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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE. THURSDAY, February 20, 1997

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HB 656. By: Representatives Parham of the 122nd and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to provide for homestead exemptions from Baldwin County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Baldwin County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of certain homesteads which are leased to certain residents of that county after a phase-in period; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 657. By: Representatives Smith of the 12th, Childers of the 13th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the filling of vacancies in the membership of the Hospital Authority of Floyd County, so as to change the manner of filling such vacancies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 658. By: Representatives Smith of the 12th, Childers of the 13th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, so as to change the terms of the members of the board from concurrent to staggered; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
HB 659. By: Representatives Ray of the !28th, Barnes of the 33rd and Snow of the 2nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to salvaged or rebuilt motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to issuance of certificates of title for and marking of certain vehicles; to repeal an exemption of motorcycles from certain requirements; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 660. By: Representatives Jackson of the !12th, Harbin of the !13th, Coan of the 82nd and Massey of the 86th: 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 certain property which is owned by and used exclusively as the headquarters or main office of a local chamber of commerce which is an organization qualified as a tax exempt organization under certain federal law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

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HB 661. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Cummings of the 27th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to provide that a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia or the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia who becomes employed in a position covered by the other retirement system may elect membership in either retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 662. By: Representatives Howard of the 118th, Allen of the 117th, DeLoach of the 119th, Connell of the 115th, Anderson of the 116th and others: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta, so as to designate the name of the consolidated government as "Augusta, Georgia"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 663. By: Representatives Jamieson of the 22nd, Royal of the 164th, Walker of the 141st and Skipper of the 137th: A BILL to provide for the creation and comprehensive regulation of enterprise zones within municipalities and counties; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide definitions; to provide for designation of state enterprise zones; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 664. By: Representatives Crawford of the 129th and Buckner of the 95th: 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 change the definitions of utility contracting and utility system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 665. By: Representative Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change the definition of fair market value and provide for additional considerations when determining such value of tangible personal property; to delete certain provisions relating to access to public records of the taxpayer; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 666. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Martin of the 47th and Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," so as to change the provisions relating to acquisitions, dispositions, and_ awarding of contracts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 667. By: Representatives Burkhalter of the 41st, Campbell of the 42nd and Trense of the 44th: A BILL to increase the homestead exemptions from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes when the annual increase in assessed value exceeds certain annual cost-of-living or performance increases granted state employees and county officers and to provide for conditions and procedures relating thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 668. By: Representative Golden of the 177th: A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest fire prevention and control, so as to prohibit cer.tain burnings of woods, lands, marshes, or other flammable vegetation within a distance of 100 feet of a building or other structure which is not the property of the person or entity engaging in the burning or for whom the burning is being undertaken; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 669. By: Representatives Culbreth of the 132nd, McBee of the 88th and Coan of the 82nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings and parental rights, so as to expand the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to all persons under the age of 18; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 670. By: Representatives DeLoach of the 172nd, Irvin of the 45th, Williams of the 83rd and Westmoreland of the 104th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to require the presentation of photographic identification by an elector at or prior to the completion of a voter's certificate and prior to admission to the enclosed space at any polling place; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 671. By: Representative Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend Code Section 10-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions of terms used in the "Georgia Securities Act of 1973," so as to provide that the term "investment adviser" shall not include a lawyer whose investment advisory services are solely incidental to the practice of law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 672. By: Representative Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend an Act re-creating a system of state courts of limited jurisdiction for each city of this state having a population of 300,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, so as to change the manner of selection of the solicitor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL
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HB 673.
By: Representative Twiggs of the 8th: A BIL~ to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relat1ng to law enforcement, so as to change the provisions relating to the training of law enforcement officers in the investigation of family violence incidents; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY

HB 674.
By: Representatives Channell of the lllth, Royal of the !64th and Jamieson of the 22nd:
A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to setoff debt collection, so as to provide such collection for debts owed to political subdivisions of the state; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 675. By: Representative McCall of the 90th:
A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County, so as to change the terms of the commissioners from concurrent to staggered terms; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 676. By: Representative Hanner of the !59th: A BILL to create a board of elections and registration in Webster County; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 677. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-334 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service retirement allowances and calculation and related matters, so as to change a certain factor; and for other
purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT

HB 678. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of relating to retirement and pensions, so as definitions; and for other purposes.

Georgia Annotated, to restate certain

Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT

HB 679. By: Representatives Polak of the 67th, Royal of the !64th, Sherrill of the 62nd, Channell of the lllth and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the excise tax on the furnishing for value to the public of any rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, so as to change certain provision regarding the levy and collection of such tax; to provide an overall restriction applicable to the aggregate amount of excise taxes and sales and use taxes which may be imposed by a county or municipality; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

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HB 680. By: Representatives Jenkins of the !lOth, Dobbs of the 92nd, Teper of the 61st, Polak of the 67th and Jones of the 71st: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to eminent domain, so as to provide that compensation received as a result of a condemnation shall not be subject to state income taxation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HR 313. By: Representative Greene of the 158th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Alfonzo Price; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 324. By: Representative Shanahan of the lOth: A RESOLUTION designating the Trail of Tears Highway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, February 20, 19.97
SB 10. By: Senator Cheeks of the 23rd: 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," as amended, 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
SB 28. By: Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Land of the 16th, Starr of the 44th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings and parental rights, Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, and Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Child Support Recovery Act," so as to add definitions; to provide for a certificate from the putative father registry as an amendment to petitions seeking termination of the rights of a biological father who is not a legal father; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 30. By: Senator Boshears of the 6th: A BILL to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide that two or more volunteer fire departments may form a nonprofit corporation; to allow said nonprofit corporation to apply for state funding grants as if it were a local governmental entity; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 57. By: Senators Griffin of the 25th, Blitch of the 7th, Boshears of the 6th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of the executive branch of state government, so as to require certain notice prior to the privatization of operations of certain state institutions or programs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SB 58. By: Senators Boshears of the 6th, Balfour of the 9th, Ralston of the 51st and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code.of Georgia Annotat~d, the "Child Support Recovery Act," so as to requ1re fathers of ch1ldren born out of wedlock to complete arid pay for certain fatherhood responsibillity programs; to provide fof enforcement; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Aid to Dependent Children Act," so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative finding and intent; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 62. By: Senator James of the 35th: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-60-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the restriction of adult bookstores and movie houses to certain areas, so as to prohibit tfie location of an adult bookstore or adult movie house within 200 yards of a school building, school grounds, college campus, or church building; to provide for applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 67. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Brown of the 26th and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the crimes of assault and battery, so as to provide for the "Crimes Against Family Members Act of 1997"; to define the offense of family violence assault; to provide penalties for such offense; to define the offense of family violence aggravated assault; to provide penalties for such offense; to define the offense of family violence simple battery; to provide a penalty for such offense; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for certain offenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 68. By: Senators Henson of the 55th and Stokes of the 43rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 4A of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and purpose; to establish the Georgia Youthbuild Program within the Department of Children and Youth Services; to provide for the authority, duties, and powers of the Department of Children and Youth Services with respect to the Youthbuild Program; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
SB 78. By: Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Ralston of the 51st, Kemp of the 3rd and others: A BILL to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to change the number of Judges of the Court of Appeals; to provide that the court shall sit in four divisions; to specify the number of Judges which shall constitute a quorum; to provide for the election and term of office of Judges; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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SB 90. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Brown of the 26th, Walker of the 22nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to victim compensation, so as to provide for eligibility for compensation of victims of certain crimes committed outside the state; to change definitions; to change the time period for filing a claim; to provide for the ineligibility of victims while they are delinqu~nt in paying fines, other monetary penalties, or restitution imposed for conviction of certain offenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 105. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Brown of the 26th, Boshears of the 6th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the registration of sexually violent predators, so as to change the definition of the term "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include federal offenses and offenses committed in other states or territories of the United States under certain circumstances; to require registration for conviction of certain offenses committed in other jurisdictions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 111. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd and Clay of the 37th: A BILL to amend Code Section 3-4-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the certificate of residence required for a retail distilled spirits dealer's license or tax stamps, so as to provide that an applicant for a retail dealer's license or tax stamps for distilled spirits for a location within a municipality where distilled spirits may legally be sold may reside anywhere within the county in which the municipality is located; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES
SB 117. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Dean of the 31st and Cheeks of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to indemnification of law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards, and publicly employed emergency medical technicians, so as to provide for the indemnification of state highway employees with respect to death or permanent disability; to change certain provisions relating to definitions of terms; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
SB 118. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Dean of the 31st and Cheeks of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 46-9-272 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the definition of terms used in the "Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law," so as to redefine the term "project"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SB 121. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd; Dean of the 31st and Cheeks of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road for motor vehicles relative to speed restrictions, so as to change certain provisions relating to speed limits in construction sites; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 138. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Henson of the 55th, Boshears of the 6th and others~ A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to prohibit denial of staff privileges on the basis of certain licenses 1 certifications, specialties, and membership; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 155. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Madden of the 47th, Hill of the 4th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of insurance rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to change certain provisions relating to workers' compensation insurance premium discounts for insureds with drug-free workplace programs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 173. By: Senator Starr of the 44th: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the training and employment of peace officers, so as to change the designation of certain bomb technicians; to provide for mutual aid agreements; to exempt certain training and technical materials relating to bombs and explosives from public disclosure except in limited circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
SB 184. By: Senators Ray of the 48th, Tanksley of the 32nd and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 36 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to durable powers of attorney for health care so as to clarify the effect of appointment of a guardian upon a durable power of attorney for health care; to provide that the probate court or superior court may direct a guardian of the person to exercise the powers of the principal under a health care agency; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 199. By: Senators Clay of the 37th and Lamutt of the 21st: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forgery and related offenses, so as to increase the penalty for sale or distribution of a false identification document to a minor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
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SB 214. By: Senators Boshears of the 6th, Thompson of the 33rd, Johnson of the 2nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to chiropractors, so as to provide for treatment and certain referrals and failure to make those referrals; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
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