Georgia Legislative Watch

HB890 - Traffic-control devices; running red light; reduce civil penalty
Sponsored by: Loudermilk,Barry 14th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obedience to traffic-control devices and enforcement by traffic-control signal monitoring devices, so as to reduce the civil penalty for running a red light; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB889 - Public officers and employees; conflicts of interest; revise provisions
Sponsored by: Oliver,Mary 83rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to revise provisions regarding conflicts of interest; to change certain provisions relating to the code of ethics for members of boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide the State Ethics Commission with jurisdiction to hear matters related to conflicts of interest; to provide for procedure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB888 - Lobbyists and public officers; gifts; revise provisions
Sponsored by: Oliver,Mary 83rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 and Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials conduct and lobbyist disclosure and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to revise provisions regarding gifts; to provide for definitions; to create provisions limiting presents from lobbyists to public officers and others under certain circumstances; to change certain provisions relating to gifts to employees by vendors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB887 - Tobacco Prevention Master Settlement Agreement Oversight Committee; create
Sponsored by: Butler,Mark 18th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tobacco product manufacturers, so as to provide for the creation of the Tobacco Prevention Master Settlement Agreement Oversight Committee; to provide for its composition, powers, and duties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB886 - Counties; housing state inmates; increase minimum reimbursement rate
Sponsored by: Buckner,Debbie 130th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention, so as to increase the minimum reimbursement rate paid to counties for housing state inmates; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.