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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, January 31, 1996

*Denotes Rules Suspended.
HB 1520. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A BILL to provide that all vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in Calhoun 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 152l. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A BILL to provide that all vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in Clay 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 1522. By: Representatives Joyce of the 1st and Kaye of the 37th: A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms and weapons, so as to repeal the laws relating to carrying a concealed weapon; the laws relating to carrying deadly weapons to or at public gatherings; the laws relating to carrying weapons at school functions or on school property; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 1523. By: Representatives Simpson of the 101st and Stallings of the 100th: A BILL to amend an Act consolidating the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Carroll County, so as to change certain age and residency qualifications and election requirements for members of that governing authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1524. By: Representatives Simpson of the 101st and Stallings of the 100th: A BILL to transfer the intake and probation services of the Juvenile Court of Carroll County to the state-wide juvenile and intake services funded by the Georgia Department of Children and Youth Services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1525. By: Representatives Watson of the 139th and Powell of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide that the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board shall approve instructors of education courses for appraiser classifications and may require that instructors receive special instruction; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 1526. By: Representative Barnes of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tolling of limitations, so as to provide that any periods of limitation for bringing an action against a person or entity who files for relief under Section 301, 302, or 303 of Title 11 of the United States Code or makes application for relief under Section 5 (a) (3) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 shall be tolled during the continuance of an automatic stay in bankruptcy; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1527. By: Representatives Hembree of the 98th and Snelling of the 99th: A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Act," so as to provide that the mayor of the City of Lithia Springs, and not a designee of the mayor, shall be an ex-officio member of the authority board of directors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1528. By: Representative James of the 140th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Macon county, so as to change the compensation of the chairperson and mempers of such board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1529. By: Representatives Smith of the 109th, Sanders of the 107th and Maddox of the 108th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Locust Grove, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation and expenses of the mayor and members of the City Council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1530. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Watts of the 26th, Lee of the 94th, Chambless of the 163rd, Parrish of the 144th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide that motor vehicles shall be divided into two distinct and separate subclasses of tangible property for purposes of ad valorem taxation with one subclass including heavy-duty equipment motor vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 153!. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Byrd of the 170th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-6-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public indecency, so as to provide that the provisions of said Code section shall be cumulative to other laws and rules and regulations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1532. By: Representatives Culbreth of the 132nd, Childers of the 13th, Buck of the 135th, Shipp of the 38th and Benefield of the 96th: A BILL to amend Code Section 25-2-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings presenting special hazards, so as to exempt certain personal care homes from the requirement of being furnished with a sprinkler system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 1533. By: Representatives Brush of the 112th and McCall of the 90th: A BILL to create a board of elections and registration for Lincoln County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1534. By: Representatives Parsons of the 40th, Shipp of the 38th and Towery of the 30th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide that motor vehicles shall be divided into two distinct and separate subclasses of tangible property for purposes of ad valorem taxation with one subclass including heavy-duty equipment motor vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1535. By: Representatives Brown of the 130th and Smith of the 102nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-11-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the definition of a designated felony act and restrictive custody disposition, so as to change the definition of the term "designated felony act"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1536. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th and Sinkfield of the 57th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to joint county and municipal sales and use taxation, so as to provide in certain counties and school districts having a population of 400,000 or more, that in negotiating the distribution certificate the amount of the proceeds shall not cause the percentage of such proceeds received by any other previously existing municipality to be reduced below the percentage which each such municipality was receiving immediately preceding the day the members of the first governing authority of such new qualified municipality took office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 1537. By: Representative Teper of the 61st: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to provide that any person arrested under a warrant who is not brought before a judicial officer within 72 hours of such arrest shall be released; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1538. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Bordeaux of the 151st and Orrock of the 56th: A BILL to amend Chapter 3 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Court of Appeals, so as to increase the membership of the Court of Appeals; to provide that the court shall sit in four divisions; to provide for the manner in which cases are heard; to provide for the manner in which decisions can be overruled; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1539. By: Representatives Watts of the 26th, Smith of the 12th, Perry of the 11th, Floyd of the 138th, Shaw of the 176th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 30-5-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the need for protective services for disabled adults, so as to change which persons must make certain reports; to provide for reporting the need for protective services for elderly adults; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 1540. By: Representatives Watts of the 26th, Parrish of the 144th, Watson of the 139th, Lucas of the 124th, Powell of the 23rd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 31 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of boxing matches, so as to provide for the licensure, regulation, and taxation of promoters of boxing matches and pay-per-view and closed circuit boxing match telecasts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 1541. By: Representatives Byrd of the 170th, Randall of the 127th, Watson of the 139th, Birdsong of the 123rd, White of the 161st and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to provide for custody and visitation awards which provide continuing and approximately equal contact with both parents in certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1542. By: Representatives Epps of the 131st, Baker of the 70th and Smyre of the 136th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special and distinctive license plates for members of 100 Black Men of America, Inc., or 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on.MOTOR VEHICLES
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*HB 1543. By: Representatives Smith of the l69th, Watts of the 26th, Byrd of the l70th and Mosley of the l7lst: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-27-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the disposition of lottery proceeds, so as to provide that no appropriation of lottery proceeds to educational programs below the kindergarten level shall be conditioned upon the implementation of any specified curriculum or curricula; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 1544. By: Representatives Canty of the 52nd and Sinkfield of the 57th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general and career education programs, so as to provide that student academic performance shall be one of the criteria to be considered by local school systems annually in making grade placement decisions; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HR 915. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, McKinney of the 5lst, Brooks of the 54th, Tillman of the l73rd, Stanley of the 49th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Minimum Wage Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 929. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th and Sinkfield of the 57th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that notwithstanding any other prov1s10n of said Constitution, the General Assembly shall be authorized to provide by general or local law for ad valorem tax revenue sharing between one or more municipalities, counties, or any combination thereof so as to assist in stablizing or reducing certain ad valorem tax rates; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, January 31, 1996
SB 67. By: Senator Farrow of the 54th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-13-72 of the O.C.G.A., relating to spouses' benefit coverage under the District Attorneys' Retirement System, so as to provide that members of such retirement system may elect such benefits for a spouse who became a spouse while such member was a member by making such election prior to December 31, 1996, or six months subsequent to such marriage, whichever date is later; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
SB 163. By: Senator pollard of the 24th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-7-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to apply for membership in the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund, so as to provide that any member of the fund, who first became a member of the fund prior to July 1, 1996, may also be a member of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; to provide a definition; to provide that any person who applies for membership in the fund on or after such date shall not be eligible for membership; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
SB 225. By: Senators Kemp of the 3rd, Boshears of the 6th, Blitch of the 7th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 13 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the District Attorneys' Retirement System, so as to repeal a prohibition against the private practice of criminal law by a district attorney who retires under said chapter; to provide an effective date and conditions for automatic repeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
SB 304. By: Senator Brown of the 26th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a pension and retirement plan and fund for certain employees and officers of the Macon Water Commissioners-Pension Plan," as amended, so as to provide an increase in retirement benefits for members who retired during a certain period; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
SB 403. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Ray of the 19th, Marable of the 52nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to notaries public, so as to require notaries public to execute and file bonds for the faithful performance of their duties; to provide for the amount of the bond and the time of execution and filing; to provide for filing of bonds with the clerks of superior courts; to provide for actions on bonds in cases where a notary has committed misconduct; to provide an exception; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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SB 500. By: Senators Langford of the 29th, Land of the 16th and Dean of the 31st: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control ot water pollution
and ground-water use, so as to provide that persons in violation of certain provisions relating to the operation of certain sewer systems shall be subject to certain civil penalties; to provide that persons in violation of certain provisions relating to the discharge of pollutants shall be subject to certain civil penalties; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT SB 622. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st and Johnson of the 2nd: A BILL to amend an Act relating to the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, as amend~d,$o as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the members and chairperson of said board; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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