Governor Perdue Signs Legislation

Atlanta - Governor Sonny Perdue today signed the following legislation into law:

SENATE BILLS

Senate Bill 320 - A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Troup County Public Facilities Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the Authority; to confer powers upon the Authority; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, and earnings of the Authority, contract payments to the Authority, and from other moneys pledged therefore and to authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, earnings, and contract payments of the Authority for the payment of such revenue bonds; to authorize the execution of resolutions and trust indentures to secure the payment of the revenue bonds of the Authority and to define the rights of the holders of such obligations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Bill 327 - A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Temple, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3609), as amended, so as to change the description of the city council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current mayor and city council members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent mayors and council members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Bill 364 - A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the judge of the Probate Court of Colquitt County; to provide for terms of office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Bill 366 - A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, Georgia, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3232), as amended, so as to provide a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city, both specific and general; to provide for construction of powers, exercise of powers, and ordinances of the city; to provide for the governing authority of such city, the terms of office, qualification for office, the creation of vacancies, and the filling of vacancies in office; to provide for definitions and constructions and penalties; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Bill 372 - A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of McIntosh County, approved March 14, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 14, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4019), so as to provide new districts for the election of members; to renumber the education districts; to provide for the completion of terms; to provide that new districts and new numerical designations shall conform to those districts adopted for the board of commissioners in 1997; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission for preclearance; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HOUSE BILLS

House Bill 44 - A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Greene County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county who are 65 years of age or over; and for other purposes.

House Bill 103 - A BILL to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and in Acts of the General Assembly amending Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; and for other purposes.

House Bill 104 - A BILL to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, capitalization, punctuation, and other errors and omissions in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and in Acts of the General Assembly amending the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to reenact the statutory portion of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as amended; to provide for necessary or appropriate revisions and modernizations of matters contained in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to repeal portions of the Code and Acts amendatory thereof which have become obsolete; and for other purposes.

House Bill 105 - A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and in Acts of the General Assembly amending Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to correct capitalization and spelling in Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to provide for necessary or appropriate revisions and modernizations of matters contained in Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; and for other purposes.

House Bill 245 - A BILL to amend an Act to change the method of electing members for the Board of Education of Putnam County, so as to change the description of the education districts; and for other purposes.

House Bill 248 - A BILL to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners for Putnam County, as so to change the description of the commissioner districts; and for other purposes.

House Bill 312 - A BILL to create a board of elections and registration for Walton County and provide for its powers and duties; and for other purposes.

House Bill 317 - A BILL to amend an Act creating the Walton County Commission on Children and Youth, so as to create the Partnership for Families, Children, and Youth as the successor to such commission; and for other purposes.

House Bill 386 - A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Lula, so as to provide for city council election districts; and for other purposes.

House Bill 414 - A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to demurrers, motions, and special pleas and exceptions, so as to create time limits for filing pretrial motions; and for other purposes.

House Bill 446 - A BILL to amend an Act creating a State Court of Fulton County by consolidation of the existing Civil Court of Fulton County and the Criminal Court of Fulton County, so as to provide an additional judge for the State Court of Fulton County; and for other purposes.

House Bill 523 - A BILL to provide for the creation of a community improvement district in Glynn County; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of said district; to provide for a board to administer said district; to provide for authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the board generally, use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and subsequent issues of bonds, notes, or other obligations; and for other purposes.

House Bill 531 - A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for preferential assessment of environmentally contaminated property; to change certain provisions regarding definitions; to change certain provisions regarding assessment of property; and for other purposes.

House Bill 551 - A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to change certain provisions regarding the Georgia Student Finance Commission and the Georgia Student Finance Authority; to change certain provisions regarding the board of commissioners of the commission; to change certain provisions regarding the board of directors of the authority; and for other purposes.

House Bill 592 - A BILL to amend an Act providing for the revised and restated charter for the City of Monroe, so as to change the description of the election districts; and for other purposes.

House Bill 907 - A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Pooler, so as to change provisions relating to the powers and duties of the mayor; to provide for a city manager; and for other purposes.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

House Resolution 28 - A RESOLUTION designating a portion of SR 60 in Hall County as the Sonny Kemp Intersection; and for other purposes.

House Resolution 146 - A RESOLUTION designating the Dean Bryant Intersection; and for other purposes.