First Read in House on 03/21/2011 HB 558Contracting and bidding; preference for local resident businesses for public works projects; authorize o (1) Spencer,Jason 180th o (2) Holt,Doug 112th o (3) Lane,Roger 167th o (4) Atwood,Alex 179th o (5) Mitchell,Billy 88th o (6) Epps,James 140th o HC:Judy o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 559Assault and battery; crimes upon health care workers; increase punishment o (1) Buckner,Debbie 130th o (2) Hugley,Carolyn 133rd o (3) Smyre,Calvin 132nd o (4) Smith,Richard 131st o (5) Smith,Kip 129th o HC:JudyNC o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 560Dalton-Whitfield County Charter and Consolidation Commission Act; enact o (1) Williams,Roger 4th o (2) Dickson,Tom 6th o (3) Weldon,Tom 3rd o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/21/11 - House Sent to Governor HB 561Dodge County; Board of Education officers receive compensation; provide o (1) Pruett,Jimmy 144th o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:03/28/11 - Senate Read and Referred HB 562Dodge County; commission appoint chief financial officer; authorize o (1) Pruett,Jimmy 144th o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/20/11 - House Sent to Governor HB 563Atlanta, City of; levy 1 percent excise tax o (1) Taylor,Rashad 55th o (2) Ashe,Kathy 56th o (3) Lindsey,Edward 54th o (4) Abrams,Stacey 84th o (5) Kaiser,Margaret 59th o (6) Dobbs,Elly 53rd o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/19/11 - House Sent to Governor HB 564Conservation use assessment; property use for solar energy not breach covenant; provide o (1) Maddox,Billy 127th o (2) Roberts,Jay 154th o (3) McCall,Tom 30th o HC:W&M o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 565Georgia Crime Information Center; disclosure of records to private persons; change provisions o (1) Scott,Martin 2nd o HC:JudyNC o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 566Jefferson County; board of elections and registration; create o (1) Jackson,Mack 142nd o (2) Frazier,Gloria 123rd o (3) Williams,Earnest 89th o (4) Bruce,Roger 64th o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/20/11 - House Date Signed by Governor HB 567Public school students' records; option to not release information to military recruiters; provide o (1) Benfield,Stephanie 85th o (2) Morgan,Alisha 39th o (3) Kaiser,Margaret 59th o (4) Drenner,Karla 86th o HC:Ed o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 568Alcoholic beverages; limited exceptions to three-tier distribution; provide o (1) Stephens,Ron 164th o (2) Martin,Charles 47th o (3) Bearden,Timothy 68th o (4) Ehrhart,Earl 36th o (5) Maddox,Billy 127th o (6) James,Lynmore 135th o HC:RegI o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HB 569Charlton County; board of elections and registration; create o (1) Hatfield,Mark 177th o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/21/11 - House Sent to Governor HB 570Charlton County; probate court judge serve as chief magistrate; provide o (1) Hatfield,Mark 177th o HC:LLeg o SC:SLGO Status:04/19/11 - House Sent to Governor HR 610Harris Neck Land Trust; pursue return of land from federal government to McIntosh County; recognize o (1) Williams,Al 165th o (2) Brooks,Tyrone 63rd o (3) Abrams,Stacey 84th o (4) Smyre,Calvin 132nd o (5) Tinubu,Gloria 60th o (6) Kendrick,Dar'shun 94th o HC:Judy o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HR 615Savannah, City of and Southeast LNG; form study committee; urge o (1) Gordon,J. Craig 162nd o (2) Stephens,Mickey 161st o (3) Bryant,Bob 160th o (4) Stephens,Ron 164th o (5) Purcell,Ann 159th o (6) Watson,Ben 163rd o HC:Trans o SC: Status:04/14/11 - House Passed/Adopted HR 616Cosmetic products; federal legislation to protect consumers; support o (1) Benfield,Stephanie 85th o (2) Henson,Michele 87th o (3) Drenner,Karla 86th o (4) Parent,Elena 81st o (5) Abrams,Stacey 84th o HC:H&HS o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers HR 617Willou Copeland Smith Highway; Glynn County; dedicate o (1) Atwood,Alex 179th o (2) Lane,Roger 167th o HC:Trans o SC: Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 10Alcoholic Beverages; if approved by referendum; each county may authorize package sales by a retailer on Sundays o (1) Bulloch,John 11th o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Balfour,Don 9th o (4) Stoner,Doug 6th o (5) Sims,Freddie 12th o (6) Grant,Johnny 25th o SC:SLGO o HC:RegI Status:04/28/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 40Public Contracts; provide penalties for the failure of a public employer to utilize the federal work authorization program o (1) Murphy,Jack 27th o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (4) Gooch,Steve 51st o (5) Miller,Butch 49th o (6) Heath,Bill 31st o SC:JUDY o HC:JudyNC Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 50Courts; add certain fees for funding of local victim assistance programs o (1) Hamrick,Bill 30th o SC:JUDY o HC:Judy Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 52Courts; require marshals to notify protected persons upon the service of certain protective orders o (1) Butler,Gloria 55th o (2) Carter,Jason 42nd o (3) Fort,Vincent 39th o (4) Orrock,Nan 36th o (5) James,Donzella 35th o (6) Sims,Freddie 12th o SC:PUB SAF o HC:Judy Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 54State Highways; add a definition of "on-premise" or "on-property" signs o (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (2) Staton,Cecil 18th o (3) Gooch,Steve 51st o (4) Miller,Butch 49th o (5) Jackson,Bill 24th o (6) Seay,Valencia 34th o SC:TRANS o HC:Trans Status:04/19/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 57Drivers' Licenses; prohibit persons convicted; offense against a victim who is a minor; driving commerical motor vehicles; transport 16/more persons o (1) Gooch,Steve 51st o (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (3) Miller,Butch 49th o (4) Jackson,Bill 24th o (5) Ginn,Frank 47th o (6) James,Donzella 35th o SC:TRANS o HC:MotV Status:05/11/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 62State; no private property shall be alienated to any other state; exercise of state sovereignty/jurisdiction without consent of General Assembly o (1) Ligon, Jr.,William 3rd o (2) Albers,John 56th o (3) Bethel,Charlie 54th o (4) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (5) Loudermilk,Barry 52nd o (6) Hill,Judson 32nd o SC:JUDY o HC:Judy Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 80Evidence; provide for DNA analysis of persons arrested for felony offenses o (1) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (2) Bethel,Charlie 54th o (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (4) Gooch,Steve 51st o (5) Albers,John 56th o (6) Staton,Cecil 18th o SC:SI&P o HC:JudyNC Status:05/11/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 82Elections; provide for oaths of election superintendents/supervisors and designees of board of election o (1) Ligon, Jr.,William 3rd o (2) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (3) Crosby,John 13th o (4) Williams,Tommie 19th o (5) Rogers,Chip 21st o SC:ETHICS o HC:GAff Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 93Controlled Substances; Schedule I, III, IV, V; "dangerous drug"; provisions o (1) Carter,Earl Buddy 1st o (2) Goggans,Greg 7th o (3) Bethel,Charlie 54th o SC:H&HS o HC:JudyNC Status:04/22/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 101Elections; poll officers; provide for the Student Teen Election Participant program o (1) Stone,Jesse 23rd o (2) Jackson,Bill 24th o (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (4) Davis,Hardie 22nd o (5) Miller,Butch 49th o (6) Jeffares,Rick 17th o SC:ETHICS o HC:GAff Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 102Firearms; carrying/possession; definitions; penalties; issuance/qualifications for firearms licenses; provisions o (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Sims,Freddie 12th o (4) Williams,Tommie 19th o (5) Shafer,David 48th o (6) Hill,Judson 32nd o SC:PUB SAF o HC:JudyNC Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 109Elections; adjust dates for certain elections to be held 2012; dates for qualifying for elections o (1) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (2) Williams,Tommie 19th o (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (4) Staton,Cecil 18th o SC:ETHICS o HC:GAff Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 114Distilled Spirits; provide for issuance of a manufacturer's/distiller's license to a fruit grower; certain circumstances o (1) Grant,Johnny 25th o (2) Staton,Cecil 18th o (3) Hooks,George 14th o (4) Shafer,David 48th o SC:RI&U o HC:RegI Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 119Education; tuition equalization grants and HOPE scholarships and grants; revise certain definitions o (1) James,Donzella 35th o (2) Williams,Tommie 19th o (3) Jones,Emanuel 10th o (4) Seay,Valencia 34th o (5) Davenport,Gail 44th o (6) Tate,Horacena 38th o SC:H ED o HC:App Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 121Natural Resources, Dept. of; provide for refunding of fees under certain circumstances o (1) Miller,Butch 49th o (2) Tolleson,Ross 20th o (3) Jeffares,Rick 17th o (4) Ginn,Frank 47th o (5) Gooch,Steve 51st o SC:SLGO o HC:GAff Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 139Appellate Practice; provide for appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases; provisions o (1) Stone,Jesse 23rd o (2) Davis,Hardie 22nd o (3) Bethel,Charlie 54th o (4) Jackson,Bill 24th o SC:JUDY o HC:Judy Status:04/22/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 141Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council; create; membership, terms, duties; annual report o (1) Jones,Emanuel 10th o (2) Butler,Gloria 55th o (3) Jackson,Lester 2nd o (4) Carter,Jason 42nd o (5) Davenport,Gail 44th o (6) Chance,Ronnie 16th o SC:GvtO o HC:SP&CA Status:05/09/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 143Massage Therapy Practice; provide that an applicant for a license by endorsement shall provide certain information o (1) Henson,Steve 41st o (2) Shafer,David 48th o SC:RI&U o HC:RegI Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 155Jarrett Little Act; indemnification payment shall be made to parents/siblings of such person; if person does not have unremarried spouse/dependents o (1) Albers,John 56th o (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (3) Goggans,Greg 7th o (4) Murphy,Jack 27th o SC:PUB SAF o HC:Ins Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 157Waste Management; provide local solid waste management/reporting shall be optional o (1) Jeffares,Rick 17th o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Williams,Tommie 19th o (4) Gooch,Steve 51st o (5) Ginn,Frank 47th o (6) Carter,Earl Buddy 1st o SC:NR&E o HC:NR&E Status:05/11/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 163Elections; identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; provide certain requirements o (1) Butterworth,Jim 50th o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Gooch,Steve 51st o (4) Heath,Bill 31st o (5) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (6) Balfour,Don 9th o SC:ETHICS o HC:GAff Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 166Insurance; extensively revise the requirements for continuing care providers/facilities o (1) Stone,Jesse 23rd o (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (3) Jeffares,Rick 17th o SC:I&L o HC:Ins Status:05/11/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 172Adoption; require home study by an evaluator prior to the placement of a child; recommend placement; definitions o (1) Shafer,David 48th o (2) Unterman,Renee 45th o (3) Albers,John 56th o (4) Ligon, Jr.,William 3rd o (5) Thompson,Curt 5th o (6) Davis,Hardie 22nd o SC:JUDY o HC:Judy Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 183Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions o (1) Goggans,Greg 7th o (2) Unterman,Renee 45th o (3) Cowsert,Bill 46th o SC:ED&Y o HC:H&HS Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 184Teachers/School Personnel; provide requirements for reduction in force policies; sanctions o (1) Williams,Tommie 19th o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Albers,John 56th o SC:ED&Y o HC:Ed Status:04/11/11 - House Passed/Adopted SB 185Early Care/Learning; provide emergency closure; upon death of a minor or certain circumstances; definitions; procedures o (1) Sims,Freddie 12th o (2) Hooks,George 14th o (3) Seay,Valencia 34th o (4) Tate,Horacena 38th o (5) Davis,Hardie 22nd o (6) James,Donzella 35th o SC:ED&Y o HC:Ed Status:04/22/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 187Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; revise nursing education requirements for licensure as a registered nurse; provisions o (1) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (2) Butterworth,Jim 50th o (3) Thompson,Curt 5th o (4) Chance,Ronnie 16th o SC:H ED o HC:H&HS Status:04/11/11 - House Committee Unfavorably Reported SB 190Georgia Capitol Museum; transfer the operation from the Secretary of State to the Board of Regents; add provisions o (1) Hooks,George 14th o (2) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (3) Butterworth,Jim 50th o (4) Staton,Cecil 18th o SC:H ED o HC:SI&P Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 191Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011; provide for a modernized and uniform system of compiling, creating, maintaining, jury lists o (1) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (2) Hamrick,Bill 30th o (3) Crosby,John 13th o (4) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd o (5) Bethel,Charlie 54th o SC:JUDY o HC:Judy Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 199Insurance; Commissioner shall have authority to impose penalties; licensed under Title 33; certain violations o (1) Shafer,David 48th o (2) Goggans,Greg 7th o (3) Rogers,Chip 21st o (4) Ginn,Frank 47th o (5) Golden,Tim 8th o SC:I&L o HC:Ins Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 203Insurance; provide that certain individuals who collect/input data; automated claims adjudication system are exempt from licensure o (1) Bethel,Charlie 54th o (2) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (3) Albers,John 56th o SC:I&L o HC:Ins Status:04/12/11 - House Passed/Adopted SB 206Wildlife Control Permits; provisions o (1) Bulloch,John 11th o SC:AG&CA o HC:GF&P Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 210Torts; provide for liability for violations of laws relating to abortion; definitions; wrongful death of an unborn child o (1) Loudermilk,Barry 52nd o SC:RULES o HC:Judy Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 211Lead Poisoning Prevention; provide for certain federal regulations copies, fees, corrective orders, and violations o (1) Tolleson,Ross 20th o SC:NR&E o HC:H&HS Status:04/22/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 214Inmate Policies; definitions; it is illegal to provide an inmate with wireless handset; penalties o (1) Hill,Judson 32nd o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o SC:SI&P o HC:JudyNC Status:04/18/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 218Submerged Cultural Resources; permits/authorization to contract; provisions o (1) Williams,Tommie 19th o (2) Bulloch,John 11th o SC:NR&E o HC:NR&E Status:04/12/11 - House Third Reading Lost SB 219Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; adopt; provide for purpose/policy of said impact o (1) Harbison,Ed 15th o (2) Loudermilk,Barry 52nd o (3) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (4) Jeffares,Rick 17th o (5) Hill,Judson 32nd o SC:VM&HS o HC:Ed Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 220Board of Regents; provide multiyear lease agreements o (1) Carter,Earl Buddy 1st o SC:SI&P o HC:SI&P Status:03/22/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 223Georgia Government Accountability Act; establish; create Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee; authorize to review/evaluate state agencies', productivity, efficiency, and responsiveness o (1) Ligon, Jr.,William 3rd o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Hill,Judson 32nd o (4) Ginn,Frank 47th o (5) Albers,John 56th o (6) Shafer,David 48th o SC:GvtO o HC:B&FAO Status:04/14/11 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed SB 231Probation; provide additional offenses for which first offender status shall not be granted o (1) Tippins,Lindsey 37th o (2) Williams,Tommie 19th o SC:PUB SAF o HC:JudyNC Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 234Georgia Public Revenue Code; extensively revise provisions; ad valorem tax assessments and appeals from such assessments o (1) Rogers,Chip 21st o SC:FIN o HC:Judy Status:04/14/11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted SB 236Driver's Licenses; persons convicted under the influence; allow certain drivers with suspended licenses; limited driving permits o (1) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (2) Crosby,John 13th o (3) Williams,Tommie 19th o (4) Goggans,Greg 7th o SC:JUDY o HC:JudyNC Status:03/22/11 - House Second Readers SB 240Motor Vehicles; create a new class; personal transportation vehicles; definition; exception; rights/duties of drivers; rules of the road o (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o (2) Stoner,Doug 6th o (3) Jackson,Bill 24th o SC:TRANS o HC:MotV Status:05/05/11 - Senate Date Signed by Governor SB 251Insurance; transition from an annual renewal to a biennial renewal of licenses; agents, counselors, adjusters; adjustment of licensing fees o (1) Shafer,David 48th o (2) Goggans,Greg 7th o (3) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (4) Hill,Judson 32nd o SC:I&L o HC:Ins Status:04/26/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SB 252Insurance; provide Commissioner shall determine if insurer meets the definition of a reinsurer o (1) Shafer,David 48th o (2) Goggans,Greg 7th o (3) McKoon,Joshua 29th o (4) Hill,Judson 32nd o SC:I&L o HC:Ins Status:04/18/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SR 68Science and Technology Strategic Initiative Joint Study Commission; create o (1) Loudermilk,Barry 52nd o (2) Rogers,Chip 21st o (3) Staton,Cecil 18th o (4) Hill,Judson 32nd o (5) Albers,John 56th o (6) Stone,Jesse 23rd o SC:S&T o HC:S&T Status:04/19/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SR 312Savannah, Ga; Charleston, South Carolina; endorse efforts to deepen the ports o (1) Carter,Earl Buddy 1st o (2) Williams,Tommie 19th o (3) Jackson,Lester 2nd o (4) Staton,Cecil 18th o (5) Cowsert,Bill 46th o (6) Shafer,David 48th o SC:TRANS o HC:ED&T Status:04/18/11 - Senate Sent to Governor SR 343Steve Lance Memorial Intersection; dedicate o (1) Mullis,Jeff 53rd o SC:TRANS o HC:Trans Status:04/20/11 - Senate Sent to Governor