Senate first readers 1998 February 12

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SENATE FIRST READERS Thursday, February 12, 1998 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 616. By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd, Bowen of the 13th and Streat of the 19th:
A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses, so as to change certain provisions relating to keeping of records of applications for drivers' licenses and information on licensees and furnishing of such information; to change certain provisions.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

SB 617. By Senators Ralston of the 51st, Land of the 16th and Price of the 28th:

A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of

the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to

general provisions relative to ethics in government, so

as to regulate political contributions and expenditures

by persons,

firms,

corporations, and labor

organizations and separate segregated funds thereof; to

amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia

Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations,

so as to regulate deductions from employees' earnings

of contributions to persons, firms, corporations, and

labor organizations or separate segregated funds

thereof to be used for political purposes.

Referred to Committee on Ethics.

SB 618. By Senators Ralston of the 51st, Land of the 16th, Crotts of the 17th and Guhl of the 45th:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide that any person sentenced for a crime involving the knowing injury or death of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician acting in the line of official duty committed on or after the effective date of ~his Act shall not be eligible for any form of parole or early release.

Referred to Committee on Corrections, Correctional Institutions & Property.

SB 619. By Senators Johnson of the 1st and Kemp of the 3rd:
A bill to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

SB 620. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Walker of the 22nd and Oliver of the 42nd:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to change certain provisions relating to coverage of treatment of mental disorders; to provide for available coverage of treatment of mental disorders under certain small group policies; to provide for available coverage of treatment of mental disorders under certain large group policies.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.
SB 621. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd and Walker of the 22nd:
A bill to amend Part 4 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false advertising, so as to provide for certain requirements relating to advertisement of rental rates for motor vehicles by rental companies; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.
SB 622. By Senators Kemp of the 3rd and Bowen of the 13th:
A bill to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for furnishing personal information contained in motor vehicle registration records for bulk distribution for surveys or marketing; to provide for furnishing personal information contained in motor vehicle certificate of title records for bulk distribution for surveys or marketing; to provide for rules and regulations.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.
SB 623. By Senator Oliver of the 42nd:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appellate practice, so as to provide for mandatory review of appeals from judgments or orders granting or denying awards of attorney's fees or expe~ses of litigation for frivolous actions and defenses under Code Section 9-15-14; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of'the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pleadings and motions, so as to provide when attorney's fees and expenses may be requested in claims by a party that the claims against such party are subject to dismissal pursuant to Code Section 9-11-11.1.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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SB 624. By Senators Abernathy of the 38th, Stokes of the 43rd and Thomas of the 10th:
A bill to amend Part 5 of Article 9 of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to default in a secured transaction, so as to provide that a motor vehicle may not be repossessed until the debtor is at least two months in arrears in payments under the security agreement.

Referred to Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions.

SR 618. By Senators James of the 35th, Fort of the 39th, Stokes of the 43rd and others:
A resolution recognizing and commending African American entrepreneurs in the State of Georgia.

Read and adopted.

SR 619. By Senator Crotts of the 17th:
A resolution recognizing and Presley.

commending

Allison

Read and adopted.

SR 622.

By Senator Broun of the 46th:
A resolution recognizing Chief Robert L. Kelley.

"Chuck"

Read and adopted.

SR 623. By Senator Bowen of the 13th:
A resolution recognizing and commending Miss Marci Dwozan, 1998 Georgia Watermelon Queen.

Read and adopted.

SR 624.

By Senator Bowen of the 13th:
A resolution congratulating Mrs. Mary Etta A' rkansas Gunn Salter on the event of her 100th birthday.

Read and adopted.

SR 625. By Senator Bowen of the 13th:
A resolution recognizing the Cordele-Crisp County Fish Fry and commending Mr. Don Tucker, Ms. Angie Ellis, Mr. J. R. Dowdy, Mr. H. H. Dimery, and Ms. Ovis Stephens.

Read and adopted.

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SR 626. By Senator Price of the 56th:
A resolution recognizing and McBrayer.

commending Lauren

Read and adopted.

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