ACCG produces Legislative Updates weekly during Legislative Session to highlight legislation ACCG is monitoring on behalf of county government. 

 

These updates are sent out by email only. Email is the most timely way to receive the Legislative Updates because legislation can change daily. 

  

2012 Legislative Updates

• March 30, 2012 Legislative Update: 2012 Legislative Session Comes to an End:  Overview of Bills that Passed and Did Not Pass in the Final Days
• March 23, 2012 Legislative Update: Major Legislation Moves Through the House and Senate This Week; Tax Reform Legislation Awaits Governor's Signature; Criminal Justice Reform Passes House, Heads to the Senate; Juvenile Justice Reform Bill Awaits Action by Senate Rules Committee; Property Tax Legislation Addresses Concerns With Assessments and Boards of Assessors and Equalization; Open Meetings and Open Records Legislation Continues Forward Progress in the Senate
• March 16, 2012 Legislative Update:  Pressure Builds as teh Final Days of the 2012 Legislative Session Draw Near; Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Watered Down Version of HB 811; Tax Reform Legislaton Expected Next Week; Legislation Provides More Direction for Prepaid Cellular Providers
• March 9, 2012 Legislative Update:  Ten Official Days Remain for 2012 Legislative Session; Discussion Continues on Criminal Justice Legislation; Two Big Issues Scheduled for Senate Votes Next Week:  Foreclosure Registries and Freeport Tax Exemptions; House Passes FY 2013 Budget; Encourage Senate Appropriations Committee to Pass HB 811, Addressing Redirected Fees
• March 2, 2012 Legislative Update:  Final Consideration for Many Bills as Crossover Day Approaches Next Wednesday; Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Introduced in the House; Juvenile Justice Reform Bill Will Add Protections for Children - But Not Without Costs to Counties; Open Meetings and Open Records Legislation Clears House; Weight Limit Legislation Stalls in Senate Transportation Committee; Encourage Senate Appropriations Committee to Consider Bill Addressing Redirected Fees
• February 24, 2012 Legislative Update: Keep in Touch with Legislators on Several of This Week's Top Issues; Bill Expanding Weight Limits for Trucks Up for Consideration by Senate Transportation Committee; Urge Senate Appropriations Committee to Consider Bill Addressing Redirected Fees; SPLOST Bill Requiring Estimates of Operating Expenses Passes Senate, Heads to House; Ask Senators to Restore Funding for Printers and Terminals for Tax Commissioners' Offices in FY2012 Supplemental Budget
• February 17, 2012 Legislative Update:  Legislation Moving Through Committees This Week; Hearing Held on Open Meetings and Open Records Legislation; Keep an Eye on Juvenile Justice Code Legislation; Redirection of Fees Bill Moves Forward
• February 10, 2012 Legislative Update: Pace Picks Up at the State Capitol as the General Assembly Nears the Half-Way Mark; Legislation for Superior Court Clerks Causes Concerns for Counties; ACCG Monitors SPLOST Legislation; Atlanta Marriott Marquis Offers Discounted Rate to ACCG Members 
• February 3, 2012 Legislative Update:  Legislation Continues Moving at State Capitol; Watch for GDOT Request to Report on Paved and Unpaved Road Miles; Capitol Connection Conference Wrap Up
• January 27, 2012 Legislative Update:  Get the Latest Legislative News at Next Week's Capitol Connection Conference; Conference Session on Transparency and Ethics; Over 60 State Representatives Sign on to Legislation Addressing the Redirection of Dedicated Fees; Metal Theft Legislation Introducted in the State Senate; Legislative Schedule released through Day 31
• January 13, 2012 Legislative Update:  Governor Deal Gives Annual State of the State Address and Releases Budget; Legislation on Foreclosure Registries Sent Back to Committee; Register Now for the Capitol Connection Conference - Schedule Delegation Meetings; Stay Connected to ACCG throughout the Legislative Session
• January 20, 2012 Legislative Update:  Legislators Focus on Governor's Budget Proposal; Momentum Building for Removing Sales Tax on Energy Used in Manufacturing; Bill to Eliminate Fees on Property Tax Bills May See Action Next Week; Counties Need to Review Population Acts

 

2011 Final Legislative Update