First readers in House, 2010 March 30

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 30,2010 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1475. By Representative McCall of the 30th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-33-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the rehsal to grant or restore licenses, discipline of licensees, suspension, revocation, or restriction of licenses, and immunity for persons reporting a violation, so as to modifL certain provisions authorizing the board to discipline a physical therapist; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1476. By Representatives Williams of the 165th, Stephens of the 164th, and Barnard of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Liberty County Industrial Authority, approved February 18, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 21lo), as amended, so as to provide that certain members of such authority may vote by phone under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1477. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, England of the 108th, Bearden of the 68th, Keown of the 173rd, Meadows of the 5th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 15 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provision of counsel for public officers and public bodies when the Attorney General fails to provide regular counsel, so as to provide that if the Attorney General refuses or fails to represent the state in a criminal or civil case in any court when required by the Governor, then the Governor is authorized to designate legal counsel to represent the state in such case; to provide for payment of legal fees and court costs; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1478. By Representative Porter of the 143rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the town of Dexter, in the County of Laurens, State of Georgia, approved August 15, 1910 (Ga. L. 1910, p. 600), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HB 1479. By Representative Reece of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Chattooga County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board and the appointment, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board; to provide for compensation of the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for a referendum; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1480. By ~e~rksentativSheaw of the 176th: A BILL 'to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Clinch County, approved March 9, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 456), as amended, so as to change the composition and manner of election of the governing authority of Clinch County; to provide for the selection of a chairperson; to provide for submission under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1481. By Representative Allison of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that the judge of the Probate Court of Union County shall serve as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Union County, approved February 25, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3504), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3799), so as to provide that the probate judge of Union County shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1482. By Representatives Davis of the 109th, Mosby of the 90th, Baker of the 78th, Yates of the 73rd, Mayo of the 9lst, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum by the electors of the City of Stockbridge for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of the City of Stockbridge desire to continue to elect five councilmembers at large or to change the charter to provide either four election districts plus two districts at large or five election districts plus one district at large; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL

HR 1825. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, England of the 108th, Bearden of the 68th, Keown of the 173rd, Meadows of the 5th, and others: A RESOLUTION affirming the State of Georgia's rights based on the Jeffersonian principle of nullification to nulliQ a federal law that violates the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 1826. By Representatives Williams of the 89th, Kidd of the 141st, Day of the 163rd, Amerson of the 9th, Ashe of the 56th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Building Authority to provide additional parking for disabled persons visiting the Georgia capitol building; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 1865. By Representatives Smith of the 113th, Roberts of the 154th, Keen of the 179th, and May of the 111th: A RESOLUTION urging the Environmental Protection Agency to cease its carbon dioxide reduction policies until climate data and global warming science are substantiated; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT

SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 30,2010
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 143. By Senators Brown of the 26th, Rogers of the 21st, Staton of the 18th, Seay of the 34th, Golden pf the 8th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open and public meetings, so as to change certain provisions relating to meetings to be open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences; to change certain provisions relating to excluded proceedings; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 161. By Senators Grant of the 25th, Williams of the 19th, Johnson of the lst, Thomas of the 54th, Cowsert of the 46th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-24-59.10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance coverage for autism, so as to require certain insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 332. By Senators Jones of the loth, Henson of the 41st, Jackson of the 2nd, Sims of the 12th, Golden of the 8th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school disciplinary tribunals, so as to provide for reporting by local boards of education regarding expulsion and disciplinary actions for students bringing weapons to school; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 336. By Senators Butler of the 55th, Jones of the loth, Stoner of the 6th, Rarnsey, Sr. of the 43rd, Henson of the 4 1st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-4B-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, so as to include the Georgia Boxing Association as a recognized governing body for amateur boxing, wrestling, and martial arts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
SB 362. By Senators Weber of the 40th, and Seabaugh of the 28th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens of mechanics and materialmen, so as to eliminate provisions stating that a mechanic or materialman who has executed a waiver and release upon payment shall be presumed to have received payment if the mechanic or materialman does not file an affidavit of nonpayment within a certain period

of time; to eliminate other provisions relative to the affidavit of nonpayment; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability;to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 373. By Senators Grant of the 25th, Murphy of the 27th, Crosby of the 13th, Douglas of the 17th, and Staton of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the employment and training of peace officers, so as change certain provisions relating to the investigation of an applicant's good moral character when applying for appointment or certification as a peace officer; to provide immunities relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
SB 399. By Senators Hill of the 32nd, Rogers of the 21st3 Wiles of the 37th, Shafer of the 48th, Butterworth of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state government, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide that no department or agency shall implement any provision of federal health care reform legislation unless the department or agency provides a certain report to the General Assembly and the General Assembly authorizes such implementation by statute; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SB 407. By Senators Hill of the 32nd, Rogers of the 21st, Thomas of the 54th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Hawkins of the 49th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 29A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual health insurance coverage, so as to provide for legislative intent; to provide definitions; to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to authorize insurers to offer individual medical and surgical health insurance policies in Georgia that have been approved for issuance in selected other states; to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to initiate a multi-state consortium for the establishment of reciprocity agreements allowing the sale of individual medical and s~rrgicalhealth insurance policies among the participating states as a single entity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 419. By Senators Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd, Douglas of the 17th, Buckner of the 44th, Harbison of the 15th, Henson of the 41st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the notation on drivers' licenses of a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder; to provide for certification; to provide for procedures; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES

SB 426. By Senatdrs Buckner of the 44th, Seay of the 34th, Jackson of the 24th, Sims of the 12th, Tate of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the per diem reimbursement, insurance benefits, and expenses of local school board members, so as to prohibit per diem or salary compensation for certain at-fault board members during a period of time that the local school system has its accreditation revoked, suspended, or placed on probation; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 449. By Senators Davis of the 22nd, and Powell of the 23rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to halls of fame, so as to abolish the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame; to provide for disposition of property of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
SB 451. By Senators Sims of the 12th, Unterman of the 45th, Hooks of the 14th, Crosby of the 13th, Jackson of the 2nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-1A-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the emergency placement of monitors in early care and education programs, so as to provide for certain procedures subsequent to a death occurring in a family day-care home, group day-care home, or a day-care center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 456. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Rogers of the 21st, and Murphy of the 27th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 61 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to urban redevelopment, so as to provide that directors of a downtown development authority designated as an urban redevelopment agency and other public officers of the municipality or county may serve as commissiofiers of the urban redevelopment agency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SB 474. By Senators Thomas of the 54th, Hill of the 4th, Orrock of the 36th, Murphy of the 27th, Thompson of the 33rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting of wildlife, so as to provide that in general any person may take possession of a native wild animal which has been killed by a motor vehicle; to provide exceptions and conditions; to require notification in the case of deer and bear; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS

SB 482. By Senator Hudgens of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-59-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to life settlements, so as to revise certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE '
SB 490. By Senators Tolleson of the 20th, and Bulloch of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous waste, so as to amend certain definitions relating to hazardous waste; to update certain provisions to make such provisions consistent with federal regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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SB 498. By Senators Hill of the 4th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Harp of the 29th, Douglas of the 17th, Smith of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to establish the HOPE needs based scholarship; to provide for a definition; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for scholarship amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 501. By Senators Douglas of the 17th, Smith of the 52nd, Seabaugh of the 28th, Rogers of the 21st, and Staton of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the Department of Transportation, so as to modifl provisions relating to the State Transportation Board; to provide for the appointment of a treasurer of transportation; to require the treasurer and assistant treasurer to maintain certain certifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SB 502. By Senators Hill of the 4th, and Chapman of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reimbursement of expenses, so as to provide that all nonelected members of state authorities, boards, commissions, councils, or other bodies shall be compensated only for their actual expenses incurred in service to such authority, board, commission, council, or other body and shall not be entitled to any expense allowance or per diem; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT

SB 505. By Senat6rs Staton of the 18th, Mullis of the 53rd, Williams of the 19th, Douglas of the 17th, Tolleson of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-2-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the composition, terms, and election of members of the State Transportation Board, so as to limit membership on the board to one five-year term; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SB 512. By Senator Hill of the 4th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of sales and use taxes, so as to provide the state revenue commissioner with the authority to collect sales and use taxes from businesses that may otherwise not be obligated to collect and remit such taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effectivedate; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
SB 515. By Senators Smith of the 52nd, Shafer of the 48th, Rogers of the 2lst, and Buttenvorth of the 50th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Educators' Salary Protection Act"; to provide for a short title; to prohibit hrloughs of local school system personnel when local reserve hnds are available; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 517. By Senators Heath of the 31st, Rogers of the 21st, Seabaugh of the 28th, Cowsert of the 46th, Smith of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorein taxation, so as to revise and change certain provisions regarding the manner and time1 of making the state ad valorem tax levy; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide that this Act shall not abate or affect prosecutions, punishments, penalties, administrative proceedings or remedies, or civil actions related to certain violations; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS

SB 518. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Rogers of the 21st, Shafer of the 48th, Hawkins of the 49th, Staton of the 18th, and others: 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 cbmpetencies andmiorecurriculum, so as to require a study of the pledge,gf,?llegiance to-the flag of the United States and the Georgia flag as' a part of the required studies regarding American institutions and ideals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
SB 519. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Jackson of the 24th, Murphy of the 27th, Davis of the 22nd, Staton of the 1Sth, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to modifj the definition of motorized cart; to change the hours of operation of motorized carts; to provide that local governments can decide if operators of motorized carts should be licensed drivers; to provide! for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for'other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SB 520. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Rogers of the 21st, Pearson of the 51st, Williams of the 19th, Staton of the 1Sth, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-2-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers of the commissioner of transportation and the divisions within the Department of Transportation, so as to provide for an Intermodal Division within the department; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
SB 521. By Senators Weber of the 40th, Williams of the 19th, Rogers of the 21st, Cowsert of the 46th, and Smith of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financing under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for enrollment counts for students in certain dual enrollment programs; to provide for requirements for weighting of students in certain dual enrollment courses under the Quality Basic Education Formula; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keferred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 523. By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Mullis of the 53rd, Heath of the 3 lst, and Pearson of the 5 1st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state authorities involved with conservation, natural resources, and cultural activities, so as to reconstitute the governance of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority; to provide for a new governing body for the authority and its members and their appointments, terms, vacancies, duties, and compensation; to provide for appropriate staff of the authority; to authorize the authority to create and enter into a nonprofit corporation to assist with certain functions of the authority; to provide that the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia

Music Hall of Fame Authority shall to the maximum extent possible work jointly to realize efficiencies and economies in the operation of their adjacent facilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM

SB 526. By Senators Davis of the 22nd, Chance of the 16th, and Mullis of the 53rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of maintenance and use of public roads, so as to provide for regulation of oversize and overweight loads on streets or highways; to change the designation of certain streets or highways; to provide for a certification program for drivers of oversized vehicle escorts; to provide for insurance coverage for certain permit holders; to amend Title 40 of the Of'ficial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for a definition; to provide for vehicles approaching an intersection with a pedestrian hybrid beacon; to provide for evidence obtained by speed detection devices in a variable speed zone is inadmissible; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION

SB 529. By Senators Pearson of the 51st, Thomas of the 54th, Unterman of the 45th, Rogers of the 21st, Williams of the 19th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to specifL certain acts that constitute criminal abortion; to provide for certain criminal and civil remedies for criminal abortion; to provide for notification of certain investigations; to provide for definitions; to provide for prohibitions on the circumstances under which an abortion may be performed; to revise the definition of the term "racketeering activity" to include certain conduct relating to criminal abortion; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

SR 513.

By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Murphy of the 27th, Douglas of the 17th, Stoner of the

6th, Pearson of the 5lst, and others:

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A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Georgia State Fire Services Study Committee; and

for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

SR 1075. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Bulloch of the 1lth, and Heath of the 31st: A RESOLUTION dedicating the CSA Army of Tennessee Highway; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION