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Legislative Program
The Advisory Committee on Legislation shall prepare for legislative action such matters requiring legislation as may have received the approval of the State Bar's Board of Governors. It shall keep itself informed as to all proposed legislation affecting members of the Bar and the practice of law, and shall take appropriate action for support or opposition to such legislation. It also shall make due presentation of such proposed legislation to the appropriate legislative committee or bodies. (Ad hoc committees will be created as needed for specific legislation.)
Final Legislative Update, 2009 Session
State Bar Tracking Sheet (*updated 4-9-09)
(List of all bills the State Bar has a position on and links to state legislative sites)
2009 STATE BAR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA (GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY)
1) NEW RULES OF EVIDENCE (Support)A. Report summary from State Bar's Evidence Study Committee
B. Summary of differences between current rules and HB 24
C. Prof. Paul S. Milich's responses to prosecutor comments
D. Full text for HB 24
B. Summary of differences between current rules and HB 24
C. Prof. Paul S. Milich's responses to prosecutor comments
D. Full text for HB 24
2) JUDICIAL FUNDING (Georgia Bar Journal article by President Jeffrey O. Bramlett)
A. Funding of Legal Services for Victims of Domestic Violence (Support)
B. Funding of Appellate Resource Center (Support)
3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LLC STATUTE (Support)4) REVISION OF THE TRUST CODE (Support)
A. Proposal of the Fiduciary Law Section
B. Draft of revised legislation
C. Summary of revised legislation
D. Full text of SB 131
B. Draft of revised legislation
C. Summary of revised legislation
D. Full text of SB 131
5) INDIGENT DEFENSE PRINCIPLES (Support)
7) GOV. PERDUE'S TORT PROPOSALS (Oppose)
A. Summary of Governor's Tort Proposals
B. SB 101 - limited liability for drug and medical device manuf. & sellers
C. SB 108 - attorney costs and dismissal
B. SB 101 - limited liability for drug and medical device manuf. & sellers
C. SB 108 - attorney costs and dismissal
8) SB 41 - ATTORNEY TELEVISION ADVERTISING (Oppose)
A. Full text of SB41
9) HB 283 - REMOVES CAP ON BAR EXAM FEE (Support)
A. Full text of HB 283
10) REP. BOBBY FRANKLIN'S RESOLUTIONS (Oppose)
A. HR 73 - Constitutional amendment that would remove the Court of Appeals' and Supreme Court's individual decisions from binding other courts as precedents
B. HR 74 - Constitutional amendment that would give the General Assembly power to remove and discipline judges rather than the Judicial Qualifications Commission
B. HR 74 - Constitutional amendment that would give the General Assembly power to remove and discipline judges rather than the Judicial Qualifications Commission
11) HB 126 - ELECTRONIC FILINGS (Support)
A. Full text of HB 126
12) SB 138 - TRANSPARENCY IN LAWSUITS (Oppose)