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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, February 10, 1997

HB 506. By: Representatives McKinney of the 51st, Walker of the 141st, Franklin of the 39th, Benefield of the 96th, Randall of the 127th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-11-59 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile law enforcement records, so as to provide that juvenile law enforcement records and files involving an offense which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult shall be kept and reported in the same manner as the law enforcement records of adults; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Cormnittee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 507. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th and O'Neal of the 75th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-298 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership by employees of county departments of family and children services in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that such persons shall receive creditable service for all prior accredited service; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 508. By: Representative Skipper of the 137th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal excise tax levies on charges to the public for rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide authorization with certain conditions for certain counties and municipalities to levy such tax; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 509. By: Representatives Henson of the 65th, Burkhalter of the 41st, McClinton of the 68th, Williams of the l14th, Mobley of the 69th and others: A BILL to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit the Department of Medical Assistance from establishing a drug formulary that restricts by any prior approval process a physician's ability to treat a patient with a prescription drug that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug administration; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 510. By: Representatives Shanahan of the 10th, Hanner of the 159th, Sauder of the 29th, Shipp of the 38th, Breedlove of the 85th and others: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act," so as to authorize the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the department of Natural Resources to grant a waiver of certain fees under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HB 511. By: Representatives Powell of the 23rd, Parham of the. 122nd, Martin of the 47th and Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgi.a Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for furnishing personal information contained in motor vehicle reg.istration records for bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 512. By: Representatives Buck of the 135th, Culbreth of the 132nd, Taylor of the 134th, Hugley of the 133rd, Smyre of the 136th and others: A BILL to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to provide for a pe.rsonal support services program and plan for persons with disabilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 513. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, McKinney of the 51st, Turnquest of the 73rd, Holmes of the 53rd and Maddox of the 72nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated., relating to the amount of the minimum wage to be paid by employers, so as to provide for legislative findings; to increase the minimum wage to the federal poverty level; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 514. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Brooks of the 54th, Irvin of the 45th, Orrock of the 56th, Ray of the 128th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 3 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to access to and use of public facilities by physically handicapped persons, so as to change the provisions relating to definitions; to provide a definition for speculative private residences; to provide for certain accessibility design and construction features for certain speculative private residences; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 515. By: Representative Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-334 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service retirement allowances for employees who first or again become members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia on or after July 1, 1982, so as to authorize members to receive military service credit for active duty service in the armed forces of the United States during the period of the Vietnam Conflict; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 516. By: Representatives Channell of the 111th, Jenkins of the 110th and Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate courts, so as to change provlslons relating to failure to complete training required for judges of the probate courts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 517. By: Representatives Sherrill of the 62nd, Heard of the 89th, Childers of the 13th, Skipper of the 137th, Coleman of the 142nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain amounts expended for qualified caregiving expenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 518. By: Representatives Sherrill of the 62nd, Heard of the 89th, Childers of the 13th, Skipper of the 137th, Stancil of the 9lst and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain amounts expended for certain long-term care insurance; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 519. By: Representatives Shipp of the 38th, Campbell of the 42nd, Sauder of the 29th and Shanahan of the 10th: 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 the magistrate courts, so as to change the filing fee for filing a civil action; to change the fee for issuance of a writ of fieri facias; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 520. By: Representatives Shipp of the 38th, Dix of the 76th, Campbell of the 42nd, Sauder of the 29th and Shanahan of the 10th: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to violation of ordinances of counties and state authorities, so as to change the punishment provisions for ordinance violations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 52!. By: Representatives Shipp of the 38th, Shanahan of the 10th, Wiles of the 34th, Sauder of the 29th and Powell of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abandoned motor vehicles, so as to increase the filing fee for an affidavit for foreclosure of a lien on an abandoned motor vehicle; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 522. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Barnes of the 33rd and Allen of the 117th: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-18-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as "The Law School Public Prosecutor Act of 1970," so as to redefine the term "district attorney"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 523. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Barnes of the 33rd and Allen of the 117th: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the provisions of Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-128 concerning the carrying of firearms and weapons, so as to exempt municipal and city judges from the provisions of said Code sections; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 524. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Walker of the 141st and Allen of the 117th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to provide for implementation of a state-wide uniform information system for real property records; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 525. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th and Barnes of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, so as to provide that a motion for reconsideration of an order, decision, or judgment shall not extend the time within which an application must be made for an interlocutory appeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 526. By: Representative McBee of the 88th: A BILL to amend code Section 48-5-299 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ascertainment and assessment duties of county boards of tax assessors, so as to provide for conditions under which valuations established or decisions rendered on certain appeals can be changed by such board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 527. By: Representatives Hammontree of the 4th, Barnes of the 33rd, Campbell of the 42nd and Tolbert of the 25th: 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 notice to the juvenile court regarding recommendations of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Resources for children in foster care; to authorize a hearing regarding the continuation or termination of foster care; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 528. By: Representatives Dixon of the 150th, Bordeaux of the 151st and Mueller of the 152nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-5-96 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits to withdraw, obtain, or use ground water, so as to lower the threshold over which a person must obtain a water permit to 10,000 galllons per day; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HB 529. By: Representative Dixon of the 150th: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-36-90 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions applicable to the annexation of unincorporated islands; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HB 530. By: Representative Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to redefine the term absentee elector; to provide that an elector may choose to vote by absentee ballot without giving a reason for such choice; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 531. By: Representatives Birdsong of the 123rd, Ray of the 128th, Jenkins of the 110th and Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-111 of ~he Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures for the imposition of the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to change the provisions relating to the purposes for which the proceeds of the tax are to be used and may be expended; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 532. By: Representative Williams of the 83rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-7-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements of motor vehicle liability insurance policies and uninsured motorist coverage, so as to raise the minimum liability coverage requirements in a two-step process; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HR 255. By: Representative Johnson of the 84th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly by general law to define nonattainment areas with respect to certain water pollution and to implement corrective measures and enforcement remedies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HR 256. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Royal of the 164th, Buck of the 135th, Lewis of the 14th and Culbreth of the 132nd: 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; to provide that motor vehicle license and registration fees need not be paid into the general fund and allocated by appropriations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HR 257. By.:... Representa-tives-... I,ane~/.~QL ..the..1.4.p,t.l.l.,.-.. HoW'p.rct. Q.f .. t.b~. __-J lJU:"Jl,., Bannister of the 77th and Allen of the 117th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Subsequent Injury Trust Fund Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, February 10, 1997
SB 93. By: Senators Madden of the 47th, Langford of the 29th, Perdue of the 18th and others: 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; to provide definitions; to provide procedures for the issuance of certificates of authority to health plan purchasing cooperatives; to provide for the duties of the Commissioner of Insurance; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 101. By: Senators Starr of the 44th and Perdue of the 18th: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-87-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the authority of counties and municipal corporations to participate in federal programs, so as to provide that counties and municipal corporations shall be authorized to participate in federal and state programs which provide funds for job training, job research aSSistance, and workforce development programs and to accept and to expend grant funds subject to such terms as may be required by the grantor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 136. By: Senators Starr of the 44th and Glanton of the 34th: A BILL to amend Code Section 53-6-90 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as such section is effective on July 1, 1997, and Code Section 53-6-35, as such section becomes effective on January 1, 1998, each relating to the appointment of a cbunty administrator and assistant county administrators, so as to provide that in certain counties the judge of the probate court is authorized to appoint assistant county administrators; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 150. By: Senators Burton of the 5th, Oliver of the 42nd, Henson of the 55th and others: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Silver-Haired Legislature, so as to authorize annual meetings; to provide for funding; to provide for personnel; to provide for duties of the Secretary of State; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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