§ 28-1-8.1. Failure of Members to File State Income Tax Returns
The state revenue commissioner shall be required to report to the chairperson of the Senate Ethics Committee the name of any Senator who has not filed a Georgia personal income tax return required by law to be filed by the Senator or is a defaulter for state income taxes in violation of Article II, Section […]
§ 28-1-9. Service in General Assembly to Be Credited to Pension Plan of Employee of Political Subdivision
Any person employed by any political subdivision or elected to an office therein on or after March 6, 1962, who, by reason of such office or employment, is eligible for pension benefits under any local system and who, prior to such employment, was a member of the General Assembly of Georgia shall receive credit for […]
§ 28-1-10. Seals of the General Assembly and of Each House
Authority is granted for the General Assembly, the House of Representatives, and the Senate each to have a seal. The Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House are authorized to use the seal of the General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor and the Secretary of […]
§ 28-1-11. Maintenance of Engrossed and Enrolled Bills and Resolutions; Secretary of State to Publish Enrolled Acts
The engrossed copies of all bills and of all resolutions intended to have the effect of law passed by either house of the General Assembly shall be preserved by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. The enrolled copies […]
§ 28-1-12. Election of State Officers for Whom Manner and Time of Election Not Provided
Every state officer whose election is not otherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and at the same time as other officers are elected by the General Assembly. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1284; Code 1868, § 1365; Code 1873, § 1340; Code 1882, § 1340; Civil Code […]
§ 28-1-13. Eligibility of Elected County or Municipal Officials for Membership in General Assembly
No elected county or municipal official shall be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly. History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 683, § 1.
§ 28-1-14. Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Bill; Copies to Governing Authorities
No local bill shall become law unless notice of the intention to introduce such bill shall have been advertised in the newspaper in which the sheriff’s advertisements for the locality affected are published one time before the bill is introduced. Such advertisement must be not more than 60 days prior to the convening date of […]
§ 28-1-14.1. Requirements for Revising Districts; Proposed Plans Submitted Electronically; Legislative Requirements
Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Code section, a local bill for revising the districts of county boards of commissioners, county boards of education, independent boards of education, or municipal governing authorities, or creating districts for such offices, shall not be considered by the General Assembly unless such bill meets the requirements of […]
§ 28-1-15. Restrictions on Population Bills; “Population Bill” Defined
This Code section is passed pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section VI, Paragraph IV, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution, and no population bill shall be passed and no bill using classification by population as a means of determining the applicability of any bill or law to any political subdivision or group of political […]
§ 28-1-16. Issuance of Subpoenas by Superior Court of Fulton County on Behalf of the Committees on Ethics of the Senate and House of Representatives
If the Committee on Ethics of the Senate or House of Representatives determines that the effective functioning of the committee requires the issuance of compulsory process to secure the attendance of a witness or the production of documents and materials, or if a person whose conduct is called into question in an investigation or other […]