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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 4, 1997

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HB 871. By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd and DeLoach of the 172nd: 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 872. By: Representatives Byrd of the 170th, Coleman of the 142nd, Parham of the 122nd, Dobbs of the 92nd and Childers of the 13th: A BILL to amend Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor practices relative to public employees, so as to provide that an employer shall give at least 90 days' notice to an employee whom the employer intends to terminate without cause; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
HB 873. By: Representatives Irvin of the 45th and Williams of the 83rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ethics in government, so as to prohibit mass mailings of certain official communications by state elected executive officers 60 days prior to a primary or election at which they are candidates; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 874. By: Representatives Irvin of the 45th, Smith of the 19th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Evans of the 28th and Williams of the 83rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ethics in government, so as to prohibit members of the General Assembly from accepting lodging provided by certain lobbyists; to prohibit members of the General Assembly and officers and employees of the executive branch of state government from serving as lobbyists for 12 months after they leave such office or employment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 875. By: Representative Williams of the 114th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for motor vehicle self-insurers; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain cross-references; to repeal certain provisions relating to self-insurers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

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HB 876. By: Representatives Tillman of the 173rd and DeLoach of the 172nd: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the Town of Midway," so as to change the corporate boundaries of the City of Midway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 877. By: Representatives Martin of the 145th and Lane of the 146th: A BILL to amend an Act revising and consolidating provisions relating to the probate judge, sheriff, clerk of superior court, and tax commissioner of Bulloch County and their offices and personnel therein, so as to change the compensation of the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 878. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to amend an Act incorporating the Town of McIntyre, so as to extend the corporate limits of the Town of McIntyre; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 879. By: Representative Tillman of the 173rd: A BILL to provide that all vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for calendar year 1998 and thereafter in McIntosh County during the four-month nonstaggered registration period from January 1 through April 30 as provided by general law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 880. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and endangering a child by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, so as to provide for reporting certain convictions to the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Resources; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 881. By: Representative Buckner of the 95th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deer, so as to provide that for certain periods of the year a bowhunting season for deer shall be opened in certain counties upon the occurrence of two or more collisions with deer by motor vehicles within a 30 day period; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH & PARKS
HB 882. By: Representative Walker of the 87th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate the City of Monroe in the County of Walton," so as to change provisions relating to the city administrator; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 883. By: Representative Brown of the 130th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Grantville, so as to provide for four-year terms of office for the mayor and counci1members; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 884. By: Representatives Hugley of the 133rd, Taylor of the 134th and Polak of the 67th: A BILL to amend Code Section 2-7-102 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grounds for denial, suspension, and revocation of various pesticide licenses, so as to provide for the denial or suspension of a license for failure to repay a student loan; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for the denial or suspension of licenses for mortgage lenders and brokers for failure to repay a student loan; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 885. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Part 10 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employees of certain state authorities and commissions, so as to provide for credit for prior service as an employee of the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Georgia, Inc.r and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 886. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to change a certain definition; to remove a limitation on the compensation to be considered for calculating retirement benefits; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
*HB 887. By: Representative Ladd of the 59th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to provide that such tax shall not apply to the sale or use of certain motor vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
*HB 888. By: Representatives Carter of the 166th, Murphy of the 18th, Shaw of the 176th, Hudson of the 156th and Coleman of the 142nd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Public Service Commission generally, so as to provide that on and after January 1, 1998, there shall be toll-free calling between two telephones within a 22 mile radius of an exchange serving such telephones as such 22 mile calling areas are designated on maps on file with the Public Service Commission; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
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HB 889. By: Representatives Dixon of the 150th, Lee of the 94th, Walker of the l4lst, Skipper of the 137th, Irvin of the 45th and others: A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of voters, so as to provide new methods for identifying and removing from voting lists inactive electors who have had no contact with the election process; to provide for maintenance of an inactive list of electors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 890. By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd and Iryin of the 45th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to revise the procedure for the correction of the list of electors through national change of address information; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB89l. By: Representatives Lakly of the 105th, Bates of the l79th, Barfoot of the 155th, Westmoreland of the 104th and Coleman of the 142nd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Supreme Court, so as to provide for seven supreme judicial districts from which justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected to provide that five supreme judicial districts shall match the geographical boundaries of the five Public Service Commission districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 892. By: Representatives DeLoach of the 172nd, Barnard of the 154th, Mosley of the 17lst and Tillman of the l73rd: A BILL to repeal an Act changing the manner of selecting the chief magistrate and other magistrates of Liberty County and providing for terms . of office and vacancies in office of auch officers; to ratify the judicial actions of each person who has served as chief magistrate or magistrate; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HR 414. By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd and Lane of the 146th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for indemnificationwith respect to public school teachers, administrators, and employees who are or have been killed or permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY HR 415. By: Representatives Thomas of the 148th, Orrock of the 56th, Mobley of the 69th, Turnquest of the 73rd, Hugley of the 133rd and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY HR 422. By: Representatives Manning of the 32nd, Shipp of the 38th, Parsons of the 40th, Franklin of the 39th, Grindley of the 35th and others: A RESOLUTION urging CSX Railroad to reopen railroad crossings in Marietta; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 4, 1997
SB 61. By: Senator James of the 35th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-391.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere toa charge of driving under the influence, so as to eliminate the plea of nolo contendere to the charge of driving under the influence; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 95. By: Senator Broun of the 46th: 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 provide for the designation of foreign banks as state depositories of certain state funds under restricted circumstances; to provide for the deposit of such funds in foreign banks; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
SB 146. By: Senators Henson of the 55th, Burton of the 5th, Oliver of the 42nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-3-194.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adherence to the master plan of Stone Mountain Park by the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, so as to change the manner in which such master plan shall be amended; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SB 179. By: Senators Tanksley of the 32nd, Ray of the 48th and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardians of incapacitated adults, so as to provide for notice to the attorney of the proposed ward and other interested parties of the date and time of the evaluation and changes in such date and time; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 183. By: Senators Kemp of the 3rd, Tanksley of the 32nd, Ray of the 48th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agency, so as to clarify provisions relating to the effect of the appointment of a guardian of the property on a written power of attorney; to amend the statutory form for financial power of attorney and the explanation of such form for principals to clarify that appointment of a guardian of property terminates such agency; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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SB 212. By: Senator Langford of the 29th: A BILL to amend Code Section 25-2-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings which present a special hazard to persons or property, so as to provide that in the event of a conflict between the codes and standards adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner and the commissioner of community affairs, the more protective code or standard shall prevail; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 237. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Oliver of the 42nd, Henson of the 55th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 46-5-134 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the billing of telephone subscribers for an emergency telephone number "911" system, so as to authorize payment, from an Emergency Telephone System Fund maintained by a local government, of certain personnel and supply costs and the cost of leasing, purchasing, or maintaining certain equipment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 278. By: Senators Kemp of the 3rd, Thompson of the 33rd, Clay of the 37th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to chiropractors, so as to change the provisions relating to definitions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 289. By: Senators Henson of the 55th and Johnson of the 1st: A BILL to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to change the definition of "brewpub"; to authorize the holder of a brewpub license to engage in certain permits relating to brewery tours; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES
SB 306. By: Senators Clay of the 37th, Lamutt of the 21st, Thompson of the 33rd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of courts of record generally, so as to create the Georgia Council of Court Administrators; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of the council; to provide for funding of the council; to provide for the status of the council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 313. By: Senators Griffin of the 25th, Stokes of the 43rd, Brown of the 26th and others: A BILL to amend Article 8 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate training, so as to change the appointing authority of magistrates to serve on the Magistrate Court Training Council; to provide for appointment by the President of the Magistrate Council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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SB 323. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Elbert County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county who are 65 years of age or over; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SR 166. By: Senator Starr of the 44th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Clinch, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY SR 213. By: Senators Broun of the 46th and Burton of the 5th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in DeKalb County, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
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