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SB364Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to prohibit the use of standards based grading in grades four through 12; to provide...
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2012-03-07
Senate Third Read Lost
HB1210Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to state government, so as to require that state employees reside in this state; to provide for related m...
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2012-03-07
To House Judiciary Committee
HB1209Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-301 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to time for presentation of tax returns by tax receiver or tax commissioner to board of assessors, so as to repeal a population exception;...
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2012-03-07
House Committee Favorably Reported
HB678Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for regulation of the use of previously used material in mattresses and similar consumer products; to provide for definitio...
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2012-03-07
House Third Reading Lost
HB1160Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization and members of the Public Service Commission, so as to change the term and manner of the election of the chai...
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2012-03-07
House Postponed
HB432Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to allow employees to use sick leave for the care of immediate fam...
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2012-03-07
House Committee Favorably Reported
SB345Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 34, 38, 45, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, to the military, emergency management, and veterans affairs, to public officers and employees, and ...
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2012-03-07
Senate Read Second Time
SB406Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to early care and learning, so as to give a short title to a Code section relating to emergen...
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2012-03-07
Senate Tabled
SB348Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-11-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to process, so as to change provisions relating to personal service of a summons on a corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal...
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2012-03-07
Senate Tabled
HB717Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous dog control, so as to provide for criminal penalties for certain owners who fail to secure their dog resulting in...
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2012-03-07
House Reconsidered
SB299Intro

Sine Die
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 define certain terms; to provide that a charitable contribution made to a charitable ...
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2012-03-07
Senate Tabled
HB967Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to current income tax payment, so as to change certain provisions relating to withholding tax on taxable income of nonresiden...
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2012-03-07
To Senate Finance Committee
SB517Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to provide that the act of a mother breast-feeding her child shall not be con...
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2012-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB429Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial affairs relative to the General Assembly, so as to change certain provisions relating to fiscal notes for bills changing comp...
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2012-03-07
To House Appropriations Committee
HB651Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financing under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to repeal Code Section 20-2-165.1, relating to charter ...
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2012-03-07
To Senate Appropriations Committee
SB465Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery, so as to increase the punishment for aggravated assault, battery, and aggravated battery upon a nurse...
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2012-03-07
Senate Tabled
HB961Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to prohibit property owners' associations from creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a ...
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2012-03-07
House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Res
HB648Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 and Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and legal defense for indigents, respectively, so as to change certain provisions so that certain fees and assessm...
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2012-03-07
To Senate Appropriations Committee
HB994Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to extend the preferential assessment of brownfield pr...
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2012-03-07
To Senate Finance Committee
SB381Engross

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government general provisions, so as to change certain definitions relating to the electronic transmission of budgets; to provid...
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2012-03-07
To House Science and Technology Committee
SB87Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to expand eligibility for the program; to rename the article th...
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2012-03-07
Senate Tabled
HB1212Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to adoption, so as to change the period for withdrawing a surrender of parental rights; to pro...
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2012-03-07
To House Judiciary Committee
HB922PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Chattooga County, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4723), as amended, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1009PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing a board of commissioners of Worth County, approved August 15, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 842), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4861), so as ...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1010PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the election of a chairperson and four members of the Worth County Board of Education, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3719), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 200...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB756PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), a...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1207Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to define a certain term; to provide that dual credit enrollment courses shall be tr...
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2012-03-05
To House Higher Education Committee
SB327Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that the Board of Regents shall establish a process by which ...
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2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time
HB1016PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new board of commissioners of Franklin County, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4681), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4466), so as to change t...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB673Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact "Georgia's Return to Play Act of 2012"; 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 Ac...
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2012-03-05
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
HB1017PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relative to the Board of Education of Franklin County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3753), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions;...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
SB344Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977," so as to eliminate the 9-1-1 Advisory Committee; to prov...
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2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time
HB1020PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Evans County, approved August 15, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 220), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4266), so as to change the desc...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB860PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the number of members and for the election of members of the Board of Education of Lowndes County, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5827), as amended, particularly by an Act approved ...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
SB512Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to change the due date for mo...
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2012-03-05
To Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
HB1021PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education for Evans County, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4782), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4281), so...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1159Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health, so as to provide for the creation of the Joint Study Commission on Education for Pa...
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2012-03-05
House Committee Favorably Reported
SB513Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to define certain terms; to provide that the state, any political subdivision, o...
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2012-03-05
To Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee
HB693PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act for the election and creation of a board of commissioners for Screven County, approved December 9, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 231), as amended, particularly by an Act approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB913PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3699), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4565), so as to change th...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1029PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act for the election of members of the Board of Education of Screven County, approved April 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3659), as amended, so as to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB628PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Coolidge, approved June 2, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3828), so as to change provisions relating to the time of holding of municipal elections; to provide for related matt...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB700PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Effingham County, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4596), as amended, particularly by an Act approved September 21, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011 Ex. Sess., p. 315), so...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB912PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the Board of Education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3973), so a...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
SB484Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for torts, so as to limit liability for a governing authority of a school that enters into a recreational joint-use ...
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2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time
HB737PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4503), so as to change the des...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1189Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties applicable to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to establish drug-free church zones, to p...
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2012-03-05
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
HB738PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Walton County, approved April 4, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2974), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, ...
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2012-03-05
Effective Date
HB1190Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to provi...
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2012-03-05
To House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
SB457Intro

Sine Die
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that all offices in this state shall be elected on a partisan basis; to provide for...
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2012-03-05
Senate Read Second Time
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