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HB2 Annexation of territory; establish state policy; provisions
SB5 Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act; drivers’ licenses; provisions (PF)
SB9 Grade Integrity Act; provide ethical violation reportable to Professional Standards Commission; statutory construction (PF)
HB16 Public employees; fraud, waste, abuse in state operations; change definitions
HB24 Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act; enact
SB14 Superior Court Clerks; personal property filing fees; collection/remittance; change sunset dates (PF)
SB17 Optometrists; authorize to prescribe and administer oral/topical pharmaceutical agents; eye/adnexa oculi (PF)
HB30 Housing authorities; private enterprise agreement; redefine
SB19 Transportation, Department of; pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilites necessitated by construction of public roads
HB48 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; definitions; change terms
HB53 Piedmont Circuit; terms of court; change provisions
SB23 Criminal Sentencing Procedure; probation/suspension; court may inquire/consider the legality of prisoner’s presence in United States
HB69 Driver’s records; online; Department of Driver Services; charging fee; prohibit
HB76 Emergency management; nomenclature and symbols; require permission; provisions
HB79 Motor vehicles; light transmission through windows; materials; provisions
HB90 Funeral establishments; adequate stock of funeral caskets; provisions
HB91 Executive branch of government; certain reports; provide to General Assembly
HB93 Bainbridge, City of; provide new charter
HB96 Federal Home Loan Bank; letters of credit; secure state funds; provide
HB98 General Assembly; certain committees; change references
HB101 Public records; agricultural or food systems information; provisions
HB105 Animals; poultry; revise certain provisions
HB106 Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund; retirement benefit options; provide
HB107 Municipal government; additional requirements; certain franchise fees; provisions
HB109 County and municipality; consolidation; provisions
SB31 Port Wentworth, City of; provide city council districts; definitions and inclusions
SB38 Motor Vehicles; registration of a vehicle; require driver’s license/identification card
HB117 Motor vehicles; definition; exempt certain vehicles
HB120 Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; certain Judges; travel allowances; provide
HB122 Commercial feeds; labeling requirements; exclude equine feed
HB128 Sales and use tax; certain school supplies; clothing; period of time; exempt
HB131 Georgia HERO Scholarship; surviving spouses; change definitions
HB134 Local governments; bid bonds; cash; change certain provisions
HB136 Public policy; contract of insurance; indemnification; provisions
HB139 Estates and wills; descent and distribution; provisions
HB144 Motor vehicles; used; sale or advertising; change certain exceptions
SB42 Child Support Recovery; authorize Dept. of Human Resources to impose fees on child support collections
HB95 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2007
HB147 Woman’s Right to Know Act; abortion; change certain provisions
HB148 State sales and use tax; aquariums; exemption
HB153 Juveniles; Division of Family and Children Services; provide certain requirements
HB155 Department of Human Resources; personal care home owners; criminal history; permit
HB162 Sales and use tax; performing arts amphitheater facilities; exemption
HB168 Associate juvenile court judges; appointment; change qualifications
HB169 Sales and use tax; certain donations of prepared food and beverages; exemption
HB171 Motor vehicles; scrap metal or parts; certificates of title; provisions
HB177 Historic sites; initial investigation; state archeologist; notice; require
HB181 Public safety and judicial facilities authorities; bond indebtedness; provide limitations
HB182 Property tax digest; positive tax allocation increments; prohibit use
SB46 Cook County; board of education; compensation of board members; change provision
SB49 Labor, Dept of; transfer of Rehabiliation Services; provide delivery of certain services/techniques to deaf-blind individual
SB60 Georgia Trauma Commission; establish
SB62 Georgia Crime Information Center; provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records
HB183 Motor vehicles; certificates of title; definitions; change certain provisions
HB186 Sales and use tax; certain alternative fuel facilities; five year exemption
SB70 Financial Institutions; update banking laws to reflect changes in federal law
SB72 Quality Basic Education Act; authorize the employment of school admininstrative managers to conduct the financial/business affairs
HB190 State Court of Mitchell County; full-time judge; provide
HB191 Board of Education of Colquitt County; nonpartisan elections; provide
HB192 Department of Transportation; contracts; provisions
HB193 Sales and use tax; jet fuel; additional exemption
HB197 Imprisonment sentence reviews; more than 12 years; three-judge panel; repeal
HB202 Department of Transportation; contractors; eligibility; provisions
SB77 Commercial Vehicles; local tag agents; International Registration Plan
SB79 Criminal Attempt; increase maximum punishment for convictions; felonies punishable by death/life imprisonment
SB81 Special Licenses; 100 years of scouting; Boy Scouts of America
HB206 Probate and Magistrate Courts of Clinch County;same judge; January 1, 2009; provide
HB208 School councils; parent members; majority; provide
HB213 Deferred compensation plans; state employees; special pay plan; repeal
HB214 Jekyll Island
HB215 State Court of Athens-Clarke County; office of the clerk; repeal provisions
HB218 Georgia Ports Authority; employees; power of arrest; peace officers; require
HB219 Certain local sales and use tax; motor fuels; prepayments; provisions
HB220 Georgia Criminal Justice Improvement Council; repeal Chapter 8
HB221 Professional malpractice charges; affidavit; change certain provisions
HB224 State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; change certain provisions
HB227 Consumer Choice for Television Act; enact
HB229 Education lottery; book allowances; fee payments; impose certain limiations
HB231 Public roads; lack of removal of vehicles; liable for gross negligence
HB232 Georgia Development Impact Fee Act; change definitions; provisions
HB233 Long-term Care Facility Resident Abuse Reporting Act; change definition
HB234 Greene County; board of elections and registration; create
HB240 The Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales Act; increase delinquency charges
HB242 Insurance; certain high deductible health plans; provide exemption
HB243 HOPE scholarships and grants; eligible postsecondary institution; revise definition
SB84 Insurance; protect members of United States armed forces; unscrupulous practices; marketing/sale of insurance
SB87 Highway System; Dept. of Transportation; RV friendly markers on specific service signs for business establishments
HB247 Local government; water and sewer systems; change certain provisions
SB90 City of Hamption Public Facilities Authority; outstanding debt/contracts; local governing authority of Henry County
SB96 Drug-Free Work Programs; provide for onsite/oral testing
HB118 Brunswick and Cobb Judicial Circuits; additional superior courts judge; provide
HB264 Homestead option sales and use tax; disbursing proceeds; change manner and method
HB270 Juvenile proceedings; appointment of guardian ad litem; change provisions
HB274 Notaries; qualifications; application; change certain provisions
HB282 Sales & use tax; repair of certain aircrafts; sale of parts; provide exemption
SB100 Crime; knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; increase certain penalties
SB101 Agricultural Facilities; redefine a term
HB286 Controlled substances; Schedule II and V; change certain provisions
SB103 O.C.G.A; correct errors/omissions
SB104 O.C.G.A; corret errors/omissions; Title 47
SB106 Bonds; surety for good behavior; extend the period
SB107 Richmond County, City of; change second division’s jurisdiction; create third division of state court
HB311 Georgia HERO Scholarship; qualifying term of service; change definition
HB312 Braselton, Town of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB313 Georgia Correctional Industries Administration; certain inmate work programs; clarify
HB314 Persons convicted of certain sex offenses; probation; DNA analysis; provide
HB315 Town of Braselton Community Improvement District Act; enact
HB316 Public Service Commission; towing of certain vehicles; provide
HB317 Public transportation; motor contract carrier; change definition
HB320 Columbus, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB321 Bona fide conservation use property; assessment; change certain eligibility requirements
HB325 Waycross and Ware County Industrial Development Authority; revenue bonds issuance; change certain provisions
HB327 Setoff debt collection; public housing authorities; authorize
HB330 Georgia State Board of Pharmacy; registry of pharmacy technicians; establish
SB115 Residential/General Contractors; revise the licensure provisions
SB116 State Forestry Commission; qualifications of the director; change provisions
SB122 Education; annual performance evaluations; require signature of evaluator and provide to certificated person
SB124 O.C.G.A.; correct errors/omissions; Title 21
SB126 Decatur County School Building Authority; create
SB128 Child Advocate, Office of; provide confidentiality of records
HB345 Miller County; board of education members; change selection method
HB349 Colquitt County; judge; State Court judge; practice of law; prohibit
HB354 Local government; homeowner tax relief grant notification; provisions
HB362 Garden City, City of; create new charter
HB363 HOPE grants; eligibility requirements; Georgia Military College students; provide
HB364 Conyers, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB366 Guide or service dog; certain persons; equal public accomodations; provide
HB369 Domestic relations; child custody proceedings; provisions
HB371 Flowery Branch, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB374 Hotel motel tax; definitions; change certain provisions
HB375 Education; pages of General Assembly; provisions
SB131 Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; payment of assessments; change certain provisions
SB139 Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; transfer from judicial branch to executive branch
HB380 Tax collectors and commissioners; bill or notice mailing; change certain provisions
HB383 Georgia Condominium Act; define terms; provisions
HB386 Superior court fees; instrument recordings; provide additional fees
HB388 Jeff Davis County; create board of elections; provisions
HB389 Public transportation; limousine carrier; change definition; provisions
HB391 Cemeterians State Board; members qualifications; change certain provisions
HB394 Emergency 9-1-1 system; change provisions; Wireless Communications Security Act; enact
HB403 Cherokee County Parks and Recreation Authority; repeal Act
SB146 Public Works Bidding; provide definitions; advertisement of contract opportunities
SB147 Gwinnett County Storm-water Authority; create
HB406 Cordele, City of; Crisp County Board of Education; change compensation
HB408 Insolvency funds exclusion; certain companies; provide exception
HB409 Darien, City of; annexation of certain property; provide
HB411 Brunswick, City of; commission candidate nominations; change certain provisions
HB413 Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal; change certain provisions
HB424 Workers’ compensation; claim filings; benefits; examinations; provisions
HB429 Georgia HIV Pregnancy Screening Act of 2007; enact
HB430 Property; railroads; provisions
HB433 Meat and dairy processing plants; licenses; change certain provisions
SB156 Retirement; counties, municipal corporations; post-employment benefits; define certain terms
SB157 Gasoline Additives; provide for grants; E-85 gasoline for retail sale; define certain terms
SB158 Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; salary supplements for the judges; change provisions
SB162 Retirement; person who becomes member; disability benefit; actual years of creditable service
SB165 Agricultural Commodity Commissions; ratification of commissions; change certain provisions
HB441 Income tax; federal obligations; taxable income; revise provisions
HB443 Employment security; employment; change definition; provisions
HB445 Bona fide conservation use property; buffers adjacent to rivers; change certain provisions
HB448 Retirement; term life insurance; certain eligible persons; establish two funds
HB451 Georgia Tourism Development Act; enact
HB457 Revenue, Department of; special license plates; process all applications; provisions
HB459 Rockdale Judicial Circuit; judges; compensation supplement; change amount
HB465 Atlanta, City of; district board member appointment; change provision
HB467 University system; international baccalaureate diploma program; provide course credit
SB168 Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights Act; communication needs of a deaf student
SB170 Quality Basic Education Act; foreign language requirements; college preparatory diploma
SB172 Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund; reports to the board of community health
SB176 State Forestry Commission; reports to General Assembly; change certain provisions
SB177 Superior Courts; Pike County in Griffin Circuit; change certain terms of court
HB471 Local government; privately constructed water systems; requiring ownership transfer; prohibit
HB473 Banks County; board of commissioners; change compensation
HB477 Richland, City of; new charter; reincorporate and provide
HB480 Norcross, City of; manager-council government; change to
HB482 Bryan County; county surveyor; abolish office
HB483 Lilburn, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
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HB486 County tax commissioners; compensation; additional duties; change certain provisions
HB487 Elections; primaries; voting; provisions
HB488 Milner, City of; mayor and councilmembers; election; change certain provisions
HB496 Arlington, City of; provide new charter
HB497 Adoption; surrender rights; provisions
HB499 Chatham County; certain judges; change compensation
HB501 Hiawassee, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
HB502 Towns County School District; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
HB505 Human Resources, Department of; adult day centers; licensure; authorize charge fees
HB506 Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit; judges; provide compensation supplement
HB508 Rockdale County State Court; salary of the judge; change provisions
HB509 Young Harris, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
HB510 Boating safety zones; Lake Oconee; certain vessels; change certain provisions
HB511 Gordon County; board of commissioners; districts; change description
HB513 Eastern Judicial Circuit; salary of chief judge; provide additional supplement
HB518 Motor vehicles; commercial motor vehicle; define; license plates; provisions
HB519 Counties and municipal corporations; taxicabs; provisions
SB184 Income Taxes; new definitions; modify the computation of deductible business expenses
SB186 City of Homerville Water and Sewer Authority; create
SB190 Pretrial Proceedings; insanity/mental incompentency; definitions; evaluation
SB193 Local Government; employment benefits for county employees; general provisions
HB523 City of Johns Creek Public Buildings and Facilities Authority; create
HB524 City of Johns Creek Parks and Recreation Authority; create
HB527 Probation; private supervision services; minimum fee; establish
HB528 Cosmetic laser practitioners; registration certificates; provisions
HB529 General Assembly; budgetary functions; reflect changes
HB533 Gwinnett County Merit System Act; enact
HB536 Vehicles and loads; fines for excess weight; provisions
HB537 Cobb County State Court; clerk and chief deputy clerk; change compensation
HB538 Cobb County; tax collector and receiver offices; certain employees; change compensation
HB539 Cobb County; Board of Education; school attendance zones; revise procedures
HB543 Effingham County Industrial Development Authority; subject to county zoning ordinances; provide
SB203 Secondary Metals Recyclers; public utilities/transportation; increased penalties
SB204 Health; board for distribution/delivery of dead bodies; change certain provisions
SB209 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges of Superior Court; supplement; change provisions
SB210 Secretary of State; authorize to designate/establish facilities; government agency as a branch depository; Division of Archives/History
SB220 Warehousemen; agricultural warehouse receipt requirements, obtaining printed forms, electronic receipts; change provisions
SB222 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; revise definition; licensed registered nurse
HB547 Duluth, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB549 Children with disabilities; basic therapy services; establish requirements
HB551 State False Medicaid Claims Act; enact
HB553 Augusta-Richmond County Commission; members; election and terms; provide
HB554 Richmond County Civil Court; marshal; election and terms; provide
HB555 Clinch County; board of elections and registration; create
HB559 Health insurance; charter school teachers and employees; provisions
HB573 Lyons, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
HB574 Vidalia, City of; ad valorem tax; school district; provide homestead exemption
HB575 Santa Claus, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
HB576 Vidalia, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
SB224 Motor Vehicles; commercial vehicle and fleet policy; change the definition
SB225 Redevelopment; require training with programs; create Redevelopment Powers Training Board
SB226 Qualified Soil Scientists; evaluations/reports shall be accepted by Dept. of Natural Resources/Dept. Human Resources
SB227 Clarkesville, City of; new charter
SB231 Norcross, City of; authorize to exercise all redevelopment/other powers; provide for a referendum
SB234 Secretary of State; collect a filing fee for certificates of conversion; Georgia corporation to foreign corporation
HB580 Pierce County; Board of Education; members; salary and expenses; provide
HB582 Lanier County; probate judge serves as chief magistrate; January 1, 2009; provide
SB235 Corrections, Dept. Of; certified correctional employees; leave under certain conditions may retain their badges
SB237 Architecture; establish minimum training requirements to qualify for certification; Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers
HB586 Alternative attorneys; capital cases; counsel appointment and fees; change matters
HB587 Gas; public convenience and necessity certificates; provide for revocation
HB588 Maysville, City of; provide new charter
HB600 Cobb County Probate Court; chief investigator and others; change compensation
HB601 Jackson County; new commissioner districts; provisions
HB615 Bulloch County; coroner; compensation and expenses; change certain provisions
HB616 McIntosh County; county manager; provide
HB618 Union City, City of; ad valorem tax; 65 years or older; provide homestead exemption
HB621 Cobb County Probate Court; judge and clerk; change compensation
HB623 Cobb Judicial Circuit; superior court judges; provide supplement
HB624 Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; change compensation
HB626 Physicians; retired; continuing education hours; provisions
HB632 Woodstock, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
HB633 Woodstock, City of; ad valorem tax; city purposes; provide homestead exemption
HB635 Forest Park, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
SB242 Chattooga County; provide homestead exemption; based on income for certain residents
SB244 Town of Tallulah Falls; town council; quorum, voting and special meetings; change provisions
SB246 Buildings; advisory committee on industralized buildings; appointment/vacancies; change composition
SB247 Cobb County, State Court of; change compensation of judges
SB248 Cobb County, State Court of; change compensation of solicitor-general
SB261 Tybee Island, City of; council terms/qualifications for office
HB643 Oakwood, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB644 Oakwood, City of; provide new charter
HB645 City of Oakwood Community Improvement District Act; enact
HB647 Kennesaw, City of; corporate city limits; change provisions
HB648 Long-term care insurance; changes to certain definitions; provide
HB655 Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; create
HB660 Peach County; board of elections and registration; create
SB263 Soil/Water Conservation Districts; number/boundaries; alteration of existing districts/formation of new districts; change certain provisions
SB269 St. Marys, City of; vacany of any elected office; provide for certain declarations
SB280 Georgia Technology Authority; provide for construction/interpretation of the Code section
SB282 Highway System; alternative tourism routes; creation
SB298 Pulaski County; office of probate judge; nonpartisan elections
HB675 Greene County; certain officials; county health insurance program; provisions
HB677 Carroll County; advisory referendum election; county manager; provisions
HB679 Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority; terms of members; change
HB680 Douglas, City of; municipal elections; provisions
HB681 Ambrose, City of; municipal elections; provisions
HB682 Nicholls, City of; city and municipal elections; provisions
HB683 Broxton, City of; municipal elections; provisions
HB684 Dawson County; Board of Education; compensation; provisions
HB685 Burke County; Board of Education; compensation; change provisions
HB687 Unincorporated DeKalb County Community Improvement District Act; redefine certain term
HB688 Hancock County; Board of Education; member terms; change provisions
HB690 Cook County; Magistrate Court; chief magistrate; provisions
HB693 Heard County; school district taxes; citizens age 65 or older; increase homestead exemption
HB694 Franklin-Heard County Water Authority; quorum; unanimous vote; provide
HB696 Alamo, City of; provide new charter
HB697 Jackson County; board of county commissioners; change voting by chairperson
HB698 Cartersville, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB700 DeKalb County; county budget; certain constitutional officers; provide exemption
HB701 Marietta, City of; public school system; board; provide compensation
HB702 Pine Lake, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB705 Board of Elections and Registration of Effingham County; create
HB706 Effingham County; county surveyor; abolish elected office; provide appointment
HB708 Dallas, City of; certain officials; provisions
HB712 DeKalb County; require school uniforms; provide nonbinding advisory referendum
HB723 Charlton County; board of education districts; change provisions
HB724 Charlton County; commissioner districts; change provisions
SB303 Forsyth County; Board of Education; increase the per diem expense allowance; chairperson/board members
SB308 DeKalb County; board of education members; change compensation
SB309 State Court of Jefferson County; compensation of the judge/solicitor-general of the court; change provisions
SB310 Jefferson County; sheriff; compensation; change provisions
SB311 Burke County; sheriff; change compensation
SB312 Superior Court of Fulton County; judges; increase amount of supplement
HB725 South Fulton, City of; territory description; change provisions
HB727 Towns County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
HB728 Effingham County; Board of Commissioners; provisions
HB731 Carnesville, City of; corporate limits; change
HB733 Fulton County; Board of Education; members; provide salaries
HB734 Fulton County; community improvement districts; redefine certain term
HB736 Winterville, City of; charter; provisions
HB738 Jones County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of members; change provisions
HB743 Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority; member selection; revise
HB748 Suwanee, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB749 Sugar Hill, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB753 Bloomingdale, City of; franchise contracts; change certain provisions
SB316 Newton County; ad valorem taxes; school district maintenance/operations purposes; provide homestead exemption
HB755 East Point, City of; provide new charter
HB756 Bacon County; board of education; provisions
HB757 Bacon County; board of elections and registration; create
HB758 Bacon County; Board of Commissioners; provisions
SB317 Columbia County; authorize to exercise all redevelopment/other powers
HB761 Harris County; coroner; fix compensation
HB763 Soperton, City of; annex certain tracts or parcels of land; provisions
HB764 Payne, City of; create and establish new charter
HB766 Muscogee County School District; public works construction; provisions
HB767 Liberty County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; define certain term
HB768 Liberty County School District; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; define certain term
HB769 Dacula, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB771 Buchanan, City of; ad valorem tax; residents 65 or over; provide homestead exemption
HB772 Paulding County Facilities and Technology Authority; create
HB773 Paulding County; board of elections and registration; create
HB775 Hall County; Board of Commissioners; expense allowance; change provisions
HB780 Cobb County; superior court; deputy clerk; change compensation
HB782 Appalachian Judicial Circuit; investigators make arrests; provide
HB783 Gilmer County; board of commissioners; provisions
HB784 Riverdale, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB786 Polk County; Board of Education; members; provide compensation
HB787 Polk County Water Authority; member reappointment; change certain provisions
HB788 Harris County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; residents 65 or older; change qualifications
HB792 City of Canton Community Improvement District Act; enact
HB796 Albany, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB799 Statesboro, City of; change corporate limits
HB804 South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority Act; enact
HB805 Buchanan, City of; provide new charter
HB806 Waycross, City of; corporate limits; change
HB807 Auburn, City of; certain areas not included; provide
HB808 Georgetown-Quitman County; conflict of laws; change provisions
HB809 City of Milton Public Buildings and Facilities Authority Act; enact
HB810 Milton, City of; corporate limits; change
HB811 Milton, City of; mayor and councilmembers; provisions
HB812 Roswell, City of; corporate limits; change
HB813 City of Milton Parks and Recreation Authority Act; enact
HB814 Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth; re-create
HB819 Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority; members and chairperson; provide pay increase
SB322 Floyd County; board of education; provide compensation of the members
SB323 Loganville, City of; exercise all redevelopment/other powers; provide referendum
HB824 Warner Robins, City of; real property disposition; change provisions
HB827 Pickens County; board of elections and registration; change provisions
HB830 Buford, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB834 Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; application; exempt certain employees

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