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    Senate Committee on Judiciary (JUDY)

  • HB 24Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act; enact
    • (1) Tumlin,Steve 38th
    • (2) Keown,Mike 173rd
    • (3) Freeman,Allen 140th
    • (4) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • (5) Dempsey,Katie 13th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/16/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 39Public records; confidential information not disclosed; provide
    • (1) Chambers,Jill 81st
    • (2) Jacobs,Mike 80th
    • (3) Millar,Fran 79th
    • (4) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (5) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (6) Crawford,Mack 127th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • HB 136Public policy; insurance contracts; indemnification; provisions
    • (1) Coan,Mike 101st
    • (2) Shaw,Jay 176th
    • (3) O`Neal,Larry 146th
    • (4) Rogers,Carl 26th
    • (5) Millar,Fran 79th
    • (6) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/18/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 153Juveniles; Division of Family and Children Services; provide certain requirements
    • (1) Loudermilk,Barry 14th
    • (2) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • (3) Lewis,Jeff 15th
    • (4) Franklin,Bobby 43rd
    • (5) Setzler,Ed 35th
    • (6) Everson,Melvin 106th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/29/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 156Human Resources, Department of; child support collections fees; authorize
    • (1) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • HB 158Parent and child; legitimation; clarify methods; change provisions
    • (1) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (2) Jacobs,Mike 80th
    • (3) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • (4) Lane,Roger 167th
    • (5) Everson,Melvin 106th
    • (6) Forster,Ronald 3rd
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:02/12/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 185Death penalty; jury findings; aggravating circumstance; change provisions
    • (1) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • (2) Talton,Willie 145th
    • (3) Everson,Melvin 106th
    • (4) Bearden,Timothy 68th
    • (5) Keen,Jerry 179th
    • (6) Burkhalter,Mark 50th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:03/27/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 188Jury duty; primary caregiver of certain persons; provide exemption
    • (1) Rynders,Ed 152nd
    • (2) Manning,Judy 32nd
    • (3) Walker,Len 107th
    • (4) Ralston,David 7th
    • (5) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (6) Dempsey,Katie 13th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 197Imprisonment sentence reviews; more than 12 years; three-judge panel; repeal
    • (1) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • (2) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (3) Hatfield,Mark 177th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/29/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 221Professional malpractice charges; affidavit; change certain provisions
    • (1) Heard,John 104th
    • (2) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/18/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 226Obscenity crimes; distribution of obscene materials; insert new provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (3) Burkhalter,Mark 50th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • HB 257Firearms; public gatherings; allow constables to carry weapons
    • (1) Yates,John 73rd
    • (2) Knight,David 126th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • HB 270Juvenile proceedings; appointment of guardian ad litem; change provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Benton,Tommy 31st
    • (3) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • (4) Carter,Earl 159th
    • (5) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • (6) Smith,Tommy 168th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/24/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 274Notaries; qualifications; application; change certain provisions
    • (1) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (2) Kaiser,Margaret 59th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/18/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 336Driving under the influence; mandatory sentences; increase
    • (1) Levitas,Kevin 82nd
    • (2) Bearden,Timothy 68th
    • (3) Talton,Willie 145th
    • (4) Bridges,Ben 10th
    • (5) Chambers,Jill 81st
    • (6) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 369Domestic relations; child custody proceedings; provisions
    • (1) Rice,Tom 51st
    • (2) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (3) Ehrhart,Earl 36th
    • (4) Manning,Judy 32nd
    • (5) Butler,Mark 18th
    • (6) Forster,Ronald 3rd
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/29/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 386Superior court fees; instrument recordings; provide additional fees
    • (1) Lane,Roger 167th
    • (2) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/30/07 - House Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed
  • HB 410Municipal Option Sales Tax Act; enact
    • (1) Hanner,Bob 148th
    • (2) Royal,Richard 171st
    • (3) Greene,Gerald 149th
    • HC:W&M
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/01/08 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  • HB 455Georgia Prescription Monitoring Program Act; enact
    • (1) Stephens,Ron 164th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:02/27/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 497Adoption; surrender rights; provisions
    • (1) Sheldon,Donna 105th
    • (2) Cox,Clay 102nd
    • (3) Cooper,Sharon 41st
    • (4) Coan,Mike 101st
    • (5) Roberts,Jay 154th
    • (6) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/23/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 578State court proceedings; first time; death sentence; change certain provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • (3) Bearden,Timothy 68th
    • (4) Lunsford,John 110th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:01/31/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 586Alternative attorneys; capital cases; counsel appointment and fees; change matters
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/16/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 908Certain sexual offenders; residency and employment restrictions; repeal certain provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Keen,Jerry 179th
    • (3) Davis,Steve 109th
    • (4) Bearden,Timothy 68th
    • (5) Everson,Melvin 106th
    • (6) Levitas,Kevin 82nd
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:01/30/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 960Ecstasy; certain trafficking; bailable only before superior court judge; require
    • (1) Walker,Len 107th
    • (2) Reese,Bobby 98th
    • (3) Marin,Pedro 96th
    • (4) Heard,John 104th
    • (5) Sheldon,Donna 105th
    • (6) Cox,Clay 102nd
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/11/08 - House Sent to Governor
  • HB 1020Civil and criminal cases; minors; certain sexually explicit or obscene evidence; restrict access
    • (1) Golick,Rich 34th
    • (2) Ralston,David 7th
    • (3) Forster,Ronald 3rd
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/14/08 - House Sent to Governor
  • HB 1040Juvenile courts; deprived child; permanent guardian; grant jurisdiction
    • (1) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (2) Oliver,Mary 83rd
    • (3) Tumlin,Steve 38th
    • (4) Teilhet,Rob 40th
    • (5) Forster,Ronald 3rd
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/14/08 - House Sent to Governor
  • HB 1051Child abuse; county multiagency child fatality review committee; change certain provisions
    • (1) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (2) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • (3) Tumlin,Steve 38th
    • (4) Thomas,Mable 55th
    • (5) Shipp,Robbin 58th
    • (6) Lane,Roger 167th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/06/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1054Children and Family Service Strengthening Act of 2008; enact
    • (1) Cooper,Sharon 41st
    • (2) Manning,Judy 32nd
    • (3) Butler,Mark 18th
    • (4) Martin,Charles 47th
    • (5) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (6) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • HC:H&HS
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1071Tasers; knowingly remove or attempt to remove from certain persons; make unlawful
    • (1) Sims,Chuck 169th
    • (2) Lewis,Jeff 15th
    • (3) Lunsford,John 110th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:03/28/08 - Senate Read Second Time
  • HB 1090Controlled substances; Schedule I, II, III and IV; change certain provisions
    • (1) Stephens,Ron 164th
    • (2) Carter,Earl 159th
    • (3) Parham,Bobby 141st
    • (4) Parrish,Butch 156th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/06/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1093Liquidated damages; demand; change certain provisions
    • (1) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • (2) Mills,James 25th
    • (3) Coan,Mike 101st
    • (4) Fleming,Barry 117th
    • (5) O`Neal,Larry 146th
    • (6) Lindsey,Edward 54th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1245Indigent defense; revise matters; senior judges; change certain provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Knox,Tom 24th
    • (3) Levitas,Kevin 82nd
    • (4) Martin,Charles 47th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/15/08 - House Sent to Governor
  • HB 1283Railroad corporations; presumptions; provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Roberts,Jay 154th
    • (3) Shaw,Jay 176th
    • (4) Hatfield,Mark 177th
    • HC:Judy
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/06/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1293Death penalty cases; Supreme Court; pretrial proceedings; extend review period
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • (2) Willard,Wendell 49th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:03/11/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 1297Sexual assault protocol; afford greater protection to victims; change provisions
    • (1) Mumford,Robert 95th
    • (2) Levitas,Kevin 82nd
    • (3) Benfield,Stephanie 85th
    • (4) Ralston,David 7th
    • (5) Dukes,Winfred 150th
    • (6) Abdul-Salaam,Roberta 74th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 1314Criminal cases; state's right to appeal; change provisions
    • (1) Ralston,David 7th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:03/11/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • HB 1346Theft; organized retail theft; create offense
    • (1) O`Neal,Larry 146th
    • (2) Talton,Willie 145th
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:04/16/08 - House Sent to Governor
  • SB 1Sexual Offenders; unlawful to photograph minors; provide penalties
    • (1) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (2) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (3) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (4) Wiles,John 37th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/11/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 14Superior Court Clerks; personal property filing fees; collection/remittance; change sunset dates
    • (1) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (2) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • (3) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (4) Douglas,John 17th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/30/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed
  • SB 15Drivers' Licenses; suspended/revoke; change certain provisions
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (4) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/30/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed
  • SB 20Sexual Offenses; carnal knowledge with disabled person incapable of granting consent; unlawful; provide penalties
    • (1) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • (2) Thompson,Steve 33rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/10/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 21Crimes; person convicted of murder against peace officer, corrections employee, or firefighter; official duties; change punishment
    • (1) Douglas,John 17th
    • (2) Whitehead, Sr.,Jim 24th
    • (3) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • (4) Goggans,Greg 7th
    • (5) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (6) Tolleson,Ross 20th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/10/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 23Criminal Sentencing Procedure; probation/suspension; court may inquire/consider the legality of prisoner's presence in United States
    • (1) Douglas,John 17th
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
    • (5) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (6) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 34Penal Institutions; possession of photograph of victims by certain persons confined; prohibit
    • (1) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Shafer,David 48th
    • (4) Goggans,Greg 7th
    • (5) Unterman,Renee 45th
    • (6) Chapman,Jeff 3rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/16/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 37Criminal Procedures; allow a change of sentence under certain circumstances
    • (1) Jones,Emanuel 10th
    • (2) Weber,Dan 40th
    • (3) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (4) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (5) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • (6) Seay,Valencia 34th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 42Child Support Recovery; authorize Dept. of Human Resources to impose fees on child support collections
    • (1) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (2) Thomas,Don 54th
    • (3) Tolleson,Ross 20th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/29/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 43Firearms; prohibit certain employers from prohibiting employees from lawfully carrying in locked motor vehicles
    • (1) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (2) Whitehead, Sr.,Jim 24th
    • (3) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (4) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (5) Heath,Bill 31st
    • (6) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 50Notaries Public; shall be legal resident of United States; provide penalty
    • (1) Douglas,John 17th
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
    • (4) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (5) Hill,Jack 4th
    • (6) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/29/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 54Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (3) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • (4) Hamrick,William 30th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:03/20/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 63Property; provide for definition of single-family residential real estate; exemption to certain liens
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Weber,Dan 40th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 64Liens; wrong real estate; provide for a special designation
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Weber,Dan 40th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 65Property; single family residential real estate; contract to perform work; provide requirements
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Weber,Dan 40th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 67Superior Courts; specify costs not be considered contingent expenses
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (3) Hill,Jack 4th
    • (4) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (5) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (6) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/28/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 79Criminal Attempt; increase maximum punishment for convictions; felonies punishable by death/life imprisonment
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (4) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 88Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances
    • (1) Unterman,Renee 45th
    • (2) Seay,Valencia 34th
    • (3) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (4) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (5) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:04/17/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 97Criminal Trial Proceedings; require parties to raise specific objections to jury charges prior to jury retiring to deliberate
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:02/22/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 98Crimes/Offenses; Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigate certain offenses against minors, including subpoena power
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (3) Thomas,Don 54th
    • (4) Heath,Bill 31st
    • (5) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (6) Harp,Seth 29th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/23/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 100Crime; knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; increase certain penalties
    • (1) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
    • (4) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (5) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (6) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/30/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed
  • SB 106Bonds; surety for good behavior; extend the period
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (3) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • (4) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (5) Tolleson,Ross 20th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 117Bail; sexual offenses; certain additional conditions
    • (1) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (2) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (3) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (4) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (5) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/09/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 119Criminal Procedure; victim/members of immediate family with rights; provide for certain procedures
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 133Levy; intestate insolvent estates; homestead exemptions; maximum amounts; change certain provisions
    • (1) Tarver,Ed 22nd
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd
    • (4) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • (5) Thomas,Regina 2nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 134Hospital; acquisitions; notice to the Attorney General; change certain provisions
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (3) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (4) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (5) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:03/18/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 139Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; transfer from judicial branch to executive branch
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 140Circuit Public Defender; change composition of selection panels; removal; terms
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Wiles,John 37th
    • (3) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 141Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; change composition
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Wiles,John 37th
    • (3) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 142Circuit Public Defenders; may hire additional personnel; authorized by local law
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Wiles,John 37th
    • (3) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 143Judicial Circuits; alternative delivery systems; provide for funding
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/10/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 145Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (3) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (4) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (5) Moody,Dan 56th
    • (6) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/04/08 - Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
  • SB 182Torts; asbestos/silica claims; change provisions
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Unterman,Renee 45th
    • (3) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/30/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 188Foster Parents Bill of Rights; children who are privately placed; provide administrative hearing for aggrieved parties
    • (1) Thompson,Steve 33rd
    • (2) Hamrick,William 30th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/29/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 190Pretrial Proceedings; insanity/mental incompentency; definitions; evaluation
    • (1) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (2) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (3) Moody,Dan 56th
    • (4) Goggans,Greg 7th
    • (5) Thomas,Don 54th
    • (6) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/29/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 201Georgia Family Law Arbitration Act
    • (1) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (2) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/22/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 211Criminal Procedure; sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias/prejudice circumstances and parole; repeal certain provisions
    • (1) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (4) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • (5) Thomas,Regina 2nd
    • (6) Davenport,Gail 44th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 216Grand Juries; certain individuals not qualified to serve as grand jurors
    • (1) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • (4) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (5) Whitehead, Sr.,Jim 24th
    • (6) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:02/08/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 223Judges; compensation/grants for judicial salaries; change certain provisions
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/20/07 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  • SB 232Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (3) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (4) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:L&CR
    Status:03/18/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 255Death Penalty; provide moratorium on the administration of a death sentence
    • (1) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • (2) Davenport,Gail 44th
    • (3) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • (4) Stoner,Doug 6th
    • (5) Thompson,Curt 5th
    • (6) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/28/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 259Warrants; issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; change provisions
    • (1) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:03/18/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 266Judicial Accounting; add a penalty, late fees, and interest for failure to remit certain funds/reports to authority
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:03/29/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 278Proceedings; juvenile deprivation hearings shall not be closed; except upon written application of parents
    • (1) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Shafer,David 48th
    • (4) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (5) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (6) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/01/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 286Health Care Liability Claim; limitation in emergency medical care; change certain provisions
    • (1) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Shafer,David 48th
    • (4) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (5) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (6) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/19/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 293Deprived Juveniles; consideration of in-state/out-of-state placements for children; permanency plan hearings; procedural safeguards
    • (1) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 318Courts; requesting judicial assistance from other courts; change certain provisions
    • (1) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/11/08 - Senate Read Second Time
  • SB 339Firearms; valid licenses; authorized to possess/carry in state parks, historic sites; hunting; general provisions
    • (1) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • (2) Heath,Bill 31st
    • (3) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (4) Goggans,Greg 7th
    • (5) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (6) Douglas,John 17th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/15/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 354Motor Vehicles; provide another basis for first degree vehicular homicide
    • (1) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • (2) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:01/18/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 355Property; mortgages, conveyance to secure debt, liens; disbursement of certain settlement funds after closing; general provisions
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (4) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (5) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (6) Adelman,David 42nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:04/17/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 388Identity Fraud; provide Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate certain offenses; subpoena power
    • (1) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • (2) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • (3) Heath,Bill 31st
    • (4) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • (6) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:PS&HS
    Status:04/09/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 396Administrative Services Dept.; remove/transfer functions; Council of Superior Court Judges of Ga., Prosecuting Attorneys' Council
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/12/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 405Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; enactment; definitions; provide for anatomical gift
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • (2) Douglas,John 17th
    • (3) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • (4) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
    • (6) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:05/12/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 406Offenses; increase penalties for reproducing, transferring, selling, distributing certain recorded material; forfeiture of certain terms
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (3) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (4) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/06/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 415Juvenile Proceedings; Dept. of Human Resources emergency care/supervision to a child without a court order; reduce allowed time
    • (1) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (2) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (3) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (4) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • (5) Douglas,John 17th
    • (6) Brown,Robert 26th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/06/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 421False Identification Documents; change penalties based upon the age of the convicted person/nature of crime
    • (1) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Wiles,John 37th
    • (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
    • (5) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (6) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/21/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 432Criminal Procedure; allow victim's family to provide statement during the sentencing procedures for person who committed the crime
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/08/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 436Business Corporations; voting for directors in publicly traded corporations; change provisions
    • (1) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (2) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (3) Weber,Dan 40th
    • (4) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (5) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (6) Hamrick,William 30th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/06/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 438Rules of the Road; serious injury due to right of way violation resulting in a collision; provide for a penalty for a second offense
    • (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (2) Powell,J. 23rd
    • (3) Thomas,Regina 2nd
    • (4) Thomas,Don 54th
    • (5) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (6) Tarver,Ed 22nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:03/27/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 448Peace Officer; procedure for indictment for crimes in the performance of his/her duties; change provisions
    • (1) Harbison,Ed 15th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/12/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 450Crimes Against Persons; increase the penalty for aggravated stalking
    • (1) Thomas,Regina 2nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/13/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 453Controlled Substances; add the state as entity authorized to govern certain criminal activity; designated areas for recreational purposes
    • (1) Unterman,Renee 45th
    • (2) Butler,Gloria 55th
    • (3) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • (4) Seay,Valencia 34th
    • (5) Davenport,Gail 44th
    • (6) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/15/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 457Georgia Bureau of Investigation; establish the Georgia MethCheck data base; statement of purpose; definitions
    • (1) Butler,Gloria 55th
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (4) Henson,Steve 41st
    • (5) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd
    • (6) Thompson,Steve 33rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/13/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 459Real Estate Sales; foreclosure; power of sale contained in mortgages, deeds, or lien contracts shall be advertised weekly for ten weeks
    • (1) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (2) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (3) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (4) Shafer,David 48th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/04/08 - Senate Read Second Time
  • SB 478Douglas Judicial Circuit; create a new superior court judgeship; initial appointment; election; term of office
    • (1) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (2) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/19/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 481Offenses; sexual exploitation of children; provide for controlled access to such evidence in public inspections of evidence
    • (1) Jones,Emanuel 10th
    • (2) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (3) Weber,Dan 40th
    • (4) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd
    • (5) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/06/08 - Senate Read Second Time
  • SB 483Child Support; revise certain definitions; process of calculating; provisions
    • (1) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (2) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/06/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 487Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act; ensure legislative enactments do not create a private right of action unless stated in legislation
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Hill,Judson 32nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/20/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 511Prosecuting Attorneys; provide for pretrial intervention/diversion programs
    • (1) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • (2) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (3) Shafer,David 48th
    • (4) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (5) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/26/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 529Rules of the Road; commit the offense of felony hit and run; provide for offense of homicide by vehicle, vessel
    • (1) Grant,Johnny 25th
    • (2) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (3) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (4) Unterman,Renee 45th
    • (5) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/11/08 - Senate Sent to Governor
  • SB 536Crimes Against Persons; stalking; clarify venue for prosecution; reorganize certain provisions; provide definitions
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/04/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 547Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; expand prov. under Constitution of Ga to authorize additional penalty assessments for additional violations
    • (1) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/18/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 550Child Custody; residing with/marrying a person on state sexual offender registry; constitute a change of material condition/circumstance
    • (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
    • (2) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (3) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (4) Schaefer,Nancy 50th
    • (5) Wiles,John 37th
    • (6) Hamrick,William 30th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/05/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 246Indigent Defense; create Joint Study Committee
    • (1) Wiles,John 37th
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (4) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SR 280Property Rights Relating to Reproductive/Genetic Technology; create Senate study committee
    • (1) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Thomas,Don 54th
    • (4) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (5) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (6) Heath,Bill 31st
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 364Georgia Capital Punishment Study Committee; create
    • (1) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • (2) Davenport,Gail 44th
    • (3) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • (4) Stoner,Doug 6th
    • (5) Thompson,Curt 5th
    • (6) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/28/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 370Court of Appeals/Supreme Court; election; term of office-CA
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (3) Pearson,Chip 51st
    • (4) Johnson,Eric 1st
    • (5) Williams,Tommie 19th
    • (6) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/01/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 555Hate Crime Legislation; create Senate Study Committee
    • (1) Cowsert,Bill 46th
    • (2) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (3) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (4) Fort,Vincent 39th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 636Senate Comprehensive Lien Law Study Committee; create
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Weber,Dan 40th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:04/16/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 721Courts; limitation on jurisdiction; appropriations by the General Assembly CA
    • (1) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (2) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (3) Hamrick,William 30th
    • (4) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (5) Wiles,John 37th
    • (6) Carter,Joseph 13th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:03/11/08 - Senate Third Read Lost
  • SR 819Senate Comprehensive Firearms Law Study Committee; create
    • (1) Seabaugh,Mitch 28th
    • (2) Murphy,Jack 27th
    • (3) Rogers,Chip 21st
    • (4) Hudgens,Ralph 47th
    • (5) Moody,Dan 56th
    • (6) Hill,Jack 4th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/14/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 1006Noninterference in medical decisions; right of individual shall not be infringed-CA
    • (1) Brown,Robert 26th
    • (2) Reed,Kasim 35th
    • (3) Orrock,Nan 36th
    • (4) Butler,Gloria 55th
    • (5) Adelman,David 42nd
    • (6) Tate,Horacena 38th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:02/22/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 1030Joint Electronic Records, Signatures, Filing and Recording Study Committee; create
    • (1) Smith,Preston 52nd
    • (2) Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th
    • (3) Harp,Seth 29th
    • (4) Heath,Bill 31st
    • (5) Staton,Cecil 18th
    • (6) Tarver,Ed 22nd
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/20/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SR 1074Offenses; parking in parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; authorize General Assembly to provide additional penalties-CA
    • (1) Chance,Ronnie 16th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/27/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SR 1093Creation of a Georgia MethCheck Data Base; create Senate Study Committee; appointment
    • (1) Butler,Gloria 55th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:
    Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
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