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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, January 17, 1997

HB 189. By: Representative Jones of the 71st: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state building, plumbing, electrical, and other codes, so as to provide for the arbitration of disputes between builders and purchasers of certain residences; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 190. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Twiggs of the 8th and Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of radar speed detection devices, so as to require employment of at least one full-time peace officer as a condition of receiving a speed detection device permit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 191. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th and Hudson of the 156th: A BILL to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of alarm systems monitoring contractors under the Division of Low-voltage Contractors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 192. By: Representative Jones of the 71st: A BILL to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the licensure of electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to provide for the registration of general contractors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 193. By: Representative Johnson of the 84th: A BILL to amend Code Section 51-2-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability of a parent or person in loco parentis for the willful or malicious acts of a minor child or children, so as to provide for liability for the willful or malicious acts of a minor child or children resulting in personal injury to another person; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 194. By: Representative Purcell of the 147th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Rincon; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 195. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: 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 for transfer of information provided to school superintendents regarding certain adjudications of delinquency, probations, and adjudicatory proceedings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 196. By: Representative Skipper of the 137th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to aircraft used primarily for agricultural purposes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 197. By: Representatives Sherrill of the 62nd and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Chapter 31 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Georgia Suggestion System Act," so as to provide for nominations of state employees and awards for such nominees' in certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 198. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th, Coleman of the 80th, Baker of the 70th and others: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service for forfeited annual and sick leave for certain members of such retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 199. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Coleman of the 80th, Baker of the 70th, Taylor of the 134th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-3-120 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to allowance on service retirement in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that members of such system may retire with 27 years of creditable service without penalty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 200. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Coleman of the 80th, Taylor of the 134th, Culbreth of the 132nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that a member of such retirement system who has at least 25 years of creditable service and who ceases to be employed in a position which makes him or her eligible for such membership may nevertheless continue active membership in such retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
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HB 201. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th, Coleman of the 80th, Taylor of the 134th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-3-120 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to allowance on service retirement in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to reduce the penalty for early retirement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 202. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th, Coleman of the 80th, Culbreth of the 132nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service for forfeited annual and sick leave; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 203. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th, Coleman of the 80th, Baker of the 70th and others: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement - in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service for forfeited annual and sick leave; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 204. By: Representatives Murphy of the 18th, Coleman of the 142nd, Walker of the 141st, Baker of the 70th, Bordeaux of the 151st and others: A BILL to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 205. By: Representatives Powell of the 23rd, Parham of the 122nd, Walker of the 141st, Lee of the 94th, Buck of the 135th and others:. A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to define certain terms; to provide that license plates and revalidation decals shall be issued to vehicle owners instead of assigned to vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 206. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Coleman of the 142nd, Baker of the 70th, Crawford of the 129th and Stanley of the 50th: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as liThe Economic Rehabilitation Act of 1975," so as to change the purposes of said chapter; to change the definition of a certain term; to change certain provisions relating to the duties of the director; to provide that moneys appropriated for economic rehabilitation and distributed by means of contracts with community action agencies shall continue to include the Community Services Block Grant; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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HB 207. By: Representatives Bates of the 179th, Golden of the 177th, Barfoot of the 155th and Lane of the 146th: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selection and qualification of candidates, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election of county officers if authorized by county ordinance or resolution; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 208. By: Representatives Orrock of the 56th, Royal of the 164th and Walker of the 141st: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commissions, so as to change the definition of "municipality"; to provide for the method of selecting mayoral members of a commission in the event the mayors of municipalities within a county fail to designate one of their number as a member; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 209. ' By: Representatives Johnston of the 81st, Lakly of the 105th and Irvin of the 45th: A BILL to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relat~ng to other educational programs, so as to require local school systems to post the professional qualifications of each teacher; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 210. By: Representatives Johnston of the 81st, Lakly of the 105th, Irvin of the 45th and Evans of the 28th: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-27-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the lottery, so as to change the definition of educational purposes and programs for the purpose of expenditure of lottery proceeds; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 211By: Representatives Grindley of the 35th, Randall of the 127th, Jenkins of the 110th, Davis of the 60th, Crews of the 78th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to authorize the court to require that a person convicted of a first offense of aggravated child molestation when the victim is 14 years of age or younger at the time of the offense undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent as a condition of eligibility, for probation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 212. By: Representatives DeLoach of the l72nd, Tillman of the 173rd, Barnard of the 154th and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crabs, so as to provide that only certain persons shall be issued a crabbing license before July 1, 1998; to provide that it shall be unlawful for a person to employ more than 300 crab traps; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH & PARKS
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HB 213. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Greene of the 158th and Smith of the 12th: A BILL to provide for the Department of Labor a supplemental appropriation for the purpose of providing for the payment of expenses of administration of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Employment Security Law,"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 214. By: Representatives Birdsong of the 123rd, Smith of the 175th, Roberts of the l62nd, Poag of the 6th, Heckstall of the 55th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-310 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student directory information, registering to vote and with selective service, and pledge of allegiance, so as to provide that the State School Superintendent shall prepare for the use of the public schools of this state a program of instruction in the correct use and display of the flag of the United States of America; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS HB 215. By: Representatives Connell of the 115th and Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide that the governing authority of Richmond County shall be a board of commissioners consisting of a chairperson-mayor and ten members," so as to provide that membership of boards, commissions, committees, panels, authorities, or other entities shall be appointed by such governing authority without the recommendation of the Richmond County delegation to the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 216. By: Representatives Connell of the 115th and Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, so as to provide for appointment of members; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HR 78. By: Representatives Johnston of the 81stand Lakly of the 105th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for limitations on the number of consecutive full terms of office which may be served by members of the House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Georgia, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General) the State School Superintendent, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Labor, and members of the Public Service Commission; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 79. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th and Davis of the 60th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 81. By: Representatives Stancil of the 16th, Davis of the 60th, Walker of the 87th, Brown of the 130th, Johnston of the 8lst and others: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 82. By: Representative Dixon of the l68thl A RESOLUTION creating the Waycross-Ware County Charter and Unification Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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