First readers in House, 2011 February 10

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,2011 THIRTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 208. By Representative Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to define a certain term; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Corninittee on RETIREMENT
HB 209. By Representatives Johnson of the 37th, Manning of the 32nd, Powell of the 29th, Dukes of the 150th, Thomas of the I OOth, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-14-162 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales made on foreclosure under power of sale, manner of advertisement, and conduct necessary for validity, so as to provide that the official organ of each county shall list the addresses of property advertised for nonjudicial foreclosure each week in alphabetical or numerical order; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 210. By Representative Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxation of intangibles, so as to change certain provisions regarding the real estate transfer tax; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 21 1. By Representative Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding revenue and taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding definitions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 212. By Representative Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administration and enforcement regarding revenue and taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding the Department of Revenue; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 213. By Representative Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to ainend Chapter 17 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coin operated amusement machines, so as to change certain definitions regarding such machines; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 214. By Representatives Channel1 of the 116th, Parrish of the 156th, England of the 108th, Sheldon of the 105th, Cooper of the 4 1st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to establish the Department of Public Health; to reassign functions of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Community Health to the Department of Public Health; to provide for transition to the new agency; to create a Board of Public Health and a commissioner of public health; to ainend various titles for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Coininittee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 215. By Representatives Battles of the 15th;Maddox of the 172nd, Rynders of the 152nd, Shaw of the 176th, and Hanner of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit persons convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from driving commercial motor vehicles designed to transport 16 or more persons; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 216. By Representatives Williams of the 4th and Parsons of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization and members of the Public Service Commission, to change certain provisions relating to the chairperson of the commission and his or her selection; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 217. By Representatives Battles of the 15th, Maxwell of the 17th, and Neal of the 1st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to exempt motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and utility vehicles from the definition of motor vehicle relative to motor vehicle franchises; to provide for definitions; to provide purposes and policies to protect motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and utility vehicle dealers; to provide for sales of such vehicles; to provide for changing or terminating sales areas only for good cause; to provide for notice of termination or substantial change to a sales area; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 218. By Representative Battles of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Emerson ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 years of age or over and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 219. By Representative Battles of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Emerson ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or over; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HB 220. By Representative Battles of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Emerson ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specifj the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HB 221. By Representative Battles of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Emerson ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $28,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are disabled and whose household income does not exceed $20,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specifj the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HB 222. By Representatives Roberts of the 154th, Stephens of the 164th, Sims of the 169th, Abrams of the 84th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-29.12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the income tax credit for donation of real property for conservation purposes, so as to provide for the transfer, devise, and distribution of unused conservation tax credits; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 223. By Representatives Jasperse of the 12th, England of the 108th, McCall of the 30th, and Roberts of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide application of minimum standard building codes, codes requiring adoption by municipality or county, adoption of more stringent requirements by local governments, and adoption of standards for which state code does not exist, so as to provide an exemption for certain farm buildings or structures; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 224. By Representative Amerson of the 9th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to provide for the registration of off-road recreation vehicles under certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 225. By Representatives Holmes of the 125th, England of the 108th, and McCall of the 30th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to define a term; to provide that it shall be the policy of this state to promote sustainable agriculture; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS

HB 226. By Representatives Sheldon of the 105th, Houston of the 170th, Hill of the 2 1st, Cooper of the 41st, Clark of the 98th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, so as to provide for the comprehensive regulation of individual development accounts; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations with respect to the creation and operation of such accounts; to provide for powers. duties, and authority of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of certain fiduciary organizations; to amend Code Section 49-4- 183 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of the Georgia TANF Program by the Department of Human Services, so as to add to uses for individual development accounts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 227. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Cooper of the 41st, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Clark of the 104th, Evans of the 40th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for statutory construction relating to a law authorizing a student to carry and self-administer auto-injectable epinephrine; to provide for local board of education policies authorizing school personnel to administer autoinjectable epinephrine to students who are having an anaphylactic adverse reaction; to provide for a definition; to provide for information and training; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 228. By Representatives Austin of the loth, Allison of the 8th, Harden of the 28th, Tankersley of the 158th, Watson of the 163rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-67 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to distribution of unidentifiable sales and use tax proceeds, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding limitations on the state revenue commissioner's authority to make certain distributions;to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 229. By Representatives Cooper of the 4 1st, Jacobs of the 80th, Channel1 of the 116th, Lindsey of the 54th, Oliver of the 83rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-153 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administrative hearings and appeals under Medicaid generally, so as to provide that in certain matters, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be the final administrative decision of the commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 230. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Morgan of the 39th, Clark of the 104th, Brooks of the 63rd, and Carter of the 175th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculuin for elementary and secondary students under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require annual instruction in certain grades in criminal law in Georgia as it relates to school-aged children; to provide for a minimum course of study established by the State Board of Education; to provide for a manual; to provide for rules and regulations: to provide for time frames; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 231. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Cooper of the 41st, McKillip of the 115th, Oliver of the 83rd, Gardner of the 57th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide community alternatives to institutionalized care for treatment of mental illness; to provide for a short title; to provide for community alternatives to hospitalization for treatment of alcoholics and drug dependent persons; to provide a definition for community alternatives; to change provisions relating to the emergency treatment of mental illness and alcoholic and drug dependent individuals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 232. By Representatives Lindsey of the 54th, Smyre of the 132nd, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Stephens of the 164th, Williams of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 28-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prohibition of contingency compensation of lobbyists, so as to provide that such prohibition shall not apply to bona fide commission salespersons and that such salespersons shall not be required to register as lobbyists or otherwise be considered to be lobbyists; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 233. By Representatives Roberts of the 154th, McCall of the 30th, Hatfield of the 177th, Burns of the 157th, Channel1 of the 116th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sales and use taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding applicability of sales and use tax to motor fuel sales; to provide for an exemption from sales and use tax on the sale or use of diesel fuel used to propel locomotives; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 234. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Smyre of the 132nd, Smith of the 131st, Bryant of the 160th, Purcell of the 159th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to eliminate the sunset from the exemption regarding the sale or use of engines, parts, equipment, or other tangible personal property used in the maintenance or repair of certain aircraft; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 235. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th and Harbin of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for the establishment of job creation and convention services areas within certain parts of the state; to provide criteria for the determination of such areas based on the existence of convention and tourist attraction facilities; to authorize the levy of state sales and use taxation within such areas for the purpose of enhanced infrastructure upon approval by the cominissioner of cominunity affairs; to provide an exemption from other sales and use taxation for sales and uses subject to such state taxation; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HB 236. By Representatives Maxwell of the 17th, Benton of the 3lst, Pruett of the 144th, Brooks of the 63rd, Riley of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges and other court employees and certain county employees, so as to provide that tax commissioners, tax collectors, and tax receivers and all employees in their offices who first or again take office or become employed on or after July 1, 2012, shall not be members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia by operation of law; to provide that the governing authority of each county may elect to include such officers and employees in the retirement system; to provide for employee and employer contributions; to provide that no such person may be a member of another public retirement system; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 237. By Representatives Golick of the 34th, Morris of the 155th, Hatfield of the 177th, Ramsey of the 72nd, and Setzler of the 35th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to residential mortgage fraud, so as revise the definition of "mortgage lending process"; to provide for investigative and subpoena powers of district attorneys and the Attorney General relative to residential mortgage fraud; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL

HB 238. By Representatives Golick of the 34th, Lindsey of the 54th, Hatfield of the 177th, Willard of the 49th, Ramsey of the 72nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legal defense for indigents, so as to change certain
provisions relative to the powers and duties of the council; to change certain provisions
relating to the director and the director's responsibilities; to change provisions relating to councilmembers' responsibilities; to provide for the director to appoint circuit public defenders; to change certain annual reporting requirements; to repeal an obsolete' effective date Code section; to change provisions relating to the circuit public defender supervisory panel; to change provisions relating to appointing attorneys in conflict of interest cases; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 239. By Representatives Morris of the 155th, Harden of the 28th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for definitions; to provide the Department of Banking and Finance the power to require dissolution of a financial institution; to provide for the effect of failure to maintain five members on a board of directors; to provide for service on a credit committee by a director of a credit union in certain cases; to provide for the payment of a P.O.D. account to an incorporated entity; to provide for penalties for making false statements; to provide that certain attorneys must be licensed to practice law in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 240. By Representatives Knight of the 126th and Powell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Ofticial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county sales and use taxes, so as to establish a procedure for modifying projects approved in a referendum that have become infeasible in connection with the county special purpose local option sales and use tax and the sales tax for educational purposes; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
FIR 248. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Casas of the 103rd, Dickson of the 6th, Powell of the 29th, Neal of the lst, and others: A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the members of the House of Representatives with respect to funding for National Board Certified Teachers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

HR 250. By Representatives Benfield of the 85th, Morgan of the 39th, Henson of the 87th, Bell of the 58th, Brooks of the 63rd, and others: A RESOLUTION urging Georgia's district attorneys, in light of the fiscal crisis in this state, to invest resources in solving homicides, providing public safety programs, and focusing on violence prevention instead of seeking the death penalty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR251. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Bryant of the 160th, Purcell of the 159th, Stephens of the 161st, and Gordon of the 162nd: A RESOLUTION supporting the development, construction, and implementation of a cruise ship terminal facility in the Savannah Harbor; and.forother purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM