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SENATE FIRST READERS 
Tuesday, February 17, 1998 
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY 
By Senator Boshears of the 6th: 
A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Jekyll Island--State Park Authority, so as to provide that certain leasehold interests shall not be exempt from certain taxes or assessments; to provide an effective date. 
 
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities. 
 
SB 644. By Senators Boshears of the 6th and Kemp of the 3rd: 
A bill to amend Code Section 28-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the Senate, so as to provide for the description of Senate districts 3 and 6; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and for applicability. 
 
Referred to Committee on Reapportionment. 
 
SB 645. By Senator Boshears of the 6th: 
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public property, so as to provide that certain leasehold interests shall not be exempt from certain taxes or assessments; to provide for a definition. 
 
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities. 
 
SB 646. By Senator Cagle of the 49th: 
A bill to provide for a method of distribution of the net proceeds of the sales tax for education purposes levied in Hall County; to provide for the method of distribution of proceeds of such tax between the Hall County School District and the independent school districts located wholly or partially within Hall County, including particularly the City of Gainesville School System and the City of Buford School System. 
 
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations. 
 
SB 647. By Senators Walker of the 22nd and Tysinger of the 41st: 
A bill to amend Chapter 15 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional engineers and land surveyors, so as to change the definition of land surveying; to change the provisions relating to land surveyor-in-training certificates and the requirements therefor. 
 
Referred to Committee on Science, Technology and Industry. 
 
 SB 648. By Senator Thomas of the 10th: 
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health insurers to provide coverage for the treatment of morbid obesity when medically indicated; to provide for a short title; to offer for legislative findings; to provide definitions; to provide for the issuance of rules and regulations by the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for adjustment ~f current contracts. 
 
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor. 
 
SR 466. 
 
By Senators Broun of the 46th, Perdue of the 18th, Gillis of the 20th and others: 
 
A resolution commending Honorable James w. 
Tysinger. 
 
(Jim) 
 
Read and adopted. 
 
SR 643. By Senators Walker of the 22nd, Dean of the 31st and Ragan of the 11th: 
A resolution commending the Georgia Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and designating March 12, 1998, as "Arthritis Awareness Day". 
 
Read and adopted. 
 
SR 644. 
 
By Senators Gillis of the 20th, Dean of the 31st, Middleton of the SOth and Ralston of the 51st: 
A resolution creating the Joint Stream Buffer Study Committee. 
 
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. 
 
SR 645. By Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Broun of the 46th, Perdue of the 18th and Gillis of the 20th: 
A resolution commending the Georgia Basketball Lettermen Club, Inc. 
 
Read and adopted. 
 
SR 646. By Senators Hill of the 4th, Middleton of the SOth, Marable of the 52nd and others: 
A resolution creating the Joint Study Committee on School Support Personnel. 
 
Referred to Committee on Rules. 
 
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 SR 647. By Senators Madden of the 47th, Land of the 16th and Harbison of the 15th: A resolution honoring Candice Little, Miss Georgia 1997. 
Read and adopted. SR 648. By Senators Johnson of the 1st, Johnson of the 2nd and 
Boshears of the 6th: A resolution designating portions of Interstate 95 in honor of Tom Coleman and Mack Mattingly, respectively. Referred to Committee on Transportation. SR 649. By Senator Crotts of the 17th: A resolution commending Dr. Ethan J. D. Hildreth, the 1998 Henry County STAR Teacher. Read and adopted. SR 650. By Senator Crotts of the 17th: A resolution commending Sashi Kiran Lingam. Read and adopted. 
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