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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 20, 1996

*Denotes Rules Suspended.

HB 1742. 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
HB 1743. By: Representative Hanner of the 159th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the election of the initial chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Webster County, so as to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Webster County shall also serve as the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Webster County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1744. By: Representative Channell of the Illth: A BILL to provide a new charter for the Town of Siloam; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1745. By: Representatives Johnson of the 84th, Coleman of the 80th, Breedlove of the 85th, Crews of the 78th, Stephenson of the 25th and others: A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Gwinnett County Merit System Act" authorizing Gwinnett County and the governing authority thereof to appoint a Merit System Board, so as to change the qualifications for members of the Merit System Board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1746. By: Representatives Johnson of the 84th and Walker of the 87th: A BILL to amend an Act placing the sheriff of Walton County on a salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation" so as to repeal certain provisions regarding a vacancy in the office of sheriff of Walton County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1747.
By: Representatives Bostick of the 165th and Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annot~ted. relating to corporations. so as to require the approval of a merger of a nonprofit corporation with a nonprofit or business corporation by a three-fourths' majority vote of directors to avoid prior approval by the superior court; to require that notice of mergers involving nonprofit corporations which own or control hospitals licensed under Title 31 be provided to the Attorney General; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 1748.
By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A BILL to provide for the compensation and expenses of the members of the Board of Education of Calhoun County; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1749.
By: Representative Kinnamon of the 4th: A BILL to amend Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. relating to civil practice and procedure. so as to assure that litigants will have timely access to courts and administrative tribunals for purposes of securing temporary restraining orders or stays to stop immediate and irreparable harm; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 1750. By: Representatives Stancil of the 16th. Harris of the 17th and Pinholster of the 15th: A BILL to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Cherokee County for the purpose of ascertaining whether the corporate limits of the City of Woodstock should be extended to include part of the right of way of Interstate 575; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1751. By: Representatives Rogers of the 20th. Benefield of the 96th. Dobbs of the 92nd and Stephenson of the 25th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. relating to the state employees' health insurance plan. so as to require the State Personnel Board to allow employees of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority to be included in the state health plan; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

HB 1752.

By: Representative Scoggins of the 24th:

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A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Madison

County. so as to provide for an advisory referendum election to be

held in Madison County for the purpose of ascertaining the type of

government for said county desired by the people of said county; and

for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1753.
By: Representatives Harris of the 17th, Ashe of the 46th, Golden of the 177th and Dixon of the 168th:
A BILL to amend Code Section 3-6-21.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales on farm wineries and in special entertainment districts; so as to provide that special entertainment districts may be defined and designated by local governing authorities; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES

*HB 1754. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th:
A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to quality basic education, so as to change provisions relating to regional education service agencies; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

HB 1755. By: Representative Stancil of the 91st: A BILL to create and establish the Madison-Morgan County Authority and to provide for the powers of such authority; other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1756. By: Representatives Skipper of the 137th, Chambless of the 163rd and Childers of the 13th: A BILL to amend Article 12 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care data collection systems, so as to change the provisions regarding definitions and the terms and conditions of reporting, analysis, and dissemination; and
for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY

HB 1757. By: Representative Teper of the 61st: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights of blind persons, persons with visual disabilities, deaf persons, and physically disabled persons, so as to provide for the rights of such persons; to provide for the use of service capuchin monkeys by physically disabled persons and the rights of such persons; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY

HB 1758. By: Representatives Mosley of the 171st, Byrd of the 170th, Coleman of the 142nd, Smith of the 169th, O'Neal of the 75th and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Education, so as to provide for certain information relative to costs of building, adding to, or renovating public schools to be collected and provided to local boards of education; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

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HR 1039. By: Representative Jenkins of the 110th: A RESOLUTION amending a resolution approved March 4, 1964, designating the "0. H. Banks Bridge", so as to redesignate said bridge as the "0. H. Banks Memorial Bridge"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1040.
By: Representative Jenkins of the 110th: A RESOLUTION to amend a resolution approved March 3, 1964, designating the "E. Clyde Kelly Bridge", so as to redesignate said bridge as the "E. Clyde Kelly Memorial Bridge"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1041.
By: Representatives Harbin of the l13th, Brush of the l12th, Williams of the l14th and Bargeron of the l20th: A RESOLUTION to change the name of the Kiokee Creek Bridge in Columbia County to the Robert W. Pollard, Sr., Bridge; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1042. By: Representatives Streat of the l67th, Coleman of the l42nd, Porter of the l43rd, Jamieson of the 22nd, Parham of the l22nd and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Council on Rural Transportation and Economic Development; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1043. By: Representative Shanahan of the lOth: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned property located in Gordon county; and for other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY

HR 1044. By: Representatives Smyre of the 136th, MUfphy of the 18th, Coleman of the 142nd, Buck of the l35th, Walker of the 14lst and others:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a Georgia Compensation Commission with the authority to fix the compensation of certain state constitutional officers and
such other state officers as may be prOVided for bY law; and for
other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1045. By: Representatives Cummings of the 27th, Dixon of the l50th, Murphy of the 18th, Connell of the l15th, Bordeaux of the l5lst and others:
A RESOLUTION creating the James Edward Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1047. By: Representatives Irvin of the 45th and Ashe of the 46th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to
provide for removing or increasing the mill limitation for taxation for education in certain circumstances; to provide a limitation on the millage rate for taxation of real property by lo~al governments; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

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HR 1048. By: Representatives Irvin of the 45th and Ashe of the 46th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide a limitation on the millage rate for taxation of real property by local governmentsi and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 20, 1996
SB 428. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Cheeks of the 23rd and Perdue of the 18th: A BILL to change provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the authority of political subdivisions of the state to enter into multiyear contracts; to amend Code Section 20-2-506 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to multiyear contracting powers of school systems, so as to provide that such contracting powers shall not apply with respect to real property; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 630. By: Senators Day of the 48th, Balfour of the 9th, Dean of the 31st and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-12-104 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the library exception to the criminal penalties for exhibiting to children materials harmful to minors, so as to remove such exception for any library which is frequented by minors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 696. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Edge of the 28th, Ray of the 19th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 42-4-71 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deductions from inmates' accounts for destruction of property, medical treatment, and other causes, so as to provide that in the event an inmate does not have sufficient funds in his or her account to cover such expenses, the officer in charge of the institution may initiate legal proceedings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SB 712. By: Senators Gillis of the 20th, Bowen of the 13th and Hooks of the 14th: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to hunting, so as to provide that a conviction of certain offenses relating to the hunting of bear, turkey, or deer shall result in a two-year suspension of hunting privileges; to provide a penalty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH & PARKS
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