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HB1054PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth," approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal con...
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2018-05-08
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HB1050PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to the duties and powers of the mayor; to revise provisions...
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2018-05-08
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HB1046PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fitzgerald to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for ...
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2018-05-08
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HB1017PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting l...
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2018-05-08
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HB985PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Hull, partly in Clarke County and partly in the county of Madison, Georgia, approved August 24, 1905 (Ga. L. 1905, p. 893), as amended, so as to revise the terms of office and ti...
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2018-05-08
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HB986PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that the governing authority of each county comprising the Waycross Judicial Circuit may supplement the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances of each of the judges of the superior courts...
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2018-05-08
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SB451PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-6-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission - additional duties and powers, so as to remove authority of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission to f...
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2018-05-08
Act 483
HB790PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of State Administrative Hearings, so as to implement recommendations of the Court Reform Council to improve ef...
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2018-05-08
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HB1044PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the judges of the superior courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit, approved March 6, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 537), as amended, particularly by an Act approv...
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2018-05-08
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HB707PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Roswell ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year...
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2018-05-08
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HB1052PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 21, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2175), as amended, so as to provide for the election of certain members of the board of commissioners by...
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2018-05-08
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SB461PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to change certain provisions relating to barbering and the occupation of a cosmetologist; to provide...
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2018-05-08
Act 531
SB362PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of an innovative assessment pilot program; to provide for participating local school systems; to p...
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2018-05-08
Act 484
SB332PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to provide for a hunter mentor program within the Department of Natural Resources; to...
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2018-05-08
Act 478
SB194PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to change the maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment and conform the form used there...
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2018-05-08
Act 459
SB369PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 17 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenues collected from fines and fees, so as to provide for payments to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund fro...
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2018-05-08
Act 463
SB263PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Eagles Landing; to provide a charter for the City of Eagles Landing; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide f...
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2018-05-08
Act 548
SB17PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide that governing authorities of counties and municipalities in which the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumpt...
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2018-05-08
Act 461
HB1026PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Ringgold to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for re...
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2018-05-08
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SB401PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-327 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recognition of advanced proficiency/honors courses and counseling and development of individual graduation plans, so as to provide for ...
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2018-05-08
Act 449
HB869PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purp...
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2018-05-08
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SB3PassA 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 enact the "Creating Opportunities Needed Now to Expand Credentialed Training (CONNECT) Act...
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2018-05-08
Act 446
SB118PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-24-59.10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for autism, so as to change the age limit for coverage for autism spectrum disorders for an individual covered under a poli...
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2018-05-08
Act 479
SB333PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deferred compensation plans, so as to provide that the governing authority of a municipality may pay costs or fees associ...
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2018-05-08
Act 447
HB1003PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of election of the members of the Board of Education of Gilmer County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3471), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga...
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2018-05-08
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HB1024PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Glennville; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, election management, te...
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2018-05-08
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HB844PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; to provide for definitions; to...
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2018-05-08
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SB353PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of boilers and pressure vessels, so as to establish civil enforcement and penalty authority in the Safety Fire...
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2018-05-07
Act 444
SB407PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for comprehensive reform for offenders; to amend Title 15 and Chapter 6A of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to amend Title 17, Code Section 24-4-609, ...
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2018-05-07
Act 416
SB425PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to change provisions relating to professional land surveyors; to change and add certain defined terms; to provide ...
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2018-05-07
Act 417
SB331PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Lottery for Education Act, so as to allow a winner of a lottery prize to remain ...
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2018-05-07
Act 445
HB832PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Peachtree Corners; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide...
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2018-05-07
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SB371PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-2-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidential information secured in the administration of taxes, so as to change the provisions regarding the furnishing of sales and us...
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2018-05-07
Act 441
SB406PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to enact the "Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program" and to promote public safety and provide for comprehensive criminal background checks for owners,...
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2018-05-07
Act 420
HB448PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education, so as to require certain education and postsecondary educational institutions to qualify for exemptions with the Nonpublic Postsecondary...
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2018-05-07
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SB402PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act"; to amend Titles 32, 36, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, local government, revenue and taxation, and state government, res...
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2018-05-07
Act 423
HB217PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the aggregate cap o...
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2018-05-07
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SB356PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, so as to change the membership of the commission; to provide for the design and ...
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2018-05-07
Act 442
SB324PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-4-112 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts with state agencies and adjoining counties, so as to provide that municipalities may contract with abutting counties for the ...
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2018-05-07
Act 437
HB815PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting and supporting certain beneficial projects, agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establ...
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2018-05-07
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HB703PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges, so as to provide for privileged communications between public safety officers and peer counselors; to amend Title 45 of the...
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2018-05-07
Act 439
HB618PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for a charter for the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and...
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2018-05-07
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HB806PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Town of Braselton Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title and purpose; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of t...
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2018-05-07
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SB336PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relevant to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide that when a subpoena is issued for pr...
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2018-05-06
Act 411
HB816PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administrative organization of the Department of Revenue, so as to provide for mandatory fingerprinting and criminal...
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2018-05-03
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SB404PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public water systems, so as to prohibit county, municipal, and other public water systems from charging or asses...
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2018-05-03
Act 400
SB321PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-168.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims, so as to increase the civil penalties that shall be imposed in order to allo...
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2018-05-03
Act 352
HB899PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 and Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts for public works and public works bidding, respectively, so as to change the limitation on disqua...
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2018-05-03
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HB619PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pavo; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for a governing authority, its qualifications, terms, and related matters; to provide for other...
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2018-05-03
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HB822PassA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the charter for the Academy of Social Circle, to create a body politic known as the School District of Social Circle, and to provide for a board of education and matters relative thereto, appro...
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2018-05-03
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