Bill > HB1268

This bill, titled "Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors in omissions," proposes numerous amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA), which is the compilation of Georgia's statutory laws. The primary purpose of this bill is to update, clarify, and correct existing laws, reflecting the ongoing work of the Code Revision Commission. It aims to remove obsolete or unconstitutional provisions, incorporate legal principles from state Supreme Court decisions, and generally modernize the language and structure of the OCGA. The bill makes specific changes across various titles of the OCGA, including corrections to references, punctuation, capitalization, and wording to ensure accuracy and consistency. For instance, it corrects a typo in Title 7 (banking and finance) by changing "Multistage" to "Multistate," and it updates language in Title 28 (General Assembly) to use gender-neutral terms like "chairperson" instead of "chairman." The bill also includes provisions for the reenactment of the statutory text of the OCGA, while explicitly excluding non-statutory material like annotations and research references, and clarifies that any new laws passed during the legislative session will supersede the updated OCGA text in case of conflict.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Justice

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73061