First readers in House, 2011 January 31

FlRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, JANUARY 3l,20 11 SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 90. By Representatives Rearden of the 68th, Cooke of the 18th, and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Heritage Trust Program, so as to authorize the State of Georgia to transfer its interests in heritage preserve properties to a county or local government upon certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HB 91. By Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Powell of the 171st. and Cooke of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, respectively, so as to provide that any person convicted of a felony offense shall have such conviction demarcated on his or her driver's license for the length of his or her sentence; to provide for procedure; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cancellation, suspension, and revocation of licenses, so as to provide for license suspension 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 PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 92. By Representatives Hamilton of the 23rd, Meadows of the 5th, England of the 108th, Mosby of the 90th, Heard of the 114th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide limitations on when in-person absentee balloting may be conducted; to provide for a period of advance voting; to provide for procedures; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 93. By Representatives Taylor of the 79th, Jacobs of the 80th, Parent of the 8lst, Huckaby of the 113th, Lindsey of the 54th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government code enforcement boards created on or after January 1, 2003, so as to change a definition for purposes of said article; to change certain references to "code inspectors" to "code enforcement officers" in said article; to amend Code Section 4 1-2-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to power of counties and municipalities to repair, close, or demolish unfit buildings or structures, health hazards on private property, and properties affected, so as to provide for findings by code enforcement officers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

HB 94. By Representatives Brooks of the 63rd, Marin of the 96th, Mitchell of the 88th, Taylor of the 55th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether to stop a motorist; to require annual training of law enforcement officers on impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping vehicles; to require law enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of a motorist and passengers; to provide for other matters relative thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 95. By Representatives Roberts of the 154th, Knight of the 126th, England of the 108th, McCall of the 30th, Burns of the 157th, 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 valorem taxation of property, so as to revise and change certain provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of forest land conservation use property; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 96. By Representatives Amerson of the 9th, Williams of the 4th, Dickson of the 6th, and Jasperse of the 12th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to provide for a petition for referendum to call for a vote to approve the sale of distilled spirits in a county or municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 97. By Representatives Brooks of the 63rd, Morgan of the 39th, Taylor of the 55th, BeasleyTeague of the 65th, Bruce of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to provide for a substantive and comprehensive reform of provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HB 98. By Representatives Peake of the 137th, Epps of the 140th, and Holmes of the 125th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the unified government of Macon-Bibb, Georgia; to provide for boundaries and service districts; to provide for a board of commissioners and the elections, terms, salaries, organization, and vacancies relative to board members; to provide for a legislative process; to provide for ethics; to provide for a

majVorand the terms, elections, and salary relative to the office of mayor; to provide for governmental administration; to provide for a judiciary; to provide for elections and election districts; to provide for revenue and finance; to provide for taxation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATIONLOCAL
HB 99. By Representatives Clark of the 104th, Cooper of the 4lst, Sims of the 119th, Rynders of the 152nd, and Parsons of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensed practical nurses, so as to require fingerprint record checks for applicants for licensure as a licensed practical nurse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 100. By ~e~resentativPeesake of the 137th, Williams of the 4th, Lindsey of the 54th, Knight of the 126th, Abrams of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 9, 48, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating, respectively, to courts, civil practice, revenue and taxation, and state government, so as to create the Georgia Tax Court as a pilot project of limited duration under Article VI, Section I, Paragraph X of the Georgia Constitution; to provide for effective dates; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 101. By Representative McKillip of the 115th: 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 provide for safer bicycle riding for bicyclists and the motoring public; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to parking a motor vehicle; to change provisions relating to traffic laws being applicable to bicycles; to change provisions relating to the transporting of children under the age of one year on a bicycle; to change provisions relating to riding on roadways and bicycle paths; to change provisions relating to equipment on bicycles; to legalize the use of recumbent bicycles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 102. By Representative McKillip of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific periods of limitations of actions, so as to provide a limitation period with respect to actions for title by prescription or private way by prescription to real property that is subject to a recorded conservation easement; to provide that such actions shall be barred entirely under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY

FIB 103. By Kepresentative Stephens of the 164th: A RILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to change the sales and use tax exemption for food and food ingredients; to provide for an exception from local sales and use taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Coininittee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 104. By Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Cooke of the 18th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a method of distribution of the net proceeds of the sales tax for education purposes levied in Carroll County; to provide for the method of distribution of proceeds of such tax between the Carroll County School District and the independent school districts located wholly or partially within Carroll County, including particularly the City of Carrollton School System and the City of Breinen School System; to provide for authority under Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 105. By Representative Spencer of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of St. Marys, Georgia, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4763), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4100), and a home rule amendment filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on February 28, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4277), so as to provide for elections of the mayor and councilmembers in evennumbered years; 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 106. By Representative Spencer of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of St. Marys, Georgia, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4763), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4100), and a home rule
amendment filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on February 28, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4277), so as to provide for the election of the mayor and councilmembers by a simple majority by the voters of the entire city; 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

fJB 107. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Bearden of the 68th. Parsons of the 42nd. Powell of t+e 171st, Purcell of the 159th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-18-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the right of continuation of health coverage for a spouse or dependent of a deceased public employee, so as to provide that the surviving spouse and dependents of a state employee killed while acting in the scope of his or her employment shall be entitled to continue coverage under the state health insurance plan under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 71. By Representative Maddox of the 172nd: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of any remaining state interest in a certain tract of real property to Grady County; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HR 72. By Representatives Brooks of the 63rd, Taylor of the 55th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Ashe of the 56th, Hugley of the 133rd, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that persons who have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may register to vote and vote upon release from confinement or while serving a period of probation or parole; to provide for notice to persons pleading guilty or nolo contendere to such an offense; to provide for notice to persons being released from confinement for such an offense; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 81. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the sale or use of food and food ingredients shall be exempt from the state sales and use tax or any local sales and use tax; to change certain provisions regarding the sales tax for educational purposes and provide for such exemption; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS