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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, January 30, 1997

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HB 299. By:' Representatives Birdsong of the 123rd and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-850 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick leave for teachers and other personnel, so as to provide that certain unused sick and personal . leave accumulated by personnel employed in any public school system shall be credited to such personnel and shall be transferred when there is a change in the employment of such personnel from a local board of education to an unclassified position in the Department of Education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 300. By: Representatives Byrd of the 170th and Lee of the 94th: A BILL to amend Code Section 43-14-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing required for electrical, plumbing, or conditioned air contracting and businesses conducted by partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, so as to regulate certain sales or the furnishing of major components of a conditioned air system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 301. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Davis of the 60th, Johnson of the 84th and Coleman of the 80th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for midterm adjustments relative to the program adjustment amount for training and experience; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 302. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Davis of the 60th and Barnes of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "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 JUDICIARY
HB 303. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Davis of the 60th, Johnson of the 84th and Coleman of the 80th: 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 of applicants for drivers' licenses; to prohibit the requirement of fingerprinting of applicants for identification cards issued by the Department of Public Safety; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES

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HB 304. By: Representative Rogers of the 20th: A BILL to amend Chapter 34 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle accident reparations, so as to prohibit insurers from requiring the use of certain parts in repairing motor vehicles as a condition of payment of a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 305. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Johnson of the 84th, Johnston of the 81st, Dix of the 76th, Rice of the 79th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of superior court judges for each judicial circuit, so as to create a new seventh judgeship for the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 306. By: Representatives Smith of the 109th, Barnes of the 33rd and Crawford of the 129th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the intangible recording tax, so as to change the provisions regarding failure to pay such tax barring actions on indebtedness; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 307. By: Representative Smith of the 109th: A BILL to amend Part 11 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to costs on judicial process, so as to provide for additional requirements for garnishment of funds or other property under the control of financial institutions; to require certain information in summons of garnishment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 308. By: Representatives Royal of the 164th, Hudson of the 156th and Reaves of the 178th: A BILL to amend Chapter 13 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Secretary of State, so as to change the publication schedule of an official directory of certain public officers and officials; to change certain provisions regarding the term of office of the director of Department of Archives and History; to change the name of the Georgia State Museum of Science and Industry; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 309. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Code Section 21-3-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local law exceptions to Code Sections 21-3-60 through 21-3-63 relating to .terms of office and elections of municipal offices, so as to provide that the General Assembly is authorized to provide by local law for municipal offices elected pursuant to a prior local law authorized by subsection (a) or (c) of Code Section 21-3-64 so as to change the terms of office to four years; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HB 310. By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Commerce," so as to annex certain property into the corporate limits of said municipality; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 311. By: Representatives Greene of the 158th, Walker of the 141st, James of the 140th, Floyd of the 138th and Ray of the 128th: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jails, so as to provide for a program of incentive grants to counties which are members of regional jail authorities to reimburse such counties for a portion of their expenditures for the capital costs of constructing and equipping regional jails; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HB 312. By: Representatives Thomas of the 148th and Pelote of the 149th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-188 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student transportation, so as to change certain provisions relating to school transportation state aid for certain students who reside one and one-half miles or less from the school to which they are assigned; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 313. By: Representative Ponder of the 160th: A BILL to create the Miller County Recreation Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 314. By: Representatives Rogers of the 20th and Shaw of the 176th: 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 change the time for answer by the tenant; to change the time for the tenant's tender of rents and cost of the dispossessory warrant; to change provisions relating to appeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 315. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th and McBee of the 88th: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from public disclosure of certain records, so as to add restrictions on the disclosure of audit work papers, notes, and draft reports until the audit report has been finalized or the audit terminated; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 316. By: Representatives Williams of the R3rd, Benefield of the 96th, Snelling of the 99th and Dobbs of the 92nd: A BILL to amepd Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to turning, starting, and signaling with respect to the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that whenever a highway or roadway has a central lane "in which traffic may enter from either direction for the purposes of making a left turn, no vehicle shall be driven into such central lane except for the purpose of making a left turn, and no vehicle shall enter into such central lane at a location which is more than 200 feet from the location where the vehicle will turn left; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 317. By: Representative Howard of the 118th: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-5-67 of the Official Code of Georgia Annota-ted, relating to the competitive bidding procedure with respect to state purchasing, so as to provide that the Department of Administrative Services shall provide by specific regulations the time at and procedures under which a bid or proposal is required to be received by such department in order for the department to entertain or consider such bid or proposal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
HB 318. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th, Royal of the 164th, Hudson of the 156th, Reaves of the 178th, Floyd of the 138th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from ad valorem taxation, so as to provide for an exemption for fruit or nut trees and fruit plants or bushes grown or harvested in this state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 319. By: Representative Bordeaux of the 151st: A BILL to amend Code Section 9-11-28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons before whom depositions maybe taken, so as to permit waiver of disqualification of a court reporter for family relationship; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 320. By: Representative Felton of the 43rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to change the time in which certain minimum distance requirements apply; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 321. By: Representatives Tolbert of the 25th, Barnes of the 33rd, Allen of the 117th and Martin of the 47th: A BILL to amend Code Section 9-11-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to subpoenas for taking depositions, so as to provide that attorneys may issue such subpoenas under certain conditions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Commit-tee on JUDICIARY
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HB 322.

By: Representative Stancil of the 91st:

A BILL to amend Code Section 8-2-26 of the Official Code of Georgia

Annotated, relating to the enforcement of state minimum standard

building codes, so as to require that any county or municipal

building' permit issued in this state shall have certain information

printed thereon relative to the possibility that improvements to the

property may subject the property to mechanics' and materialmen's

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Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY

HB 323. By: Representatives Twiggs of the 8th and Dobbs of the 92nd: A BILL to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Union County
shall also serve as the chief magistrate of Union County; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 324. By: Representative Campbell of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-21-131 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition of additional fines to fund local victim assistance programs, so as to provide for the imposition of such fines in magistrate courts; and for other
purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 325. By: Representatives Bordeaux of the 151st, Davis of the 60th and Allen of the 117th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authentication of writings in general, so as to provide for the authenticity of medical reports; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 326. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, McKinney of the 51st, Randall of the 127th, Henson of the 65th and McClinton of the 68th: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to acquisition, collection, classification, and preservation of information assisting in identifying deceased persons and locating missing persons, so as to provide tha~ any law enforcement agency shall immediately open an investigation upon receipt of a report that a person with Alzheimer's disease is missing; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY

HB 327. By: Representative Rogers of the 20th: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs in magistrate courts, so as to change the maximum amount of filing fees when the amount in controversy is $200.00 or less; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 328. By: Representative Reichert of the 126th:
A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lighting equipment of motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to when lighted headlights are required; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES

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HB 329. By: Representative Reichert of the 126th: A BILL to amend Code Section 13-6-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages for writing bad checks, so as to change the amount of service charge which may be recovered on a bad check; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 330. By: Representatives Parham of the 122nd, Graves of the 125th, Parrish of the 144th, Martin of the 145th and Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, so as to revise the laws relating to pharmacists and pharmacies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY HB 331By: Representatives Lane of the 146th, Bordeaux of the 151st, Hammontree of the 4th, Martin of the 47th and Orrock of the 56th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide that the cost of collection may also include reasonable attorneys' fees; to provide for additional powers for personnel employed by the State Board of Workers' Compensation in the fraud and compliance unit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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HR 142. By: Representatives Bates of the 179th and Ponder of the 160th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Decatur County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HR 143. By: Representatives Day of the 153rd and Everett of the 163rd: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to reserve to the people of the state the power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 144. By: Representative Royal of the 164th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Donnie Henry; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HR 145. By: Representative Cash of the 108th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Chad B. Kee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HR 158. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Johnson of the 84th, Coleman of the 80th, Davis of the 60th and Massey of the 86th: 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 159. By: Representative Poag of the 6th: A RESOLUTION honoring the Reverend Charles Walter Hayes and designating the "Reverend Charles Walter Hayes Memorial Highway" and the "Reverend Charles Walter Hayes Memorial Bridge"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 160. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Hunter Notification Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 161By: Representative Dixon of the 168th: A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Deborah Ann Joyce Brinson; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HR 162. By: Representative Ladd of the 59th: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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