Fal1o GiA L.s41I 1 R4 1001/1-Cf SENATE FIRST READERS Tuesday, January 09, 2001 SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 1. By Senators Hill of the 4t\ Gingrey of the 37t\ Starr of the 44t\ Walker of the 22nd and Hecht of the 341h: A bill to amend Article 2 ofChapter 5 ofTitle 40 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to change certain provisions relating to persons not to be licensed, minimum ages for licensees, and school attendance requirements; to provide a supervised driving experience requirement for certain license applicants; to change certain provisions relating to instruction permits, graduated licensing and related restrictions, and temporary licenses; to change certain provisions relating to examination of applicants. Referred to Public Safety Committee. SB 2. By Senators Ladd of the 4l5\ Paul of the 401h and Lamutt of the 2l5t: A bill to amend Code Section 40-5-22 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, relating to persons not to be issued motor vehicle drivers' licenses, minimum ages for licenses, and school attendance requirements, so as to require a course of driver education for certain applicants for drivers' licenses in every county in this state having a population of 220,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census. Referred to Public Safety Committee. SB 5. By Senator Ladd of the 41 st: A bill to amend Chapter 1ofTitle50 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state government, so as to require forfeiture of certain proceeds derived from the sale, transfer, or license of name rights of government facilities; to provide for a definition. Referred to Appropriations Committee. SB 9. By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd: A bill to amend Code Section 21-2-139 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the authorization for and conduct ofnonpartisan elections, so as to provide that the General Assembly may provide by local Act for the nonpartisan election of sheriffs and district attorneys. Referred to Rules Committee. SB 10. By Senator Thompson of the 33rd: A bill to amend Code Section 48-5-40 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding ad valorem tax exemptions, so as to change the - 1- definition of the term homestead to include a mobile home which is located on land rented, rather than owned, by the applicant for a homestead exemption; to provide for a special election; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances. Referred to Finance and Public Utilities Committee. SB 11. By Senator Thompson of the 33rct: A bill to amend Article 6 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business development corporations, so as to change the powers of business development corporations; to delete a prohibition against incurring secondary liability; to clarify that powers relate to commercial, residential, and historical real property; to clarify that business development corporations are authorized to acquire real estate for the purpose of constructing residential buildings, industrial plants, industrial parks, or business establishments, to dispose of real estate to others for such purpose. Referred to Finance and Public Utilities Committee. SB 12. By Senator Crotts of the 17th: A bill to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for the regulation ofphenylpropanolamine and limit the sale or distribution ofsuch drug; to provide for penalties and sanctions. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. SB 13. By Senator Crotts of the 171h: A bill to amend Article 2 ofChapter 8 ofTitle 42 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, the "State-wide Probation Act," so as to provide for the inapplicability of certain provisions of that article when probation services are provided through contractual agreements. Referred to Corrections, Correctional Institutions and Property Committee. SB 14. By Senators Walker ofthe 22nd, Tate ofthe 38t\ Starr ofthe 441\ Dean ofthe 31st, James of the 35th and others: A bill to amend Chapter 4 ofTitle 34 ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, the "Georgia Minimum Wage Law," so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for exceptions; to provide for changes relative to the federal minimum wages. Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee. SB 15. By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd, Kemp of the 3rd, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th, Hecht of the 34th and Tanksley of the 32nd: A bill to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to authorize publication of arrest photographs of -2 - ... persons convicted of crimes involving sexual acts and family violence; to fund said publication; to provide civil and criminal immunity for said publication. Referred to Judiciary Committee. SB 16. By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd, Harbison of the 15th, Stokes of the 43rd, Gingrey of the 37th and Stephens of the 51 st: A bill to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Financial Institutions Code of Georgia," so as to change the provisions relating to definitions; to change the provisions relating to real estate loans; to change the provisions relating to corporate stock and securities; to change the provisions relating to boards of directors; to change the provisions relating to merger plans; to provide for department review of certain mergers; to change the provisions relating to the effect of issuance of a certificate of merger or consolidation; to provide for department review of a plan of conversion; to change the provisions relating to the powers ofGeorgia state banks; to change the provisions relating to third-party payment services. Referred to Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. SB 17. By Senators Cheeks ofthe 23rd, Harbison of the 151h, Stokes of the 43rd, Gillis of the 20th and Dean of the 31st: A bill to amend Chapter 9 ofTitle 16 of the Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, relating to crimes involving forgery and fraudulent practices, so as to create the criminal offense ofunlicensed commercial loan sharking; to define the elements of such offense as making certain numbers of loans which violate the criminal usury statute; to provide for applicability to all transactions which are in economic reality loans, notwithstanding the use of other nomenclature or terms; to provide for inapplicability to transactions by certain licensed lenders and transactions lawful under certain statutes regulating loans and advances ofcredit;_ to provide for investigatoryjurisdiction ofthe administrator ofthe "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975". Referred to Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. SR 6. By Senators Cheeks ofthe 23rd and Streat of the 19th: A resolution expressing regret regarding the passing of John R. Martin. Read and adopted. SR 7. By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd, Gillis ofthe 20th, Hill ofthe 4th, Ragan of the 11th and Williams of the 6th: A resolution strongly urging the United States Congress and the United States International Trade Representative to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of Georgia's magnificent forest resources; strongly urging that the Congress and the United States Trade Representative not rescind the international trade agreement limiting the amount of subsidized Canadian lumber imported duty-free into the United States. Referred to Economic Development, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Committee. -3- SR 8. By Senator Hill of the 4th: A resolution recognizing and commending Helen Griffith Jordan on her 80th birthday. Read and adopted. SR 9. By Senators Thompson of the 33r