2010 Senate Prefiled Legislation

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lottery for education, so as to provide for a Georgia Lottery Corporation Board of Directors; to provide for certain duties for the board of directors; to provide for certain duties for the Georgia Lottery Corporation's chief executive officer; to provide for a Georgia Lottery Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee; 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 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the use of speed detection devices and traffic-control signal monitoring devices, so as to prohibit municipalities from using speed detection devices on federal aid systems; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-74 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates for persons with disabilities, so as to require submission of an updated affidavit by a practitioner of the healing arts; to amend Code Section 40-2-74.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special parking permits for persons with disabilities, so as to require submission of an updated affidavit by a practitioner of the healing arts; to amend Code Section 40-6-226 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses and penalties for violation of certain provisions relating to parking for persons with disabilities, so as to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Parts 5 and 7 of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest and detention and delinquent and unruly children, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the zero tolerance policy on weapons in schools; to prohibit pre-hearing detentions via a standing order of the court; to change provisions relating to the designated felony act; to amend Code Section 16-11-127.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on school property, so as to change a provision relating to handling cases involving children; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to raise the age of mandatory education from 16 to 17; to revise provisions relating to adult literacy for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that all powers not delegated to the state or local governments by this Constitution, nor prohibited by it to state or local governments, are reserved to the people of this state; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that no law shall be passed that restricts a person's freedom of choice of private health care systems or private plans of any type, interferes with a person's or entity's right to pay directly for lawful medical services, or imposes a penalty or fine, of any type, for choosing to obtain or decline health care coverage or for participation in any particular health care system or plan; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.