First readers in House, 1997 March 28

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, March 28, 1997
HB 1088. By: Representatives Stallings of the 100th and West of the 101st: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-264 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia by secretaries of superior court judges and district attorneys, so as to provide for creditable service for certain prior service; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 1089. By: Representative Polak of the 67th: A BILL to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relating to the governing authority of DeKalb County, so as to remove future department directors and heads from the DeKalb County Merit System and change the provisions relating to their appointment, discharge, and compensation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1090. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Taylor of the 134th, Thomas of the 148th and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to amend Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries, so as to change the number of peremptory challenges allowed the prosecuting attorney and the accused in misdemeanor trials; to change the size of the jury panel in felony cases; to change the number of peremptory challenges allowed the prosecuting attorney and the accused in felony trials; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1091. By: Representative Felton of the 43rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to authorize the imposition and levy of certain fees upon the operation of certain telecommunication systems; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1092. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th and Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund, so as to define a certain term; to provide that a member of such retirement fund who was previously a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may obtain certain creditable service for such period of prior membership; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
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HB>1093. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, McKinney of the 51st, Randall of the 127th, Brooks of the 54th, McClinton of the 68th and others: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide for the election of the members of the House of Representatives by meaps of preference voting from multiple-member districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1094. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Ashe of the 46th and Teper of the 61st: 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
HB 1095. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th and James of the l40th: A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for special districts consisting of each municipality and the unincqrporated area of each county of the state for the purposes of collecting certain fees, assessments, and taxes to be used to pay, wholly or partially, for the provision of local government services within such districts and to construct and maintain facilities therefor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1096. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to retirement and pensions, so as to provide that in the event a person designated as the primary beneficiary by a member of a public retirement or pension system does not survive the member by at least 32 days, any survivor's benefits shall be paid to the secondary beneficiary; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 1097. By: Representatives Ragas of the 64th, Martin of the 47th, Randall of the l27th and Maddox of the 72nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-11-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, so as to change the provisions relating to the transfer of cases involving a child 13 to 17 years of age who is alleged to have committed any of certain offenses from the superior court to the juvenile court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 1098. By: Representative Byrd of the 170th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to blasting or excavating near underground gas pipes and utility facilities, so as to change the definition of the term "utility facility"; and for other purpos'es.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
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HBI099. By: Representatives Smith of the 169th, Murphy of the 18th, Childers of the 13th, Dixon of the 168th, Mosley of the 171st and others: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that the retirement allowance paid under such retirement system shall be automatically increased by the same percentage as the state salary for public school teachers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 1100. By: Representatives Twiggs of the 8th, Whitaker of the 7th and Dobbs of the 92nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to provide for the certification and regulation of youth camps; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 1101. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th, Martin of the 47th, Hudson of the 120th, Culbreth of the 132nd, Shaw of the 176th and others: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to create health care authorities in every county and municipality in the state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 1102. By: Representatives Brooks of the 54th, Walker of the 141st, Crews of the 78th, Barnes of the 33rd, Mobley of the 69th and others: A BILL to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to prohibit various types of discrimination by persons doing business in this state; to provide that no such person shall discriminate against, or blacklist, or refuse to buy from, sell to, or trade with any person in this state because of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or sex of the person; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1103. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-96.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia for certain prior service, so as to authorize up to ten years of creditable service for certain temporary full-time employment by the legislative branch of state government; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 1104. By: Representative Byrd of the 170th: A BILL to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to authorize the State Construction Industry Licensing Board to issue cease and desist orders to prohibit persons from violating provisions of said chapter; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
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Hal105. ~y: Representative O'Neal of the 75th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to sales of blood glucose level measuring strips; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 1106. By: Representative Harbin of the 113th:
A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to enact the "Georgia Insurance State of Entry Act of 1998"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

HB 1107. By: Representative Jones of the 71st: A BILL to amend Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pawnbrokers, so as to provide that each pawnbroker in business on July 1, 1998, shall register with the Secretary of State; to provide that any person doing business as a pawnbroker must possess a certification of registration; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY

HB 1108. By: Representative Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to investments of domestic insurers, so as to change certain provisions relating to authorized investments in obligations of corporations generally; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

HB 1109. By: Representatives Manning of the 32nd and Franklin of the 39th: A BILL to amend Code Section 43-9-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding chiropractors, so as to change the definition of "chiropractic"; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY

HB 1110. By: Representative Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to provide that no member of the General
Assembly shall accept lodging paid for by a lobbyist or anyone represented by a lobbyist; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HB 1111. By: Representative Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization of county government, so as to provide a procedure for reapportioning election districts for county boards of commissioners; and for other
purposes.

Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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REAPPORTIONMENT

CONGRESSIONAL

HB 1112. By: Representative Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Code Section 19-9-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the custody of children and related matters, so as to provide conditions for the issuance of an ex parte order granting child custody; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

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HB 1113. By: Representatives Dobbs of the 92nd and Breedlove of the 85th: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require that instructions by county health personnel for the placement of septic systems and individual sewage management systems be made in writing; to provide that counties shall be liable for damages caused by devaluation of property as a result of improper instructions for the placement of such systems; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 1114. By: Representative Breedlove of the 85th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wells and drinking water, so as to require that instructions by county personnel for the placement of wells be made in writing; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HR 648. By: Representative Teper of the 6Ist: A RESOLUTION:urging certain action with respect to statues upon the Capitol grounds; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 649. By: Representative Teper of the 6Ist: A RESOLUTION creating the House Competitive Elec:tric Service Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 703. By: Representative Smith of the I69th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to repeal the provisions requiring the funding of ed:uqation by ad valorem taxation and provide for the imposition of a state-wide sales and use tax of 3 percent, which rate of taxation may be adjusted as necessary by the Assembly, the proceeds of which shall be used exclusively for educational purposes prior to the college or postsecondary level; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, March 28, 1997
SR 185. By: Senators Boshears of the 6th, Kemp of the 3rd and Blitch of the 7th: A RESOLUTION creating the Coastal Region Aquarium and Maritime Facility Study Commission; to provide legislative findings; to provide for the purpose of the commission; to provide for the membership of the commission; to provide for the powers and duties of the commission; to provide for staff personnel; to provide for a report and recommendations; to provide for allowances for certain commission members; to provide for a termination date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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