Senate first readers 1998 January 15

SENATE FIRST READERS
Thursday, January 15, 1998
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 433. By Senators Tysinger of the 41st, Lamutt of the 21st and Oliver of the 42nd:
A bill to amend Chapter 12 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Electronic Records and Signatures Act," so as to change the prov1s1ons relating to definitions; to change the provisions regarding accepting or agreeing to be bound by certain electronic records; to retain sovereign immunity; to amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Information Technology Policy Act of 1995."
Referred to Committee on Science, Technology and Industry.
SB 434. By Senators Clay of the 37th, Balfour of the 9th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, so as to provide that only individuals or legally married couples may adopt a child or children.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 435. By Senators Clay of the 37th, Balfour of the 9th and Lamutt of the 21st:
A bill to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to limit the extension of insurance and employee benefits by cities or counties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 436. By Senator Land of the 16th:
A bill to amend Code Section 33-7-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage of claims against uninsured motorists, so as to change certain provisions relating to service of process upon insurance companies which issued uninsured motorist policies; to provide for applicability.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 437. By Senators Tysinger of the 41st, Hooks of the 14th, Starr of the 44th and Perdue of the 18th:
A bill to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to change certain publication requirements for competitive bids; to require reporting of certain bid opportunities; to change the provisions regarding publishing notice of proposed projects requiring professional services and definitions and exemptions relating thereto.
Referred to Committee on Science, Technology and Industry.

SB 438. By Senator James of the 35th:
A bill to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide standards for the design, operation, and maintenance of public swimming pools; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide definitions; to provide for annual permits; to provide requirements relating to structural design and materials, water supply and quality, general safety precautions, electrical safety, hygiene, bather preparation facilities, and bather supervision.
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 439. By Senators Glanton of the 34th, Price of the 28th and Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide a religious exemption from the requirement that applicants be fingerprinted.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety.
SB 440. By Senators Glanton of the 34th, Gochenour of the 27th and Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19. of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to provide for covenant marriage; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for duties and authority of the office of Attorney General; to provide an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.
SB 441. By Senators Glanton of the 34th, Gochenour of the 27th and Price of the 28th:
A bill to amend Code Section 21-5-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure statements relative to campaign contributions, so as to provide that the Secretary of State shall post each such report in such a manner as to be readily accessible via the Internet; to provide that such reports shall be filed with the Secretary of State in electronic format.
Referred to Committee on Ethics.
SB 442. By Senator Langford of the 29th:
A bill to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to limit the application of Code Sections 16-6-2, relating to sodomy, and 16-6-18, relating to fornication.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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SB 443.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd and Scott of the 36th:
A bill to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cancellation, suspension, and revocation of motor vehicle drivers' licenses, so as to provide for revocation of drivers' licenses of persons convicted of certain unlawful transportation of a firearm in a motor vehicle; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

SB 444. By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Scott of the 36th, Stokes of the 43rd and Thomas of the 10th:
A bill to amend Title 16 and Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and the uniform rules of the road, respectively, so as to provide for uniform enforcement of statutory provisions relative to conduct in public transit buses, rapid rail cars, and stations.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 445.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd and Starr of the 44th:
A bill to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the Quality Basic Education Act, so as to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits for completion of an approved driver education course in a driver training school; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 446. By Senators Johnson of the 1st~ Johnson of the 2nd, Hooks of the 14th, Oliver of the 42nd and Hill of the 4th:
A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding historic areas, so as to provide for preservation of state owned historic properties; to provide for definitions; to encourage the location of state facilities in historic districts and the utilization of historic properties; to provide for legislative intent.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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SB 447. By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Clay of the 37th and others: A bill to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the appointment of an educational care team upon application by a local board of education; to provide for the duties of an educational care team; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SR 476. By Senators Hooks of the 14th, Taylor of the 12th and Bowen of the 13th: A resolution recognizing the Fiftieth Annviersary Year of South Georgia Technical Institute in Americus, Georgia.
Read and adopted.
SR 478. By Senator James of the 35th: A resolution urging the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to develop and implement a water treatment pilot project which utilizes the water purification technology, known as the Regenerative Activated Carbon Filtration System, engineered and developed by Custom Engineers Systems, Inc.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
SR 479. By Senators Glanton of the 34th, Johnson of the 1st and Balfour of the 9th: A resolution claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SR 480. By Senators Blitch of the 7th and Taylor of the 12th: A resolution commending D. Ray James on the occasion of his retirement and 85th birthday.
Read and adopted.
SR 481. By Senator Tysinger of the 41st: A resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in DeKalb County, Georgia; to provide an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities.
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