§ 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 […]
§ 28-1-4. Form and Administration of Oath of Office to Members
In addition to any other oath prescribed by law, each Senator and Representative, before taking the seat to which elected, shall take the following oath: “I do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of this state and of the United States and, on all questions and measures which may come […]
§ 28-1-17. Prefiling of Proposed Bills and Resolutions Prior to Each Legislative Session; Administrative Procedure
The purpose of this Code section is to establish an administrative procedure for the prefiling of proposed bills and resolutions prior to the convening of each legislative session. The purposes of such procedure shall include: Allowing, but not requiring, the author of a measure which he or she intends to introduce in the General Assembly […]
§ 28-1-5. Commission of Members
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and furnish to each member of the General Assembly, after the member has taken his oath of office, a commission under the signature of the Secretary of State, containing the great seal of the state, showing that the member is a duly elected […]
§ 28-1-6. Powers and Duties of President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives
While presiding or in the absence of the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore shall have the same powers and duties as the President of the Senate. While presiding or in the absence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall have the same powers and duties as […]