The bill would have adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence, reorganized Georgia evidentiary rules where not displaced by the Federal Rules, and made other necessary corrections to the Code to incorporate the new structure of the evidence Code.
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The Act provides for crime victims’ rights in Georgia and creates substantive mechanisms for directing agencies to carry out these victim’s rights. These include the right to be present and heard in the sentencing phase of a criminal proceeding against the accused, including proceedings in juvenile court. The Act
The purpose of this Act is to revise Georgia sex offender laws to promote the isolation of dangerous sexual predators from the public and ensure that they are adequately monitored in a manner that is constitutional. The key focus of the Act is to ensure the law properly directs resources
The Act requires food processors to maintain food safety plans and conduct tests on their food products before sending them into commerce and allows the Commissioner of Agriculture to define what standards the food safety plans need to comply with. The Act provides for civil and criminal penalties for violating
The primary goal of this bill was to provide tax relief and create jobs while also encouraging investors to support local business development. The bill sought to accomplish this goal by giving employers a credit against contributions if they hired persons who were receiving unemployment benefits and by providing income
The bill would have allowed insurers authorized to transact business in Georgia to offer Georgians individual accident and sickness policies that are approved for issuance in other states. The bill would have required that the out-of-state policies contain disclosures notifying consumers that the policies may be governed by the laws
The Act creates the Georgia Workforce Investment Board. The Act provides for the members who will compose the Board, the allocation of funding for the Board, and the powers and duties of the Board. The Act also provides that the Board is established to implement the state workforce development policy,
The Act clarifies current law relating to where weapons may be carried or possessed. It defines the offense of carrying a weapon without a valid license. The Act changes provisions relating to the carrying of weapons onto private property, public property, and campus grounds. It also provides for uniform security
The Act prohibits all drivers from using text-based communications while operating a motor vehicle on any public highway in the state. The Act provides for acceptable text-based communications for public safety workers and similarly situated individuals, as well as for all drivers in certain circumstances. A violator of the Act’
The Act encourages state departments to examine their water conservation practices; standardizes leak reporting by public water utilities; requires submetering of multifamily, commercial, and industrial construction beginning July 1, 2012; requires high efficiency toilets, urinals, and fixtures in new construction beginning July 1, 2012; provides for the tracking of unused
The bill would have prohibited an abortion provider from performing an abortion: with the intent to prevent a child from being born based on the color, race, or gender of the unborn child; when the abortion provider knows that the mother is seeking the abortion based on the color, race,
