Daily report [Mar. 29, 2005]

GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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DAILY REPORT
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Legislative Day # 38 T ODAY ON THE F LOOR :
Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) gaveled the House into session this morning at 9:00 am. The Speaker then recognized Rep. Barbara Massey Reece (D-Menlo) who introduced the "Devotional Speaker of the Day," Reverend Art Graves from the Trion United Methodist Church, who spoke to and the led the House in the morning devotion. The first official vote by the House this morning was to adopt the Local Calendar, and it was adopted by a vote of Y-120: N-0. The Speaker then recognized Representatives Lakly, Mills, May, Hill, Brown, Morgan, and Martin who all spoke from the well during Morning Orders. The House then took up the Rules Debate Calendar.
S ESSION
R EPORTS OF C ONFERENCE C OMMITTEES HB 85 - General appropriations; FY 2005-2006 - Authored by: Rep. Ben Harbin

- Rep. Ben Harbin made a Motion to Agree to the Conference Committee Report - Y: 133 N: 35
HB 188 - Registered sexual offender; publish photo in legal organ - Authored by: Rep. Sue Buremeister - Rep. David Ralston made a Motion to Agree to Conference Committee Report - Y: 140 N: 0
HB 291 - Insurance; amend Code Chapters 20A, 27, 29, and 30 - Authored by: Rep. Carl Rogers - Rep. Rogers made a Motion to Agree to the Conference Committee Report - Y: 147 N: 0
HB 364 - Motor vehicles; certificate of title - Authored by: Rep. Roger Willams - Rep. Roger Williams made a Motion to Agree to the Conference Committee Report HB 487 - Sales tax exemption; electricity sales for crop irrigation; amend - Authored by: Rep. Jay Roberts - Rep. Jay Roberts made a Motion to Agree to the Conference Committee Report - Y: 159 N: 1
M OTIONS TO I NSIST HB 48 - Ethics in government; amend provisions - Authored by: Rep. Rich Golick - Rep. Joe Wilkinson made a Motion for the House to Insist on its position, and asked the Speaker to appoint a Conference Committee

HB 140 - Sexual offender registry; sexually violent offense; redefine - Authored by: Rep. Terry Barnard - Rep. Williams made a Motion to Insist on the House position, and asked the Speaker to appoint a Conference committee
HB 366 - Indigents; legal defense; amend certain provisions - Authored by: Rep. Jack Murphy - Rep. Murphy made a Motion for the House to Insist on its position, and asked that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee.
HB 374 - Hotel-motel tax; used for certain trails and walkways; extend - Authored by: Rep. Harry Geisinger - Rep. Geisinger made a Motion to Insist on the House position, and asked that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee
SB 140 - Patient's Right to Independent Review Act; revise; add definitions; references - Authored by: Rep. Tommie Williams - Rep. Jeff Brown made a Motion for the House to Insist on its position, and asked that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee. - House Insisted without objection
SB 230 - Consumer Reporting Agencies; notices of security breaches; definitions - Authored by: Sen. Bill Hamrick - Rep. David Ralston made a Motion for the House to Insist on its position
M OTIONS TO A GREE/ D ISAGREE HB 48 - Ethics in government; amend provisions - Authored by: Rep. Rick Golick

- Rep. Jerry Keen made a Motion to Disagree to the Senate Substitute, and a Conference Committee will be appointed.
HB 50 - Criminal history background checks; authorize national exchange - Authored by: Rep. Rob Teilhet - Rep. Teilhet made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Amendment - Y: 159 N: 0
HB 108 - Animals; amend provisions relating to bird dealers or pet dealers - Authored by: Rep. Terry Barnard - Rep. Stephanie Benfield made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 130 N: 23
HB 116 - Ad valorem tax of property; change definitions - Authored by: Rep. Larry O'Neal - Rep. O'Neal made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 144 N: 1
HB 170 - Criminal Justice Act of 2005; enact - Authored by: Rep. Rich Golick - Rep. Rich Golick made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute as amended by the House Judiciary Committee - Y: 121 N: 16
HB 172 - Crime Victims Restitution Act of 2005; enact - Authored by: Rep. Rich Golick - Rep. Rich Golick made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute

- Y: 134 N: 2
HB 186 - Counties and municipalities; expand purposes for using federal funds - Authored by: Rep. Billy Mitchell - Rep. Mitchell made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Amendments - Y: 158 N: 0
HB 309 - Code Titles 31, 44, and 49; conform references to House and Senate committee names - Authored by: Rep. Ron Forster - Rep. Forster made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 153 N: 0
HB 340- Public disclosure of records; donors; postsecondary educational institutions - Authored by: Rep. Bill Hembree - Rep. Hembree made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 91 N: 76 - Speaker Richardson had to cast the Constitutional Majority Vote
HB 341 - Sales tax; exempt certain airline industry transactions - Authored by: Rep. Mark Burkhalter - Rep. Mark Burkhalter made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 161 N: 2
HB 364 - Motor vehicles; certificate of title - Authored by: Rep. Roger Willams - Rep. Roger Williams made a Motion to Agree to the Conference Committee Report

HB 374 - Hotel-motel tax; used for certain trails and walkways; extend - Authored by: Rep. Harry Geisinger - Rep. Harry Geisinger made a Motion to Disagree to Senate Substitute
HB 407 - Insurance; administrators; agents; insolvency pool; definitions and provisions - Authored by: Rep. Rich Golick - Rep. Rich Golick made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 141 N: 0
HB 464 - Teachers Retirement; prior service; define - Authored by: Rep. Ben Bridges - Rep. Williams made a Motion to Agree with the Senate Substitute - Y: 162 N: 0
HB 488 - State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2005; enact - Authored by: Rep. Larry O'Neal - Rep. O'Neal made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 158 N: 0
HB 501 - Department of Driver Services; create as successor to Department of Motor Vehicle Safety - Authored by: Rep. Austin Scott - Rep. Alan Powell made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Rep. Powell also introduced a floor amendment that was lost - Y: 96 N: 73

HB 509 - Planning and Budget, Office of; program budgeting; revenue shortfall reserve - Authored by: Rep. Ben Harbin - Rep. Ben Harbin made a Motion to Insist to the Senate Amendment, and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee
HB 530 - Transportation, Department of; design-build contracts - Authored by: Rep. Vance Smith - Rep. Smith made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 156 N: 0
HB 577 - Drivers' licenses; provide for destruction of certain fingerprint records; prohibit requirement - Authored by: Rep. Barry Loudermilk - Rep. Barry Loudermilk made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Amendments - Y: 96 N: 69
HB 608 - License to practice medicine; certain graduates; change licensure requirement - Authored by: Rep. Stacey Reece - Rep. Reece made a Motion to Agree with the Senate Substitute - Y: 146 N: 0
HR 108 - Harrison, Clarence; compensate - Authored by: Rep. Stephanie Benfield - Rep. Benfield made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute
HR 166 - Public property; conveyances

- Authored by: Rep. Terry Barnard - Rep. Terry Barnard made to Motion to Agree with the Senate Substitute - Y: 153 N: 0
HR 269 - Disabled American Veterans Intersection; designate - Authored by: Rep. Tom Graves - Rep. Graves made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 156 N: 0
HR 295 - Byron Herbert Reese Memorial Highway; dedicate portion of U. S. Highway 129 - Authored by: Rep. Charles Jenkins - Rep. Jenkins made a Motion to Agree to the Senate Substitute - Y: 157 N: 0
P REVIOUS L EGLISLATIVE D AY C ALENDAR B ILLS SB 35 - Education; expenditure controls; charter schools; revisions of provisions - The Governor's Flexibility Bill addresses the opportunity provided by the standards and accountability systems in place for K-12 education. The bill provides local schools with flexibility over their state-provided resources, including an additional two years of flexibility over class size- due to fiscal constraints. - Authored by: Sen. Dan Moody - Education Committee: Do Pass by House Committee Substitute (4 amendments) - Rep. Brooks Coleman presented the bill to the House - Education Committee Substitute-Withdrawn - Rules Committee Substitute-Adopted - Y: 129 N: 38
SB 46 - Mobile telephone service; publishing numbers; written consent of subscriber - This bill is in regards to telephone service and provides that suppliers of wireless telephone `directory' service cannot

dial telephone number without subscribers consent. Also, bill prohibits giving certain information to telemarketers. - Authored by: Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) - House Public Utilities Committee Substitute: Favorable - Rep. Jay Robert presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 139 N: 0
SB 62 - Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act; deceptive commercial e-mail; criminal penalties - This bill deals with Spam, false or misleading emails. It provides for criminal penalties and for civil relief and venue for civil proceedings. It creates the new crime of initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail. - Authored by: Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) - House Science & Technology: Favorable as passed the Senate. - Rep. Rich Golick presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 161 N: 0
SB 174 - "Ga. Consumer Choice Benefits Health Insurance Plan Act"; add to health plans - This legislation is known as "Small Business Employee Choice of Benefits Health Insurance Plan Act." Provides that insurers must offer certain employees and consumers a choice between small business employee choice of benefits health insurance plan hospitalization policies; or, contracts not subject to state mandated health benefits and other policies or contracts subject to state mandated health benefits. - Authored by: Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon) - House Insurance Committee Substitute: LC 28 2443S/hss - Rep. John Lunsford presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: AM 33 0359 Adopted AM 33 0356 Adopted AM 28 0612 Adopted AM 33 0357 Lost AM 33 0358 Non-Germane

- Y: 162 N: 10
SB 270 - Ga. Highway Authority; additional powers; public-private initiatives - relating to the general contracting powers of the Department of Transportation, so as to permit the acceptance of solicited as well as unsolicited proposals for public-private initiatives; to allow for the disclosure of nonproprietary matters from the unsolicited and solicited proposals in order to encourage competition; to provide for a payment and performance bond sufficient to protect the interest of the public; to extend the time for submission of competing proposals; to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Highway Authority generally, to provide for additional definitions and powers of the authority - Authored by: Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons) - House Transportation Committee Substitute: LC 34 0388S/hss - Rep. Vance Smith presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: AM 34 0070 Lost AM 28 0606 Lost AM 34 0072 Withdrawn AM 34 0071 Lost - Y: 170 N: 0
Uncontested House/Senate Resolutions Uncontested Calendar was passed as a whole by a vote of Y: 148 N: 2 Structured Rule HR 214 - Joint House and Senate All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Chuck Sims - House Motor Vehicles Committee
HR 230 - House Local School District Development Impact Fees Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Jan Jones - House Education Committee

HR 296 - State Registry Study Commission; create - Authored by: Rep. Austin Scott - House Governmental Affairs Committee
HR 428 - House Study Committee on Tobacco Tax Evasion; create - Authored by: Rep. Calvin Hill - House Special Rules Committee
HR 442 House HOPE Scholarship Program Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Bill Hembree - House Education Committee
HR 486 - House Ad Valorem Inventory Tax Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Chuck Scheid - House Ways & Means Committee
HR 488 - House Education Funding Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Jerry Keen - House Ways & Means Committee
HR 494 - House Coastal Georgia Sound Science Initiative Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Lynn Smith - House Natural Resources & Environment Committee
HR 515 - House Study Committee on Restructuring Georgia's Criminal Penalties; create

- Authored by: Rep. David Ralston - House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee
HR 518 - House Study Committee on Children: Newborns to Age Five; create - Authored by: Rep. Judy Manning - House Children & Youth Committee
HR 641 - House Study Committee on Causes and Treatment of Lymphedema; create - Authored by: Rep. Len Walker - House Rules Committee
HR 642 - House Film and Video Game Technology Study Committee; create - Authored by: Rep. Ron Stephens - House Rules Committee
HR 679 - House Study Committee on University System Institution Foundations; create - Authored by: Rep. Barry Fleming - House Rules Committee
SR 21 - Joint Early Learning Initiative Commission; create - Authored by: Sen. Brian Kemp - House Education Committee
SR 23 - Joint Port Authority; creating - Authored by: Sen. Eric Johnson - House Government Affairs Committee

SR 88 - Henry McNeal Turner Tribute Commission; creating - Authored by: Sen. Vincent Fort - House Special Rules Committee
SR 161 - Juvenile Code Rewrite; create Joint Study Committee - Authored by: Sen. Bill Hamrick - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee
SR 280 - Designate; Thomas B. Darieng Sr.; Highway; Bryan County - Authored by: Sen. Eric Johnson - House Transportation Committee
SR 298 - Emerging Communication Technologies Study Committee; create - Authored by: Sen. Mitch Seabaugh - House Science & Technology Committee
SR 304 - O'Neal, Ronnie; Georgia's troopers who have died in the line of duty; honoring - Authored by: Sen. Eric Johnson - House Transportation Committee
SR 305 - Designate; Mack Mattingly Highway; Glynn County - Authored by: Sen. Eric Johnson - House Transportation Committee D EBATE C ALENDAR Open Rule

SB 51 - Clinical Laboratories; technicians; provide degree of supervision - Talks about supervision of laboratory technicians. Section 1 provides rules for testing supervision; Section 2 deals with applicability. - Authored by: Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) - House Health & Human Services Committee: Favorable as passed by Senate - Rep. Mark Butler presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 149 N: 3
SB 98 - Education; local boards; insurance/benefits; authorize expenditure of funds - The bill authorizes the expenditure of funds of local boards of education for life, disability, and liability insurance, retirement and pension coverage, social security coverage, and similar benefits for members of local boards of education. - Authored by: Sen. Ralph Hudgens (R-Comer) - House Education Committee: Favorable as passed by Senate - Rep. Tommy Benton presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: AM 25 0854 Failed by vote of Y: 29 N: 127 AM 25 0856 Withdrawn - Y: 142 N: 21
SB 106 - Violent Video Game; display explanation of rating system; penalty - This bill requires retailers of "video games" to display information on the rating system used in rating said games. Written documentation of this rating system must be made available to consumers as well. - Authored by: Sen. Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna) - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee: Favorable as passed by Senate - Rep. - Action was postponed until Thursday
SB 122 - Tire Disposal; extend collection of fees- The major portion of this bill would re-authorize the $1 per tire scrap tire fee collected on the sale of tires in this state to continue until June 30, 2008. A few

small changes have been made to incorporate "scrap tire processors" into the code, along with an increase in the amount of surety bond those processors would need to post (from $10,000 (current) to $25,000 (if passed)), along with language to reflect the type of surety the tire processors would need to post.Some controversial language relating to the number of landfills that may be permitted within a certain area (that was added in the Senate) has been removed from this substitute. - Authored by: Sen. Jim Whitehead (R-Evans) - House Natural Resources & Environment Committee: Substitute - Rep. Tom McCall presented the bill to the House - Committee Substitute Adopted - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 153 N: 16
SB 145 - Cosmetologists; define terms; qualifications; certificate for registration for hair braiders/designers - relating to cosmetologists, so as to define certain terms; to provide for a certificate of registration for hair braiders and hair designers; to provide for qualifications; to provide for application and fees; to provide for reciprocity - Authored by: Sen. Johnny Grant (R-Milledgeville) - House Regulated Industries Committee Substitute: - Action was postponed until Thursday
SB 158 - State Space Management Act; repeal; transfer duties, powers - This bill related to administrative space (whether existing or to be constructed) that is required by a state entity for office, storage, special purposes and required for its core mission. The space must be necessary for and utilized in the performance of the duties that the state entity is obligated by law to perform; or the delivery of the services that the state entity is authorized or required by law to provide. - Authored by: Sen. Jim Whitehead (R-Evans) - House State Institutions & Property Committee: Favorable - Rep. Terry Barnard presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 161 N: 0

SB 161 - Employees' Retirement; Housing/Finance Authority officer; payment to trustees - Bill provides that members of ERS, who became members on or after July 1, 1995, and who immediately prior to becoming a member was an employee of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, may purchase creditable service for prior service.
- Authored by: Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen)
- House Retirement Committee: Favorable
- Rep. John Heard presented the bill to the House
- Floor Amendments: None
- Y: 161 N: 0
SB 204 - Health Records; provide electronic format; conditions; legal rights; copies - This bill will modernize record keeping for healthcare providers by allowing them to keep their records only in electronic format.
- Authored by: Sen. Brian Kemp (R-Athens)
- House Judiciary-Civil Committee Substitute: Favorable
- Rep. Ed Lindsey presented the bill to the House
- Floor Amendments: None
- Y: 155 N: 1
SB 224 - Ga. Athletic/Entertainment Commission; revise/clarify definitions; provision - relating to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, so as to revise and clarify definitions relative to the commission; to change a provision relating to the applicability of the chapter; to change a provision relating to the term of appointment for members of the commission; to provide that restrictions on members and employees of the commission apply to martial arts and wrestling in addition to boxing; to provide for the offense of promotion of unarmed combat; to provide for penalties; to revise provisions relating to taxation of promoters gross receipts; to change a provision relating to service charges for tickets sold by an authorized ticket agent
- Authored by: Sen. Don Balfour (R-Snellville)
- House Regulated Industries Committee Substitute: LC 19 6599S/hss
- Rep. David Graves presented the bill to the House
- Floor Amendments: AM 22 1143 Adopted
- Y: 154 N: 2

SB 230 - Consumer Reporting Agencies; notices of security breaches; definitions - relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide definitions; to require investigative consumer reporting agencies to give notice to consumers of certain security breaches - Authored by: Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee Substitute: LC 29 1888S/hss - Rep. David Ralston presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 151 N: 0
SB 267 - Disabled Persons; parking permits; provide annual renewal - relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to provide for annual renewal of certain parking permits for disabled persons; to provide for the certain specifications for such permits; to require that the person with the disability be the operator of or a passenger in the vehicle when such permit is being used - Authored by: Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford) - House Transportation Committee: Favorable as passed by the Senate - Rep. Tom McCall presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 162 N: 3
SB 269 - Pen Register; district attorney having jurisdiction; apply for/extend order - This bill allows District Attorneys of appropriate jurisdiction or the Attorney General to make application for monitoring devices - Authored by: Sen. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee: Substitute - Rep. Phyllis Miller presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 157 N: 0

SB 273 - Driver's Licenses; Class C; change definition - This bill changes the definition of a Class C license for commercial and noncommercial drivers licenses - Authored by: Sen. Greg Goggans (R-Douglas) - House Motor Vehicles Committee: Favorable - Rep. Tom Rice presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 157 N: 1
SB 287 - Permits; operation of movie theaters/athletic events on Sundays; repeal provisions relating to selling and trade practices, so as to repeal provisions which provide that local government permits are required for the operation of movie theaters and athletic events to be held on Sundays - Authored by: Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen) - House Regulated Industries: Favorable as passed by the Senate - Rep. David Graves presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 151 N: 8
SR 80 - Public Property; conveyance; grant utility easements; 7 counties - This resolution grants easements over certain state owned properties in the following counties: Baldwin, Banks, Burke, Chatham, Douglas, Fulton, Newton and Chatham. - Authored by: Sen. Regina Thomas (D-Savannah) - House State Institutions & Property Committee: Favorable - Rep. Terry Barnard presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 161 N: 0
Modified Open Rule SB 127 - Georgia Computer Security Act; definitions; deceptive acts; penalties - Georgia Computer Security Act of 2005; This bill makes it illegal for a person o entity that is not an authorized user of a

computer to cause computer software to be copied onto such computer and use the software to modify: the page that appears when authorized user launches an internet browser, the default internet provider, the authorized user's bookmarks.Collect through intentionally deceptive means personal information. Prevent the authorized user from blocking the installation or disabling the software by causing it to automatically reinstall it self. Intentionally misrepresent that software will be uninstalled or disabled by a certain action with knowledge that the software will not be uninstalled or disabled by that action. Trough intentionally deceptive means, remove, disable, or render inoperative security, anti-spy ware, or ant-virus software installed on the computer.
- Authored by: Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon)
- House Science & Technology Committee Substitute: Favorable
- Rep. Barry Loudermilk presented the bill to the House
- Floor Amendments: None
- Y: 144 N: 0
Modified Structured Rule
SB 206 - Hunting Wildlife; season/bag limits; weapons; change provisions - Section 1 of this bill adds a new code section relating to lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources. The department is directed to exercise its authority, subject to valid existing rights and not in conflict with public safety or homeland security or other limitations in the law, in a manner to support, promote, and enhance recreational hunting and trapping opportunities to the extent authorized by law. The department is further directed, to the greatest practical extent, to make decisions in such a way that will result in no net loss of land acreage available for hunting and trapping opportunities. Section 2 of this bill clarifies and modifies existing language as it relates to permits to hunt deer with dogs. As written, permits to hunt deer with dogs may be granted to owners or lessees of lands of at least 1000 contiguous acres, but to only owners of properties of at least 250 contiguous acres. Currently, permits may not be issued to anyone for tracts of land less than 1000 contiguous acres.
- Authored by: Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons)
- House Game, Fish & Parks Committee: Favorable
- House Rules Committee Amendments:
- # 1 removes the word "trapping" in all its locations in the bill
- # 2 changes the acreage requirement back to the original statute of 1,000 square acres
- Rep. Bob Lane presented the bill to the House
- Floor Amendments: None
- Y: 129 N: 31

Structured Rule SB 57 - Repeat Offenders; convicted of murder; punishment - This bill provides that individuals charged with the offense of Murder, and have three prior felony convictions, to be given the sentence of "Life Without Parol". Further, the bill exempts physicians who have participated in state sanctioned executions from being subject to challenges, suspension, or revocations of their license due to their participation. - Authored by: Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee: Substitute - Rep. David Ralston asked that the bill be recommitted back to the House Rules Committee.
SB 117 - License Plates; issued in or before 1970; authentic; authorize display - Provides that any Georgia license plate issued in the year 1970 or before shall be an authentic historical Georgia license plate - Authored by: Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen) - House Motor Vehicles Committee: Favorable - Rep. Tom Rice presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 165 N: 0
SB 160 - Highways; dimensions/weight of vehicles/loads; signs; primary system; prov. - relating to general provisions relative to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to amend the definition of terms; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to remove all references to national highways; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of signs and signals on public roads generally, so as to remove all references to a federal-aid primary road - Authored by: Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) - House Transportation Committee: Favorable as passed by the Senate - Rep. Jeff May presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 144 N: 14

SB 255 - License Plates, Special; family member serving in military - This bill would provide for special license plates for families with a member serving in the military. - Authored by: Sen. John Douglas (R-Covington) - House Motor Vehicles Committee: Favorable - Rep. John Yates presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 156 N: 0
SB 257 - License Plates, Special; supporting Georgia troops - This bill would provide for special license plates supporting Georgia troops. - Authored by: Sen. John Douglas (R-Covington) - House Motor Vehicles Committee: Favorable as passed by the Senate - Rep. John Yates presented the bill to the House - Rules Committee Substitute - Adopted - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 160 N: 0
SB 259 - Firearms; discharging on Sunday; repeal provision - relating to crimes involving dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to repeal provisions relating to the crime of discharging a firearm on Sunday - Authored by: Sen. Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) - House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee: Favorable as passed by the Senate - Rep. Bobby Franklin presented the bill to the House - Floor Amendments: None - Y: 161 N: 2
M OTIONS TO R ECONSIDER

SB 103 - Athletic Associations; establish criteria according to student enrollment - Authored by: Sen. John Wiles (R-Marietta) - On last Thursday the House voted on SB 103 (Y-65: N-88: Bill failed to gain a Constitutional Majority) - Rep. Mark Burkhalter made a Motion to Reconsider - Y: 92 N: 49 - Bill is back on the Calendar
HB 856 - Fayette County; board of commissioners; reconstitute - Authored by: Rep. Virgil Fludd - State Planning Committee - Rep. Fludd made a Motion to Reconsider - Y: 90 N: 53 - Bill is recommitted back to Committee
* The House will reconvene on Thursday, March 31 at 10:00 AM for its 39 th Legislative Day.
R ULES C OMMITTEE
The Rules Committee will not be meeting on Wednesday, March 30
Next Meeting is scheduled for 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 31.
* The Rules Committee will not hold another official meeting for this session, but may call special meetings as needed during the final legislative days of this session.

Committee Meetings Report Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Committee Reports prepared by House Research & Policy Office
Transportation SB 150 - Georgia Community Streetcar Development/ Revitalization Act; implement program this legislation calls on the State Road & Toll Authority to implement a program to provide for the development and expansion of streetcar transportation. The bills spells out how the State of Georgia would administer the funds - Authored by: Sen. Sam Zamarippa - House Transportation Committee: Favorable
HR 676 - Pilot performance based asset maintenance project; urge Department of Transportation initiate this bill is intended to urge the Department of Transportation to initiate pilot performance based asset maintenance project. - Authored by: Rep. Carl Rogers - House Transportation Committee: Favorable
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Committee Meetings Wednesday, March 30, 2005
NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY
ONLY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY

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