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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 13, 1998

*Denotes rules suspended.

HB 1644. By: Representative Lewis of the 14th: A BILL to amend an Act placing certain of the county officers of Bartow County upon an annual salary, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the clerk of the superior court; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1645. By: Representatives Benefield of the 96th, Lee of the 94th, Hecht of the 97th and Bailey of the 93rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the real estate transfer tax, so as to provide that the real estate transfer tax does not have to be sent to the state revenue commissioner for distribution; to provide that the real estate transfer tax shall be collected and distributed by the county tax collector or tax commissioner; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 1646. By: Representatives Stephens of the 150th, Thomas of the 148th, Pelote of the 149th, Bordeaux of the 151st and Mueller of the 152nd: A BILL to amend the several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, so as to change and expand the corporate limits of the City of Savannah; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1647. By: Representative Lewis of the 14th: A BILL to amend reincorporating the City of Cartersville, so as to change provisions relating to the method of levying taxes for support of the Cartersville public schools; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1648. By: Representatives Walker of the 87th, Harbin of the 113th and
Johnson of the 84th: 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 description of representative districts 84 and 87; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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REAPPORTIONMENT

CONGRESSIONAL

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HB 1649. By: Representative Stephens of the 150th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal excise tax levies on charges to the public for rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide authorization with certain conditions for certain counties and municipalities to levy such tax; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1650. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Royal of the 164th and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of the executive branch generally, so as to provide for the creation of state service delivery regions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 1651. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Powell of the 23rd, Teper of the 61st, Richardson of the 26th, Parsons of the 40th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated} relating to general provisions regarding the regulation of professions and businesses, so as to require that members of state examining boards reside in this state during their terms of office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 1652. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Childers of the 13th, Henson of the 65th, Trense of the 44th, Channell of the 111th and others: A BILL to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act," so as to provide for benefits to be paid to and for disabled children until their twenty-second birthday; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 1653. By: Representatives Smith of the 103rd, Westmoreland of the 104th, Brown of the 130th and Yates of the 106th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Coweta County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes of more than $12,500.00 but less than $25,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over or totally disabled; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1654. By: Representatives Mosley of the 171st, Byrd of the 170th, Smith of the 169th, Crews of the 78th, O'Neal of the 75th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-143 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sex education and AIDS prevention education, so as to require instruction regarding the legal consequences of parenthood; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 1655. By: Representative Campbell of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 53-5-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedures for probate of a will in common form, so as to provide that a will shall be proved in common form upon the testimony of a single subscribing witness and without notice to anyone; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1656. By: Representatives Skipper of the 137th, Royal of the 164th, O'Neal of the 75th, Williams of the 63rd, Stancil of the 91st and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to sales of blood glucose level measuring strips; to provide for an exemption for the sale of certain eligible food and beverages to and by member councils of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. or the Boy Scouts of America; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1657. By: Representatives Day of the 153rd, Stephens of the 150th, Tolbert of the 25th, Ashe of the 46th, Culbreth of the 132nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize additional appeals of certain erroneous assessments; to change certain provisions with respect to certain values which are established by appeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1658. By: Representative Stephens of the 150th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Garden City, so as to extend the present corporate limits of said municipality and annex and incorporate certain additional land to said municipality; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
*HB 1659. By: Representatives Scarlett of the 174th, Tolbert of the 25th and Manning of the 32nd: A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to feticide, so as to define the offense of second degree feticide; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
*HB 1660. By: Representative Buck of the 135th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of sales and use taxes, so as to provide for additional deductions with respect to certain bad credit card debts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 166l. By: Representatives Sherrill of the 62nd, Teper of the 61st, Polak of the 67th, Jenkins of the 110th and Henson of the 65th: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-9-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deposit account fraud, so as to provide that any person holding a worthless instrument may file a complaint with the district attorney; to provide that the district attorney may begin prosecution immediately or make demand for restitution; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
*HB 1662. By: Representative Martin of the 47th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to unearned premium reserve funds for title insurance; 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 JUDICIARY
HB 1663. By: Representatives Bunn of the 74th, Davis of the 60th, Irvin of the 45th, Crews of the 78th, Johnston of the 81st and others: 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 change certain provisions regarding required information and sales tax returns; to require certain information to be provided to the governing authority of the county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1664. By: Representatives Henson of the 65th, Murphy of the 18th, Teper of the 61st, Orrock of the 56th and Yates of the 106th: A BILL to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create -the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1665. By: Representatives Skipper of the 137th, Walker of the 141st, Lee of the 94th, McBee of the 88th and Bordeaux of the 151st: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annot.ated, the "Ethics in Government Act," so as to revise provisions relating to campaign finance disclosure and regulation; to change provisions relating to limitations upon amounts of contributions; to change the time of filing of certain campaign finance disclosure reports; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 1666. By: Representatives Powell of the 23rd, Burkhalter of the 41st, Hudson of the 156th, Reichert of the 126th, Westmoreland of the 104th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 13-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bid, performance, and payment bond requirements for contracts for public works, so as to permit a bidder to withdraw its bid from consideration after the bid opening, under certain circumstances, without forfeiting its bid bond or other security; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
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HB 1667.
By: Representative Bordeaux of the 151st:
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and computation of income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding tax credits for existing manufacturing facilities or manufacturing support facilities in tier 1 counties; and for ot'ler purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 1668. By: Representative Whitaker of the 7th:
A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of commissioners of Gilmer County," so as to change the provisions relating to purchasing and competitive bids; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1669. By: Representative Smith of the 102nd: A BILL to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Harris County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions, so as to change the per diem compensation of members of the board of education; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1670. By: Representatives Epps of the 131st and Brown of the 130th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, so as to change the composition of the governing authority of the city for the purpose of conformity with a consent order and decree; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

HB 1671.

By: Representatives Pinholster of the 15th, Stancil of the 16th and

Scheid of the 17th:

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A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain Cherokee 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

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HR 1054.
By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th:
A RESOLUTION honoring Lauren "Bubba" McDonald and designating a portion of 1-85 in Jackson County as the "Lauren 'Bubba' McDonald Parkway"; designating the Veterans' Memorial Parkway; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1055.
By: Representative Thomas of the 148th: A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Ailerua A. Newsome Crawford; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

HR 1056.
By: Representatives McClinton of the 68th, Mobley of the 69th, Hugley of the 133rd, Taylor of the 134th, Pelote of the 149th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Child Support Collection; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1064. By: Representative Whitaker of the 7th: A RESOLUTION designating the Reverend Joseph Edward Gizzle Bridge; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

HR 1065. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Davis of the 48th, McKinney of the 51st, Teague of the 58th, Mobley of the 69th and others: A RESOLUTION reprimanding Representative Bill Clark of the 3rd District; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1066. By: Representatives Smith of the 103rd, Benefield of the 96th, Walker of the 141st, Irvin of the 45th, Twiggs of the 8th and
others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Highway Safety Study Committee; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on RULES

HR 1067. By: Representative Orrock of the 56th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the lease of certain state owned property located in Fulton County; and for other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY

HR 1068. By: Representatives Smith of the 19th, Mills of the 21st, Tolbert
of the 25th and Rogers of the 20th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to revise the sales tax for educational purposes to change imposition requirements; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 13, 1998
SB 431. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Madden of the 47th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide definitions; to require health insurers to provide coverage for a minimum of inpatient care following a mastectomy or lymph node dissection; to provide for coverage by insurers of postmastectomy and postlymph node dissectomy care; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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