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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 9, 1999

HB 928. By: Representatives Stancil of the 16th, Pinholster of the 15th and Scheid of the 17th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the Cherokee County Parks and Recreation Authority, so as to change certain provisions regarding repayment of indebtedness and termination of the authority; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 929. By: Representative Stokes of the 92nd: A BILL to amend an Act granting a new charter to the City of Covington, so as to eliminate two at-large posts on the city council; to change the method of filling any vacancy in the office of mayor or council member; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 930. By: Representatives Ray of the 128th and James of the 140th: A BILL to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Peach County, so as to change the compensation of the chairperson of such board; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL
HB 931By: Representatives Hammontree of the 4th and Mann of the 5th: A BILL to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from certain Whitfield 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 are 65 years of age or over and have annual incomes not exceeding $15,000.00
so as to provide for an increase in the exemption amount and the
income ceiling; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 932. By: Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Franklin of the 39th, Shipp of the 38th, Manning of the 32nd, Sauder of the 29th and others: A BILL to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the judge of the Juvenile Court of Cobb County, so as to provide for changes in the compensation of the judges of the Juvenile Court of Cobb County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL

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HB 933. By: Representatives Purcell of the 147th and Barnard of the 154th: A BILL to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Pembroke," so as to provide for council districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 934. By: Representatives Porter of the 143rd and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 24 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the certification of librarians, so as to authorize the State Board of Certification of Librarians to require continuing education as a condition of renewal of a librarian's certificate; to provide for the approval of continuing education programs and waivers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 935. By: Representatives Pelote of the 149th, Bordeaux of the 151st, Brooks of the 54th, Crawford of the 129th and Mueller of the 152nd: A BILL to amend Code Section 4-8-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for possessing a dangerous dog, so as to increase the amount of liability insurance reqUired to be carried by owners of dangerous dogs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 936. By: Representative Tolbert of the 25th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Pendergrass, so as to define the corporate limits of said city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Co~uittee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 937. By: Representatives Childers of the 13th and Smith of the 12th: A BILL to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the commencement of certain rock quarry operations under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 938. By: Representatives Jones of the 71st, Henson of the 65th, Teper of the 61st, McClinton of the 68th, Watson of the 70th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the DeKalb County Civic Center Authority, so as to change provisions relating to the appointment of members to such authori.ty; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 939. By: Representative Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of procedures regarding the establishment of millage rates and the levy of ad valorem property taxes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 940. By: Representatives Stallings of the 100th and West of the 101st: A BILL to amend an Act amending, revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Carroll County, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the commissioners; to provide for cost-of-living increases; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
LOCAL
HB 941. By: Representatives Stallings of the lOOth and West of the lOlst: A BILL to provide for the nomination and election of the probate judge of Carroll County in nonpartisan primaries and elections; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 942. By: Representative Shanahan of the 10th: A BILL to provide for the board of elections of Gordon County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 943. By: Representatives Snelling of the 99th and Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to create the State Court of Douglas County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 944. By: Representatives Snelling of the 99th and Hembree of the 98th: A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Douglas County Community Improvement Districts Act," so as to change the members of the boards of community improvement districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 945. By: Representatives Porter of the l43rd and Jamieson of the 22nd: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate by the . Professional Standards Commission and for other disciplinary actions by the commission; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 946. By: Representative Irvin of the 45th: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipalities' powers and duties generally regarding the municipal street system, so as to authorize municipal corporations to prohibit heavy truck traffic on certain streets; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HB 947. By: Representatives Harbin of the 1I3th, Williams of the 114th and Jackson of the 112th: A BILL to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and the "Georgia Tort Claims Act," so as to provide for an additional limited waiver of sovereign inununity for certain state medical research institutions in certain limited circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 948. By: Representative Smith of the 9Ist: A BILL to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Madison ad valorem taxes for city purposes in an amount of up to $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 949. By: Representative Smith of the 9Ist: A BILL to provide a new charter for the Town of Buckhead; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL HB 950. By: Representative Dukes of the 16Ist: A BILL to provide a new charter for the City of Colquitt; and for .other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -
LOCAL HB 951. By: Representatives Walker of the 141st, James of the 140th, Bohannon of the 139th, Ray of the 128th and Floyd of the 138th: A BILL to amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Perry in Houston County, so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Perry by annexing certain territory into the city; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HR 478. By: Representatives Burkhalter of the 41st, Irvin of the 45th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Smith of the 91st and Campbell of the 42nd: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to prohibit the enactment of any laws during the final ten 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 HR 493. By: Representatives Harbin of the 113th, Williams of the 114th and Jackson of the 112th: A RESOLUTION urging the Medical College of Georgia to share the settlement proceeds it received as a result of the fraudulent actions of Drs. Borison and Diamond with the patients who were the victims of the fraudulent drug studies and expressing concern over their handling of the matter to date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, March 9, 1999
SB 48. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st, Johnson of the 2nd, Kemp of the 3rd 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
SB 123. By: Senators Fort of the 39th, Egan of the 40th, Hill of the 4th and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to traffic signs, signals, and markings, so as to authorize the Department of Public Safety or the governing authority of any political subdivision of this state to establish a system of traffic-control signal monitoring devices so as to provide procedures for the recording of violations of traffic-control signals; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
SB 127. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to special license plates for firefighters; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
SB 165. By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Dean of the 31st, Scott of the 36th and others: 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 preliminary records check or satisfactory state fingerprint records check determination and a satisfactory or pending national fingerprint records check determination within the previous 12 months; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
SB 192. By: Senator Burton of the 5th: A BILL to amend Article 18 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability insurance for state and local school officials and employees, so as to authorize local school boards to include provisions insuring certain nonprofit volunteer organizations and their members in insurance policies and indemnity contracts purchased for school officials and employees; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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SB 199.

By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Jackson of the 50th, Hill of the 4th

and others:

A BILL to amend Code Section 30-5-5 of the Official code of Georgia

Annotated, relating to investigation of r'eporters. of. need, for

protective services under the "Disabled Adults and Elder Persons

Protection Act," so as to ,authorize the ,director of . theccninty

department of family and children services or the director's designee

0:r to file a petition in the superior court to seek immediate access to

a disabled adult

elder persori who may be in imminent da.Ilger .," as a

result of abuse, exploitation, or neglect; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING

SB 200. By: Senators Thompsori of the 33rd, Stokes of the 43rd, Tank~31eyof the 32nd and others:
A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to insurance, so as to create the Consumers' Insurance
Advocate and deputy advocate; to provide definitions; to provide powers; to provide for compensation; to provide for ~ritries 'of appearance; to provide for notice and discovery; to provide for remedies; to provide for employment of consulta.nts, ekp~rts,
witnesses, and other employees; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE

SB 220.

By: Senator Crotts of the 17th:

o"'f'

A BILL to amend an Act providing supplements to the salaries ,

the

judges of superior cOurt, the district att9rneYt ahd the chief assistant district attorneyof the Flint JudicIal Ci;rcl.1i~ ~o. as to

change the amount ,and method. of, , payment of such supplements; to

change the proportion of such supplements which each county shall

pay; ahd for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee On JUDICIARY

SB 236. By: Senators Streat of the 19th, Price of the 28th, Cheeks of the 23rd and others: A BILL to amend Article 12 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to theuniforrn rulesdft.heroad regarding accidents, so as to change certain provisions relating to the duty to remove a vehicle from the roadway of an expressway or multilane highway; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES

SB 240. By: Senators Johnson of the 1st, Cheeks of the 23rd and Deah of the 31st:
A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to ,local, government, ,so as to enact the "Local Government Cable Fair Competition Act of 1999"; to provide for a shott~~itle~ to define certain terms; to require public providers of cablesebrice to
conduct certain cost benefit analyses and hold a public hearing prior to authorizing the delivery of cable service; and fOr other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

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SB 248. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd and Dean of the 31st: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Banking and Finance, so as to authorize the Governor to determine the salary of the commissioner of banks and banking; to amend Code Section 42-2-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the commissioner of corrections, so as to authorize the board of corrections to set the salary of the commissioner subject to approval of the Governor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
SB 254. By: Senator Smith of the 25th: A BILL to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Hancock County and providing for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities so as to increase the compensation of the members of said board of education; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 258. By: Senator Johnson of the 2nd: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Thunderbolt, as amended, so as to repeal the provisions relating to the town administrator; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SR 46. By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Hooks of the 14th, Butler of the 55th and others: A RESOLUTION urging Congress to give priority to strengthening the Social Security system and ensuring that it continue to be universal and mandatory, with risk pooled among all workers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
SR 116. By: Senators Madden of the 47th, Broun of the 46th and Cheeks of the 23rd: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Delivery Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
SR 137. By: Senators Gillis of the 20th, Hecht of the 34th, Williams of the 6th and. others: A RESOLUTION designating the P. V. Stripling Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SR 157. By: Senators Jackson of the 50th and Thompson of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION designating the Andrew Jackson Ash Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SR 184.
By: Senator.sPriqe ,of the ,28th,.J.,oeeoJ,the2:9t:l:la;nd Px,ice(J"f ;the 56th: A RESOLUTION cr.e.a;titngt:he Joint Study ,CQ.mn:tit<teeoIl 'Regional Development CentersalloMet:r0politanAre;a .PlaJMin(j~nd. Devel;Qpment Commissions;ancl!orotherpurpo.ses.
Referredto:tbe'CommitteeonRULE$
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