2013-2014 Regular Session

Identity theft; security freezes for minors; provisions

Sponsor: Josh Clark

Revenue and taxation; setoff debt collection against state income tax refunds for debts owed to political subdivisions and courts; provisions

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

General Assembly; adopt standards and instructions for Article V convention delegates; provisions

Sponsor: Timothy Barr

Doraville, City of; change corporate limits; provisions

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

License Plates; submission of a doctor's prescription; application for a special parking decal for persons with disabilities in lieu of an affidavit; notary public not available

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

Condominium associations; standing to participate in litigation under certain circumstances; clarify provisions

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Court-referred alternative dispute resolution programs; legal costs; increase maximum amount of additional cost

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia; part-time chief magistrates may become members of such fund; provide

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Sales and use tax; change a certain definition

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

State government; placement of monument on capitol grounds; provide

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors; reenact statutory portion of said Code

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Natural Resources; provide flexibility for establishing watershed protection standards

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Evidence; disclosure of a person's HIV status to certain health care providers

Sponsor: Dean Burke

Game and fish; Type I nonresident infant lifetime sportsman's license; add

Sponsor: David Knight

Randolph County; office of coroner; provide nonpartisan elections

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Crimes and offenses; strangulation as aggravated assault; add provisions

Sponsor: Mandi Ballinger

Unlicensed personal care homes; criminal penalties for owning or operating; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Dog Ownership; allow local governments to confer dog control authority upon multiple individuals

Sponsor: Dean Burke

Firearms; certain laws regarding carrying and possession by retired judges; provide exemption

Sponsor: Doug Holt

Insurance; provide licensing and regulation of public adjusters; provisions

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Crimes and offenses; crime of home invasion; create

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Courts; information provided to compile state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists; clarify

Sponsor: Alex Atwood

"Georgia First Informer Broadcasters Act"; provide planning for first informer broadcasters; definitions

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

"Stacey Nicole English Act"; aid in the location of missing persons; incapacitated due to medical conditions; establish

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

State Board of Accountancy; independent state agency attached to Secretary of State for administrative purposes only; provide

Sponsor: David Knight

Hall County; create board of elections and registration

Sponsor: Carlton Rogers

Tobacco; sale of alternative nicotine products or components to minors; prohibit

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond second year level; revise

Sponsor: James Epps

Agency records disclosure; change certain provisions relating to 9-1-1 calls

Sponsor: Micah Gravley

Civil practice; four-year statute of limitations for actions involving removal of timber from the property of another; provisions

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Hart County; create board of elections and registration

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Insurance; solicitation, release, or sale of automobile accident information; prohibit

Sponsor: Ronnie Mabra

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; no person under a sentence of confinement shall be eligible for membership; provide

Sponsor: Tom Weldon

Financial institutions; repeal Articles 4 and 4A; enact new Articles 4 and 4A; provisions

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005; administration responsibilities from Department of Revenue to Department of Public Safety; transfer

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

State sales and use tax; applicability of exemption to local sales and use tax cap for a county that levied a tax for purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation; extend date

Sponsor: Mike Glanton

Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development (BILD) Act; enact

Sponsor: Don Parsons

State Government; provide exemption for the board of commissioners of Georgia Student Finance Commission; board of directors

Sponsor: Judson Hill

Blasting or Excavating Near Utility Facilities; revise/add definitions

Sponsor: Rick Jeffares

Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council; create

Sponsor: Earl Carter

State sales tax exemption; consumable supplies used in manufacturing; include

Sponsor: Brett Harrell

Capitol Arts Standards Commission; designation of areas within capitol museum; Georgia Capitol Agricultural History Museum areas

Sponsor: Valencia Seay

Elementary and secondary education; members of governing boards of nonprofit organizations which are charter petitioners and charter schools to participate in governance training; require

Sponsor: Rahn Mayo

Professional Counselors; revise definitions relating to marriage and family therapy

Sponsor: Francis Millar

Insurance; cancellations under certain circumstances relating to policy terms that permit an audit or rate investigation and noncompliance by insured; provide

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Elementary and secondary education; annual performance evaluations; revise certain provisions

Sponsor: Randy Nix

Crimes and offenses; filing false liens or encumbrances against public employees; change provisions

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Natural Resources, Department of; persons are not aggrieved by listings on hazardous site inventory that occur after a certain date; establish

Sponsor: Tom McCall

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; change the definition of the term "firefighter"; creditable service

Sponsor: John Albers

Insurance; persons under authority of Commissioner and subject to penalties under Title 33; clarify

Sponsor: Rich Golick

Jekyll Island-State Park Authority; powers and responsibilities; revise

Sponsor: Mark Hamilton

Baconton, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Public School Facilities; disallow prohibitions on wood construction in public schools if in compliance with state minimum standard codes

Sponsor: Francis Millar

Missing Children Information Center; provide missing child reports for foster children

Sponsor: John Albers

Sales and use tax; regarding sale or use of certain property used in maintenance or repair of certain aircraft; remove sunset exemption

Sponsor: Alex Atwood

Fire Protection and Safety; written notification prior to the denial of a permit; buildings/structures required to meet the state minimum fire safety standards

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Appeal and error; payment of costs and indigency affidavits; clarify provisions

Sponsor: Wendell Willard

Trial proceedings; testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; repeal provisions

Sponsor: Edward Lindsey

Riddleville, Town of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Auctioneers; relative to auctioneers and auction business; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Controlled Substances; revise the definition of "prescriber"

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Individual's criminal history record information; revise definitions

Sponsor: Jay Neal

Peace Officers; harmonize definitions; employed or appointed by the Department of Juvenile Justice regarding their duties

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Ad valorem tax; revised definition of forest land fair market value; provisions

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Fair Business Practices Act; enact offender reentry reforms as recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Superior courts; filings in the clerk's office; change provisions

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Liability of Owners/Occupier of Land; codify the duty of a possessor of land to a trespasser against harm

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Invasions of privacy; transmission of photography or video depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult under certain circumstances; prohibit

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

Tire disposal restrictions; extend sunset date for tire fees

Sponsor: Lynne Riley

Dacula, City of; change the corporate boundaries

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Mass transportation; suspension of restrictions on the use of annual proceeds from sales and use taxes by public transit authorities; repeal provisions

Sponsor: Mike Jacobs

Hinesville, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Al Williams

Port Wentworth, City of; change penalties imposed by municipal court

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Irwin County; board of commissioners; provide salary of chairperson

Sponsor: Jay Roberts

Port Wentworth, City of; change compensation of mayor and council

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Mass transportation; installation of safety markers on utility lines to provide adequate visual warning in use of private airstrips; provide

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; increase technology fee

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

Ad valorem tax; types of interests in real property may be subject to taxation; clarify

Sponsor: David Knight

Holly Springs, City of; terms and manner of election of mayor and councilmembers; provide

Sponsor: Scot Turner

Sandersville, City of; election of members of city council; change provisions

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Interstate Cooperation; provide for delegation from the State of Georgia to certain conventions

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Probation services; provide for legislative findings and intent; provisions

Sponsor: Mark Hamilton

Juvenile Code; revise and correct errors or omissions

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Alcoholic Beverages; provide for the licensing of the production of distilled spirits; educational purposes by non-profit museums

Sponsor: Hunter Hill

Schley County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Trade names; require registration with the clerk of superior court; provisions

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Chamblee, City of; provide legislative findings and intent; provisions

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Congress; urge to grow United States economy; increase the number of visas; permit Korean citizens possessing skills in a specialty occupation

Sponsor: David Shafer

Georgia 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law; enact

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Water resources; issuance of sludge land application permits; revise certain requirements

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

State Plan for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; express support

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

United States Constitution Article V; apply for a convention of the states

Sponsor: Cecil Staton

Joint Study Committee on Emergency Relocation of Abused Adults; create

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Trooper James David Young Memorial Highway; City of Fitzgerald; dedicate

Sponsor: Jay Roberts

Public Property; granting of restrictive and nonexclusive easements for operation/maintenance of facilities, utilities 12 counties

Sponsor: John Albers

Property Conveyance; authorizing 13 counties

Sponsor: John Albers

Taxes; increase in state income tax rate prohibited -CA

Sponsor: David Shafer

Alcoholic Beverages; change the maximum percent by volume of wine; change definitions; authorize wineries to buy and use certain products

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

Barbers; provide fines imposed by State Board of Barbers for certain violations; not exceed certain specified amounts

Sponsor: William Ligon

Cosmetologists; provide fines imposed by State Board of Cosmetology for certain violations; not exceed certain specified amounts

Sponsor: William Ligon

Mental Health; authorize licensed professional counselor to perform certain acts; secure certification

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Retirement and Pension; revise, modernize, correct errors/omissions in said title; Code Revision Commission

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Behavorial Health and Developmental, Dept. of; changes to the powers and duties

Sponsor: Charlie Bethel

Revenue and taxation; manner for determining fair market value of motor vehicles subject to tax; change

Sponsor: Tom Rice

Georgia Medical Center Authority; abolish

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Major Henry Talmage Elrod Memorial Highway; Turner County; dedicate

Sponsor: Jay Roberts

Taxation; redrawing census tracts shall not disqualify a designated military zone as a less developed area; provide

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Alcoholic beverages; fruit growers licensed as farm wineries obtain license authorizing production of distilled spirits and fortified wines pursuant to certain conditions; permit

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Cancer Treatment Fairness Act; enact

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Controlled substances; Schedules I, III, and IV; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Bruce Broadrick

Revenue and taxation; define terms "Internal Revenue Code" and Internal Revenue Code of 1986"; provisions

Sponsor: Allen Peake

Bonded debt; population Act provision relating to dates of bond elections; repeal

Sponsor: Valerie Clark

Compact for a Balanced Budget; adopt

Sponsor: Paulette Rakestraw

Statesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize

Sponsor: Jan Tankersley

Orchard Hill, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: David Knight

Bethlehem, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum

Sponsor: Terry England

Baxley, City of; provide for new charter

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Powder Springs, City of; provide annexation of certain property

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Young Harris, City of; revise terms of office and manner of election of mayor and council

Sponsor: Stephen Allison

Winder, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum

Sponsor: Terry England

Fulton County Juvenile Court; chief administrative officer shall have oversight of budget; provisions

Sponsor: Wendell Willard

Henry County; Board of Elections and Registration; provide process for removing the elections supervisor for cause; provisions

Sponsor: Dale Rutledge

State Court of Cobb County; change the compensations of the clerk and chief deputy clerk

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Clarkston, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Michele Henson

Crawford County; provide for appointment of county surveyor

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Barrow County Community Improvement Districts Act; enact

Sponsor: Terry England

Douglas County; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Micah Gravley

Fairburn, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Polk County; board of commissioners of roads and revenue; revise place of board meeting; provisions

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Fayette County Public Facilities Authority; grant power with regard to storm-water management systems

Sponsor: John Yates

Wheeler County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit and Oconee Judicial Circuit; election of additional judges; change date

Sponsor: Wendell Willard

Scotland, City of; provide four-year terms for mayor and council members

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Cobb County Probate Court; change compensation of judge

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Brooks Coleman

Macon Water Authority Act; change description of electoral districts

Sponsor: Nikki Randall

Town of Thunderbolt; provide for homestead exemption; municipal purposes

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Eatonton, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Ellijay, City of; change corporate boundaries and exclude certain territory

Sponsor: David Ralston

Fairburn, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Eatonton, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Whitfield County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum

Sponsor: Bruce Broadrick

Troup County Airport Authority; repeal

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Cobb Judicial Circuit; supplement to each judge of superior court and additional supplement for chief judge; provide

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Authority; chairperson of board of commissioners; maintain position on the authority

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Barrow County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide referendum

Sponsor: Terry England

Charlton County; board of commissioners; change provisions relating to districts

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Eatonton, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Warren County; board of education member serve simultaneously as deputy coroner and deputy coroner serve simultaneously as board member; authorize

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Probate Court of Johnson County; authorize to charge a technology fee for civil case filed and criminal fine imposed

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Macon-Bibb County Community Improvement Districts Act; enact

Sponsor: Nikki Randall

Fayetteville, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Virgil Fludd

Dodge County; chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Porterdale, City of; provide for certain appropriations; provisions

Sponsor: Pam Dickerson

Metter, City of; increase excise tax

Sponsor: Butch Parrish

Wheeler County; office of coroner; provide nonpartisan elections

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Colquitt County; Board of Commissioners; change regular meeting requirements

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Alpharetta, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Statham, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum

Sponsor: Terry England

Hamilton, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: John Pezold

Arlington, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Downtown Athens Development Authority; provide for powers, duties and responsibilities; provisions

Sponsor: Regina Quick

Income tax credit; purchasers of alternative fuel vehicles; provide

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Valdosta, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Health care providers; provide each person identifying himself or herself as a health care agent with a certain notice

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers; create

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Carter, Senator Jason; commend

Sponsor: Steve Henson

Baylor-Stroud, JaMelia; Margaret Fain Elementary School's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Royal, Nell Covington; commend

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Alzheimer's Disease Registry; establish within the Department of Public Health

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Walker, Edd; honoring

Sponsor: John Crosby

House Study Committee on Voter Registration and Voting; create

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Eady, Benjamin; George Walton Academy's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Collier Heights Community; recognize

Sponsor: Horacena Tate

Manhatton, Michael Joseph; condolences

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Toney, Apostle Sylvia J.; 70th birthday; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Education; authorize school systems; provide instruction on history of traditional winter celebrations

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

Kirkland, Major Thomas Christopher; recognize

Sponsor: Judson Hill

Labor and industrial relations; payment of wages by credit to prepaid debit card; provisions

Sponsor: Josh Clark

E. E. Foundation, Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Roquemore, Mrs. Nell Patten; 90th birthday; celebrate

Sponsor: James Shaw

House of Representatives; amend rules

Sponsor: Sam Moore

Camp MAGIK; honoring

Sponsor: Cecil Staton

House Study Committee on Aviation and Jobs; create

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Cambridge High School men's varsity wrestling program; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Augusta-Richmond County; coordinate with legislative delegation to form the South Augusta Growth initiative; encourage

Sponsor: Henry Howard

Miller, Eugene; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Guadamuz, Mauricio; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Vaughn, Esther; 2014 Heart of the Community Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

House Study Committee on DUI Recidivism and Driver's License Suspensions and Reinstatements; create

Sponsor: Alan Powell

House of Representatives; amend rules

Sponsor: Sam Moore

State Court of Clayton County; provide for imposition and collection of fee to be used for fulfilling the technological needs of the county police dept.

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Fore Orthodontics; 2014 Heart of the Community Employer Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

State budget; rate of growth based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index and population growth; limit - CA

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Food standards; require labeling of genetically engineered food; provisions

Sponsor: Josh Clark

Food Allergy Awareness Week at the state capitol; May 11-17, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Crimes and offenses; no duty to retreat prior to use of force and correct a cross-reference; repeal statute

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Social services; school personnel required to report child abuse shall be notified by child protective agency upon receipt of report and completion of investigation; provide

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Atlanta Humane Society; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Ensley, Marsha; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Hampton, Rudy L.; recognize

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

Clark, Brianna Joy; recognize

Sponsor: Josh Clark

King, Jr., Lonnie C.; recognize

Sponsor: Horacena Tate

Medical cannabis; continuing research into benefits to treat certain conditions; provisions

Sponsor: Allen Peake

Local boards of education and schools; consider renewable energy systems to provide educational opportunities; encourage

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Newby, David; 2014 Heart of the Community Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Taylor, Drew; 2014 Heart of the Community Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Neal, Honorable Jay; commend

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Golden, Senator Tim; commend

Sponsor: David Shafer

Coates, Donald B.; recognize

Sponsor: John Crosby

Elections; period for advance voting prior to municipal primary or election; change

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Elementary and secondary education; update and clarify provisions; repeal obsolete provisions

Sponsor: Mike Dudgeon

Griffin, Shatikey; Demiya Griffin; condolences

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Knight, Mr. Wade; recognize

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Banking and finance; debtor and creditor; enact a new chapter in Title 7; provisions

Sponsor: Mike Jacobs

Public utilities; evaluation of electromagnetic field levels and protection of the transmission and distribution systems against damage from an electromagnetic pulse or a geomagnetic storm; provide

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Alexander, Minnie; 88th birthday; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Locust Grove Woman's Club; recognize

Sponsor: Rick Jeffares

Weeks, Jim; commend

Sponsor: Richard Smith

Mixon, Eunice Lastinger; honor

Sponsor: John Deffenbaugh

Ingram, Pastor Alexander; condolences

Sponsor: James Beverly

House of Representatives; amend rules

Sponsor: Sam Moore

Gant, Jakeenan; recognize

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Medical Food Equity Act; enact

Sponsor: Edward Lindsey

Human Services, Dept.of; bidding out of child welfare services state wide through contracts with community based providers

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Adams, Yolanda Yvette; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Senate Child Protection Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Horacena Tate

Golden, Senator Tim; commend

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Fort Gaines 200: A Bicentennial Commemoration; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Ferreira, Honorable Dr. Bishop Manoel; congratulate

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Department of Community Health and Department of Public Health; collaborate and develop report of Georgia's strategic action steps to prevent and control diabetes; encourage

Sponsor: Matthew Ramsey

Clark, Moriah Faith; recognize

Sponsor: Josh Clark

Probate Court of Cobb County; change the compensation of the deputy clerk of the superior court

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Towe, Ada B.; express congratulate

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Koehler, Tracey; 2014 Heart of the Community Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Ritchie, Ray Anthony; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

Parliamentarian Month; April 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

General Assembly; election of local school superintendents as alternative to appointment; provide - CA

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Jewell, Cynthia Strickland; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Zaldo, Michael "Mike" Edward; condolences

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Lansing, Lucy; Rome High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Dreamgirls production; Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program; Tri-Cities High School; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Richardson, Austin Wade; Trion High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Watson, Tamayra; North Clayton Middle School's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Congress; protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; request

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day; May 14, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Mount Olive United Methodist Church; 140th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Chestnut, Joanna; Rome High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

2013 Milton High School girls lacrosse team; eighth state championship; congratulate

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Georgia High School Fencing League; commend

Sponsor: David Shafer

Congress; establish national energy policy to strengthen access to and removal of impediment to domestic sources of energy; encourage

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Stephens-Mason-Taylor-Ray family; 2014 reunion; commend

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Miller, Cheryl; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Daughtry, Bill; Coosa High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Reitzes, Lois; 35th anniversary at Public Broadcasting Atlanta; commend

Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson

Electrical Contractor Class II; provide that a person licensed may perform low-voltage contracting without obtaining a state-wide Low-voltage Contractor Class

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; change membership to accommodate Fourteenth Congressional District

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Hopkins, Sherry Rochelle; condolences

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Brashier, Mr. Clifton A., Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Wendell Willard

Gant, Jakeenan; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Senate Mold and Mildew Remediation Contractor Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Donzella James

Greer, Will; Chattooga County High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Childers, Kaitlyn; Pepperell High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Urban Redevelopment Law; include blighted areas

Sponsor: LaDawn Jones

King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort of St. Simons Island, Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Alex Atwood

Florence, H. Neal; retirement; honor

Sponsor: John Deffenbaugh

Spires, Holly; Bleckley County High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

White, Dominque Alia; Georgia House Democratic Caucus intern; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Review and Recommend Necessary Changes to the Georgia Code of Military Justice; create senate study committee

Sponsor: Hunter Hill

Butler, Jack S., II; Silver Buffalo Award; commend

Sponsor: Stephen Allison

Krey, Luisa Katharina; commend

Sponsor: Tom Taylor

Verner, Felicite Augusta "Miss Gus" Bryan; condolences

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Rollins, Dr. Jeffrey; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Pruitt, Camisha; Fountain Elementary School's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Matoney, Judge Jim; retirement; commend

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Adams, Axel D.; commend

Sponsor: Henry Howard

9-1-1 System Modernization; create senate study committee

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

DeLoach, Hannah Clara-Lynn; Bleckley County High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

Ward, Pastor James C.; 19th pastoral anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

First Saint Paul A. M. E. Church; 17th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Massingill, Jake; Unity Christian School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Fulton County; appointment of tax commissioner; provide

Sponsor: Harry Geisinger

Graben, Laura; Model High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Manhatton, Michael Joseph; condolences

Sponsor: Edward Stephens

Brashier, Jr., Mr. Clifton A.; condolences

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Community Health, Board of; persons having certain conflicts of interest from serving on board; prohibit

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Osborne High School boys basketball team; commend

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Cornelius, DeJa Rashida; Twiggs County High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

Senate State Capitol Utilization and Modernization Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Aaron, Don Gray, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Wadley Chapel United Methodist Church; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Shipp, Senior Pastor Christopher Morris; 17th pastoral anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Dumas, Reverend Derek M.; 7th pastoral anniversary; commend

Sponsor: James Beverly

Mints, Reverend Steven L.; commend

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Echols, Sally; Model High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

DeLoach, Justin; commend

Sponsor: Henry Howard

Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quilts for Kids; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

State government; certain processes and procedures affecting unemployment insurance; change

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Hamilton, Dr. James; Dr. Audrey Haynes; Dr. David Mustard; Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award; commend

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Edmondson, Reverend Dr. W. T.; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Sparks, Dr. Beverly; commend

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Smith, Mrs. Donna; retirement; commend

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

House Study Committee on Autonomous Vehicle Technology; create

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Fowler, James van Buren; condolences

Sponsor: Margaret Kaiser

Luton, Jimmie "MeMa"; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Patterson, Haley; Armuchee High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Regulation Freedom Amendment; request the enactment to the Constitution of the United States by the U.S. Congress

Sponsor: David Shafer

Cordle, Jr., Sam "Laan" L.; honoring

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Senate Senior Technology Gap Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Valencia Seay

Thompson, Pastor Douglas; Pastor Ingrid Thompson; 26th wedding anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Pope High School and Lassiter High School Fencing Teams; recognize

Sponsor: Judson Hill

Atlanta Metropolitan State College; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Congress of United States; adopt amendment to Constitution for submission to states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; petition

Sponsor: Delvis Dutton

Griffith, Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd; recognize

Sponsor: Cecil Staton

Herrington, Amanda; Trinity Christian School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

Ruffin, Charles L.; State Bar of Georgia leadership; congratulate

Sponsor: Wendell Willard

Olivia Haydel Senior Center; commend

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Sustainable Forestry Initiative; state-wide support for sustainable forest certification; encourage

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Florence, H. Neal; honoring

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Brack, Elizabeth; Trinity Christian School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

Region 7 Emergency Medical Services Section members; commend

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Pounds, Sarah; Jones County High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: James Epps

Georgia Prosthetics; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Casey, Linda; Pepperell High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

White Plains United Methodist Church; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Municipal Court of Columbus, Georgia; change fees and costs; provisions

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Lewis, Ruth M.; condolences

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Elks Aidmore, Inc.; 75th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter; commend

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Junior Beta Club of Bagley Middle School; commend

Sponsor: Charlie Bethel

Dixon, Buck; commend

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Pooler, City of; provide nonbinding referendum

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Reno, Cecil; commend

Sponsor: Alan Powell

SPLOST Reform Joint Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Highways, bridges and ferries; creation of transit authority within metropolitan areas; repeal population provision

Sponsor: John Carson

Hicks, Caitlyn; Peach County High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Bartow County Chamber of Commerce; recognize

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Local option sales tax; taxes to be imposed at a rate of less than 1 percent; allow

Sponsor: John Carson

Georgia Junior Cycling; commend and invite members to House

Sponsor: Margaret Kaiser

The Georgia Health Care Freedom and ACA Noncompliance Act; enact

Sponsor: Jason Spencer

Dixon, Jr., Robert and Patricia Ann; recognize

Sponsor: Gloria Butler

Helping Hands Outreach Clinic; Helping Hands Free Health Clinic; commend

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Game and fish; live raccoons may be used in sanctioned organization field trial competitions under certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Stephen Allison

Warren Temple United Methodist Church; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Hildreth, Dr. Ethan J. D.; recognize

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Local boards of education; implement renewable energy systems to provide educational and cost-saving opportunities; urge

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Moore, Richard; retirement; commend

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Byron, City of; levy excise tax

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Mauney, Ray Dean, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Carlton Rogers

Sudderth, Noah; commend

Sponsor: Josh Clark

Magda, Martin; Mary Persons High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority; provide for membership

Sponsor: Allen Peake

Gurley, Jim; condolences

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Easter, Willie James "Bubba"; condolences

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Smith Chapel United Methodist Church; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month at the state capitol; April 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson

Georgia State University's mens basketball team; NCAA Division I Sun Belt Champions; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Ramsey

Clark, Louie M., Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Alan Powell

St. Smyrna Baptist Church; commend

Sponsor: Carl Von Epps

Safe Carry Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Bobbitt, Lakisha; Peach County High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Alcoholic Beverages; allow for local authorization/regulation of sale for consumption on the premises on Sundays; celebration of St. Patrick's Day

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Senate Move Over Law Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Partnership Against Domestic Violence; commend

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Child Support Recovery Act; child support and enforcement of orders; enact provisions

Sponsor: Timothy Barr

Ad Valorem Tax; revise a definition; provide certain information to be given to taxpayers upon request

Sponsor: Francis Millar

Power Grid Protection; create senate study committee

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Temporary assistance; use of electronic benefit transfer cards in certain retail establishments; prohibit

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Wilkinson County High School Warriors Basketball Team; recognize

Sponsor: David Lucas

Reverend G. L. Avery Memorial Highway; City of Washington; dedicate

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Simmons, Rita; Atlanta Public School System's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Courts; sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; provide

Sponsor: Alex Atwood

Myers, Elaine; retirement; congratulate

Sponsor: Larry O'Neal

O. L. "Red" Brooks Memorial Bridge; Wilkinson County; dedicate

Sponsor: James Epps

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; define certain terms; provisions

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

House Georgia-Based Film and Post-Production Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act; enact

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Hunter, Deacon William "Bubba" Henry, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Murray, Mr. Aaron; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Kennedy, Todd; heroic efforts during ice storm of 2014; commend

Sponsor: Rich Golick

Business and Education Acting Together (BEAT) Act; enact

Sponsor: Buzz Brockway

Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations; federal financial participation for medical assistance payments; Medicaid

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

'Controlled Substances Therapeutic Relief Act'; repeal provisions; use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma

Sponsor: Curt Thompson

Mercer University's Men's Basketball Team; recognize

Sponsor: David Lucas

Jonesboro High School boys basketball team; commend

Sponsor: Mike Glanton

Arrey-Mbi, Sammy Besong; commend

Sponsor: Ronnie Mabra

Lokey, Rhonda; Cobb County School System's Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Rich Golick

Dunn, Thomas; South Atlanta High School's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Greenwell, Kim; commend

Sponsor: Ronnie Mabra

Avondale Estates, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Doberson, Frederick; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Sams, Jr.; Garvis L.; commend

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Day at the capitol; March 12, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Mike Dudgeon

Moyer, Jawana; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

The Weather Channel; services provided to citizens of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Outstanding women; service to their community; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Wood, Richard; Grayson High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Joyce Chandler

CSRA Business League, Inc.; 44th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Henry Howard

Melton, Sr., Buckner "Buck"; condolences

Sponsor: Cecil Staton

Family Promise of NewRock; commend

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Wade, Sydney; Grayson High School's 2014 valedictorian; commend

Sponsor: Joyce Chandler

Franklin County Future Farmers of America Floriculture Team; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Moore, Richard; recognize

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

AGMC; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Cash, Tamera; commend

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Moorman, Shay; condolences

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Hodgetts, Mr. Richard; commend

Sponsor: Doug Holt

2014 World AIDS Awareness Weekend; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

SamVerly College; past graduates; current students; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Atlanta Science Festival Week; recognize March 22-29, 2014

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Ladouceur, Ms. Lauren; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Ramsey

Healthy Kids Georgia and Healthy Schools Programs; recognize

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Drue, Abby; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Sloat, Mrs. Evelyn M.; 90th birthday; celebrate

Sponsor: Culver Kidd

Jack Collins Lance, Sr. Memorial Highway; Union County; renaming

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Atrial Fibrillation Day; recognize May 14, 2014

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Law enforcement agencies; develop policies addressing how peace officers shall negotiate their encounters with domesticated pet animals; require

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Motor vehicles and traffic; Class D license holder prohibited from driving a Class C motor vehicle on public roads, streets, or highways; revise time

Sponsor: Ronnie Mabra

Beckum, John; commend

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Motor vehicles; temporary transporter license plates available to permit mechanics to test drive certain vehicles being serviced or repaired; make

Sponsor: B.J. Pak

Licenses; Class E and Class F drivers' license free of charge to qualified volunteer firefighters; provide

Sponsor: James Shaw

Motor vehicles; certain fees included in liens upon abandoned vehicles; provide

Sponsor: Alan Powell

2014 legislative session temporary administrative assistants; House of Representatives; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Board of Community Health; at least one member also member of the state health benefit plan

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Development Authorities; change a definition; revision of public purpose; changes to general powers

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Cone, Clifford "Barney"; commend

Sponsor: Tim Golden

Sinyard, Jeff "Bodine"; recognize

Sponsor: Freddie Sims

Murray, Mr. Aaron; commend

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Courts; collection of a fee to defray costs for using electronic citations; provide

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Barnett, Leah Catherine; Mason "Buck" Dixon; congratulate

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

County and municipal officials; display American flag at courthouses and other government buildings; urge

Sponsor: Josh Clark

Insurance; excess wear and use waivers shall not be construed as insurance; provide

Sponsor: Howard Maxwell

Medical assistance; appropriations for obtaining federal financial participation for payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; provide authorization

Sponsor: Patricia Gardner

Crosby; Honorable John "Dickey"; retirement from Georgia Senate; commend

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Insurance; provide certain qualified health plans that do not provide abortion coverage as result of rape or incest

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Jennings, Tonya; Mt. Zion Elementary School's Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Pickard, Mr. George C.; condolences

Sponsor: Carlton Rogers

Alpha Gamma Rho Day at the state capitol; March 12, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Charles Williams

McNeeley, Matthew; Archer High School's 2014 valedictorian; commend

Sponsor: Joyce Chandler

Dortch, Carole A.; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Davenport, Carolyn LaVerne; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Jewell Jackson McCabe Emerging Leaders Institute, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Pierce County High School cheerleading squad; GHSA Class AAA State Champions; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Chad Nimmer

McElfish, Chief Jack; retirement; commend

Sponsor: Joe Wilkinson

Myles, Dr. Lori; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Mount Vernon Baptist Church Day at the state capitol; March 2, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Franklin/Hart/Elbert/Madison Forestry Unit; 2013 Northern Unit of the Year; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Arnold, Mrs. Frankie; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Chattahoochee/Marion Forestry Unit; 2013 Southern Unit of the Year; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Alcoholic Beverage Retail Licensing and "Tied House" Laws; create senate study committee

Sponsor: Jack Murphy

Norcross Blue Devils football team; Class AAAAAA State Champions; congratulate and invite to House

Sponsor: Tom Rice

Markham, Dr. David W.; recognize

Sponsor: Valencia Seay

Cowart, Mr. Chuck; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Bronner, Kirstie; Kristie Bronner; Spelman College co-valedictorians; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Professional Social Workers Month at the state capitol; March 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Howard Mosby

Fleeman, Amber; Archer High School's 2014 salutatorian; commend

Sponsor: Joyce Chandler

Murray, Mr. Aaron; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Parade of Quartets; recognize

Sponsor: Earnest Smith

Civil Air Patrol Day at the capitol; March 13, 2014; recognize and invite volunteers to House

Sponsor: Willie Talton

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day; May 14, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Amy Carter

Moon, Henry; commend

Sponsor: Stacey Abrams

Kelley, Madison; Mountain Area Christian Academy's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Georgia State Beekeeper's Association; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Junior League of Douglas County; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Ervin, Dr. Fred; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Magistrate Courts; increase the fine amount for contempt of court

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

United States Congress; support successful negotiation of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between United States and European Union; encourage

Sponsor: Michael Caldwell

Georgia-Speech-Language-Hearing Association; recognize

Sponsor: Valencia Seay

Atrial Fibrillation Day at the state capitol; May 14, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Capital Bank Day; March 6, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Tom Weldon

Cartee, Jarrett Brannen; commend

Sponsor: Jan Tankersley

Brouillard, Lindsey; Archer High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Joyce Chandler

Maddox, Harry A.; honoring

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Hussey, Faye; commend

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Sognier, Judge John Woodward; condolences

Sponsor: Stacey Abrams

Russell, Don; Georgia Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame inductee; honor

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; commend

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Collins, Alvin; Lucile Collins; 50th wedding anniversary; congratulate

Sponsor: Edward Stephens

"Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act"; enact

Sponsor: Hunter Hill

St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee; recognize

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Highways; vehicles which exceed weight and dimension limits when in operation within a 20 mile radius of a port facility or designated facility; provide a permit

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Banks County Leopards Wrestling Team; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Dodge County; change composition of governing authority

Sponsor: Jimmy Pruett

Phillips, Dr. David C.; commend

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Georgia Water Quality Control Act; commemorating the 50th anniversary

Sponsor: Rick Jeffares

Rittenhouse, Nathan; recognize

Sponsor: John Albers

Price, Richard; commend

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Tillman, Charles and Deborah; commend

Sponsor: Tommie Williams

Varnedoe, Nell McIntire; condolences

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Thomas, Bishop Martha J.; 10th anniversary as Prelate; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Yun, Preston; commend

Sponsor: Mike Dudgeon

Savannah River Caucus of South Carolina Legislature; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Star, Jack Charles; condolences

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Murphy, Madison; commend

Sponsor: Brooks Coleman

Therapeutic Cannabidiol Act of 2014; enact

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Harris, Tommie Lee; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Stancil, Steven; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Sales and use tax; sale of tangible personal property of an alternative fuel facility; provide temporary exemption

Sponsor: Jay Powell

Lakeside, City of; DeKalb County; incorporate

Sponsor: Francis Millar

Community Affairs, Department of; Georgia Administrative Procedure Act applies to administration of programs, grants, and other activities of the department

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Fair Business Practices Act; sale of unsafe used tires for purposes of installation on motor vehicle; provisions

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

State taxable net income; limited deduction for certain medical core clerkships; provide

Sponsor: Benjie Harbin

2014 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

Sponsor: David Shafer

Retirement and pensions; disclosure of public records shall include local retirement systems; provide exemption

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Johnson, Courtney; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Bone, Sydni; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

U.S. Congress; urged to adopt/submit to the states a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Sponsor: Judson Hill

"Georgia Administrative Procedure Act"; applies to the administration of programs, grants, and other activities of the department

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Phillips, Reverend Willie; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Murphy, Madison; commend

Sponsor: David Shafer

Okamoto, Sandra; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Ranel, Amy Oates; Ridgley, Drew; recognize

Sponsor: David Shafer

Yungerberg, Steven; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Peanut Butter and Jelly Day at the capitol; March 17, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Tom McCall

St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee; Savannah, GA; recognize and invite to House

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Grissom, Marquis Deon; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Reid, Zavier; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Tillman, Joshua Evan; recognize

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Jacobsen, III, William Peter; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Reese, George M. "Doodle"; condolences

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Sales and use tax; sale or use of tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; provide exemption for a limited period of time

Sponsor: Richard Smith

Clayton County Chamber Day; recognize February 25, 2014

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Mitchell, Milton; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Schwindler, Terry; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Harris, Coretta; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Kirven, III, James Dupont "Tippy"; condolences

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Curtis, Dr. Jeffery Van; condolences

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Elkins, Linda; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Birkhead, Zachary Grayson; recognize

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Georgia Pre-K Week at the state capitol; October 6-10, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Brooks Coleman

Barnhill, John Elemuel; recognize

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Alpha Gamma Rho Day; recognize March 12, 2014

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Reeves, Margaret; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Moore, Sandra; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Adams, Sparkle K.; commend

Sponsor: Keisha Waites

Smiley, Micah; condolences

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Oyler, Robin; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Carr, J. Bruce; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Rusk, Melissa; future leader; commend

Sponsor: Mickey Channell

Burns, Mike; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Rogers, Christopher A.; commend

Sponsor: Steve Henson

Caraway, David Wilson; condolences

Sponsor: Joshua McKoon

Reese, Beverly; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Rosse, Deborah Newsome; commend

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

2013 Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year; Cherokee County; commend

Sponsor: Paul Battles

Motor vehicles; failure to use safety belts may be admitted into evidence under certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: B.J. Pak

Rockdale County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum

Sponsor: Pam Dickerson

Licenses; certain military personnel and military veterans issued weapons carry license without payment of fees; allow

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

DeKalb County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; eliminate time limitation

Sponsor: Mike Jacobs

Counties and municipalities; implementation of local government service delivery strategy; revise procedures

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Property; leasing of certain state owned real property in Chatham County; authorize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Porterfield, Linda Carol; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Education; no local board which receives state funding shall seek or maintain accreditation by an accrediting entity which does not have open meetings; provide

Sponsor: Billy Mitchell

Ladouceur, Ms. Lauren; recognize

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Civil Air Patrol Day; recognize March 13, 2014

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Hunter, Sr., Deacon William "Bubba" Henry; honoring

Sponsor: Jack Hill

Education; State Board not adopt and Department of Education not implement academic content standards for English, language arts, and mathematics developed by common core standards initiative; provisions

Sponsor: David Stover

State Road and Tollway Authority; use of identifying information obtained from technology used to determine toll enforcement violations for issuance of traffic citations other than those related to toll enforcement violations; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Journey Ann Cowart Act; enact

Sponsor: Christian Coomer

P.F.C. Michael Lee Dotson Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Siceloff, Courtney Parker; condolences

Sponsor: Tyrone Brooks

Lattimore, Delores; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Dr. M. Bobbi Bailey Interchange; DeKalb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

Holmes, Mrs. Beatrice L.; Red Oak Elementary School's Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day at the state capitol; June 20, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

'Georgia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act'; enact; provide for intent; definitions; notice of rights

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Atkinson, Stephanie Tyson; Apalachee High School's 2014 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Terry England

Mealor, Madison; East Jackson Comprehensive High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Habersham County State Court; judge and solicitor of court be part-time positions; provide

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Satilla District; commend

Sponsor: Ross Tolleson

Allen, Ms. Alana; Harper-Archer Middle School's Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Education; provide charter-schools-in-the-workplace and charter-schools-in-a-municipality; provisions

Sponsor: Edward Lindsey

Childers, Alex; Winder-Barrow High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Terry England

Savannah State University Day; recognize March 11, 2014

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Crawford, Kathy; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Elizabeth Andrews High School; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Soka Gakkai International Youth Day in Georgia; April 15, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Polazzo, Free Solomon; commend

Sponsor: Roger Bruce

Grant, Sarah Ann; Coretta Scott King YWLA Middle School's 2014 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Wood, Frank; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Smith, Mr. Samuel Farrar, III; condolences

Sponsor: Butch Parrish

Franklin/Hart/Elbert/ Madison Forestry Unit; commend

Sponsor: Ross Tolleson

Pechuman, Mitchell Earl; recognize

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Chattahoochee/Marion Forestry Unit; commend

Sponsor: Ross Tolleson

Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month at the capitol; April, 2014; recognize and invite Georgia Coalition to House

Sponsor: Stacey Abrams

WTOC-TV of Savannah; recognize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

House Interns for 2014 Regular Session; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Daniel, Army Spc. Christopher; commend

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Ellington, Kaitlyn; Apalachee High School's 2014 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Terry England

Shirah, Will; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

Huffman, Wayne; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

Jackson, Dosh; 103rd birthday; honor and invite to House

Sponsor: Earnest Smith

Robinson, Ms. Ariana; Mt. Zion Primary School's Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Civil practice; statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse; extend

Sponsor: Jason Spencer

Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Sponsor: David Ralston

Motor Vehicle; remove evidence of approved deferred action status from the list of available documents; temporary driver's license or permit

Sponsor: Bill Heath

"Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact; blind or visually impaired child; determine need for Braille instruction

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Floam, Harrison Meyer; recognize

Sponsor: Judson Hill

"Quality Basic Education Act"; deferments on certain assessments for limited-English proficient students

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

"Health Care Freedom of Choice Constitutional Amendment" -CA

Sponsor: Judson Hill

State of Georgia; English as official language -CA

Sponsor: Don Balfour

Marquis Deon Grissom Bridge; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Virgil Fludd

Meyers, Elana; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Education; population provision related to applicability of the term "campus"; repeal

Sponsor: Chuck Sims

Ferrell, George Robert Prince Edward, Jr., "JuJu"; condolences

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Fannin County High School Students and Faculty; commend

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Starling, Reverend Freddie; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Farmers' Private Property Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Delvis Dutton

Savannah State University Day at the state capitol; February 13, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Hospitals; prohibit certain conduct relating to physicians; provide definitions

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

State income tax; clean energy property; extend tax credit

Sponsor: Craig Gordon

Gearing, Jenna; recognize

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Highways; vehicles hauling certain products over a certain total gross weight which have been issued a permit to operate on any public road which is not an interstate; allow

Sponsor: Chad Nimmer

Georgia School Workers; commend

Sponsor: Vincent Fort

Hudon, Kyle Hamilton; recognize

Sponsor: Judson Hill

Pechuman, Mitchell Earl; Eagle Scout; commend

Sponsor: Paul Battles

Webster County; office of coroner; provide nonpartisan elections

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Townsend, Billy L.; recognize

Sponsor: Stephen Thompson

Motor Vehicles; failure to use safety belts may be considered evidence of causation and negligence

Sponsor: Judson Hill

Civil practice; provide filings that contain redacted information; provisions

Sponsor: Mike Jacobs

Phillips, Corporal Stan; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Hope, Sr., Chief Apostle Archbishop Michael C.; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Seay

Shaw, Debbie; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Animals; liability protection for certain activities related to livestock; provide

Sponsor: Dale Rutledge

Local government; no county, municipal corporation, or public authority shall introduce into a public water supply any chemical or agent not directly related to purification process; provide

Sponsor: Sam Moore

Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia; Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia's 2014 Youth of the Year; recognize

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

WTOC-TV Of Savannah; recognize

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Georgia State University's Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program; commend and invite to House

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia; Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia's 2014 Military Youth of the Year; recognize

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

J. Ran Cooper Memorial Bridge; Taylor County; dedicate

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Jones, Martitia "Marty" Martin; condolences

Sponsor: Tim Golden

Cystic Fibrosis Education and Awareness Day; recognize March 7, 2014

Sponsor: Francis Millar

Charles E. Hickox Memorial Bridge; Brantley County; dedicate

Sponsor: Chad Nimmer

Student Codes of Conduct; unlawful possession of tobacco products on school ground

Sponsor: Donzella James

March of Dimes Day; recognize February 26, 2014

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Senior Week at the state capitol; February 26 and 27, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

White County Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2014; recognize

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Community Health, Department of; authorize medical-legal partnerships; provisions

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Annual Cordele-Crisp County Fish Fry; recognize

Sponsor: John Crosby

Megathlin, Carol; recognize

Sponsor: Earl Carter

Porterfield, Linda Carol; recognize

Sponsor: Charles Williams

Holy Ground Baptist Academy Football Team; recognize

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

Service Providers Association for Developmental Disabilities Day at the Capitol; January 16, 2014; celebrate

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Enterprise zones; certain criteria for qualifying business enterprise; provide

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Public officers and employees; expenses not to be covered by state health benefit plan; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Local government; immunity of municipal corporations; revise provisions

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Motor vehicles and traffic; motorcycles may overtake and pass in same lane occupied by vehicle being overtaken under certain conditions; provide

Sponsor: Sam Moore

Banks, Deacon James; condolences

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Trooper Victor Harvey Turpen Memorial Highway; City of Tallulah Falls; dedicate

Sponsor: Stephen Allison

Republic of Turkey and Turkic American Federation of Southeast; recognize

Sponsor: Ronnie Chance

Pharmacy Benefits Managers; define certain terms; use of maximum allowable cost pricing; impose certain requirements; enforcement