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HEALTH Women's Right to Know Act: Require Certain Types of Identification to be Presented in Order for a Physician to Perform an Abortion; Change Provisions Relating to Required Participation by or Notice to Parents, Guardians, and Others and Court Pr...

The Act known generally as the "Woman's Right to Know Act," requires that physicians inform women who are seeking an abortion, at least 24-hours prior to the abortion, of particular medical risks associated with the procedure, the probable gestational age of the unborn child, the medical

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT Community Greenspace Preservation: Enact the "Georgia Land Conservation Act"; Provide for State and Local Government Activities with Respect to Land Conservation; State Legislative Intent; Define Terms; Create the Georgia Land Conserv...

The Act replaces the Community Greenspace Program. Its purpose is to provide a mechanism to encourage cities, counties, and private partners to protect the state's natural resources. The Act establishes a competitive grant and loan program for preservation of land or conservation easements on land. The Act establishes

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT Act to Incorporate the City of Sandy Springs; Incorporate the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County; Provide for a Charter for the City of Sandy Springs; Provide for Incorporation, Boundaries, and Powers of the City; Provide for Gener...

The bill provides for a charter for the City of Sandy Springs. Most importantly, the bill provides for a referendum whereby the citizens of Sandy Springs will vote to decide whether to become an independent city. The bill outlines the boundaries of Sandy Springs and provides for a governing authority

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TORTS AND CIVIL PRACTICE Civil Practice and Procedure Generally: Change Provisions Relating to Venue in Actions with Joint Defendants; Provide That Courts of This State May Under Certain Circumstances Decline to Decide Cases Under the Doctrine of Foru...

The Act provides for civil justice reform in Georgia, amending Titles 9, 24, 33, 43, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The Act addresses venue for cases involving joint defendants and the doctrine of forum non conveniens. It also amends procedures relating to affidavits in professional malpractice

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COURTS Juries: Enact the "Criminal Justice Act of 2005"; Provide for a Short Title; Provide that the Denial of a Defendant's Motion to Recuse May Be Subject to Interlocutory Appeal; Provide that the State May Appeal from an Order, Decision, or Judgmen...

The Act provides the defense and the prosecution with an equal number of peremptory strikes in criminal trials. The Act establishes the number of peremptory challenges at three strikes for misdemeanors, nine strikes for felonies, and fifteen strikes for cases seeking the death penalty. The Act gives the prosecuting attorney

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