SENATE LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Thursday February 28, 2019 Twenty-fourth Legislative Day
(The names listed are the Senators whose districts are affected by the legislation.)
SB 116
Black of the 8th LANIER COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Lanier County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members and an elections supervisor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
SB 130
Stone of the 23rd PROBATE JUDGE OF JOHNSON COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Johnson County, who also serves as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Johnson County, shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 51
Sims of the 12th QUITMAN COUNTY AUTHORITY
WATER
AND
SEWERAGE
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Quitman County Water and Sewerage Authority, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3702), so as to change the number of members serving on the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 52
Sims of the 12th CLAY COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Small Claims Court in Clay County, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3545), so as to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Clay County shall also serve as the magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clay County on or after January 1, 2021, or upon vacancy of the office of the magistrate, whichever occurs first; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current magistrate; to provide for the compensation of such judge for service as magistrate; to provide for nonpartisan elections to the combined position of probate judge and chief magistrate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 240 HB 291 HB 297 HB 305 HB 306
Walker III of the 20th TOWN OF EAST DUBLIN
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended, so as to provide a new term for the mayor pro tempore; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for removal of the municipal court judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Harbin of the 16th CITY OF PEACHTREE CITY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Peachtree City; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kennedy of the 18th COUNTY SURVEYOR OF MONROE COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Monroe County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stone of the 23rd CITY OF SYLVANIA
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Sylvania to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stone of the 23rd SCREVEN COUNTY AUTHORITY
INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Screven County Industrial Development Authority, approved March 20, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2322), which authority was created pursuant to an amendment to the Constitution as contained in Ga. L. 1962, p. 1079, so as to revise the projects that the authority may undertake; to provide the authority with the power to issue notes; to clarify the powers of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution, the following local bill relating to homestead exemptions requires a two-thirds roll-call vote for passage:
HB 274
Mullis of the 53rd CATOOSA COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Catoosa County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $30,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.