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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, January 14, 1997

Any bills or resolutions not listed in sequence indicate those prefiled but not introduced.
HB 25. By: Representatives Kaye of the 37th, Davis of the 60th, Franklin of the 39th, Barnes of the 33rd, Joyce of the 1st and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses, so as to provide for destruction of certain fingerprint records; to provide for certain disclosures; to prohibit the requirement of fingerprinting and similar identification of applicants for drivers' licenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 120. By: Representatives Heckstall of the 55th, Stanley of the 50th, Davis of the 48th, Coleman of the 142nd and Dixon of the 150th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide for mandatory testing of candidates seeking nomination or election to certain county, municipal, and school board offices for certain illegal drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide for certification of such testing as a condition of qualification for nomination or election to such local office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 121. By: Representative Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Georgia Public School Choice Act of 1997"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 122. By: Representatives Heckstall of the 55th, Davis of the 48th, Walker of the 141st, Stanley of the 49th, Stanley of the 50th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dissemination of records of the Georgia Crime Information Center to persons and businesses, so as to provide that owners of rental dwellings may obtain criminal history records of prospective renters with the consent of the person whose records are requested; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 123. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Skipper of the 137th and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, capitalization, punctuation, and other errors and omissions in the O.C.G.A., and in Acts of the General Assembly amending the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

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HB 124. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Skipper of the 137th and Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to district attorneys" so as to comprehensively revise the laws of this state relating to the personnel, administration, and budgeting for district a,ttorlleys I offices of this state; to provide for the duties of district at.torneys; to change the method of payment of compensation of district attorneys and provisions related to compensation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 125. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Skipper of the 117th and Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to superior courts, so as to provide for e.mployment,. compensation, expenses, and benefits of personnel employed within the offices of superior court judges; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 126. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Skipper of the 137th and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-11-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duration and termination of orders of disposition committing delinquent or unruly childreJl to the Department of Children and Youth Services" reports a,md plans regarding reunification of the family,. so as to provide that following initial reviews, additional periodic reviews shall be held at six-month intervals; and for o,ther purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 127. By: Representative Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georg.ia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal Chapter 25, relating to articles of bedding; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE &. CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 128. By: Representative Lee of the 94th: A. BILL to amend Code Section 21-1-2. of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the preparation, printing, publicizing., and distribution of the summary of proposed amendments to Constitution of Georgia,. so as to provide that the Secretary of State shall be authorized to include with such summary a summary or explanation of state-wide referenda questions and other explanatory materials; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 129. By: Representative McCall of the 90th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, providing exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt as industrial materials certain materials used in the quarrying and manufacturing of granite into items for sale at retai 1; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 130. By: Representatives Floyd of the 138th, Reaves of the 178th and Purcell of the 147th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Department of Agriculture Registration, License, and Permit Act," so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to accept applications either in writing or through available electronic media approved by the Commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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HR 2. By: Representative Kaye of the 37th: 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 INDUSTRY HR 39. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, Murphy of the 18th, Lee of the 94th, Connell of the 115th ~nd Skipper of the 137th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 40. By: Representative Irvin of the 45th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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