rOLlo G-A L412- 'y<'!I f\A- 1~99(1-1~ FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, January 15, 1999 HB 14. By: Representative Kaye of the 37th: A BILL to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a gradual reduction in the income tax rate for individuals over a period of years; to abolish the individual income tax and the income tax on fiduciaries and partnerships, effective for tax years beginning on and ~fter January 1, 2007; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 15. By: Representatives Kaye of the 37th, Davis of the 60th, Bannister of the 77th and Wiles of the 34th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual income tax rates and tax tables, so as to provide for annual adjustments with respect to the taxable net income brackets applicable to individual income taxpayers; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 30. By: Representative Barnard of the 154th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employees' records checks for day-care centers, so as to provide that no person may be employed at a day-care center without a satisfactory state and national fingerprint records check determination within the previous 12 months or a satisfactory state fingerprint records check determination, with continued employment contingent upon a satisfactory national fingerprint records check; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING HB 118. By: Representative Barnard of the 154th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Board and Department of Corrections, so as to declare offenders who are confined in state correctional institutions to be indebted to the state for the cost of incarceration in certain circumstances and for specific purposes; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY HB 119. By: Representatives Barnard of the 154th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Rogers of the 20th and Snow of the 2nd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Transportation Board, so a to change the terms of office of members of such board; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION - 1- HB 120. By: Representatives Everett of the 163rd, Stancil of the 16th, Scheid of the 17th, Ray of the 128th, Walker of the 141st and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide that leases shall not be considered in establishing the fair market value of real property; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 121. By: Representative Barnard of the 154th: A BILL to amend Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, so as to provide for available length of terms under certain crop insurance policies providing certain coverage for tobacco crops grown in this state; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE HB 122. By: Representatives Rogers of the 20th, Powell of the 23rd and Parham of the 122nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reports by physicians and vision specialists and procedures when persons are found unqualified to be licensed to operate motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to regulations of the Board of Public Safety governing disqualifications for certain disorders and disabilities; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 123. By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use taxes, so as to provide an exemption for certain sales to volunteer fire departments; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 124. By: Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Irvin of the 45th and Trense of the 44th: A BILL to amend Code Section 17-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction over crimes and persons charged with commission of crimes generally, so as to provide that criminal jurisdiction shall not extend to certain persons; and for" other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY HB 125. By: Representative Mosley of the 171st: A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of mobile homes, so a to eliminate the mobile home decal issuance and display requirements; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 126. By: Representative Smith of the 109th: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the establishment of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as to provide for additional members of the council; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY - 2- HB 127. By: Representatives Tolbert of the 25th, Cash of the 108th and Scarlett of the 174th: 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 authorize the reading or posting of certain writings, documents, and records without content based censorship thereof; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 128. By: Representatives Cooper of the 31st, Jenkins of the 110th, Poag of the 6th, Stanley of the 49th and Hammontree of the 4th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to jails, so as to provide for the establishment of guard lines at jails and signs indicating such guard lines; to prohibit the crossing of guard lines with weapons, intoxicants, or drugs without consent of the sheriff or municipal jailer or the sheriff or municipal jailer's designated representative; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY HB 129. By: Representatives Mueller of the 152nd, Barnard of the 154th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Mosley of the 171st, Purcell of the 147th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 12-5-31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits for the withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of surface water, so as to prohibit acceptance, processing, or granting of any application for a permit for any applicant who uses or proposes to use aquifer storage or recovery of surface water; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 130. By: Representatives James of the 140th and Tillman of the 173rd: A BILL to amend Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, ~, relating to animals, so as to provide that the Department of Agriculture shall establish a dog and cat sterilization support program, educational activities in support thereof, and other animal protection and animal related programs throughout the state; to establish and provide for the expenditure of funds for such programs from a Dog and Cat Sterilization Support Fund; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS HB 131. By: Representative Everett of the 163rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property exempt from ad valorem taxation, so as to provide that property used in part as post horne for certain veterans' organizations shall be exempt from such taxation; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 132. By: Representatives Sims of the 167th, Hudson of the 156th, Snow of the 2nd, Morris of the 155th, Smith of the 19th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-10-52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of escape, so as to change the definition of such offense to include any person who intentionally escapes from a facility housing persons convicted of crimes or violations of municipal ordinances operated by a private entity pursuant to a contract with the state, a county, or municipal corporation; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY - 3- HB 133. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Orrock of the 56th, Brooks of the 54th, Reed of the 52nd and Mobley of the 69th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to clarify the meaning of completion of sentence for the purposes of voting after conviction of a felony of moral turpitude; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 134. By: Representatives Randall of the 127th, Lucas of the 124th, Graves of the 125th, Reichert of the 126th and Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to authorize the funding of a Joint Unification Study Commission created by the governing authorities of Bibb County and the City of Maconi and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL HB 135. By: Representatives Smith of the 109th, Howard of the 118th, Bordeaux of the 151st, Mann of the 5th, Coan of the 82nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide for cross appeals to the appellate division of the State Board of Worker's Compensation within 30 days of the notice of award by the administrative law judge; to authorize the board to review the status of a self-insured employer after the self-insured employer has been involved in a merger or acquisition; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS HB 136. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Teper of the 61st, Orrock of the 56th, stuckey of the 67th, Brooks of the 54th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abatement of nuisances, so as to enact "The Georgia Neighborhood Protection Act"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 137. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Brooks of the 54th, Mobley of the 69th and Orrock of the 56th: A BILL to amend Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sentence and punishment, so as to enact the "Georgia Racial Justice Act"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 138. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Teper of the 61st, Orrock of the 56th, Stuckey of the 67th, Brooks of the 54th and others: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale of petroleum products and related products, so as to prescribe maximum sulfur content for motor vehicle gasoline and motor vehicle diesel fuel; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY - 4- HB 139. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Smith of the 12th, Harbin of the 113th, Stephens of the 150th, Teper of the 61st and others: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to prohibit sole-source contracting with a state agency for the purchase of goods and services unless such agency first receives a specific appropriation for such purpose; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 140. By: Representatives Reichert of the 126th, Graves of the 125th, Jones of the 71st and Epps of the 131st: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the sale of distilled spirits by private clubs, so as to provide for Sunday sales of other alcoholic beverages in such clubs; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES HB 141. By: Representatives Reichert of the 126th, Tolbert of the 25th, Sholar of the 179th and Randall of the 127th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lighting equipment of motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to when lighted headlights are required; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 142. By: Representatives Kaye of the 37th, Bannister of the 77th, Wiles of the 34th and Bunn of the 74th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for midterm adjustments relative to the program adjustment amount for training and experience; and for other purposes. Referred to the Co~~ittee on EDUCATION '- HB 143. By: Representatives Murphy of the 18th, Coleman of the 142nd, Walker of the 141st, Smyre of the 136th and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend an Act providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year 1998-1999 known as the "General Appropriations Act", so as to change certain appropriations for the State Fiscal Year 1998-1999; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 144. By: Representatives Murphy of the 18th, Coleman of the 142nd, Walker of the 141st, Smyre of the 136th and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 1999 and ending June 30, 2000; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HB 145. By: Representatives Coleman of the 142nd, Murphy of the 18th, Walker of the 141st, Smyre of the 136th and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to provide supplementary appropriations for the State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1999, in addition to any other appropriation heretofore or hereafter made for the operation of state government and the purposes provided for herein; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS - 5- HB 146. By: Representatives Golick of the 30th, Shipp of the 38.th, Jones of the 71st, Parsons of the 40th and Childers of the 13th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, so as to provide for licensing retired physicians; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY HB 147. By: Representatives Buck of the 135th, Jamieson of the 22nd, Connell of the 115th, Ashe of the 46th and Hugley of the 13Jrd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for a tax credit with respect to federal qualified transportation fringe benefits; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 148. By: Representatives Lane of the 146th, Purcell of the 147th and Martin of the 145th: A BILL to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to create the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS - 6- HR 30. By: Representatives Barnard of the 154th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Rogers of the 20th and Snow of the 2nd: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to determine by law the term of office for members of the State Transportation Board; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 31. By: Representative Westmoreland of the 104th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Larry Patrick; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 32. By: Representatives Mobley of the 69th, Hegstrom of the 66th, Pelote of the 149th, Bunn of the 74th, Ragas of the 64th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Certified Professional Midwifery; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 45. By: Representative Mueller of the 152nd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Home Construction and Committee; and for other purposes. Repair Study Referred to the Committee on RULES HR 47. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Robert C. Stripling; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS - 7-