GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Communications Office 
Room 609, Legislative Office Building (404) 656-0305 
DAILY REPORT 
 
Thursday, February 24, 2005 
 
Legislative Day # 24 
 
Today on the Floor: 
 
The House convened this afternoon at 9:00am. Rep. _________ was recognized to introduce the Devotional Speaker of the Day, _________, who spoke to the full House and then led it in devotion. Majority Leader Jerry Keen introduced the House Resolution establishing the order of business for the day. 
The Speaker then recognized Rep. __________ to introduce the Doctor of the Day, _________. 
The House then took up the House Rules Calendar. 
 
House Rules Calendar Bills & Resolutions Passed: 
 
Open Rule 
 
HB 416 Torts; asbestos or silica claims; definitions and provisions - 
 
Physical impairment shall be an essential element of an asbestos claim. A 
 
limitations period shall be set for filing a claim. Pending claims under 
 
certain conditions may be dismissed. Provides for forum non conveniens 
 
- Sponsored by Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) 
 
- Passed by Committee Substitute 
 
- Rep. ________ presented the bill on the House floor. 
 
- Floor Amendments: 
 
- Yeas: 
 
Neas: 
 
Structured Rule HB 281 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; amend 
provisions - This bill gives the Georgia Regional Transportation 
Authority, GRTA, a sales tax exemption for purchases made by the Authority. It also removed the administrative requirement that required GRTA to be subject to annual certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles. - Authors: Vance Smith (R-Pine Mountain) - House Bill 281 passed unanimously out of committee by committee substitute. - Rep. ________ presented the bill on the House floor. - Floor Amendments: 
 
 - Yeas: 
 
Neas: 
 
Bills & Resolutions Defeated: None * The House will reconvene on Friday, Feb. 25 at 9:00 AM for its 25th Legislative Day. 
 
Rules Committee 
The Committee on Rules today has fixed the calendar for the 25th Legislative Day, Friday, Feb. 25, as enumerated below, and can be called at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House. 
Debate Calendar Open Rule 
HB 381 - Employees' Retirement; optional retirement allowances; technical corrections - Housekeeping bill that makes technical corrections to eliminate conflicting provisions in Code. - Authored by Rep. Ben Bridges (R-Cleveland) - Passed by Retirement Committee 
HB 460 - Public retirement systems; compliance with Internal Revenue Code; provisions - so as to make numerous changes throughout said title to ensure that Georgias public retirement systems are in compliance with the federal Internal Revenue - Authored by Rep. Ben Bridges (R-Clevland) - Passed by Retirement Committee 
HR 142 - Committee on the Implementation of Textile Agreements; request approval of safeguard petitions - A resolution requesting that the Committee on the Implementation of Textile Agreements approve the safeguard petitions filed by the United States textile industry - Authored by Rep. Richard Smith (R-Columbus) - Passed by Economic Development & Tourism committee 
SB 48 - Renal Dialysis Advisory Council; revise; dialysis facilities; eliminate certain provisions - a general intent to eliminate the future "sunset" of certain provisions relating to renal disease facilities; so as to revise certain provisions relating to membership on the Renal Dialysis Advisory Council - Authored by Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome) 
SB 82 - Financial Institutions; supplement definitions; personnel policies - Substitute LC34 0226S; Financial Institutions - Banking Dept. Housekeeping Bill - Authored by Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) - Do Pass by Committee Substitute 
* The Rules Committee will meet on Friday, Feb. 25 at 8:00 AM. 
* Bills and Resolutions that are passed by the Rules Committee today will not be added 
 
 to the House Debate Calendar until the next legislative day. 
Thursday's Committee Meetings' Actions 
- Committee Reports prepared by House Research & Policy Office 
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs 
(DNM) 
Appropriations 
(DNM) 
Banks & Banking 
(DNM) 
Children & Youth 
Defense & Veterans Affairs 
(DNM) 
Economic Development & Tourism 
Education 
Ethics 
(DNM) 
Game, Fish, & Parks 
(DNM) 
Governmental Affairs 
(DNM) 
Health & Human Services 
(DNM) 
Higher Education 
(DNM) 
Human Relations & Aging 
Industrial Relations 
 
 Information & Audits 
Approved the Day's Journals 
Insurance 
Interstate Cooperation 
(DNM) 
Intragovernmental Coordination 
(DNM) 
Judiciary  Civil 
(DNM) 
Judiciary  Non-Civil 
Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment 
MARTOC 
(DNM) 
Motor Vehicles 
(DNM) 
Natural Resources & Environment 
(DNM) 
Public Safety 
Public Utilities & Telecommunications 
(DNM) 
Regulated Industries 
(DNM) 
Retirement 
(DNM) 
Science & Technology 
(DNM) 
 
 Special Rules 
State Institutions & Property 
(DNM) 
State Planning & Community Affairs 
(DNM) 
Transportation 
(DNM) 
Ways & Means 
(DNM) 
* These committee action reports are for bills that have passed and/or were deemed favorable by the Full Committees. * (DNM) = Did Not Meet 
Committee Meetings for Friday, February 25, 2005 
* For meeting details & agendas, please click on the Committee Name. * This Committee Meeting Schedule is set as of 5:00 p.m. the day of this report. Committee Meeting Schedules are subject to change, and are updated via the General Assembly's website at www.legis.state.ga.us 
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