ADOPTED
Senator Burns of the 23rd, Parent of the 44th, and Goodman of the 8th offered the following
amendment #1:
Amend the Senate Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations - General
substitute to HB 513 (LC 44 3173S) by inserting after "To amend" in line 1 the following:
Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to authorize continuance
of existing local ordinances related to video surveillance at gas stations; to amend
By substituting "effective dates" for "an effective date" on line 5.
By inserting the following after line 8:
Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, is amended by revising Code
Section 36-60-32, relating to video surveillance equipment at locations where the retail sale
of automotive gasoline occurs, as follows:
"36-60-32.
A county, municipal corporation, or consolidated government shall not require the
placement of video surveillance equipment in the interior or exterior of any business or
location where the retail sale of automotive gasoline, as that term is defined in Code
Section 10-1-232, occurs; <ins>provided, however, that a county, municipal corporation, or
consolidated government which, prior to May 6, 2024, has adopted one or more ordinances
related to the placement of video surveillance equipment at any business or location where
the retail sale of automotive gasoline occurs is authorized to continue regulating the
</ins>
<ins>placement of said video surveillance equipment pursuant to any such ordinances adopted
prior to May 6, 2024."
</ins> SECTION 2.
By replacing line 72 with the following:
SECTION 3.
By replacing lines 106 through 108 with the following:
SECTION 4.
(a) Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.
(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 5.