Thread: GEORGIA (2011)

HOUSE BILL 200
Crimes and offenses; human trafficking; change compensation; provisions

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Sponsored By: Lindsey, Edward 54th, Golick, Rich 34th, Houston, Penny 170th, Oliver, Mary Margaret 83rd, Willard, Wendell 49th, Manning, Judy 32nd

Committees
HC: Judiciary Non-CivilSC:

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 17, and 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and law enforcement, respectively, so as to discourage trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude and provide greater protections to persons subject to such crimes; to change provisions relating to compensation from the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; to provide for notification of federal assistance for certain persons under the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights; to provide for training for law enforcement investigating crimes involving trafficking persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Mar/22/2011 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Mar/03/2011 - Senate Read and Referred
Mar/02/2011 - House Passed/Adopted
Mar/02/2011 - House Third Readers
Feb/24/2011 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Feb/10/2011 - House Second Readers
Feb/09/2011 - House First Readers
Feb/07/2011 - House Hopper

Votes
Mar/02/2011 - House Vote #82Yea(16Nay(1)NV(5)Exc(6)


http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=32503

HOUSE BILL 296

By: Representatives Clark of the 98th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Cooke of the 18th, England of the 108th, Harden of the 28th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions for elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the collection of data pertaining to illegal and undocumented students; to amend Code Section 31-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the provision of data for research purposes by organizations rendering patient care, so as to provide for the collection of data pertaining to illegal and undocumented patients receiving treatment in hospitals; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Feb/23/2011 - House Second Readers
Feb/22/2011 - House First Readers
Feb/17/2011 - House Hopper

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=32910

HOUSE BILL 72

Sponsored By: Mills, James 25th, Bearden, Timothy 68th, Hill, Calvin 21st, Maxwell, Howard 17th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to provide that examinations for drivers' licenses shall be administered only in the English language; to provide for an exception; to provide a limit on the period for which a temporary license may be issued by examination in a language other than English; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Feb/09/2011 - House Tabled
Feb/09/2011 - House Third Readers
Feb/03/2011 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Jan/27/2011 - House Second Readers
Jan/26/2011 - House First Readers
Jan/25/2011 - House Hopper


http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=32134

SENATE BILL 27

Georgia Public Works and Contractor Protection Act; redefine a certain term; provisions

Sponsored By: Hill, Judson 32nd, Loudermilk, Barry 52nd, Rogers, Chip 21st

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Public Works and Contractor Protection Act"; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security and immigration compliance, so as to redefine a certain term; to clarify certain provisions and requirements relating to public employers' verification of employee work eligibility; to require compliance by public entities and contractors and subcontractors; to provide for certain criminal and civil sanctions and penalties; to provide that only corporations approved under the IMAGE program of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be allowed to bid on any public works contracts in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current Status
Jan/27/2011 - Senate Read and Referred

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=32214

SENATE BILL 174

Jails; require all jails to participate in federal Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities initiative


Sponsored By: Bethel, Charlie 54th, Murphy, Jack 27th, Balfour, Don 9th, Hill, Judson 32nd, McKoon, Joshua 29th, Albers, John 56th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jails, so as to require all jails to participate in the federal Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities initiative; to require certain jurisdictions to enter into memorandums of agreement with the federal government under Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act; to provide sanctions for failure to do so; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current Status
Mar/01/2011 - Senate Read and Referred
Feb/28/2011 - Senate Hopper

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=33223

Ga. House votes crackdown on illegal workers

Billboards legislation squeezes through Ga. House

Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Dave Williams, Staff Writer
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 3:42pm EST

All but the smallest businesses in Georgia would have to keep illegal immigrants off of their payrolls under Republican-backed legislation that passed the state House of Representatives Thursday.

The bill, which passed 113-56 virtually along party lines, would require companies with five or more employees to enroll in a Web-based federal verification system to check on the immigration status of new hires.

The General Assembly enacted an E-Verify enrollment mandate in 2006. But that law only applies to businesses seeking government contracts.


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http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-230212.html

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Hebrews 11:1, it is written, "For faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

SENATE BILL 65

Employment Security; provide that benefits shall not be paid to noncitizens who are not employed legally


Sponsored By: Heath, Bill 31st, Murphy, Jack 27th, Unterman, Renee 45th, Hill, Judson 32nd, Loudermilk, Barry 52nd, Albers, John 56th

Committees
SC: Judiciary
HC:


A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to employment security, so as to provide that benefits under such chapter shall not be paid to noncitizens who are not employed legally; to provide that such payments shall not be made unless the noncitizen is present in this country legally at the time such payments are made; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current Status
Feb/10/2011 - Senate Read and Referred
Feb/09/2011 - Senate Hopper

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en- ... tion=32564

SENATE BILL 162
Rules of the Road; provide driving under influence of alcohol/drugs by illegal alien is a felony

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Sponsored By: Ligon, Jr., William 3rd, Loudermilk, Barry 52nd, McKoon, Joshua 29th, Crosby, John 13th, Hamrick, Bill 30th, Jeffares, Rick 17th

Committees
SC: Judiciary
HC:

First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for the second time, and endangering a child, so as to provide that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs by a person who is an illegal alien is a felony; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Mar/14/2011 - House Second Readers
Mar/11/2011 - House First Readers
Mar/10/2011 - Senate Passed/Adopted
Mar/10/2011 - Senate Third Read
Mar/08/2011 - Senate Read Second Time
Mar/07/2011 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Feb/28/2011 - Senate Read and Referred
Feb/24/2011 - Senate Hopper

VOTES:
Mar/10/2011 - Senate Vote #109Yea(35)Nay(1NV(1)Exc(2)
Mar/10/2011 - Senate Vote #108Yea(20)Nay(34)NV(0)Exc(2)


http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en- ... illNum=162

Georgia passes new immigrant law (we won this one! )
March 18, 2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-231719.html

Ga. Senate antes up on immigration reform
March 15, 2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-231431.html

Ga. Senate expected to vote on immigration bill
March 14, 2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-231272.html