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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, January 27, 1997

HB 29. By: Representatives Coleman of the 80th, Barnes of the 33rd, Westmoreland of the 104th, Kaye of the 37th, Johnson of the 84th 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 prohibit the requirement of fingerprinting of applicants for drivers' licenses and certain identification cards and require the destruction of fingerprints obtained; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 217. By: Representatives Royal of the 164th, Bates of the 179th and Stancil of the 16th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding annexaton, so as to provide that certain provisions authorizing local annexation or deannexation shall not affect the authority of the General ,Assembly to annex or deannex by local Act; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 218. By: Representative Teper of the 61st: A BILL to be known as the "Republican United States House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich Act"; to repeal Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, campaign contributions, contributions to candidates, financial disclosure, and public officials conduct and lobbyist disclosure; to repeal Chapter 10 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to codes of ethics and conflicts of interest; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 219. By: Representative Smith of the 109th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regional solid waste management authorities, so as to provide that units of local government which have activated waste management authorities may deactivate the same by ordinance or resolution; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 220. By: Representatives Smith of the 109th, Maddox of the 72nd and Ragas of the 64th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equipment on school buses, generally, so as to provide that school buses shall be equipped with passenger seat belts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES

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HB 221. By: Representatives Pinholster of the 15th and Barnes of the, 33rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-128 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to withholding tax on sale or transfer of certain property by nonresidents, so as to provide for an exception' to such requirement; and for other purposes.
Referred to theCommi.ttee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 222. By: Representative Breedlove of the 85th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of BUford, so as to change the corporate limits of the city;. and for other purpos.es.
Referred to the Committ.ee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 223. By: Representatives Purcell of the 147th, Cummings. of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th, McBee of the 88th and Baker of the 70th: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for a postretirement benefit adjustment and for a definition relative thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 224. By: Representatives Henson of the 65th, Ragas of the 64th, Hegstrom of the 66th,. Williams of the 63rd, Mobley of the 69th and others: A BILL to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "stone Mountain Memorial Association Act," so as to provide that certain contracts may not be entered into without the express permission of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 225. By: Representatives Davis of the 48th, McKinney of the 51st and Teague of the 58th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a State Court of Fulton County, so as to change the provisions relating to the selection of and eligibility for chief judge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 226. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-140 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and a uniformly sequenced core curriculum established by the State Board of Education, so as to provide that the curriculum adopted by each local board of education shall include the teaching of the concepts that are representative of the standardized student assessments reqUired by law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 227. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Code Section 3-3-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure and penalties upon violation of Code Section 3-3-23, relating to furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages, so as to change the penalty provisions for violations of Code Section 3-3-23; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES
HB 228. By: Representative Lane of the 146th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-121 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of the proceeds of the special purpose local option sales and use tax, so as to change the provisions relating to the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax imposed for development of a sanitary landfill which purpose becomes economically infeasible; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 229. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to provide for annual review of child custody awards; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 230. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Smith of the 109th, Coleman of the 142nd, Parham of the 122nd, Porter of the 143rd and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ethics in government, so as to prohibit certain false statements in connection with certain campaign activities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 231. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to provide for the court's consideration of the opinion and desire of a child of ten but less than 14 regarding custody of the child; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 232. By: Representatives Felton of the 43rd, Royal of the 164th, Buck of the 135th, Culbreth of the 132nd and Trense of the 44th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation, so as to provide for'the proration of ad valorem property taxes owed with respect to wholly or partially destroyed property; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 233. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, McBee of the 88th, Sherrill of the 62nd and Hugley of the 133rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-1-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance fraud, so as to provide for increased penalties for felony insurance fraud committed against persons 60 years of age or older; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HB 234. By: Representatives Bates of the 179th and Ponder of the 160th: A BILL to repeal an Act creating a Small Claims Court in Decatur County (later renamed the Magistrate Court); to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the chief magistrate of Decatur County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 235. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, Hugley of the 133rd and McBee of the 88th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of insurance, so as to authorize the formation and operation of health plan purchasing cooperatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 236. By: Representatives Ashe of the 46th, McKinney of the 51st, Mobley of the 69th, Martin of the 47th, Orrock of the 56th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to authorize certain public agencies, public bodies corporate, public corporation, and public authorities to provide transit services or transit facilities by contract to counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 237. By: Representative Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the effectiveness of educational programs, so as to provide that, by action of the State Board of Education, each local school system shall reimburse the state the cost of providing postsecondary remedial instruction for any student who graduated from a public school within such local school. system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 238. By: Representatives Henson of the 65th, Jones of the 71st, Martin of the 47th, Walker of the 87th and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, physician's assistants, and respiratory care, so as to provide for the issuance of a license in lieu of a certificate to a physician's assistant upon approval by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners of an application for utilization; to make conforming amendments to other provisions in said chapter; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 239. By: Representatives James of the 140th, Tillman of the 173rd and Stallings of the 100th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization and administration of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, so as to provide for the creation of the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
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HB 240. By: Representatives Crews of the 78th, Lee of the 94th, Mills of the 21st, Mueller of the 152nd, Byrd of the 170th and others: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abortion, so as to prohibit a particular abortion method; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 241. By: Representatives Smyre of the 136th, Skipper of the l37th, Buck of the 135th, Harbin of the 113th and Day of the 153rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes; so as to provide that the distributive share of a nonresident member of a resident limited partnership which derives income exclusively from buying, selling, dealing in, and holding securities on its own behalf and not as a broker shall constitute taxable income; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 242. By: Representatives Reichert of the 126th, Walker of the 141st and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applications and fees for motor vehicle drivers' licenses, so as to provide for payment of license fees by cash or check; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 243. By: Representative Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement benefit options under the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, so as to eliminate certain restrictions and limitations with respect to the reemployment of reti~ed members; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 244. By: Representative Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to provide for grants for lengthBning the school year and the conditions and procedures relating thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 245. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Campbell of the 42nd and Reichert of the 126th: A BILL to amend Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, as such title was amended by an Act approved April 2, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996; p. 504), which Act becomes effective January 1, 1998, so as to change a provision relating to the effect of a decree of adoption; to renumber such provision; to change a provision relating to inheritance of a child born out of wedlock through the child's father; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 246. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to change provisions relating to ballot labels for voting machines; to eliminate the maximum limit upon the number of words in each question to be voted on; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HR 105. By: Representative Floyd of the 138th: A RESOLUTION ratifying the change of regional development center boundaries established by the Board of Community Affairs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HR 106. By: Representative Purcell of the 147th: A RESOLUTION designating the Veterans Memorial Parkway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 108. By: Representatives Ladd of the 59th and Walker of the 87th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that motor vehicles shall only be subject to ad valorem taxation to the extent provided by the General Assembly by general law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, January 27, 1997
SB 15. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Brown of the 26th, Oliver of the 42nd and others: A BILL to provide that persons who are convicted of rape and aggravated sodomy shall serve minimum terms of imprisonment which shall not be suspended, probated, deferred, or withheld by the sentencing judge and to restrict the granting of paroles, earned time, or other such sentence reducing measures to persons convicted of these serious offenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
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