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Passed by State Senate


SB1 Sexual Offenders; unlawful to photograph minors; provide penalties (PF)
SB8 Property Tax Assessments; appeals; payment of interest; change certain provisions (PF)
SB10 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; provide public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools (PF)
SB12 Budget Act; periodic application of zero-base budgeting; analysis of departmental/program objectives (PF)
SB11 Superior/State Court Judges; performing ordered military duty; eligible for reelection; qualify by mail, messenger or agent on duty (PF)
SB15 Drivers’ Licenses; requirement; suspended/revoke; change certain provisions (PF)
SB16 Animal Fighting Act; change certain provisions
SB18 Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution; add municipal courts; charge additional filing fees for civil actions
SB24 Computer Security; persons provide identifying information by falsely representing themselves to be a business; definitions; penalties
SB27 Vessels; abandon; provide for revocation of certificates of number which have not been redeemed
SB29 Budget/Financial Affairs; creation of website which the public can view the state budget
SB30 Armed Forces of U.S.; members; prohibit certain uses of names/pictures; provide penalties
SB32 Doraville, City of; change the corporate limits of the city
SB33 Emergency Management; state-wide first responder building mapping information system; definitions; rule/regulations
SB39 Charter Systems Act; estasblishment of charter schools; revise/add definitions; Charter Advisory Committee
SB40 Elections; fraudulent acts; increase penalties
SB44 Georgia Fire Officer Development Act; fire officer development training; definitions
SB45 Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; establishment; develop a plan for education; membership; duties/responsibilities
SB48 Penal Institutions; transmittal information on convicted persons; provide notice to the attorney of record for the convicted persons
SB50 Notaries Public; shall be legal resident of United States; provide penalty
SB52 DeKalb County; authority of chief executive officer to preside over meetings of the county commission; change provisions
SB54 Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
SB55 Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially comsumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road
SB57 Ray Biddy and Gene Mullis Act; renal disease facilities and personnel
SB58 Taxation; payment of taxes where property lies in more than one county; repeal certain provisions
SB67 Superior Courts; specify costs not be considered contingent expenses
SB68 Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
SB73 Health Care Plans; continued access to care; enrollees; definitions
SB75 Scholarships; postsecondary; minimum state-wide standards for honor courses; establishment
SB80 Public Retirement Systems; define terms; alternative investments; provide code of ethics
SB82 Dunwoody, City of; incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
SB83 Municipalties; change certain local government provisions
SB86 Safety Belts; passenager vehicles; eliminate certain exceptions to the required use
SB88 Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances
SB89 Georgia Township Act; creation
SB91 Traffic Offenses; fleeing/attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle; punishment; change provisions
SB92 Commissioner, Revenue; powers/duties; sales/use taxes; collection of certain data
SB94 Dispossessory Proceedings; clarify the process for judgments by defaults
SB95 Cigaretts/Tobacco; minors; unlawful to attempt purchase; vending machines; change certain provisions
SB97 Criminal Trial Proceedings; require parties to raise specific objections to jury charges prior to jury retiring to deliberate
SB98 Crimes/Offenses; Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigate certain offenses against minors, including subpoena power
SB102 Chiropractors; define/redefine terms; scope of practice; change criminal penalties for unlicensed practice
SB109 Insurance; definitions; include plan administators in prompt pay requirements
SB111 University, System; revenue collected from tuition shall not lapse
HB340 PeachCare; threshold income amount for eligibility; revise
SB113 Insurance; appointment of agents by authorized insurer before licensing; background checks
SB114 Real Estate Brokers; criminal convictions; terms/conditions of sentence; provide that certain time periods shall pass; application for licensure
SB120 State Properties; requirement that acquisitions of real property must be conducted through commission; remove certain exceptions
SB123 Local Boards of Education; require twins placed in same classroom if parent requests
SB125 Motor Vehicles; speed restrictions; instruments charging violations of speed regulations; specify two-lane or highway
SB130 Georgia Building Authority; general provisions; operational powers
SB132 Tax Returns; local law; establish a different time
SB134 Hospital; acquisitions; notice to the Attorney General; change certain provisions
SB135 Criminal Reproduction; increase penalties; provide forfeiture of certain items
SB144 Group Insurance Benefits; pursuant to Title 20 and Title 45; U.S. Internal Revenue Code
SB145 Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
SB148 Saving the Cure Act; create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure
SB149 Probate Court of Floyd County; office of judge; nonpartisan elections
SB152 Clarkesville, City of; change corporate limits
SB153 Georgia Consumer Driven Health Insurance Plan; provide for development of plans by the Commissioner of Insurance
SB154 Municipal Corporations; agreements with solid waste collections firms; territory annexed/incorporated
SB161 Retirement; disability benefits; physical exam done at convenient place of beneficiary; delete provisions
SB169 Ga. Student Finance Authority; direct loans to students; postsecondary schools; 1% rate annually
SB173 Pipeline Companies; exempt certain aquisitions of add. pipeline right of way from restrictions and conditions
SB174 Public Officers/Employees; development of medical/physical fitness standards; appointment of medical review board
SB175 State Government; clarify meaning of criminal action; replace Dept. of Administrative Services with Office of Treasury/Fiscal Services
SB178 Pharmacy, State Board of; mails/common carriers; prescription drug; shall not be grounds for sanctioning license of pharmacist
SB183 Insurance; authorize agents to charge/collect certain fees; provide for keeping records of such fees; separate receipts
SB185 Watercraft; applicant for certificate of number for vessels purchased outside Georgia; sales/use tax has been paid
SB187 Environmental Advisory Council; applications for certain variances; change certain provisions
SB188 Foster Parents Bill of Rights; children who are privatley placed; provide administrative hearing for aggrieved parties
SB191 Buildings; prohibit the naming of any public building for Sen. Robert Brown
SB192 Motor Vehicle Accident Raparations; valid certificate of self-insurance in another state qualify as self-insurer in this state
SB194 Election; county election superintendent; tabulation of absentee ballots; prior to the close of the polls on the day of primary, election or runoff
SB200 Georgia Smart Infrastructure Growth Act; creation
SB202 Mattie’s Call Act; revise/redesignate Article 7
SB205 Prescription Medication Integrity Act
SB212 Public Records; disclosure to the news media; public employees
SB213 Insurance Commissioner; waive retailatory obligations, prohibition or restrictions under certain circumstances; provide exceptions
SB218 Homestead; exemption; certain disabled persons; total value
SB219 Offenses; motor vehicles by person to facilitate certain sexual offenses; provide for seizure/forfeiture
SB223 Judges; compensation/grants for judicial salaries; change certain provisions
SB232 Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports
SB236 Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act; state agencies; breach of security; personal information
SB238 Evidence; tampering; remove requirement that such offense involve another person
SB239 Farm Laborers; provide a definition
SB243 Ethics in Government Act; change provisions
SB249 Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides
SB251 Motor Vehicles; require establishment by Dept. of Revenue of internet website for stolen/towed motor vehicles
SB254 Georgia State Indeminification Commission; composition; define certain terms
SB258 Controlled Substances; ban sale of marijuana/hemp flavored candy; provide for penalties
SB264 Elections/Primaries; qualify for a party’s nomination/run for public office; provide certain requirements
SB266 Judicial Accounting; add a penalty, late fees, and interest for failure to remit certain funds/ reports to authority
SB267 Georgia Condominium Act; define certain terms; declarant shall pay certain expenses; provide exceptions; subcondominium
SB271 Taxes; change the period of time within which a tax deed shall ripen by prescription
SB272 Agricultural/Forest Products; limited liability for owners/operators of farms offering agritourism under certain circumstances
SB275 Agriculture Commissioner; provide a date certain for rules/regulations to establish criminal violations
SB276 Insurance; uninsured motor vehicle; available coverages are inadequate to cover person’s bodily injury/property damage losses
SB284 Vehicle Weight/Load; allow operator to comply with weight requirements by shifting/equalizing on all wheels
SB290 Georgia Aviation Authority Act; create
SB295 Controlled Substances; active chemical ingredient in hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum A; unlawful to knowingly produce, manufacture
SB301 Fulton County Industrial District; create; prohibit governing authority from levying any tax for educational purposes
SB302 Forest Park, City of; authorize to exercise all redevelopment/other powers; provide referendum
SB306 Greater Fulton Water Authority Act; provide for definitions; powers/duties
SB314 Bibb County Board of Tax Assessors; no person serving within the preceding 12 months shall be eligible to serve as an employee
SB319 Riverdale, City of; authorize to exercise all redevelopment/other powers
SB320 Albany, City of; authorize to exercise all redevelopment/other powers
SB325 Atlanta, City of; ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption; increase the amount of such exemption
HB847 Oconee County; Board of Commissioners; members; provisions

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Last Updated: Sun May 20 07:22:07 EDT 2007