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SENATE FIRST READERS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY



SB 93.

By Senators Jackson of the 50th and Cagle of the 49th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-12-300 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state recognition of American Indian tribes, so as to revise the address of one of the recognized tribes; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Comniittee.

SB 94.

By Senators Williams of the 19th, Johnson of the I st, Price of the 56th and Blitch of the 7th:

A BILL to be entitled . an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-295 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the Coastal Marshlands fro.tection Act of 1970, so as to provide that such Act shall not apply to the owners of certain property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Natural Resources and the Environment Committee.

SB 95.

By Senators Butle~ p(the 55th, Fort of the 39th, Thomas of the 10th, Reed
of the 3Sth, Henson of th~ 4Ist and others: . .

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official

Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor

ve.hicles and t.r~ffi.c, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement

officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether

to stop a motorist; to .require annual training of .law enforcement officers on

impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping vehicles; to require law

enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of a

motorist and passengers; to provide for oth~r matters relative thereto; to

repeal conflicting law~; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SB 96.

By Senators Unterman of the 45th, Thomas of the 54th, Price of the 56th and Kemp of the 46tb,: .

A BILL. .to be. entitle9 an Act to amend Articl~ .1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33
of the Officjal. Co4~ .of. Georgia Anotated, refating to general provisions

relative to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for off-

label

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chronic

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disabling .conditions. or 'diseases; to provide definitions; to ' provide for

conditions .of cov~rage;. to provide for excisions; to provide for related

matt~rs; to repeal confli~~ing laws; and for 0th.er purposes.

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Referred to Health lUld Hu.i;p<,in Services Committee.

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SB 97.

By Senators Hamrick of the 30th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Hall of the 22nd and Clay of the 37th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-6-2 of the Official

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Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the exemption of certain

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instruments, deeds, or writings from the real estate transfer tax, so as to

provide additional exemptions from the real estate transfer tax; to provide

for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;

and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SB 98.

By Senator Hamrick of the 30th:

A BlLL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-245 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia for secretaries of appellate court judges, superior court judges, and district attorneys for certain prior service,
an so as to extend. the perjod during which su~h service. may be obtained; to
provide for. effective 'date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Referred to Retirement Committee.

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SB 99.

By.Senators Clay.;pf.~~:31~h? Tanksfey ofihe 32nd and Cagle of the 49th:

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A BILL to be entitl~d an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-164 of the

Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local five mill share funds,

so as to provide that tile dollar amount of the t1ve mill share for local school

systems with a rate of taxation equal to or greater than 20 mills shall be

capped at the d<;>llar ampunt for five mills in fiscal year 2003 or the fiscal

year in which the rate oftaxation was increased to 20 mills; to provide for

related ma~ers; 'o r~peal ponflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Appropriations Committee.

SB 100.

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Cagle ~fthe .

49th:

A. BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-164 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local five mill share funds, so a~ to authorize ~ertain local school systems to apply 20 percent of the system,s five mill share to capital expenditures; to provide for related matt~rs; to. repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes..

Referred to Appropriati9ns Co~i:nittee!

SR56.

By Senator J~ckso~. oftq~ .~0th: . .

A R.EsoLT~ON, ~9n1ffi~nding the Fran~iin County High ..School
automotive cla~s;. a11d: for other purposes.

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Read and adopted.

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SR57.

By Senator Jackson of the 50th:

A RESOLUTION commending Anne Chandler Phillips for exemplary professionalism and leadership as the Director of Elections in Hall County, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and adopted.

SR 58.

By Senator Jackson of the 50th:

A RESOLUTION commending Dr. Orval Porter of Habersham County as Georgia's Superint~ndent of the Year for 2003; and for other purposes.

Read and adopted.

SR59.

By Senator Jackson of the 50th:

A RESOLUTION commending the astonishing athletic abilities of Tasha I-lumphre>'.; and_ for.o~fter_pWJJoses .

Read and adopted, .'. : :.=

SR60.

ay Unterman Sen~tor ofth~ : ' . .

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A RESOLUTION designating the William Ira (W.I.) Still, Jr., Highway; and for other purposes.

Referred to Trans11~rtation.co;nmittee.

SR61.

By

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A RESOLUTION commending the City of Loganville, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and adopted.

SR62 .

By Senator Unterm~'ofthe. 45th:

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A RESOLUTION commending Dr. W. Ron Sailor, Sr.; and for other purposes;

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Read and adopted.

SR64.

By_Senatqrs C~9t_ts ~fthe.l7th, S~arr ofthe 44,th and Thomas of the 10th:

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SR65.

By.S,enators~rotts oft~~ J7th, Starr of the 44th an4 Thomas of the 10th:

A RESOLUTION commending Stephen J. Bain; and for other purposes.
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SR66.

By Senator Brown of the 26th:

A RESOLUTION designating the William S. Hutchings Bridge at the Interstate 75 South and SR 74 interchange in Macon; and for other purposes.

Referred to Transportation Committee.

SR67.

By Senators Brown of the 26th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Harp of
the 16th:

A RESOLUTION designating the Thelma "T-lady" Ross Bridge at the
Interstate 75 South and U.S. 80 interchange in Macon; and for other
purposes.

Referred to Transportation Committee.

SR68.

By Senator Hooks ofthe 14th:

~- RESOLUTiON c~~~riding Mrs. Francis Baldwin Maxwell; and for

otherprpose~!

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SR69 ..

By Senator llHtch of:the 7th;



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A RESOLUTlON designating SR 94 in Echols County as the Dan J,
Deloach Highway and extending sympathy to tile family of the late Mr.
Deloach; and for other purposes.

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Referred to Transportation <;'?P'li;nluee. .

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SR 70.

By Sen~tor Clay of the 37th:

A RESOLUTION. commending Color of Public Safety (COPS); and for other purpo.se~. . . . ..

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