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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 9, 1999

HB 516. By: Representative Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemption of property from ad valorem taxation, so as to provide for a complete personal property exemption with respect to tools and implements of trade of manual laborers and mechanics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 517. By: Representative Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor, so as to enact the Ski Area Safety Act; to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to create the Advisory Board on Ski Area Safety; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 518. By: Representative Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-2-44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty and interest on failure to file a return or pay revenue held in trust for the state and penalty and interest on failure to pay ad valorem tax, so as to change certain provisions for the disposition of certain interest; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 519. By: Representative Shanahan of the 10th: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to provide that under certain circumstances, the chief magistrate of a county shall be eligible for membership in such fund; to provide for employee and employer contributions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 520. By: Representatives West of the 101st, Stallings of the 100th, Bridges of the 9th, Day of the 153rd, Murphy of the 18th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 32-6-29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement functions of the Department of Transportation, so as to provide that the commissioner shall authorize enforcement officers of the department to make use of drug detection dogs; to provide for enforcement powers of such officers with respect to unlawful drugs and controlled substances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

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HB 521. By: Representative Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit the requirement of fingerprinting of applicants for drivers' licenses; to prohibit the requirement of fingerprinting of applicants for identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 522. By: Representatives Buck of the 135th and Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Fiscal Note Act," so as to change provisions relating to requests for and preparation of fiscal notes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 523. By: Representatives Barnard of the 154th and Buck of the 135th: 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 provide for comprehensive revision of the method and manner of calculating and determining the assessment ratio of assessed value to fair market value; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 524. By: Representatives Royal of the 164th and Buck of the 135th: 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 state income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding tax credits for certain business enterprises; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 525. By: Representative Lucas of the 124th: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-82-62 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers regarding undertakings and revenue bonds, so as to provide for a limitation on certain extraterritorial undertakings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 526. By: Representatives McBee of the 88th, Cummings of the 27th, Shanahan of the 10th and Coleman of the 80th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-3-120 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to allowance on service retirement in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to eliminate a penalty for early retirement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 527. By: Representative Callaway of the 8Ist: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to military affairs, so as to change the name of the State Defense Force; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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HB 528. By: Representatives Scarlett of the 174th, Buck of the 135th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Tillman of the 173rd, Day of the 153rd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to sales of dyed diesel fuel exclusively for use by licensed commercial fishermen; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 529. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Holland of the 157th and Snow of the 2nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the keeping of certain records of the Department of Public Safety, so as to provide that motor vehicle accident reports shall not be subject to public disclosure for a certain period of time; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 530. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Hudson of the 120th, Scott of the 165th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Watson of the 70th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to change provisions relating to qualifying fees; to clarify the computation of time provision; to provide that persons who hold elective or party office cannot simultaneously serve as an election superintendent; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 531. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Hudson of the 120th, Scott of the 165th, DeLoach of the 172nd, Watson of the 70th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to change the provisions relating to optical scanning voting systems in order to conform the law to the technology in use; to change provisions relating to the number of optical scanning systems needed to change references to ballot cards or labels; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 532. By: Representatives Teague of the 58th, Maddox of the 72nd, Epps of the 131st, Dixon of the 168th, Dukes of the 161st and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide that any person who knows that a crime is being committed and that a victim is exposed to bodily harm shall be required to summon law enforcement officers or other assistance or to provide assistance to the victim; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
HB 533. By: Representatives Hembree of the 98th and Snelling of the 99th: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to change the definition of the term "passenger vehicle" to include pickup trucks, except for those used principally for business or agricultural purposes; to exclude drivers and passengers in certain pickup trucks from the requirements of said Code section; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 534. By: Representatives Stuckey of the 67th, Martin of the 47th, Bordeaux of the 151st and Walker of the l41st: A BILL to amend Code Section 5-6-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cases in which application for appeal is required for such cases to be appealed to the appellate courts, so as to change the provisions relating to appeals in certain domestic relations cases; to provide that direct appeals to the Supreme Court only may be taken from final judgments in certain enumerated domestic relations cases; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 535. By: Representatives Sauder of the 29th, Shanahan of the 10th, Day of the 153rd, Parsons of the 40th, Shipp of the 38th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the General Assembly, so as to provide that all environmental legislation shall be accompanied by a fiscal note estimating the cost of the legislation to private industry; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 536. By: Representative Callaway of the 81st: A BILL to amend certain benefits to members of the State Guard; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide that a member of the State Guard serving on state active duty in certain circumstances is an employee; to provide that an injury arising in the course of employment includes any injury incurred by a member of the State Guard during training; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 537. By: Representative Felton of the 43rd: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to joint county and municipal sales and use taxation, so as to provide in certain counties having a population of 400,000 or more, that in negotiating the ~istribution certificate of Code Section 48-8-89.1, the amount of proceeds of the local option sales tax received by certain new qualified municipalities shall not cause the percentage of such proceeds received by all other previously existing municipalities located wholly or partially within the affected county to be reduced; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 538. By: Representatives Williams of the 83rd and Ashe of the 46th: A BILL to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the organization of schools and school systems, so as to require local boards of education to adopt policies permitting parents or guardians of resident students to select a school of their choice within the school system, subject to certain limitations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 539. By: Representative Twiggs of the 8th: A BILL to amend Code Section 3-3-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the purchase or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21 years of age and the furnishing of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age, so as to change a certain exception relating to the authority to furnish alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age when the alcohol is furnished by the parent or guardian of such person; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED BEVERAGES
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HR 260. By: Representatives Burkhalter of the 41st, Watson of the 70th, Jamieson of the 22nd and Trense of the 44th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General. Assembly may authorize local boards of education to levy an~ collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of.the cost of additional educational facilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HR 261. By: Representatives West of the 101st, Stallings of the lOOth, Murphy of the 18th and Poag of the 6th: A RESOLUTION designating a portion of State Highway 61 between the city limits of Carrollton and Villa Rica as "Captain Robbie Bishop Memorial Highway"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 264. By: Representatives Hembree of the 98th, Childers of the 13th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Henson of the 65th, Bordeaux of the 151st and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Department of Community Affairs to consider amending the State Minimum Standard Building Codes to require that all buildings that are required to have ramps for access for disabled and senior adults also have automatic door openers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY HR 265. By: Representatives Smith of the 19th, Pinholster of the 15th, Stancil of the 16th, Irvin of the 45th, Connell of the 115th and others: A RESOLUTION proclaiming Thunder Road USA -- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame as Georgia's official racing Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, February 9, 1999
SB 9. By: Senators Dean of the 31st, Hill of the 4th, Johnson of the 2nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Claims Advisory Board, so as to exclude certain small claims from payments by the Claims Advisory Board and the state department or agency affected; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
SB 28. By: Senators Gillis of the 20th, Dean of the 31st, Bowen of the 13th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 45-18-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the county officers' and employees' health plans, so as to amend certain provisions relating to election of plans; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 37. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-16-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on amounts of risk applicable to farmers' mutual fire insurance companies, so as to provide an exception applicable to certain companies issuing policies insuring against loss or damage by fire only; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 47. By: Senators Gillis of the 20th, Hill of the 4th, Dean of the 31st and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 32-6-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of length and loads of vehicles, so as to provide that the rear extremity of loads of unprocessed forest products shall be marked with an amber strobe warning light and warning flags which meet certain requirements of law; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equipment of motor vehicles generally, so as to change the provisions relating to light or flag on projecting load; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 83. By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Harbison of the 15th, Polak of the 42nd and others: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles, so as to change provisions relating to when a former prisoner of war may claim an exemption from ad valorem taxation on a motor vehicle; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SR 22. By: Senator Hooks of the 14th: A RESOLUTION designating a bridge on State Route 90 in Macon County as the "William S. Robinson Bridge"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION SR 31. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A RESOLUTION designating a portion of State Highway 72 as the "Robert L. Williford Memorial Highway"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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