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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, March 8, 1999

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HB 898. By: Representative Lord of the 121st: A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Washington County, so as to change the compensation of the judge and solicitor of said court; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 899. By: Representatives Borders of the 177th, Reaves of the 178th, Shaw of the 176th, Benefield of the 96th and Coleman of the 142nd: A BILL to establish the Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 900. By: Representatives Yates of the 106th and Sanders of the 107th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Spalding County, so as to change the compensation of the chairperson and other members of the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 901. By: Representatives Royal of the 164th and Stancil of the 16th: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding an exemption from sales and use tax with respect to the sale of certain grass sod; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 902. By: Representatives Snelling of the 99th and Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Douglas County Airport Authority, so as to provide for approval of the authority's site selection for an airport by referendum; to provide that no construction relating to an airport shall be begun unless the site has been approved by referendum; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 903. By: Representatives Clark of the 3rd and Snow of the 2nd: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act creating a board of utilities commissioners for Catoosa County," so as to strike and revise such Act and amendatory Acts; to provide for definitions; to provide for the election of members of the board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 904. By: Representatives Smyre of the 136th, Sinkfield of the 57th, Stanley of the 49th, Hegstrom of the 66th and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to amend Chapter 41 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lead poisoning prevention, so as to enact the "Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CHILDREN & YOUTH
HB 905. By: Representatives Barnes of the 97th, Benefield of the 96th, Walker of the 141st, Bailey of the 93rd, Dodson of the 94th and others: 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 make it unlawful for any person knowingly to remove or attempt to remove a firearm, chemical spray, or baton from the possession of another person if the other person is lawfully acting within the course and scope of employment and the person has knowledge or reason to know that the other person is employed as a peace officer, correctional officer, probation officer, parole supervisor, or juvenile correctional officer; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 906. By: Representatives DeLoach of the 119th, Connell of the 1l5th, Allen of the 117th, Howard of the 118th and Anderson of the 116th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blythe," so as to provide for staggered terms for the mayor and councilmembers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 907. By: Representatives Jennings of the 63rd, Poag of the 6th, Shanahan of the 10th, Day of the 153rd, Jenkins of the 110th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 40-6-70 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vehicles approaching or entering an intersection, so as to provide that when two vehicles approach or enter an intersection with a malfunctioning or inoperative traffic light, the driver of each vehicle shall be required to stop in the same manner as it a stop sign was facing in each direction at the intersection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 908. By: Representative Stallings of the 100th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-3-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service credit in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for postgraduate study and other matter~, so as to provide that a period of postgraduate study which is interrupted solely by a period of military service shall be deemed not to have been interrupted; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 909. By: Representative James of the l40th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the board of education for the Macon County School District, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of members of the board of education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 910. By: Representative Reese of the 85th: A BILL to provide for a homestead exemption from certain City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for residents of the City of Buford; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 911. By: Representative Stephens of the 150th: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alimony and child support generally, so as to allow a court discretion in fixing the date a child support obligation begins; to provide for retroactive payment of child support; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 912. By: Representative Stephens of the 150th: A BILL to provide for a homestead exemption from certain City of Bloomingdale ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount of the assessed value of that homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which that exemption is first granted to a resident of that city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 913. By: Representatives Buck of the 135th, Smyre of the 136th, Davis of the 132nd, Hugley of the 133rd and Taylor of the 134th: A BILL to amend an Act establishing the Municipal Court of Columbus, so as to abolish the office of marshal of such court; to transfer the powers, duties, and responsibilities of such office to the sheriff of Muscogee County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 914. By: Representatives Orrock of the 56th and Hudson of the 120th: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," so as to provide for the range of benefits and amount of payments under such article; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 915. By: Representatives Stephens of the 150th, Day of the 153rd and Mueller of the 152nd: A BILL to provide for a homestead exemption from certain City of Vernonburg ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount of the assessed value of that homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which that exemption is first granted to a resident of that city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 916. By: Representatives Holmes of the 53rd, Stuckey of the 67th, Ashe of the 46th, Orrock of the 56th and Smith of the 19th: A BILL to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to change certain provisions relating to seat belt equipment requirements and safety restraints for children under four years of age; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
*HB 917. By: Representatives Dean of the 48th, Martin of the 47th, Orrock of the 56th and Sinkfield of the 57th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled the "Atlanta Community Improvement District Act," so as to change the provisions relating to filling vacancies on the governing body of a community improvement district; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 918. By: Representatives Stanley of the 49th and Stanley of the 50th: A BILL to amend Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire protection and safety, so as to create the Department of Fire Safety; to provide for the appointment and term of a Safety Fire Commissioner; to provide that the Safety Fire Commissioner shall operate a.:ad maintain the Georgia Fire Academy; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 919. By: Representative Cummings of the 27th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia l\nnotated, relating to membership in the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide that certain persons who were serving in a position covered by such retirement system on July 1, 1998, may opt to become members of such retirement system; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 920. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to create the Haralson County Family Connection Autno~ity; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 921. By: Representative Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $10,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 922. By: Representative Dukes of the 161st: A BILL to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners in and for Miller County, so as to provide for new commissioner districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 923. By: Representative Roberts of the 162nd, Dukes of the 161st, and Everett of the 163rd: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Dougherty Judicial Circuit, so as to provide for an increase in the county supplement to the judges of such judicial circuit; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 924. By: Representatives Lane of the 146th and Martin of the 145th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Statesboro," so as to authorize the governing authority of such city to grant certain exclusive, long-term franchises; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL
HB 925. By: Representatives Lane of the 146th and Martin of the 145th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Statesboro," so as to provide for staggered terms of office for the mayor and councilmembers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 926. By: Representatives Lane of the 146th and Martin of the 145th: A BILL to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Bulloch County and providing for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities, so as to change the amount of compensation received by the members of such board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 927. By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend Chapter lA of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of School Readiness, so as to provide for the enrollment in voluntary pre-kindergarten programs of children whose parent or guardian is a teacher or other employee of a school or facility housing the pre-kindergarten program; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HR 438. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Cummings of the 27th, Jamieson of the 22nd, Ashe of the 46th, Reaves of the I78th and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to support appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 439. By: Representatives Stallings of the 100th and West of the lQlst: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Amb~lance Service; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 440. By: Representatives Stallings of the 100th and West of the 101st: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize exemptions from ad valorem taxation on personal property by local law conditioned upon approval by a majority of the qualified electors in a referendum; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 441.
By: Representatives McCall of the 90th, Hanner of the l59th, Ray of
the l28th, Benefield of the 96th, Powell of the 23rd and others: A RESOLUTION opposing the Kyoto Protocol; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 442. By: Representatives Channell of the lilth, Parham of the 122nd, Porter of the l43rd, Williams of the l14th and Parrish of the l44th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Tourism Advertising Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HR 443. By: Representatives Barnard of the 154th, Hanner of the l59th, McCall of the 90th, Mueller of the l52nd and Borders of the 177th: A RESOLUTION urging the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to exercise caution in the issuance of permits to private companies for aquifer storage and retrieval of water; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 476. By: Representatives Franklin of the 39th, Sanders of the lQ7th, Yates of the 106th and Massey of the 86th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to prohibit the enactment of any laws during the final 20 days of any regular session of the General Assembly except laws repealing existing laws and appropriations Acts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, March 8, 1999
SB 94. By: Senators Butler of the 55th, James of the 35th, Johnson of the 2nd and others: 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 generally, so as to prohibit certain individual major medical or group health insurance policies, group health plans or policies, and all other forms of managed or capitated health care plans or policies from denying or limiting coverage for certain prescription drugs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 141. By: Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st and Walker of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide definitions; to require health insurers to provide coverage for a minimum of inpatient care following a mastectomy or lymph node dissection; to provide for coverage by insurers of postmastectomy and postlymph node dissectomy care; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 163. By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Starr of the 44th, Walker of the 22nd and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offenses of assault and battery, so as to provide enhanced penalties for the commission of offenses of simple assault and battery against persons who are 65 years of age or older; to provide a short title; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
SB 169. By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Lee of the 29th and Meyer von Bremen of the 12th: A BILL to amend Chapter 3 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax executions, so as to provide for the transfer of certain tax liens; to provide for the identification of such tax lienholders for purpose of payment by a delinquent taxpayer; to provide for the time at which a transferee of the original transferee of an execution may begin collection of a tax lien; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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SB 170. By: Senators Madden of the 47th, Huggins of the 53rd and Jackson of the 50th: A BILL to amend Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotatedl the '~GeorgLaEmergency Telephone Number '911' Service Act of 1977," so as to change the ciefinition of a certain term; to require wireless service suppliers to provide certain information to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency; to change provisions regarding. the subscribers from whom a monthly wireless enhanced "911" chai;'ge' may be' . collected; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
SB 195. By: Senators Hill of the 4th, Stokes of the 43rd, Madden of the 47th and others: A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Hospital Authorities Law," so as to provide for a short title and legislative intent and findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for the certification of certain rural hospitals for grant eligibility; to provide for the award of grants to certain rural hospitals under certain conditions and for certain purposes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 196. By: Senators Hill of the 4th and Jackson of the 50th: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-12-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compilation, maintenance, and revision of jury lists, so as to authorize the use of or reference to certain lists and compilations of citizens of the county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 211. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Butler of the 55th, Gingrey of the 37th and others: A BILL to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain provisions relating to suspension or revocation of licenses of habitually negligent or dangerous drivers and the point system; to change certain provisions relating to seat belt equipment requirements and safety restraints for children under four years of age; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 222. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Golden of the 8th, Tanksley of the 32nd and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to enact the "Workforce Reinvestment Act of 1999"; to provide for a new employer rate of contributions; to repeal the drug-free workplace tax reduction; to extend certain sunset provisions; to extend the sunset provisions of benefit experience and variations from standard rate; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
SB 237. By: Senator Jackson of the 50th: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Union County so as to provide for the compensation of said board members; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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SB 243. By: Senator Thomas of the 10th: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Avondale Estates; to provide for the name, corporate boundaries, and powers of the city and the governing authority; to provide for the structure of the government of the city; to provide for a board of mayor and commissioners and the membership, officers, election, terms, qualifications, vacancies, compensation, and expenses thereof; to prohibit conflicts of interest and holding other offices; to provide for disclosures and ethics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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