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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 5, 1996

*Denotes Rules Suspended.

*HB 1846. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Barnes of the 33rd, Davis of the 60th, Lifsey of the 6th and Walker of the 141st: A BILL to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as "The Zoning Procedures Law," so as to provide for the trial of certain proceedings and actions involving zoning decisions or zoning actions, the construction of the constitution, and the constitutionality of zoning ordinances in certain cases; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
*HB 1847. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, Smith of the 169th, Parham of the 122nd, Simpson of the 101st and Bordeaux of the 151st: A BILL to amend Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment and distribution of fines and forfeitures, so as to authorize additional penalty assessments for violations involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for the allocation of such additional penalties by the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
*HB 1848. By: Representative Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the Town of Tallulah Falls, so as to change certain provisions relating to quorum, voting, and special meetings of the town council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 1849. By: Representatives Streat of the 167th, Watson of the 139th, Coleman of the 142nd, Lee of the 94th, Walker of the 141st and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit rate schedules authorizing long-distance telephone charges for calls between two telephones having the same three-digit local exchange; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
*HB 1850. By: Representative Perry of the 11th: A BILL to provide a $20,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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*HB 1851. By: Representatives Irvin of the 45th and Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend Article 14 of Chapter 2 of 1'it.le 20 of the OfLle-jal Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educatiohal grants, so as La provide for a program of public tuition assistance at nonpJlblic schools for eligible students of certain pUblic school systems; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
*HB 1852. By: Representatives McCall of the 90th and Channell of the lilth: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Wilkes County, so as to provide, if approved by the voters of Wilkes County, for nonpartisan primaries and elections for members of the Board of Education of Wilkes County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 1853. By: Representative Stephenson of the 25th: A BILL to amend an Act establishing a public school system in the City of Jefferson, so as to provide authority for the mayor and council to issue bonds of said city to finance land, buildings, and equipment for the public school system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 1854. By: Representative Lane of the 146th: A BILL to amend Code Section 34-9-200.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation rehabilitatioh benefits, so as to provide a new definition of brain injury; to define the term "supported employment" in appropriate brain injury cases; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 1855. By: Representative Carter of the 166th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Berrien County, so as to change the description of the districts from which members of such board are elected; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1856. By: Representatives Anderson of the 116th and DeLoach of the 119th: A BILL to amend an Act relating to the compensation of the coroner of Burke County, so as to increase the salary of the coroner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1857. By: Representatives Pinholster of the 15th, Stancil of the 16th and Harris of the 17th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Cherokee County, '- so as to require abste-rition from voting tinder certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 1858. By: Representatives Snelling of the 99th and Hembree of the 98th: 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 1859. By: Representatives Lewis of the 14th, Cummings of the 27th and Childers of the 13th: A BILL to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in the Bartow County School District for the purpose of determining whether each of the five members of the Bartow County Board of Education should reside in a single-member education district and be elected by the voters residing only in that education district or should reside in a single-member education district and be elected by the voters of the entire Bartow County School District; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1860. By: Representatives Snelling of the 99th and Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for election districts for the board of education of Douglas County, so as to provide for compensation of members; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1861. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th and James of the 140th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Crawford County, so as to change the reimbursement of the members of said board of commissioners for travel expenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1862. By: Representatives Brooks of the 103rd, Westmoreland of the 104th, Yates of the 106th and Epps of the 131st: A BILL to create the City of Grantville Utilities Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1863. By: Representatives Dixon of the l68th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Ware County, so as to change the term of office of the solicitor of said court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 1864. By: Representatives Williams of the 114th, DeLoach of the II~h and Connell of the 115th: A BILL to amend an Act regulating public instruction in the County of Richmond, so as to provide for a board of education to be composed of 11 members; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1865. By: Representatives Polak of the 67th, Teper of the 6lst, Baker of the 70th, Randolph of the 72nd, Mobley of the 69th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating and establishing a new charter for the City of Decatur, so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Decatur; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1866. By: Representatives Dixon of the 150th, Thomas of the 148th, Pelote of the 149th and Bordeaux of the 151st: A BILL to amend an Act relating to the school system of the City of Savannah and County of Chatham, so as to provide that the members of the board of education shall be nominated and elected on a nonpartisan basis; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1867. By: Representatives Hembree of the 98th and Snelling of the 99th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Lithia Springs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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*HR 1144. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, Smith of the 169th, Parham of the l22nd, Simpson of the 101st and Bordeaux of the 151st: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for additional penalties or fees in any case in any court in this state in which a person is adjudged guilty of an offense involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for the allocation of such additional penalties or fees to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund, as provided by law; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
*HR 1145. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Coleman of the l42nd, Lee of the 94th, Murphy of the 18th and Connell of the 115th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RULES
*HR 1154. By: Representatives Perry of the 11th and Watts of the 26th: A RESOLUTION designating a portion of Georgia Highway 114 in Chattooga County as the "Lieutenant Colonel Lee Lenderman Memorial Highway"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 5, 1996
SB 654. By: Senator Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 14 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse and neglect prevention, so as to add a definition; to allow the State Children's Trust Fund Commission to accept applications for and approve disbursement of funds for family resource programs and facilities connected with family resource programs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH SB 697. By: Senators Bowen of the 13th and Ray of the 19th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals, so as to provide that any person who without malice aforethought causes the death of another person through the violation of such Code section by removing a stop sign shall be guilty of a felony; to provide penalties; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES SB 748. By: Senator Ralston of the 51st: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a board of registrations and elections for Fannin County" so as to change the terms of the members; to provide that the board shall be responsible for the employment of poll workers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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