Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed on to HB 143 and legislators will use money from the economic stimulus package to fund the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant:
Perdue was joined by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) when he announced backing for the $428 million needed to pay for the homeowners’ relief grants [...]
SB79 – Criminal Attempt; increase maximum punishment for convictions; felonies punishable by death/life imprisonment
Sponsored by: Hamrick,William 30th
To amend Chapter 4 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation, so as to increase the maximum punishment for convictions for criminal attempt to commit felonies [...]
HB197 – Imprisonment sentence reviews; more than 12 years; three-judge panel; repeal
Sponsored by: Fleming,Barry 117th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to repeal provisions allowing review of [...]
HB185 – Death penalty; jury findings; aggravating circumstance; change provisions
Sponsored by: Fleming,Barry 117th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, so as to provide that the death penalty may be [...]
SB62 – Georgia Crime Information Center; provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records
Sponsored by: Mullis,Jeff 53rd
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of records by the Georgia Crime Information Center to public agencies and [...]
SB55 – Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially comsumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road
Sponsored by: Unterman,Renee 45th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to wine, so as to authorize [...]
SB54 – Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
Sponsored by: Smith,Preston 52nd
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to provide for gender neutrality with regard to the offense of incest; to provide for [...]
HB149 – Law enforcement officers; stop motorists; race or ethnicity; prohibit
Sponsored by: Brooks,Tyrone 63rd
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law [...]