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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1999

HB 540. By: Representatives Greene of the 158th and Barnard of the 154th: A BILL to amend Code Section 42-5-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections over certain offenders, designation of the place of confinement, reimbursement of counties, and transfer of inmates to federal authority, so as to change the provisions relating to the reimbursement of counties by the Department of Corrections; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HB 541. By: Representatives Reaves of the 178th, Floyd of the 138th and Purcell of the 147th: A BILL to amend Code Section 2-8-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and authority of the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, so as to specifically authorize the commission to acquire, lease as lessee, purchase, hold, own, and use any franchise or real or personal property, whether tangible or intangible, or any interest therein; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 542. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, Hugley of the 133rd, Taylor of the 134th, McBee of the 88th, Brooks of the 54th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 10-5B-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required and prohibited telephone conduct and activities with respect to telemarketing, so as to make it unlawful for certain persons who make telephone offers to sell or telephone sales in this state to fail to state clearly the name and telephone number of the business initiating the call within the first 25 seconds of the call and at the conclusion of the call; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 543. By: Representatives Shanahan of the 10th and Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for the transfer of contributions from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 544. By: Representative Hudgens of the 24th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Danielsville, so as to change provisions relating to the organizational meeting of the mayor and council; to correct and change certain numerical references in the Act; to revise and restate the term of the mayor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 545. By: Representatives Harbin of the 113th, Heard of the 89th, Shaw of the 176th, Bannister of the 77th and Golick of the 30th: A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to delete certain countersigning requirements and references; to provide that countersignatures shall be required only in retaliation against similar requirements imposed by other states; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 546. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, Hugley of the 133rd, Shaw of the 176th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Golick of the 30th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the keeping of records of applications for licenses and information on licenses, so as to provide that drivers' operating records and personal information shall be accessible electronically or through the GeorgiaNet Authority to insurers or their agents; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 547. By: Representatives Manning of the 32nd, Wiles of the 34th, Sauder of the 29th, Cooper of the 31st, Shipp of the 38th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, so as to change the compensation of the clerk and the chief deputy clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 548. By: Representatives Greene of the 158th, Ponder of the 160th, Hanner of the 159th, Reaves of the 178th and Jenkins of the 110th: A BILL to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate courts, so as to change provisions relating to compensation for service as magistrate or chief magistrate for probate judges; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 549. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, Maddox of the 72nd, McKinney of the 51st, Brooks of the 54th, Stanley of the 50th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the minimum wage law, so as to change the minimum wage; to provide for a gradual increase in the minimum wage; to provide for an adjusted minimum wage rate to be calculated by the Department of Labor annually beginning March 30, 2001; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 550. By: Representatives Purcell of the 147th, Jamieson of the 22nd and Greene of the 158th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment in the public schools, so as to provide that persons who have reached their eighteenth birthday by September 1 shall not be eligible for enrollment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 551. By: Representative Kaye of the 37th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption from state sales and use tax with respect to the sale of blood measuring devices or other monitoring equipment used exclusively by diabetics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 552. By: Representatives Davis of the 60th, Martin of the 47th, Walker of the 141st and Campbell of the 42nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications for the office of judge of state court, so as to change the experience requirement for such office; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 553. By: Representatives Smith of the 175th, Turnquest of the 73rd, Dukes of the 161st, Day of the 153rd, Royal of the 164th and others: A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for homeowner tax relief grants to counties and local school districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 554. By: Representatives Whitaker of the 7th and Poag of .the 6th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Fannin County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $20,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 555. By: Representative Birdsong of the 123rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, so as to change provisions relating to the compensation and expenses of the members of the board; and for other ~urposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 556. By: Representatives Smith of the 103rd and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty for failure to payor for underpayment of income taxes, so as to provide for relief from joint and several liability on joint returns for innocent spouses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 557. By: Representatives Burkhalter of the 41st and Coleman of the 142nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest and plant resources, so as to provide for legislative intent; to establish a state tree protection law and provide for its standards and applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HB 558. By: Representatives Smith of the 103rd, Westmoreland of the i04th, Brown of the 130th and Yates of the 106th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-13-51, relating to the levy and collection of certain excise taxes, 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 559. By: Representatives Smith of the 103rd, Westmoreland of the 104th, Brown of the 130th ahd Yates of the106th: A BILL to create the Newnan Convention and Visitors Bureau .Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political sUbdivision of the state, and a pUblic corporation to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, conventions, and trade shows in Newnan; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMuNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 560. By: Representatives Stokes of the 92nd, Martin of the 47th and Stuckey of the 67th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 24 ot the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileged medical information~ so as to provide for legislative intent; ti o define certain terms; to limit the discovery and admissibility of raw data used in research in civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 561. By: Representative Byrd of the 170th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to master and servant generally, so as to provide a definition; to provide for professional employer organizations and their relationships with coemployers and employees; and .for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 562. By: Representatives Powell of the 23rd, Parrish of the 144th, Cash of the 108th, Epps of the 131st, Floyd of the 138th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages and costs generally in connection with contracts, so as to change the provisions relating to damages for writing bad checks; to provide that damages shall include any fees charged to the holder of the instrument by a bank or financial institution as a result of the instrument not being honored; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
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HR 266. By: Representatives Millar of the 59th, Coleman of the 142nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Hanner of the 159th and Ashe of the 46th: A RESOLUTION acknowledging the successful efforts of the Georgia Forestry Commission in satisfying the demand for hardwood seedlings for reforestation of damaged areas and urging the communities of Georgia to continue to reforest damaged lands and encouraging the Georgia Forestry Commission to continue benefitting Georgia communities by meeting future demand for hardwood seedlings when natural disasters occur; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HR 267. By: Representative Whitaker of the 7th: A RESOLUTION designating the intersection of Georgia Highway 52 and Long Branch Road in Lumpkin County as the Jean Anderson Intersection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 268. By: Representatives Davis of the 60th, Martin of the 47th, Walker of the 141st and Campbell of the 42nd: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to change the experience requirement for eligibility for the office of state court judge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HR 269. By: Representatives Smith of the 175th, Turnquest of the 73rd, Dukes of the 161st, Royal of the 164th, Buck of the 135th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a homeowner's incentive adjustment for the purpose of providing ad valorem property tax relief; to provide for calculation of adjustment amounts; to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for procedures and conditions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1999
SB 17. By: Senators Burton of the 5th and Ladd of the 41st: A BILL to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Stone Mountain Memorial Association Act," so as to provide for the purposes of the association; to change certain provisions regarding the association fund; to create the association improvement fund and provide for expenditure of revenue of such fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
SB 30. By: Senators James of the 35th and Butler of the 55th: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the regulation of public swimming pools; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide a definition; to provide for annual permits; to provide for permit fees; to provide for rules and regulations to be adopted by the Department of Human Resources related to regulation of the design, operation, and maintenance of public swimming pools; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 56. By: Senators Thomas of the 10th, James of the 35th, Tate of the 38th and others: A BILL to amend an Act re-creating a system of state courts of limited jurisdiction for each city of this state having a population of 300,000 or more so as to give to such courts jurisdiction to try offenses against traffic laws, so as to grant each such court venue coextensive with the territorial limits of the city in which it is located relating to certain traffic offenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 66. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Stokes of the 43rd, Dean of the 31st and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of insurance generally, so as to provide for definitions; to provide that certain insurers, nonprofit health care plans, health maintenance organizations, and other related benefit providers shall be required to provide coverage for general anesthesia and associated hospital or ambulatory surgical facility charges in conjunction with dental care under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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