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SENATE FIRST READERS Friday, February 5, 1999 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
 
SB 121. By Senator Lee of the 29th: 
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Water Quality Control Act," so as to prohibit counties and municipalities which commit certain violations of that article from permitting additional sewer connections. 
 
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. 
 
SB 122. By Senators Golden of the 8th, Madden of the 47th, Kemp of the 3rd and Balfour of the 9th: 
A bill to amend Chapter 13 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance holding company systems, so as to chpnge certain provisions relating to applicability of said chapter; to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide for reorganization of mutual insurers and formation of mutual insurance holding companies. 
 
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor. 
 
SB 123. By Senators Fort of the 39th, Egan of the 40th, Hill of the 4th and others: 
 
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the 
 
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to traffic signs, 
 
signals, and markings, so as to authorize the Department of 
 
Public Safety or the governing authority of any political 
 
subdivision of this state to establish a system of 
 
traffic-control signal monitoring devices so as to provide 
 
procedures for the recording of violations of traffic-control 
 
signals. 
 
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Referred to Committee on Public Safety. 
 
SB 124. By Senators Ray of the 48th and Kemp of the 3rd: 
A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title g of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding venue, so as to authorize the courts of this state to apply the doctrine of forum non conveniens; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for stays or dismissals; to provide for court orders and modification thereof; to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to direct and interlocutory appeals, so as to provide for appeals from orders staying or dismissing an action on the basis of forum non conveniens. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
 SB 125. By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd, Madden of the 47th, Balfour of the 9th and Johnson of the 1st: A bill to amend Chapter 9 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to informed consent to medical treatment, so as to require and provide standards for informed consent to abortion procedures; to enact the "Women's Right To Know Act"; to provide for matters required to be disclosed and for the manner of disclosure; to require a waiting period following disclosure; to prohibit acceptance of payment during the waiting period. 
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. 
SB 126. By Senators Perdue of the 18th, Thomas of the 10th and Hecht of the 34th: A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state-wide probation system, and Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to eliminate the two-year limit on supervised probation for probationers who have committed crimes against children. 
Referred to Committee on Corrections, Correctional Institutions & Property. 
SB 127. By Senator Madden of the 47th: 
A bill to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to special license plates for firefighters. 
Referred to Committee on Finance and Public Utilities. 
SB 128. By Senator Madden of the 47th: 
A bill to amend Article 15 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to acquisitions and dispositions of hospitals, so as to change the provisions relating to definitions; to provide for an effective date. 
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. 
SB 129. By Senator Madden of the 47th: 
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Braselton in the County of Jackson, as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to penalties that may be imposed by the municipal court; to change other provisions relating to the municipal court and the judge of such court; to provide for severability. 
Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations. 
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 SR 111. By Senator Hooks of the 14th: A resolution commending the Georgia Peach Festival. 
Read and adopted. 
SR 112. By Senators Smith of the 25th, Jackson of the 50th, Golden of the 8th and others: A resolution recognizing the Georgia Association of Educators and designating February 8, 1999, as GAE Day at the Capitol. 
Read and adopted. 
SR 113. By Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Harbison of the 15th, Tate of the 38th and others: A resolution recognizing and commending Dr. Walter E. Massey, President of Morehouse College. 
Read and adopted. 
SR 114. By Senator Hill of the 4th: A resolution expressing sympathy to the family of Honorable Erney Winton Bell. 
Read and adopted. 
SR 115. By Senators Bowen of the 13th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th, Brush of the 24th and Streat of the 19th: A resolution commending police chiefs and other heads of law enforcement agencies in this state and observing a day of recognition. 
Read and adopted. 
SR 116. By Senators Madden of the 47th, Broun of the 46th and Cheeks of the 23rd: A resolution creating the Joint Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Delivery Study Committee. 
Referred to Committee on Rules. 
SR 117. By Senator Balfour of the 9th: A resolution commending Amanda Jo Weir. 
Read and adopted. 
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