SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 3.

By Senators Meyer von Bremen of the 12th, Brown of the 26th. Jackson of the 50th, Butler of the 5Sth and Starr of the 44th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to be kno\\n as the "Financial Disclosure Refonn Act of 2003"; to provide a short title; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Offkial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to provide for additional duties of the State Ethics Commission; to change the provisions relating to the filing of financial disclosu."C statements. the persons required to file financial disclosure statements, and the contents thereof; to amend Code Section 45-10-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. relating to yearly disclosure statements of pubhc officials and employees concerning business tran'iactions with the state, so as to provide for disclosure of transactions w1th political subdivisions; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes.

Referred to Ethics Commince.

SB 9

By Senators Johnson of the 1st and Thomas of the 2nd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Chatham County, approved December 18, 1819 (Ga. L. 1819, p. 16), as amended, so as to provide for an additional judge of the State Court of Chatham County; to provide for the election, powers, duties, jurisdiction, pnv1leges, immunities, and compensation of said additional judge; to authorize the governing authority of Chatham County to provide facilities, office space, supplies, elJUipment, and personnel for said Judge; to provide for other matters relative to th~ foregoing; to provide an effective date, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

SB 10.

By Senators Meyer von Bremen of the 12th, Hooks of the 14th, Butler of the 55th, Jackson of the 50th, Smith of the 25th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of
the O.C.G.A, relating to cruelty to children, so as tu add a nonmerger provision for the offense of cruelty to children in the second degree; to provide for the cnme of endangennent of a child under the age of 16; to provide that the offense is in addition to other punishment; to amend Code Section 16-12-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contributing to the delinquency, unruliness, or deprivation of 11 minor, so as to redefine the tenn "serious injury" to include sexual abuse ofa minor under the age of 16 years; to amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prosecution of certain offenses, so as to extend the time from which the applicable period within which a prosecution must be commenced begins to run; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

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SR 13

Dy Senators Johnson of the 1st and ThomaR of the 2nd:

A RESOLUTION commending the Atlantic lntracoastal Waterway Association; and for other purposes

Read and adopted.

SR 14

By Senator Hudgens of the 47th:

A RESOLUTION commending Rlacks Creek Daptist Church: and for other purposes.

Read and adopted

SR 15

By Senators Seay of the 34th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Balfour of the 9th. John~on of the 1st and Starr ofthi: 44th:

A RfSOl.l 11 ION recognizing and commending Bernetta Lee, and for other purposes.

Read and adopted.

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