscal impact of the bill, joint resolution, or administrative action is not expected to be totally evident within the applicable period, the estimate shall be projected beyond that period to include an estimate for the first fiscal year in which it is expected to be fully effective.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-52 - Assistance of other departments and agencies in the preparation of fiscal notes for bills and joint resolutions; required names and signatures

The other departments or agencies of the state government shall assist the department in the preparation of fiscal notes required by this article. Where appropriate, the commissioner shall seek the advice and assistance of local government officials or their representatives. The departments or agencies of state government assisting in the preparation of the fiscal note shall be clearly indicated on the fiscal note along with the signature of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative indicating that the commissioner agrees with the fiscal impact estimated thereon.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-53 - Revision of fiscal note where fiscal effect of bill or joint resolution changed by amendment; waiver of such revision; processing of revised fiscal note

(a)
A fiscal note that is attached to a bill or joint resolution shall be revised by the commissioner at each successive stage of the legislative process in which an amendment is adopted that changes the fiscal effect of the bill or joint resolution, unless this requirement is waived by the President of the Senate, by a majority vote of the Senate, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or by a majority vote of the House of Representatives. A revised fiscal note shall not be required for any amendment which either increases local revenues or decreases mandated expenditures.
(b)
The revised fiscal note shall be processed by the commissioner and returned as quickly as possible to the committee or the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate if either the Clerk or the Secretary has the custody of the bill or joint resolution at that time.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section, a waiver of a fiscal note shall be replaced at any time with a fiscal note if an amendment to a bill or joint resolution causes the bill or joint resolution to have an effect upon the revenues or expenditures of local political subdivisions.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-54 - Preservation of copies of fiscal notes and waivers; availability for public inspection; publication in journals for each house of the General Assembly

(a)
A copy of each fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be retained by the commissioner and shall be reasonably available for public inspection for at least three years following its preparation. The fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be published in the journal of each house of the General Assembly.
(b)
A fiscal note, upon being filed as provided in this article, shall be open to inspection by the general public as provided by Code Sections
50-18-70
through
50-18-72
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 3A - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (§§ 28-5-47 — 28-5-56) › Section 28-5-56 - Presumption as to compliance with this article

Nothing in this article shall be construed to require any degree of formality of proof of compliance with any requirement of this article, and any enrolled bill shall be conclusively presumed to have been enacted in compliance with the requirements of this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 4 - CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-108) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-63) › Section 28-5-60 - Creation; membership; representation of members by deputies or other designated employees

(a)
There is created the Claims Advisory Board, hereinafter called the board, to be composed of the Secretary of State, who shall be the chairman, the commissioner of human services, the commissioner of corrections, and the commissioner of transportation. Whenever the board takes any official action authorized under the law or duly promulgated rules and regulations, three of the members shall constitute a quorum; however, any of those individuals named above may be represented by a deputy or other designated employee; and any such action shall be valid if any two of the remaining three individuals are present during such action.
(b)
The Claims Advisory Board is assigned to the Secretary of State for administrative purposes only as prescribed in Code Section
50-4-3
.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 2-4, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 4 - CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-108) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-63) › Section 28-5-60.1 - "The state or any of its departments or agencies" defined

As used in this article, the term "the state or any of its departments or agencies" includes any department, agency, bureau, or commission of state government but does not include state authorities or any county or municipal department, agency, bureau, commission, or authority.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 4 - CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-108) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-63) › Section 28-5-61 - Employment of secretarial, investigatorial, and other help

The chairman of the board is authorized to provide secretarial and other help necessary to administer this article and is also authorized to employ independent investigators if deemed necessary or advisable to assist the board. Such help and investigators shall be paid from funds appropriated to the office of the Secretary of State for this specific purpose.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 4 - CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-108) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-63) › Section 28-5-62 - Unlawful compensation

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any member of the Claims Advisory Board, any member of the General Assembly, or any state official or employee to receive any fee, money, gift, or any other thing of value, other than the regular compensation and allowances which he receives from state funds, in connection with any claim presented to the Claims Advisory Board.
(b)
Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1) › Chapter 5 - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-1 — 28-5-127) › Article 4 - CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-108) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-60 — 28-5-63) › Section 28-5-63 - Statement attached to checks issued for payment of claims

The check issued to any person, firm, association, or corporation as payment for any claim pursuant to this article shall have attached thereto the following statement:
"It shall be unlawful for any member of the Claims Advisory Board, any member of the General Assembly, or any state official or employee to receive any fee, money, gift, or any other thing of value, other than the regular compensation and allowances which he receives from state funds, in connection with any claim presented to the Claims Advisory Board."