| 1 | 1 | | 24 LC 54 0356 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 1275 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Jasperse of the 11 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Smith of the 18 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Powell of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Lott of the 131 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General |
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| 19 | 19 | | Assembly, so as to repeal provisions relating to the prefiling of proposed bills and2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | resolutions; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | laws; and for other purposes.4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | provisions regarding the General Assembly, is amended by repealing in its entirety Code8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 28-1-17, relating to prefiling of proposed bills and resolutions prior to each9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | legislative session and administrative procedure.10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2.11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Said title is further amended in Article 2 of Chapter 3, relating to Secretary of the Senate and12 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Clerk of the House of Representatives, by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 28-3-24.1,13 |
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| 31 | 31 | | relating to public distribution of legislative information in electronic format, as follows:14 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. B. 1275 |
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| 34 | 34 | | "(b) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives may |
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| 36 | 36 | | provide legislative information in electronic format to the GeorgiaNet Division of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Georgia Technology Authority for purposes of public distribution as provided in Code17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Section 50-25-14. The information may be provided on at least a daily basis in the most18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | current format available. The information provided may include at a minimum: available19 |
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| 41 | 41 | | schedules and agenda for committee meetings; available bill and resolution status20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | information; and full text of all available prefiled and introduced versions of bills and21 |
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| 43 | 43 | | resolutions, including amendments and substitutes. The information provided may include22 |
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| 44 | 44 | | such other matters as will in the determination of the Secretary and the Clerk contribute to23 |
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| 45 | 45 | | the purposes of this Code section. The Georgia Technology Authority shall work with the24 |
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| 46 | 46 | | General Assembly to develop a single Internet site public website for the Georgia General25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Assembly. The content and the format of the General Assembly Internet site public26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | website shall be determined by the Legislative Services Committee."27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3.28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | H. B. 1275 |
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| 52 | 52 | | - 2 - |
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