2006 Senate Prefiled Legislation

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-485 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship, so as to provide that surviving spouses shall be eligible students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create and establish the "Georgia Higher Education Protection Act of 2006"; to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that the board of regents shall determine residency and admission requirements for institutions within the university system; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for a special license plate promoting agriculture in Georgia; to provide for issuance, renewal, fees, licensing agreements, applications, donation of revenue, and transfers relative to such special license plates; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to penal institutions, so as to change registration requirements and areas where certain offenders can reside as it affects sexual offenders; to reorganize and change provisions related to the State Sexual Offender Registry; to change and add certain definitions; to change provisions relating to registration requirements for sexual offenders; to provide for an annual registration fee; to provide that sexual offenders register prior to release from prison; to require each sheriff to maintain and update a list of all sexual offenders residing in the county; to provide for duties and responsibilities for sheriffs, the Department of Corrections, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and sexual offenders; to provide for other related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, so as to define a certain term; to provide for a lifetime, honorary hunting and fishing license for certain veterans; to provide certain conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from jury duty, so as to provide an exemption for certain spouses and children of certain deceased military persons; to define a certain term; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-1-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registered sex offenders residing within areas where minors congregate, so as to change the distance requirement; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the O.C.G.A, relating to agricultural commodity commissions generally, so as to make certain provisions for an agricultural commodity commission for equines; to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to said article; to change certain provisions relating to composition, appointments, terms of office, and compensation of commodity commission members, certification of membership to the Secretary of State, advisory boards, special committees, personnel, legal representation, eligibility of federation or organization members, acceptance of donations, voting, and termination; to change certain provisions relating to authorization for issuance of marketing orders, notice, public hearing, record, reports from handlers, compilation of lists of producers and handlers, and use of information in reports; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 5, 7, and 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating respectively to appeal and error, banking and finance, and domestic relations, so as to change provisions relating to the calculation of child support; to clarify the direct appeal process in certain domestic relations cases; to clarify the calculation of the amount of interest on arrearage of child support; to clarify definitions; to provide guidelines for determining the amount of child support to be paid; to change provisions relating to guidelines for calculating child support; to reorganize Code Section 19-6-15, relating to guidelines for calculating child support, to provide more clarity on the application of such child support; to allow a jury to determine deviations; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability and an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION dedicating the SGT Mike Stokely Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that persons elected to office who were the nominees of political parties and bodies may not change their party affiliation except under certain circumstances; to provide for the vacation of the person's office under certain circumstances; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.