The controversial HB 89, the “parking lot” bill, is back in the State House where it needs to be passed before it heads to the Governor’s desk.
State Rep. Tim Bearden will be offering amendments to address issues raised by gun rights groups.
[UPDATE] The House passed the Bearden Amendment and HB 89:
Georgians with a concealed [...]
Today the State House voted to approve HB 130,which would allow individuals to freeze their credit in the event of identify theft. The bill passed by a vote of 162 to 2.
The Joint Committee on Transportation Funding has released its final report:
Transportation advocates were hoping that a long awaited study committee’s report would endorse one of two competing tax plans aiming to relieve Atlanta’s gridlock.
But when the dust cleared Wednesday, both proposals remained standing. The Joint Study Committee on Transportation Funding failed to anoint either one, [...]
State Rep. Ron Forester’s impeachment resolution is now online:
WHEREAS, Article V, Section I, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia states: “The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall, before entering on the duties of office, take such oath or affirmation as prescribed by law.”; and
WHEREAS, Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 45-3-1 provides [...]
This afternoon the United States House of Representatives passed an economic stimulus package that would give taxpayers a “rebate” between $600 and $1,200.
Here in Georgia, State Rep. Chuck Martin has proposed legislation that would supposedly exempt the rebates from the state income tax:
Rep. Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) is pushing legislation co-sponsored by leaders of both [...]
The State House has passed the new sex offender bill:
The House’s 141-29 vote aims to a fix a law adopted in 2005 banning sex offenders from living, working or loitering within 1,000 feet of just about anywhere children gather - schools, churches, parks, gyms, swimming pools or one of the state’s 150,000 school bus stops.
In [...]
Continuing in his keen interest in the operation of Grady Memorial Hospital, state Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) introduced a resolution, SR748, that would urge the Grady Health System to redesign its employee benefits plan to encourage use of Grady by its own employees.
“Grady spends $18 million annually providing health care for its 5,000 employees, but [...]
The House Judiciary (Civil) Subcommittee One will be holding two days worth of hearings on legislation designed to restrict abortions in the state of Georgia.
House Resolution 536 (also known as the Human Life Amendment) and House Bill 1, a bill that would “provide that any abortion shall be unlawful” in the state of Georgia [...]