First readers in House, 1998 February 20

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 20, 1998
HB 173l. By: Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Wiles of the 34th, Sauder of the 29th, Grindley of the 35th, Franklin of the 39th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, so as to change the provisions relating to the supplement to be paid to each of the judges of the superior court of said circuit and an additional supplement for the chief judge of said circuit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1732. By: Representatives Smith of the 175th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Folkston in Charlton County, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1733. By: Representatives Smith of the 175th and Smith of the 169th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Homeland in Charlton County, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1734. By: Representative Clark of the 3rd: A BILL to create the Catoosa County Public Works Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1735. By: Representative Porter of the 143rd: A BILL to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, so as to change the provisions relating to per diem compensation of members of the board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1736. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th, Smith of the 12th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from Floyd County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that school district, so as to revise and change certain homestead exemptions for persons who are 62 to 74 years of age and for persons who are 75 years of age or over; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 1737. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th, Smith of the 12th and Perry of the 11th: A BILL to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Floyd County for the purposes of ascertaining if the consolidation of Floyd County and the City of Rome is desired by the people of said county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1738. By: Representative McCall of the 90th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-14-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits required for use of speed detection devices and the prohibition against such use when certain officers are paid on a fee system, so as to provide that a permit shall not be issued by the Department of Public Safety to an applicant unless the applicant employs at least one full-time certified peace officer and at least two part-time certified peace officers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1739. By: Representatives Stanley of the 49th and Stanley of the 50th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to penal institutions, so as to provide that certain persons released from penal institutions to attend a funeral shall be allowed to attend in civilian clothes and unmanacled; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 1740. By: Representatives Roberts of the 162nd, Thomas of the 148th, Williams of the 114th and Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-940 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the grounds and procedure for terminating or suspending contract of employment, so as to provide that this Code section shall be applicable to any certificated or classified employee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1741. By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend Code Section 50-27-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the "Georgia Lottery for Education Act," so as to change the definition of the term "educational purposes and programs"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1742. By: Representative Parrish of the 144th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Stillmore; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 1743. By: Representative Franklin of the 39th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical information, so as to prohibit the release of certain medical information except under certain conditions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 1744. By: Representatives Sauder of the 29th, Shipp of the 38th, Parsons of the 40th, Bradford of the 30th, Cooper of the 31st and others: 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, 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
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HR 1137. By: Repr.esentatives Massey of the 86th, Walker of the 141st, Irvin of the 45th, Ashe of the 46th, Lee ~f the 94th an~ others: A RESOLUTION amending.the Rules of the HouSe of RepreE)entatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 1139. By: Representatives Canty of the 52ndj Smyre of the 136th, Mobley of the 69th, watson of the 70th, Tillm~n of the 173rd and others: . A RESOLUTION denouncing the racist statements of Professor Lino Graglia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 1140. By: Representative McCall of the 90th: A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Abbie Wilhite; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 1141. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Heckstall of the 55th, McKinney of the 51st, Sinkfield of the 57th and Canty of the 52nd: A RESOLUTION creating the G~orgia Youth Legislature; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 1142. By: Representative Tillman of the 173rd: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Henry C. Batson; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 20, 1998
SB 428. By: Senators James of the 35th, Boshears of the 6th, Brown of the 26th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-11-38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the wearing of a mask, hood, or other device which conceals the identity of the wearer, so as to provide for certain additional exceptions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 460. By: Senators Clay of the 37th and Cagle of the 49th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for the offense of interfering with a 911 call; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 562. By: Senators Hill of the 4th, Langford of the 29th, Kemp of the 3rd 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 that no policy of insurance issued or delivered in this state covering any loss, damage, expense, or liability shall exclude or deny coverage because the insured, members of the insured's family, or employees of the insured will keep or carry in a lawful manner firearms on the property or premises of the insured; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 620. By: Senators Stokes of the 43rd, Walker of the 22nd and Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to change certain provisions relating to coverage of treatment of mental disorders; to provide for available coverage of treatment of mental disorders under certain small group policies; to provide for available coverage of treatment of mental disorders under certain large group policies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 623. By: Senator Oliver of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appellate practice, so as to provide for mandatory review of appeals from judgments or orders granting or denying awards of attorney's fees or expenses of litigation for frivolous actions and defenses under Code Section 9-15-14; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pleadings and motions, so as to provide when attorney's fees and expenses may be requested in claims by a party that the claims against such party are subject to dismissal pursuant to Code Section 9-11-11.1; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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