Georgia Legislative Watch

SB83 - Municipalties; change certain local government provisions
Sponsored by: Weber,Dan 40th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to change certain local government provisions with respect to newly created municipalities; to provide for legislative intent; to revise certain provisions relating to the removal of new municipal corporations from county special districts for the provision of local government services; to provide for the offer of sale to certain qualified municipalities of county property used as police stations, fire stations, cultural properties, or vacant properties within the geographical boundaries of the qualified municipality; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to specify additional service delivery strategy requirements regarding garbage and solid waste collection and disposal fees and fire protection services fees; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB140 - Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal; change certain procedures
Sponsored by: Willard,Wendell 49th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the joint county and municipal sales and use tax, so as to revise and change procedures and requirements regarding the renegotiation of distribution certificates; to change certain provisions regarding failure to file a new certificate; to change certain provisions regarding discontinuation of the tax; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB134 - Local governments; bid bonds; cash; change certain provisions
Sponsored by: England,Terry 108th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bid bonds for public works bidding for local governments, so as to change certain provisions relating to cash in lieu of bid bonds and letters of credit; to change certain provisions relating to acceptable substitutes for bonds; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB123 - Municipal territory; deannexation; change certain provisions
Sponsored by: England,Terry 108th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal annexation of territory, so as to change certain provisions relating to authority, procedures, identification, and status of lands relative to municipal deannexation; to provide procedures applicable to municipal deannexation of property pursuant to application of landowners thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB110 - Municipal government; certain franchise fees; cap rate to four percent; provisions
Sponsored by: Jones,Jan 46th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-34-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general powers regarding administration of municipal government, so as to provide for additional requirements with respect to certain franchise fees; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.