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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, January 30, 1996

HB 1502. By: Representative Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1503. By: Representative Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to reorganize the Board of Education of the City of Atlanta and continue the Atlanta Independent School System; to provide for the composition, terms, qualifications, election, suspension, and removal of members of the Board; to provide for election districts and reapportionment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1504. By: Representatives Watts of the 26th, Childers of the 13th, Murphy of the 18th, Stancil of the 16th, Dobbs of the 92nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-5-29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sewerage and waste disposal and related matters, so as to provide that no permits which authorize the transfer of surface water from one river basin to another shall be issued until certain conditions are met; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1505. By: Representative Bostick of the 165th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-290 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization of schools, so as to change the provisions relating to eligibility for middle school grants; to provide for middle school grade levels; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1506. By: Representative Lee of the 94th: A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for a definition; to permit the operation of electric assisted bicycles on bicycle paths; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1507. By: Representative Bargeron of the 120th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for a board of commissioners of Jefferson County, so as to change certain provisions regarding the election of the chairperson and members of the board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1508.
By: Representative Benefield of the 96th: A BILL to amend Code Section 32-2-61 of the Official Code of 9~orgia Annotated, relating to limitations on the p~partment of Transportation's power to contract, so as to provide for qn increase in the amount for which the department may execute a negotiated contract; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HB 1509.

By: Representative Benefield of the 96th:
A BILL to amenq Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Official Code 0t georgia

Annotated, relating to state, county, and municipql road ~y~tems, ~o

as to provide for an increase in the amount fpr which a County may

execute a negotiated contract; to provide for an increa~~in tn~

amount for which a municipality may execute a negotiated cpntract;

and for other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HB 1510.
By: Representatives Benefield of the 96th and Murphy of the l~th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-181 of the Official Code of Geofgia Annotated, relating to maximum lawful vehicle speed limits, so as to
provide for an increase in the maximum limits; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HB 1511.
BY: Representative Walker of the 87th:
A BILL to provide that the jUdge of the probate Court of Wa+ton County shall have jurisdiction to try all misqemeanor cases qr{slng in the county where the defendant waives a jury trial and plead~ guilty to such misdemeanor; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1512. By: Representative Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgiq Annotated, relating to the Department and Commissioner of Insurance, so as to provide for inspection of premium finance companies and group self-insurance funds by salaried employees of the department; to provide for inspections by independent expert examiners in certain cases; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

HB 1513. BY: Representative Williams of the l14th: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-24-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice required of insurers for termination, increase in premium rates, or change restricting coverage, so as to change certain provisions regarding failure of an insurer to comply with notice requirements; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

HB 1514. By: Representative Heckstall of the 55th: A BILL to amend an Act establishing a new charter College Park, so as to change the salaries councilmembers; and for other purposes.

for the City of of the mayor and

Referred to the committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1515. By: Representative Felton of the 43rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to change the time in which certain minimum distance requirements apply; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HB 1516. By: Representatives Harbin of the 113th and Sauder of the 29th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to require the publication of notice of the initiation by the Board of Pardons and Paroles of an investigation and examination of an offender for parole; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY HB 1517. By: Representative Hudson of the 156th: A BILL to provide that all vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in Wilcox County during the four-month nonstaggered registration period from January 1 through April 30 as provided by general law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1518. By: Representative Holmes of the 53rd: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to exempt nonjudicial candidates in nonpartisan primaries or elections from filing notices of candidacy; to provide for registration of voters who are not county residents by deputy registrars; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 1519. By: Representative Davis of the 60th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the official folk dance of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HR 901. By: Representatives Mann of the 5th and Kinnamon of the 4th: A RESOLUTION designating the General William A. Holland Parkway in Whitfield County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION fiR 902. By: Representative Bailey of the 93rd: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Robert Daniel Hughes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the ,Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 909. By: Representative Ashe of the 46th: A RESOLUTION recognizing the American Association of Retired Persons and declaring AARP Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HR 910. By: Representative Watts of the 26th: A RESOLUTION compensating Michael Luna; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 912. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Evans of the 28th and Dobbs of the 92nd: A RESOLUTION directing the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to request the federal government to provide special consideration of any violations of air quality standards during the 1996 Olympics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, January 30, 1996
SB 217. By: Senator James of the 35th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lighting equipment of motor vehicles, so as to require outside roof mounted white flashing strobe lights on certain motor vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 483. By: Senators Newbill of the 56th, Edge of the 28th, Black of the 53rd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to per diem allowances and expenses of members of the State Board of Education, so as to restrict members of the board to the same expense allowance as members of the General Assembly; to provide for reimbursement of actual transportation costs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 508. By: Senator Tysinger of the 41st: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cruelty to children, so as to prevent certain piercings of the bodies of minors without the consent of their parents or guardians; to prOVide for a penalty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
SB 521. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st and Ray of the 19th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-152 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special education services, so as to allow parents of deaf students the final determination of placement of such students in the local school system or the Georgia School for the Deaf; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 529. By: Senator Gillis of the 20th: A BILL to amend Code Section 52-7-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the classification of vessels and required equipment, so as to provide exemptions from the requirement that vessels be equipped with personal flotation devices for vessels participating in The Games of the XXVIth Olympiad and The Games of the Xth Paralympiad; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH & PARKS
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SB 560. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Perdue of the 18th and Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, so as to provide for the applicability of said statute to driving under the influence of any glue, aerosol, or other toxic vapor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 563. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Thompson of the 33rd, Langford of the 29th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proof of insurance required for motor vehicles, so as to provide for satisfactory proof of insurance for certain recently acquired vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 564. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd, Guhl of the 45th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of the state and counties, so as to provide for deductions from money credited to the account of an inmate to repay the costs of destruction of public property by an inmate, searching for and apprehending an inmate who has escaped or attempted to escape, or quelling any riot or other disturbance in which an inmate is unlawfully involved; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SB 572. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Cheeks of the 23rd and Taylor of the 12th: A BILL to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Transportation Oversight Committee; to provide for its composition and duties; to provide for legislative declarations; to provide for matters related to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SB 590. By: Senators Middleton of the 50th, Turner of the 8th, Madden of the 47th and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Boat Safety Act," so as to provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a moving vessel with a child under a certain age aboard unless the child is wearing a personal flotation device; to provide for an exception; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH & PARKS
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