Title 28 — Title 28
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O.C.G.A. § 28-1-1 Membership and apportionment of General Assembly
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(a) There shall be 180 members of the House of Representatives, and such membership shall be apportioned among the representative districts provided for in Chapter 2 of this title. (b) There shall be 56 members of the Senate, and such membership shall be apportioned among the sen…
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-10 Seals of the General Assembly and of each house
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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 …
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-15 Restrictions on population bills; ‘‘population bill’’ defined
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(a) 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 …
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2 Time and place of meetings
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The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia. The Senate shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the Senate. The House shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwi…
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-3 Initial organization
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The Senate and the House of Representatives shall be organized by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives who shall be ex officio presiding officer until a presiding officer is elected. No question except one relating to the organization shall be …
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-4 Form and administration of oath of office to members
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(a) 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…
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-5 Commission of members
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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…
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-7 Failure of officer to organize emergency session
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If any officer of either branch of the General Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of an emergency session, as provided for in Article V, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of Georgia, his office may, upon the ma…
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 Salary and allowances of members and officers
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(a) Each member of the General Assembly shall receive an annual salary, as provided for in Code Section 45-7-4, to be paid in equal monthly installments. Upon complying with the requirements of para304 28-1-8 graph (22) of subsection (a) of Code Section 45-7-4, each member shall …
O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8.1 Failure of members to file state income tax returns
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(a) 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 v…