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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 11/ 1997

*Denotes rules suspended.
HB 941. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Hudson of the 156th, Crawford of the 129th and Reaves of the 178th: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the harvest and sale of pine straw, so as to require a person selling pine straw to a pine straw dealer to present a valid business license or state tax identification number; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 942. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Byrd of the 170th, Greene of the 158th, Jenkins of the 110th and McKinney of the 51st: A BILL to amend Code Section 21-4-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the review of grounds for a recall petition, so as to provide for required elements of such review; to provide for the burden of proof; to provide for discovery; to provide for judicial orders; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 943. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Chapter 21 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Regents Retirement Plan, so as to provide that the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia shall not pay a benefit based upon service rendered by a member of the Regents Retirement Plan; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 944. 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 benefits, employee contributions, and related matters relative to members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia who became members on or after July 1, 1982, so as to provide that membership service may include certain prior service as a member of such retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
*HB 945. By: Representative Smith of the 19th: A BILL to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the requirement for a certificate of need, so as to add an additional class of facilities which shall be exempt from the certificate of need requirement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY

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*HB 946. By: Representatives Smith of the 19th, Irvin of the 45th, Mann. ot the 5th, Smith of the 175th, Barnes of the 33rd and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the merit system generally, so as to require certain state officers and employees to present proof of having registered with the Selective Service System or of being exempt from such registration; to provide for ineligibility for office and employment by the state and for employment termination; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 947. By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd, Lane of the 146th and. Porter of the 143rd: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Offi.cial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide a disability benefit for a teacher permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 948. By: Representatives Cooper of the 31st, Bradford of the 30th, Sauder of the 29th, Barnes of the 33rd, Wiles of the 34th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, so as to change the compensation of the clerk and the chief deputy clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 949. By: Representatives McKinney of the 51st, Holmes of the 53rd, Davis of the 48th and Sinkfield of the 57th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding municipal courts, so as to authorize any municipal court within a municipality of this state having a population of 135,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census jurisdiction to try and dispose of certa~n cases in which persons are charged with solicitation of sodomy of a person 17 years of age or older, prostitution, and criminal trespass; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
*HB 950. By: Representatives Henson of the 65th, Ragas of the 64th, Teper of the 61st, Hegstrom of the 66th, Sherrill of the 62nd 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 change certain provisions regarding the association fund; to create the association capital improvement fund and provide for expenditure of revenues of such fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
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HB 951. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Davis of the 60th, Mann of the 5th and Snelling of the 99th: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to provide a homestead exemption to certain permanently disabled veterans who do not qualify for a homestead exemption under Code Section 48-5-48; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 952. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Sanders of the 107th, Mann of the 5th, Rogers of the 20th and Davis of the 60th: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance for compensation liability generally, so as to provide for an independent right of action for an employer to recover the amount of any workers' compensation insurance premium increase which is occasioned by a compensation paid for injury or death to an employee for which some other person is found to be legally liable; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 953. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to the arrest of persons, so as to change the provisions relating to the right of forcible entry into private dwellings pursuant to the execution of an arrest warrant; to provide that an officer shall be required to secure a search warrant prior to making an arrest entry into the premises of a third party unless the third party has consented; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 954. By: Representatives Wiles of the 34th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Irvin of the 45th, Evans of the 28th, Pinholster of the 15th and others: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that no law school of any university within the University System of Georgia shall adopt or enforce any policy the result of which would prohibit the State Department of Law or any branch or component of the armed forces of the United States from recruiting graduates on the campus of the law school; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
HB 955. By: Representative Stancil of the 9lst: A BILL to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the Town of Bogart; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 956. By: Representatives Lewis of the 14th, Cummings of the 27th and Childers of the 13th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Bartow County, so as to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
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HB 957.
By: Representatives Tolbert of the 25th and Hecht of the 97th: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offenses of child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to provide for a distinction between offenses involving and not involving the touching of the child; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY

HB 958.
By: Representative Murphy of the 18th:
A BILL to amend Code Section 28-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the House of Representatives, so as to provide for the district residency requirements for representative districts; to provide for the election of members of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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REAPPORTIONMENT

CONGRESSIONAL

HB 959. By: Representative Skipper of the 137th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-112 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commencement termination, or continuation of the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to change the provisions regarding the date such tax may be imposed; and for other
purposes.

Referred to the Commi-ttee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 960. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and other members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 961. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating a Board of Education of Wilkinson County, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and other members of such board of education; and
for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 962. By: Representative Reichert of the 126th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of the practice of law, so as to protect the privacy of personal injury victims and
their family members against intrusive, unsolicited contact by attorneys; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 963. By: Representatives Crawford of the 129th, Yates of the 106th and
Sanders of the 107th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Griffin Judicial Circuit, so as to change the county supplement for the superior court judges of that circuit; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 964. By: Representative Allen of the 117th: A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change the provisions relating to administration of chemical tests, the rights of motorists, and reporting of test results; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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*HR 462.
By: . Representatives f!udson of the 156th,Reaves of the 178th, Royal of th~ 164th, Lane of. the 146th, Ray of the 128th and others: A RESOLUTION creating . the Jo,lnt StUdy Comnli ttee on Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Programs; and for othdr purposes.

Referred to the Committee oil RULES

HR 464. By: RepresEmtative .B~nefieldof the 96'th:
A . .RESOLUTION . creating . the . Joint Georgia Corrimittee; and for other purposes.

Transportation

Study

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 465. By: . Representatives McCall of the 90th, Greene of the 15Sth, . Keaves of the )78th, .James of the 140th, . Purcell of the .147th and others: A RESOLUTION .. crea.ting . the House Study Committee on Business Incentives for Agri"culture; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 466. By: Representati"es Davis of the 60th and Barnes of the 33rct: A RESOLUTION COITUh8ndingJohnMarshall Law School and ~rging fhe appropriation of .state fundsin support of the John Marshall Legal
Aid Clinic; aild for other purposes.

Referred to the ConuTti ttee on JUDICIARY

HR 467. By: Representatives Thomas of the 148th, Orrock of the 56th, Mobley of th~ 69th;jnd p~lote of the 149th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Georgia;
and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY

HR 470. By: Representatives Reichert of the 126th, Tolbert of the 25th, Benefield of the 96th, Lee of the 94th, Ehrhart of the 36th and
others: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Transportation to change the system used to mark exits on the interstate highways passing through the state; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 11, 1997
SB 171. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family violence, so as to change the definition of family violence; to provide for jurisdiction and venue for petitions involving nonresidents; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 226. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Dean of the 31st and Marable of the 52nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vandalism to a place of worship, so as to provide a penalty for such offense when one or more persons are injured; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 274. By: Senators Henson of the 55th, Burton of the 5th, Stokes of the 43rd 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, so as to limit the terms of certain contracts for lease, use, or operation of the project; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 325. By: Senators Kemp of the 3rd, Boshears of the 6th and Johnson of the 2nd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding magistrate courts, so as to provide for the monetary jurisdiction of civil claims in magistrate court to be set at $15,000.00; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 346. By: Senators Clay of the 37th, Lamutt of the 21st and Thompson of the 33rd: A BILL to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, as amended, so as to change the compensation of the chief deputy sheriff, the chief investigator, and the executive assistant to the sheriff; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SR 214. By: Senator Middleton of the 50th: A RESOLUTION designating the Lovell-Wikle Scenic Highway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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