First readers in House, 2007 January 24

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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WDNIESDAY, JANUARY 24,2007
SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Legislation not listed consecutively indicates those pre-filed.
HB 9. By Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Talton of the 145th, Mangham of the 94th, Brooks of the 631-4Jacobs of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 9 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electronic recording voting systems, so as to require all electronic recording voting systems to produce a permanent paper record of the ballots cast on such systems for each voter; to provide that voters have an opportwni~ to verify such record after voting; to provide that such paper records be retained for use in recounts and election challenge proceedings; to provide for use of certain printers attached or connected to direct recording electronic voting equipment; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 112. By Representatives McCall of the 30th and England of the 108th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to eliminate certain license fees; to change certain provisions relating to applications for licenses and permits relative to milk products, duration of licenses, renewal of licenses, and procedure for denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses; to change certain provisions relating to license requirements for cream testers; to change certain provisions relating to licenses for manufachtre, bottling, and distribution of soft drinks, fees, and separate licenses for each business or bottling or manufacturing plant; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 113. By Representatives Day of the 163rd, Black of the 174th, Talton of the 145th, Neal of the 1st, Hanner of the 148th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire protection and safety, so as to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council to develop and offer fire officer development training through the Georgia Fire Academy; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 114. By Representatives Oliver of the 83rd, Bruce of the 64th, Gardner of the 57th, Kaiser of the 59th, Ashe of the 56th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 require the use of safety belts in pickup trucks; to require the use of safety belts by occupants in the rear seats of a passenger vehicle; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS

HB 115. By Representatives Franklin of the 43rd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Keen of the 179th, Burkhalter of the 50th, Willard of the 49th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers of the Georgia Supreme Court, so as to provide that certain persons who do not meet the normal educational requirements for admission to the bar shall be eligible to take the examination for admission to the state bar and, upon successful completion, to be admitted to the practice of law in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 116. By Representatives Scott of the 153rd and Roberts of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-1-9.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to senior judge status, so as to provide that judges of the superior court who leave office but do not qualify for appointment as a senior judge under any other provision of law may apply to the Governor for appointment as a senior judge under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 117. By Representatives Heard of the 104th, Knox of the 24th, Lewis of the 15th, Hembree of the 67th, Yates of the 73rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend provisions of the O.C.G.A. relating to motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles; to amend Part 1 of Article 22 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general considerations regarding motor vehicle franchises, so as to exempt motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and utility vehicles from the definition of motor vehicle; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for definitions; to provide purposes and policies to protect motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and utility vehicle dealers; to provide that a grantor must approve a sale of a dealership if the terms are reasonable; to provide for succession of the dealership to the dealer's named beneficiaries; to provide for warranty obligations; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for applicability; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 118. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Lane of the 167th, Martin of the 47th, and Keen of the 179th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior court, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and a tenth judge of the superior courts of the Cobb Judicial Circuit; to prescribe the powers of such judges; to prescribe the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judges to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties comprising said circuits; to provide for the manner of impaneling jurors; to provide for an additional court reporter for such circuits; to authorize the governing authority of the counties that comprise such circuits to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 119. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Ralston of the 7th, Lindsey of the 54th, Fleming of the 117th, Tumlin of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost of living adjustments, so as to increase the annual salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals Judges, and superior court judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 120. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Ralston of the 7th, Lindsey of the 54th, Fleming of the 117th, Tumlin of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals respectively, so as to provide for travel allowances for certain appellate Justices and Judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 121. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Lane of the 167th, Hatfield of the 177th, Bruce of the 64th, Mills of the 25th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property and persons subject to garnishment, so as to change certain provisions relating to service of summons of garnishment upon corporations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 122. By Representatives England of the 108th, McCall of the 30th, Roberts of the 154th, Burns of the 157th, Maddox of the 172nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-13-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labeling requirements for commercial feeds, so as to exclude equine feeds from those feeds for which collective terms of ingredients may be used or which may be exempted from certain requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 123. By Representatives England of the 108th, Jones of the 46th, Houston of the 170th, McCall of the 30th, Sheldon of the 105th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal annexation of territory, so as to change certain provisions relating to authority, procedures, identification, and status of lands relative to municipal deannexation; to provide procedures applicable to municipal deannexation of property pursuant to application of landowners thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 124. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Day of the 163rd,Tumlin of the 38th, Sims of the 169th, Martin of the 47th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem tax exemptions, so as to provide for an exemption for all tangible personal property constituting the inventory of a business; to provide for applicability; to provide for effective dates; to provide for a special election; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 125. By Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Benton of the 3lst, Morris of the 155th,Hatfield of the 177th, and Powell of the 29th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum in elementary and secondary education, so as to encourage the annual observance of "Georgia Day" in public elementary and secondary schools; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 126. By Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Fleming of the 117th, and Butler of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide that a verdict in a felony case, other than a case involving the death penalty, shall be agreed to by at least 11 of the 12 jurors; to provide that a verdict in a criminal case in which the death penalty is sought shall be agreed to by all 12 jurors; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 127. By Representatives Byrd of the 20th, Jerguson of the 22nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Rynders of the 152nd, and Hill of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to change certain provisions relating to the substitution of generic drugs; to eliminate redundant language relating to the practice of medicine; to prohibit the substitution of anti-epileptic drugs except under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 128. By Representatives Smith of the 70th, Jones of the 46th, England of the 108th, Mosby of the 90th, Nix of the 69th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 the sale of certain school supplies, clothing, footwear, computers, and computer related accessories for a limited period of time; to provide for an exemption from sales and use tax with respect to certain sales of certain energy efficient products for a limited period of time; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

HB 129. By Representatives Tumlin of the 38th, Lane of the 167th, Morris of the 155th, Lindsey of the 54th, and Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Oficial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions relating to a tax amnesty program to be completed no later than December 31, 1992; to repeal certain obsolete provisions relating to a property tax amnesty program to be completed no later than December 31, 1994; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 130. By Representatives Hill of the 21st, Mills of the 2Sth, Meadows of the 5th, England of the 108th, and Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relative to protection from identity theft, so as to provide for security freezes; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures for placing, removing, and temporarily lifting a security freeze; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 131. By Representative Home of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-485 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship, so as to provide that surviving spouses shall be eligible students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 132. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Keen of the 179th, Carter of the 159th, and Bryant of the 160th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pilots of vessels generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to the numbers of pilots for certain ports; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HB 133. By Representatives Casas of the 103rd, Chambers of the 81st, Jamieson of the 28th, and Cox of the 102nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment of certificated personnel in elementary and secondary education, so as to change certain provisions relating to salary increases for persons receiving certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

HB 134. By Representatives England of the 108th, Heard of the l04th, Coan of the lOlst, and Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bid bonds for public works bidding for local govements, so as to change certaififprovisionsrelatifig to cash in lieu of bid bonds and letters of credit; to change certain provisions relating to acceptable substitutes for bonds; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTALCOORDINATION
HB 135. By Representatives England of the 108th, McCall of the 30th, Roberts of the 154th, Burns of the 157th, hladdox of the 172nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial feeds, so as to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to said chapter; to provide for laboratory certifications, applications, fees, requirements, reporting, and rehsal or cancellation of certification; to change certain provisions relating to inspections authorized, receipt for samples, w m t , methods of sampling and analysis generally; to provide for inspections, sampling, analysis, and exemption; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 136. By Representatives Coan of the 101st, Shaw of the 176th, O'Neal of the 146th, Rogers of the 26th, Millar of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 13-8-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts contravening public policy generally, so as to provide that any contract of insurance which provides for indemnification against liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused by a promisee or indemnitee in connection with a contract or agreement relative to the construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of a building structure, appurtenances, and appliances is against public policy, void, and unenforceable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HE3 137. By Representatives Teilhet of the 40th, Fludd of the 66th, Davis of the 122nd, Starr of the 78th, Marin of the 96th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to genera1 provisions of the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for the establishment of a grant program to support training and technical assistance for low-income microentrepreneurs; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HB 138. By Representatives Coan of the 101st, Shaw of the 176th,O'Neal of the 146th, Rogers of the 26th, Millar of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to provide for the rejection of construction contracts when contractors, subcontractors, low tier subcontractors, or materialmen do not provide required insurance coverage; to provide for the definitions of certain terms; to prohibit an owner, contractor, or subcontractor from rejecting work completed, rejecting

material supplied, or withholding payment due to lack of conforming insurance following acceptance of a policy or certificate of insurance; to provide certain exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 139. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Lindsey of the 54th, Lane of the 167th, Tumlin of the 38th, Oliver of the 83rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 53-1-20 and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating, respectively, to renouncing succession and to general provisions relative to descent and distribution, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for forfeiture of an intestate share of an estate under certain circumstances; to provide for defmitions; to provide for notice of proceedings; to provide for an appointment of a guardian ad litem under certain circumstances; to provide for judicial proceedings and standard of proof; to change certain provisions relating to the rules of inheritance when a decedent dies without a will; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 140. By Representatives Willard of the 49th, Royal of the 171st, and Geisinger of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the joint county and municipal sales and use tax, so as to revise and change procedures and requirements regarding the renegotiation of distribution certificates; to change certain provisions regarding failure to file a new certificate; to change certain provisions regarding discontinuation of the tax; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 141. By Representative Hembree of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 textbooks; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 142. By Representative Hembree of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-1-28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the taking of nongame species, so as to add nongame species which may be taken; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
HB 143. By Representatives Graves of the 12th Day of the 163rd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Talton of the 145th, Teilhet of the 40th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit certain employers from prohibiting employees fiom lawfully carrying and possessing fxeearms in locked motor vehicles; to provide for immunity for employers who
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allow employees to possess firearms in locked vehicles on the premises of such employer; to provide for civil remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 144. By Representatives Reese of the 98th, Coan of the lOlst, Lunsford of the 1loth, and Johnson of the 37th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 47 of Title 43 and Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers and registration and licensing of motor vehicles, respectively, so as to change certain exceptions concerning the sale or advertising of used motor vehicles displayed or parked on property and the practice of curbstoning; to provide criminal penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 145. By Representatives Coan of the 101st, Shaw of the 176th, Rogers of the 26th, Millar of the 79th, and Lindsey of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance fraud, venue, penalty, and exemption, so as to provide that issuing, with the intent to defraud, any certificate of insurance which alters or represents any policy coverage, exclusion, provision, or condition in any form other than actually contained in the policy shall constitute a crime of insurance fraud; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR 55. By Representatives Walker of the 107thand May of the 111th: A RESOLUTION expressing support for local communities to boost family literacy and generate projects that offer support life-long learning from infancy; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HR 56. By Representatives Heard of the 104th, England of the 108th, Hamilton of the 23rd, Knox of the 24th, Reese of the 98th, and others: A RESOLUTION to urge the United States Army Corps of Engineers to begin a study of the costs and effects of raising the b l l pool for Lake Lanier from 1,071 feet above sea level to 1,073 feet above sea level; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 57. By Representative McCall of the 30th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Elbert County, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY