Georgia Legislative Watch

SB13 - Labor; minimum wage law; substantive/comprehensive reform of provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for a substantive and comprehensive reform of provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB28 - Georgia Assignment Pool Underwriting Authority; create
Sponsored by: Knox,Tom 24th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to create the Georgia Assignment Pool Underwriting Authority; to provide alternative mechanism coverage for the availability of individual health insurance; to provide definitions; to provide for the establishment of rates; to provide for eligibility for and termination of coverage; to provide for minimum assignment pool benefits; to provide for certain exclusions for preexisting conditions; to provide for funding; to provide for assessments under certain circumstances; to provide for complaint procedures; to provide for audits; to provide for certain reports; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal the Georgia High Risk Health Insurance Plan; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB27 - Insurance; health savings account; high deductible heath plans; provide
Sponsored by: Knox,Tom 24th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and taxes regarding insurance, so as to provide for a state insurance premium tax exemption for certain high deductible health plans sold or maintained in connection with a health savings account; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide that the taxable net income of any taxpayer of this state shall not include premiums paid for high deductible health plans established and used with a health savings account; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB26 - Evidence; limitations on admissions of extrinsic transactions; provisions
Sponsored by: Knox,Tom 24th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relevancy, so as to provide for limitations on admission of extrinsic transactions into evidence; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status: Read and referred to House Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil (01/10/07)

SB11 - Superior/State Court Judges; performing ordered military duty; eligible for reelection; qualify by mail, messenger or agent on duty (PF)
Sponsored by: Shafer,David 48th

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that judges of superior and state courts who are performing ordered military duty may continue in office and be eligible for reelection during such duty; to provide for qualifying for election by mail, messenger, or agent during such duty; to provide that performing ordered military duty shall be a basis for requesting assistance from other courts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status: Read and referred to Senate Committee on Special Judiciary (01/10/07)