* Rules Suspended 
 
FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THIJRSDAY, FEBRUARY 24,201 1 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
 
HB 337. By Representatives Greene of the 149th, Maxwell of the 17th, and Benton of the 3 1st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47- 16-101 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement benefit options under the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia, failure of a member to select an option, effect of changes in retirement benefits and options, and change of option after receipt of payments, so as to provide that in the event of divorce a retired member who has elected a spouses' option may elect to continue or revoke such coverage; to provide for an increase in benefit; to provide for remarriage; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT 
 
HB 338. By Representative Bryant of the 160th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to extensively revise and enact provisions relating to the creation, transfer, modification, and foreclosure of mortgages and deeds to secure debt as well as other documents creating security interests; to provide a short title; to regulate the transfer of security interests; to require recording as condition of foreclosure; to provide for a minimum period of delinquency before foreclosure and other proceedings may be commenced; to provide that creditors must provide owners of residential property with a right to cure and a notice of such right prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING 
 
HB 339. By Representatives Welch of the 1loth, Willard of the 49th, Abrains of the 84th, Mills of the 25th, Maddox of the 127th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency powers, so as to revise the courts to which a challenge of a quarantine or vaccination order may be brought; to revise the manner of appealing orders concerning such challenges; to remove the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals from the definition of authorized judicial officials for certain judicial emergencies; to extend the duration of a judicial emergency order when a public health emergency exists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY 
 
 HB 340. By Representative Greene of the 149th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-5-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction over certain misdemeanor offenders, designation of place of confinement of inmates, reimburseinent of county, and transfer of inmates to federal authority, so as to provide for electronic submission of sentencing documentation; to provide for a reimbursement rate; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY 
HB 341. By Representatives Rogers of the 26th, Heard of the 1 14th, and Harbin of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic stock and mutual insurers, so as to provide for the establishment of limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for investment of funds; to provide for organization; to provide for reinsurance; to provide for applicability; to provide for promulgation of rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE 
HB 342. By Representatives McKillip of the 115th, Lindsey of the 54th, Evans of the 40th, and Houston of the 170th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking, so as to define "family violence order"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL 
HB 343. By Representatives Cooper of the 4 lst, Huckaby of the 113th, Collins of the 27th, Carter of the 175th, Houston of the 170th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as it related to mental health, so as to provide for crisis stabilization units for the purpose of providing psychiatric stabilization or detoxification services; to provide for a definition; to provide for licensure; to provide for requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 
HB 344. By Representatives Baker of the 78th, Weldon of the 3rd, Allison of the 8th, Epps of the 140th,Neal of the 75th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable under the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide that juvenile court judges and other ~nembersof such retirement system may obtain creditable service for prior service as a full-time associate juvenile court judge; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT 
 
 HB 345. By Representatives Gardner of the 57th, Fullerton of the 15lst, Ashe of the 56th, Oliver of the 83rd. Morgan of the 39th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to ainend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide that children and pregnant women who are lawfully admitted qualified aliens, regardless of the duration of lawful residence in this state, shall be eligible for Medicaid if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements; to ainend Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the PeachCare for Kids Program, so as to provide that children and pregnant women who are lawfully admitted qualified aliens, regardless of the duration of lawful residence in this state, shall be eligible for PeachCare if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements; 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 NON-CIVIL 
HB 346. By Representative Knight of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding income taxes, so as to change the definition of taxable nonresident for income tax purposes; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS 
HB 348. By Representatives Allison of the 8th, Brockway of the 101st, and Harden of the 28th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter I 1 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to change provisions relating to criminal defamation; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL 
HB 349. By Representatives Fludd of the 66th, Yates of the 73rd, and Jordan of the 77th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Fayetteville to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section 11, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL 
HB 350. By Representative Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions to requirements for disclosure of public records, so as to provide for an exemption to open records requirements for certain records maintained by the Department of Early Care and Learning; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY 
 
 HB 351. By Representative Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenues collected from fines and fees in the probate courts, so as to change the portion of such fines paid to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; to provide that a portion of certain fines collected in certain state courts shall be paid to such retirement fund; to repeal conflicting laws: and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT 
HB 352. By Representatives Martin of the 47th, Riley of the 50th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Geisinger of the 48th, Jones of the 46th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-10-65.1 of the Ot'ticial Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the expiration and extension of tolls by the State Road and Tollway Authority, so as to provide that toll extensions must be approved by the General Assembly; to provide that no tolls shall be charged on projects that are free from intercst on public indebtedness; to provide for legislative reports; 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 
HB 353. By Representative Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administrative provisions, so as to change certain provisions regarding the rate of interest to be paid for refunds and on past due taxes; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS 
HB 354. By Representative Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions regarding income taxes, so as to revise and change individual income tax standard deductions; to provide for annual adjustments with respect to such standard deductions; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS 
HB 355. By Representative Martin of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to repeal the corporate net worth tax; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS 
 
 HB 356. By Representative Sims of the 169th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act of 2000," so as to provide that preneed escrow accounts may be titled in the name of and made payable in favor of an entity registered to provide preneed services upon the death of the purchaser; 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 
* HB 367. 
By Representatives Pruett of the 144th, England of the 108th, McCall of the 30th, Benfield of the 85th, Ashe of the 56th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to promote the production, purchase, and consumption of Georgia-grown farm products; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Agriculture, so as to provide for food procurement procedures and materials that encourage and facilitate the purchase of Georgia-grown food by state agencies and institutions; 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 operation of school gardens and farms; to provide for a farm to school program to promote the sale of Georgia-grown farm products to county and independent school districts in this state; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS 
HR 383. By Representatives Rynders of the 152nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, England of the 108th, Roberts of the 154th,Powell of the 17lst, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that increases in tuition and fees at institutions of the University System of Georgia shall not exceed the rate of inflation unless approved by joint resolution of the General Assembly; to provide for this amendment to be self-executing but authorize general laws relating to its implementation; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS 
HR 384. By Representatives Brooks of the 63rd, Wilkinson of the 52nd, McCall of the 30th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Heard of the 114th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Procurement Policies of Georgia Departments and Agencies Regarding Businesses Owned by Minorities and Women; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY 
 
 SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24,2011 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
SB 31. By Senators Carter of the 42nd, Hainrick of the 30th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Crosby of the 13th, Cowsert of the 46th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privilege, so as to extend the attorney-client privilege to third persons under certain circumstances; to correct cross-references; to amend Code Section 17-16-94 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. relating to disclosure required by the prosecuting attorney and defendant, to correct a crossreference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY 
SB 36. By Senators Carter of the 1st, Unterinan of the 45th, Goggans of the 7th, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Bethel of the 54th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for the establishment of a program to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of Schedule 11, 111, IV, and V controlled substances; to provide for definitions; to require dispensers to submit certain information regarding the dispensing of such controlled substances; to provide for the confidentiality of submitted information except under certain circumstances; to provide for the establishment of an Electronic Database Review Advisory Committee; to provide for its membership, duties, and organization; to provide for the establishment of rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for penalties; 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 NON-CIVIL 
SR 114. By Senator Balfour of the 9th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Gwinnett County, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY