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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, March 3, 1997

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HB 849. By: Representatives Bordeaux of the 151st, Pelote of the 149th, Dixon of the 150th, Mueller of the 152rtd and Thomas of the 148th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, so as to change the compensation of the judge of the Probate Court of Chatham County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 850. By: Representatives Bordeaux of the 151st, Pelote of the 149th, Dixon of the 150th, Mueller of the 152nd and Thomas of the 148th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, so as to change the compensation of the chief magistrate and magistrates of the Magistrate Court of Chatham County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
HB 851. By: Representatives Crawford of the 129th and Ray of the 128th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to remove the tax exemption from certain public real property owned by municipal corporations which is outside the corporate limits; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 852. By: Representatives Crawford. of the 129th and Ray of the 128th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Revenue Bond Law," so as to change the powers of eminent domain granted by such article; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 853. By: Representative Crawford of the 129th: A BILL to amend Title 22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eminent domain, so as to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for applicability and inapplicability to specified governmental actions; to waive sovereign immunity to the extent of liability created by the Act; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 854. By: Representative Pinholster of the 15th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from all Pickens County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
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HB 855. By: Representative Pinholster of the 15th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Pickens County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead of certain residents of that county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 856. By: Representative Pinholster of the 15th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Pickens County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 857. By: Representatives Titus of the 180th and Bates of the 179th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the Board of Education of Thomas County," so as to provide a per diem allowance for the members of such board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 858. By: Representative Crawford of the 129th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for the establishment by the Commissioner of Insurance of premium rates to be charged by title insurers for single risks of $1 million and above; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 859. By: Representative Burkhalter of the 41st: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Hospital Authorities Law," so as to prohibit the grant of state funds to certain hospital authorities and hospitals thereof which do not contract with health maintenance organizations which participate in the Medicaid Health Maintenance Organization Program; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 860. By: Representative Mills of the 21st: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxation, so as to further define and implement procedures with respect to imposition, collection, and administration of the local option sales tax for educational purposes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 861By: Representatives Walker of the 87th and Stancil of the 91st: A BILL to continue the charter for the Academy of Social Circle; to create a body politic known as the School District of Social Circle; to provide for a board of education; to provide for education districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Cowmittee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 862. 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 exempt policies and contracts of insurance issued by insurers who do not use independent agents from certain countersignature requirements; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 863. By: Representatives Baker of the 70th, Bordeaux of the 151st and Orrock of the 56th: .A BILL to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educa~ion, so as to change certain provisions concerning high school programs; to state legislative intent with respect to program weights; to provide for a change in the program weights allotted to state authorized instructional programs for purposes of the Quality Basic Education Formula; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 864. By: Representatives Bannister of the 77th, Sanders of the 107th, Parsons of the 40th, Everett of the 163rd and Smith of the 102nd: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes and tobacco related objects, so as to change the provisions relating to sales of tobacco products from vending machines; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 865. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to limit certain placements in group-care facilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 866. By: Representative Connell of the 115th: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public authorities, so as to create the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 867. By: Representative Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-9-3 and Code Section 36-37-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of county and municipal property generally, respectively, so as to provide for certain dispositions to heirs of owners of proposed lake property and notifications and procedures relating thereto; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 868. By: Representative Coleman of the 142nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act," so as to provide for the certification of administrative investigators; to provide for standards, duties, and powers; to provide for disciplinary actions and funding; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
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HB 869. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th, Powell of the 23rd, Hudson of the 156th, Floyd of the 138th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-3-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions from motor vehicle certificate of title requirements, so as to change certain provisions relating to exclusions for certain vehicles which are 15 or more mOdel ye.ars. old; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 870. By: Representatives Smyre of the 136th, McBee of the 88th, Parham of the 122nd, stancil of the 91st and Golden of the 177th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle re.gistration and licensing generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to license plates commemorating colleges or universities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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*HR 401. By: Representative Orrock of the 56th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the leasing of certain real property owned by the State of Georgia in Fulton County; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY HR 402. By: Representatives Manning of the 32nd, Shipp of the 38th, Parsons of the 40th, Wiles of the 34th, Franklin of the 39th and others: A RESOLUTION supporting the development of commuter rail service to Northwest Georgia from the intermodal transportation station in downtown Atlanta through the City of Marietta and Cartersville on the
existing csx tracks; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, March 3, 1997
SB21. By: Senators Brown of the 26th, Perdue of the 18th, Walker of the 22nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary, secondary, and adult education, so as to provide for State Board of Education policies relating to facilities which are historic landmarks; to provide for use of capital outlay funds for facilities registered as historic landmarks under certain conditions; to provide for common minimum facility requirements for buildings registered as historic landmarks; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 77. By: Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Stokes of the 43rd, Henson of the 55th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to numbers of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a tenth judge of the superior courts of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit of Georgia; to provide for the appointment of the first such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers, dignity, duties, jurisdiction, privileges, and immunities of said judge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 119. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Dean of the 31st and Cheeks of the 23rd: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state depositories, so as to change the membership of the State Depository Board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
SB 125. By: Senator Thompson of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to municipal courts, so as to provide for the issuance of executions for costs or fines in the municipal courts; to provide for trials of illegality or defense in the superior courts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 154. By: Senator Turner of the 8th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for a senior deputy commissioner of banking and finance; to subject assistant deputy commissioners to the same rules as deputy commissioners; to change certain restrictions on the commissioner, deputies, assistants, and examiners relating to conflicts of interest; to provide for rule-making authority to address Internet banking and other technological advancements; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
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SB 219. By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Taylor of the 12th, Thomas of the 10th and others: A BILL to amend Article 8 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health service provider psychologists, so as to change the provisions relating to appointment of health service provider psychologists to the staff of a medical facility or institution and the powers, privileges, and responsibilities thereof; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 284. By: Senator Perdue of the 18th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to transfer certain centralized record...,keeping and certification functions relating to notaries public from the Secretary of State to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; to provide for the transfer of certain fees to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 303. By~ Senators Henson of the 55th and Fort of the 39th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the joint-secretary of the state examining boards to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees as required by law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SR 88. By: Senator Hill of the 4th: A RESOLUTION designating the Walter L. Dasher Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 164. By: Senator Starr of the 44th:
A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for
the operation and maintenance of water and sanitary sewer and utility facilities in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Clarke, Crisp, Gordon, Gwinnett, McDuffie, Sumter, and Troup Counties, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SR 196. By: Senators Johnson of the 2nd, Johnson of the 1st, Perdue of the 18th and others: A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of a nonexclusive easement to extend certain utilities in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Chatham County, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SR 236. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd and Clay of the 37th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Harold S. Willingham and designating a portion of the South Marietta Loop in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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