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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, February 27, 1997

*Denotes rules suspended.
HB 776. By: Representatives Pinholster of the 15th, Stancil of the 16th and Scheid of the 17th: A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority Act," so as to provide for limitations with respect to the installation of certain trunk lines; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 777. By: Representatives Stancil of the 16th, Pinholster of the 15th and Scheid of the 17th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption for certain residents of Cherokee County from ad, valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount as determined from the proceeds generated from the collection of the retail homestead option sales and use tax; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 778. By: Representatives Mueller of the 152nd, Dixon of the 150th, Pelote of the 149th, Thomas of the 148th, Day of the 153rd and others: A' BILL to amend an Act creating the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority, so as to provide for an additional member of such authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL
HB 779. By: Representatives Jenkins of the 110th, Holland of the 157th, Barnes of the 33rd and Channell of the 111th: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement benefits under the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to provide that a judge or employee of the probate court shall be entitled to retire on a service retirement at the age of 55 years after having served 12 years as a judge or employee of the board of trustees of such retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 780. By: Representatives Jenkins of the Il0th, Holland of the 157th, Barnes of the 33rd and Channell of the lilth: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to change the amount of salary which may be considered earnings for purposes of such retirement fund; to change the employee contribution in such retirement fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT

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HB 781. By: Representative Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property which is exempt from ad valorem property taxes, so as to clarify the exemption with respect to public property; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 782. By: Representative Westmoreland of the 104th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to remove certain limitations with respect to the exclusion of certain retirement income; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 783. By: Representatives Shipp of the 38th, Manning of the 32nd, Bradford of the 30th, Cooper of the 31st, Parsons of the 40th and others: A BILL to create the Acworth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING. & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 784. By: Representatives Shipp of the 38th, Manning of the 32nd, Bradford of the 30th, Cooper of the 31st, Wiles of the 34th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, so as to change the provisions relating to the corporate limits of said city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 785. 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 786. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-98 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia for prior employees of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, so as to provide for creditable service in such retirement system for certain prjor service; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 787. By: Representatives Dixon of the 168th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Waycross, so as to restyle the police court of the City of Waycross as the Municipal Court of the City of Waycross; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 788. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th and Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-211 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts of teachers and other school personnel, so as to change which personnel are eligible for such contracts and provide for criminal record checks for those personnel; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 789. By: Representatives Bradford of the 30th, Cooper of the 31st, Parsons of the 40th, Shipp of the 38th, McKinney of the 51st and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, so as to change the compensation of the solicitor-general; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 790. By: Representative Reichert of the 126th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to provide for a legislative finding; to provide for immunity for certain resident physicians participating in certain residency training programs and for certain entities utilizing such residents; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 791. By: Representative Randall of the 127th: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-8-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions applicable to Chapter 8 of Title 35, the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act," so as to change the definition of certain terms; to include certain employees of municipal correctional institutions who are authorized to exercise the power of arrest within the definition of the term "peace officer"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 792. By: Representative Randall of the 127th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, providing general provisions relating to employment, so as to prohibit the termination of an employee's employment as a result of the employee filing a workers' compensation claim under Chapter 9 of this title; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 793. By: Representatives Williams of the 63rd, Ladd of the 59th, O'Neal of the 75th, McClinton of the 68th, Ragas of the 64th and others: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb County, so as to change the compensation of the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 794. By: Representative Clark of the 3rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Catoosa County, so as to increase the amount payable for clerical help in the office of the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 795. By: Representative Clark of the 3rd: A BILL to amend an Act placing the judge of the probate court and the clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County on an annual salary in lieu of fees, so as to increase the clerical help allowance of the judge of the probate court and the clerk of the superior court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 796. By: Representative Brown of the 130th: A BILL creating a new charter for the City of Hogansville, so as to allow the mayor and city council to enter into a written contract for the employment of a city manager; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 797. By: Representatives Dixon of the 168th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Ware County, so as to provide for the compensation of the Solicitor-General and the JUdge of said court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
HB 798. By: Representatives Dixon of the 168th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Waycross, so as to change the corporate limits of said city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 799. By: Representative Massey of the 86th: A BILL to amend an Act reincorporating the City of Winder, so as to repeal the two-term limit applicable to the mayor; and for othe.r purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
HB 800. By: Representatives Massey of the 86th and Randall of the l27th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited acts relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to change the penalties for furnishing any alcoholic beverage to, causing any alcoholic beverage to be furnished to, permitting any employee to furnish any alcoholic beverage to, or acting as an agent to purchase or acquire any alcoholic beverage for any person under 21 years of age; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES
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HB 801. By: Representatives Massey of the 86th and Jackson of the- 112th: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to change the provisions relating to the penalty for rape when the victim is less than 12 years of age on the date of the offense and the penalty for aggravated sodomy when the victim is less than 12 years of age on the date of the offense; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY HB 802. By: Representative Purcell of the 147th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Effingham County, so as to change the salary of the judge of said court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 803. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government bonds and financing, so as to prohibit certain authorities from carrying on certain activities outside of the political subdivisions for or within which they are created to function; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HB 804. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to clarify that a motion to enforce an alimony or child
support order by attachment for contempt is a part of the underlying
action and does not constitute a new action; to amend Code Section 15-6-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of clerks of superior courts, so as to eliminate provisions relating to entry of certain matters in the civil docket; to amend Code Section 19-6-28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enforcement of orders for alimony and child support, so as to provide for the nature of contempt proceedings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HR 379. By: Representatives McCall of the 90th and Hanner of the l59th: A RESOLUTION urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reaffirm the existing air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, February 27, 1997
SB 70. By: Senators Land of the 16th, Scott of the 36th, Tanksley of the 32nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to repeal Code Section 20-2-255, relating to petitions for charter school status; to enact the "Charter Schools Act of 1997"; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for a petition for charter school status by a local school; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 215. By: Senators Perdue of the 18th, Oliver of the 42nd, Starr of the 44th and others: A BILL to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to provide for a definition of "gas company"; to provide for a method of establishing just and reasonable rates for gas companies through an alternative form of regulation; to provide for the allocation of certain revenues; to enact the "Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 245. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd and Walker of the 22-nd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to change certain provisions relating to coverage of treatment of mental disorders; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 254. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Madden of the 47th, Abernathy of the 38th and others: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for certain duties of health care insurers when primary eye care benefits are included in a health benefit plan; to provide civil relief and remedies for certain violations; to define certain terms; to provide a short title; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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