First readers in House, 2015 March 20

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 631. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Turner of the 21st, Caldwell of the 20th, Ballinger of the 23rd, and Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Ethics of Cherokee County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 411), so as to define a term; to provide for limitation of liability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 632. By Representatives Wilkerson of the 38th, Bruce of the 61st, Evans of the 42nd, Jones of the 53rd, Reeves of the 34th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "South Cobb Development Authority Act," approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3772), as amended, so as to change the definition of certain terms; to change certain powers and duties; to provide for boundaries; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 633. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Golick of the 40th, Bruce of the 61st, Jacobs of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Atlanta independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 634. By Representatives Clark of the 101st, Coleman of the 97th, Chandler of the 105th, Floyd of the 99th, Harrell of the 106th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Lawrenceville, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4961), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4128), so as to amend corporate boundaries of such city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 636. By Representative Morris of the 156th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Vidalia to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 637. By Representatives Morris of the 156th, Pruett of the 149th, and LaRiccia of the 169th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hazlehurst; to provide for severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 638. By Representative Gardner of the 57th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia providing that, upon extension of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta into Fulton County, the territory embraced therein shall become part of the independent school system of the City of Atlanta and shall cease to be a part of the school system of the county and that the school property located within the area embraced in the extension shall become the property of the City of Atlanta (Res. Act No. 73; H. R. No. 182-969j; Ga. L. 1950, p. 458), which was continued under the 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia by an Act approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4812); to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HR 707. By Representative Pruett of the 149th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Lance Corporal Melvin Poole and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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