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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 27, 1996

*Denotes Rules Suspended.

HB 1794. By: Representatives Williams of the 114th, Lucas of the 124th and Falls of the 125th: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assigned risk plans, self-insurers and "spot" insurance, so as to change provisions relating to self-insurance for taxicab operators; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 1795. By: Representative Bostick of the 165th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Ty Ty, so as to permit holders of elective office to serve on local boards, commissions, or authorities in certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1796. By: Representative Coleman ~f the 80th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act providing a new charter for the City of Duluth," so as to amend the description of the corporate limits of said city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1797. By: Representatives Chambless of the 163rd, White of the 16lst and Roberts of the 162nd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Small Claims Court of Dougherty County, now the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County, so as to provide for one additional full-time magistrate; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1798. By: Representatives Smith of the 109th and Jenkins of the llOth: A BILL to provide a $1~,000.00 homestead exemption from Lamar County School District ad valorem taxes for residents of that district who are totally disabled and whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00 and provide for conditions and procedures relating thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 1799. By: Representatives Skipper of the 137th and Smith of the 102nd: A BILL to provide that certain vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in Talbot County during the four-month staggered registration period 'from January 1 through April 30 and other vehicles in said county shall be registered and licensed to operate during February and March, as provided by general law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1800. By: Representative Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterans affairs, so as to create the Veterans Affairs Overview Committee as a joint committee of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 1801. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th, Klein of the 39th, Smith of the 174th, Hembree of the 98th, Brown of the 130th and others: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to change the penalties for certain felonies involving fraudulent practices in connection with voting and the conduct of primaries and elections; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1802. By: Representative Lakly of the 105th: A BILL to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and transportation, so as to provide that certain private waste water treatment companies shall be subject to the authority of the Public Service Commission; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
*HB 1803. By: Representatives Sherrill of the 62nd, Murphy of the 18th, Smith of the 175th, Golden of the 177th and Hugley of the 133rd: A BILL to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to create a program for encouraging, receiving, evaluating, implementing, and rewarding suggestions for increasing the efficiency and economy of the operation of state government; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
*HB 1804. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance, so as to authorize the Department of Medical Assistance to contract with provider sponsored networks for the provision of health care services to recipients of medical assistance; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
*HB 1805. By: Representatives Lane of the !46th, Williams of the !14th and Kinnamon of the 4th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to establish a group self-insurance fund insolvency pool; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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HB 1806. By: Representative Godbee of the !45th: A BILL to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Offi~ial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to create the "Academic Advancement Act"; to provide for state grants to be awarded to public elementary and secondary schools to assist such schools with high concentration of at-risk students to plan and implement a school improvement program; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1807. By: Representatives Thomas of the 148th, Day of the 153rd, Mueller of the 152nd and Pelote of the 149th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to provide that certain tax exempt organizations which acquire real property for rehabilitation and sale to lower income families shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation upon such property under certain conditions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1808. By: Representatives Thomas of the !48th, Day of the 153rd, Mueller of the 152nd and Pelote of the 149th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding property, so as to provide for civil actions against certain owners or lessors of property upon which certain illegal activities occur; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1809. By: Representatives Thomas of the 148th, Day of the l53rd, Mueller of the 152nd, Dixon of the 150th and Pelote of the 149th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to prohibit lease provisions and retaliatory evictions based upon the reporting of housing or building code violations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1810. By: Representatives Channell of the lllth and Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend an Act placing the coroner of Putnam County upon a monthly salary in lieu of the fee system, so as to change the compensation of the coroner and deputy coroner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1811. By: Representatives Mosley of the 17lst and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Offerman; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 1812. By: Representatives Walker of the 87th and Johnson of the 84th: A BILL to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Monroe in the County of Walton, so as to change the number of councilmembers which constitute a quorum authorized to transact city business and the number of votes necessary to adopt ordinances and resolutions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1813. By: Representatives Walker of the 87th and Johnson of the 84th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Good Hope, in the County of Walton, so as to change the terms of the mayor and councilmembers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1814. By: Representatives Harris of the 17th and Stancil of the 16th: A BILL to amend an Act reincorporating and recreating the City of Woodstock, so as to provide for additional powers, duties, and authority of the mayor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1815. By: Representatives Sauder of the 29th, Towery of the 30th, Parsons of the 40th, Klein of the 39th, Shipp of the 38th and.others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, so as to change certain provisions relating to the chief judge and judges of the state court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1816. By: Representative Barfoot of the 155th: A BILL to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the judge of the Probate Court of Toombs County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1817. By: Representatives Channell of the lllth and Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend an Act placing the sheriff, the clerk of the superior court, the tax collector, the tax receiver, and the judge of the probate court of Putnam County on an annual salary, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the sheriff, the clerk of the superior court, and the judge of the probate court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1818. By: Representatives Channell of the lllth and Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, so as to change the compensation for members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 1819. By: Representatives Channell of the lllth and Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver of Putnam County, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1820. By: Representative Channell of the lllth: A BILL to provide for compensation for the judge of the state court of Putnam County, the solicitor of the state court of Putnam County, and the clerk of the state court of Putnam County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1821. By: Representative Channell of the lllth: A BILL to amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Putnam County, so as to change provisions relating to compensation for the chief magistrate, the senior magistrate, the junior magistrate, and the magistrate clerk; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1822. By: Representative Bargeron of the 120th: A BILL to reconstitute the Board of Education of Glascock County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1823. By: Representatives Dobbs of the 92nd and Stancil of the 91st: A BILL to amend the Newton county Water and Sewerage Authority Act, so as to authorize the issuance of additional negotiable revenue bonds; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1824. By: Representatives Kinnamon of the 4th, Mann of the 5th, Golden of the 177th and Perry of the 11th: 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 a 16 year old shall be tried as an adult if he or she has dropped out of school and committed a crime; and for other purposes.
Referred to the committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1825. By: Representatives Barnes of the 33rd and Chambless of the 163rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to provide for liability and limit of liability for resident physicians participating in residency training programs; to provide for exceptions; to require the operators of the residency training programs to purchase or provide liability insurance protection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 1826. By: Representatives Grindley of the 35th, Klein of the 39th, Snelling of the 99th, Crews of the 78th, Pinholster of the 15th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-27-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on sales o.f lottery tickets, so as to raise the minimum age to purchase a ticket from 18 to 21; and for other purposes.
Referred to .the Committee on INDUSTRY HB 1827. By: Representative Holland of the !57th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Warwick," so as to change the salary of the mayor and councilmembers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1828. By: Representatives Holland of the 157th and Hanner of the !59th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Leesburg; so as to describe the corporate boundaries of such city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1829. By: Representative Holland of the !57th: A BILL to provide that all vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in Turner County during the period from January 1 through April 30 as provided in subparagraph (a) (1) (C) of Code Section 40-2-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1830. By: Representatives Holland of the 157th and Hanner of the !59th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide as compensation for the treasurer of Lee County a salary of seven hundred dollars ($700) per year, instead of the commissions heretofore allowed by law," so as to abolish such office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HR 1093. By: Representatives Perry of the 11th, Walker of the 14lst, Murphy of the 18th and Watts of the 26th: A RESOLUTION designating the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory in Chattooga County as the John Frank McConnell Crime Laboratory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HR 1094. By: Representatives Polak of the 67th, Sherrill of the 62nd, Shanahan of the lOth, Smith of the 175th, McBee of the 88th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Electronic Filing and Publication Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 1095. By: Representative Smith of the 109th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 1096. By: Representatives Teper of the 61st, Baker of the 70th, Lawrence of the 64th, Sherrill of the 62nd, Davis of the 60th and others: A RESOLUTION re-creating the Joint Study Committee on DeKalb County's Form of Government; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HR 1097. By: Representatives Barnard of the 154th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Snelling of the 99th, Smith of the 19th, Brown of the 130th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that no general bill providing for or increasing any tax, fee, assessment, or charge by whatever designation that is imposed for state purposes shall become law unless such bill is approved by two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll-call vote; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 1098. By: Representatives Klein of the 39th, Maddox of the 108th, Ladd of the 59th, Bunn of the 74th, Sanders of the 107th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of state-wide grand juries; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 1099. By: Representatives Shanahan of the lOth, Murphy of the 18th, Lee of the 94th, Benefield of the 96th, Coleman of the 142nd and others: A RESOLUTION urging each cable television company doing business in the State of Georgia to make available to its subscribers live coverage of the legislative proceedings of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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HR 1104. By: Representatives Johnston of the 8lst, Coleman of the 142nd and Lifsey of the 6th: A RESOLUTION strongly urging the Board of Regents to promulgate policies, rules, and regulations ensuring Georgia residents priority in admission to units of the University System of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
HR 1105. By: Representatives Johnson of the 97th, Hembree of the 98th, Snelling of the 99th, Bannister of the 77th, Davis of the 60th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to abolish the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to provide that the power of executive clemency, including the power to pardon, to parole, and to commute a sentence, shall be vested exclusively in the Governor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HR 1109. By: Representative Streat of the 167th:
A RESOLUTION designating the Lewis c. Adams, Jr., Bridge; and for
other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1110. By: Representatives Golden of the 177th, Murphy of the 18th, Lee of the 94th, Coleman of the 142nd, Lane of the 146th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Employment Security Law Study Committee and providing for the powers and duties of such study committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 1111. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Barnes of the 33rd, Lane of the 146th, Hudson of the 156th, Coleman of the 80th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the board of regents shall require every unit of the University System of Georgia to reserve 80 percent of the class enrollment authorized for undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs for students who are residents of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
HR 1129. By: Representatives Dobbs of the 92nd, Coleman of the 142nd, Buck of the 135th, Hanner of the 159th, Porter of the 143rd and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may by general law establish a State Land Trust; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 27, 1996
SB 687. By: Senators Crotts of the 17th, Balfour of the 9th, Cagle of the 49th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 49-4-146.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlawful acts relative to the Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977, so as to provide that any person convicted of violating such Act shall be forever barred from participating in such Act; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 703. By: Senators Hooks of the 14th, Ray of the 19th, Perdue of the 18th and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 2~ ~f the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general prov~s~ons governing financial affairs, and Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, relating to state planning and development, so as to coordinate certain provisions relating to budgetary oversight; to provide for review and evaluation of state government programs and functions by the Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
SB 733. By: senator Farrow of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Fort Oglethorpe; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspens~on and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 737. By: Senators Gillis of the 20th, Dean of the 31st, Broun of the 46th and others: A BILL to amend Code section 50-12-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the power of the Georgia State Games Commission to authorize a direct-support organization to assist in the operation of the Georgia State Games, so as to authorize the Georgia State Games Commission to incorporate one or more nonprofit corporations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 738. By: Senators Farrow of the 54th and Black of the 53rd: A BILL to repeal an Act providing for a judge of the Superior Court of Whitfield County to sit as the judge of the Juvenile Court of Whitfield County and hear juvenile cases; to provide that juvenile cases in Whitfield County may be heard either by a judge of the superior court or by one or more separately appointed judges of the juvenile courts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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SB 740. By: Senators Clay of the 37th and Tanksley of the 32nd: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the judge of the Juvenile Court of Cobb County, as amended, so as to provide for a change in the compensation of the judges of the Juvenile Court of Cobb County; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SR 497. By: Senator Edge of the 28th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the creation of community improvement districts with the consent of the owners of all property to be included within such community improvement district and to remove certain restrictions upon the power of an administrative body of a community improvement district to levy taxes; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
SR 504. By: Senators Langford of the 29th, Land of the 16th, Dean of the 31st and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for an environmental trust fund to receive, hold, and expend funds to protect and improve the environment; to provide that the General Assembly may provide that certain fines and penalties shall be paid into such fund; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
SR 569. By: Senator Langford of the 29th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Troup County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SR 578. By: Senator Cagle of the 49th: A RESOLUTION to create the Gainesville-Hall County Task Force on Governmental Unification; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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