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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, February 14, 1996

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HB 1688. By: Representative Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Article 13 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to private horne care providers, so as to change the provisions regarding rules and regulations and sanctions against such providers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 1689. By: Representative Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of signs and signals on the state highway system, so as to provide that multiple message signs shall be permitted on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways under certain conditions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 1690. By: Representatives Smith of the 12th, Childers of the 13th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes of the City of Rome independent school district for certain residents of that school district, so as to change the amount of the exemption; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1691. By: Representatives Pinholster of the 15th, Stancil of the 16th and Harris of the 17th: A BILL to amend an Act placing the sheriff, clerk of the superior court, tax commissioner, and judge of the probate court of Cherokee County on the salary system, so as to provide for the powers of the sheriff of Cherokee County regarding employment practices of that sheriff's office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1692. By: Representatives Smith of the 12th, Childers of the 13th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from Floyd County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that school district, so as to provide for homestead exemptions for persons who are 62 to 74 years of age and for persons who are 75 years of age or over; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1693. By: Representatives Mills of the 21st, Stephenson of the 25th, Rogers of the 20th and Smith of the 19th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Hall County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $16,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for-certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $12,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1694. By: Representative Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for comprehensive minimum standards and policies to be developed and implemented by all local law enforcement agencies relating to agency organization, personnel and fiscal management, use of resources, research, planning, and crime analysis, training, community relations, public information, crime prevention, and court service; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 1695. By: Representatives Dobbs of the 92nd and Stancil of the 91st: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Newton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of certain homesteads which are leased to certain residents of that county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1696. By: Representatives Rogers of the 20th, Brush of the 112th, Barnard of the l54th, Parham of the 122nd and Harbin of the l13th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons not to be licensed, so as to change certain provisions relating to persons 14 years of age who may be issued a restricted noncommercial Class P instruction permit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1697. By: Representative Bordeaux of the l51st: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization of county government, so as to provide for the additional powers of counties to grant certain franchises; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1698. By: Representative Bordeaux of the l51st: A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for local governmental responsibility in the operation of vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 1699. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th, Davis of the 60th, Mann of the 5th, Johnston of the 81st and Lifsey of the 6th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, so as to provide that the transcript and records of a deprivation hearing shall be made available to the parent; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1700. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th, Stanley of the 50th, Mann of the 5th, Johnston of the 81st and Lifsey of the 6th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-13-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determining the amount of occupation tax by local governments, so as to provide an exemption from occupation tax for businesses and practitioners in operation for less than six months with three or fewer employees; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1701. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th, Davis of the 60th, Mann of the 5th, Lifsey of the 6th and Johnston of the 81st: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-13-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determining the amount of occupation tax by local governments, so as to provide a maximum amount of occupation tax for businesses and practitioners with annual gross receipts not exceeding a specified amount; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1702. By: Representatives Smith of the 174th and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 21-5-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the making of campaign contributions, so as to provide for additi.onal requirements regarding the accepting and reporting of certain campaign contributions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 1703. By: Representatives Mueller of the 152nd, Smith of the 169th, Lee of the 94th, Watts of the 26th, Davis of the 60th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against health and morals, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require that a female give her informed consent prior to an abortion; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 1704. By: Representatives Porter of the 143rd, Jamieson of the 22nd and Dobbs of the 92nd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of 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; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HB 1705. By: Representatives Chambless of the 163rd, White of the 161st and Roberts of the 162nd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Dougherty Judicial Circuit, so as to provide for a county supplement to the senior judges of such judicial circuit: and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1706. By: Representatives Snow of the 2nd, Joyce of the 1st and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Walker County, so as to change the provisions relative to the solicitor of said court and the compensation of said solicitor: and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1707. By: Representatives Lakly of the 105th and Westmoreland of the 104th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by Fayette County for county purposes and to provide a homestead exemption from certain Fayette County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes: and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1708. By: Representative Lakly of the 105th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Peachtree City Water and $ewerage Authority, so as to change a definition; to confer additional powers upon the authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1709. By: Representative Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Code Section 43-14-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses required of electricql, plumbing, and conditioned air contractors, so as to provide a period for applying for an unrestricted license by certain persons; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
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HR 1003. By: Representative Channell of the Illth: A RESOLUTION designating the T. C. Hallman Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1004. By: Representative Channell of the lilth: A RESOLUTION designating the Gregory Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1005. By: Representatives McKinney of the 51st, Walker of the 14lst, Brooks of the 54th, Davis of the 48th, Canty of the 52nd and others: A RESOLUTION designating the Hamilton E. Holmes Drive in Fulton County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION *HR 1006.
By: Representative Coleman of the l42nd: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Emmitt T. Lowery, Jr.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 1010. By: Representatives Parrish of the 144th, Parham of the l22nd and Twiggs of the 8th: A RESOLUTION memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs and biologics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, February 14, 1996
SB 555. By: Senators Gochenour of the 27th and Glanton of the 34th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to create the "Medical Care Savings Account and Trust Act"; to provide for short title; to provide for declaration of legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for individual medical care savings accounts; to provide for medical care savings accounts; to provide for the maximum amount that may be deposited in a medical care savings account; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 578. By: Senators Clay of the 37th, Tanksley of the 32nd and Thompson of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forgery and related offenses, so as to increase the penalty for sale or distribution of a false identification document to a minor; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 611. By: Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Ray of the 19th and Perdue of the 18th: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile court proceedings, so as to change provisions relating to provislon of reunification services when a deprived child is removed from the home; to state legislative findings; to change the duration of and review of certain custody orders; to provide that reunification services are not required when efforts to reunify a child with the child's family are not reasonable; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 620. By: Senator Henson of the 55th: A BILL to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize a licensed professional counselor or a marriage and family therapist to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and others are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of persons who are mentally ill or alcoholic or drug dependent; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 625. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st, Turner of the 8th and Edge of the 28th: A BILL to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of statutory exemptions to bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to limit unspecified property which may be exempted; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
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SB 649. By: Senator Clay of the 37th: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to historic areas, so as to provide for the establishment and operation by the Department of Natural Resources of a program for the acquisition, preservation, maintenance, and operation of Civil War historic sites; to provide for the funding of such program; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT SB 693. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd and Guh1 of the 45th: A BILL to amend Code Section 42-9-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to superv~s~on of persons placed on parole or other conditional release and programs and services for persons on parole or conditional release, so as to authorize the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to supervise persons participating in transition or intermediate programs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
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