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GA SB417

Bill

Status

Passed

4/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Mullis

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Members of state boards elected wholly by the Georgia House and Senate shall receive the same per diem and transportation costs as General Assembly members for each day of actual attendance at board and committee meetings
  • Creates the "Georgia Film and Television Trail Act," directing the Department of Economic Development to identify, plan, and develop a statewide trail marking film and television production locations of public interest
  • Authorizes the Department of Transportation to place trail signs at production sites, and permits the expenditure of state funds (subject to appropriations) for the construction, placement, and maintenance of those signs
  • Property owners where trail sites are located are shielded from liability for injuries to sightseers who enter without paying monetary consideration, though existing protections for business invitees, invited guests, and the attractive nuisance doctrine are preserved
  • The Department of Economic Development is explicitly prohibited from using eminent domain powers for trail purposes and is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement the act

Legislative Description

'Georgia Film and Television Trail Act'; create; provide definitions; purpose

Last Action

Effective Date

7/1/2016

Full Bill Text

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