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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, February 15, 1999

HB 632. By: Representatives Lewis of the 14th, Childers of the 13th and Cummings of the 27th: . A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate the City of Cartersville in the County of Bartow," so as to change provisions relative to the sale of a city~owned utility; to change certain provisions relative to the granting of franchises and contracts for public utilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 633. By: Representative Byrd of the 170th: A BILL to amend Code Section 8-2-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the adoption of certain state codes, so as to provide that state m1n1mum standard codes shall not include the Standard Fire Prevention Code; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 634. By: Representatives Randall of the 127th and Dean of the 48th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to change the provisions regarding qualifications for licenses; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
HB 635. By: Representatives Randall of the 127th and Dean of the 48th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, so as to change certain penalty provisions applicable to a person who is convicted of a violation of said Code section; and for .other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 636. By: Representative Lucas of the 124th: A BILL to amend Chapter 56 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to risk-based capital levels for insurers, so as to allow the Commissioner to exempt certain insurers from the burdens of the chapter; to clarify the issue of extraterritorial jurisdiction; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 637. By: Representative Wiles of the 34th: A BILL to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlords and tenants, so as to permit leases for commercial space to include a provision accelerating the rent upon default by the tenant; to provide a definition; to provide for enforceability of such provision; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

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HB 638. By: Representatives Hugley of the 133rd, Heard of the 89th and Taylor of the 134th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to divorce, so as to require divorcing parties to file copies of insurance policies with court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 639. By: Representative Wiles of the 34th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-391.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle operated by habitual violator, so as to declare certain motor vehicles operated by persons whose drivers' licenses are under suspension or revocation pursuant to conviction for violating Code Section 40-6-391 and who are arrested and charged with an additional violation of Code Section 40-6-391 to be contraband and subject to forfeiture to the state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 640. By: Representative Wiles of the 34th: A BILL to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for requests that a hearing, trial, or other proceeding be held before an elected judge of the superior or state court, as the case may be; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 641. By: Representatives Martin of the l45th 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 a to provide for cost-of-living and longevity increases in the salary of the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL
HB 642. By: Representatives Randall of the 127th, Dean of the 48th and Holmes of the 53rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 19-13-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protective orders and consent agreements, so as to provide that in situations where a protective restraining order is issued in connection with family violence, subsequent contact initiated by the person granted the order shall not constitute contempt on the part of the person against whom the order was issued; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 643. By: Representative Teper of the 61st: A BILL to amend Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries, so as to remove provlslons relating to the appointment of a jury clerk and other personnel in certain counties; to remove redundant provisions; to provide that the judges of any county by majority vote may appoint a jury clerk and other court personnel; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 644.
By: Representative Reese of the 85th: A BILL to create a new charter for the City of Suwanee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HR 299. By: Representative Parrish of the 144th: A RESOLUTION ratifying the alteration of region~l development center boundaries established by the Board of Community Affairs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS HR 300. By: Representatives Mills of the 21st, Pinholster of the 15th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Evans of the 28th, Sanders of the 107th and others: A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, February 15, 1999
SB 12. By: Senators Crotts of the 17th, Lamutt of the 21st and Dean of the 31st: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate under the Revised Probate Code of 1998, so as to enact the "Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for registration in beneficiary form with respect to certain types of ownership; to provide for applicable state law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 108. By: Senator Streat of the 19th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Patrol, so as to provide that under certain conditions members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety may use a department motor vehicle while working an approved off-duty job; to provide for such conditions; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
SR 17. By: Senators Ray of the 48th, Balfour of the 9th, Ladd of the 41st and others: A RESOLUTION designating State Route 124 within Gwinnett County as the "James D.Mason Memorial Highway"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 41. By: Senator Dean of the 31st: A RESOLUTION designating the Herman H. Watson Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 42. By: Senator Dean of the 31st: A RESOLUTION designating the Foster Family Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 77. By: Senator Kemp of the 3rd: A RESOLUTION designating the Marshall Shirah Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 101By: Senator Dean of the 31st: A RESOLUTION consenting to the annexation of certain state owned real property located in Polk County into the corporate limits of the City of Rockmart; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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