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Track 5,423 bills from the Georgia 2011 legislative session. 500 bills have passed. View Georgia House of Representatives and Senate legislation, sponsors, and voting records.
Bills (2000)
McDonough, City of; amend powers of mayor; provide for a city administrator
Sponsor: Rick Jeffares
Administrative Procedure; require agency procedures for timely processing; applications for issuance/renewal of licenses
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Evidence; revise, supersede, and modernize provisions; provide definitions
Sponsor: Elly Dobbs
Universal Access Fund; eliminate unnecessary regulation; revise provisions
Sponsor: Don Parsons
Effingham County; Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues; revise powers and duties of chairperson
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; enact
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Haralson County; office of treasurer; abolish
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Evidence; privileges; change provisions
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Insurance; individual health insurance coverage to children through child-only health plans; provide
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Excise tax; certain tobacco products; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Drivers' Licenses; persons convicted under the influence; allow certain drivers with suspended licenses; limited driving permits
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Doraville, City of; change the coporate limits
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Public Service Commission; chairperson; change the term/manner of election
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Education; declarations of intent/attendance records for home study programs; submitted to Dept. of Education rather than local school superintendents
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
State Purchasing; require state contract awards for heavy equipment follow certain specific procedures
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Agriculture Commissioner; authorized to require persons incurring civil penalties to obtain a surety bond
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Jasper County; Probate Court judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Mansfield, City of; provide a new charter
Sponsor: Rick Jeffares
State Personnel Administration; abolition; make conforming amendments and correct references
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; divorced member option to continue coverage; provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; report annually; House/Senate Committees on Health and Human Services; outcomes
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Georgia Tax Court; create
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Brewpub distribution system; maximum barrels of beer manufactured and sold; increase
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Retirement; tax commissioner or an employee of any such officer; membership; Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Trion, Town of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Barbara Reece
Spalding County State Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; authorize
Sponsor: David Knight
General Assembly members; members of Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Lyerly, Town of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Barbara Reece
Coffee County; chief magistrate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Insurance, Dept. of; authorize to develop exchange standards regarding electronic prior authorization drug requests with health care providers
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Education; require students; one course containing online learning
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Cook County Magistrate Court; future elections for chief magistrate shall be nonpartisan elections; provide
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Community Health, Department of; fingerprint and investigate emergency medical services personnel; require
Sponsor: Timothy Beardon
Crimes and offenses; new crime of false lien statements against public officers; provide
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
License Plates; veterans awarded Purple Hearts; include persons still serving in the armed services
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Georgia Aviation Authority; provide transfer of certain personnel, aircraft to Dept. of Natural Resources and State Forestry Commission
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Banking and finance; credit exposure as a counterparty in derivative transactions; limit certain obligations
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; member who ceases to be employed shall notify the retirement fund immediately; provide
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Municipalities; law enforcement contracts; population brackets and census; change provisions
Sponsor: Tom Rice
Judicial circuits; superior court judge for certain populations; repeal supplemental expense allowance
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Taxation; nonresident subcontractor withholding payments; change required percentage
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Probation; provide additional offenses for which first offender status shall not be granted
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Atkinson County; Probate Court judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
License Plates; require the nation's motto, "In God We Trust" printed on license plates; county name decal (PF)
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Fish and Fishing; limit the number of commercial crabbing licenses issued
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Transportation, Department of; power to contract; amend limitations
Sponsor: Jon Burns
'Georgia International Commercial Arbitration Code'; repeal Part 2, relating to international arbitration
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Distilled Spirits; provide for issuance of a manufacturer's/distiller's license to a fruit grower; certain circumstances
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; probate court fines and fees; provide
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board; create
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Monroe County Probate Court; future elections for the office of judge shall be nonpartisan; provide
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Workers' compensation; parties to franchise agreement not considered employees; provide
Sponsor: Charles Martin
Preneed escrow accounts; release funds when a monument is placed into a bonded memorial storage program; provide
Sponsor: Carlton Rogers
Superior court clerks; real estate or personal property filing fees; extend sunset dates
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Georgia Services Administration; create; revise several Titles
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Consumers' insurance advocate; not necessary to file insurance rate filings until appropriately funded; provide
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Ad valorem tax; population brackets and census; change provisions
Sponsor: David Casas
Vidalia onion trademark; royalty and license fee not exceed a certain amount; eliminate requirement
Sponsor: Tom McCall
Board of Commissioners of Toombs County; reconstitute the board of commissioners
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
State Board of Pharmacy; prescription drugs by mail/other common carriers; provisions
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Public utilities and public transportation; telecommunications; revise and update certain provisions
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Sheriffs; how vacancies are filled; change provisions
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Distilled spirits; free tastings on premises; authorize
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; enact
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Randolph County; board of elections and registration; create
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Education; unexcused absence notices made by United States mail; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Eligibility requirements; probate court clerks; modify provisions
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
Special license plates; Purple Hearts; include persons serving in armed services
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; define a certain term
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Taylor's Law; authorize issuance of special hunting privileges to persons with a terminal illness
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Georgia Land Bank Act; governing creation/operation of land banks; provisions
Sponsor: Tim Golden
Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle; modify provisions
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Quality Basic Education Act; calculating equalization grants; revise method
Sponsor: David Casas
"Employees' Retirement System of Georgia Enhanced Investment Authority Act"; define certain terms relating to certain types of investments
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Commissioner of Agriculture; final decision and reconsideration; clarify timing
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Education, Department of; ten-year projection of costs for bills to create a program or funding category having impact on revenues or expenditures; require
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Online Clearinghouse Act; enact
Sponsor: David Casas
Veterinarians; application for license; revise provisions
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Insurance; limitations on licensure requirements for certain health care providers; provide
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Agriculture; repeal the "Georgia Treated Timber Products Act of 1973"
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Georgia Workforce Investment Board; revise provisions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
State Government; require this state to reciprocate the preferences granted by out-of-state local governments; resident vendors
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Juvenile Justice Dept.; revise restrictions; possessions of contraband at juvenile detention centers
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Courts; add certain fees for funding of local victim assistance programs
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Portable electronics insurance; issuance and regulation of limited licenses to sell; provide for comprehensive revision of provisions
Sponsor: Edward Lindsey
Georgia Motor Common and Contract Carrier Act of 2012; enact
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Herty Advanced Materials Development Center; change prov.; rename and transfer governance to Board of Regents
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Veterinary Medicine; clarify a certain definition
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Spalding County Probate Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed; authorize
Sponsor: David Knight
Insurance; limitations on licensure requirements for certain health care providers
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
State Accounting Office; designate as the Comptroller General; transfer the office
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Health; penalties relative to owning or operating of unlicensed personal care homes; revise provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Elementary and secondary education; care of students with diabetes in school; provide
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Education; provide annual indicators of the quality of learning by students, financial efficiency, and school climate for individual schools/school sys.
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Property; notices of sales made on foreclosure under power of sale shall be provided to all debtors
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Administrative Procedure; provide for agency reports regarding federal government mandates and duplicate state/federal regulation
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
State Parks; use of boats; revise certain provisions
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Insurance; provide that certain individuals who collect/input data; automated claims adjudication system are exempt from licensure
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Property; collected funds; change prov.; residential real property; provide form Acknowledgment and Waiver of Borrower's Rights
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Elementary and secondary education; capital outlay funds replace exceptional growth program
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Commerce and trade; secondary metals recyclers; provide comprehensive revision of provisions
Sponsor: Matthew Ramsey
Code enforcement boards; code enforcement officers; change definition
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Agriculture; provide immunity from civil liability for the agency designated to provide for seed certification
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Mortgages and liens; vacant property registry; provisions
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Municipal Courts; require same training for all judges of courts exercising municipal court jurisdiction
Sponsor: John Crosby
Early care and education programs; influenza vaccine; provide information
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Elementary and secondary education; delete and clarify provisions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Greene County; board of education; change compensation for chairperson and members of board
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Residential mortgage fraud; mortgage lending process; revise definition
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Law enforcement officers; report drug related arrests to Department of Human Services; require
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Limited licenses; insurance coverage on self-service storage; provide
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Property; provide for transfer of control of a condominium association in certain circumstances
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
War veterans homes; Veterans Service Board establish residency fee; authorize
Sponsor: Terry England
Archives and History, Division of; law regarding Foundation of American Law and Government displays; revise provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Retirement; provide an increase in the employee contribution; retirement benefit; conditions
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Workers' compensation; awards and benefits; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Education; provide for development of category -level expenditure controls for staff development funds
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Motor vehicles; cancellation of a certificate of title for scrap metal, dismantled or demolished trailers; provide
Sponsor: Tom Rice
Healthcare Facilities; expand provisions; nationally recognized health care accreditation body
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Civil practice; who may serve process; change provisions
Sponsor: Wendell Willard
Motor Vehicles; temporary license plates; modify provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Vehicles; 5 percent variance of weight limitations for towing disabled commercial vehicles; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Berrien County; airport authority; increase membership of board
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Dogs; dangerous and vicious; extensively revise provisions
Sponsor: Ellis Black
2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians; enact recommended provisions
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Crimes and Offenses; define a certain term; political subdivision shall not enact any ordinance more restrictive of sale/possession of knife than general law
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Motor fuel tax; expiration date for exemption for certain public transit and public campus transportation systems; extend
Sponsor: Tom Rice
Education; professional development plans for personnel who have deficiencies; provide certain requirements and rights
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Georgia Judicial Retirement System; revised survivor's benefit option; provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977; change applicability and requirements; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Wendell Willard
Aviation; provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Atkinson County; chief magistrate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority Act; enact
Sponsor: David Knight
Macon Water Commissioners - Pension Plan; change provisions
Sponsor: James Epps
Chatham Area Transit Authority; board membership and staggered terms; provide
Sponsor: R Bryant
Property; covenants; clarify provisions
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Peace Officer's Annuity and Benefit Fund; board of trustees authorized to employ a hearing officer; provide
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Alcoholic beverages; licenses; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Roger Williams
Spalding County Magistrate Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed and criminal fine imposed; authorize
Sponsor: David Knight
Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act; enact
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Insurance Commissioner; provide for confidentiality of certain records; exceptions; premium taxes and rate; manner of collection
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Obstruction of public administration; threaten or intimidate officer or official; provide for offense
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
State purchasing; purchases without competitive bidding; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; gathering information relating to sexual offenders; provide more effective methods
Sponsor: Amy Carter
"Georgia Volunteers in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Act"; provide for special licenses for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other jurisdictions
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Judicial circuits; assistant district attorney for certain populations; repeal office
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Quality Basic Education Act; career and college readiness initiatives; delay implementation
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Clerk of superior court offices; modernize provisions
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Music Therapists; require licensure by the Secretary of State; establishment of Music Therapy Advisory Group
Sponsor: Francis Millar
County Sales/Use Tax; expand the matters included in annual reporting of the expenditure of certain special purpose local option sales tax proceeds
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
State chartered special schools; revise funding
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Food Standards; to require proper labeling of bottles containing sugar cane or sorghum syrup
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Social workers; requirements for licensure; revise provisions
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Banks and trust companies; issuance of non-cash valued shares with approval; provide
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Dekalb County State Court; change certain fees
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Health; repeal creation of the Health Strategies Council, Clinical Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Tissue Bank Committee
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Putnam County; change compensation for certain officials
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Cauley, Mr. James A.; compensate and provide state income tax exclusion
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Habersham County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Sponsor: Terry Rogers
Public transit authorities; suspension of restrictions on use of annual proceeds from sales and use taxes; repeal provisions
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Special needs scholarship program; waiver one requirement; provide
Sponsor: David Casas
Local government; approval of bonded debt by election; population brackets and the census; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Brian Thomas
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Sponsor: Terry England
Property Conveyance; grant nonexclusive easement to Bryan, Butts, and Liberty counties
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Georgia Government Accountability Act; enact
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Education; authority for the State School Superintendent to employ and dismiss employees
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority; change method of appointing members
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Income tax credits; business enterprises located in less developed areas designated by tiers; provide
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Patient Self-Referral; revise the definition of "rural area"
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Crimes and Offenses; disposition of firearms used in burglaries or armed robberies
Sponsor: Don Balfour
General Assembly; state-wide education policy; clarify authority - CA
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
General Assembly; authorize state entities to enter into multiyear rental agreements; procedures, conditions, and limitations-CA
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Elections; provide limitations on when in-person absentee balloting may be conducted; advance voting
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Public Property; authorizing the granting of restrictive easements for facilities, utilities 14 counties
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Waste Reduction Act of 2011; Zero-Base Budgeting Act; application to the budget process; analysis of departmental/program objectives
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Obstruction of Public Administration; establish the offense of unlawful pointing of a laser device at a law enforcement officer; penalties
Sponsor: John Crosby
Teachers/School Personnel; provide requirements for reduction in force policies; sanctions
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Attorney General; prohibit contingent compensation under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Massage Therapy Practice; provide that an applicant for a license by endorsement shall provide certain information
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Applicant examination; Commissioner not exempt self from written exams; provide
Sponsor: Keith Heard
Fire Protection and Safety; buildings; transfer certain functions; Dept. of Labor and Commissioner of Labor to the Office of Safety Fire Commissioner and Safety Fire Commissioner
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Student Achievement Office of; private college submit confidential student data to Dept. of Education shall not be liable for breach
Sponsor: William Jackson
Conveyance of certain property; Baldwin, Carroll, Clinch, Coffee, and other counties; authorize
Sponsor: R Bryant
Levy/Sale of Property; increase the amount of certain exemptions
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority; increase the amount of bonding authority
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Insurance; closing protection letters; provide for premiums; authorize Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules and regulations
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
State Properties Commission; multiyear lease agreements; provide for termination of certain rental/lease agreements
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Revenue and taxation; tax credit for film or video production in Georgia; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Elections; poll officers; provide for the Student Teen Election Participant program
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
County Boards of Education; homestead option sales and use tax; county sales and use tax for educational purposes; delay effective date of Code section
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Forgery and Fraudulent Practices; add medical identity fraud to the provisions relating to identity fraud; definitions
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
"Disposition of Veterans' Cremated Remains Act"; provide for a determination; deceased veteran; certain notifications
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending fund for certain purposes; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Revenue, Department of; various administrative and procedural requirements; change
Sponsor: David Knight
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; define terms
Sponsor: David Knight
Veterans Memorial Highway; Oglethorpe County; dedicate
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Budget commission; certain counties; population and census application; revise and change
Sponsor: Tom Rice
Homicide; offering to assist in commission of suicide; repeal certain provisions
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Official Code of Georgia; retirement and pensions; revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions
Sponsor: Wendell Willard
Georgia hazardous site reuse and redevelopment; 30 day grace period for buyers of qualifying property to seek limitation of liability; provide
Sponsor: David Knight
Natural Resources, Board of; rules and regulations; revise certain provisions
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Habersham County State Court; provide that January 1, 2015, judge and solicitor shall be full-time positions
Sponsor: Terry Rogers
Taxation of intangibles; rates charged by collecting officers; change certain requirements
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Official Code of Georgia; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
Sponsor: Wendell Willard
Abortion; criminal abortion; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Income tax; allow certain fiduciaries an exception to the requirement of paying estimated taxes
Sponsor: David Knight
All-terrain vehicles; make definitions consistent with industry standards
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Consumers' utility counsel division; not necessary to file copies of filings with Public Service Commission; provide
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Municipal corporations; control over parks and fire stations; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Parent and child; grandparent visitation rights; modify provisions
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Cobb County; Magistrate Court; provide for collection of law library fees
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Public Service Commission; change description of the election districts; manner of election and term of office
Sponsor: David Shafer
Bona fide conservation use property; covenants; change certain qualifications and restrictions
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; oversight by administrator of certain telemarketing practices; provide
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Bert Ward Memorial Bridge; Catoosa County; dedicate
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Muscogee County School District; superintendent may make public works construction contracts; change maximum amount
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Bleckley County; board of education and school superintendent; number of members and districts where elected; provide
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Cobb County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Macon-Bibb County; create and incorporate new political body corporate
Sponsor: James Epps
Local government; zoning proposal review procedures; repeal section and reserve
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Revenue and taxation; revenue structure; comprehensive revision
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
State government; open meetings and records; revise provisions
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Ad valorem tax; freeport exemptions; revise and change certain provisions
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Superior Courts; provide additional judge of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; initial appointment; election and term of office
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
DeKalb County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Crimes and offenses; removal of shopping carts and required posting of Code section in stores and markets; change provisions
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Brookhaven, City of; provide a charter
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Family violence; holdover provisions for appointees; add
Sponsor: Edward Lindsey
Educational professionals; reduce salary if test scores were falsified; provide
Sponsor: Billy Mitchell
Taxation; exclusion to certain income of certain disabled veterans; provide
Sponsor: Ellis Black
DeKalb County; board of education; provide for certain terms of office
Sponsor: Simone Bell
State Senate Districts; revise certain boundaries
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County; provide for the appointment of the judges of such court
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Americus, City of; provide for a date of expiration of office for terms of councilmembers and the mayor
Sponsor: George Hooks
Board of Elections and Registration of Rockdale County; revise procedures; appointment of the at-large member
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Cherokee County Development Authority; provide for expanded powers and duties
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Bacon County; Board of Commissioners; membership of chairperson and commissioners on boards and authorities; limit
Sponsor: Tommy Smith
Local government; municipal corporations; contracts; does not change/conflict with any existing authority
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Magistrate Court of Webster County; provide the terms of office of magistrates other than the chief magistrate
Sponsor: George Hooks
Commissioner of Roads/Revenues; Walker County; modernize, update; elections, runoffs, expenses, county attorney; revise provisions
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Troup County; create board of elections and registration; powers and duties
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Cherokee County; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for county purposes
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Probate Court of Glascock County; provide elections; office of judge
Sponsor: William Jackson
Woodstock, City of; change the corporate limits of the city
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Board of Education of Jones County; provide that future elections for members shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Floyd County; provide for nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
McDonough, City of; provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
Sponsor: Rick Jeffares
Pike County; School District ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Milton, City of; Public Buildings and Facilities Authority; authorize city councilmembers to be appointed
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Dodge County-Eastman Development Authority; provide for membership
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority Act; enact
Sponsor: James Epps
DeKalb County Recorder's Court; payment of costs in such court; provide
Sponsor: Patricia Gardner
McIntyre, Town of; incorporate; grant new charter
Sponsor: James Epps
Moultrie, City of; levy an excise tax
Sponsor: Jay Powell
Troup County Airport Authority; change membership of authority
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Prosecuting Attorneys; provide; probate courts, municipal courts, and courts exercising municipal court jurisdiction; process of such employment
Sponsor: John Crosby
Springfield, City of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Sandy Springs, City of; executive and judicial officials; modify provisions
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Twiggs County; Board of Education member compensation; change provisions
Sponsor: James Epps
Moreland, Town of; change terms and dates of election of mayor and alderman
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Murray County Board of Elections and Registration; create
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Williamson, City of; terms of office of mayor and members of city council; change
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Decatur, City of; change corporate limits of city
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
City of Emerson Community Improvement Districts Act; enact
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Chattooga County; revise compensation of commissioner
Sponsor: Barbara Reece
Fulton County; Board of Education pensions and retirement; correct typographical errors
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Milner, City of; provide new charter
Sponsor: David Knight
Gwinnett County Recorder's Court; clerk's compensation; change provisions
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Kennesaw, City of; change provisions relating to the corporate limits
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Flowery Branch, City of; establish corporate limits
Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo
Jeff Davis County; nonbinding, advisory referendum by electors to ascertain if judge of Probate Court will also serve as chief magistrate judge; provide
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Oak Grove Cemetery Authority; create
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Ball Ground, City of; remove exception for certain property from jurisdiction of municipal court
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Gainesville, City of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission; immunity for commission and its officers, agents and employees; provide
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Columbia County; Board of Commissioners; provide term limits for chairperson and members
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
West Point, City of; levy an excise tax
Sponsor: Kip Smith
Polk County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide exemption
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority; remove Clay County and Quitman County from membership
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Toccoa, City of; levy an excise tax
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority Act; enact
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Hart County Water and Sewer Authority; enact
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Garden City, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Sponsor: R Bryant
Assistant adjutants general; certain qualifications; change
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Brantley County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Sponsor: Chad Nimmer
Stillmore, City of; staggered terms for members of city council; provide
Sponsor: Butch Parrish
Polk County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide exemption
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Western Area Regional Radio System Authority; remove City of Douglasville and add Coweta County as a member
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Duluth, City of; change corporate limits of city
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Town of Braselton Community Improvement District; apply for, receive, administer, or utilize grants from federal, state, county or municipal governments under certain conditions; allow
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Charlton County; nonstaggered four-month vehicle registration period; repeal Act
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Glennville, City of; change corporate limits
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
Polk County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide exemption
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority; members to be elected for unlimited consecutive terms; allow
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Charlton County; board of commissioners; change provisions relating to number of meetings held
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Dekalb County; City of Doraville; filling of vacancies in offices of mayor and councilmember; provide
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority Act of 1980; enter into contracts with counties and municipal corporations to provide public transportation services; provide power
Sponsor: James Epps
Henry County; appointment of county surveyor; provide
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Avondale Estates, City of; change corporate limits of city
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Norcross, City of; change corporate limits
Sponsor: Pedro Marin
Monroe County Public Facilities Authority Act; limiting authority to issue revenue bonds to four years; repeal certain provisions
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Polk County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide exemption
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
DeKalb County; nonbinding, advisory referendum by electors to ascertain if schools should place or operate a telecommunication tower on school property; provide
Sponsor: Karla Drenner
Richmond Hill, City of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Southern Judicial Circuit; director of pretrial release program and other staff members make arrests and certain other powers; provide
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Acworth Lake Authority; change membership requirements
Sponsor: Alisha Morgan
Pickens County Water and Sewer Authority; waiting period of two years for member reappointment; remove provision
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
Lawrenceville, City of; change term of office for mayor
Sponsor: Buzz Brockway
Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority; appointed members may be reappointed to succeed themselves; provide
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Lavonia, City of; levy an excise tax
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Franklin County; board of elections; stagger terms of members
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority; composition; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Acworth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; change name to Acworth Tourism Bureau Authority
Sponsor: Alisha Morgan
Cochran, City of; provide new charter
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Braselton, Town of; initial terms of office for board members; correct
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Board of Education of Ware County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Board of Education of Toombs County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Bibb County; Board of Public Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: James Epps
Appling County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Smith
Bartow County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Chatham County; City of Savannah; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Turner County; board of commissioners; change the description of the commissioner districts
Sponsor: John Crosby
Savannah, City of; Chatham County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Turner County; board of education; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: John Crosby
Chatham County; change the description of the commissioner districts; definitions and inclusions
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Polk County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Board of Commissioners of Stewart County; change description of the commissioner districts
Sponsor: George Hooks
Tattnall County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
Appling County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Smith
Treutlen County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Greg Morris
Stephens County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Haralson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Jefferson County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Jeff Davis County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Tattnall County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
Washington, City of; change description of council districts
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Catoosa County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Jeff Davis County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Treutlen County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Greg Morris
Jefferson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Chatham County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Catoosa County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Paulding County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
DeKalb County; change the description of commissioner districts
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Bacon County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Smith
Douglasville, City of; change description of election districts
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Bacon County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Smith
Beaver, Dr. Marion Henry; commend
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Walker, Honorable Daphne M.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Forest Park Teen Council; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Anderson, Ms. Cee' Cee'; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
History Markers; Houston, Georgia; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Ratti, Mrs. Cathy D.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Way, Rabun Gene; commend
Sponsor: Benjie Harbin
Tea Party Day on Capitol Hill; Feb. 22, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Murphy, Mr. Jerry Ray; commend
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Hill, Ms. Sharon J.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Spry, Coach Ronnie O.; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Uhlich, Mr. Scott; commend
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
McClain, Mr. Dewey Loren; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Brake, Mr. David; commend
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Howard, III, Paul L.; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Brown, Ms. Angela Elizabeth; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Carson, Bishop Kenneth Pierre; recognize
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Sweat, Kevin Michael; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Johnson, Ms. Daisy Mae; commend
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Wilson, Captain Harry "Ken"; recognize
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Robinson, Judge Dorothy A.; commend
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Murrah, Jr., Mr. William Nolan; condolences
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
White County High School's Warrior Television Network; recognize
Sponsor: William Jackson
Senate Aging Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Joint Human Trafficking Study Commission; create
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Gordon Lee High School wrestling team; commend
Sponsor: Jay Neal
The Home Depot Foundation; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Honor Guard of Shanklin-Attaway Post Five American Legion; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Deal, First Lady Sandra; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Forgay, Mr. Ryan; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Vinings Historic Preservation Society; commend
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Thompkins, Lauren Alexis; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Sales and use tax; educational purposes; only distributed on basis of full-time equivalent student counts - CA
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Queen, Jordan Douglas; condolences
Sponsor: Jay Neal
Thompson, Kennedi Babers; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Sears, Mr. Wayne; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Magistrate Court of Chatham County; provide for the collection of additional costs as law library fees
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Wallace, Ms. Marcia D.; recognize
Sponsor: Emanuel Jones
Cox, Taylor Louise; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Cancer Treatment Centers of America; commend
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Grace Lutheran Church; recognize
Sponsor: Nan Orrock
Higgins, Mr. David; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Snyder, Mrs. Edna Louise; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Siffles, Brandon; commend
Sponsor: Barbara Reece
Income tax payment; de minimis overpayments and insufficiencies; provisions
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Forest Park, City of; number of councilmember votes for calling a special meeting; change
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Purcell, Firefighter Jim; commend
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Tomlinson, Mrs. Julie Carmichael Pierce; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Orok, Reverend Tommy; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Clay, Chaz Nicole; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Motor vehicles and traffic; judge of probate court may request district attorney to prosecute misdemeanor traffic cases in probate court; provide
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Beverly, Mrs. Mary Patricia "Pat"; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Anderson, Chief Jimmy; commend
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Woodley, Dr. Lateshia; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Georgia Guard soldiers; airmen; others who have fallen; honor
Sponsor: David Ralston
White, Mrs. Leatrice W.; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
McCuin, Chelsea LaShawn; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Ferrell, Ms. Tiana; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Eaton, Iman Kyra; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Gailey, Mr. Gerald; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Criminal Offenses; provide for new offense of transmitting a false report; penalties
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Bokor, Mrs. Iris Faye; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Reinhardt, Officer Bennie Eugene; condolences
Sponsor: David Knight
Miller, Matthew Joseph; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Howell, Vikki; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Joint Crematoria Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Jim Butterworth
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965; reconstitute board of directors
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
The Latin American Association; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Borum, Mr. Bradford R. and Ms. Shannon Leigh Wallace; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Vivian, Dr. C.T.; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Simpson-James, Justin McDuff; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Gates, Abrya Nykole; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Davis, Deja Regine; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Minimum wage; certain employees in Georgia; establish - CA
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Howard, Mr. David; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
McNabb, Mr. Mike; commend
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Russell, Julianna; recognize
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Gibson, Mr. Lamar; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Onabanjo, Dr. Babs Olusegun; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Budgetary and financial affairs; automatic fee adjustment in certain cases; provide
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Brown, Major General Robert; commend
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Mosley, Ms. Faye; commend
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Horne, Representative William; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Harmon, Dr. W. Ken; recognize
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Benfield, Representative Stephanie Stuckey; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Sales and use tax exemptions; donated food for hunger relief; extend
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Goggins, Austin David; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Hapeville, City of; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Waste Management; restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas; provisions
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Days, Asia Michelle; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Gunner, Cameron David; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Natural Resources, Department of; privacy of certain records and personal information; provide
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Parker, Pastor Herman; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Cox II, Jerome; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Veterans and Community Outreach Foundation; recognize
Sponsor: Butch Miller
McDonald, Mr. James B. "Jim"; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
James, Representative Lynmore; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Hall, Meosha Rachal; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Wolff, Quincy Marshall; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Clay, Olivia Braxton; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Moore, Rodney G.; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Welch, Reverend Terrie; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Fincher, Ms. Alice; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Lee, Mr. Keon; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Gilstrap, David Sanders; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Smith, Joshua Evan; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
House Study Committee on the Horse Racing Industry; create
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Word, Mr. Lathan Rydell; compensate
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Georgia Public Revenue Code; extensively revise provisions; ad valorem tax assessments and appeals from such assessments
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Caylor, Pastor Max Carter; commend
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Hudson, Representative Helen G. "Sistie"; commend
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Georgia Food Industry Association; recognize
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Wilson, Dr. Johnny L.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Johnson, Lil Willie; recognize
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Adams, Rylan Charles; celebrate birth
Sponsor: Tim Golden
Garden, Chloe Alysse; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Mosher, Deana Lynn; retirement; congratulate and invite to House
Sponsor: Terry England
Walker, Christian Jordon; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Tanner, Mr. Eustace Bernell "Dick"; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Harrison, Timothy Zachary; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Holcombe, Ms. Vickey; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Nurses; provide for continuing competency requirements; renewal of licenses
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Rawls, Mr. Sam; condolences
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Scurry, Mr. Raymond Keith; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
2012 Senate Administrative Assistants; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Ledbetter, Mr. Steven Russell; condolences
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Cook, Mr. Tom; commend
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Justice, Department of; intervene in death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida; urge
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Public Health, Department of; study pulse oximetry screening for newborns to detect congenital heart defects; require
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Chisolm, Morgan Angelique; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Papp, Dr. Daniel S.; recognize
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Abdul-Salaam, Representative Roberta; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Borum, Mr. Bradford R.; Ms. Shannon Leigh Wallace; commend
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Screven County Development Authority; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Crimes and offenses; sale of handguns; regulate
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Cherokee County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Stuart, Reverend David; commend
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
MAP International; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Smith, Charley Alexandria; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Smith, Mrs. Ann Georgine Cash; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Atlanta Chapter of World Wings International, Inc.; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Sales tax; distribution for educational purposes; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Borum, Mr. Bradford R. and Mrs. Shannon Lee Wallace; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Fowler, Mr. Andy; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
District 35 Student Volunteers and Interns; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Dobbs, Representative Elly; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Smith, Steven Wayne; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Epsilon Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order; commend
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Shephard-Pettigrew, Seretta Monae; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Land, Judge John Henry; condolences
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
DeKalb County; levy an excise tax
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Mountain Caucus of the Georgia State Senate; create
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Herrin, Ms. Priscilla; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
On Common Ground News; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Carruthers, Kyle Christopher; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Lieutenant Colonel Shirley Arnold; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Bryant, Ms. Tracye D.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Senate Study Committee on Georgia Ethics and Accountability; create
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Alcoholic beverages; retail consumption dealers make alcohol sensors available for voluntarily testing personal alcohol consumption; require
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Hansford, Miss Joel Francis; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Morris, Cheyanne Aleah; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Whittle, Deputy Sheriff Derrick Lee; condolences
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Cole, Mr. Kevin; commend
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Victory of the World Church; commend
Sponsor: Michele Henson
Wilson, Captain Harry "Ken"; recognize
Sponsor: Donna Sheldon
Crimes and offenses; statute relating to no duty to retreat prior to use of force and to correct a cross-reference; repeal
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Henderson Mill Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Scott Holcomb
Parks, Ms. Lillie Mae; condolences
Sponsor: Margaret Kaiser
Brown, Pastor Jerry L.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Poole, Ms. Monica; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Bandy, Captain Ben; commend
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Ivy, Mrs. Mattie Wilcox; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Jordan, Mrs. Julie; commend
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Pate, Ms. Cindy; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Kilpatrick, Mrs. Krisztina; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Stewart Foundation, The; President Hank Stewart; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Heckstall, Representative Joseph B.; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Gary, Jr., William Rodney; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Rivers, Mrs. Mary Lenas; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Rivers, Mr. Robert E. "Robby", Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Hudson, Representative Helen "Sistie"; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Maddox, Reverend Charlie James, Sr.; commend
Sponsor: Margaret Kaiser
Bonello, Ms. Alethea R.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Natural Resources, Department of; transfer certain responsibilities for state parks to local governing authorities; authorize
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Green, Ryan Kristopher; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Great American Cleanup in Georgia; kickoff; recognize
Sponsor: Rich Golick
White County High School's Warrior Television Network; recognize
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Labor; provide provisions prohibiting mass picketing shall apply to certain private residences
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Joshua Project Worldwide; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Blogger Day; recognize March 29, 2012
Sponsor: Nan Orrock
Neely, Dr. Phillip R., Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Benfield, Representative Stephanie Stuckey; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Water Energy Technologies, Incorporated; commend
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Hooks, Senator George; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
House Study Committee on Driver Education and DUI Risk Reduction Programs; create
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Elections; valid student identification card with photograph to vote; provide
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Gunner, III, Larry David; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Conveyances; future conveyance of real property; prohibit fee
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Georgia's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923; recognize April 24, 2012
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Dixon, Honorable Harry D.; condolences
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Farrar, Anthony Todd; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Wentz, Mrs. Sally Rebecca; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Georgia House of Representatives; begin conversation to look at policy that will empower undocumented students access to higher education; urge
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
The American Legion; recognize
Sponsor: Tim Golden
Bethesda Academy Boys Basketball Team; congratulate
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Williams, Jamichael; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Henry County E2: Economics and Education Task Force; commend
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Criminal procedure; sentencing of defendants; repeal certain provisions
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Log Cabin Community Church; commend
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Capps, Mrs. Carole Dalton; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Collins, Jack; George Cook; recognize
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Sutton, Mr. William Harris; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Coker, Mr. William Douglas "Doug", Sr.; condolences
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Hall County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Prevatt, Mr. Harry Wilson; condolences
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Wynn-Dixon, Dr. Evelyn; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Smith, Diamond Jandice; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Georgia Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank Act; enact
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Roberts, Andrew Andersen; commend
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Hamrick, Mr. Verner Spence "Sug"; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Forest Park High School; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Segars, Matthew Jonathon; commend
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Barber, Pastor Leroy; "Green My Hood" initiative; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Warner, Chad; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Heritage High School Wrestling Team; recognize
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Chamblee, City of; corporate limits; change
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Pharmacist and Pharmacies; change definition of security paper; State Board of Pharmacy; revisions
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Coker, Sr., Mr. William Douglas "Doug"; condolences
Sponsor: Emanuel Jones
Roberts, Andrew Andersen; commend
Sponsor: Elly Dobbs
Submerged Cultural Resources; permits; authorization to contract for investigation, survey; change certain provisions
Sponsor: John Bulloch
U.S. Congress; making renewed application to call for a convention; proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Richmond County; school board; change description of districts
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Seydel, Ms. Laura Turner; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Pastor Leroy Barber's initiative, "Green My Hood"; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Anaphylaxis Awareness Week; recognize August 26 - September 1, 2012
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Hinton, Mr. Russell; commend
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Button Gwinnett Day; recognize second Wednesday of April of 2012
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc.; commend
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Bryant, Dr. Thomas E.; condolences
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Georgia Pain Management Clinic Act; enact
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Richmond County; City of Augusta; change description of commissioner districts
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Muscogee County School District; change description of districts
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Bobo, Ms. Patsy and Mr. Joe McGlamery; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Pharmacists and pharmacies; revise definition of security paper
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Carlton, Chad & Julie; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
"The Hazel D. McCurry Act"; require nursing homes to provide certain nursing staffing
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Government; modify provisions; verification requirements, procedures, and conditions for applicants for public benefits
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Bryant, Reverend Dean; condolences
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
McCully, Richard P.; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Atlanta Assistance League; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Tillman, Ms. Donna Elizabeth; condolences
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Collins, Brad; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
House Public Utility Unit Closure, Contracts, and Rates Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Boy Scouts of America Troop 51; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Perry, Ms. Hattie Mae; commend
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Jenkins County; board of education; revise districts
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Federal Government; urge to cease the collection of motor fuel taxes in Georgia
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
McGaha, Dr. Gary A.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Hanner, Representative Bob; commend
Sponsor: Terry England
Buford High School literary team; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Fulton County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Sequoyah High School Physics Team; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Echols County; Board of Commissioners; provide for elections and terms of office
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day; June 20, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Macon Water Authority Act; change description of electoral districts
Sponsor: James Epps
Buford High School softball team; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Jackson, Ms. Lisa P.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Harmon, Dr. W. Ken; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Evans, Mother Dorethea Daye; recognize
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Papp, Dr. Daniel S.; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Bibb County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: James Epps
Edwards, Mr. Franklin "Frank"; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Alfonso, Nathan; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Lovell, Dr. V.C.; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Bauman, Mr. Bruce; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
State government; pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing; provide
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Wayne County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Sutherland, Mrs. Joan Miller; condolences
Sponsor: John Bulloch
We Are Clayton Magazine; commend
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Whitefield Academy Boys Varsity Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Georgia's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923; recognize April 24, 2012
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
State of Israel; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Brown, Pastor Jerry L.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
District 35 Legislative Day; recognize March 27, 2012
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
House Study Committee on Defensive Medicine and Patient Compensation; create
Sponsor: Amy Carter
McGaw, Officer Keith; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Scudder, Mr. Brian; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Lee, Dr. Darrell; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Cotto, Kelsy; commend
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Stanford, Mr. Detrick; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Trippi, Mr. Charley; commend
Sponsor: Charles Martin
Gateway Martial Arts; commend
Sponsor: Terry Johnson
Henry W. Grady High School Mock Trial Team; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Income tax credit; certain commercial geothermal heat pumps; include
Sponsor: Don Parsons
Lincoln County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Municipal Court of Columbus, Georgia; provide nonpartisan elections for judge
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
2012 legislative session administrative assistants; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Georgia Perimeter College; commend
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Franco, Sergeant Walter; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Lucy C. Laney High School boys basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Wayne County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Good Growth DeKalb; commend
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Hightower, Mr. Michael; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Cheeley, Ms. Selma McDonald Medlock; condolences
Sponsor: David Casas
Harbison, Mrs. Cecilia; condolences
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Controlled Substances; Schedule I and V controlled substance; "dangerous drug"; provisions
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Taxation; unreturned property; eliminate population provisions; provide penalties
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Wilson, Kayli Michelle; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Ellenburg, Ms. Alana; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
World Affairs Council of Atlanta; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Harbison, Mrs. Cecilia; condolences
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Hinton, Mr. Russell; commend
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Samuel Chapter #92; Order of the Eastern Star; President Kay Jackson; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Sales and use tax exemptions; food and beverages to food bank; extend
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Pirates Day on Lake Lanier; July 21, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Georgia History Month; recognize September
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Primaries and elections; dates of nonpartisan elections; provide
Sponsor: Mark Hamilton
Swanson, Ms. Betty; commend
Sponsor: Charles Martin
Jenkins County; board of commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Jagiella, Dr. Waclav "Walter" James Constantine; condolences
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Environmental Protection Division; urge to provide expeditious review and ultimate approval of water and wastewater facility plans and permits
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Lincoln County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Tricoli, Anthony; commend
Sponsor: Karla Drenner
Physician assistants; prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; physicians authorize
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Cosmetologists; examinations and applications for certificates of registration; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Insolvent insurers; claimants rights; correct certain language
Sponsor: Carlton Rogers
Button Gwinnett Day; second Wednesday of April of 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
'Small Business Borrower Protection Act'; enact; provide recovery limits for debt obligations by successor creditors
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Nayak, Simola; commend
Sponsor: Elena Parent
Mr. Bill Donald Wilkinson and Mrs. Dorothy Francis Andrews Wilkinson; condolences
Sponsor: John Wilkinson
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; pay attorney in event of conflict of interest in capital cases; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Matthew Ramsey
Bridges, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Marvin; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Ad valorem taxation; motor vehicles; clarify application to be consistent with federal provisions
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Holmes, Sergeant David Alexander; condolences
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Health and Wellness Initiatives; urge to raise public awareness on constituency health and wellness issues
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Morgan, Mrs. Jean Anderson; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Lucier, Mr. Leonardo "Little Leo", Jr.; condolences
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Energy purchase; amount of energy provider is required to purchase from generator; change
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Albert, Jacob; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Wang, Charles; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Cleland, Senator Max; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Bradley, Jeannie; commend
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Employment Security; unemployment compensation; prov.; change the amount of taxable wages; determination of weekly benefit amount; prov.
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Henley, Mr. Emmitt Wilson, Jr.; condolences
Sponsor: John Yates
Henry, Mrs. Carolyn; commend
Sponsor: Ellis Black
McCrary, Sister Madeline; commend
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Distilled Spirits; repeal the limitation on the number of retail dealer licenses which a person may possess
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
McNeal, Dr. Lorenzo P.; condolences
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Gordon Lee High School Wrestling Team; recognize
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Senate Study Committee on the Horse Racing Industry; create
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Senate Garnishment Proceedings Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Setoff debt collection; debts owed to public housing authorities; authorize
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Webb, Mr. Clarence; commend
Sponsor: Terry Johnson
Oliver, Ms. Beulah Rucker; commend
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Alcoholic beverages; tax payment and reporting by licensees; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Roger Williams
American Business Women's Association Greenbriar Chapter; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990; operate by means of accreditation; provide authorization
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Pine Lake Mayor Gregory M. Zarus; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Archer, Ms. Jacqueline; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Middlebrooks, Mr. Steve; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Miller Grove High School Boys Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Bufford, Allen; commend
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
Moore, Matthew; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
State agencies; guaranteed energy savings performance contracts; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Graves, Reverend Dwight C.; condolences
Sponsor: Terry Johnson
Affordable Care Act; recognizing and condemning the effect on the American Catholic Church
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games; commend
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Clayton County Parks and Recreation Department; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Houston, Ms. Ann Louise; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Brown, Mr. Thomas D.; recognize
Sponsor: John Wilkinson
House Comprehensive Motor Vehicle and Traffic Reform Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Lawrence, Max; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Bussey, Mr. Larry W.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Chatham County Magistrate Court; qualifications for magistrates; provide
Sponsor: R Bryant
Senate Retail Dealers of Distilled Spirits Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Hughes, Mr. Arthur; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Wang, Lisa; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Berkeley Lake, City of; change corporate limits
Sponsor: Tom Rice
National Women's Health Week in Georgia; May 13 though 19, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Morgan, Mrs. Jean Anderson; commend
Sponsor: Butch Parrish
Bennett, Mr. Everett; condolences
Sponsor: Jack Murphy
Georgia Conservation Voters; Mayor Kasim Reed; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Advancement Via Individual Determination; AVID Day; March 28, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Queen, Jordan Douglas; condolences
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977; eliminate Advisory Committee
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Arrington, Sr., Honorable Marvin S.; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Cardoza, Mr. Randy; commend
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Jenkins, Congressman Edgar Lanier; condolences
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Weeks, Mr. James W.; recognize
Sponsor: David Shafer
Hiram High School team of pre-engineering students; commend
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Kelley, Ron; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Urban eLife, Inc. and GreenSHADES Design Team; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Piedmont Newnan Hospital and Piedmont Healthcare; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Lucier, Mr. Leonardo "Leo", Sr.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Thomas, Cody; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Hecht, William H. "Bill"; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Strength, Sheriff Ronald; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Crisp County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Firearms; authorize persons between the ages of 18 and 21 to carry firearms under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
His Royal Majesty Igwe Ralph Obumnnemeh Ekpeh and Association of Enugwu-Ukwu Indigenes in the U.S. of America; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Education; authorize public school students in charter schools/virtual schools to participate in extracurricular activities at resident schools
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Williamson, Lee Talbot; commend
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Heritage High School wrestling team; commend
Sponsor: Jay Neal
Thurmond, Cain; recognize
Sponsor: John Wilkinson
Atlanta, City of; municipal court; modify provisions
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Garrett, Mrs. Sabrina; commend
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Thomas, Miss Sadie; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Callaway, Mr. Howard H. "Bo"; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Benjie Harbin
Dalton-Whitfield County Charter and Consolidation Commission; referendum results; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Baker County; board of elections and registration; reconstitute and change the composition
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Social Responsibility and Accountability Act; enact; drug test; temporary assistance for needy families/Medicaid benefits; requirements
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Brint, Mrs. Everlena; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Senate Complete Streets Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Dixon, Honorable Harry D., Sr.; condolences
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Holidays and Observances; change date of Georgia Day
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Drivers' licenses; felony offense demarcated on license; provisions
Sponsor: Timothy Beardon
Middlebroooks, Mr. Steve; commend
Sponsor: Keith Heard
Bennett, Mr. Everett; condolences
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Transportation, Dept. of; urge to seek alternative options to alleviate motor vehicle congestion throughout Metro Atlanta
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Henley, Jr., Mr. Emmitt Wilson; condolences
Sponsor: Rick Jeffares
Foster, Mrs. Runell "Nell" Brooks; commend
Sponsor: Brett Harrell
Habersham Christian Learning Center, Inc.; commend
Sponsor: Terry Rogers
Scott, Mr. Alvin Lee; condolences
Sponsor: Martin Scott
Thompson, Mr. Shane; commend
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Courts; juvenile proceedings; substantially revise provisions
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Golden Isles Aviation; commend
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Sims, Mother Clara Georgia; commend
Sponsor: Rahn Mayo
Gainesville High School Academic Bowl team; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Public Assistance; applicants for food stamps and temporary assistance; require personal growth activities
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Columbia High School Boys Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Johnson, Mr. Frank J.; recognize
Sponsor: Miriam Paris
Food sales and service establishments; revise definitions; exempt certain activities
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
McNeal, Dr. Lorenzo P.; condolences
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Chamblee, Mr. John Henry; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Piedmont Academy's One-Act Play; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Jessie, Ms. Iris B.; commend
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Evidence; extend the attorney-client privilege to third persons under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Foreclosure; time of delivery of notice of proceedings; change
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Clayton County Family Care, Inc.; commend
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Amerson, Representative Amos; commend
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Adjournment; relative to
Sponsor: Larry O'Neal
Redd, Mr. Aspinwall Hodge "Pat"; condolences
Sponsor: R Bryant
Andrews, Rear Admiral Annie B.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Forrest Hill Academy; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Chitty, Troy, II; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Juvenile court; rehearing an order of associate juvenile court judge; delete provision
Sponsor: R Bryant
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day; recognize March 22, 2012
Sponsor: John Albers
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Stalking; family violence order; define
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Grayson High School Football Team; recognize
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Sherman, Ms. Daphne; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
State-funded higher-learning institutions; establish recycling and waste management; urge
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Johnson, Mrs. Annie Burns; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Insurance; transition from annual to biennial license renewal; provide
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Counties; provide authority; operate vehicle for hire equipped to transport passengers in wheelchair throughout the state
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Macon-Bibb County Fire Department; recognize
Sponsor: Miriam Paris
Sprayberry High School; commend
Sponsor: Don Parsons
Byrd, Mr. Joey; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Baker, Mr. James Goodman; condolences
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Columbia High School Girls Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Greer, Mr. Fred W., Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Local Government; clarify development authorities are authorized to conduct redevelopment
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Johnson, Mr. Joseph "Joe" Burton; Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Johnson; commend
Sponsor: Martin Scott
Beasley, Mrs. Ardena Miles; condolences
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Municipal Court of Columbus; judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Oliver, Mr. Bruce; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Jarrell, Mr. Lannie Southwell, III; Stacye Jarrell; commend & invite to House
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Piedmont Academy's football team; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
2011 Milton High School Girls Lacrosse Team; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
Georgia Tech women's basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Siege of Beirut; 30th anniversary; lost veterans; recognize and honor
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Pacific Institute of Technology; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Ekta Parab and Caymus Price; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Ness, Chip; commend
Sponsor: Josh Clark
Grayson High School football team; commend
Sponsor: Tom Kirby
Lieutenant Matt O'Keefe; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Miller Grove High School Girls Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Community Affairs, Department of; adopt amendments to 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; urge
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Truluck, Emilia; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Cardoza, Mr. Randy; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Dilbeck, Mr. William; Mrs. Gail Dilbeck; commend
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
Pearson, Monica; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Catoosa County; office of commissioner; change the description of the commissioner districts
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Firearms; provide exemption from application of certain laws for persons possessing valid weapons carry licenses; exceptions
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Magistrates; termination under certain circumstances; provide
Sponsor: Timothy Beardon
Scamihorn, Cheryl; commend
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
State Government; provide state immunity extend to certain health care providers; engaged in graduate medical programs in Ga medical facilities
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Cleland, Mr. Max; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Zeanah, Dr. Michelle Reynolds; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Miller Grove High School girls basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
"Georgia Back to Work Program Act"; allow eligible participants receiving unemployment insurance benefits to receive workplace training
Sponsor: Valencia Seay
Columbia High School girls basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Jasper County; commend
Sponsor: Judith Manning
Georgia Water Conservation Week; June 10-16, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; transfer service credit; provide
Sponsor: Jay Powell
Conyers Presbyterian Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Lieutenant Kristi Peterson Wigington; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Brumley, Mr. Kenneth Eugene; condolences
Sponsor: Martin Scott
194th Armored Brigade; commend
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Johnson, Ms. Cora Lee; commend
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Judge Kenneth O. Nix Highway; Cobb County; dedicate
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Wernick, Mr. Joel; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Ward, Pastor James Cornell; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Independent Bookstores and Booksellers; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Life insurance; group life insurance policy to approved groups; allow issuance
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Senior Police Officer Tony Howard; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Lucy C. Laney High School Boys Basketball Team; recognize
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Epiphany Lutheran Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
O'Donnell, Ms. Leah; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Gainesville State College's Politically Incorrect Club; recognize
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Insurance; state domestic farmers' mutual fire insurance companies; update provisions
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Butcher, Ms. Stephanie Ray; commend
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Alarm monitoring service companies; utilize alarm verification; provisions
Sponsor: Alex Atwood
Piedmont Newman Hospital; Piedmont Healthcare; commend
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Bankoff, Mr. Joseph R.; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Alexander, Ms. Elizabeth Tillson; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Bonds; certain validation hearing appearance provisions; provide
Sponsor: Edward Lindsey
Fowler, Mr. W. Wyche, Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Hynes, Dr. Thomas J. "Tim", Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
St. Pius X Catholic Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Columbia High School boys basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Miller Grove High School boys basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Handicapped Persons; motorized wheelchair/scooter operated on public ways after dark shall be equipped with reflectors
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Smyrna Presbyterian Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Foundations of American Law and Government Displays; revise provisions
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Congress; prohibit Environmental Protection Agency from further regulating greenhouse gas emissions without study; urge
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
United States Congress; propose Parental Rights Amendment; urge
Sponsor: Jay Neal
Georgia World Congress Center Authority; use free market principles with any contracts or rights for a new Atlanta Falcons stadium; urge
Sponsor: Ed Setzler
Coweta Water Education Team; commend
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Browning, Ms. Harriette; commend
Sponsor: Charles Williams
Brown, Mrs. Josephine Burdette; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Conyers, City of; recognize
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Ossie Davis Parkway; Ware County; dedicate
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Annexation; unincorporated islands; repeal Article 6
Sponsor: Larry O'Neal
Coretta Scott King Memorial Highway; Clayton County; dedicate
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Mortgage lenders and brokers; certain mortgage activities without a license; prohibit
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Student scholarship organizations; testing requirements for qualified schools and programs which enroll eligible students; provide
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Lee, Miss Vicki; commend
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Love, Kyle; recognize
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
McEachern High School girls basketball team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Taylor, Dr. John C.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Simone Bell
New Life in Christ Baptist Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Senior Police Officer Elmer B. "Buddy" Christian III; condolences
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Lee, Mr. James Foon; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Hopper, Mark; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Trinity Baptist Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Life Church Congregation; Conyers, Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Boys and Girls Clubs of Georgia; Chantil Coleman; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
City Schools of Decatur Board of Education; recognize
Sponsor: Jason Carter
Kustra, Thomas; Trooper First Class; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Cobb County; board of commissioners; reconstitute
Sponsor: Doug Stoner
Columbus, City of; certain notices to be made in newspaper having largest circulation; provide
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Patrick Henry statue; artist; committee; businesses; honor
Sponsor: Andrew Welch
Jackson, Dr. John A.; commend
Sponsor: Charles Williams
Hope, Shane; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Sumter County; commend
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Brooks, Mrs. Wanda; Ms. Merilyn Davis; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Reformed Theological Seminary; commend
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Allen, Sergeant Major Victor E.; commend
Sponsor: Lynn Smith
Baker, Jesse; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Spikes, Ms. Schlonda; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Coffee County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Board of Education of Stewart County; reconstitute the board of education
Sponsor: George Hooks
Sylvania Information Center; 50th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Paulding County; Board of Commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Coosa High School cheerleading squad; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Cantrell, Alexandria; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Payne, Mrs. Susan; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Napier, Lindsey; commend
Sponsor: Larry O'Neal
McCain, Ms. Susan; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Daniels, Mrs. Nannie Mullis; 102nd birthday; commend
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Yu, Gina; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Mapp, Maya; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Millican, Staff Sergeant Scott; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Crawford County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Robert Dickey
Collins Hill High School wrestling team; commend
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Violations of traffic laws; additional penalty to be assessed for driver education purposes; extend expiration date
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Atkinson, Curtis Lee; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Highway; Richmond County; dedicate
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
House Study Committee on Alternative Living Services Reimbursement Rates; create
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Senate Technology in Tax Collection Study Committee; create
Sponsor: David Shafer
Franklin, Dr. Robert Michael; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
CHRIS Kids Day; recognize March 22, 2012
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
2012 Senate Aides; commend
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Johnson, Mr. Richie; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Boys and Girls Clubs of Georgia; recognize
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Wood, Mrs. Sheila; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Stafford, Nicole; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
May, Krystalyn; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Pike, Sydnie; commend
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Dykes, Stephanie Nichole; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Senior Police Officer Eric Antonio Jones; recognize
Sponsor: Steve Henson
2012 Senate Interns; commend
Sponsor: Tommie Williams
Farris, Mrs. Christine King; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Walker, Ms. Ruth; condolences
Sponsor: David Ralston
Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; provide comprehensive revision of the provisions
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Decatur, City of; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Howard, Tony; Senior Police Officer; commend
Sponsor: Keith Heard
Redding, Erika; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Bond, Corey; recognize
Sponsor: Frank Ginn
Joshua Project Worldwide; commend
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Anaphylaxis Awareness Week; August 26 through September 1, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Astles, Rachel; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Christy, Katie; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Fletcher, Sahara; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Samuel Chapter #9 of the Order of the Eastern Star; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
McEachern High School Girls Basketball Team; commend
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Dodson, Mr. Henry David, Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Christian, Elmer B. "Buddy", III; Senior Police Officer; condolences
Sponsor: Keith Heard
Morrill Act; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Youth Leadership Thomasville-Thomas County; recognize
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Morgan, Bruce; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Christian Aid Mission Partnership; commend
Sponsor: Terry Johnson
Brooks, Jonathan Samuel Warren; condolences
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Houk, Julian; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Love, Frank; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Professions and businesses; real estate professionals; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Johnson, Stewart Van; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Reising, Ryan; commend
Sponsor: Bruce Williamson
United States Department of Labor; recall proposed policies; urge
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Oliver, Ms. Beulah Rucker; recognize
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Lamar, Ms. Ashley; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Georgia Department of Public Safety; recognize
Sponsor: Terry England
Rabun County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Hayslett, Ms. Marlitt; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Cram, Coach Rusty; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Georgia State Patrol Post 42; Department of Driver Services; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Downs, Maddie; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Reed, Dr. Sandra B.; commend
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Insurance; dispute or complaint involving material not in English, the English version shall control the resolution; provide
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
CHRIS Kids Day; March 22, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Sergeant Major James E. Jones Memorial Bridge; Berrien County; dedicate
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Flowers, Jordan; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Chatman, Ms. Valerie; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; 70th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Popham, Mrs. Sandra; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Norton, Mr. Gary; commend
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Beacham, Austin; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Culverton United Methodist Church; 100th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Ellenburg, Ms. Alana; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Hiram, City of; create the position of city manager
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Bikers Month at the capitol; May, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Mountain View High School; commend
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Westbrook, Ms. Barbara; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Commission of Athens-Clarke County; change the composition and description of the districts
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Montgomery County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Greg Morris
Clayton County; board of commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Hunt, Mr. Kevin; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Pritchard, Ms. Amy; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Manchester, City of; provide election districts
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Drivers' licenses; convicted of crime against a minor; prohibit certain transport
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Blackburn, Mr. Andy; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Harris, Mr. Dale B.; condolences
Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson
Windincamp, Ms. Sarah; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Moraga, William; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Stephens County High School girls softball team; commend
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Steelnack, Mr. Robert; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Williams, Ms. Vonceil; condolences
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Collins Hill High School softball team; commend
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Pace, Mr. Charm; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Fowler, John Thomas, Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Richmond Baptist Church; 115th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Bristow, Wendy; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Hayes, Ms. Laura; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Owen, Andrew; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Tourism Marketing Act of 2012; enact
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Stephens County High School skills team; commend
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Mitchell, Mr. Irving S.; condolences
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Akpabio, Princess Pat; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Elections; nonpartisan elections for members of consolidated governments considered county elections; provide
Sponsor: Benjie Harbin
Zeanah, Dr. Michelle Reynolds; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
House Study Committee on Subsidiary Corporation Condemnation for Electric Transmission Lines; create
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Georgia Tech Cooperative Education Program; commend
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Natural Resources; provide for an extension of the automatic repeal of Code Section 12-5-9
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Spraetz, Ms. Cathy Willis; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Secondary Metal Recyclers; comprehensive revision of provisions
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Kaplan, Tyler J.; recognize
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Georgia Pre-K Week; recognize first week of October 2012
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Guardian and ward; criminal background checks for persons seeking to become a guardian; provide
Sponsor: Mary Oliver
Coweta-Fayette-South Fulton County Forestry Unit; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Courts; require marshals to notify protected persons upon the service of certain protective orders
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Morgan, Ms. Pam; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe High School Academic Decathlon Team; commend
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Tedders, Eric; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Hunter, Coach Ron; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Scamihorn, Cheryl; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; September, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Rodgers, Officer Jeff; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Jackson, Ashleigh; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Reid, Pastor W.J.; commend
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Milton High School boys basketball team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc.; recognize
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Williams, Ms. Cynthia; commend
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Chattahoochee District; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Decatur County Forestry Unit; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Knight, Mr. Phillip; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Ms. Ja'Naan; recognize
Sponsor: Curt Thompson
Hugh Carroll Butler Memorial Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Davis, Belva Allen; recognize
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Flanders, Jr., Mr. Frank B.; condolences
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Kemp, Jennifer; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
State YMCA of Georgia's Youth Assembly; commend and invite participants to House
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Herold, Timothy James; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Yawn, Mr. Bruce; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Chitty, Troy, II; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Augusta-Richmond County Transparency in Government Act; enact
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Stephens, Ms. Ovis; recognize
Sponsor: John Crosby
Gatewood School girls basketball team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund; death benefit for members; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Millican, Staff Sergeant Scott; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Murray, Anne Tanner; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Childs, Leigh; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Kent, Ms. Sandy; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Edge, Officer Mark; commend
Sponsor: Sheila Jones
Savannah Grace Little; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Jim Wetherington Interchange; Muscogee County; dedicate
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Montgomery, Terri; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Noibi, Dr. Abayomi "Yomi"; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Georgia Pre-K Week; first week of October, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Woodfield Academy; Mrs. Susan Jukes; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
United State Congress; enact FairTax and ratify the repeal of the 16th Amendment; urge
Sponsor: David Casas
Baldwin County; preserve the sovereignty of a federal corporation to engage in certain commercial activities; recognize the need
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Mrs. Glenda and Dr. John Covington Highway; Paulding County; dedicate
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Genocide Prevention/Awareness Month; recognize & invite coalition to House
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Superior Courts; increase penalties that can be imposed for contempt of court
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Gwinnett County Recorder's Court; impose and collect technology fee for each criminal fine imposed; authorize
Sponsor: Hugh Floyd
Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Sponsor: Terry England
Environmental Protection Division; urge to develop a Toxic Use Reduction Strategy
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Guaranteed asset protection waivers; retail seller's requirements to insure waiver obligations; provide exception
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Juries; certain persons ineligible to serve as trial or grand jurors; clarify
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Capitol Commission; Pastor Ron J. Bigalke; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Milton High School girls lacrosse team; commend
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Sheppard, Jr., Preston M.; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
DeKalb County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Simone Bell
State YMCA of Georgia's Youth Assembly; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Education; time frame relative to hearings before administrative law judges; eliminate
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
State; no private property shall be alienated to any other state; exercise of state sovereignty/jurisdiction without consent of General Assembly
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Morrill Act; recognize and invite UGA president to House
Sponsor: Terry England
Economic Development, Department of; Division of Minority and Women's Business Development; create
Sponsor: Roger Bruce
Dryden, Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete"; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
Robinson, Jr., Dr. Joe Sam; recognize
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Kelso Horne Memorial Highway; Laurens County; dedicate
Sponsor: James Hatchett
Dent, Reverend Rickey G.; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
National Men's Health Month; recognize June 2012
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Kingdom of Denmark; commend and invite representatives to House
Sponsor: James Epps
Sales and use tax; variable rate of tax based on place of manufacture of product sold; provide
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Doug Collins
English, Apostle Sanjay; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Oglesby, Mr. Morris; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
House Variable Sales Tax Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Milton High School Boys Basketball Team; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Gould, Ms. Julia; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Simpson, DaShan; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
Bias, Mr. Richard R.; recognize
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Stanley, Reverend David L., Sr.; commend
Sponsor: Nikki Randall
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; additional penalty assessments for additional violations; authorize
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Phi Theta Kappa; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Eta Phi Beta Sorority; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Davidson, Alexis Carl; commend
Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson
Walker, Ms. Dionne; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Gibbons, Mr. Hartley, Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Bowen, Major Julian; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Daly, Deputy Sheriff Richard Joseph; condolences; invite family to House
Sponsor: Darryl Jordan
McDaniel, William Kenneth "Coach Mac", Sr.; condolences
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Sapp, Mr. James T.; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Webb Bridge Middle School academic bowl team; commend
Sponsor: Jan Jones
Chastain, Ms. Blanche; commend
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
Milton High School boys basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Jan Jones
District Governor Alan Bethel; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
Pawnbrokers; provide limitations regarding certain fees or taxes; transactions
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
U.S. Congress; urged to adopt/submit to states a balanced budget amendment to U.S. Constitution and balance current budget
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Meriwether County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Cherokee County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Social Circle, City of; School District; change description of education districts
Sponsor: Bruce Williamson
Board of Commissioners of Marion County; change the description of the commissioner districts
Sponsor: George Hooks
Tift County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Newton County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Bryan County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Scotland, City of; provide for election of mayor and councilmembers
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Chief Vann Bypass; Floyd County; dedicate
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Laurens County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: James Hatchett
Liberty County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Lowndes County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ellis Black
HOPE scholarships and grants; scholarship for attending out-of-state institutions; provide
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Floyd County Probate Court; judge and chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Coffee County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Grady County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Board of Education of Webster County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: George Hooks
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; provide that no health insurance plan for employees of the state shall offer coverage for abortion services
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Telfair County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Orlando, Steven M.; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Tift County; Board of Commissioners; reapportion districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Charles N. "Judy" Poag Memorial Highway; Murray County; dedicate
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Buckhead Coalition; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Freeman, Mrs. Jo Neal; condolences
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005; revise certain provisions
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Fire Station 19 Firefighters; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Arrington, Sr., Honorable Marvin S.; recognize
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Primaries and elections; use of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems and voting machines; eliminate
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month; recognize May 2012
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Ervin, Mr. Wayne; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Ben Hill County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Jackson County; School System; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Davis, Mr. Ken; condolences
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
J.J. Biello Park Cherokee Tennis Court Center's USTA Senior Women's Team; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Kick Butts Day; recognize March 21, 2012
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Cromer, David; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Sibilly, Ms. Lorette A.; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Electric Utilities; consumers may elect not to use smart meters; Public Service Commission may create/regulate a surcharge for consumers who elect not to use smart meters
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Ariemma, Ms. Catherine; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Belle, Ms. Regina; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Commerce, City of; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Liberty County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Insurance; provide a religious exception; requirement that every health benefit policy provide coverage for contraceptives
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Colquitt County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Talbot County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Brooks County; board of education; provide new districts
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Berrien County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Bloodworth, GeorgAnne; commend
Sponsor: Robert Dickey
Cook County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Long County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Lu, Mr. Chris; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Berrien County; Board of Commissioners; provide new districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Monroe County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Atkinson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Insurance; authorize Insurance Commissioner to establish coalition of other states; alternative policy approval process for comprehensive major medical policies
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Long County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Day; March 13, 2012; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
Clarke County; City of Athens; board of education; change districts
Sponsor: Keith Heard
Colquitt County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Cook County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Penny Houston
Talbot County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Davidson College men's basketball team; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Higginbotham, Miss Laurel Noelle; commend
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Gale, Officer Courtney; commend
Sponsor: Keith Heard
National Groundwater Awareness Week; March 11-17, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Monroe County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Atkinson County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Gray Elementary School; Dole Food Company; commend and invite reps to House
Sponsor: Susan Holmes
Brooks County; board of commissioners; provide new districts
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Houston County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Lamar County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: David Knight
Meriwether County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Harold Shedd Highway; Haralson County; dedicate
Sponsor: Kevin Cooke
Georgia Sheriffs' Cooperative Authority; create
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Lamar County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: David Knight
Billingsley, Chris; commend
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Robinson, Mrs. Lisa; commend
Sponsor: Robert Dickey
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School's negotiation team; recognize
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Phil Streetman Day; March 22, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Ben Hill County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Wiggins, Ms. Louversia L.; condolences
Sponsor: Horacena Tate
Sibilly, Ms. Lorette A.; commend
Sponsor: Terry England
Ahuja, Ms. Kiran; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Mitchell County; Board of Education; change districts
Sponsor: Jay Powell
Newton County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Doug Holt
State employees' health insurance; no plan shall offer certain drug coverage for erectile dysfunction; provide
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Hunter, Coach Ron; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
McKenzie-Jackson, Dr. Traci; commend
Sponsor: James Epps
Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month; commend and invite coalition to House
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Mitchell County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Powell
Groves High School; Dole Food Company; commend and invite reps to House
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Heritage High School girls cross country team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Jay Neal
State of Georgia; pursue desalination technology; urge
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Day care centers; employees and directors; require satisfactory child protective services report
Sponsor: Billy Mitchell
Domestic Relations; child abuse; expand mandatory reporting requirements; provide for procedure; exception
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
John B. Box Memorial Bridge; Greene County; dedicate
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Stalvey, Corporal John R.; condolences; invite family to House
Sponsor: Calvin Hill
Physicians; authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists/nurses; vaccine protocol agreements with physicians
Sponsor: Earl Carter
State Construction Industry Licensing Board; Division of Roofing Contractors; create
Sponsor: R Bryant
Santangelo, Mr. Leonard; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Public Water Systems; require public water suppliers; transmit customer water consumption data to such county
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Riley, Pastor Harry J.; honoring
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Gale, Officer Courtney; recognize
Sponsor: Frank Ginn
Loyd, Ms. Ann E.; recognize
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Cook, Pastor Tamarkus T.; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; delegation of authority to order radiographic imaging tests; revise prov.
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
25th Annual Law Enforcement Cookout; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Elementary and secondary education; teacher's authority to remove a student from a classroom; expand
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Kittle, Mr. Fred; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Ansley, Timothy "Tim"; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Young, Mr. James "Jim" E.; condolences
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Hanks, Sr., Dr. Lawrence J.; condolences
Sponsor: Freddie Sims
Westwood Schools's football team; commend
Sponsor: Jay Powell
Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph N. Boakai; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Farmer, Ms. Dwanda; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Huddleston Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Bennett's Mill Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Fix a Leak Week; recognize March 12-18, 2012
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Whitewater High School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Meredith, Reverend Dennis A.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Bruce, Dr. James Frederick, Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month; May, 2012; proclaim
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Oliver, Mr. Samuel L.; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Andrews, Mr. Leonard Allen; condolences
Sponsor: Donzella James
Townsend, Dr. Beverly; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Johnston, Ms. Tera Davis; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
White County; provide homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for county purposes
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Train, Ms. Blair Kerr; recognize
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Watkins, Mr. Vincent B., J.D.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Sandy Creek High School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Nimmer, Mr. William T.; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Hapeville Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Hawkins, Mr. Herbert (Herb) C., Jr.; condolences
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Young Democrats, Lambda Alliance, and Ally Outreach; University of Ga.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Robertson, Ms. Shelitha; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
J.C. Booth Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Hayslett, Ms. Marlit; commend
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Lakeside High School; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
State YMCA of Georgia's Youth Assembly; commend
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Dodson, Mr. Henry David, Jr.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Dunlap, William Conrad; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Busbee, Mrs. Mary Beth; condolences
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Concrete Day; recognize March 14, 2012
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Georgia IronDawgs Bench Press; recognize
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Munford, Ms. Lottie Mae Reid; honoring
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
J.E. Edmonds Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Terry College of Business; Executive Master of Business Administration program; commend
Sponsor: Scott Holcomb
Tyrone Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Rising Starr Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
License Plates; require a sworn statement by an applicant for a tag renewal
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Japan; recovery and rebuilding efforts; commend
Sponsor: Ed Setzler
Retirement Housing Foundation; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Fourth Annual Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; recognize March 13, 2012
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Water/Sewage Systems; prohibit municipal corporations from requiring certain persons; to use the sewage system maintained by municipal corp.
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; commend
Sponsor: Patricia Gardner
2012 as Georgia Year of Cooperatives; recognize
Sponsor: Terry England
Brooks Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Starr's Mill High School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
McClain, Mr. Dewey Loren; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Stephens, Ms. Ovis; commend
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Cowser, Ms. Marie; condolences
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Georgia's cooperatives; 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives; recognize
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Simmons, Mary Hudmon; 100th birthday; honor
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Allen, Bishop O.C., III; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
McDaniel, Honorable Hugh Lee; commend
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Kedron Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Spring Hill Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Braelinn Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
25th annual law enforcement cookout; commend
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
McIntosh High School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Peeples Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
North Fayette Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Whitewater Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Peachtree City Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
AdEdge Water Technologies; commend
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
2012 Georgia Cotton Queens; commend
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Lee, Mr. Allen; condolences
Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley
Oh, Dr. Sang Wan; commend
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
Forest Park Teen Council; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Freeman, Mrs. Jo Neal; condolences
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
Gilmer High School wrestling team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: David Ralston
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; February 27, 2012, as Delta Day at the state capitol; recognize
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Tucker High School Tigers; 2011 Class AAAA State Championship; commend
Sponsor: Billy Mitchell
Harp Minter Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Foran, Michael A.; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Munford, Ms. Lottie Mae Reid; 100th birthday; honor
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Randall, Mr. Andre Kenneth "Chase"; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
House Interns for 2012 Regular Session; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Scott, Dr. Shermal B.; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Heard Mixon Elementary School; Dole Food Company; commend & invite reps to House
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Crabapple Lane Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Virgil Fludd
Cheek, Dr. Kathryn K.; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Day; recognize March 19, 2012
Sponsor: Butch Miller
The Brickery in Sandy Springs, Georgia; 20th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Historic Bennett Union Missionary Baptist Church; commend
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Little, Mrs. Mattie Ruth; 100th birthday; commend
Sponsor: Stephanie Benfield
Fire Station 19 firefighters; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
U.S. Dept. of Labor; urge to recall proposed policies
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Georgia Year of Cooperatives; recognize 2012
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Bickers, Dr. Mitzi L.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Educational Programs; use of standards base grading in grades 4 through 12; prohibit
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Interchange; Augusta-Richmond County; dedicate
Sponsor: Quincy Murphy
President Obama and Congress; propose overtime initiative be added to Fair Labor Standards Act; urge
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Local Government; electronic transmission of budgets; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Tax commissioner; present tax returns of the county; repeal population exception
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Yancey, Ms. Evonne; recognize
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Gainesville High School Key Club; recognize
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Youth Villages Georgia Day; recognize March 7, 2012
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Congress; urge to prohibit Environmental Protection Agency from further regulating greenhouse gas emissions; without comprehensive economic and environmental study
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Federal government; cease collection of motor fuel taxes in Georgia; urge
Sponsor: Calvin Hill
Georgia's Cooperatives; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
'Jace Hester Law'; emergency closure of an early care and education program upon death of a minor
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Dyer, Mr. David; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Baldwin County Mayor's Commission on Youth Leadership and High Achievers Program; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Bailey, Sarah Randolph; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Health; act of a mother breastfeeding her child; shall not be considered unlawful conduct
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
State government; state employees reside in this state; require
Sponsor: Darryl Jordan
State/Local Officers; urge members of GA National Guard and State Defense Force not to assist or cooperate with armed forces of United States
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Income tax; withholding tax on taxable income of nonresident members of certain associations; change certain provisions
Sponsor: David Knight
Adjournment; relative to
Sponsor: Larry O'Neal
Homeowners' Solar Bill of Rights; enact
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
House Study Committee on Compensation for the Convicted Innocent; create
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Highway 98 by Ricky Fitzpatrick Highway; Commerce to Danielsville; dedicate
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Death penalty; imposition under certain circumstances; prohibit
Sponsor: Pedro Marin
Civil Practice; personal service of a summons on a corporation; provisions
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Charter system earnings; full-time equivalent student; repeal
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act; define certain terms; provide charitable contribution made to a charitable contribution; good faith
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Mattresses; use of previously used material; provide regulation
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Georgia Emergency Management Agency; eliminate the licensing of nongovernmental rescue organizations
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Education; rename to Georgia Educational Freedom Act; expand eligibility for the program; revise requirements relating to qualifications for scholarship
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Labor and industrial relations; employees use sick leave for immediate family care; allow
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Crimes and Offenses; increase the punishment for aggravated assault upon a nurse while engaged in his or her official duties
Sponsor: John Crosby
Legal services for indigent; dedicate existing fees; provide - CA
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Dogs; criminal penalties for certain owners failing to secure; provide
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Legal services for indigents; certain fees to fund accused; change provisions
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
General Assembly; fiscal notes for bills changing compensation; change provisions
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Public Service Commission; term and manner of election of chairperson; change
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Ad valorem taxation; preferential assessment of brownfield property; extend under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Edward Lindsey
"Georgia On My Mind"; 33rd anniversary; recognize & invite daughter to House
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
United States Congress; expand eligibility and reduce over regulation of H-2A guest worker program; urge
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Interchange; Augusta-Richmond County; dedicate
Sponsor: Henry Howard
Ruth B. Crawford Highway; Richmond County; dedicate
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Adoption; withdrawing a surrender of parental rights; change period
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Crimes and offenses; drug-free church zones; establish
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Georgia Treated Timber Products of 1973; repeal
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Local Government; public advertisements; provide for certain requirements
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Cooper, Representative Sharon; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Tallapoosa Primary School; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Houston, Ms. Whitney; condolences
Sponsor: Alisha Morgan
Columbia County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Chapman, Jeffery Lyndon; commend
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Wittenstein, Mr. Robert; commend
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Bates, Ms. Angie; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Knight-Ofosu, Dr. Pauline; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Morrill Act; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Veterans Remembered Flag; recognize
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Randall, Honorable William C.; commend
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Nurses; add mandatory reporting provisions
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Preston B. Lewis Jr. Memorial Highway; Burke County; dedicate
Sponsor: Jesse Stone
Wilson, Cyrus Carrier; recognize
Sponsor: John Albers
Jefferson, City of; public schools; change description of education districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Jackson County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Warren County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Wright, Mr. Ken; commend
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
John Flournoy Interchange; Muscogee County; dedicate
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Walton County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Bruce Williamson
Bremen Wal-mart Security; Manager Patrick Eller; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Morgan County; Board of Education; change composition and description of districts
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Lemon, Ms. Dana; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Putnam County State Court; law provisions updated and consolidated; provide
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Yancey, Ms. Evonne; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
State Gov't; no state agency shall enter into a contract with private entity; provision of services; outside the geographical boundaries of the U.S.
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Northlake Community Alliance, Inc.; commend
Sponsor: Elena Parent
Randall, Representative Nikki; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Walls, Ms. Ruthie Garrett; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Day; March 7, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Queen, Mr. Arthur; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Law Enforcement; mandate certain conduct when a person is reported missing
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
ViaCyte; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
William G. Long Interchange; Cherokee County; dedicate
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Tallapoosa Police Department; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Patton's Meat Market; recognize
Sponsor: David Shafer
Douglas County Chamber Singers; commend
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Lowndes County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Ellis Black
National Association of Black Social Workers; commend
Sponsor: Alisha Morgan
Peanut Butter and Jelly Day; March 6, 2012; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
McMahon, Major General Robert; commend
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Irwin County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Cherokee County; board of commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Hart County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Bell, Joseph N.; commend
Sponsor: Craig Gordon
Worth County; Board of Education; reapportion districts
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Franklin County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Evans County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
State Government; general provisions; define certain terms
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Waddy, Rev. Isaiah J.; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Screven County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Padgett, Dot; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Baxter, Brittney; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Duffy, Brian; commend
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Crawford County; Board of Commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Robert Dickey
Anderson, Marcia; honor
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
McDonald, Reverend Timothy, III; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
White County; Board of Education; provide for new districts
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Hart County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Alan Powell
McKee, Mr. Richard; commend
Sponsor: Ed Setzler
White County; Board of Commissioners; provide new districts
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Franklin County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Worth County; board of commissioners; reapportion districts
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Irwin County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jay Roberts
Mills, Ms. Helene S.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
University System of Georgia; provide Board of Regents establish process; veterans receiving educational benefits
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Senate Alternative Sustainable Transportation Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Carrollton High School Cheerleading Squad; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
2012 Georgia Cotton Queens; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
"Federal Abortion Mandate Opt-out Act"; opt out of funding certain abortions through certain qualified health plans
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Chaffin, SFC Wade; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Henry County Middle School's art classes; commend
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Carrollton High School; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Chattooga County; board of education; revise districts
Sponsor: Barbara Reece
Young, Mr. James E.; condolences
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Hopkins, Ms. Sherry Rochelle; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Evans County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Delvis Dutton
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia; commend
Sponsor: John Meadows
Ross, Mr. Danny; commend
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Georgia's Return to Play Act of 2012; enact
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Mosley, Ms. Vernell; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Camden County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Dunn, Coy J., Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Ed Setzler
Effingham County; Board of Education; correct dates of certain elections
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Mercier, Ms. Adele; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
'Georgia Self-service Storage Facility Act of 2012'; definitions; change the due date for monthly rental payments
Sponsor: William Jackson
March of Dimes Day; recognize March 5, 2012
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Bland, Mr. Donald (Jones); condolences
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Down syndrome; need to raise awareness; recognize
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Mack, Ms. Deborah; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Rhodes, Dr. William H., Jr.; commend
Sponsor: Mickey Channell
Screven County; board of commissioners; provide member elections
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Motor Vehicles; provide for definitions; notification of the use of speed detection and enforcement devices
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Lennon, Ms. Janulyn Yvette; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Powers, Honorable Georgia Montgomery Davis; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Camden County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Morgan County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Varner, Gary; commend
Sponsor: Ed Setzler
Scott, Dr. Beverly A.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Bell, Eldrin; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
"Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act"; eliminate the 9-1-1 Advisory Committee
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Senate Homeless and Female Veterans Assistance Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Clark, Honorable Betty Jean; condolences
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Landreth, Ms. Barbara; commend
Sponsor: Lynn Smith
Chatmon, Ms. Geri; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Luther Judson Price Middle School football team; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Adoption; issuance of copy of an original birth certificate to certain adult persons; provide
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Bremen Police Department; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Walton County; Board of Education; change provisions to districts
Sponsor: Bruce Williamson
Elections; provide all offices in this state shall be elected on a partisan basis; exceptions; referendums and procedures
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
DNA Analysis; provide for DNA analysis of persons arrested for felony offenses; time and procedure for withdrawal of blood samples; prov.
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Burke County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Madison County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Tom McCall
Blake, Dr. Sherry; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Ad valorem tax exemptions; revise a definition
Sponsor: David Knight
Local Boards of Education; members; suspension and removal; revise provisions
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Madison County; Board of Commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: Tom McCall
Insurance; provide in event of dispute arising involving material not in English; the English version shall control the resolution of the dispute
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Glascock County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Open and Public meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Burke County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Montgomery County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Greg Morris
Tobacco related objects; blunt wrap regulation; provide definition
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Coolidge, City of; time of municipal elections; change provisions
Sponsor: Darlene Taylor
Davis, Honorable Grace Wilkerson; condolences
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Hecht, William H. "Bill"; recognize
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Education; provide authorization to operate by means of accreditation for nonpublic postsecondary institutions; certain requirements
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
State Board of Education; urge to provide a course; stop teen dating violence
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
HOPE scholarship; dual credit enrollment courses treated equal to advancement placement to determine eligibility; provide
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
Columbia County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Joint Study Commission on Education for Parents with Newborn Children; create
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Torts; limit liability for a governing authority of a school that enters into a recreational joint-use agreement with a public/private entity
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Elections; provide elected municipal court judges shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Gainesville, City of; board of education; revise districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Education; repeal article relating to Georgia Charter Schools Commission; establish Georgia Charter Schools Advisory Commission; membership
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Life Insurance; provide for insurers to offer wellness endorsements or riders under certain circumstances
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Georgia Regional Mass Transit Act of 2012; enact
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
DeKalb County; operation of telecommunications towers on certain public school property; prohibit
Sponsor: Karla Drenner
Local Govt. & Public Property; require certain procedures; leasing public property to private entity for nongovernmental purposes
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Elementary and secondary education; annual fitness assessment program; repeal requirements
Sponsor: Mark Hamilton
Georgia Lottery Corporation; Board of Directors; approve use of video lottery terminals; urge
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Taxation; income received as retirement benefits from military service not subject to state income tax; provide
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; amend provisions; establish Transit Governance Council
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Motor vehicles; state law violation for drivers of commercial vehicles who fail to be restrained by a seat safety belt on roads and highways; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Board of Education of Hall County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: Butch Miller
Board of Education of Baldwin County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Board of Commissioners of Baldwin County; change the description of commissioner districts
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Timber Ridge Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Dodgen Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Georgia Day; Sep. 25, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Judith Manning
Sweet Shoppe; owners Nikki Gribble and Susan Catron; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: David Ralston
Board of Commissioners of Decatur County; change the description of commissioner districts
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Anthony, Ms. Madeleine Kiker; honor
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Kim, General He-beom; South Korean Consulate; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: David Casas
East Side Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Dickerson Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Harvey, Michelle Gignilliat; condolences
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Tritt Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
McClung, Arthur Joseph, Jr.; condolences
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Shallowford Falls Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Water Resources; exempt water withdrawals; Tennessee River basin restrictions on transfers of water
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Sligh, Jr., Stuart Frederick; condolences
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Rocky Mount Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Georgia Links Day; March 14, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Rainey, Lex; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Mt. Bethel Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Corinth Christian Church; honor
Sponsor: Bruce Williamson
Harpst, Ethel; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Bikers Day; recognize February 29, 2012
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Board of Education of Decatur County; change the description of the education districts
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Starnes, Ms. Jane; commend
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Bennett, Dr. Cindy; commend
Sponsor: Lynn Smith
U.S.Congress; urge to permit the use of "cellular jammers" for the prevention of illegal cell phone use in prisons, jails, youth detention facilities
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Hightower Trail Middle School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Coosa High School Cheerleading Squad; recognize
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Juvenile Proceedings; clarify the definition of the term "designated felony"; increase the max. detention period for children adjudicated for delinquent acts
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority Act; enact
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Board of Commissioners of Thomas County; change description of the commissioner districts; definitions and inclusions
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Tourism Promotion Joint Study Commission; create
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Georgia Composite Medical Board; provide for additional powers; enact the "Georgia Pain Management Clinic Act"; require licensure
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Adams, Normer; Ga. Assoc. of Homes and Services for Children; commend
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Conservation and Natural Resources; occupying live-aboards; repeal provisions
Sponsor: Craig Gordon
Damages; reduction of earnings to present value; change provisions
Sponsor: Edward Lindsey
Georgia Emergency Management Agency; licensing of nongovernmental rescue organizations, groups, teams, search and rescue dog teams; eliminate
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Macon Day; Feb. 29, 2012; recognize and invite public officials to House
Sponsor: James Epps
American Red Cross Month; recognize March 2012
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Wesleyan College; commend and invite President Ruth Knox to House
Sponsor: James Epps
Lance Corporal William Taylor Richards Memorial Highway; Dade County; dedicate
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Georgia Sheriffs' Cooperative Authority; create
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Kate's Club Grief Awareness Day; March 1; commend & invite directors to House
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Patient Right to Know; administrative remedies; prior to inmate filing a complaint; Georgia Composite Medical Board
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Insurance; procedure relative to claimant's offers to settle tort claims involving liability policies; provide
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Agricultural products dealers; applicability of general provisions to persons who buy for cash; provide
Sponsor: Terry England
Education; provide for certain notices for disciplinary or evaluation proceedings or conferences
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Dawson, City of; change the terms of the mayor and city councilmembers
Sponsor: John Crosby
Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act; Public Service Commission shall adopt certain rules with respect to charges for natural gas used in structures where poultry are raised; provide
Sponsor: Terry England
Drivers' Licenses; provide for the issuance of temporary license, permit; noncitizen upon the presentation of certain documentation
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Local government; tenants of airports authorized to be members of airport authority or commission; provide
Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson
Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway; Dade County; dedicate
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
National Council of Negro Women; DeKalb Section; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month; recognize April 2012
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Insurance; consumer protections related to aftermarket emissions parts and aftermarket safety parts; provide
Sponsor: Tom Rice
Condominiums; prohibiting display of for sale sign by unit owner; prevent association
Sponsor: Elena Parent
Professional Social Workers Month; March, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Howard Mosby
Pope High School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
General Assembly; Senate not more than 38 Senators and House not more than 120 Representatives as of January 1, 2015; provide - CA
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Taiwan; relations with the United States; commend
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Senate Rules; amend
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
John S. Gibson Memorial Highway; Coffee County; dedicate
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Chapman, Jeffrey Lyndon; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Harris-Simmons, Ms. Melanie B.; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee; commend
Sponsor: R Bryant
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers; Five Points of Life Foundation; commend
Sponsor: Howard Mosby
Moultrie, Ms. Martha Collins Lynch; commend
Sponsor: Lynn Smith
Murdock Elementary School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Walton High School; commend
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Mayor Pro Tempore Robert L. Thomas; condolences
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Counties; number of counties limited; county boundaries and county sites-CA
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Reichert, Albert Phillips; condolences
Sponsor: James Epps
Stone, Mr. Larry; commend
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Natural Resources, Dept.; urge to take measures to preserve, protect, and promote; historical heritage; Sapelo Island, Georgia
Sponsor: Jack Hill
American Bikers Active Toward Education; Feb. 29, 2012; Bikers Day; recognize
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Turner, Ms. Verdaillia; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Drew, Master Sergeant Angela D.; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Hall, Wayne Franklin; condolences
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Goree, Jessie; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Cardinale, Mr. Matthew Charles; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Santangelo, Mr. Leonard; commend
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Patterson, Chief Samuel F.; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Giles, Shelby; commend
Sponsor: Robert Dickey
Ledel, Matthew; commend
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Tanner, Anthony; commend
Sponsor: John Hatfield
Georgia Academy of Audiology Day; Feb. 29, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Age, Ms. Zina; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Dickey, Marjie Martin; 21st birthday; celebrate
Sponsor: James Epps
Braswell-Battle, Irma; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Pharmacists and pharmacies; definitions of certain opioid drugs; provide
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Camille Roty & Elizabeth Pfaff; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
State Senate Districts; revise the boundaries
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Secretary of State; create the position of director of professional licensing; provide powers, duties, and responsibilities
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Georgia Dept. of Education; urged to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes in the public schools
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Sales and use tax; retailers under certain circumstances advertise to pay purchaser's tax on transaction; provide
Sponsor: Steve Davis
Municipal taxation; certain contracts to access taxes; provide limitations
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Public employees; not use government owned devices to promote or oppose legislation; provide
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Tax Amnesty Program Act; additional amnesty periods; provisions
Sponsor: Keith Heard
State Agencies; require reporting of federal funds received; provisions
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Sales and use tax exemptions; personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; provide
Sponsor: Ron Stephens
Searches with warrants; issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; provisions
Sponsor: Robert Brown
2011 Georgia USGA Women's Golf Team; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Larry O'Neal
Hudson, Dr. Charles D.; condolences; invite family to House
Sponsor: Carl Von Epps
Persons licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics; continuing education requirements; revise provisions
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Early care and learning; family day-care homes; revise limitation
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Death penalty; repeal in this state
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
United Nations; Agenda 21; recognize the destructive and insidious nature
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Local option sales tax; distribution of tax proceeds; change provisions
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Holidays & Observances; change the date of Georgia Day
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Probate Court of Rockdale County; provide future elections for the office of judge
Sponsor: Rick Jeffares
'Brandon Harris Act'; provide certain requirements of sleep centers
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Freeland, Lieutenant James; recognize
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Civil Practice; medical malpractice arbitration; substantially revise the law
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Louie Clark Highway; Madison County; dedicate
Sponsor: Tom McCall
Georgia Ethics and Accountability Joint Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Water Resources; require violators to pay for the costs of third-party monitoring
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Johnny Hunt Highway; Cherokee County; dedicate
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Sales and use tax; sales of program materials by certain organizations used by churches to provide youth sports activities; provide exemption
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Insurance Companies; provide procedure; claimant's offers to settle torts claims involving liability insurance policies
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
March of Dimes Day; March 5, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Forest Park Teen Council; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
'Alternative Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act'; enact
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
State Board of Pardons and Paroles; issue a certificate of restoration of voting rights; convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Wright, Ms. Sharonda; commend
Sponsor: Keisha Waites
Civil Air Patrol Day; March 7, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Charlice Byrd
Camden County High School wrestling team; commend
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Laible, Brenden; commend
Sponsor: David Casas
Sparks, James; commend
Sponsor: Jason Spencer
Community Affairs Dept. & Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; urge to set aside the adoption; Ga. amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Reese, Miss Lenora; condolences
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Reichert, Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk"; condolences
Sponsor: James Epps
Sligh, Stuart Frederick, Jr.; condolences
Sponsor: Ben Watson
Carroll County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Randy Nix
Controlled Substances; changes to definition of written prescriptions for dangerous drugs; revise a definition
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Dodge County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett
Swafford, Amanda; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Pike County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
Terrell County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Thomson, City of; city council; change description of election districts
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Upson County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Billy Maddox
McDuffie County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Terrell County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Murray County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated; commend
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Johnson County; board of education; describe new election districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Grady County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Eugene Maddox
Harris County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Glynn County; Board of Commissioners; reapportion districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Harris County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
McIntosh County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
McDuffie County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Helen Hudson
Pulaski County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Johnson County; board of commissioners; provide commissioner districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Glynn County; Board of Education; provide description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Haralson County; board of education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Howard Maxwell
Lanier County; Board of Education; revise districts
Sponsor: James Shaw
Whitfield County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Calhoun County; Board of Education; provide new districts
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Emanuel County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Budget reports; tax expenditure review; require certain items
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Georgia Innocence Inquiry Commission; create; provide a purpose; define certain terms; membership and appointment
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Motor Vehicles; add certain persons; authorized to receive motor vehicle registration records
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Calhoun County; Board of Education; number of members and the districts where elected; provide
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Civil Practice; increase the tolling period for limitations for tort actions while a criminal prosecution is pending
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Lanier County; board of commissioners; revise districts
Sponsor: James Shaw
McIntosh County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Roger Lane
Elections; selection and qualification of candidates and presidential electors; provisions
Sponsor: Mark Hamilton
Laurens County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: James Hatchett
Douglas County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Gilmer County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: David Ralston
Douglas County; Board of Commissioners; reapportion districts
Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks
Pickens County; Board of Commissioners; clarify dates; change description of districts
Sponsor: Rick Jasperse
Peach County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Emanuel County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Peach County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Board of Education of Marion County; change the description of education districts
Sponsor: George Hooks
Commerce, City of; Independent School Districts; change description of districts
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Animals; importation of white-tailed deer from other states to this state for breeding purposes; provide regulation
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
Calhoun County; provide new commissioner districts
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
Bonds; release unclaimed bonds one year after surety released; provide
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Alaina, Lauren; American Idol; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Rules of the Road; bicycles; single file on roadways not specially designated for the use of bicycles
Sponsor: William Jackson
Georgia Student Finance Commission; provide necessary data and information to assess whether HOPE scholarship is meeting desired results; urge
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Revenue, Department of; sponsorship for certain additional services for the benefit of taxpayers; provide
Sponsor: Mark Hamilton
State Transportation Board; provide that member who seeks to qualify for elective office shall first resign from the board
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Senate Broadband Availability Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
HOPE scholarships and grants; purposes of eligibility; add maximum annual household income requirement
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Highway System; provide authority of Dept. of Transportion; lease certain state property for industrial or commercial activity
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Hospitals and related institutions; minimum training requirements for personal care home employees; provide
Sponsor: Rahn Mayo
HOPE scholarships and grants; Zell Miller Scholars at eligible public postsecondary institutions; limit number
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
HOPE scholarships and grants; Zell Miller Scholar; revise definition
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Psychologists; practice of psychology; clarify
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Molinaro, Tyler; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
"Government Fiscal Responsibility Amendment"; provide procedures, conditions, and limitations
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Business and occupation tax; infrastructure fee of $2.00 on purchase of any ticket for events where more than 2,000 tickets available for retail sale; impose
Sponsor: Culver Kidd
Cleveland, Donald; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Giles, Mrs. Hope; commend
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Senate Science and Technologies Innovation Study Commission; create
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Martin, David; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Prescription Drugs; reference product license holder; immunity from liability; use of a biosimilar biological product
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Satcher, Dr. David; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Hanks, Dr. Lawrence J., Sr.; condolences
Sponsor: Gerald Greene
New Georgia Day; recognize September 25, 2012
Sponsor: Stephen Thompson
Savannah Chapter #159 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall; recognize
Sponsor: Simone Bell
Drake, Noah Sevenson; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Aigner-Muehler, Anna; commend
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Williams, Alex; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Salerno, Louis; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Lumpkin County; whether package sale of distilled spirits be permitted; provide advisory referendum
Sponsor: Hinton Amerson
Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Month; recognize February 1 to February 29, 2012
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Carney, Mr. James "Moby"; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Children's Day; recognize February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Conservation/Natural Resources; commercial lawn/landscape companies shall not deposit grass trimmings; within 50 meters of storm drain
Sponsor: Steve Henson
High School Athletics Overview Committee; create
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Fish and Fishing; include certain tilapia species as domestic fish; prohibit the use/sale of tilapia as live bait
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
Elementary and secondary education; mandatory attendance; revise certain provisions
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Holidays and observances; Kindness Week; provide
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
DeKalb County; board of education; revise the composition; districts for the election of members; provide definitions and inclusions
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Georgia Buy American Act; enact
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
American Laws for Georgia Courts Act; enact
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Day-care centers; install safety alarms in vehicles used to transport children; permit
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Winder-Barrow Cheer Doggs; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Physicians; administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses pursuant to vaccine protocol agreements; authorize
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Pollard, Eddie; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Jon Burns
House Study Commission on Subsidiary Corporation Condemnation for Electric Transmission Lines; create
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Driver training instructors and schools; definitions and exceptions; modify provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Driving under the influence; clinical evaluation; modify provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Restoration of licenses; certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; modify provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Georgia State Board of Pharmacy; administratively attached to Department of Community Health; provide
Sponsor: Buddy Harden
Elections; contributions; limit amount permitted by entities other than individuals
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Restoration of licenses; certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; modify provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
United States Congress; expand eligibility requirements of H-2A guest worker program; urge
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Citizens' Redistricting Commission; create
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
9-1-1 System; revise the fees for service
Sponsor: Lester Jackson
Education; leasing of certain public school property for the purpose of erecting telecommunication towers; prohibit
Sponsor: Karla Drenner
Ethics in government; definition of a lobbyist; change
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Specialized Land Transactions; require the purchaser of a condominium development at a foreclosure; take title subject to lien in favor of condominium
Sponsor: David Shafer
Ewing, Melody; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Yawn, Mr. Bruce; commend
Sponsor: Jack Hill
HOPE scholarships and grants; Zell Miller Scholar; revise definition
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Khojaly Massacre; memory of victims; honor
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Heaberlin, Dr. Bob; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Comcast; recognize
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Emanuel County; recognize
Sponsor: Jack Hill
Kustra, Thomas; Trooper First Class; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Hopper, Mark; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Oliver, Ms. Beulah Rucker; commend
Sponsor: Roberta Abdul-Salaam
Tysinger, Honorable James W.; recognize
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Whitlock, Captain Nicholas Schade; condolences
Sponsor: Billy Horne
Morrison, Emily; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Newton, James; commend
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
United Association; recognize
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Hudson, Dr. Charles D.; condolences
Sponsor: Joshua McKoon
Sweet, John; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Smith, Ms. Grace Sophia Francis; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Hope, Shane; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Williams, Honorable Roger; commend
Sponsor: Tom Dickson
Restoration of licenses; certified driver improvement programs for purposes of completing certain probation requirements; require
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Griffin, Sara; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
"A Bag's Life" Day; recognize February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
Grant, Deon; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Gloria Frazier
Wentworth, Gloria; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
African American Business Month; recognize March
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Mason, Isabel; commend
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
McGill, Hazel L. Lanier; condolences
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Children's Day at the capitol; Feb. 28, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
State house districts; boundaries of certain districts; revise
Sponsor: Roger Lane
GSU's Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program; invite instructors to House
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Richardson, Freddie; condolences
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Funeral directors and cemeterians; allow electronic signatures for funeral services and related preneed contracts; modify provisions
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Senate; expressing the will to ensure necessary conditions for expanded high-quality digital learning opportunities for students of this state
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Georgia State Employees Pension and Savings Plan; transfer of accrued benefit; provide
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Budget commission; counties having population of 300,000 or more according to census; repeal Act
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Administrative Services, Department of; public works construction contracts; provisions
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; recoupment pursuant to an audit under certain circumstances; limit
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Ethics in Government Act; substantially revise; rename Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission
Sponsor: Ellis Black
Pharmacists and pharmacies; prescription biologic product and biosimilar product; define
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Schuette, Cameron; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers and the Five Points of Life Foundation; recognize
Sponsor: Don Balfour
Hadassah; recognize
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Boggs, David Walter; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
"Free Market Safety Net Act"; provide for continuation of coverage and available policy options
Sponsor: Greg Goggans
Abortion; prohibit performance of vasectomies
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Jones, Martin; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Deputy Richard Daniels Memorial Bridge; Twiggs County; dedicate
Sponsor: James Epps
Sales and use tax; raffles conducted for certain nonprofit organizations; provide exemption
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
General Assembly; authorize to provide by law for pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing; net proceeds; educational purposes - CA
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Sheppard, Greg; recognize
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Berger, Pamela; recognize
Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey
Payne, Amy; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Smalls-Muldrow, Kenneth; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
United Technologies Corporation Employee Scholar Day; recognize February 23, 2012
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Cobb County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Sponsor: Sharon Cooper
Ruskell, Mark; commend
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Africa Heritage Foundation; Chief Tunde Adetunji; recognize
Sponsor: Steve Henson
Adams, Andrew; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Wilson, Cyrus Carrier; commend
Sponsor: Elly Dobbs
Carpenter, Dr. L. Wendell; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Denman, Shirley Miller; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Hunter, David; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Tillman, Mr. Earl; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Shealy, Bryan; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Hemophilia of Georgia Day; March 1, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Elly Dobbs
Sumner, Greg; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Hadassah; 100th anniversary; commend
Sponsor: Michele Henson
Hunter, Nancy Smith; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Abernathy, J. Bradley; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Hind, Kay H.; commend
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
Charles, Sheilia Raye; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Winfred Dukes
Smith, Bud; commend
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Little, Grace; commend
Sponsor: David Ralston
Brown, Senator Robert; honoring
Sponsor: Francis Millar
Kelley Family; commend
Sponsor: Lee Anderson
Rogers, Rachel; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Lovel, Nina; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Andrews, Mr. George G.; recognize
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Comcast; Leaders and Achievers and Internet Essentials Programs; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Sales and Use Tax; allow certain taxes to be imposed at a rate of less than 1 percent
Sponsor: Bill Heath
Vest, Austin Edward; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: David Ralston
Lavonia, City of; corporate limits; change and extend
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Joint Early Learning Study Committee; create
Sponsor: Stacey Abrams
Intangible tax; population brackets and census relative to commission on collection of taxes; change certain provisions
Sponsor: Matt Dollar
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; charitable contributions made shall not be deemed fraudulent when received in good faith; provide
Sponsor: Mack Jackson
License Plates; unregistered vehicle; presumption of residency under certain circumstances; displaying out-of-state license plate
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Labor and industrial relations; mandatory immunizations or vaccinations by employers under certain circumstances; prohibit
Sponsor: Billy Mitchell
Dekalb, City of; provide a charter
Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler
"Flexible Choices Act"; provide exemption from insurance laws for certain physician arrangements
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Charity Care Organizations; establish; provide health care services to the uninsured in this state; definitions; tax credits for contributions
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Courts; orders of delinquency for children who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual trafficking; provide for modification
Sponsor: Jay Neal
Cordele Judicial Circuit CFR Committees; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Williams, Mike; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Charter schools; creation of alternate authorizers to approve establishment; authorize General Assembly - CA
Sponsor: Rashad Taylor
Anthony, Ms. Madeleine Kiker; honoring
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Elder, Rev. Jimmy; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Stevens Creek Elementary School; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
Little, Mrs. Mattie Ruth; commend
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Griffin, Sara; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Decatur County Forestry Unit; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Williams, Alex; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Morrison, Emily; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Rowell, Leighton Michelle; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Turner, Scott; commend
Sponsor: David Knight
Layton, Susan; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit CFR Committees; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Smalls-Muldrow, Kenneth; commend
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Moore, Sr., Charles H.; condolences
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
'Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Act'; amend provisions
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Salerno, Louis; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Wojtczak, Jennifer; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Shope, Grant Mitchell; commend
Sponsor: Steve Gooch
Carson, Ed; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Tanner, Margaret; commend
Sponsor: Brooks Coleman
15th Annual Collard Green Festival; recognize
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Molinaro, Tyler; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Georgia Tech Cooperative Education Program; commend
Sponsor: Carlton Rogers
Adams. Mrs. Eunice Hines; condolences
Sponsor: Earl Carter
National Guard Day; Feb. 22, 2012; recognize and invite to House
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Link, Tina; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Bhatta, Manasa; recognize
Sponsor: David Shafer
Hedgpeth, Victor; commend
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School's Negotiation Team; recognize
Sponsor: Bill Hamrick
Steele, Ariel; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Wojtczak, Jennifer; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Protos, Jacqueline; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Coweta-Fayette-South Fulton County Forestry Unit; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Neufeldt, Whitney; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Giddens, Spencer; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Hall, Mary Elaine Philyaw; condolences
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Brown, Wylie; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Martin, David; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Congress; urge to enact the FairTax
Sponsor: Bill Cowsert
McDeermond, Ryan; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Emanuel County; commend
Sponsor: Butch Parrish
Mulligan, Corry; commend
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Barkley, Johntavious; commend
Sponsor: David Knight
United Technologies Corporation Employee Scholar Day; Feb. 23, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Walls, Jessie; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Albert, Jake; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Alapaha Judicial Circuit CFR Committees; recognize
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Brown, Wylie; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
McNally, Meggan; commend
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Wang, Lisa; commend
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Chattahoochee District; recognize
Sponsor: John Bulloch
Future Farmers of America; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Fulton Science Academy Charter High School; recognize
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Byeok, Mr. Song; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Lowndes County; change the description of the commissioner districts
Sponsor: Tim Golden
Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle; modify provisions
Sponsor: Bob Hanner
Prescription drugs; reference product license holder shall have immunity from liability from claims for loss from use of biosimilar biological products; provide
Sponsor: Paul Battles
Motorcycles; certain traffic regulations; provide
Sponsor: Timothy Beardon
Ogeechee Technical College; commend and invite president to House
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Veterans Service Board; apply for certification for Georgia State War Veterans' Home to participate in medicare and Medicaid programs; require
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Taxation; actuarial investigation and legislative procedures for review and perfection of all bills proposing tax exemptions; provide
Sponsor: Margaret Kaiser
Patrolman Donald J. Mander Memorial Underpass; City of Macon; dedicate
Sponsor: James Epps
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act; enact
Sponsor: Doug Holt
Property; mortgage holder must file deeds under power after foreclosure sale; amend time
Sponsor: Tommy Benton
Income tax credit; certain contributions to public schools; provide
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Macon Day; observe February 29, 2012
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Tommie Irvin Memorial Intersection; Banks County; dedicate
Sponsor: Michael Harden
Turkish American Day; recognize February 21, 2012
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Property; showing of fair market value to obtain judgment on deed to secure debt or mortgage prior to foreclosure; provide
Sponsor: Mike Jacobs
Education; athletic coaches; complete sports safety course prior to service; provide
Sponsor: Earl Ehrhart
Engineers Week; recognize February 19-25, 2012
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Sowell, Carson Joseph; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Hope, Shane; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Ramsey, Alice McKnight; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Payment of taxes; population bracket under 2010 census; update
Sponsor: Rich Golick
Mortgage, Liens, Security; provide for lenders to give notice to contractors; construction loan is nearing default; definitions; procedures
Sponsor: William Jackson
Special license plates; supporting nurses in Georgia and nursing profession; provide
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
11th Annual Clergy Day; recognize March 5, 2012
Sponsor: Gloria Butler
Eminent domain; ownership of property seized to mitigate blight may be transferred within 20 years of condemnation; provide
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
Tattnall Square Academy Trojans Football Team; recognize
Sponsor: Cecil Staton
Crimes and offenses; discharging gun or pistol near public highway or street; change provisions
Sponsor: James Epps
Bowen, Morgan; recognize
Sponsor: George Hooks
SRO Mark Hopper; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Etowah High School; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Transportation Dept.; procedures for design-build contracts; revise
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk
Public Health Dept.; provide for a disposal method for septage from an on-site sewage management system
Sponsor: William Jackson
Tai, Stellan Erik; celebrate birth
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Woodstock High School; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Creekview High School; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Gwinnett County Day; recognize February 22, 2012
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Alaina, Lauren; recognize
Sponsor: Jeff Mullis
Turkish American Day; Feb. 21, 2012; recognize & invite representatives to House
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Ellis, Ms. Inez Wilder Wheeler; recognize
Sponsor: Ross Tolleson
Million, Smith Brian; celebrate birth
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Georgia Guard Soldiers and Airmen; recognize
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Coosa High School cheerleading squad; commend
Sponsor: Rick Crawford
Trion High School Cheerleading Squad; commend
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey
Criminal Procedure; provide convicted person sentenced to probation shall have probated sentence demarcated on driver's license for length of sentence
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Georgia students of Classical Conversations, Inc.; commend
Sponsor: Ann Purcell
Gomez, Colonel Rainer G.; commend
Sponsor: Jon Burns
Young, Ambassador Andrew; commend
Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley
Trooper First Class Thomas Kustra; recognize
Sponsor: Johnny Grant
Roswell Rotary Club; commend
Sponsor: Harry Geisinger
Baldree, Rhianna Nicole; commend
Sponsor: Lynmore James
Waddy, Reverend Isaiah J.; commend
Sponsor: Glenn Baker
Cherokee High School; recognize
Sponsor: Chip Rogers
Cheeley, Selma Medlock; condolences
Sponsor: Renee Unterman
Georgia Guard soldiers and airmen; fallen; honor
Sponsor: Doug Collins
Emanuel County; bicentennial; commend
Sponsor: Butch Parrish
Hawkins, John Barrett "J.B."; condolences
Sponsor: Allen Peake
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; commend and invite to House
Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley
Roberts, Marie H.; commend
Sponsor: Craig Gordon
Whitehurst, Hunter; recognize
Sponsor: Ronnie Chance
Harmon, Mrs. Jeanette Moss; condolences
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
A Bag's Life Day; Feb. 28, 2012; recognize
Sponsor: Lynn Smith
Lott, Charles A. "Tripp", III; commend
Sponsor: Bill Hembree
Natural Resources, Department of; African American Cultural Preservation Office; create
Sponsor: Kathy Ashe
State accounting office; accounting officer to pay state obligations to vendors within certain time period; direct
Sponsor: Craig Gordon
University System of Georgia; Board of Regents establish process; granting veterans academic credit; previous instruction while in military
Sponsor: Vincent Fort
Fiscal bills; Office of Planning and Budget; remove from fiscal note process
Sponsor: Chuck Sims
Unemployment insurance trust fund; law relating to amount and manner of fund collected; revise provisions
Sponsor: Benjie Harbin
Revenue and taxation; income tax; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Family violence orders; person who seeks and obtains an order violates such order by engaging in certain activity; provide
Sponsor: R Bryant
Firearms and weapons; carrying, possession and disposition; change provisions
Sponsor: Stephen Allison
Ad valorem taxation; motor vehicles; clarify application to be consistent with federal provisions
Sponsor: Alan Powell
Revenue and taxation; sales and use tax; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Sales and use tax; motor fuel tax; jet fuel and aviation gasoline allocated to maintaining public-use airports; provide - CA
Sponsor: Mike Cheokas
Conservation and Natural Resources; permits for interbasin transfers only be granted as last resort; require
Sponsor: Debbie Buckner
Education; mandatory for children between ages six and sixteen; change age requirements
Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague
Revenue and taxation; income tax; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Returning Veterans Task Force; membership; provide duties; recommendations
Sponsor: Ed Harbison
Revenue and taxation; sales and use tax; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Georgia Dept. of Transportation; urged to adopt a comprehensive Complete Streets policy
Sponsor: Hardie Davis
Revenue and taxation; sales and use tax; change certain definitions
Sponsor: Amy Carter
Constitution; describe foreign and religious laws incompatible with laws and policy of the United States and State of Georgia -CA
Sponsor: Judson Hill
Martin, Mr. Rodney; commend
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Kreafle, Harrison; commend
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Jacobs, Mr. Kevin; commend
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Walters, Colleen; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Oritz, Abraham; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Sadowski, Hannah Blake Stute; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Gober, Isaiah; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Bon, Nicholas R.; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Johnson, Honorable Leroy R.; recognize
Sponsor: Donzella James
Bail, Mrs. Lauren; commend
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Whitaker, Amy Elizabeth; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Davis, Kelly; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Weyman, Ms. Linda; commend
Sponsor: Charlie Bethel
Trice, Shavon; Outstanding Scholar; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Whatley, Kristan; commend
Sponsor: Earl Carter
Sponsors (12)
Passed (500)
McDonough, City of; amend powers of mayor; provide for a city administrator
Administrative Procedure; require agency procedures for timely processing; applications for issuance/renewal of licenses
Evidence; revise, supersede, and modernize provisions; provide definitions
Haralson County; office of treasurer; abolish
Universal Access Fund; eliminate unnecessary regulation; revise provisions
Drivers' Licenses; persons convicted under the influence; allow certain drivers with suspended licenses; limited driving permits
Evidence; privileges; change provisions
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; enact
Insurance; individual health insurance coverage to children through child-only health plans; provide
Excise tax; certain tobacco products; change certain provisions
Effingham County; Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues; revise powers and duties of chairperson
Public Service Commission; chairperson; change the term/manner of election
Doraville, City of; change the coporate limits
Banking and finance; credit exposure as a counterparty in derivative transactions; limit certain obligations
Spalding County Probate Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed; authorize
Agriculture; provide immunity from civil liability for the agency designated to provide for seed certification
General Assembly members; members of Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provisions
Motor vehicles; cancellation of a certificate of title for scrap metal, dismantled or demolished trailers; provide
Workers' compensation; parties to franchise agreement not considered employees; provide
Transportation, Department of; power to contract; amend limitations
State Parks; use of boats; revise certain provisions
Early care and education programs; influenza vaccine; provide information
Lyerly, Town of; provide new charter
Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; probate court fines and fees; provide
Greene County; board of education; change compensation for chairperson and members of board
Music Therapists; require licensure by the Secretary of State; establishment of Music Therapy Advisory Group
Board of Commissioners of Toombs County; reconstitute the board of commissioners
Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; member who ceases to be employed shall notify the retirement fund immediately; provide
Retirement; provide an increase in the employee contribution; retirement benefit; conditions
Elementary and secondary education; delete and clarify provisions
Workers' compensation; awards and benefits; change certain provisions
Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; report annually; House/Senate Committees on Health and Human Services; outcomes
Civil practice; who may serve process; change provisions
Motor fuel tax; expiration date for exemption for certain public transit and public campus transportation systems; extend
Veterinarians; application for license; revise provisions
Property; notices of sales made on foreclosure under power of sale shall be provided to all debtors
Education; professional development plans for personnel who have deficiencies; provide certain requirements and rights
Eligibility requirements; probate court clerks; modify provisions
State Government; require this state to reciprocate the preferences granted by out-of-state local governments; resident vendors
Crimes and offenses; new crime of false lien statements against public officers; provide
Elementary and secondary education; capital outlay funds replace exceptional growth program
Herty Advanced Materials Development Center; change prov.; rename and transfer governance to Board of Regents
Ad valorem tax; population brackets and census; change provisions
Archives and History, Division of; law regarding Foundation of American Law and Government displays; revise provisions
Berrien County; airport authority; increase membership of board
State Accounting Office; designate as the Comptroller General; transfer the office
Insurance; provide that certain individuals who collect/input data; automated claims adjudication system are exempt from licensure
Aviation; provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds
Cook County Magistrate Court; future elections for chief magistrate shall be nonpartisan elections; provide
Health; penalties relative to owning or operating of unlicensed personal care homes; revise provisions
Law enforcement officers; report drug related arrests to Department of Human Services; require
Motor Vehicles; temporary license plates; modify provisions
Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority Act; enact
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board; create
Vidalia onion trademark; royalty and license fee not exceed a certain amount; eliminate requirement
Online Clearinghouse Act; enact
Atkinson County; Probate Court judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Administrative Procedure; provide for agency reports regarding federal government mandates and duplicate state/federal regulation
Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act; enact
Macon Water Commissioners - Pension Plan; change provisions
Spalding County State Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; authorize
Healthcare Facilities; expand provisions; nationally recognized health care accreditation body
Vehicles; 5 percent variance of weight limitations for towing disabled commercial vehicles; provide
Food Standards; to require proper labeling of bottles containing sugar cane or sorghum syrup
Property; collected funds; change prov.; residential real property; provide form Acknowledgment and Waiver of Borrower's Rights
Veterinary Medicine; clarify a certain definition
Probation; provide additional offenses for which first offender status shall not be granted
Retirement; tax commissioner or an employee of any such officer; membership; Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
State Board of Pharmacy; prescription drugs by mail/other common carriers; provisions
Residential mortgage fraud; mortgage lending process; revise definition
Crimes and Offenses; define a certain term; political subdivision shall not enact any ordinance more restrictive of sale/possession of knife than general law
Education; declarations of intent/attendance records for home study programs; submitted to Dept. of Education rather than local school superintendents
Courts; add certain fees for funding of local victim assistance programs
Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977; change applicability and requirements; change certain definitions
Insurance Commissioner; provide for confidentiality of certain records; exceptions; premium taxes and rate; manner of collection
Taxation; nonresident subcontractor withholding payments; change required percentage
County Sales/Use Tax; expand the matters included in annual reporting of the expenditure of certain special purpose local option sales tax proceeds
Georgia Aviation Authority; provide transfer of certain personnel, aircraft to Dept. of Natural Resources and State Forestry Commission
License Plates; veterans awarded Purple Hearts; include persons still serving in the armed services
Dogs; dangerous and vicious; extensively revise provisions
Jasper County; Probate Court judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Georgia Workforce Investment Board; revise provisions
Municipal Courts; require same training for all judges of courts exercising municipal court jurisdiction
Coffee County; chief magistrate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Peace Officer's Annuity and Benefit Fund; board of trustees authorized to employ a hearing officer; provide
Brewpub distribution system; maximum barrels of beer manufactured and sold; increase
Education, Department of; ten-year projection of costs for bills to create a program or funding category having impact on revenues or expenditures; require
Agriculture Commissioner; authorized to require persons incurring civil penalties to obtain a surety bond
Education; require students; one course containing online learning
Property; provide for transfer of control of a condominium association in certain circumstances
Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle; modify provisions
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; define a certain term
State chartered special schools; revise funding
Community Health, Department of; fingerprint and investigate emergency medical services personnel; require
Special license plates; Purple Hearts; include persons serving in armed services
Agriculture; repeal the "Georgia Treated Timber Products Act of 1973"
Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions
"Employees' Retirement System of Georgia Enhanced Investment Authority Act"; define certain terms relating to certain types of investments
Randolph County; board of elections and registration; create
Mortgages and liens; vacant property registry; provisions
State Personnel Administration; abolition; make conforming amendments and correct references
Dekalb County State Court; change certain fees
Quality Basic Education Act; calculating equalization grants; revise method
Education; provide annual indicators of the quality of learning by students, financial efficiency, and school climate for individual schools/school sys.
Judicial circuits; superior court judge for certain populations; repeal supplemental expense allowance
Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions
Fish and Fishing; limit the number of commercial crabbing licenses issued
Distilled spirits; free tastings on premises; authorize
Education; provide for development of category -level expenditure controls for staff development funds
Preneed escrow accounts; release funds when a monument is placed into a bonded memorial storage program; provide
Georgia Judicial Retirement System; revised survivor's benefit option; provisions
Clerk of superior court offices; modernize provisions
Atkinson County; chief magistrate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Quality Basic Education Act; career and college readiness initiatives; delay implementation
Superior court clerks; real estate or personal property filing fees; extend sunset dates
Municipalities; law enforcement contracts; population brackets and census; change provisions
Insurance; limitations on licensure requirements for certain health care providers
Health; repeal creation of the Health Strategies Council, Clinical Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Tissue Bank Committee
Limited licenses; insurance coverage on self-service storage; provide
Insurance, Dept. of; authorize to develop exchange standards regarding electronic prior authorization drug requests with health care providers
Sheriffs; how vacancies are filled; change provisions
Mansfield, City of; provide a new charter
Insurance; limitations on licensure requirements for certain health care providers; provide
Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; divorced member option to continue coverage; provisions
Distilled Spirits; provide for issuance of a manufacturer's/distiller's license to a fruit grower; certain circumstances
Alcoholic beverages; licenses; change certain provisions
Judicial circuits; assistant district attorney for certain populations; repeal office
Banks and trust companies; issuance of non-cash valued shares with approval; provide
Education; unexcused absence notices made by United States mail; provide
License Plates; require the nation's motto, "In God We Trust" printed on license plates; county name decal (PF)
State Purchasing; require state contract awards for heavy equipment follow certain specific procedures
2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians; enact recommended provisions
Monroe County Probate Court; future elections for the office of judge shall be nonpartisan; provide
War veterans homes; Veterans Service Board establish residency fee; authorize
Code enforcement boards; code enforcement officers; change definition
Spalding County Magistrate Court; charge technology fee for each civil case filed and criminal fine imposed; authorize
"Georgia Volunteers in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Act"; provide for special licenses for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other jurisdictions
Consumers' insurance advocate; not necessary to file insurance rate filings until appropriately funded; provide
'Georgia International Commercial Arbitration Code'; repeal Part 2, relating to international arbitration
Taylor's Law; authorize issuance of special hunting privileges to persons with a terminal illness
Chatham Area Transit Authority; board membership and staggered terms; provide
Commissioner of Agriculture; final decision and reconsideration; clarify timing
Public utilities and public transportation; telecommunications; revise and update certain provisions
Georgia Tax Court; create
Trion, Town of; provide new charter
Social workers; requirements for licensure; revise provisions
Property; covenants; clarify provisions
Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; enact
Elementary and secondary education; care of students with diabetes in school; provide
Commerce and trade; secondary metals recyclers; provide comprehensive revision of provisions
State purchasing; purchases without competitive bidding; change certain provisions
Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; gathering information relating to sexual offenders; provide more effective methods
Obstruction of public administration; threaten or intimidate officer or official; provide for offense
Juvenile Justice Dept.; revise restrictions; possessions of contraband at juvenile detention centers
Georgia Land Bank Act; governing creation/operation of land banks; provisions
Georgia Services Administration; create; revise several Titles
Georgia Motor Common and Contract Carrier Act of 2012; enact
Portable electronics insurance; issuance and regulation of limited licenses to sell; provide for comprehensive revision of provisions
Cauley, Mr. James A.; compensate and provide state income tax exclusion
Property Conveyance; grant nonexclusive easement to Bryan, Butts, and Liberty counties
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority; change method of appointing members
General Assembly; state-wide education policy; clarify authority - CA
Crimes and Offenses; disposition of firearms used in burglaries or armed robberies
Income tax credits; business enterprises located in less developed areas designated by tiers; provide
General Assembly; authorize state entities to enter into multiyear rental agreements; procedures, conditions, and limitations-CA
Public Property; authorizing the granting of restrictive easements for facilities, utilities 14 counties
Forgery and Fraudulent Practices; add medical identity fraud to the provisions relating to identity fraud; definitions
Elections; provide limitations on when in-person absentee balloting may be conducted; advance voting
Elections; poll officers; provide for the Student Teen Election Participant program
Levy/Sale of Property; increase the amount of certain exemptions
Attorney General; prohibit contingent compensation under certain circumstances
Student Achievement Office of; private college submit confidential student data to Dept. of Education shall not be liable for breach
Conveyance of certain property; Baldwin, Carroll, Clinch, Coffee, and other counties; authorize
County Boards of Education; homestead option sales and use tax; county sales and use tax for educational purposes; delay effective date of Code section
Revenue and taxation; tax credit for film or video production in Georgia; change certain provisions
Insurance; closing protection letters; provide for premiums; authorize Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules and regulations
Teachers/School Personnel; provide requirements for reduction in force policies; sanctions
Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority; increase the amount of bonding authority
Applicant examination; Commissioner not exempt self from written exams; provide
Obstruction of Public Administration; establish the offense of unlawful pointing of a laser device at a law enforcement officer; penalties
Fire Protection and Safety; buildings; transfer certain functions; Dept. of Labor and Commissioner of Labor to the Office of Safety Fire Commissioner and Safety Fire Commissioner
Massage Therapy Practice; provide that an applicant for a license by endorsement shall provide certain information
Waste Reduction Act of 2011; Zero-Base Budgeting Act; application to the budget process; analysis of departmental/program objectives
State Properties Commission; multiyear lease agreements; provide for termination of certain rental/lease agreements
Budget commission; certain counties; population and census application; revise and change
Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending fund for certain purposes; provide
Habersham County State Court; provide that January 1, 2015, judge and solicitor shall be full-time positions
Income tax; allow certain fiduciaries an exception to the requirement of paying estimated taxes
Official Code of Georgia; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
Homicide; offering to assist in commission of suicide; repeal certain provisions
Abortion; criminal abortion; change certain provisions
Taxation of intangibles; rates charged by collecting officers; change certain requirements
Bona fide conservation use property; covenants; change certain qualifications and restrictions
Georgia hazardous site reuse and redevelopment; 30 day grace period for buyers of qualifying property to seek limitation of liability; provide
Municipal corporations; control over parks and fire stations; change certain provisions
Official Code of Georgia; retirement and pensions; revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions
Natural Resources, Board of; rules and regulations; revise certain provisions
Revenue, Department of; various administrative and procedural requirements; change
Parent and child; grandparent visitation rights; modify provisions
"Disposition of Veterans' Cremated Remains Act"; provide for a determination; deceased veteran; certain notifications
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; define terms
Public Service Commission; change description of the election districts; manner of election and term of office
All-terrain vehicles; make definitions consistent with industry standards
Veterans Memorial Highway; Oglethorpe County; dedicate
Cobb County; Magistrate Court; provide for collection of law library fees
Consumers' utility counsel division; not necessary to file copies of filings with Public Service Commission; provide
Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; oversight by administrator of certain telemarketing practices; provide
Bert Ward Memorial Bridge; Catoosa County; dedicate
Muscogee County School District; superintendent may make public works construction contracts; change maximum amount
Bleckley County; board of education and school superintendent; number of members and districts where elected; provide
Macon-Bibb County; create and incorporate new political body corporate
Cobb County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Revenue and taxation; revenue structure; comprehensive revision
Local government; zoning proposal review procedures; repeal section and reserve
State government; open meetings and records; revise provisions
Ad valorem tax; freeport exemptions; revise and change certain provisions
DeKalb County; board of education; change description of districts
Taxation; exclusion to certain income of certain disabled veterans; provide
Crimes and offenses; removal of shopping carts and required posting of Code section in stores and markets; change provisions
Brookhaven, City of; provide a charter
DeKalb County; board of education; provide for certain terms of office
Educational professionals; reduce salary if test scores were falsified; provide
Family violence; holdover provisions for appointees; add
Superior Courts; provide additional judge of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; initial appointment; election and term of office
Cherokee County Development Authority; provide for expanded powers and duties
Board of Elections and Registration of Rockdale County; revise procedures; appointment of the at-large member
Americus, City of; provide for a date of expiration of office for terms of councilmembers and the mayor
Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County; provide for the appointment of the judges of such court
Bacon County; Board of Commissioners; membership of chairperson and commissioners on boards and authorities; limit
State Senate Districts; revise certain boundaries
Woodstock, City of; change the corporate limits of the city
Probate Court of Glascock County; provide elections; office of judge
McDonough, City of; provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
Floyd County; provide for nonpartisan elections
Cherokee County; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for county purposes
Troup County; create board of elections and registration; powers and duties
Commissioner of Roads/Revenues; Walker County; modernize, update; elections, runoffs, expenses, county attorney; revise provisions
Magistrate Court of Webster County; provide the terms of office of magistrates other than the chief magistrate
Board of Education of Jones County; provide that future elections for members shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis
Local government; municipal corporations; contracts; does not change/conflict with any existing authority
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority; remove Clay County and Quitman County from membership
Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission; immunity for commission and its officers, agents and employees; provide
Acworth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; change name to Acworth Tourism Bureau Authority
Lavonia, City of; levy an excise tax
Moreland, Town of; change terms and dates of election of mayor and alderman
Kennesaw, City of; change provisions relating to the corporate limits
Polk County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide exemption
Norcross, City of; change corporate limits
DeKalb County Recorder's Court; payment of costs in such court; provide
Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority; composition; change certain provisions
Decatur, City of; change corporate limits of city
Lawrenceville, City of; change term of office for mayor
Oak Grove Cemetery Authority; create
Avondale Estates, City of; change corporate limits of city
Glennville, City of; change corporate limits
Toccoa, City of; levy an excise tax
Stillmore, City of; staggered terms for members of city council; provide
Pickens County Water and Sewer Authority; waiting period of two years for member reappointment; remove provision
Flowery Branch, City of; establish corporate limits
Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority; members to be elected for unlimited consecutive terms; allow
Gainesville, City of; provide new charter
Brantley County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Milton, City of; Public Buildings and Facilities Authority; authorize city councilmembers to be appointed
Moultrie, City of; levy an excise tax
Polk County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide exemption
City of Emerson Community Improvement Districts Act; enact
Dodge County-Eastman Development Authority; provide for membership
Springfield, City of; provide new charter
Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority Act; enact
Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority; appointed members may be reappointed to succeed themselves; provide
Southern Judicial Circuit; director of pretrial release program and other staff members make arrests and certain other powers; provide
Twiggs County; Board of Education member compensation; change provisions
Pike County; School District ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Hart County Water and Sewer Authority; enact
Sandy Springs, City of; executive and judicial officials; modify provisions
Western Area Regional Radio System Authority; remove City of Douglasville and add Coweta County as a member
Williamson, City of; terms of office of mayor and members of city council; change
Columbia County; Board of Commissioners; provide term limits for chairperson and members
Fulton County; Board of Education pensions and retirement; correct typographical errors
Henry County; appointment of county surveyor; provide
Murray County Board of Elections and Registration; create
DeKalb County; nonbinding, advisory referendum by electors to ascertain if schools should place or operate a telecommunication tower on school property; provide
Richmond Hill, City of; provide new charter
Garden City, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Braselton, Town of; initial terms of office for board members; correct
McIntyre, Town of; incorporate; grant new charter
Jeff Davis County; nonbinding, advisory referendum by electors to ascertain if judge of Probate Court will also serve as chief magistrate judge; provide
Polk County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide exemption
Gwinnett County Recorder's Court; clerk's compensation; change provisions
Charlton County; board of commissioners; change provisions relating to number of meetings held
Troup County Airport Authority; change membership of authority
Franklin County; board of elections; stagger terms of members
Cochran, City of; provide new charter
Duluth, City of; change corporate limits of city
Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority Act of 1980; enter into contracts with counties and municipal corporations to provide public transportation services; provide power
Ball Ground, City of; remove exception for certain property from jurisdiction of municipal court
Prosecuting Attorneys; provide; probate courts, municipal courts, and courts exercising municipal court jurisdiction; process of such employment
West Point, City of; levy an excise tax
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority Act; enact
Chattooga County; revise compensation of commissioner
Acworth Lake Authority; change membership requirements
Town of Braselton Community Improvement District; apply for, receive, administer, or utilize grants from federal, state, county or municipal governments under certain conditions; allow
Monroe County Public Facilities Authority Act; limiting authority to issue revenue bonds to four years; repeal certain provisions
Dekalb County; City of Doraville; filling of vacancies in offices of mayor and councilmember; provide
Milner, City of; provide new charter
Assistant adjutants general; certain qualifications; change
Charlton County; nonstaggered four-month vehicle registration period; repeal Act
Polk County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide exemption
Bartow County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Board of Education of Toombs County; change the description of the education districts
Board of Education of Ware County; change the description of the education districts
Bibb County; Board of Public Education; change description of districts
Chatham County; City of Savannah; board of education; change description of districts
Savannah, City of; Chatham County; change the description of the education districts
Chatham County; change the description of the commissioner districts; definitions and inclusions
Appling County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Turner County; board of commissioners; change the description of the commissioner districts
Turner County; board of education; change the description of the education districts
Catoosa County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Douglasville, City of; change description of election districts
Catoosa County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Bacon County; Board of Education; change description of districts
DeKalb County; change the description of commissioner districts
Stephens County; board of education; change description of districts
Jefferson County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Jeff Davis County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Jeff Davis County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Haralson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Polk County; Board of Education; revise districts
Treutlen County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Tattnall County; board of education; change description of districts
Jefferson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Tattnall County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Appling County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Chatham County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Paulding County; Board of Education; revise districts
Treutlen County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Bacon County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Washington, City of; change description of council districts
Board of Commissioners of Stewart County; change description of the commissioner districts
Bandy, Captain Ben; commend
On Common Ground News; recognize
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Heckstall, Representative Joseph B.; commend
Gunner, Cameron David; recognize
Higgins, Mr. David; recognize
Herrin, Ms. Priscilla; recognize
Wentz, Mrs. Sally Rebecca; recognize
Land, Judge John Henry; condolences
Borum, Mr. Bradford R. and Mrs. Shannon Lee Wallace; recognize
Bethesda Academy Boys Basketball Team; congratulate
Fincher, Ms. Alice; recognize
Morris, Cheyanne Aleah; recognize
Henry County E2: Economics and Education Task Force; commend
Harrison, Timothy Zachary; recognize
Log Cabin Community Church; commend
Caylor, Pastor Max Carter; commend
Pate, Ms. Cindy; recognize
Collins, Jack; George Cook; recognize
Hall, Meosha Rachal; recognize
Dixon, Honorable Harry D.; condolences
Woodley, Dr. Lateshia; commend
Joshua Project Worldwide; recognize
Smith, Charley Alexandria; recognize
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Ledbetter, Mr. Steven Russell; condolences
Hooks, Senator George; recognize
Tanner, Mr. Eustace Bernell "Dick"; condolences
Sutton, Mr. William Harris; condolences
Georgia's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923; recognize April 24, 2012
Smith, Steven Wayne; recognize
Beverly, Mrs. Mary Patricia "Pat"; condolences
Holcombe, Ms. Vickey; recognize
The Home Depot Foundation; commend
Murrah, Jr., Mr. William Nolan; condolences
2012 Senate Administrative Assistants; recognize
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Lieutenant Colonel Shirley Arnold; recognize
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McNabb, Mr. Mike; commend
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Maddox, Reverend Charlie James, Sr.; commend
Brown, Major General Robert; commend
Johnson, Ms. Daisy Mae; commend
Epsilon Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order; commend
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James, Representative Lynmore; commend
Gailey, Mr. Gerald; condolences
Goggins, Austin David; commend
Parker, Pastor Herman; recognize
Ferrell, Ms. Tiana; commend
Miller, Matthew Joseph; recognize
Eaton, Iman Kyra; recognize
Lee, Mr. Keon; commend
Garden, Chloe Alysse; recognize
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MAP International; recognize
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Rawls, Mr. Sam; condolences
Orok, Reverend Tommy; recognize
White County High School's Warrior Television Network; recognize
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Parks, Ms. Lillie Mae; condolences
Carson, Bishop Kenneth Pierre; recognize
Hansford, Miss Joel Francis; condolences
Blogger Day; recognize March 29, 2012
Onabanjo, Dr. Babs Olusegun; commend
Queen, Jordan Douglas; condolences
Borum, Mr. Bradford R.; Ms. Shannon Leigh Wallace; commend
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Neely, Dr. Phillip R., Jr.; commend
Capps, Mrs. Carole Dalton; condolences
Gibson, Mr. Lamar; condolences
Rivers, Mrs. Mary Lenas; condolences
Smith, Joshua Evan; recognize
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Stuart, Reverend David; commend
Harmon, Dr. W. Ken; recognize
Horne, Representative William; commend
Water Energy Technologies, Incorporated; commend
Veterans and Community Outreach Foundation; recognize
Wynn-Dixon, Dr. Evelyn; commend
Jordan, Mrs. Julie; commend
Howell, Vikki; recognize
Hall County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Moore, Rodney G.; recognize
Reinhardt, Officer Bennie Eugene; condolences
Mosher, Deana Lynn; retirement; congratulate and invite to House
Howard, III, Paul L.; recognize
Poole, Ms. Monica; commend
Anderson, Chief Jimmy; commend
Screven County Development Authority; commend
Cherokee County; Board of Education; revise districts
Grace Lutheran Church; recognize
Clay, Chaz Nicole; recognize
Purcell, Firefighter Jim; commend
Russell, Julianna; recognize
Honor Guard of Shanklin-Attaway Post Five American Legion; commend
Georgia Food Industry Association; recognize
Gates, Abrya Nykole; recognize
Deal, First Lady Sandra; commend
Borum, Mr. Bradford R. and Ms. Shannon Leigh Wallace; recognize
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Mosley, Ms. Faye; commend
District 35 Student Volunteers and Interns; recognize
Vinings Historic Preservation Society; commend
Kilpatrick, Mrs. Krisztina; commend
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Wilson, Dr. Johnny L.; commend
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Hapeville, City of; commend
Cancer Treatment Centers of America; commend
Coker, Mr. William Douglas "Doug", Sr.; condolences
Adams, Rylan Charles; celebrate birth
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Gordon Lee High School wrestling team; commend
Gary, Jr., William Rodney; recognize
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Sears, Mr. Wayne; condolences
Smith, Mrs. Ann Georgine Cash; condolences
Green, Ryan Kristopher; recognize
Cook, Mr. Tom; commend
Georgia Guard soldiers; airmen; others who have fallen; honor
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Whittle, Deputy Sheriff Derrick Lee; condolences
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Victory of the World Church; commend