Summary of general statutes enacted at the 1989 session of the General Assembly of Georgia

SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATUTES ENACTED
AT THE 1989 SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THOMAS B. MURPHY
Speaker, House of Representatives Chairman
HAMILTON MCWHORTER, JR.
Secretary of the Senate Secretary
ZELL MILLER
Lieutenant Governor
SENATOR THOMAS F. ALLGOOD SENATOR J. NATHAN DEAL
SENATOR JOSEPH E. KENNEDY SENATOR TERRELL STARR SENATOR LOYCE W. TURNER
REPRESENTATIVE TERRY L. COLEMAN REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL
REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN MCDONALD, JR. REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES THOMAS REPRESENTATIVE LARRY WALKER
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk, House of Representatives
SEWELL R. BROMBY
Legislative Counsel

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OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS

We are pleased to transmit to you the "Summary of General Statutes Enacted at the 1989 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia." This represents one of the services which the Legislative Services Committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel perform for the legislative branch of govtirnment. Other services include bill drafting, research, statutory and Code revision, rendering of opinions, counseling, legislative reference, interim committee staffing, and preparation of reports.
The Office of Legislative Counsel drafted a total of 4,807 bills, resolutions, and amendments for the 1989 session. Of this number 962 had been prepared by the convening date of the session, leaving a total of 3,845 which were drafted during the session,
The other members of the committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel join me in the sincere hope that this booklet will be of benefit to those who use it. If we may be of service, please feel free to call upon me.
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FOREWORD
This booklet contains a summary of the general statutes of state-wide application which were enacted at the 1989 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia. No resolutions or Acts with special application have been included.
It would be impractical to minutely analyze each statute because to do so would defeat the main purpose which it is hoped that this booklet accomplishes. It is intended to be used as a convenient reference for persons desiring to know which laws were enacted or desiring to ascertain the main features of each Act without the necessity of reading the Act in its entirety.
It should be pointed out that for specific, detailed information on any particular law, the Act itself should be examined. Acts may be readily located in the Georgia Laws by Act number, since the Acts are published in the Georgia Laws in numerical order by Act number. In addition, the bound volumes of the Georgia Laws contain a table for converting Act numbers to Georgia Laws page numbers,
This summary is not to be deemed in any manner as an opinion from the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the question of constitutionality has not been considered in any respect.
It is hoped that this booklet will benefit all who have occasion to use it. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcomed and should be directed to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Sewell R. Brumby Legislative Counsel

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1989 SESSION

INTRODUCED PASRp PBNpING WST BTC

1136

53 586

7

SIGNED/VETOED BY GOVERNOR
555 8

Generals Passed ..... 290
= Locals Passed ..... , . 21J
Pending---To be

carried over to 1990:

House,, ... ,, .. , ,517

Senate ..... , .. 43

Conference ... ,.... 4
Sub/Ams .... .___z

;

Lost, lt'i thdrawn,
unfavorable, etc .. , .. ......:J..

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Total Introduced

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HOUSiC RESOLUTIONS

Sent to the Governor for approval .. , 563

SIGNED/VETOED

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9

9

27

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ifil! Pending---To be carried over to 1990:
House .. ,, ..... ,, 92 Senate .. , .. , .. ,---1.
.El. Lost, unfavorable .. ,, . ......:J..
__]_
Total Introduced,,,. -~

Sent to the Governor for approval. .. 27

SKNATB BILLS

SIGNED/VETOED

, . INTRODUCED PAED PENDING WT BTC BY GOVERNOR

4

51

4

Generals Passed .. ,, .. 114 Locals Passed ....... ._..ll
ill
Pending---To be carried over to 1990:
House .. , .. ,,, . 101 Senate ... , .. ,., .148
= Conference, .. , .. , ,----2.
Lost, unfavorable , .. ___..i
_i Total Introduced., .. 406

Sent to the Governor for approval .. 151

SENATE RESOLlJTIONS

SIGNED/VETOED

, , INTRODUCED ADOPI'ED PENDING LOST ETC. BY GOVERNOR

25

6

0

18

Generals Adopted. , , ... 18
= Privilege Adopted ... 2.,g1
Pending---To be carried over to 1990:
House ..... , .... 16 Senate .......... 19 Conference ...... ___l
....Jli Total Introduced . ,ill

Sent to the Governor for approval .. , 18

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1989 SESSION SUMIIARY

WAL BILLS House ... Senate, ....

INTRODUCED PASSK[) PENDING LOST BTC

, .... , , , .. , , 1136

563 566

7

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1542

714 817

11

WAL RESOI 'ITION House. Senate., ... , ...

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459 93

7

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239 .....J&

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834

698 129

7

SIGNED/VETOED 555 8
ill 2 704 10

SIGNED/VETOED

27

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45

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The Acts in this summary are arranged according to the title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend. In those cases in which an Act amends more than one Code Title the Act appears under only one of the affected titles, A table of titles appears below. No Acts are listed for those titles which are indicated by an asterisk.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5* Title 6 Title 7 Title 8 Title 9 Title 10 Title 11 Title 12
Title 13 Title 14
Title 15 Title 16 Title 17 Title 18* Title 19 Title 20 Title 21 Title 22 Title 23* Title 24 Title 25 Title 26 Title 27 Title 28* Title 29 Title 30 Title 31 Title 32
Title 33 Title 34
Title 35
Title 36 Title 37 Title 38*
Title 39* Title 40 Title 41 Title 42 Title 43 Title 44 Title 45 Title 46
Title 47 Title 48 Title 49 Title 50 Title 51 Title 52
Title 53

General Provisions Agriculture Alcoholic Beverages Animals Appeal and Error Aviation Banking and Finance Buildings and Housing Civil Practice Commerce and Trade Commercial Code Conservation and
Natural Resources Contracts Corporations, Partnerships,
and Associations Courts Crimes and Offenses Criminal Procedure Debtor and Creditor Domestic Relations Education Elections Eminent Domain Equity Evidence Fire Protection and Safety Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Game and Fish General Assembly Guardian and Ward Handicapped Persons Health Highways, Bridges, and
Ferries Insurance Labor and Industrial
Relations Law Enforcement Officers
and Agencies Local Government Mental Health Military, Emergency Management,
and Veterans Affairs Minors Motor Vehicles and Traffic Nuisances Penal Institutions Professions and Businesses Property Public Officers and Employees Public Utilities and Public
Transportation Retirement and Pensions Revenue and Taxation Social Services State Government Torts Waters of the State, Ports,
and Watercraft Wills, Trusts, and
Administration of Estates

TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Act 7; HB 93
This Act makes extensive editorial amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions and reenacts the statutory portion of the Code as so amended.
Effective February 7, 1989.

Act 14; HB 350
This Act authorizes the board of directors of any public authority created by constitutional amendment to change the name and style under which the authority operates.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 1-5-1. Effective February 20, 1989.

TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE

Act 412; SB 116
This Act provides for procedures to be followed by the Commissioner of Agriculture or any person authorized to make inspections for the Commissioner when a warrant is required to make an inspection. The Act describes the circumstances under which an inspection warrant may be issued by a judicial officer and provides for its scope and duration.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A, Section 2-2-11.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 443; HB 749

This Act creates the "Georgia Plant

Food Act of 1989," to be administered by

the Commissioner of Agriculture. The

Act

provides

for

standards,

requirements, and fees for the licensing

of distributors of fertilizers, plant

foods, and plant nutrients and for the

registration of specialty fertilizers.

The Act requires labeling, sampling,

inspection, analysis, and testing of

commercial fertilizers and precribes

investigational allowances in testing

commercial fertilizers. The Act also

sets out penalties for violations of its

provisions.

The Act amends O.C.G,A. Sections

2-12-1 through 2-12-21.

Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 2 (continued)

Act 451; HB 11
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-7-170 so as to remove the limitation on liability under Title 12 of the O.C.G.A. granted by said Code section to any person, firm, or corporation for pollution of the land, water, air, or other resources of the State of Georgia resulting from the use, under certain conditions, of certain fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 369; HB 420

This Act enacts the "Georgia

Aquaculture Development Act" which

provides for the creation of the

Aquaculture Development Commission to be

composed of 14 members. The Act

provides that the commission shall

develop and distribute an aquaculture

development plan for the State of

Georgia for the purpose of facilitating

the establishment and growth of

economically

viable

aquaculture

enterprises in Georgia.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

2-15-1 through 2-15-4.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 648; SB 276
This Act revises the "Georgia Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act" so as to separate the provisions relating to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts from the provisions relating to all other commodity commissions under this Act and to remove the peanut commission from authority of and administration by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapter 2-8. Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Act 608; HB 399
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-3-23, relating to furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages, by providing that "proper identification" shall not include any traffic citation and complaint form.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 3 (continued)
Act 649; SB 277
This Act provides that in all counties having a population of 160,000 or more the county and municipal governing authorities may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises between 11:55 P.M. on Saturday and 2:55 A.M. on Sunday; in eating establishments on Sunday between 12:30 P.M. and 12:00 Midnight; and in inns on Sunday between 12:30 P.M. and 12:00 Midnight.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 3-3-7. Effective April 18, 1989.
Act 546; HB 169
This Act provides that an applicant for a retail dealer license for the sale of distilled spirits shall publish a notice of intent to secure a retail dealer license in the newspaper which publishes the legal advertisements of the county in which the proposed qusiness is to be located. The Act also provides for the content.of the notice.
The Act enacts O.ClG.A. Section 3-4-27.
Effective April 10, 1989.
TITLE 4 ANIMALS
Act 170; HB 630
This Act revises the "Dangerous Dog Control Law" so as to base the classifications of dangerous dog and potentially dangerous dog on local authority records established after March 31, 1989; to provide for reports and require certain action in response thereto; to require certain notice requirements of owners of dangerous dogs or potentially dangerous dogs who relocate or who are new residents of the state; and to provide for the issuance of certificates of registration and renewal by a local government and evidence from owners of compliance with the standards and requirements for the control of such dogs. The Act provides for legislative intent regarding local ordinances and the liability of local governments and their employees.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 4-8-21, 4-8-23, 4-8-25, and 4-8-29 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 4-8-30.
Effective March 22, 1989.
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TITLE 4 (continued)

Act 646; SB 225

This Act provides for the licensing

and regulation of disposal plants and

collection centers by the Department of

Agriculture

and

revises

the

construction, sanitation, and licensing

requirements of rendering and disposal

plants for the purpose of preventing and

controlling infectious or contagious

diseases in the process of rendering the

carcasses of domestic animals.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

4-4-40 through 4~4-48.

Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 6 AVIATION

Act 364; HB 265
This Act provides that it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to operate any aircraft in this state within eight hours after the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, while under the influence of alcohol, while using any drug that affects such person's faculties, or while there is 0.04 percent or more of alcohol in his blood. The Act also provides for chemical testing of any person arrested for violation of this Act.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 6-2-5.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE

Act 607; HB 316

This Act makes a number of changes in

o.c.G.A. Chapter 7-1, relating to

financial institutions, including the

revision of provisions relative to a

vacancy in the office of the

commissioner of banking and finance, the

appointment of deputy commissioners and

other staff, and the oath and bond given

by

the

commissioner,

deputy

commissioners, and examiners. The Act

also revises provisions relative to the

disclosure of information by the

Department of Banking and Finance,

enacts new provisions relative to

persons who conduct searches for dormant

or unclaimed deposit accounts, increases

the minimum capital stock required of a

bank or trust company, provides an

additional ground for the removal of a

director of a financial institution,

revises provisions relative to the

powers of credit unions and boards of

directors of credit unions, provides for

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TITLE 7 (continued)

the role of the Department of Banking and Finance in criminal prosecutions, and changes definitions pertaining to records and reports of currency transactions.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 7-1-34, 7-1-35, 7-1-36, 7-1-70, 7-1-290, 7-1-394, 7-1-410, 7-1-485, 7-1-487, 7-1-631, 7-1-650, 7-1-655, 7-1-656, 7-1-710, 7-1-840, 7-1-911, 7-1-912,
7-1-914, 7-1-915, and 7-1-916 and enacts
o.c.G.A. Sections 7-1-359 and 7-1-360. Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 623; SB 150

This Act authorizes the Department of

Banking and Finance to promulgate rules

and regulations to enable financial

institutions of this state to compete

fairly with other financial institutions

and others providing financial services,

to protect financial institutions

jeopardized by new economic or

technological conditions, and to prevent

unfair or deceptive business practices.

The Act also broadens the power of a

bank or trust company to acquire and

hold real property; provides that a bank

or trust company may acquire an

ownership interest in real estate

incidental to the financing of the

purchase, development, or improvement of

such real estate under certain

conditions; provides that a bank may

purchase, sell, underwrite, or hold

securities which are obligations in the

form of pools primarily consisting of

bonds, notes, or debentures; provides

that the purchase of certain securities

by a trust company or other institution

with fiduciary powers must be consistent

with department regulations;

and

prohibits certain acts of directors,

officers, or other employees of a

financial institution regarding the use

of information obtained through

association

with the financial

institution.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

7-1-61, 7-1-261, 7-1-262, 7-1-286,

7-1-287, 7-1-288, 7-1-314, and 7-1-842.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 624; SB 151
This Act revises a number of provisions of o.c.G.A. Chapter 7-1, relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for the initial filing of certain documents, including corporate name reservations and articles of incorporation of financial institutions, with the Department of Banking and Finance rather than the Secretary of State in order to facilitate perfection of the filings between the department

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TITLE 7 (continued)

and the filing party. The Act also

conforms certain references to Chapter 2

of Title 14, the "Georgia Business

Corporation

Code," and revises

provisions relative to the permitted use

of banking nomenclature in the names of

businesses.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

7-1-131, 7-1-243, 7-1-260, 7-1-310,

7-1-392, 7-1-394, 7-1-395, 7-1-510,

7-1-512, 7-1-513, 7-1-514, 7-1-532,

7-1-533, 7-1-534, 7-1-537, 7-1-551,

7-1-553, 7-1-572, 7-1-630, 7-1-632,

7-1-634, 7-1-635, 7-1-635.1, 7-1-712,

7-1-742, 7-1-744, 7-1-775, 7-1-776,

7-1-845, 7-1-862, 7-1-942, and 7-1-944

and repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 7-1-773

and 7-1-774.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 681; HB 315

This Act revises the procedure for the

adoption or amendment of the bylaws of

the credit union deposit insurance

corporation, provides that the board of

directors of such corporation may

authorize a different membership fee

schedule if approved by the Department

of Banking and Finance, revises

provisions relative to refunds of

membership

fees

to

financial

institutions which terminate membership

in the corporation, and provides for the

pro rata distribution of the undivided

earnings of the corporation to certain

financial institutions in the event of a

voluntary cessation of business by the

corporation.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

7-2-3, 7-2-7, and 7-2-8.

Effective April 19, 1989.

TITLE 8 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING

Act 428; HB 568

This Act creates the Governor's

Employment and Training Council pursuant

to the federal Job Training Partnership

Act,

P.L.

97-300,

as amended,

particularly by the federal Omnibus

Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988,

P.L. 100-418, and provides that the

council shall conform to the

requirements of federal law and shall

have such powers and duties as provided

by state and federal law. The Act also

provides that the Governor's Employment

and Training Council shall perform the

duties of the heretofore existing

advisory committee assisting the

Commissioner of Labor in the adoption of

rules and regulations concerning

elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators,

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TITLE 8 (continued)
manlifts, and moving walks; the Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules; the Advisory Board on Amusement Ride Safety; the Advisory Board on Carnival Ride Safety; and the Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Council.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-109, 34-11-3, 34-12-3, 34-13-3, 45-22-6, and 45-22-8 and enacts a new O.C.G.A. Chapter 14 of Title 34.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 676; HB 154
This Act provides for new state minimum standard codes for building, plumbing, gas, excavation and grading, and similar matters to be effective October 1, 1991, and for the enforcement of appendices to such codes under certain circumstances. Procedures are provided for the adoption of amendments or revisions to the state minimum standard codes, and the composition of the advisory committee to the Board of Community Affairs is altered. The Act also provides that, effective October 1, 1991, certain of the state minimum standard codes shall have state-wide application and shall not require adoption by a municipality or county while the remaining codes shall not be applicable in a county or municipality until adopted by such county or municipality. Procedures are provided for the adoption of local amendments to the state minimum standard codes, for review and comment on proposed local amendments by the Department of Community Affairs, and for local enforcement of the state minimum standard codes.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 8-2-20, 8-2-21, 8-2-22, 8-2-23, 8-2-24, 8-2-25, 8-2-26, 8-2-28, and 8-2-31 and enacts a new O.C.G.A. Section 8-2-24.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 614; HB 932
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-50, relating to the appointment, qualifications, and tenure of housing authority commissioners, so as to provide that resident commissioners of housing authorities in cities with a population of 400,000 or more shall be voting members of such authorities and to provide that four commissioners shall constitute a quorum of such authorities.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 8 (continued)

Act 517; SB 51

This Act declares the provision of

residential care facilities for the

mentally disabled and the elderly and

the provision of financial assistance to

the elderly homeowner to the extent of

the homeowner's equity in his or her

residence to be a valid public purpose

and authorizes the Georgia Residential

Finance Authority to issue bonds and to

purchase, make, or otherwise finance

mortgages~ or provide other financial

assistance for the acquisition,

rehabilitation,

preservation,

or

construction of residential care

facilities for the mentally disabled or

for the elderly and to purchase, make,

or otherwise finance home equity

conversion mortgages for the elderly.

The Act also limits the amounts of

certain types of bonds which may be

issued and changes the date of

submission to the General Assembly of

the state housing goal by the State

Office of Housing to the year 1990 and

every even-numbered year thereafter.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

8-3-171, 8-3-172, 8-3-176, 8-3-180, and

8-3-199.1.

Effective April 10, 1989.

TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Act 420; SB 329
This Act provides that the period of limitation for bringing an action for medical malpractice shall be tolled if the injured person or his attorney requests from any physician, hospital, or other health care provider the injured person's medical records, beginning on the twenty-second day following the request and ending on the day following receipt of the records, but the period shall not be tolled for longer than 90 days except upon order of the court.
The Act provides that a complaint for professional malpractice filed without the required affidavit is subject to dismissal, and if the period of limitation has run, the complaint may not be renewed unless the court finds that the affidavit was available but was mistakenly not filed with the complaint.
The Act provides that any case in state or federal court commenced within the period of limitation and discontinued or dismissed by the plaintiff after the expiration of the period of limitation may be recommenced within six months subject to payment of costs in the original action.

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TITLE 9 (continued)
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 9-2-61 and 9-11-9.1 and enacts 9-3-97.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 406; SB 321
This Act changes the procedure for serving process upon the Secretary of State as agent for corporations, nonresident motorists, foreign trustees of real property, and carnivals, road shows, and tent shows to shift the requirement of mailing a copy of the process or service to the defendant's last known address from the Secretary of State to the person making the service.
The Act amends O.C.G.A Sections 9-11-4, 40-12-2, 43-1-15, and 53-13-121.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 349; HB 106
This Act authorizes the substitution of an alternate juror for an incapacitated juror at any time before the jury has reached a verdict.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-47.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 622; SB 145
This Act requires the probate judge of each county to notify the Secretary of State of the name and address of the official organ of the county and requires the Secretary of State to maintain a list of all official county organs.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-142.
Effective April 13, 1989.
Act 389; HB 839
This Act changes the rate allowed for legal advertisements from $6.50 to $8.00 for each 100 words for each of the first four insertions and from $5.50 to $7.00 for each subsequent insertion.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 9-13-143.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 425; HB 525
This Act repeals the provision which would have repealed the Code section relating to assessment of litigation costs and attorneys' fees for frivolous actions and defenses on July 1, 1989.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-15-14.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Act 667; HB 341

This Act requires written contracts in

health spa transactions, which contracts

shall provide for rights

of

cancellation, certain notices, and

rights of refunds. The Act requires

health spas to meet certain conditions

before entering into agreements with

consumers and provides penalties for

unauthorized acts.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

10-1-393 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section

10-1-393.2.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 693; SB 141
This Act provides for the regulation of dealers and suppliers of multiline heavy equipment. The Act regulates the cancellation and renewal of agreements between dealers and suppliers and provides for the transfer of a dealer's business under certain conditions. The Act prohibits certain trade practices and provides remedies with respect to unauthorized acts.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-730 through 10-1-740.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 468; HB 252
This Act provides a statutory determination of what constitutes a trade secret and provides how contractual rights or other rights relating to trade secrets shall be construed.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 10-1-740.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 603; HB 223
This Act relates to the construction of the proposed domed stadium and authorizes the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to incur taxable or nontaxable debt and to provide for the disposition of proceeds of revenue bonds issued by the authority. The Act authorizes the authority to fix rentals, fees, prices, charges, and other conditions in connection with the use of any project and to contract with public and private entities. The Act authorizes certain duties of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds by the authority and provides that certain leases by the authority must be approved by the Fiscal Affairs Subcommittees of

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TITLE 10 (continued)

the senate and House. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections
10-9-3, 10-9-4, 10-9-10, 10-9-14, 10-9-45, 10-9-49, 10-9-50, 10-9-51, 10-9-53, enacts o.C.G.A. Section 10-9-61, and repeals Section 6 of a 1988 Act (Ga. L. 1988, p. 556).
Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 464; HB 193
This Act defines the term "going out of business sale" and provides that the continuation of a going out of business sale under certain circumstances is an unfair and deceptive practice. The Act provides certain exceptions.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-392 and 10-1-393.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 677; HB 151

This Act creates the Seed Capital Fund

and authorizes the Advanced Technology

Development Center to recommend

expenditures from the fund subject to

approval by the board of regents to

provide equity and other capital to

enterprises engaged in new product or

process innovations subject to certain

conditions. The Act provides for

sources of funds and for certain rights

of the state with respect to

disbursements

to

investment

partnerships. The Act provides for

returns on investments of state funds

and for the liquidation of investment

partnerships.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

10-10-1 through 10-10-6.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 336; HB 5
This Act amends the provisions regulating the sale of business opportunities by changing the definition of the term "business opportunity" and providing that such term shall not include the sale of a business opportunity where the seller has a net worth on a consolidated basis of not less than $15 million and satisfies certain conditions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-410.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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Act 522; SB 187
This Act requires a drawee dishonoring an instrument to provide, upon the request of any party to the instrument, a statement giving the specific reason for the dishonor and provides that the drawee shall have no additional liability to the drawer as a result of giving that statement.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 11-3-508.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Act 363; HB 263
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-3, which establishes the powers of the Department of Natural Resources as to projects in the North Georgia Mountains to include marinas within the definition of a project. The Act deletes references to specific counties within which the Department of Natural Resources may exercise those powers, thus authorizing the exercise of those powers in counties and municipalities state wide.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 459; HB 129
This Act grants to disabled veterans a discount of 25 percent of the rental fee for cabins, campsites, or other overnight accommodations at any state park, historic site, or recreational area operated by or under the authority of the Department of Natural Resources.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-9.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 662; HB 226
This Act requires the Historic Preservation Section of the Department of Natural Resources to establish, maintain, and expand a register of historic places in the state. The Act describes the properties to be included in the roster and requires the Department of Natural Resources to establish a review board to determine which properties are added to or deleted from the register.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-50.2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 12 (continued)
Act 386; HB 719
This Act requires a local governmental entity ordered by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to reduce phosphorus in its wastewater to mandate the retail sale of low phosphorus laundry detergent if that measure is a cost-effective component of the phosphorus reduction plan.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-5-27.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 367; HB 345
This Act requires the Board of Natural Resources to adopt rules or regulations providing for notification of a major discharge of pollutants into the waters of this state and for the monitoring of the waters affected by a major discharge of pollutants for one year following the discharge. The Act requires the board to adopt the rules or regulations by January 1, 1990.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 12-5-30.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 471; HB 272
This Act authorizes the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee, with the prior approval of the State Properties Commission, to lease state owned marshland and water bottoms to owners of high land adjoining the state owned marshland or water bottoms for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining marinas providing slips for more than 15 boats.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-5-285.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-5-281, 12-5-282, and 12-5-292.
Effective April 3, 1989.
Act 633; SB 86
This Act provides for a new Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the o.c.G.A. which shall be known as the "Georgia Water Supply Act." The Act allows the Department of Natural Resources to acquire or construct water supply reservoirs and to operate and maintain projects embracing sources of water supply and the distribution and sale of water and other related facilities to individuals, public and private corporations, and local governments. The Act provides for the powers and duties of the department in relation to these projects.
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TITLE 12 (continued)

The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections
12-5-470 through 12-5-482. Effective April 18, 1989.

Act 401; SB 272
This Act provides that passage of a board approved examination after graduation shall be an additional qualification and requirement for registration as a registered forester. The Act also provides for continuing forestry education as a condition of license renewal.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-6-49 and 12-6-56.
Effective January 1, 1990.

Act 411; SB 88
This Act provides for Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., which shall govern the harvesting and selling of pine straw. The Act provides that it shall be unlawful to sell or purchase pine straw without a certificate of harvest and provides that the director of the State Forestry Commission shall be empowered to issue orders relating to pine straw products.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 12-6-200 through 12-6-207.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 632; SB 84
This Act provides for changes in the "Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975" by changing a definition and changing the role of the state Soil and Water Conservation Commission and soil and water conservation districts from the rule-making process of the Board of Natural Resources. The Act also provides that the director of the Environmental Protection Division may implement the rules of the Board of Natural Resources and seek compliance within a defaulting jurisdiction and collect costs and attorney's fees from the governing authority.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-7-3, 12-7-5, 12-7-6, 12-7-7, 12-7-8, 12-7-9, 12-7-11, 12-7-15, and 12-7-17.
Effective April 18, 1989.

Act 41; SB 70

This Act provides for certification of

sanitary

landfill

operators,

classification of sanitary landfills,

conditions for permits, and public

notice and hearing prior to the issuance

of permits. The Act additionally

prohibits operation of certain sanitary

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landfills by uncertified operators and

operation of certain sanitary landfills

without proper certification, authorizes

the director of the Environmental

Protection Division of the Department of

Natural Resources to refuse to grant

certain permits, prohibits the issuance

of a permit for a sanitary landfill

within two miles of certain significant

ground-water recharge areas except under

certain conditions, and requires

adequate financial responsibility for

persons operating or maintaining solid

waste disposal facilities.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

12-8-22, 12-8-23,

12-8-23.1,

and

12-8-27. The Act enacts O.C.G.A.

Sections

12-8-27.1,

12-8-28.3,

12-8-28.4, and 12-8-45.

Effective March 15, 1989.

Act 456; HB 102
This Act prohibits the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources from issuing a permit to operate a solid waste disposal site, until after April 1, 1990, to any private applicant for such a disposal site in any county having a population of more than 350,000 if the disposal site is within two miles of an adjoining county, unless the applicant has obtained the consent of the governing authority of the adjoining county.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-28.1.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 347; HB 75
This Act requires the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, upon receipt of an application for a hazardous waste facility permit, to notify the governing authority of the county in which the facility is located or proposed to be located, to notify each municipal government of that county, and to publish notification in a local newspaper of general circulation.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-66.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 356; HB 155
This Act amends the "Georgia Underground Storage Tank Act" to include jet turbine fuel in the definition of a "petroleum product." The Act requires an owner of an underground storage tank used for jet turbine fuel to pay a late participation fee as a condition of

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participation in the Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections
12-13-3, 12-13-10, and 12-13-11. Effective March 30, 1989.

TITLE 13 CONTRACTS

Act 437; HB 679
This Act authorizes the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any public board or body to accept a cashier's check, certified check, or cash in lieu of a payment bond required in relation to contracts with such public entities.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 13-10-1, 36-82-102, 36-82-104, and 36-82-105.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 700; HB 309
This Act provides that the requirement that bonds be posted for contracts with the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any public board or body shall not apply where the total contract price does not exceed $40,000.00.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 13-10-1.
Effective April 21, 1989.

Act 365; HB 269
This Act authorizes use of an irrevocable letter of credit in lieu of bonds up to $300,000.00 required for contracts with the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any public board or body.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 13-10-1 and 36-10-4.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Act 9; HB 245

This Act relates to hostile takeovers

and provides that the board of directors

shall determine the terms upon which the

rights, options, or warrants are issued;

their form and content;

the

consideration for which they are issued;

and the terms and conditions relating to

their exercise, including the time or

times, the conditions precedent, and the

prices at which and the holders by whom

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TITLE 14 (continued)

the rights, options, or warrants may be exercised. The Act provides that the authority of the board of directors shall not be limited by certain provisions of law.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section
14-2-86. Effective February 7, 1989; repealed
July 1, 1989.

Act 567; HB 335
This Act changes the provisions relating to filing requirements of corporations and other entities with the Secretary of State and revises the "Georgia Business Corporation Code," the "Financial Institutions Code of Georgia," the "Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code," and numerous other provisions of Georgia law.
The Act amends in the o.c.G.A. Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 7 of Title 14; Chapter 1 of Title 7; and Sections 9-11-23, 15-6-77, 16-14-15, 44-12-196, 46-5-100, 46-8-4, 46-8-51, 50-10-4, 53-12-57, 53-12-59, and 53-12-121.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 568; HB 336

This Act amends the "Georgia Nonprofit

Corporation Code" by changing provisions

relating to the filing of documents,

registrations and reports, notice,

corporate names, and certificates of

authority and conforms other provisions

to provisions of law relating to

corporations.

The Act changes

provisions relating to Secretary of

State corporations with respect to

registrations, forfeiture of charter,

reports, and fees. The Act provides for

actions by domestic corporations which

are not otherwise subject to certain

laws and requires certain domestic and

foreign corporations to file annual

registrations. The Act repeals certain

provisions relating to annual reports of

professional associations.

The Act substantially amends Chapter 3

of Title 14 of the o.c.G.A.; amends

O.C.G.A. Sections 14-4-160, 14-4-180,

and 14-4-183; enacts O.C.G.A. Section

14-5-11; and repeals o.c.G.A. Sections

14-4-181, 14-4-182, and 14-10-13.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 565; HB 333
This Act amends the "Uniform Partnership Act" by providing that if a new partner has been admitted to the partnership, the statement or any amendment thereto may state the name and date of admission of such new partner

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TITLE 14 (continued)

which shall be a conclusive presumption

against a partnership. The Act provides

that the application of partnership

property to satisfy obligations upon

rightful dissolution may be negated by

an agreement to continue the business of

the partnership and provides that when a

partnership is dissolved or has

previously been dissolved and the

business is continued as a partnership,

property vested in such dissolved

partnership shall by operation of law be

vested in the partnership continuing the

business.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

14-8-10.1 and 14-8-38 and enacts

o.c.G.A.

Sections 14-8-38.1 and

14-8-38.2.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 566; HB 334

This Act amends the "Georgia Revised

Uniform Limited Partnership Act" by

providing that the issuance of a limited

partnership name does not affect the

commercial availability of the name and

the reservation of a limited partnership

name for a 60 day period is

nonrenewable. The Act provides that

upon the merger of a domestic limited

partnership with a corporation, the

corporation must survive and certain

filing requirements applicable to

corporations must be met. The Act

authorizes general partners to keep

certain information confidential from

limited partners. The Act authorizes a

limited partnership to redeem the

interest of any limited or general

partner in accordance with the

partnership agreement.

The Act

eliminates certain provisions relating

to the advertisement of the withdrawal

of a general partner in connection with

liability to a creditor. The Act

increases

certain

filing

and

registration fees.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

14-9-102, 14-9-103, 14-9-104, 14-9-204,

14-9-206.1, 14-9-206.5, 14-9-206.6,

14-9-302, 14-9-305, 14-9-405, 14-9-601,

14-9-602,

14-9-801,

14-9-803,

14-9-902 .1, 14-9-1101, 10-1-492, and

15-6-77.

Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 15 COURTS

Act 532; SB 324
This Act provides that the chief judge of any superior court may make a request for assistance to a senior judge under certain specific circumstances.

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TITLE 15 (continued)
The senior judges serving under this Act shall be compensated in the amount of $165.00 per day for such service as well as their actual expenses incurred while serving as judge.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 15-1-9.2 and amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-8-64 and 47-9-60.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 332; HB 721
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 329; SB 167
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 331; HB 559
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 333; HB 922
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 330; HB 306
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 328; SB 142
This Act provides for one additional judge of the Superior Court of the Southern Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 328; HB 412
This Act provides for changes in the terms of the Superior Courts of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit. The Act changes the term of Haralson County to the third Monday in March and October; Paulding County to the third Monday in F~bruary and September; and Polk County to the third Monday in January and August.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3.
Effective July 1, 1989

Act 21; HB 191
This Act provides that any secretary who was formerly employed as a secretary to a superior court judge and has been reemployed as a secretary to a superior court judge within four years since such secretary's termination may be entitled to be placed on the highest pay step level achieved formerly.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-25.
Effective March 1, 1989.

Act 575; HB 407

This Act provides tha~ candidates for

the offices of clerk of the superior

court, judge of the probate court,

sheriff, county school superintendent,

coroner, and tax receiver, tax

collector, or tax commissioner shall

file an affidavit with the officer

before whom such persons have qualified

to seek that particular office. The Act

also provides for the attachment of

certain affidavits

to

certain

certifications by county executive

committees of each political party.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

15-6-50, 15-9-2, 15-16-1, 20-2-102,

21-2-154, 45-16-1,

and

48-5-210.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 414; SB 183
This Act provides for an extensive revision of the specified duties of the clerk of superior court. The Act provides that the clerk shall be authorized to consolidate or combine books, dockets, and indices and that the clerk shall be authorized to implement the use of electronic or automated methods or systems of record keeping. The Act provides for a revision in the provisions relating to the fees of the clerks of the superior courts.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

The Act amends o.c.G.A. 15-6-61, 15-6-65, 15-6-66, 15-6-77, and 15-6-87.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Sections 15-6-68,

Act 519; SB 159

This Act changes provisions relating

to longevity increases of 5 percent in

the salaries of the clerks of the

superior courts, judges of the probate

courts, sheriffs, and tax collectors and

tax commissioners.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

15-6-90,

15-9-65,

15-16-20,

and

48-5-183.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 405; SB 298

This Act provides that, if a vacancy

occurs in the office of probate judge in

a county where a chief clerk of the

probate judge is provided for, the chief

clerk,

if duly qualified, shall

discharge the duties of the office of

the judge of the probate court until a

new probate judge is elected and duly

qualified. The chief clerk performing

these duties shall be compensated in the

same manner as such judge of the probate

court would have been compensated.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

15-9-11.1.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 621; SB 104
This Act provides that The Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia through its officers may contract with a person or firm including any member of the council for the production of educational material and compensate said member for producing such material, provided that the terms of the contract are disclosed to the full council and made available to the general public and news media.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-15.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 476; HB 339
This Act provides that a retired judge of a probate court of any county of this state shall be vested with the power to perform marriage ceremonies. For the purposes of this Act, a retired judge is one who has served as a probate judge for not less than 12 years.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-16.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 350; HB 107

This Act provides that the Executive

Probate Judges Council of Georgia

shall be composed

of

three

state-at-large members elected by the

probate judges for three-year staggered

terms and one member from each judicial

administrative district. The Act also

provides that the initial term of one

state-at-large member shall be one year,

another two years, and the other three

years. The Act further provides that

the president of The Council of Probate

Court Judges of Georgia, if not a

district or at-large member of the

executive council, shall be a voting

member of the executive council ex

officio.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

15-9-102 and 15-9-104.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 560; HB 259
This Act provides that probate courts having jury trial jurisdiction shall have concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts in proceedings for acceptance of the resignation of a trustee upon written request of the beneficiaries and for acceptance of resignation of a trustee upon petition of the trustee.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-127.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 387; HB 743
This Act provides for an increase to $5,000.00 in the maximum amount in controversy over which the magistrate courts shall have civil jurisidiction.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 397; SB 139
This Act provides that magistrate courts shall have jurisdiction over the execution or subscribing and the acceptance of written waivers of extradition.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 15 (continued)
Act 423; SB 372
This Act provides for an increase in the minimum compensation of chief magistrates.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-10-23.
Effective on January 1, 1990.
Act 534; SB 371
This Act provides for a set of statements of basic principles relative to the detention of juveniles and the underlying purpose of such detention.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 15-11-18.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 686; SB 180
This Act provides that a child alleged to be delinquent may be detained only in a licensed foster home or a home approved by the court, a facility operated by a licensed child welfare agency, or a detention home or center for delinquent children which is under the direction or supervision of the court, other public authority, or a private agency approved by the court. The Act provides that a child shall be detained in one of these three areas unless it appears to the satisfaction of the court that public safety and protection reasonably require detention in jail and the court so orders, but a juvenile may be so detained only where the detention is in a room separate and removed from those for adults. The Act provides that a child who is unruly or alleged to be unruly and a child alleged to be deprived may be placed only in a licensed foster home or home approved by the court or a facility operated by a licensed child welfare agency. The Act provides that facilities that keep juveniles for pretrial detention shall maintain relevant data on each child detained.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-11-20.
Effective January 1, 1990.
Act 528; SB 287
This Act provides that in any delinquency proceeding in which a petition has been filed, the district attorney or member of his staff shall conduct the proceedings on behalf of the state if requested by the juvenile court if the state is not otherwise represented by a solicitor of the juvenile court. The district attorney or staff member shall be entitled to
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TITLE 15 (continued)
complete access to all court files, probation files, hearing transcripts, delinquency reports, and any other relevant records needed by the district attorney or staff member. The Act provides that the petition shall be dismissed by the court upon proper motion by the district attorney seeking such dismissal.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-11-28.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 13; HB 111

This Act provides that time spent in

secure detention by a

juvenile

subsequent to the date of a court order

and prior to placement in a youth

development center shall be counted

toward the period set by the order.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

15-11-37.

Effective February 20, 1989.

Act 348; HB 96
This Act provides that the compe~sation of court bailiffs in the superior courts shall be set by the first grand jury impaneled at the fall term and shall be not less than $5.00 and not greater than $60.00 per diem. The expense allowance for jurors shall be not less than $5.00 and not greater than $35.00 per diem. After January 1, 1991, any increase in the compensation of court bailiffs or expense allowances of jurors shall be subject to the approval of the governing authority of the county. Prior to January 1, 1991, no increase shall occur until the chief executive of the governing authority of the county or his designee appears before the grand jury and describes the fiscal impact of a proposed increase on that county.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-12-7.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 424; HB 524
This Act provides changes in the provisions relating to jury lists and the compilation and revision of these lists and changes certain procedures relating to the compilation of these lists. The Act provides for the creation of jury lists and boxes in counties using nonmechanical procedures and in counties using mechanical or electronic procedures. Additionally, the Act provides for revisions in the selection process of jurors and the use of jury boxes.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-12-40 and 15-12-42.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 381; HB 599
This Act provides that any board, authority, or entity whose members are elected, selected, or appointed by the grand jury of a county shall notify the clerk of superior court of the upcoming election, selection, or appointment in writing and within a specified period.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 15-12-81.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 691; SB 26

This Act provides that additional

penalty assessments in criminal and

traffic cases and cases involving

violations of ordinances of political

subdivisions may be imposed to provide

for constructing, operating, and

staffing of jails, correctional

institutions, and detention facilities

by counties. The Act also provides that

such penalties shall not be imposed

until the governing authority of the

county adopts a resolution placing this

Act into effect and that additional

penalties shall not be imposed or

collected in any municipal court until

the municipality and county enter into

an intergovernmental contract after

January 1, 1990, providing for use of

the

county

jail, correctional

institution, or detention facility by

municipal prisoners.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

15-21-90 through 15-21-95.

Effective January 1, 1990.

TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Act 666; HB 29
This Act makes a felony the abandonment of a child under the age of one year by a person supervising the welfare of or having custody of the child if such abandonment is done willfully and with the intention of severing all parental or custodial duties and responsibilities and leaves the child in a condition which results in the child's death.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 16-5-72.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 16 (continued)
Act 655; SB 188
This Act provides that with respect to the crime of issuance of a bad check, a single notice is sufficient to cover all bad checks delivered within a ten-day period to a single entity. The Act changes the penalties for issuing a bad check and provides that compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-20 is conclusive evidence that a criminal action was brought upon probable cause and without malice. The Act makes it unlawful to print checks drawn on any financial institution or to negotiate a check with knowledge that any information printed thereon is false or erroneous.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-9-20 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-21.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 618; SB 52
This Act makes it unlawful to establish or aid another in establishing eligibility for payment from a tenant in connection with public housing to which the person receiving such payment is not entitled. The Act amends the definition of "public housing" to include housing financed or subsidized by the state or any political subdivision or public corporation, including the Georgia Residential Finance Authority.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-55.
Effective April 13, 1989.
Act 6; HB 92
This Act corrects a clerical error in the Code section relating to the crime of foreclosure fraud by changing a subsection reference contained in subsection (c) .
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-9-60.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 339; HB 32
This Act makes it a misdemeanor to give a false date of birth to a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his duties with the intent to mislead the officer as to the birthdate.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-25.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 16 (continued)
Act 487; HB 495
This Act adds personal notification by a court official or officer of the court in writing to the notices forming an element of the crimes of felony-bail jumping, misdemeanor-bail jumping, and out-of-state-bail jumping. The Act deletes the misdemeanor of conversion of leased personal property as an element of the crime of out-of-state-bail jumping. The Act changes the definition of a bench warrant.
The Act amends Q.C.G.A. Sections 16-10-51 and 17-7-90.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 393; SB 66
This Act adds to the definition of the offense of escape the intentional failure to return as instructed to any residential facility operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections. The Act provides that revocation of probation shall not preclude an independent criminal prosecution based on the conduct upon which such revocation is based.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-52.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 373; HB 494
This Act makes a misdemeanor the reckless use of a firearm or archery tackle while hunting and a felony such use which results in serious bodily harm to another person. The Act provides for the suspension and revocation of hunting licenses for persons charged with or convicted of the offense.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 16-11-108, 16-11-109, and 16-11-110.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 433; HB 634
This Act makes it unlawful to buy or sell a human fetus or any part thereof.
The Act amends O.C.G.A Section 16-12-160.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 345; HB 69
This Act changes the listing of controlled substances and dangerous drugs and exceptions, exemptions, and exclusions.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 16-13-25, 16-13-26, 16-13-27, 16-13-28, 16-13-29, 16-13-29.1, and 16-13-71.
Effective March 30, 1989.
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TITLE 16 (continued)
Act 661; HB 30
This Act increases the fines for trafficking in certain controlled substances.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-13-31.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 346; HB 71
This Act specifies penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-71.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-79.
Effective March 30, 1989.
TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 680; HB 356
This Act prohibits warrant less searches and seizures of documentary evidence in the possession of an attorney who is not a criminal suspect and provides that any search warrant issued must specify that the place to be searched is in the possession or custody of an attorney and that the documentary evidence will be destroyed or secreted in the absence of a search warrant. The Act controls and regulates the search of law offices.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 17-5-32.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 685; SB 255
This Act changes certain procedural requirements for hearings on the issue of bail for offenses bailable only before a judge of the superior court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-6-1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 429; HB 590
This Act provides that where a licensed driver of this state is charged with a misdemeanor and has been incarcerated at least five days, the sheriff may accept that person's valid Georgia chauffeur's or driver's license as collateral for any bail set up to and including $1,000.00, unless otherwise ordered by a judicial officer.
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TITLE 17 (continued)

The Act amends O.C.G.A. 17-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Section

Act 463; HB 187
This Act provides that upon the forfeiture of a bond or recognizance given for appearance, the judge shall, at the end of the court day, order an execution hearing to be held not sooner than 75 days nor later than 100 days after the failure to appear. The Act provides for notice to the surety, specifies conditions not warranting forfeiture of bond, and provides practices and procedures relating to forfeitures of bonds and recognizances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 17-6-71 and 17-6-72.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 473; HB 322
This Act requires the prosecuting attorney to notify the defendant and the defendant's attorney, either personally or in writing, within 30 days of the entry of a nolle prosequi.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 17-8-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 338; HB 19
This Act requires the clerk of the court to mail to the accused and his attorney notice of the date of arraignment at least five days prior to such date.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-7-91.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 483; HB 466
This Act authorizes the trial judge to release a defendant convicted of certain crimes pending the defendant's voluntary surrender on a fixed date at a designated county jail or correctional institution. The Act designates certain offenses for which no such release is authorized.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 17-10-9.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

VETO NO. 10; SB 25
This Act authorizes the trial judge to impose the death penalty in a case in

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TITLE 17 (continued)

which the defendant is convicted of a

'lllerr:~art_, capital
finding aggravat
~en 01;1-t imposing

offense, the juDmakes a ~ ,, ~ ~, '. tatutory
ire .. s Jrl . <t., at least

s91 .bf:~i 'i [Javor of

p ~ - '" ::1

.

The

ame s . .G

Section

17-10-31.

.

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Act 482; HB 463
This Act provides that a marriage license may be issued to eligible applicants immediately and without any waiting period. The Act changes the provisions relating to sanctions against a probate judge for the improper issuance of a marriage license to reflect the change in the waiting period and to delete a provision concerning the improper issuance of a license to a female known to be domiciled in another county.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 19-3-35 and 19-3-45.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 543; HB 139

This Act revises extensively the

provisions relative to the enforcement

of child and spousal support obligations

and implements certain provisions of the

federal Family Support Act of 1988. The

Act provides guidelines for the

computation of child support based on

gross income and provides for the

issuance and enforcement of income

deduction orders. The Act provides for

the inclusion of accident and sickness

insurance coverage in certain support

obligations. The Act provides for

periodic review of IV-D child support

agency orders.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

19-6-15 and 19-6-30 and enacts o.c.G.A.

Sections 19-6-31, 19-6-32, and 19-6-33.

The Act also amends o.c.G.A. Sections

19-11-12, 19-11-15, 19-11-20,

and

19-11-23.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 427; HB 556
This Act provides that in cases of legitimation of a child born out of wedlock, the court shall establish such duty as the father may have to support the child.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 19-7-22.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 19 (continued)

Act 410; SB 65
This Act transfers the provisions relative to the suspension of sentences for abandonment upon such terms and conditions as the court may prescribe for the support by the defendant of any children abandoned from Code Section 42-8-34 to Chapter 10 of Title 19, relating to abandonment of spouse or child.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 19-10-1 and 42-8-34.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 409; SB 63
This Act removes the responsibility for collecting certain child support payments from the probation department of the court. The Act requires the respondent to make payments to the Department of Human Resources or any county agency designated by the court or to the obligee. The Act removes the provision that probation supervisors may collect certain child support payments.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 19-11-65, 19-11-80, and 42-8-32.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 578; HB 469
This Act authorizes counties and municipalities to make grants of funds to licensed family violence centers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-13-22.
Effective April 10, 1989.

TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Act 504; HB 221

This Act requires each member of the

State Board of Education to hold annual

public hearings within the member's

respective congressional district to

receive testimony from interested

parties regarding the performance and

problems of public education in the

congressional district.

The Act

requires certain action to ensure public

notice and to encourage public

participation and authorizes the

expenditure of funds appropriated to the

Department of Education for this

purpose.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

20-2-5.1.

Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 20 (continued)
Act 422; SB 345
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-51 so as to establish uniform conditions of eligibility to serve as a member of a local board of education. The Act provides that existing restrictions affecting the selection of members of a county board of education shall apply to the selection of members of any independent school system.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 508; HB 440
This Act authorizes a local board of education to provide group medical and dental insurance for any member who elects to participate in a group health insurance plan as long as that member continues in office and makes the employee contribution required for the coverage. The Act provides limitations on the amount of the insurance cost to be paid by the local board and authorizes taxes levied by the board to be expended for employer contributions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-55.
Effective April 4, 1989.
Act 682; SB 350
This Act provides that no child in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Resources and confined to a facility as a result of a sentence imposed by a court shall be eligible for enrollment in the educational programs of the local school district where the child is held. The Act also authorizes the Department of Human Resources to furnish, upon the request of the local school system, all medical and educational records pertaining to a child in the custody of the department who is eligible for enrollment in a local school program, provided the consent of a parent or legal guardian is obtained for the release of certain records. The Act relieves the local school system of any responsibility for providing educational services to children who are unable to leave a facility of the Department of Human Resources and requires the development of procedures regarding the educational services applicable to children in the physical custody of the Department of Human Resources.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-133.
Effective April 19, 1989.
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TITLE 20 (continued)

Act 509; HB 449
This Act provides for midterm adjustments in the state funds allocated to local school systems for any system which is in the first year of operating a middle school program and qualifies for a middle school grant. The Act establishes eligibility requirements which a local system must satisfy to receive a midterm adjustment.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-162.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 511; HB 629
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-167 and changes the provisions for midterm adjustments in the allocation of state funds to local school systems for direct instructional costs due to discrepancies between a local system's anticipated program enrollment and its full-time equivalent count.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 390; HB 850
This Act changes the calculation by the State Board of Education of the expense of student transportation and the amount of state funds allocated to local school systems by increasing the minimum salary of school bus drivers to be paid by local school systems.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-188.
Effective July 1, 1989, provided the necessary funds are appropriated.

Act 704; HB 375

This Act grants an exemption from the

requirement of an assessment of a

teacher's on-the-job performance to

certain

teachers

applying for

certification in this state if they have

taught previously on a full-time basis

for at least five years in a regionally

accredited public or private school in

this state or another state.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

20-2-200.

Effective April 24, 1989.

Act 498; HB 161
This Act increases the total number of official meetings which the Georgia Student Finance Commission is authorized to hold in any year and makes the compensation provisions conform with the provisions for state agencies generally.

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TITLE 20 (continued)

The Act amends o.c.G.A.
20-3-234. Effective July 1, 1989.

Section

Act 609; HB 415
This Act provides for the termination of the "isolated schools" grants to local school systems which have a limited student enrollment and which do not qualify for the parallel program titled "sparsity grants" under the "Quality Basic Education Act."
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-292.
Effective July 1, 1989, and repealed July 1, 1990.

Act 564; HB 321
This Act authorizes a student to enroll and attend a public school in a local school system other than the local system in which the student resides if a parent or guardian of that student is a full-time teacher at such school, except as otherwise provided by local law.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-293.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 523; SB 240
This Act repeals o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-330 through 20-2-333, which provided that state funds granted to local school systems to encourage tax relief be allocated on the basis of average daily attendance. The Act changes certain information required to be included on each tax bill for school ad valorem taxes regarding the amount and effect of state funds granted to the l~cal school syste~. In addition, the Act restricts the use of information contained in school attendance records and reports.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-334 and 20-2-697.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 533; SB 368
This Act provides that all proceedings and hearings before school disciplinary tribunals shall be confidential and provides that all records of hearings, statements of charges, notices of hearings, and written decisions rendered shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. The Act requires a written summary of any proceeding, which summary shall be a public record, but prohibits inclusion of the names of any party.

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TITLE 20 (continued)
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-757.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 31; HB 370
This Act authorizes a local board of education to establish policies and procedures for a bank or pool of unused sick leave days to be voluntarily contributed by teachers and other personnel and which may be used by participating employees in accordance with local board of education policy.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-850.
Effective March 7, 1989.
Act 22; SB 147
This Act authorizes a local board of education to establish policies and procedures for a bank or pool of unused sick leave days to be voluntarily contributed by teachers and other personnel and which may be used by participating employees in accordance with local board of education policy.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-850.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 590; HB 606
This Act authorizes the State Personnel Board in administering the public school teachers' health insurance plan to make benefits available to certain part-time employees as required by regulations of the Internal Revenue Service. The Act authorizes the board to prescribe by regulation the conditions under which retiring teachers and their dependents may participate in or withdraw from the plan, provides that coverage under the plan shall be subordinated to coverage available under the medicare program, and provides for the confidentiality of an insured's health insurance records.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-2-880 and 20-2-885 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-897.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 591; HB 608
This Act authorizes the State Personnel Board in administering the public school employees' health insurance plan to make benefits available to certain part-time employees as required by regulations of the Internal Revenue Service. The Act provides that health insurance coverage
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TITLE 20 (continued)

under the plan shall be subordinated to coverage available under the medicare program and provides for the confidentiality of an insured's health insurance records.
The Act amends o.c.G.A, Sections
20-2-910 and 20-2-915 and enacts
o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-925. Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 475; HB 337
This Act provides for the transfer of unused sick leave accumulated by a school bus driver when there is a change in employment from one local board of education to another. Costs incurred by a local board as a result of such transferring of unused sick leave shall not be financed by any transfer of funds from another local board or by the expenditure of additional funds by the State Board of Education. The Act provides for the forfeiture of unused sick leave if a driver withdraws from service for more than 24 consecutive months.
The Act amends O.C,G.A, Section 20-2-1110.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 458; HB 128
This Act authorizes persons designated by a local law enforcement agency as school-crossing guards to direct and regulate traffic at school crossings and requires obedience to their lawful orders or directions.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-1131 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 636; HB 166

This Act makes engaging in public

abuse of a

teacher,

school

administrator, or school bus driver in

the presence of a student and refusing

to leave the school premises a

misdemeanor. The Act also prohibits

students

from carrying certain

electronic communication devices in a

public school except as permitted by the

local board of education.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

20-2-1182 and 20-2-1183.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 545; HB 160
This Act authorizes the board of directors of the Georgia Student Finance Authority to establish, subject to state

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TITLE 20 (continued)

appropriations, the maximum amount of an award which may be issued under the student incentive grant program for Georgia residents.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section
20-3-391. Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 576; HB 428
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-4-10, relating to the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, so as to provide that successors to the current members of the board shall serve staggered terms of office.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 490; SB 113
This Act amends the "Georgia Proprietary School Act" so as to substitute the term "certificate of authorization" in place of the existing term "certificate of approval" wherever it appears in the regulatory law pertaining to proprietary schools.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 20-4-62, 20-4-63, 20-4-66, 20-4-67, 20-4-68, 20-4-69, 20-4-70, 20-4-71, 20-4-72, 20-4-73, 20-4-75, and 20-4-79.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Act 515; SB 42

This Act provides for a recount of the

votes in a municipal election upon the

petition of any candidate or political

party or upon the motion of the

superintendent, provides for procedures,

provides for duties

of

the

superintendent and election officials,

provides for the losing candidate's

right to a recount, and provides for a

recount where a candidate has been

declared eligible for a run-off primary

or election.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

21-3-405.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 689; SB 8
This Act provides that a grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law may make application for an absentee ballot on behalf of an elector residing temporarily out of the county or municipality or a physically disabled elector residing within the county or municipality, may deliver absentee

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TITLE 21 (continued)

ballots on behalf of a physically

disabled elector, and may assist a

physically disabled or illiterate

elector in preparing an absentee ballot.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

21-2-381,

21-2-385, 21-3-283, and

21-3-285.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 690; SB 5
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-2-524, relating to petitions to contest a primary or election, so as to authorize the filing of such petitions within five days after the official consolidation and certification of the returns following a recount.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 516; SB 45

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

21-5-31,

relating

to campaign

contributions or expenditures, so as to

provide that persons who accept

contributions for, make contributions

to, or make expenditures on behalf of

candidates for membership in the General

Assembly shall not be required to file

with local election superintendents as

is required of candidates for such

office.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 514; SB 30
This Act amends the "Ethics in Government Act" by prohibiting any industrial loan licensee, insurer, or person or political action committee acting on behalf of such licensee or insurer from making contributions to or on behalf of the Commissioner of Insurance, a candidate for such office, or a campaign committee for such candidate. The Act also prohibits the Commissioner of Insurance, a candidate for such office, or a campaign committee for such candidate from accepting such contributions, provides for certain exceptions, and prohibits coercive action to compel contributions.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-30.1.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 688; SB 37

This Act provides for

the

comprehensive regulation of the recall

of elected public officials. The Act

provides for grounds for recall, recall

procedures, judicial review, and the

holding of recall elections.

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TITLE 21 (continued)

The Act reenacts O.C.G.A. Chapter
21-4. Effective April 19, 1989.

Act 492; SB 165

This Act changes the date of the

general primary to the third Tuesday in

July in each even-numbered year. The

Act also makes changes with respect to

the procedures for qualification of

candidates; the fixing and publishing of

qualifying fees; the filing of notices

of candidacy, nomination petitions, and

affidavits; withdrawal procedures; the

qualification of candidates for party

nomination

in a

primary;

the

certification of political party

candidates;

the

nomination of

presidential electors and candidates of

political bodies by convention; the

holding of conventions; and the

preparation and delivery of ballots,

envelopes, and other supplies.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

21-2-131, 21-2-132, 21-2-134, 21-2-150,

21-2-153, 21-2-154, 21-2-172, 21-2-187,

and 21-2-384.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 507; HB 408
This Act requires certain write-in candidates to file a copy of the published notice of intent of candidacy with certain election officials. The Act also provides for eligibility requirements with respect to write-in candidates in municipal primaries or elections.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-133 and 21-3-105.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 574; HB 405
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-568, relating to offenses regarding entry into voting compartments or booths or vote disclosure, so as to prohibit persons from disclosing to anyone how another elector voted except when required to do so in any legal proceeding.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 573; HB 403

This Act provides that certain

electors or municipal electors who are

75 years of age or older or who are

handicapped

and require voting

assistance shall be authorized to vote

immediately at the next available voting

compartment or booth without having to

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TITLE 21 (continued)

wait in line. The Act also revises

substantially

certain

provisions

relating to restrictions on campaign

activities and public opinion polling

within the vicinity of polling places or

municipal polling places.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

21-2-380,

21-2-414, 21-3-280, and

21-3-321 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

21-2-409.1 and 21-3-318.1.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 572; HB 400
This Act authorizes a county or municipal board of registrars to correct the list of electors and issue new registration cards upon notification to the elector that such board has ascertained that an elector has moved.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-240 and 21-3-140.
Effective July 1, 1989.

VETO NO. 3; HB 351

This Act provides that certain

qualifying

petitions,

nomination

;i;;:i~:~~,b~i~ice fti:~~~~ petitions, and petitions to qualify

su,r~i,,.';:lff' dlSpecw contents O i cl\.~a:

procedures ~:

i . ,;_ . t

r:filing ' cards

shall be o ded b . Se ary of

State's off e

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

21-2-132, 21-2-153, 21-2-170, 21-2-182,

and 21-2-183.

Act 558; HB 254

This Act provides that certain blind

electors shall not be required to take

an oath with respect to such elector's

physical disability in order to receive

assistance in voting.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

21-2-409,

21-2-579, 21-3-318, and

21-3-459.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 555; HB 239
This Act provides that it shall be unlawful to add or remove candidates from the list of qualified candidates of the county executive committee or the state executive committee following the posting of such lists unless such candidates have died, withdrawn, or been disqualified. The Act also prohibits certification of such candidates whose names do not appear on such lists unless

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TITLE 21 (continued)
the omission resulted from inadvertance or clerical error.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-153 and 21-2-154.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 554; HB 234
This Act authorizes the Secretary of State, county election superintendents, or municipal election superintendents to challenge the qualifications of certain candidates at any time prior to the election of such candidates and increases from two days to two weeks after the qualifying deadline the time period during which other electors can challenge such qualifications.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-5, 21-2-6, and 21-3-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 10; HB 113
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-3-64, relating to the authority of the General Assembly by local law to change the terms of office of elected municipal officers, so as to authorize two-year staggered terms of office.
Effective February 10, 1989.
Act 5; HB 91
This Act makes numerous editorial amendments to Title 21 of the o.c.G.A., relating to elections, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions.
Effective February 7, 1989.
Act 497; HB 72
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-2-217, relating to registration cards, so as to provide for the issuance of cards to registered voters containing certain voter, precinct, and district identification information. The Act authorizes the Secretary of State or the board of registrars to provide such cards.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 538; HB 66
This Act corrects citations to federal law contained in provisions relating to registration cards and applications for absentee ballots.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-217 and 21-2-381.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 21 (continued)

Act 496; HB 63
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-2-213, relating to qualifications of registrars and deputy registrars, so as to provide that deputy registrars at permanent additional voter registration sites do not have to be residents of the county in which they serve as deputy registrars.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 495; HB 62
This Act provides for mandatory annual training for county and municipal election superintendents and registrars. The Act provides for a minimum number of hours, exemptions, and funding.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-211 and 21-3-120.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 537; HB 59
This Act provides for the counting of write-in ballots at tabulating centers and provides for procedures and duties of poll officers and election superintendents with respect to such counting.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-471, 21-2-473, 21-3-382, and 21-3-383.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 22 EMINENT DOMAIN

Act 335; HB 414

This Act creates the "Georgia

Relocation

Assistance and Land

Acquisition Policy Act." The Act

revises the former "Georgia Relocation

Assistance and Land Acquisition Policy

Act of 1973" so as to conform it to

federal law, provide uniform relocation

assistance to persons displaced by

federal-aid projects, and provide

uniform land acquisition policies.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

22-4-1, 22-4-2, 22-4-4, 22-4-5, 22-4-6,

22-4-7, 22-4-8, 22-4-9, and 22-4-10 and

enacts O.C.G.A. Section 22-4-15.

Effective March 30, 1989.

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TITLE 24 EVIDENCE
Act 362; HB 229
This Act provides that in a prosecution for rape evidence relating to past sexual behavior of the complaining witness may be introduced if the court finds either that the past sexual behavior directly involved the participation of the accused and the evidence supports an inference that the accused could have reasonably believed that the complainant consented to the conduct or that the evidence is so highly material that it will substantially support a conclusion that the accused reasonably believed that the complainant consented to the conduct and justice mandates admission of the evidence.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 24-2-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 571; HB 380
This Act provides that any court may receive and use records of the Department of Public Safety obtained from any terminal lawfully connected to the Georgia Crime Information Center without further certification of those records. The Act authorizes the center to make criminal history records available to parties to a criminal action upon the written request of that party or his attorney.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 24-3-17 and 35-3-34.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 674; SB 216
This Act provides that in a criminal prosecution for child molestation and in other criminal cases in which a child was a victim or witness, the child is competent to testify and the trier of fact determines his credibility.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 24-9-5.
Effective April 19, 1989.
Act 395; SB 103
This Act authorizes payment of a witness fee to a law enforcement officer required by a subpoena to attend a civil trial as a witness concerning his duties as a law enforcement officer if his attendance is other than during his regular duty hours. The witness fee is to be in an amount set by the governing authority but not less than $20.00 per diem, but only if the officer has not received overtime pay for the
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TITLE 24 (continued)

appearance. The Act amends o.c.G.A.
24-10-27. Effective July 1, 1989.

Section

TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

Act 561; HB 271
This Act changes the definition of a building presenting a special hazard for fire safety purposes to include churches having an occupant load of 500 or more persons.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 25-2-13.
Effective July 1, 1989,

Act 470; SB 261

This Act provides that the Safety Fire

Commissioner or his delegate may obtain

an inspection warrant to conduct a

search or inspection of property either

with or without the consent of the

property owner.

The Act provides

conditions for issuance and exercise of

the warrant. The Act excludes from

designation as a building which presents

a special hazard for fire safety

purposes shopping centers subdivided

into areas of less than 25,000 square

feet by a wall with a two-hour fire

rating. The Act provides that rules and

regulations promulgated before April 1,

1968, remain in effect until amended.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

25-2-13 and 25-2-14.1 and enacts

25-2-22.1.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 361; HB 217
This Act authorizes fire department personnel to enter any real or personal property to search for a bomb.
The Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 25-3-2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 447; HB 833
This Act authorizes a state examining board to suspend or revoke the professional or occupational license of any person violating the statutory prerequisites to blasting or excavating contained in Code Section 25-9-6,
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 25-9-13.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 25 (continued)

Act 587; HB 535

This Act requires any fire protection

sprinkler

contractor seeking a

certificate of competency to maintain

liability coverage in an amount not less

than $300,000.00. The Act prohibits a

certificate holder from obtaining a

certificate of competency for more than

one fire protection sprinkler contractor

at a time. The Act authorizes the Fire

Safety Commissioner to issue a cease and

desist order to any person violating any

provision of the Georgia Fire Sprinkler

Act.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

25-11-2, 25-11-4, and 25-11-10.

Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Act 454; HB 58
This Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 26-4-120.1. The Act provides that the State Board of Pharmacy may issue a special pharmacy permit to a pharmacy located within and owned and operated by a college of pharmacy which permit shall entitle the holder to purchase, receive, possess, or dispose of drugs for educational or research purposes. The Act prohibits the holder of a special pharmacy permit from selling or dispensing drugs.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 358; HB 195
This Act provides examples of misleading practices employed in the advertisement of a food which examples are illustrative of the type of, but are not limitations on the scope of, practices which are declared to be misleading.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 26-2-29.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 396; SB 117
This Act authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture or his delegate to enter upon the premises of any establishment which is exempt from regular inspections under the "Georgia Meat Inspection Act" and to inspect such establishment and any facilities to determine whether such establishment qualifies for exemption from regular inspection.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 26-2-112.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 26 (continued)

Act 359; HB 209
This Act authorizes a physician to delegate to a physician's assistant or a registered professional nurse the authority to order and to dispense dangerous drugs, medical treatment, or diagnostic studies in accordance with a job description or nurse protocol and excludes the performance of such acts by physician's assistants and nurses from constituting the practice of medicine.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 26-4-4, 43-26-4, and 43-34-103 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 43-34-26.1.
Effective March 30, 1989.

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Act 656; HB 202
This Act defines the term "food fish" to mean trout and channel catfish which are commercially produced and sold only as food for human consumption and which are produced, hatched, and raised in a privately owned pond, raceway, fish hatchery, or other impoundment of water. The Act declares food fish to be a domestic farm product and exempts such food fish from the game and fish laws of this state.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 27-1-2, 27-4-75, and 27-4-76 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-78.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 644; SB 105
This Act provides for closed seasons for certain salt-water finfish species after October 1, 1989. The Act also authorizes the Board of Natural Resources to establish open seasons, creel limits, and minimum size limits for certain salt-water finfish species on a state-wide, regional, or local basis within the limits provided in this Act.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-130.1.
Effective April 18, 1989.

This 27-3-9,

Act 441; HB 734
Act amends O.C.G.A. Section relating to the unlawful

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TITLE 27 (continued)
enticement of game, by providing that conservation rangers shall require the owner or person having lawful possession or control of lands or fields baited for doves to remove such bait or to erect signs on the lands or fields which read: "No Hunting, Baited Field."
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 605; HB 285
This Act defines "food fish" as channel catfish and exempts from the game and fish laws of this state such food fish which are commercially produced and are hatched, raised, harvested, and sold only for human consumption. Such food fish shall be regulated by the Department of Agriculture.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 27-1-2, 27-4-75, and 27-4-76 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-78.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 355; HB 134
This Act provides that no person shall fish with more than five baskets in the waters of Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee. No person shall fish with the baskets of other persons unless accompanied by such other persons at the time of such fishing. The Act also lengthens the maximum open seasons for turkey gobblers, quail, and rabbits.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 27-4-92 and 27-3-15.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 453; HB 56
This Act defines the term "waterfowl" to include swans. The Act requires any Georgia resident 16 years of age or older or any nonresident who does not own at least 50 acres of land in this state to have in his possession an official Georgia waterfowl stamp while hunting ducks, geese, or swans.
The Act provides that no Georgia resident shall be required to obtain an official Georgia waterfowl stamp to hunt, fish, or trap on premises owned by the resident or his immediate family.
The Act sets the cost of a resident or nonresident waterfowl stamp at $5.50 per season.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 27-1-6, 27-2-6, and 27-2-23.
Effective April 3, 1989.
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TITLE 27 (continued)
Act 343; HB 50
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-21 by providing that if a field or retriever trial is conducted by a local field organization based in the State of Georgia which is recognized by the Department of Natural Resources as being qualified to conduct such trial, then participants in the trial are not required to have hunting licenses,
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 652; SB 106
This Act makes extensive amendments to o.c.G.A. Title 27, relating to game and fish.
o.c.G.A. Section 27-1-33 is amended so as to provide that the act of entering upon any public fishing area or wildlife management area owned or operated by the Department of Natural Resources in violation of said Code section constitutes criminal trespass.
O.C.G.A. Section 27-3-4 is amended by limiting the shell size to no greater than 3 1/2 inches in length and increasing the shot size of shotguns for hunting small game, nongame animals, or nongame birds.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-3-15 so as to lengthen the maximum open season for turkey gobblers and rabbits.
The Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 27-4-10 so as to make changes in the creel and possession limits of certain species.
O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-11 is amended so as to make it unlawful to take from the Richard B. Russell Lake any species of mountain trout which is less than 12 inches in length.
An amendment to o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-11.1 makes it unlawful to operate any vessel, except fishing boats propelled by paddles, oars, or electric motors, on any public fishing area owned or operated by the Department of Natural Resources and provides for exceptions.
An amendment to O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-52 makes changes in the provisions relating to certain trout streams without seasons.
o.c.G.A. Section 27-4-92 is amended by limiting the number of fish baskets allowed in the waters of Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee to five per person.
The Act strikes O.C.G.A. Sections 27-4-230, 27-4-231, 27-4-232, and 27-4-233, relating to reciprocal agreements with Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 27-4-234 to authorize the commissioner of natural resources to enter into reciprocal agreements with adjoining
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TITLE 27 (continued)
states. O.C.G.A. Section 27-5-4 is amended to
provide that no wild animal permit shall be required of any person who purchases triploid grass carp to be stocked only into a private pond from a properly licensed wild animal dealer.
The Act also amends o.C.G.A. Section 4-8-25 so as to require the posting of a sign warning of the presence of a dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog on the premises which sign shall bear a uniform symbol designed by the Department of Natural Resources.
Effective April 18, 1989.
TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD
Act 595; HB 733
This Act provides for judicial discretion in passing an order to transfer the jurisdiction of a guardianship to the judge of the probate court of the county of the guardian's residence and further provides that, in any case where an action is pending or the probate court has issued an order for an accounting or removal of a guardian, the guardian shall not be discharged and the probate court of original jurisdiction shall not lose jurisdiction by virtue of the fact that the guardian has changed his residence to another county or has initiated proceedings to remove the trust to another jurisdiction. The Act also provides that the natural guardian of a minor child may not demand or receive the property of such child until such natural guardian becomes the legally qualified guardian of the property of such child except in certain cases, such as where the value of the property is $5,000.00 or less. The Act also contains special provisions to be applied in cases where the claim of a minor child arises from a personal injury sustained by the child. The Act also authorizes the payment of a debt, the delivery of property, or the issuance or transfer of stocks, bonds, or other personal property to the custodial parent of a minor child if the personal property of the child does not exceed $5,000.00, reflecting an increase over the previous statutory limit of $1,000.00.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 29-2-70, 29-4-2, and 29-4-17.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 29 (continued)
Act 469; HB 257
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 29-5-6, relating to procedures for the appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated adult, so as to provide that, in cases where the incapacitated adult owns real property, the judge or clerk of the probate court shall file, within 30 days after issuing the order granting the petition or terminating the guardianship, a certificate with the clerk of the superior court of each county in this state in which such adult owns real property to be recorded in the deed records for such county. The Act also specifies the contents of the certificate and the fee for filing the certificate.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS
Act 672; SB 38
This Act provides that the term "hearing impaired person" shall mean any person whose hearing is totally impaired, whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communication spoken in a normal conversational tone, or who as a result of either such impairment is severely speech impaired. The Act also provides that the Department of Human Resources shall establish a center for the hearing impaired so as to provide a wide range of benefits and services.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 30-1-5.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 31 HEALTH
Act 382; HB 607
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-3-7 by increasing the compensation for members' attendance at meetings of county boards of health.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 679; HB 51
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-6-2 to provide that dialysis services are not clinical health services and a kidney disease treatment center is not a health care facility for the purposes of the certificate of need program of the Health Planning Agency.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 31 (continued)

Act 413; SB 137
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-6-47 to provide a new exemption from the state health planning and development law for certain remodeling, renovation, and replacement projects of a hospital.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 653; SB 360
This Act provides that certain facilities devoted to providing treatment and rehabilitative care for persons who have traumatic brain injury will be health care facilities and institutions for the purposes of the certificate of need program and subject to regulation by the Department of Human Resources. The Act further defines the term traumatic brain injury and provides that it shall not be considered a mental illness.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-6-2, 31-7-1, and 37-3-1.
Effective July 1, 1989, provided that for purpose of regulation of such facilities, the Act becomes effective January 1, 1990.

Act 461; HB 140

This Act provides that a hospital

authority shall not be required to

disclose

certain

potentially

commercially valuable information. The

Act also removes certain records of

public hospital authorities from the

exclusion from public disclosure.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

31-7-75.2 and amends o.c.G.A. Section

50-18-72.

Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 239; HB 817
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-9-6.1 to extend the time within which informed consent for medical treatment must be obtained to 30 days prior to performance of such procedure.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 695; SB 320
This Act authorizes paramedic trainees in training for certification to perform certain functions under the direct supervision of an approved paramedic clinical preceptor. The Act provides for development of a program to ensure appropriate physician direction over the

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TITLE 31 (continued)
rendering of emergency medical services by certain emergency medical services personnel. The Act requires that each ambulance service have an ambulance service medical director, provides for base station facilities for direct physician control of emergency medical services, and provides protocols, requirements, and standards for emergency medical services.
The Act amends O.C.G.A, Sections 31-11-2 and 31-11-54 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 31-11-60.1.
Effective July 1, 1989, except that enforcement of certain sanctions is to begin not earlier than July 1, 1990.
Act 407; SB 39
This Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 31-12-6 to include congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the list of inherited metabolic disorders which cause mental retardation for purposes of screening and treatment for the prevention of mental retardation.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 525; SB 252
This Act authorizes burial at sea of cremated human remains under certain conditions and further provides for certain information regarding such burials at sea to be provided to the local registrar of vital records. The Act also provides for the disposition of unclaimed cremated remains.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-21-4.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 404; SB 275
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-21-44, making it a felony to knowingly receive, retain, dispose of, or possess a dead body or bodily part of a human being which was unlawfully removed from a grave, with exceptions for certain persons in the performance of their legal duties.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 535; HB 7
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 31-31-7 to extend the "sunset" of the State Boxing Commission to June 30, 1995.
Effective April 10, 1989.
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TITLE 31 (continued)

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Act 600; HB 76
This Act authorizes any staff physician of a hospit~l or skilled nursing facility to sign as the third required witness when a living will is executed in such hospital or facility, provided that the physician is not participating in the care of the patient.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections
31-32-3 and 31-32-4. Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 611; HB 567
This Act creates a cancelable loan program for qualified young physicians who agree to practice in areas of the state which are determined by the State Board of Medical Education to be physician underserved rural areas. The Act sets forth the criteria for such areas, establishes qualifications for participating physicians, and provides that first priority shall be given to physicians specializing in obstetrics.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-34, the "Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Act."
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 694; SB 313
This Act provides for a program of voluntary vaccination against hepatitis B for firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and public safety officers. Cost of such vaccination, after any third party payment, is to be paid by the employing entity.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-34. Effective April 21, 1989.

TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

Act 337; HB 16
This Act creates the Developmental Highway System, delineates the road corridors included in such system, and places the system under the control and supervision of the State Transportation Board.

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TITLE 32 (continued)
The Act enacts O.C.G,A, Section 32-4-22.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 513; HB 53
This Act authorizes the operation of 53 foot semitrailers on certain highways of this state to be designated by the state Department of Transportation, provided that such semitrailers meet certain axle and equipment requirements and provided that the resulting truck-tractor semitrailer combination does not exceed 67 1/2 feet in length. The Act further increases the maximum weight limits authorized for certain vehicles and loads operated on certain state highways.
The Act amends O.C.G.A, Sections 32-6-24 and 32-6-26.
Effective April 4, 1989.

Act 654; HB 431
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 32-6-24, relating to lengths of vehicles and loads by providing that a load may extend not more than four feet beyond the rear of the vehicle on which it is carried, provided that the total length of such vehicle does not exceed 48 feet and provided such is equipped with a rear underride guard.
Effective July 1, 1989,

VETO NO. 7; HB 473

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VETO NO. 8; HB 464

This Act amends O.C,G.A. Section

32-6-24, relating to lengths of vehicles

and loads, to rovide an exemption from

lt~ ., the maximum'
vehicles not

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milar

facility.

Act 171; HB 757
This Act amends O.C.G,A. Section 32-6-111, relating to establishment and maintenance of limited-access roads, to

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TITLE 32 (continued)

provide that the consent of a municipality to construction of a limited-access road within such municipality is not necessary if such limited-access road includes space or otherwise provides for construction of a heavy rail line or rapid busway as a part of a public transportation system which is part of a regional transportation plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization.
Effective March 22, 1989.

Act 444; HB 758
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 32-10-91, relating to the sale of bonds by public competitive bidding and the determination of the sale price and date, to permit the State Tollway Authority to authorize itself to obtain loans and issue and sell notes and bonds. The Act removes the public competitive bid requirement for such notes and bonds allowing the authority to offer its notes and bonds at public or private sale in such manner and at such interest rate and price as the authority determines subject to review by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 403; SB 274

This Act increases the dollar amount

for

which the Department of

Transportation, a county,

or

a

municipality may negotiate certain

contracts pertaining to state, county,

and municipal road systems. The Act

further provides that county public

works contracts shall be let to the

lowest responsible bidder, increases the

dollar amount of such contracts which

must be let by bid, and provides for a

waiver of bid requirements in the event

of an emergency.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

32-2-61, 32-4-63, 32-4-113, 36-10-2, and

36-10-4.

Effective March 30, 1989.

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Act 584; HB 510
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-1-2, relating to definitions of terms affecting insurance, so as to provide for the form of security deposits which shall be acceptable to the Commissioner of Insurance. Acceptable forms of security deposits include the actual

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TITLE 33 (continued)

physical evidence of a security, such as a certificate, or an entry made through the federal reserve book-entry system.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 392; SB 50
This Act requires an insurer to accept by-hand delivery of an affidavit of an insured affirming that such insured's motor vehicle has been stolen. The Act further provides that it shall be unlawful for any person who executes such an affidavit knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation to hand deliver such affidavit to the insurer if such person knowingly and willfully made a false statement in such affidavit and provides penalties for a violation.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-1-15.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 548; HB 178

This Act requires the Commissioner of

Insurance, beginning July 1, 1990, and

on July 1 of each year thereafter, as a

supplemental report to the annual report

provided in O.C.G.A. Section 33-2-8, to

compile and distribute to the members of

the General Assembly a report containing

specified information on property and

casualty insurance. The supplemental

report shall include information on

property and casualty insurers which are

in need of immediate or targeted

regulatory attention, an evaluation of

certain insurance coverages which are

considered by the Commissioner to be

unavailable or unaffordable, and

consumer information on

market

assistance

programs

and joint

underwriting

associations.

The

Commissioner of Insurance is authorized

to require property and casualty

insurers to submit information necessary

to enable him to compile the

supplemental report and to use certain

information made available by the

National Association of Insurance

Commissioners.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

33-2-8.1.

Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 465; HB 205

This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

33-2-11, relating to the requirement of

the examination of insurers, rating

organizations,

and

advisory

organizations by the Commissioner of

Insurance, so as to provide that

domestic insurers shall be examined at

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TITLE 33 (continued)
least once every three years instead of at least once every five years.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 503; HB 216
This Act requires every insurer which provides liability or casualty insurance coverage in this state and which is or may be liable to pay all or any part of a claim to provide, within 60 days of receiving a written request from the claimant, a sworn statement of a corporate officer or the claims manager stating with regard to each known policy of insurance issued by it, the name of the insurer, the name of each insured, and the limits of coverage. The Act also requires the insured, within 30 days of receiving a written request from a claimant or the claimant's attorney, to disclose to the claimant or his attorney the name of each known insurer which may be liable to the claimant upon such claim. The information provided to a claimant or his attorney shall not create a waiver of any defenses to coverage available to the insurer and shall not be admissible in evidence unless otherwise admissible under Georgia law and such information shall be amended upon the discovery of facts inconsistent with or in addition to the information provided.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-2-28.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 489; SB 31
This Act requires the Commissioner of Insurance to compile and release annually for public dissemination a list of all written requests for assistance by citizens against insurers licensed in this state which are received by the Department of Insurance. The content of the information to be included in the list is specified in the Act and the list shall be a public document and released to the legal organ of each county. The Commissioner is also authorized to make available for public dissemination any related or additional information which the Commissioner determines to be in the public interest.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-2-33.
Effective only when the funds necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act are appropriated by the General Assembly.
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TITLE 33 (continued)

Act 501; HB 182
This Act provides that every property and casualty insurer required to file an annual report with the Commissioner of Insurance which has not filed a statement of opinion relating to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves in connection with its last annual report on file with the Department of Insurance shall engage, whenever such insurer's loss and loss adjustment expense reserves are outside the standard or average range designated by the Commissioner, a qualified independent loss reserve specialist to analyze the adequacy of its reserves and file a report concerning the same with the Commissioner.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-3-21.2.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 588; HB 566

This Act provides a method by which an

insurer organized under the laws of

another state and admitted to transact

business in this state may become a

domestic insurer and provides a method

by which a domestic insurer may transfer

its domicile to another state.

To

become domesticated in Georgia, an

insurer must comply with all

requirements of Title 33 relative to the

organization and licensing of domestic

insurers of the same type and must

designate its principal place of

business at a location in this state.

To transfer domicile to another state,

the insurer must have the approval of

the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act

also provides for the continuation of

the certificate of authority, agent

appointments and licenses, rates, and

other items of a transferring insurer

which the Commissioner allows and which

are in existence at the time of such

transfer. Every transferring insurer is

required to file new policy forms with

the Commissioner on or before the date

of the transfer but may use existing

policy forms if approved by the

Commissioner.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

33-3-28.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 500; HB 181
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-5-25, relating to the duties of a broker in placing insurance with an unauthorized insurer, so as to provide that a broker shall use current available reliable financial information to ascertain the financial condition of

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TITLE 33 (continued)

an unauthorized insurer prior to the placement of surplus line insurance with such insurer and to allow the placement of surplus line insurance with an alien insurer which may have less than $10
million in capital and surplus and which has been established for less than ten years under certain conditions and in accordance with standards prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Effective April 4, 1989.

Act 637; HB 201
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-6-5, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts in the transaction of insurance, so as to increase from 15 to 30 days the time period for an insurer to apply for a salvage certificate of title for a salvage motor vehicle it acquires and to require certain disclosures to insureds relative to the use of nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash parts in estimates for motor vehicle repairs. The Act also requires any aftermarket crash part manufactured or supplied for use in this state on or after January 1, 1990, to have affixed thereto the logo, identification number, or name of the manufacturer.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 549; HB 183
This Act amends o.c.G.A, Section 33-6-4, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance, so as to include as an unfair or deceptive practice the direct response advertising, including radio or television advertising, of certain life insurance policies or individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 626; SB 234

This Act revises existing provisions

relative to medicare supplement

insurance and provides new standards and

requirements for medicare su~plement

insurance policies. The Act prohibits

medicare supplement insurance policies

from containing benefits which duplicate

benefits

provided by medicare,

authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance

to issue regulations establishing

standards for policy provisions and

minimum standards for benefits and

claims payment under such policies,

provides that such a policy may not deny

a claim for losses incurred more than

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TITLE 33 (continued)

six months from the effective date of a

preexisting condition, provides for the

disclosure of coverages under such

policies to an applicant, and provides

for other matters relative to such

policies.

Insurers

issuing such

policies are subject to certain filing

requirements for policy forms, rates,

rating

schedules,

supporting

documentation, and medicare supplement

insurance advertisements.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

33-6-4, repeals o.c.G.A. Section

33-24-29, and enacts o.c.G.A. Chapter

33-43.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 505; HB 314
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-7-6, relating to forms of property insurance, so as to specifically empower the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules and regulations regarding certain vehicle service agreements or extended warranty agreements. Such regulations shall include filing requirements, disclosures for the benefit of the agreement holder, record keeping, and procedures for public complaints.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 593; HB 617
This Act revises certain provisions relating to the funding of governmental services and the reduction of ad valorem property taxes in the unincorporated areas of counties which levy local insurance premium taxes. The Act allows the funding of governmental services with the proceeds of such taxes either directly or by an intergovernmental contract and would allow the governing authority of the county to use the proceeds of the tax to fund any governmental services provided solely to residents of the unincorporated area of the county. The Act also authorizes a county governing authority, at its discretion, to apply the proceeds of a local insurance premium tax to reduce an ad valorem tax levy used to fund the provision of certain governmental services to inhabitants of a special district or districts in the unincorporated area by a municipality pursuant to an intergovernmental contract. The Act also revises provisions relative to the adoption of a budget which utilizes funds derived from taxes imposed under O.C.G.A. Section 33-8-8.1 or 33-8-8.2.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-8-8.3.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 33 (continued)

Act 585; HB 513
This Act authorizes certain insurers to issue variable annuity contracts to pension, retirement, or profit-sharing plans or agreements which meet the requirements of Section 414 of the United States Internal Revenue Code in addition to such plans which meet the requirements of Section 401 or 403 of the United States Internal Revenue code.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-11-34.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 510; HB 484
This Act increases from $25,000.00 to $30,000.00 the amount of funds which must be deposited by a farmers' mutual fire insurance company which writes insurance coverage of $7 million or more as a surplus of its assets over its liabilities. The Act also increases from $25,000.00 to $30,000.00 the maximum risk on any subject for a farmers' mutual fire insurance company which writes insurance coverage of $7 million or more.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-16-4 and 33-16-14.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 499; HB 175

This Act revises the grounds for the

refusal, suspension, or revocation of

the licenses of insurance agents,

solicitors, brokers, counselors, and

adjusters

and

provides

new

record-keeping

requirements

and

requirements for the accounting of funds

for life or accident and sickness

insurance agents. The Act also

clarifies the various types of insurance

which are included under a broker's

license and provides that only brokers

who are licensed under the laws of this

state shall be entitled to receive

commission payments from insurers and

insurance agents.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

33-23-13, 33-23-52, 33-23-62, and

33-23-71 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

33-23-23 and 33-23-24.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 551; HB 203
This Act requires an insurer to give a 60 day notice to the insured prior to the cancellation or nonrenewal of an individual or group accident and sickness insurance policy. A notice is

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not required when such a policy is canceled by the insurer for nonpayment of premium at the expiration of a grace period provided under the policy.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-47.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 579; HB 472

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

33-24-3, relating to the requirement of

an insurable interest with reference to

personal insurance, so as to provide

that any corporation shall have an

insurable interest in the life or

physical or mental ability of any of its

directors, officers, or employees; any

of the directors, officers, or employees

of any of the

corporation's

subsidiaries; any person whose death or

physical or mental disability might

cause financial loss to the corporation;

and certain of its shareholders and

obligors. The Act also provides that

the trustee of a trust established by a

corporation providing life, health,

disability, retirement, or similar

benefits to employees of the corporation

or its affiliates and acting in a

fiduciary capacity shall have an

insurable interest in the lives of

employees for whom such benefits are to

be provided.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 446; HB 813
This Act provides for an assessment of the financial impact of any legislative proposal which either mandates the inclusion of certain benefits, coverages, or reimbursements for covered health care services in accident and sickness insurance policies or provides for the mandatory offering of such benefits, coverages, or reimbursements in accident and sickness insurance policies. A certified copy of any such legislative proposal will be transmitted to the Commissioner of Insurance, who is then directed to prepare a report assessing the financial impact of the proposal and issue the report, within 20 days, to the Governor and the presiding officers of the House and the Senate. The Commissioner of Insurance is authorized to conduct public hearings and use other information in preparing the report.
The Act enacts a new Article 2 of Chapter 33-24, consisting of o.c.G.A. Sections 33-24-60 through 33-24-67.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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Act 415; SB 199
This Act increases the period of incarceration from a maximum of 30 days to a maximum of 12 months for the offense of failure to keep proof or evidence of insurance coverage in a motor vehicle during the operation of the vehicle, the offense of knowingly operating or knowingly authorizing another to operate a motor vehicle without insurance coverage on such vehicle, and the offense of making a false statement or certification with reference to insurance coverage when registering a motor vehicle.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-34-12.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 687; SB 49
This Act requires insurers to give reductions in premiums for personal or family-type policies of motor vehicle insurance if the principal driver and all named drivers listed on the policy have satisfied certain requirements, including the completion of a defensive driving course which has been approved by the Department of Public Safety. Eligibility for the premium reductions shall continue for a period of three years from the completion of the defensive driving course, provided that no driver under the insurance policy commits a traffic offense or has a claim against the policy based on any such driver's fault.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-34-13 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 33-34-16.
Effective July 1, 1989,
Act 547; HB 176
This Act provides that multiple employer welfare arrangements, defined as any employee benefit plan which is established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing life or accident and sickness insurance benefits to the employees of two or more employers, with certain exceptions, shall constitute lawful groups for the purpose of issuance of group life insurance or group accident and sickness insurance.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-27-1 and 33-30-1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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Act 502; HB 207
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-30-4, relating to required provisions in policies of group accident and sickness insurance, so as to require each policy of group accident and sickness insurance to contain a provision entitling the policyholder to a grace period of not less than 31 days for the payment of any premium due except the first. The policy also may provide that the policyholder shall be liable to the insurer for the payment of a pro rata premium for the time the policy was in force during such grace period.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 703; HB 501
This Act exempts persons who are not domiciled in this state from the application of O.C.G.A. Sections 33-34-10, 33-34-12, and 33-34-14.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 33-34-16.
Effective April 24, 1989.
Act 455; HB 99
This Act clarifies the provision that a notice of cancellation of motor vehicle insurance coverage shall be sent by the insurer to the Department of Public Safety within 15 days after the effective date of such cancellation and provides further that the insurer shall indicate the reason for the cancellation on the notice sent to the department. It is also provided that, in the event a canceled policy is reinstated by the insurer without a lapse in coverage and such reinstatement occurs after the insurer has notified the department of the cancellation, the insurer, within five days after reinstatement, shall notify the department of such reinstatement. The Act requires a person whose driver's license, license tag, and tag registration have been suspended to surrender such items to any member of the Georgia State Patrol or any peace officer upon demand and expands the current provision relative to restricted driving permits to allow for the issuance of such a permit to a person whose driver's license was suspended as a result of failing to respond to a notice from the Department of Public Safety regarding cancellation of insurance coverage or for admitting on such notice that coverage was not in effect.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-34-11, 33-34-12.1, and 33-34-12.3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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Act 536; HB 57
This Act provides for the calculation of loss of income benefits under motor vehicle insurance policies in the event the insured is the sole shareholder of a professional corporation. In such cases loss of income benefits shall be based upon a percentage of the loss of gross income or earnings of the professional corporation during the period of the insured's disability.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-34-4 and 33-34-5.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 34; SB 233
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-13-3, relating to the acquisition of control of a domestic insurer or merger with a domestic insurer, so as to require that financial statements filed with the Commissioner of Insurance must contain independent fully audited financial information as to the financial condition of each acquiring party and to eliminate certain exemptions from the acquisition filing and approval process. The Act also revises a number of provisions relative to the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool, including what shall be considered a covered claim for unearned premium and providing that certain claims filed after a date set by the court in a liquidation proceeding shall not be covered claims under the pool. The Act further provides that default judgments may not be entered against the pool, provides that a person asserting a covered claim against the pool must first exhaust rights available under an applicable policy of insurance issued by a solvent insurer, and prohibits an insurer from making references to membership in the pool in any of its advertisements.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-13-3, 33-36-3, 33-36-6, 33-36-10, 33-36-11, and 33-36-14, and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 33-36-19.
Effective March 9, 1989.
Act 491; SB 127
This Act amends O,C,G,A. Section 33-39-13, relating to the limitation of adverse underwriting decisions by insurers, so as to provide that, with respect to a personal or family-type policy of motor vehicle insurance, no insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision solely on the fact that the applicant has never
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purchased a policy of motor vehicle insurance or has not owned or been covered by such a policy during any specified period immediately preceding the date of application.
Effective July 1, 1989,
Act 552; HB 206
This Act provides that long-term care insurance may be provided through an individual or group life insurance policy by attachment of a long-term care rider or by the automatic inclusion of a long-term care provision which meets the requirements of o.c.G.A. Chapter 33-42 and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act further provides that no long-term care insurance policy which conditions the eligibility of benefits on prior hospitalization may be issued unless the insurer offering such a policy also offers a long-term care insurance policy which does not condition eligibility of benefits on such a requirement.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-42-4 and 33-42-6.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 684; SB 267
This Act creates the Georgia High Risk Health Insurance Plan as a public corporation and instrumentality of the state and empowers it to provide major medical expense coverage to certain eligible persons. The Act provides for a board of directors to develop and manage the operation of the plan, sets out what shall and shall not be included as covered expenses, sets out deductible options and premium rates, authorizes the plan to receive state funds as well as gifts or donations, and provides for other matters relative to the plan.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-43. Effective on July 1, 1989, for limited purposes and effective for all purposes only upon the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act.
TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Act 477; HB 368
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-8-51, relating to the definition of wages with respect to unemployment compensation, so as to exclude from the term "wages" payments made to an employee during a period of temporary
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layoff if such payments are made out of a 100 percent vested account in the name of the employee under a pension or profit-sharing plan or trust that is qualified under Section 50l(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 380; HB 581

This Act raises the amount of base

wages, beginning January 1, 1990, from

$7,500.00 to $8,500.00 which are

excluded for the purposes of employer

contributions

for

unemployment

compensation and, with respect to the

rate of employer contributions in

special cases, changes the definition of

the term "computation date" to mean June

30 of each calendar year with respect to

rates applicable to the succeeding year

for such employer whose account could

have been chargeable with benefits

through the 36 consecutive calendar

months period ending on the computation

date. The Act also changes provisions

relative to the reduction of the

employer's contribution rate in special

cases, provides for the calculation of

an employer's rate of contribution on

and after January 1, 1990, when the

State-wide Reserve Ratio is above or

below a certain percentage, and raises

the maximum weekly benefit amount to

$175.00 for benefit years beginning on

or after July 1, 1989, and to $185.00

for benefit years beginning on or after

July 1, 1990.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Code Sections

34-8-51, 34-8-122, and 34-8-153.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 378; HB 569

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Code Section

34-8-152, relating to the determination

of eligibility for unemployment

compensation benefits for persons

performing certain services, by deleting

references to employment in public or

nonprofit educational institutions and

inserting instead references to

employment

in

any educational

institution.

Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 472; HB 274
This Act changes the annual compensation of the chairman and each member of the State Board of Workers' Compensation and of each administrative law judge. The Act also provides that, in the event that an appeal is filed from a final award or final order or judgment of the members of the board,

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the decision of the board shall be considered affirmed by operation of law if the judicial hearing is not held within a certain time period or if an
order of the court dispositive of the issues on appeal has not been entered within a certain time period. The Act also amends several provisions relative to suppliers of rehabilitation benefits and prohibits such suppliers from billing the injured employee for rehabilitation services, provides that such suppliers shall hold certain certifications or licenses, grants the State Board of Workers' Compensation certain authority with respect to standards and qualifications of rehabilitation suppliers, and provides that, with respect to certain severe injuries, a registered rehabilitation supplier shall be appointed by the employer or insurer within a certain
time period. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Code Sections
34-9-52, 34-9-105, 34-9-200.1, and 45-7-4.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 569; HB 367

This Act revises several provisions

relative to the maintenance of security

deposits and surplus requirements of

group self-insurance funds created for

the purpose of providing workers'

compensation benefits. The Act would

allow a fund which has been in existence

for at least five years to maintain with

the Commissioner of Insurance a security

deposit or a surety bond in the amount

of 10 percent of the fund's normal

annual premium, subject to the approval

of the Commissioner of Insurance. The

Act also provides that certain surplus

requirements of a fund may be satisfied

by a surety bond written by an

authorized insurer and in a form

approved by the Commissioner of

Insurance,

further authorizes the

Commissioner to waive the surplus

requirement of a fund under certain

circumstances, and changes certain

provisions regarding the maintenance and

computation of certain reserves of a

fund.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Code Sections

34-9-161, 34-9-162, and 34-9-163.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 438; HB 689
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Code Section 34-11-7, relating to exemptions under the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act," so as to exempt from certain requirements pressure vessels used for the storage of liquid propane gas under

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the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal, except for pressure vessels used for the storage of liquid petroleum gas, 2,000 gallons or above, which have been modified or altered.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
Act 628; SB 260
This Act provides that the commissioner of public safety shall be authorized to appoint a deputy commissioner who shall have the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Uniform Division of the department. The deputy commissioner shall be subject to confirmation by the board, shall perform such duties as he may be charged with by the commissioner, and shall take the same oath of office.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 35-2-7.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 620; SB 101
This Act provides that the State School Superintendent shall be a member of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and that his term shall begin on July 1, 1989.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-6A-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 370; HB 430
This Act provides that an individual, who by virtue of his training and experience is knowledgeable in the operations of the entire spectrum of crime victim assistance programs, shall be a member of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and shall begin his term July 1, 1989.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-6A-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 467; HB 238
This Act provides for a new definition of the term "retired peace officer" as it is used in the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act," so as to include a law enforcement officer who retired from service with the United States who meets all the criteria as specified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council for such
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classification. The Act amends o.c.G.A.
35-8-2. Effective July 1, 1989,

Section

Act 457; HB 125

This Act provides that the executive

director of the Georgia Peace Officer

Standards and Training Council is

authorized

to

appoint certain

investigators for the purpose of

enforcing the provisions of Chapter 8 of

Title 35 of the O.C.G.A. and that any

investigator of the council shall have

access to and may examine any writing,

document, or other material which is

deemed by the chairman of the council to

be related to the fitness of any peace

officer or applicant to practice as a

peace officer. The Act also provides

that the chairman or executive director

of the council may issue subpoenas to

compel such access.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

35-8-6.

Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 673; SB 122
This Act provides that newly appointed chiefs of police and heads of law enforcement units shall be required to complete 40 hours of law enforcement chief executive training sponsored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. The Act further provides that the salary and travel expenses of a chief or department head shall be paid by his respective employer. Any newly appointed chief or department head who does not fulfill the training requirement of this Act shall lose his power of arrest.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 35-8-20.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Act 627; SB 249
This Act authorizes a county governing authority to expend county funds for the provision of insurance, retirement, and other employment benefits for elected county officials and personnel and validates previous expenditures of county funds for such purposes.
The Act enacts O.C.G,A. Section 36-1-11.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 36 (continued)
Act 562; HB 288
This Act authorizes the General Assembly by local law to abolish the office of elected county surveyor in any county and to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the county governing authority.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 36-7-2.1.
Effective April 10, 1989.
Act 629; SB 323
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-30-3 to change provisions relative to the authority of municipal corporations with a population of not less than 400,000 to authorize the mayor of such municipality to enter into or amend certain contracts for use of property located in a downtown development area and in or contiguous to an urban redevelopment area.
Effective April 13, 1989.
Act 524; SB 244
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-34-2 to provide authority for a municipal governing authority to serve any process, summons, notice, or order pursuant to ordinances for the protection of water treatment or distribution facilities.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 658; HB 723
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-3, relating to the home rule power of municipalities to adopt ordinances, so as to require sponsors of petitions to amend municipal charters to obtain petitions from the clerk of the governing authority. The Act provides that a petition shall not be accepted for verification if more than 60 days have elapsed since the date that the sponsor obtained copies of the petition. The Act provides for applicability and procedures with respect to petitions being circulated on July 1, 1989.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 100; HB 962
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-36-70, relating to the required approval of the governing authority of certain counties prior to annexation of areas furnished services or included in a comprehensive zoning plan of such counties, so as to update the population figures to reflect the 1980 United
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States decennial census. Effective March 21, 1989.
Act 647; SB 245
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-37-6 to authorize the governing authority of a municipal corporation to convey certain parcels of land which are incapable of being used independently to abutting property owners without the requirement for public auction or sealed bids.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 570; HB 377
This Act increases the maximum interest rate on street improvement bonds from 6 percent to 10 percent per annum and provides that the maximum rate of interest on unpaid installments due from property owners resulting from assessments by municipal corporations for street improvements shall be increased from 6 percent to 7 percent.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-39-16 and 36-39-25.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 638; HB 247
This Act amends the "Redevelopment Powers Law" so as to change the definition of the term "taxable value" to mean the current assessed value of taxable property as shown on the tax digest of the county in which the property is located.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-44-3.
Effective April 18, 1989.
Act 557; HB 248
This Act defines a "local independent authority" to mean each local public body corporate and politic created in and for a county, municipality, consolidated government, or combination thereof, which is authorized to issue bonds. The Act requires each local independent authority to submit an annual report of indebtedness to the Department of Community Affairs and requires such department to prepare an annual report on indebtedness of such local independent authorities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-81-8.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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Act 95; HB 843

This Act amends the "Georgia

Allocation System" law so as to expand

the use of the economic development

share and allow the issuance of bonds

for projects such as solid waste

disposal if a substantial number of jobs

will be created. Originally, federal

law sunset the issuance of single-family

housing bonds at the end of 1988. The

federal law was changed late in 1988 and

this Act also changes certain provisions

to allow for the continued issuance of

single-family housing bonds in Georgia

this year and beyond if necessary.

Sixty percent of the housing share shall

be reserved for the Georgia Residential

Finance Authority and 40 percent for

urban residential finance authorities.

The Act provides that in addition to the

department share, the housing share will

be the only other share from which an

allocation may be given in 1990 and

beyond. The provisions relating to the

percentage of the state ceiling of the

department share, the flexible pool, and

the competitive pool are also changed.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

36-82-182,

36-82-187,

36-82-190,

36-82-191, 36-82-193, 36-82-197, and

36-82-198 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

36-82-191.1,

36-82-192.1,

and

36-82-193.1.

Effective April 1, 1989.

TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

VETO NO. 6; SB 235

This Act authorizes the Department of Human Resources and its contractors to charge fees for community services for the mentally retarded, based upon the ability to pay, but further provides that no person' shall be denied such services due to the inability to pay.
The Act Amends o.c.G.A. Section 37-5-9.
Effective April 3, 1989.
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Act 450; HB 4

This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

37-8-53 so as to extend to July 1, 1995,

the effective date of o.c.G.A. Chapter

37-8, relating to comprehensive

treatment

of

alcoholism

and

intoxication.

Effective April 3, 1989.

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Act 698; HB 592
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-1-1 to exclude from the definition of a "school bus" certain motor vehicles with a capacity of 15 or less passengers used to transport children to and from church or church activities or school activities provided such vehicles are not used to transport children to and from school.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 642; HB 582
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-2-24 to provide that a performance bond required to be posted by any person processing motor vehicle license applications may be payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of either the payee, the taxpayer, or the county tax commissioner.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 563; HB 301
This Act repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-29.1 through 40-2-29.20, relating to special license plates commemorating colleges and universities, effective December 31, 1989. The Act provides that the state revenue commissioner shall design a special commemorative license plate for a college or university, using the standard license plate and incorporating the logo or emblem and name of such college or university upon receipt of a minimum of 500 applications for each such college or university. The Act further provides for issuance of special firefighters license plates with a required minimum of 500 applications.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-29.21 and 40-2-75.1.
Effective April 10, 1989.

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TITLE 40 (continued)
Act 541; HB 101
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-30 to repeal the authorization for use of a surety bond to purchase a portion of certain license plates.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 601; HB 131
This Act provides for issuance of specialized license plates to the Department of Public Safety and certain elected officials. The Act authorizes certain family members of disabled persons and persons jointly owning a motor vehicle with a disabled person to obtain the specialized disabled license plates. The Act provides exemptions from the county name decal requirement for certain license plates. The Act further provides that the type of security interest or lien need not be shown on the certificate of title and that the odometer reading may be omitted from the certificate of title for any vehicle more than ten model years old. Certain definitions and requirements are changed with respect to licensing of rebuilt or salvage motor vehicles.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-2-43, 40-2-72, 40-2-77, 40-2-78, 40-3-2, 40-3-25, and 40-3-25.1 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-60.1. The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 48-10-3.1, relating to issuance of temporary registration permits.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 460; HB 130
This Act enacts the "Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act," implementing the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. The Act provides for comprehensive testing of all persons operating commercial motor vehicles and issuance of a special commercial driver's license. The Act provides for increased penalties for such licensees upon conviction of certain violations and imposes civil and criminal liability on an employer who knowingly allows an employee driver to operate a commercial vehicle in violation of the law. The Act makes numerous changes to O.C.G.A. Chapter 40-5, relating to drivers' licenses, to conform to the "Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act," notably changing the license classifications. The Act also requires a licensee to apply for an updated license within 30 days of a name or address change and provides additional penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
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The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 40-5-140 through 40-5-159 and 40-5-125; amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-5-1, 40-5-2, 40-5-21, 40-5-22, 40-5-23, 40-5-24, 40-5-25, 40-5-27, 40-5-31, 40-5-32, 40-5-33, 40-5-120, and 40-5-121; and repeals O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-6.
Effective April 3, 1989.
Act 11; SB 347
This Act extends the operation of the implied consent law to any person operating a motor vehicle upon the roads of this state who is involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities. The Act also provides for the deletion of a license suspension made pursuant to the implied consent law upon acceptance of a guilty plea to driving under the influence by such person.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-5-55 and 40-5-63.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 462; HB 146
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-57 to revise the point system for certain traffic violations.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 400; SB 200
This Act changes the periods of incarceration and the fines for violations of driving with a suspended or revoked license and reckless driving.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-5-121 and 40-6-390.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 488; HB 601
This Act provides for issuance of a handicapped identification card by the Department of Public Safety. The Act also removes the requirement that canceled, revoked, or suspended licenses be retained by the department.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A, Sections 40-5-140 through 40-5-149 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-61,
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 702; HB 409
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-76 to provide uniform rules of the road relative to operation of motor vehicles in a funeral procession.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 40 (continued)
Act 470; HB 261
This Act amends the "Handicapped Parking Law" to authorize businesses to designate additional handicapped parking places exclusively for nonambulatory persons and to make it unlawful to stop, stand, or park in such a special nonambulatory handicapped parking space except to allow such nonambulatory handicapped persons to enter or exit such vehicle.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-224.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-225.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 639; HB 280
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-6-250 to allow persons operating motorcycles to wear telephones or headsets for communication purposes.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 344; HB 64
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-6-394 to expand the criminal offense of serious injury by vehicle to include injury resulting from reckless driving.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 376; HB 538
This Act requires operators of trailers and semitrailers, otherwise exempt as implements of husbandry from lighting and slow-moving emblem requirements, to comply with such requirements but specifically exempts manufacturers from any duty to install such lighting equipment.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-8-4, 40-8-24, and 40-8-33.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 553; HB 208
This Act prohibits affixing material or film to certain motor vehicle windows if the light reflectance of such windows is increased above certain levels or the light transmission through such windows is decreased below certain levels and provides for certain exceptions. The Act requires manufacturers to obtain certification of compliance for its materials prior to shipment into the state, and provides for a window sticker system indicating compliance. The program is to be administered by the Department of Public Safety.
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The Act amends o.c.G.A, Sections
40-8-73,1. Effective January 1, 1990, except that
for purposes of certification of materials the Act becomes effective
April 10, 1989.

Act 643; SB 27
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-8-158 to provide a procedure for obtaining a replacement emission inspection sticker when a windshield is replaced.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 481; HB 443
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-13-21 to restate provisions relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts to try traffic offenses under state law.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 402; SB 273
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-13-21 to provide that in any misdemeanor traffic trial, a judge of the probate court may request assistance of the district attorney or solicitor to prosecute the trial.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 474; HB 324

This Act amends o.c.G.A, Chapter

40-14 to authorize college and

university campus law enforcement

agencies to use speed detection devices

on roads and streets traversing their

campuses

subject

to

certain

restrictions.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

40-14-1 through 40-14-16.

Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 41 NUISANCES

Act 385; HB 692
This Act provides that farm labor camps or facilities for migrant farm workers shall be included within the definition of an "agricultural facility" entitled to certain protections against being declared a nuisance.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 41-1-7.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 41 (continued)

Act 597; HB 810
This Act provides a definition for the term "drug crimes" and authorizes counties and municipalities to repair, close, or demolish certain buildings or structures in which drug crimes are being committed. The Act provides for the powers and procedures to be used by public officers in determining whether a dwelling, building, or structure is being used in connection with the commission of drug crimes.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 41-2-7, 41-2-8, 41-2-9, 41-2-10, and 41-2-11.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Act 27; HB 499

This Act provides that in a state of

emergency with regard to jail and prison

overcrowding, the Department of

Corrections is authorized to establish

additional facilities either of a

permanent type of construction or of a

temporary or movable type of

construction. With the approval of the

Governor, certain provisions of law may

be waived to facilitate the rapid

construction or procurement

of

facilities.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

42-2-14.

Effective March 1, 1989.

VETO NO. l; HB 576

This Act authorizes two or more

g!!H;~ ~ counties to operate a joint regional

a chief

under

b~ a&,i:isto.ri_d

y work

in a

training

w h c nes of

an institu

h

. ro s for

the dispos

o

r when

probation i

e.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

42-4-50 through 42-4-55 and amends

o.c.G.A. Sections 42-5-59 and 42-8-38.

Act 418; SB 257

This Act changes the amount of revenue

bonds which may be issued by the Georgia

Building Authority (Penal) from $20

million to $100 million.

The Act

changes the provisions relative to the

authority of the Georgia Correctional

Industries Administration to retain and

use earnings.

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TITLE 42 (continued)

The Act amends o.c.G.A.
42-3-6 and 42-10-4. Effective April 3, 1989,

Sections

Act 540; HB 94
This Act provides that in cases of revocation of probation, the court shall consider alternatives to confinement. The Act limits the period of revocation of probation and limits the period of probation or parole for any one offense or series of offenses arising out of the same transaction.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-34.1.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 431; HB 616
This Act provides that the running of a probated sentence shall be suspended upon the probation supervisor's submitting an affidavit to the court stating that the probationer has absconded and cannot be found. The Act provides for the period of suspension.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-36.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 394; SB 67
This Act authorizes a judge to order an offender to perform community service hours in a 40 hour per week work detail in lieu of incarceration. The Act authorizes additional community service hours as a disciplinary action in lieu of incarceration.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-72.
Effective March 30, 1989.

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Act 577; HB 451
This Act clarifies the authority of the State Board of Accountancy to contract with third parties to perform administrative services related to conducting written examinations for certified and registered public accountants; repeals certain provisions for temporary certificates, publication of notice of examinations, and certain restrictions on transferring examination grades from another state; and authorizes the board to establish continuing education requirements by rule and regulation. The Act also changes the provisions concerning oral

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TITLE 43 (continued)

examinations for handicapped applicants
and registration and renewal of a certificate, license, or degree issued
by a foreign country. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections
43-3-7, 43-3-8, 43-3-10, 43-3-14, 43-3-15, 43-3-17, 43-3-20, and 43-3-25,
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 408; SB 43

This Act amends the "Georgia Athlete

Agen~s Regulatory Act of 1988" and

requires that persons financially

interested in the business of an athlete

agent be identified on an application

for registration or renewal. The Act

expands the regulatory commission's

authority to revoke or refuse to grant

registration and to

discipline

registrants for certain actions. The

Act prohibits athlete agents from

operating without a license and provides

for penalties, requires certain

notification upon signing an athlete to

a contract prior to the termination of

that athlete's

eligibility

to

participate in intercollegiate sports

contests, voids certain contracts, and

forfeits an agent's right to repayment

by an athlete under certain conditions.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

43-4A-2, 43-4A-4, 43-4A-5, 43-4A-7,

43-4A-8, 43-4A-10, 43-4A-11, 43-4A-12,

43-4A-13, and 43-4A-16.

Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 432; HB 626
This Act changes the reciprocity provisions concerning the licensure of athletic trainers licensed in another state, provides that licenses shall expire biennially, and authorizes the Georgia Board of Athletic Trainers to require continuing education courses as a condition for license renewal. The Act also extends to July 1, 1995, the termination date of the board.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-5-8, 43-5-9, and 43-5-15.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 645; SB 198

This Act changes the definitions of

"apprentice

auctioneer"

and

"auctioneer," increases the amount of

the bond and educational requirements

for applicants for an auctioneer

license, removes apprentice auctioneers

from certain provisions requiring escrow

accounts, exempts used car dealers and

used motor vehicle parts dealers

engaging in auctioning from certain

trade practice requirements, and

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TITLE 43 (continued)

excludes auctions conducted

by

governmental agencies or authorities

from the provisions

regulating

auctioneers.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

43-6-1, 43-6-11, 43-6-11.1, 43-6-15,

43-6-18, and 43-6-24.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 436; HB 661
This Act permits chiropractors to sell at a profit vitamins, minerals, or food supplements recommended by them and provides that such sales shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 48 regarding the collection of sales and use taxes.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-9-16.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 529; SB 294
This Act authorizes certain active members of the clergy to serve as ~upervi~ors of persons seeking licensure in marriage and family therapy. The Act permits certain persons who hold a law degree to apply for licensure prior to July 1, 1989, and exempts such applicants from the examination requirements of the board. The Act also extends to July 1, 1995, the "sunset" or termination date of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-l0A-7, 43-l0A-8, 43-l0A-13, and 43-l0A-24.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 372; HB 470
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-llA-8 so as to extend to July 1, 1995, the "sunset" or termination date of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 692; SB 140
This Act establishes the Division of Utility Contractors within the State Construction Industry Licensing Board and provides for the licensing of utility contractors and certification of utility contracting foremen. The Act requires an examination of applicants for licensure and provides that licenses shall stipulate the type of work and maximum bid limits permitted by a licensee. The Act prohibits utility

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TITLE 43 (continued)

contracting work without a utility contractor or utility contracting foreman at the job site and prohibits unlicensed utility contracting.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections
43-14-1 through 43-14-6, 43-14-15, and 43-14-16 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section
43-14-8.2. Effective when funded.

Act 668; HB 344
This Act requires persons engaged in the business of electrical contracting, plumbing, or conditioned air contracting who apply for licensure after July 1, 1989, and fail the examination twice after such date to complete a board certified review course before taking the third examination. The Act extends to July 1, 1995, the "sunset or termination date of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-14-8 and 43-14-18.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 663; HB 600

This Act provides for additional

exceptions to the licensing requirements

and applicability of regulations

promulgated by the State Construction

Industry Licensing Board concerning

electrical

contractors, plumbers,

conditioned air contractors,

and

low-voltage contractors.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

43-14-16.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 421; SB 343
This Act changes certain examination requirements for an apprentice dispenser permit and for a dispenser license issued by the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers. The Act requires a practical examination of applicants for an apprentice dispenser permit and requires a written examination of applicants for a hearing aid dispenser's license. The board is authorized to revoke the permit of an apprentice dispenser if the holder of the permit fails to pass the written examination on two occasions.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-20-9 and 43-20-11.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 43 (continued)

Act 374; HB 503
This Act authorizes the State Board of Podiatry Examiners to require continuing education of applicants seeking license renewals, changes the provision regarding reciprocity, and requires certain notification regarding the receipt and disposition of a complaint against any licensee or applicant,
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 43-35-5, 43-35-6, and 43-35-7.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 518; SB 102

This Act changes the educational

qualifications and experience required

for licensure as a polygraph examiner

and changes the requirements of

polygraph examiner interns

and

supervision of such interns. The Act

prohibits conducting a polygraph

examination upon certain written

evidence by a physician, increases the

preservation of records requirement, and

provides for applicability of the

chapter.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

43-36-6, 43-36-7, and 43-36-15 and

enacts Sections 43-36-16 and 43-36-16.1.

Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 669; HB 340

This Act requires the Georgia Real

Estate Commission to maintain certain

records of licensees, clarifies the

authority of a nonresident corporation

to transact business in this state,

establishes limitations concerning the

activities of out-of-state licensed

brokers, and requires written agreements

between such brokers and a licensed

Georgia broker for each transaction

conducted on real property in Georgia.

The Act revises the provisions regarding

grounds for automatic revocation of a

license

and provides extensive

requirements concerning the management

and supervision of brokerage activities

and conditions under which a broker will

not be held responsible for a licensee's

violation of laws or rules and

regulations. The Act limits the

applicability of exceptions to the

chapter; prohibits a licensee from

permitting an unlicensed person to act

on behalf of a licensee; requires

certain information of an aggrieved

person to recover from the real estate

education, research, and recovery fund;

and makes editorial changes.

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TITLE 43 (continued)
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-40-6, 43-40-9, 43-40-12, 43-40-15, 43-40-18, 43-40-22, 43-40-25, 43-40-29, and 43-40-30.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 599; HB 8
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-41-20 so as to extend to July 1, 1990, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Recreation Examiners.
Effective April 13, 1989.
Act 664; HB 364
This Act authorizes the performance of hearing tests by a technician as part of a workplace hearing conservation program provided that the technician who performs the audiometric tests must be responsible to a licensed audiologist or physician.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 43-44-18.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 391; HB 885
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-45-26 so as to extend to July 1, 19 95, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Structural Pest Control Commission.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 169; SB 214
This Act removes franchised motor vehicle dealers having used car operations from the regulation and licensing requirements administered by the State Board of Registration of Used Car Dealers and changes the composition of the board to reflect the change in the definition of a "used car dealer."
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 43-47-2, 43-47-3, and 43-47-7.
Effective March 22, 1989.
Act 417; SB 241
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-48-21 so as to extend to July 1, 1990, the "sunset" or termination date of the State Board of Registration for Used Motor Vehicle Dismantlers, Rebuilders, and Salvage Dealers.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 43 (continued)

Act 379; HB 574
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-51-6 so as to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts to require continuing education as a condition of certificate renewal.
Effective July 1, 1989.

TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Act 650; SB 317

This Act amends Article 8 of o.c.G.A.

Chapter 44-14, relating to liens, so as

to provide that persons, firms, or

corporations that service or repair

bicycles, motor scooters, mopeds,

motorcycles, lawn mowers,

garden

equipment, or other such related

equipment shall have a lien on such

equipment for the value of their

services.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

44-14-460 through 44-14-466.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 527; SB 264

This Act revises numerous provisions

relating to pawnbrokers. The Act

provides for the legal rate of interest

and pawnshop charges which may be

imposed, prohibited acts, inspections by

law enforcement officers, replacement

goods, and liens of pawnbrokers.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

44-12-130,

44-12-131,

44-12-137,

44-14-403, and 44-14-408.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 521; SB 186

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

44-14-516,

relating to liens on

merchandise when a stop payment is

issued on a check used to purchase

merchandise or services on such

merchandise, so as to define the term

"bad check" and provide for a lien on

such merchandise by the payee of a bad

check. The Act also provides for the

priority and perfection of such liens.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 520; SB 185
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 44-14-261, relating to writs of possession with respect to foreclosures on personalty, so as to provide for

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TITLE 44 (continued)

immediate writs of possession and foreclosures arising out of transactions involving bad checks.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 449; HB 898
This Act revises the recording procedures for filing canceled and satisfied deeds to secure debt and other related instruments, requires the furnishing of additional information when canceling security deeds when the original is lost, and increases the recording fees for cancellations.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 44-14-4, 44-14-67, and 15-6-77.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 596; HB 799
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-10-23, relating to exemptions from the Georgia Historic Preservation Act, by expanding the exemption provisions to include certain cities or counties which have subsequently replaced or amended certain previously exempt ordinances.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 388; HB 773

This Act changes numerous provisions

with respect to time-share projects and

programs.

The Act

changes

the

definition of time-share program,

changes the status of time-share estates

with respect to taxation, and provides

for the establishment of campsite

time-share programs.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapter 44-3.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 426; HB 545
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 44-14-361.1, relating to the creation of mechanics' and materialmen's liens, so as to provide for the filing of certain notices with the clerk of the superior court at the time certain actions in rem are filed.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 670; HB 519
This Act provides that no cause of action shall arise against the owner of real property or the agent of such owner for the failure to disclose in any real estate transaction that the property is or was occupied by a person having certain diseases or was the site of a homicide, other felony, or a suicide.

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TITLE 44 (continued)

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section
44-1-16. Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 610; HB 492

This Act provides for

the

comprehensive regulation of the removal

of unauthorized vehicles or personal

property from the real property of any

person. The Act provides for notice,

removal and storage fees, liens, special

procedures for certain municipalities,

civil causes of action, and damages.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

44-1-13.

Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 582; HB 487
This Act changes the time period within which the state revenue commissioner shall dispose of certain unclaimed property, provides that certain unclaimed property having insubstantial commercial value may be disposed of other than by sale, and provides limitations on persons who charge fees for the location or recovery of certain unclaimed property.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 44-12-209, 44-12-221, and 44-12-222.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 466; HB 210
This Act provides for the extensive revision of provisions relating to land registration, including changes with respect to defeasance by adverse possession, transfer of title, vesting of title, recording, validity of previous transfers, and status of unrecorded transfers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 44-2-140, 44-2-141, 44-2-144, 44-2-160, and 44-2-167 and repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 44-2-139, 44-2-168, and 44-2-251.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 542; HB 124
This Act requires that mailing addresses of grantees and transferees of deeds to secure debt be included upon such deeds or transfers in order for them to be recorded and provides that failure to so comply shall not be a defense to any foreclosure or grounds to set aside a foreclosure.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 44-14-63 and 44-14-64.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Act 478; HB 401
This Act changes the residency requirements for candidates for county or municipal office, except offices of a judicial nature, from 24 months to 12 months.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-2-1.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 351; HB 108
This Act provides that the official bonds of the chief magistrate and magistrates shall be approved by the judge of the probate court and recorded and filed by such judge and that such judge shall sign a certificate to the Governor stating that the chief magistrate and magistrates have taken the oaths and given the bonds.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-4-13 and 45-4-17.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 334; HB 55
This Act increases the salaries of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 45-7-4.
Effective April 1, 1989.

Act 619; SB 85
This Act amends the provisions relating to indemnification of public safety personnel by repealing the provisions subrogating the state to a cause of action of the applicant against the person or persons responsible for the death or permanent disability of the public safety officer.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 45-9-87.
Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 371; HB 432

This Act authorizes counties and

municipalities to offer rewards for

detection

or

apprehension

of

perpetrators of felonies in cases where

the Governor has first offered an award.

The Act limits such an award to

$10,000.00 or twice the amount offered

by the Governor, whichever is less.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

45-12-35.

Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 45 (continued)

Act 480; HB 427
This Act amends the provisions which provide that state contracts over $5,000.00 shall be voidable by the state unless approved by certain state agencies so as to exempt from such requirements contracts approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-12-132.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 419; SB 319

This Act increases the fees which a

medical examiner is entitled to receive

for performing post-mortem examinations

and autopsies. The Act requires the

coroner instead of the peace officer in

charge of an investigation to file

certain reports of

post-mortem

examinations and investigations and

eliminates the fees to which certain

peace officers were entitled for filing

such reports.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

45-16-22 and 45-16-32.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 531; SB 318
This Act authorizes a medical examiner to have a body embalmed to avoid the threat of infectious disease prior to the release of the body to the next of kin. The Act authorizes a coroner, medical examiner, or peace officer to take anatomical specimens and to test or examine specimens or articles as may be necessary in determining the cause of death. The Act authorizes the taking of a blood sample from a dead body brought to a hospital or morgue to test for the presence of infectious agents.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-16-25 and 45-16-46.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 592; HB 613
This Act authorizes the State Personnel Board, by regulation, to make available to employees who work 17 1/2 hours or more per week such health benefits as are required to be made available to such employees pursuant to federal law. The Act provides that when a retired employee or the beneficiary of such person exercises eligibility for continued coverage under the health insurance plan and at the same time is eligible to participate in an insurance program operated by the federal government, the coverage available under

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TITLE 45 (continued)

the state plan shall be subordinated to

coverage available under the federal

program.

The Act

provides

for

confidentiality of health insurance

records.

The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections

45-18-1, 45-18-2, and 45-18-17 and

enacts o.c.G.A. Section 45-18-19.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 383; HB 611
This Act amends the provisions authorizing salary deductions at the request of employees so as to provide for confidentiality of individual account records with certain exceptions such as subpoenaed records or inquiries by taxing authorities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 45-18-36.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 445; HB 768
This Act authorizes the State Personnel Board to contract with the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority for the inclusion in the health insurance plan of employees and retiring employees of the authority and their spouses and dependent children.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 45-18-7.4.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 606; HB 292
This Act requires the administrator of the Office of Fair Employment Practices to issue periodic status reports with respect to complaints of unfair practices to the complainant and the respondent.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-19-36.
Effective July 1, 1989.

VETO NO. 4; HB 104

This Act provides that an employee in

the classified service serving a working

test period who fails to attain

permanent

status

following an

c: . !~::;:;!r,t:,_e_~.:_:~i~-i_alns;:_ r~du=-~.e~m~e~!~

permanent .tffis t ,)t ,'!;

i~-!if:,sition

with th ' '."f :tf~e -~ .

\,if the

position i ~.

r ,'. ac f: y the

department

i

ployee

transferre i

it

ass in

which the employee formerly held

permanent status if a position is

available.

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TITLE 45 (continued)

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-20-2.

Act 366; HB 291
This Act provides that an employee in the classified service who is serving in a working test period shall be provided with management review by the appointing authority at the time the employee has completed one-half of the working test period.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-20-6.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 657; SB 41
The Act provides that full-time employees in the classified service shall earn sick leave at the rate of one and one-fourth days per month of service and that certain part-time employees shall earn sick leave at the same rate prorated by the percentage of time worked. The Act provides for sick leave to be cumulative for not more than 90 days but provides for forfeited sick leave to be restored pursuant to regulations of the State Personnel Board. The Act authorizes an employee under certain conditions to convert up to three days of accrued sick leave in excess of 15 days to personal leave and authorizes such personal leave to be used for personal reasons the same as annual leave upon approval by the employee's appointing authority.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 45-20-16.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 544; HB 159

This Act amends the provisions

relating to voluntary deductions from

wages or salaries of state employees for

the benefit of charitable organizations

so as to include the board of regents

and units of the university system in

the program and to authorize deductions

from the wages and salaries of their

employees

for contributions to

charitable organizations.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

45-20-51.

Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 46 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Act 512; HB 788
This Act provides that the authority of the Public Service Commission with respect to the safe installation and safe operation of natural gas transmission and distribution facilities shall extend to all natural gas transmission and distribution facilities which are owned and operated by municipalities within this state.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 46-2-20.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 442; HB 742
This Act changes the provisions designating the location of the principal office of residence of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia from Fulton County to either Fulton County or any county contiguous to Fulton County. The Act changes the provisions relating to venue of actions involving the authority.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 46-4-82 and 46-4-121.
Effective April 3, 1989.
Act 494; SB 310
This Act requires the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of establishing a state-wide dual party telephone relay system for the utilization of basic telecommunication services by hearing impaired persons and speech impaired persons.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 46-5-30.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS
Act 20; HB 90
This Act amends Title 47, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in Title 47, as amended.
Effective February 28, 1989.
Act 384; HB 622
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 47-3-67, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide certain requirements for additional retirement benefits to be
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TITLE 47 (continued)

paid by a local retirement fund covering teachers employed by a county school system to a transferred teacher upon retirement and to provide for the refunding to the county school system of certain funds paid into the pension accumulation fund when a transferred
teacher ceases to be a member of the retirement system and withdraws accumulated contributions.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 354; HB 121
This Act repeals Ga. L. 1988, p. 697, which amended O.C.G.A. Section 47-3-90, so as to change the provisions concerning payment required to obtain creditable service under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for certain periods when a member was absent because of pregnancy.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 352; HB 119

This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section

47-3-120 and changes the method of

determining the retirement allowance

received by a member of the Teachers

Retirement System of Georgia by using

membership service rather

than

creditable service in computing the

member's average compensation for

retirement benefit purposes.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 353; HB 120
This Act repeals Ga. L. 1988, p. 885, which amended o.c.G.A. Section 47-4-100, so as to authorize a member of the Public School Employees Retirement System who has 40 or more years of creditable service to retire with the same benefits as a member who has reached the normal retirement date. The 1988 amendment did not become effective because it was not funded as required by the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law."
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 484; HB 475
This Act includes a state or federally chartered credit union whose membership is comprised of municipal, county, or hospital authority employees as an employer authorized to participate in the Joint Municipal Employees Benefit System.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-5-2.
Effective April 3, 1989.

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Act 398; SB 152
This Act restricts membership and creditable service in the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund based on employment or appointment to a position for which membership and creditable service are sought under the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund. The Act changes the provisions relative to leaves of absence and reinstatement to the fund and changes the provisions for disability benefits and actions contesting any determination of the board of trustees of the fund.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 47-7-40, 47-7-41, and 47-7-102 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 47-7-83.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 17; HB 143
This Act changes the disability benefits provisions of the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund and provides that no action shall be brought or claim asserted by the board of trustees of the fund after April 1, 1989, concerning excess disability payments made during the period from July 1, 1984, through June 30, 1988. The Act also declares that this legislation shall not be subject to the requirement of the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law" pursuant to specific authority.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 47-7-102 and 47-7-124.
Effective February 23, 1989.
Act 399; SB 160
This Act changes the provisions concerning spouses benefits coverage under the Superior Court Judges Retirement System to permit the benefits to be assigned between the member and spouse according to a qualified domestic relations order. The Act clarifies the right of members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to remain members of that system if they become superior court judges or district attorneys. The Act also provides that any member of the Superior Court Judges Retirement System who was reelected to a new term of office at the 1988 general election shall continue, regardless of age, to make employee contributions to the system as long as the member holds office.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-2-260, 47-9-70, 47-9-73, and 47-9-91.
Effective March 30, 1989.
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Act 35; SB 75
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 47-9-70 to provide that any member of the Superior Court Judges Retirement System who was reelected to a new term of office at the 1988 general election, regardless of age, shall continue to make employee contributions to that system as long as the member holds office.
Effective April 9, 1989.
Act 594; HB 643
This Act provides for penalties and interest for delinquent payment of the fees collected in civil actions which are required to be paid to the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia. The Act authorizes the board of commissioners of the fund to waive the specific penalty under certain conditions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-16-61.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 341; HB 43
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-17-1 so as to change the definition of a "peace officer" used in determining whether a party is an authorized member of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 340; HB 42
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-17-60, concerning payments to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund from fines collected and bonds forfeited and collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases, so as to require certain information to be filed by the collecting authority with payments to the fund.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 16; HB 142
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 47-20-63 and provides that certain legislation amending the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund shall not be subject to the requirements of the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law" if the bill contains certain statements of legislative declarations and findings.
Effective February 22, 1989.
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TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION
Act 434; HB 637
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-3-19, relating to transfer of tax executions, so as to provide that no person may pay an execution issued for ad valorem property taxes and become the transferee without making notification by certified mail and waiting 60 days or publishing such notice if the notice by certified mail is returned undelivered.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 583; HB 489
This Act provides that the due date for filing corporate net worth tax returns shall be the fifteenth day of the third calendar month following the beginning of a corporation's tax period and that the due date for payment of such tax shall be the fifteenth day of the third calendar month beginning with the first calendar month of the tax period.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-13-77 and 48-13-78.
Effective April 10, 1989, and applicable to tax years beginning on and after January 1, 1989.
Act 486; HB 488
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-8-3, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to remove the current exemption for video materials and provide that the rental of videotape or motion picture film to any person who charges an admission fee to view such film or videotape shall be exempt.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 581; HB 486
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-7-27, relating to calculation of taxable net income of individuals, so as to exclude the amount of mortgage interest eliminated from federal itemized deductions for the purpose of computing mortgage interest credit on the federal return and the amount of a dependent's unearned income included in federal adjusted gross income of a parent's return from the computation of taxable net income. The Act also provides for an adjustment in calculating taxable net income for certain individuals who have Subchapter "S" corporation income in federal adjusted gross income for federal purposes but do not qualify for such status for state purposes.
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Effective April 10, 1989, and effective for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 1989.

Act 580; HB 485
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-119, relating to installment payments of estimated tax, so as to change and correct a date in the table of times for installment payments of estimated taxes from the last day of the sixth month of the taxable year to the first day of such month and year.
Effective April 10, 1989, and applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1989.

Act 641; HB 483
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-1-2, relating to definitions regarding the "Georgia Public Revenue Code," so as to redefine the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate provisions of federal law into Georgia law.
Effective April 18, 1989, and applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1989.

Act 640; HB 481
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-2-45, relating to service of notices of assessments and proposed assessments, so as to authorize service of such notices by first-class mail to the address shown on the records of the Department of Revenue.
Effective April 18, 1989, and applicable with respect to notices mailed after January 1, 1989.

Act 32; HB 474

This Act increases the rate of the

state sales and use tax. The Act also

provides for exemptions for certain food

items; application of sales and use

taxes to certain motor fuel sales;

adjustment of the estimated tax

liability of dealers; application of

sales and use taxes to certain

contractors; and application of sales

and use taxes to contracts for the sale

or use of building and construction

materials.

In addition, the Act

provides that certain exemptions from

the state sales and use tax shall not be

applicable to the joint county and

municipal sales and use tax or to the

special county 1 percent sales and use

tax and certain other local sales and

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use taxes and deletes provisions
relating to the automatic repeal of the special purpose county local sales and use tax and to limitations on the maximum aggregate amount of taxes levied on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations furnished to the public.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections
48-8-3, 48-8-30, 48-8-32, 48-8-43, 48-8-49, 48-8-63, 48-8-82, 48-8-110, and 48-13-51; enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-3.1; and repeals O.C.G.A. Section
48-8-122. Effective April 1, 1989.

Act 479; HB 421
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-274, relating to the equalized adjusted school property tax digest, by changing the manner in which the digest is prepared, increasing the salary of the members of the board of arbitrators, and providing for the dissemination of such digest information as needed for the calculation of such digest to the state auditor, each county, and each local school system.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 556; HB 240
This Act provides for a job tax credit for business enterprises in the lower 25 percent of all counties in this state designated by the commissioner of community affairs as less developed areas.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-40.
Effective January 1, 1990, and applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1990.

Act 660; HB 225

This Act provides for the preferential

classification and assessment of

rehabilitated historic property. The

Act provides for

comprehensive

procedures with respect to qualification

for such preferential treatment,

application, continued classification,

and disqualification.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

48-5-2 and 48-5-7 and enacts o.c.G.A.

Section 48-5-7.2.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 598; HB 220
This Act provides for circumstances under which a joint county and municipal sales and use tax shall be levied in certain special districts and provides

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TITLE 48 (continued)

that

certain

past

procedural

noncompliance shall not affect the levy

of such tax. The Act also enumerates

procedures under which certain qualified

municipalities can request a portion of

the net proceeds of such tax and

specifies the authority of the state

revenue commissioner to grant or deny

such requests.

The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section

48-8-89.3.

Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 550; HB 194
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-13-5, relating to exemptions from the levy of license, occupation, or professional taxes by counties or municipalities and provides that marriage and family therapists shall be exempt from the levy of any such tax.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 635; HB 123
This Act revises the methods of providing notice of foreclosure of the right to redeem property sold for taxes and provides for the ripening by prescription of titles under tax deeds executed prior to or after July 1, 1989.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-4-45, 48-4-46, and 48-4-48.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 452; HB 45
This Act abolishes the authority of certain jurisdictions to provide for a one-time increase from 1 to 2 percent in the rate of the joint county and municipal sales and use tax and provides for the continuing levy of previously authorized increased taxes.
The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-82.1.
Effective April 3, 1989.

Act 4; HB 1

This Act provides for

the

comprehensive revision of provisions

relating to the levy by counties and

municipalities of an excise tax on

charges to the public for rooms,

lodgings, and accommodations. The Act

creates special districts pursuant to

Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of

the_Constitution and authorizes the levy

of such tax by municipalities and the

levy of such tax by counties within the

territorial limits of a special

district. In addition, the Act also

changes the periods of time during which

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TITLE 48 (continued)
the levy of such tax at certain rates is authorized and provides for the expenditure of funds for a multipurpose domed stadium facility through a contract with the state, a department or agency of the state, or a state authority or a combination of such entities.
The Act amends Article 3 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 48-13.
Effective February 3, 1989.
TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES
Act 448; HB 864
This Act provides that when any action is brought against the Department of Human Resources, the Board of Human Resources, the commissioner of human resources, or any employee or agent thereof or when any action is brought in which the department could be held responsible for any damages award, it shall be the duty of the plaintiff to provide for, in addition to the first notice of service of process, service of a second original process upon the commissioner of human resources or upon a person designated by the commissioner in writing to serve as agent for such acceptance.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 49-2-15.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 439; HB 716
This Act provides that any person who receives any payment of public assistance to which he is not entitled or in excess of that to which he is entitled shall be liable to the state for the amount of such overpayment.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Section 49-4-15.
Effective April 3, 1989.
Act 539; HB 70
This Act provides that the Department of Medical Assistance shall be authorized to establish a Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding and Rebate Program and that the department may request sealed bids from prescription drug manufacturers for both brand name and generic equivalent prescription drugs specified by the department. The Act also provides that if no acceptable bids are received for a drug that has been requested, the department may select a single drug supplier for the drug or establish one price for such
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TITLE 49 (continued)
drug which the department will reimburse.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-152.1.
Effective April 10, 1989.
Act 701; HB 114
This Act provides for changes in the licensing and inspection of private and public child welfare agencies and facilities and provides that day-care centers operated as part of a local church ministry or a religious nonprofit school or a nonprofit religious charitable organization shall be authorized to be commissioned by the Department of Human Resources in lieu of obtaining a license from said department.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 49-5-12 and 25-2-13.
Effective April 21, 1989.
TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT
Act 586; HB 529
This Act authorizes certain state officials to use or display the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem for official state purposes and in connection with campaign posters or advertisements for election to public office. The Act makes it unlawful for a person or entity to display the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem in a false manner in connection with campaign posters or advertisements for election to public office.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 50-3-32.
Effective April 10, 1989.
Act 375; HB 531
This Act provides that the gopher tortoise is designated as the official Georgia state reptile.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-3-63.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 675; SB 82
This Act changes the name of the Department of Industry and Trade to the Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism; changes the Board of Industry and Trade to the Board of Industry, Trade, and Tourism; and changes the title of the commissioner of industry and trade to the commissioner of
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TITLE 50 (continued)

industry, trade, and tourism throughout

the Code.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

7-1-745,

7-1-945, 10-9-4, 10-9-5,

10-9-12, 12-2-4, 12-8-102, 45-7-7,

45-7-21, 45-7-22, 50-5-31, 50-7-1

through 50-7-15, 50-7-30, 50-7-40,

50-10-3, 50-12-1, and 50-23-3.

Effective April 19, 1989.

Act 634; HB 215

This

Act extensively revises

provisions relative to the Department of

Community Affairs and area planning and

development commissions, as well as

other portions of the O.C.G.A., so as to

provide a statutory and administrative

framework to facilitate and encourage

coordinated, comprehensive state-wide

planning and development at the local,

regional, and state levels of

government. The Act creates the

Governor's Development Council, composed

of the heads of various state agencies,

and provides for its functions and

responsibilities. The Department of

Community Affairs is authorized to

promulgate minimum standards and

procedures for the preparation and

implementation of comprehensive plans;

and compliance with such standards and

procedures by local governments and

regional development centers will be

necessary in order to receive certain

state grants. The Act also replaces

existing area planning and development

commissions with regional development

centers, which will coordinate planning

at the regional level, and provides for

the powers and duties of local

governments with regard to comprehensive

planning. Finally, the Act authorizes

the Department of Natural Resources to

promulgate minimum standards and

procedures to protect the natural

resources, environment, and vital areas

of the state and makes extensive

editorial revisions.

The Act amends Articles 1 and 2 of

o.c.G.A. Chapter 50-8 and Article 1 of

o.c.G.A. Chapter 12-2, enacts o.c.G.A.

Chapter 36-70 and Article 6 of o.c.G.A.

Chapter 45-12, and also makes conforming

amendments to numerous other provisions

of the Official Code of Georgia

Annotated.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 357; HB 163
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-8-101 by changing the amounts due from local governments in providing operating funds to metropolitan area planning and development commissions.
Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 50 (continued)

Act 589; HB 587

This Act provides that the present

State Library and librarian shall become

the State Law Library and state law

librarian and changes the powers and

duties of the state law librarian. The

Act provides for certain books and other

library holdings to be transferred to

other state agencies.

The Act

designates the collection of books of

the State Board of Education as the

State Library, requires each state

department to report to the State Board

of Education its public documents issued

each year, and authorizes the State

Board of Education to furnish copies of

public documents to other institutions.

The Act also provides for the Secretary

of State to distribute the bound volumes

of the session laws and the journals of

the House and Senate.

The Act revises Chapter 11 of Title 50

of the o.c.G.A. and amends o.c.G.A.

Sections 20-5-2 and 45-13-22.

Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 678; HB 110
This Act creates the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame to be governed by the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the growth and public support of aviation within the state by honoring those who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to aviation in Georgia.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 50-12-70 through 50-12-74.
Effective April 19, 1989.

Act 697; SB 194

This Act repeals the provisions

relating to the State Commission on

Physical Fitness and creates the Georgia

State Games Commission for the purposes

of promoting health and physical

fitness, a state-wide program of amateur

athletic competition known as the

"Georgia State Games," and state,

national, and international amateur

sports through the establishment of

Olympic training facilities. The Act

provides that the commission may

authorize

a

Georgia nonprofit

corporation known as a direct-support

organization to assist the commission in

carrying out its duties.

The Act revises Article 3 of Chapter

12 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A.

Effective July 1, 1989.

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TITLE 50 (continued)

Act 506; HB 358
This Act provides that the Commissioner of Insurance, when performing the rule-making duties of Commissioner of Insurance, shall be subject to the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" in addition to other laws.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 50-13-21.
Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 613; HB 822

This Act empowers the State Properties

Commission

to acquire property

encompassing an abandoned railroad line

if such railroad corridor may be useful

for public transportation purposes.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

50-16-34.1.

Effective April 13, 1989.

Act 440; HB 725

This Act provides that the central

inventory of personal

property

maintained by the Department of

Administrative Services shall apply to

items with an acquisition cost of

$1,000.00 or more instead of an

acquisition cost of $500.00 or more.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

50-16-161.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 530; SB 297
This Act Amends o.c.G.A. section 50-18-72 to provide that certain records relating to the provision of staff services to individual members of the General Assembly by the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office and by the Senate and House Research Offices shall not be subject to public disclosure requirements, provided this exception shall not apply to records of staff services to legislative committees or subcommittees or to records made public at the direction of a legislative member.
Effective April 10, 1989.

Act 671; SB 299

This Act revises the provisions which

require publications of the executive

branch to show number of copies printed

and approximate cost. The Act provides

for the determination of approximate

cost.

The Act exempts certain

publications and

provides

for

enforcement by the Governor through the

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TITLE 50 (continued)

Office of Planning and Budget. The Act revises Article 1 of
18 of Title 50 of the o.c.G.A. Effective July 1, 1989.

Chapter

Act 631; SB 83

This Act amends the "Georgia

Environmental Facilities Authority Act"

to provide assistance to local

governments in meeting their needs for

solid waste facilities.

The Act

provides for the establishment and

collection of certain rents, rates,

fees, or charges in connection with

solid waste facilities.

The Act

provides the authority's officers and

employees immunity from liability with

respect to the construction and

operation of solid waste facilities.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

50-23-4, 50-23-6, 50-23-7, and 50-23-12.

Effective July 1, 1989.

Act 360; HB 214
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to the Department of Labor for the remainder of Fiscal Year 1988-89.
Effective March 30, 1989.

Act 8; HB 98
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to the Department of Medical Assistance for the remainder of the Fiscal Year 1988-89.
Effective February 7, 1989.

Act 38; HB 118
This Act amends the 1988-89 "General Appropriations Act" so as to change certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 1988-89.
Effective March 14, 1989.

VETO NO. 5; HB 381

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Act 651; HB 145
This Act, the "General Appropriations Act," provides appropriations for the operation of state government for Fiscal Year 1989-90.
Effective April 18, 1989.

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TITLE 51 TORTS
Act 377; HB 546
This Act corrects a typographical error in a cross reference contained in O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-40.
Effective March 30, 1989.
Act 665; HB 54
This Act provides that sports officials who officiate amateur athletic contests are immune from civil actions for injuries or damages arising from actions or inactions related to officiating duties. The Act applies to causes of action filed on or after the effective date of the Act.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-41.
Effective April 19, 1989.
Act 416; SB 239
This Act provides that a prerequisite to an award of punitive damages in a civil action for a defamatory statement published by visual or sound broadcast is a demand for a retraction. The Act provides for a method of retraction by which the publisher of a defamatory statement may avoid liability for punitive damages.
The Act also creates an exclusive statutory tort of abusive litigation to be enforced by an independent action and provides for other matters relative to that tort.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 51-5-12, 51-7-80, 51-7-81, 51-7-82, 51-7-83, 51-7-84, and 51-7-85.
Effective April 3, 1989.
TITLE 52 WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT
Act 430; HB 612
This Act provides that the Board of Pilotage Commissioners for the City of St. Marys shall be separately empowered to agree, in form, with the Florida State Board of Pilot Commissioners to establish authority for reciprocal pilotage in the port of St.Marys and the tributaries of the St. Marys River.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 52-6-11.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 52 (continued)
Act 342; HB 49
This Act provides for a definition for the term "sailboard" and exempts "sailboards" from the definition of the term "vessel" as that term is used in the "Boat Safety Act."
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 52-7-3.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 493; SB 309
This Act provides that the provisions applicable to the discharge of sewage from vessels on Lake Sidney Lanier shall apply to vessels constructed on or before January 1, 1978, in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of Natural Resources to provide a reasonable extension for such vessels to comply with certain provisions of law.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 52-7-8.1.
Effective July 1, 1989.
Act 485; HB 476
This Act provides for a new Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 setting up procedures for the disposition of abandoned vessels. The Act provides for definitions, duties and responsibilities of persons removing or storing abandoned vessels, notice and the creation of liens, and foreclosure procedures and the authority of certain courts to foreclose such liens.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 52-7-70 through 52-7-77.
Effective July 1, 1989.
TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
Act 602; HB 157
This Act creates a rebuttable presumption that, for purposes of determining the county in which jurisdiction is proper to probate a will or administer an estate, a resident of a nursing home is a resident of the county in which the person resided immediately before entering the nursing home.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 53-1-5.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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TITLE 53 (continued) Act 559; HB 258
This Act authorizes aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence to act as executors of a will. The Act provides that where a will nominating as executor a nonresident of this state or a duly admitted alien excuses the executor from giving bond, the executor shall not be required to give bond.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 53-6-22 and 53-6-23.
Effective July 1, 1989.
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INDEX

- A-

ANDONMENT--

Reckless abandonment of a child . . . . . HB 29

25

Suspension of sentences ............. SB 65 31

USIVE LITIGATION--

Frivolous actions and defenses;

costs and attorneys' fees . . . . . . . . . HB 525

9

Torts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 239 107

CCOUNTANTS--

Examinations;

temporary

certificates;

foreign

certificates,

licenses,

or

degrees; continuing education . . . . . HB 451 80

CTS--

Authorities created by local

constitutional amendments; name

changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 350

1

Georgia Laws;

distribution;

Secretary of State; duties . . . . . . . . HB 587 104

Local laws; referendums; county

surveyors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288

71

D VALOREM TAXES--

Equalized adjusted school property

tax digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 421 99

Rehabilitated historic property;

preferential classification and

assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 225 99

State grants to local school

systems; tax bills ................ SB 240

34

Time-share programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 773

87

I

1ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE--

Commissioner of Insurance; rules .... HB 358 105

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF--

State property inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 725 105

ADVERTISEMENTS--

Direct response advertising;

insurance; unfair

trade

practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 183 59

Food; misleading advertisements ..... HB 195 45

Great Seal of the State of

Georgia; use or display . . . . . . . . . . . HB 529 102

Legal organs; notification of

Secretary of State ................ SB 145

9

Rates for legal advertisements ...... HB 839

9

AGRICULTURE--

Baited fields; hunting; signs ....... HB 734 46

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Farm labor camps or facilities for

migrant farm workers .............. HB 692

78

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Farm trailers and semitrailers;

implements ol husbandry; lights;

escort vehicles; slow-moving

vehicle emblems .................. .HB 538

Food fish; domestic farm products;

exemption from game and fish

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 285

Food fish; regulation

by

Department of Agriculture;

exemption from game and fish

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 202

Food; sale and use taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474

Georgia Agricultural Commodity

commission for Peanuts ............ SB 276

Georgia Agrirama

Development

Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82

Georgia Aquaculture Development

Act; enactment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420

Georgia Food Act; misleading

advertisements .................... HB 195

Georgia Meat Inspection Act;

inspection of facilities and

meat; exemptions; rabbits ......... SB 117

Georgia Plant Food Act of 1989;

enactment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 749

Inspection warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 116

Irrigation systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

Limitation of liability of farmers

in fertilizer, plant growth

regulator,

and

pesticide

contamination cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 11

Livestock; rendering and disposal

plants; collection centers;

licensing and inspection . . . . . . . . . . SB 225

Motor vehicles and trailers

hauling commodities, produce, or

livestock; length ................. HB 464

Motor vehicles and trailers

hauling live poultry; length ...... HB 473

Rural economic development .......... HB 215

Soil and water

conservation

districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215

AIDS--

Failure of property owner to
disclose; sales of property; actions ........................... HB 519

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES--

Alcoholics

and

intoxicated

persons; treatment; effective

date of law ....................... HB 4

Distilled spirits; retail dealer

licenses; notices ................. HB 169

Driving a commercial motor vehicle

while under the influence . . . . . . . . . HB 130

Flying under the influence of

alcohol or drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 265

Liability for acts of intoxicated

persons; cross-reference

correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 546

Persons under 21;

proper

identification;

traffic

citations excluded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 399

Sunday sales in counties of

160,000

or

more

and

municipalities therein . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 277

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ALIENS--

Administrators or executors of estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 258 109

AMATEUR ATHLETIC CONTESTS--

Sports officials; liability ......... HB 54 107

AMBULANCES--

Ambulance

service

medical

directors; base

station

facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 320 51

AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY ACT--

Governor's Employment and Training

Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

ANABOLIC STEROIDS--

Possession; distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 71

28

ANIMALS--

Dangerous Dog Control Law; design

of warning sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 106 48

Dogs; dangerous dogs; definitions;

notices;

registration

certificates; local ordinances;

liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

3

Livestock; rendering and disposal

plants and collection centers;

licensing and inspection . . . . . . . . . . SB 225

4

Motor vehicles and trailers

hauling live poultry; length ...... HB 473

54

Motor vehicles and trailers

hauling livestock; length . . . . . . . . . HB 464

54

APPROPRIATIONS--

Department of Medical Assistance; supplemental for S.F.Y. 1988-89 ... HB 98 106
S.F.Y. 1988-89; state employees' health insurance .................. HB 381 106
S.F. Y. 1989-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 145 106 Supplemental; Department of Labor ... HB 214 106 Supplemental for S.F.Y. 1988-89 ..... HB 118 106

AQUACULTURE--

Food fish; domestic farm products;

exemption from game and fish

laws .............................. HB 285 47

Georgia Aquaculture Development

Act; enactment .................... HB 420

2

AREA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS--

Regional development centers ........ HB 215 103

ARRAIGNMENT--

Notice of date ...................... HB 19

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Enactments; impact assessments of legislative proposals ............. HB 813
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Registration;

contracts;

penalties;

bonds;

notices;

signing contracts prior to

termination of

athlete's

eligibility ....................... SB 43 81

ATHLETIC TRAINERS--

Licenses; reciprocity; expiration; continuing education; Georgia Board of Athletic Trainers; termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 626 81

ATHLETICS--

Georgia State Games Commission; Olympic training centers .......... sB 194 104
Sports officials; amateur athletic contests; liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 107

ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Additional judge .................... HB 721

19

ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 167 19

ATTORNEYS--

Abusive litigation .................. SB 239 107

Frivolous actions and defenses;

costs and attorneys' fees ......... HB 525

9

Searches

of law offices;

procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 356 28

AUCTIONEERS--

Qualifications; bonds; insurance

companies

or

financial

institutions; revocation or

suspension of licenses; escrow

or trust accounts; government

auctions .......................... SB 198 81

AUTHORITIES--

Authorities created by local

constitutional amendments; name

changes ........................... HB 350

1

Local independent authorities;

annual report of indebtedness ..... HB 248 72

AVIATION--

Flying under the influence of

alcohol or drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 265

4

Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame;

creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 110 104

Jet turbine fuel; underground

storage tanks ........................... HB 155

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AD CHECKS--

Foreclosures on personalty . . . . . . . . . . SB 185 86

Liens on property paid for with

bad checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 186 86

Multiple

checks;

printing

fictitious checks ................. SB 188 26

AIL--

Bail jumping; notices; bench warrants; failure to appear; accusations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 495 27
Deposit of chauffeur's or driver's license in lieu of bail . . . . . . . . . . . HB 590 28
Offenses bailable only before a judge of the superior court; procedure; hearings ............... SB 255 28

BANKING AND FINANCE--

Auctions ............................ SB 198 81

Bad

checks; foreclosures on

personalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 185 86

Bad checks; liens on property paid

for with bad checks ............... SB 186 86

Bad checks; multiple checks;

printing fictitious checks ........ SB 188 26

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Commercial paper; statement of

reason for dishonor ............... SB 187 12

Commissioner of banking and

finance; vacancies; deputy

commissioners; oaths .............. HB 316

4

Credit Union Deposit Insurance

Corporation; bylaws; membership

fees; liquidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 315

6

Credit unions; Joint Municipal

Employees Benefit System . . . . . . . . . . HB 475 94

Department of Banking and Finance;

criminal

proceedings

and

investigations;

currency

transactions; forfeiture . . . . . . . . . . HB 316

4

Financial institutions; amendments

to conform to revision of

Georgia Business

Corporation

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Financial

institutions;

competition; unfair or deceptive

practices; operational powers;

real property; investments; use

of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 150

5

Financial

institutions;

disclosure; letters of credit;

dormant or unclaimed deposit

accounts; third-party claims;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 316

4

Financial institutions; minimum

capital; directors; audits;

credit union

shareholders

meetings; credit union powers

and directors ..................... HB 316

4

Financial institutions; procedures

for incorporation, obtaining a

name, and amending articles of

incorporation; filing with the

Department of Banking and

Finance rather than the

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Georgia

business development

corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82

International banking

organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 316

Small

minority

business

development corporations .......... SB 82

BARTOW COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 922

BICYCLES--

Repair or service; liens ............ SB 317

BIRTHDATE--

Giving false birthdate to law enforcement officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 32

BLASTING--

Blasting or excavating near

underground gas pipes or utility

facilities;

revocation of

professional or occupational

licenses,

certificates, or

registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 833

BOARD OF REGENTS--

Charitable contributions

by

employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 159

Olympic training centers . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 194

BOATS--

Abandoned vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 476

Discharge of sewage from vessels

constructed on or before

January 1, 1978, into Lake

Sidney Lanier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 309

Georgia Boat Safety

Act;

sailboards; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49

BODIES--

Dead bodies and bodily parts unlawfully removed from grave . . . . . SB 275

BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY ACT--

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93 Governor's Employment and Training Council; creation; duties . . . . . . . . . HB 568 Liquefied petroleum gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689

BONDS--

Bonds

or

recognizances;

forfeiture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 187

Public works contracts .............. HB 679

Public works contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 269

Street improvement bonds; interest

rate .............................. HB 377

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BOXING--

State Boxing and Wrestling

Commission; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 15 53

State

Boxing

Commission;

termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 7 52

BUILDINGS AND HOUSING--

Bonds; qualified housing projects ... HB 843 73

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Drug crimes; repair, closing, or

demolition of buildings and

structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 810 79

Elevators,

dumbwaiters,

escalators, manlifts, and moving

walks; Governor's Employment and

Training Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

Georgia Relocation Assistance and

Land Acquisition Policy Act of

1973; conformity with federal

law; replacement housing . . . . . . . . . . HB 414 42

Georgia

Residential Finance

Authority; findings; residential

care facilities; bonds; state

housing goal reports .............. SB 51

8

Housing authorities in cities of

400,000 or more; resident

commissioners; quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 932

7

Public

housing; fraudulently

obtaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 52 26

State minimum standard codes;

application; enforcement by

counties and municipalities;

inspectors; training programs;

manufactured homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 154

7

State Office of Housing; state

housing goal reports .............. SB 51

8

State-wide and regional planning

and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES--

Sale; definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 5 11

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Governor's Employment and Training

Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

CERTIFICATES OF NEED--

Hospitals; remodeling, renovation,

and replacement projects .......... SB 137 51

Kidney disease treatment centers;

dialysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 51 50

Planning and development ............ HB 215 103

Traumatic

brain

injury;

facilities; definitions ........... SB 360 51

CHATHAM COUNTY-Superior court; additional judge .... HB 306 19

CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559 19

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CHEROKEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 922 19

CHILDREN--

Abandonment; reckless abandonment

of a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 29 25

Aj:>andonment;

suspension of

sentences ......................... SB 65 31

Child and spousal support;

enforcement; guidelines; income

deduction

orders;

wage

assignments; insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 139 30

Child

support;

probation

departments and supervisors not

to collect ........................ SB 63 31

Competency to testify in criminal

cases ............................. SB 216 43

Day-care centers; local church

ministry; religious schools or

organizations; commissions; fire

safety ............................ HB 114 102

Designated

felony

acts;

confinement periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 24

Detention of juveniles; basic

principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 371 23

Detention of juveniles; places . . . . . . SB 180 23

Education of children or youth in

custody of Department of

Corrections or Department of

Human Resources ................... SB 350 32

Guardians;

powers;

torts;

releases; value of property . . . . . . . HB 733 49

Juvenile courts; places of

detention of a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 180 23

Legitimation; establishment of

duty of father to support ......... HB 556 30

Reckless abandonment of a child ..... HB 29 25

CHIROPRACTORS--

Profits from sale of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements .... HB 661 82

CHURCHES--

Occupant loads; fire safety ......... HB 271 44

CIVIL PRACTICE--

Abusive litigation; frivolous

actions and defenses .............. HB 525

9

Abusive litigation; torts ........... SB 239 107

Actions against the Department of

Human Resources, the Board of

Human Resources, or the

commissioner of human resources;

service ........................... HB 864 101

Civil jury trials; alternate

jurors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 106

9

Class actions; amendment to

conform to revision of Georgia

Business Corporation Code ......... HB 335 17

County organs; notification of

Secretary of State ................ SB 145

9

Criminal

history records as

evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 43

Frivolous actions and defenses;

costs and attorneys' fees ......... HB 525

9

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Legal advertisements; rates . . . . . . . . . HB 839

9

Liability or casualty insurance;

information

furnished

to

claimants upon request ............ HB 216 57

Medical malpractice; statute of

limitations; affidavits ........... SB 329

8

Removal of improperly parked cars

and

trespassing

personal

property; actions;

liens;

damages ........................... HB 492 88

Renewal of civil actions after

dismissal; court costs ............ SB 329

8

Service of process on the

Secretary of State ................ SB 321

9

Sports officials; amateur athletic

contests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 107

Statute of limitations; medical

malpractice ....................... SB 329

8

CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURTS--

Actions in rem; notices; liens ...... HB 545

87

Deeds to secure debt; recording ..... HB 124 88

Fees ................................ HB 334 18

Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 898 87

Fees ................................ HB 335 17

Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Filing

certificates

of

guardianships of property of

incapacitated adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 257 50

Notices; selection of boards,

authorities, or entities by

grand juries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599 25

Qualification of

candidates;

affidavits ........................ HB 407 20

Records, books, dockets, and

indices; fees ..................... SB 183 20

Salary; longevity increases ......... SB 159 21

COASTAL MARSHLANDS PROTECTION ACT OF 1970--

Lease of state owned marshland and water bottoms for marinas; private docks ..................... HB 272 13

COMMERCE AND TRADE--

Bad

checks;

foreclosures on

personalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 185 86

Bad checks; liens on merchandise

paid for with bad checks .......... SB 186 86

Bad checks; multiple checks;

fictitious checks ................. SB 188 26

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Fair Business Practices Act of

1975; going out of business

sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193 11

Fair Business Practices Act of

1975; health spas; contracts;

requirements; cancellation;

refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 341 10

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World

Congress Center Authority . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World

Congress Center Authority;

stadium; cost of project; bonds;

fees, rentals, and charges; tax

exemption; approval of leases;

state funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 223 10

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Going out of business sales . . . . . . . . . HB 193 11

Handicapped

Parking

Law;

nonambulatory

permanently

handicapped persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 261

Job tax credit; income taxes; less

developed areas ................... HB 240 99

Livestock; rendering and disposal

plants and collection centers ..... SB 225

4

Misleading advertisements of food ... HB 195 45

Multiline heavy equipment dealers

and suppliers; regulation . . . . . . . . . SB 141

10

Sales of business opportunities;

definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 5 11

Seed Capital Fund; creation ......... HB 151

11

Trade names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334

18

Trade

secrets;

definition;

contractual rights ................ HB 252 10

Unfair trade practices; insurance;

direct response advertising . . . . . . . HB 183 59

Window tinting on motor vehicles .... HB 208 77

COMMERCIAL CODE--

Commercial paper; statement of reason for dishonor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 187 12

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, COMMISSIONER OF--

Job tax credit; income taxes; less developed areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 240 99

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF--

Local independent authorities; annual report of indebtedness ..... HB 248 72

CONDITIONED AIR CONTRACTING--

Examinations; review courses . . . . . . . . HB 344 83

CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA--

Mental retardation; prevention ...... SB 39 52

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES--

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Department of Industry, Trade, and

Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Department of Natural Resources;

projects; marinas; counties . . . . . . . HB 263

12

Erosion and Sedimentation Act of

1975; land-disturbing activity;

rules; minimum requirements for

ordinances;

bonds;

costs;

permits; notices .................. SB 84

14

Georgia Environmental Facilities

Authority; assistance to local

governments for solid waste

facilities; fees .................. SB 83 106

Georgia Hazardous Waste Management

Act;

hazardous

waste

facility permits; notices of

applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 75 15

Georgia Hazardous Waste Management

Authority ......................... SB 82 102

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Authority;

state employees'

health insurance plan; coverage ... HB 768

91

Georgia Register of Historic

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 226

12

Georgia Underground Storage Tank

Act; jet turbine fuel tanks;

corrective action for releases .... HB 155

15

Georgia Water Quality Control Act;

low phosphorus household laundry

detergents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719

13

Georgia water Quality Control Act;

publicly owned treatment works;

spills; notices; monitoring . . . . . . . HB 345

13

Georgia Water Supply Act;

enactment;

water supply

reservoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 86

13

Lake Sidney Lanier; discharge of

sewage from vessels constructed

on or before January 1, 1978 ...... SB 309 108

Limitation of liability of farmers

in fertilizer, plant growth

regulator,

and

pesticide

contamination cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 11

2

Marinas; private docks; lease of

state owned marshlands and water

bottoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 272

13

Metropolitan River Protection Act;

Georgia Scenic Trails System . . . . . . HB 215 103

Motor vehicle emissions inspection

stickers;

replacement

when

windshield is replaced . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 27

78

Pine straw; harvesting and sale;

certificates; penalties; orders ... SB 88

14

Registered

foresters;

examinations; education ........... SB 272

14

Sanitary landfills and operators .... SB 70

14

Solid waste Management Act;

private solid waste disposal

sites in counties of more than

350,000; permits; sites within

two miles of county line . . . . . . . . . . HB 102

15

State parks, historic sites, and

recreational areas; disabled

veterans; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 129

12

State-wide

planning

and

development; powers and duties

of Department

of

Natural

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA--

Authorities created by local

constitutional amendments; name

changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 350

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CONTRACTS--

Athlete agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 4 3 81

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Health

spas;

requirements;

cancellation; refunds ............. HB 341

10

Public works contracts; bids ........ SB 274

55

Public works contracts; bonds;

total contract price under

$40,000.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 309

16

Public works contracts; cash or

checks in lieu of payment bonds;

security deposits; actions . . . . . . . . HB 679

16

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Public works contracts; letters of

credit in lieu of bonds . . . . . . . . . . . HB 269 16

State, county, and municipal road

systems; negotiated contracts;

county public works contracts;

bids .............................. SB 274 55

State

contracts;

approval;

exemption of contracts approved

by the State Board of Technical

and Adult Education ............... HB 427 90

Trade secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 252 10

Utility

contractors; bids;

licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 140 82

Vehicle service

agreements;

extended warranty agreements;

regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 314 60

CORONERS--

Post-mortem

examinations;

embalming; taking and examining

specimens and articles; blood

tests ............................. SB 318 90

Qualification

of candidates;

affidavits ........................ HB 407 20

Reports; fees; peace officers ....... SB 319 90

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS--

Corporate net worth tax; due date ... HB 489 97

Corporations; rights and options

to purchase shares; warrants;

corporate takeovers ............... HB 245 16

Filing

of

documents,

registrations, and reports with

the Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 336 17

Financial institutions; filing

with the Department of Banking

and Finance rather than the

Secretary

of State;

incorporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 151

5

Georgia Business Corporation Code;

revision; conforming amendments

in other Code sections . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Georgia Nonprofit Corporation

Code; amendments to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code .................. HB 335 17

Georgia Professional Corporation

Act; amendments to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Georgia Revised Uniform Limited

Partnership Act; revision;

names; registered offices and

agents; certificates; mergers;

registration;

records;

distributions;

withdrawal;

dissolution; trade names . . . . . . . . . . HB 334 18

Insurable

interests; personal

insurance ......................... HB 472 62

Partnerships; statements

of

partnership;

presumptions;

property;

dissolution;

agreements to continue business;

title to real property . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 333 17

Professional corporations; sole

shareholders; loss of income

benefits under the Georgia

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Motor

Vehicle

Accident

Reparations Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57 65

Secretary of State corporations;

amendments to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

COUNCIL OF PROBATE COURT JUDGES OF GEORGIA--

Contracts

for

educational

material .......................... SB 104 21

COUNTIES--

Authorities; annual report of

indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 248 72

Board of education; qualifications

of members ........................ SB 345 32

Boards, authorities, or entities

selected

by grand juries;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599 25

Bonds; Georgia Allocation System . . . . HB 843 73

Chief magistrates;

minimum

compensation ...................... SB 372 23

Clerks of superior court; judges

of probate court; sheriffs, tax

commissioners, and collectors;

salary; longevity increases ....... SB 159 21

Counties of 160,000 or more;

Sunday

sales of alcoholic

beverages ......................... SB 277

3

County boards of education; group

medical and dental insurance for

members ........................... HB 440 32

County

boards

of health;

compensation ...................... HB 607 50

County officers; qualification of

candidates; affidavits ............ HB 407 20

County

officers; residency

requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 401 89

County organs; notification of

Secretary of State by judge of

the probate court ................. SB 145

9

County road systems; negotiated

contracts ......................... SB 274 55

County school superintendents;

qualification of

candidates;

affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 407 20

County surveyors; appointment or

election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 71

Dangerous dogs; warning signs ....... SB 106 48

Dangerous dogs; local ordinances;

registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

3

Deferred compensation plans ......... HB 611 91

Drug crimes; buildings or

structures in which committed;

powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 810 79

Elected county officers and

personnel thereof; insurance;

retirement and pensions ........... SB 249 70

Erosion and Sedimentation Act of

1975; ordinances;

minimum

standards; enforcement ............ SB 84 14

Family violence centers; grants ..... HB 469 31

Fire

departments; emergency

powers; bomb threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 217 44

Firemen;

emergency

medical

technicians; public safety

officers;

hepatitis

B

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vaccinations; costs ............... SB 313 53

Hazardous waste facility permits;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 75 15

Historic preservation ordinances .... HB 799 87

Hospital

authorities;

open

records ........................... HB 140 51

Insurance taxes and fees; use of

proceeds;

tax

reduction;

budgets; special districts . . . . . . . . HB 617 60

Jail Construction and Staffing Act

.................................. SB 26 25

Jails; regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 576 79

Joint Municipal Employees Benefit

System; employers;

credit

unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 475 94

License,

occupation,

and

professional taxes; exemption;

marriage and family therapists .... HB 194 100

Low phosphorus household laundry

detergents; sale .................. HB 719

13

Planning and development ............ HB 215 103

Police chiefs; training . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 122 70

Private solid waste disposal sites

in counties of more than

350,000; permits; sites within

two miles of county line .......... HB 102 15

Public works contracts; bids ........ SB 274 55

Public works contracts; bonds;

contracts under $40,000.00 ........ HB 309

16

Public works contracts; letters of

credit in lieu of bonds ........... HB 269

16

Public works contracts; payment

bonds;

security

deposits;

actions; time limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 679 16

Redevelopment Powers Law; "taxable

value" redefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 247

72

Regional jails ...................... HB 576

79

Rewards in felony cases ............. HB 432

89

Solid waste facilities; Georgia

Environmental

Facilities

Authority; assistance; fees ....... SB 83 106

Witness fees ........................ SB 103 43

COURT OF APPEALS--

Judges; compensation ................ HB 55 89

COURTS--

Bail; offenses bailable only

before a judge of the superior

court; hearings; procedure ........ SB 255 28

Bailiffs; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 96 24

Clerks;

notices of dates of

arraignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 19 29

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Court of

Appeals;

Judges;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 55 89

Fines and forfeitures; jail

construction and operation ........ SB 26 25

Grand juries; selection of boards,

authorities,

or

entities;

notices;

clerks of superior

courts ............................ HB 599 25

Juries; jury lists and boxes;

selection of jurors ............... HB 524

24

Jurors; alternate jurors in civil

jury trials ....................... HB 106

9

Jurors; expense allowance ........... HB 96 24

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Juvenile courts; designated felony

acts; confinement periods . . . . . . . . . HB 111

24

Juvenile courts; detention of

juveniles; basic principles ....... SB 371

23

Juvenile courts; district attorney

or staff; duties; records ......... SB 287

23

Juvenile

courts;

places of

detention of a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 180

23

Magistrate

courts;

chief

magistrates; minimum

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 372

23

Magistrate

courts;

chief

magistrates and magistrates;

bonds; oaths; certificates . . . . . . . . HB 108

89

Magistrate

courts; civil

jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 743

22

Magistrate courts; extradition;

jurisdiction over waivers ......... SB 139

22

Municipal courts; bail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 255

28

Municipal courts; jurisdiction of

traffic offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 443

78

Probate courts; certain counties;

concurrent jurisdiction with

superior courts over appointment

of trustees and acceptance of a

trustee's resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 259

22

Probate courts; chief magistrates

and magistrates; bonds; oaths;

certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 108

89

Probate courts; county organs;

notices; Secretary of State ....... SB 145

9

Probate courts; Executive Probate

Judges Council of Georgia;

membership; terms; meetings . . . . . . . HB 107

22

Probate courts; guardianships , "

property

of

incapacitated

adu~ts; certificates; filing by

judge or clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 257

50

Probate

courts;

judges;

qualification of

candidates;

affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 407

20

Probate courts; judges; salary;

longevity increases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 159

21

Probate courts; judges; vacancies;

chief clerk assuming duties;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 298

21

Probate

courts; jurisdiction;

guardians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 733

49

Probate courts;

jurisdiction;

residence of decedents in

nursing homes at death . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 157 108

Probate courts; marriage licenses ... HB 463

30

Probate courts; retired judges;

marriage ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 339

21

Probate courts; The Council of

Probate Court Judges of Georgia;

contracts for

educational

material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104

21

Probate

courts;

traffic

misdemeanors; district attorneys

and state court

solicitors;

duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273

78

State courts; solicitors; traffic

misdemeanors in probate courts;

duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273

78

Superior courts; Atlanta Judicial

Circuit; additional judge . . . . . . . . . HB 721

19

Superior courts; Atlantic Judicial

Circuit; additional judge . . . . . . . . . SB 167

19

Superior courts; bail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 255

28

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Superior courts; Chattahoochee

I

Judicial

Circuit; additional

judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 559

Superior courts; Cherokee Judicial

Circuit; additional judge . . . . . . . . . HB 922

Superior courts; clerks; actions

in rem; notices; liens . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 545

Superior courts; clerks; boards,

authorities,

or

entities

selected

by grand juries;

notices ........................... HB 599

Superior courts; clerks; deeds to

secure debt; recording . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124

Superior courts; clerks; fees . . . . . . . HB 93

Superior courts; clerks; fees ....... HB 334

Superior courts; clerks; fees . . . . . . . HB 335 1

Superior courts; clerks; fees ....... HB 898 8

Superior courts; clerks; filing

certificates of guardianships

of property of incapacitated

adults ............................ HB 257 5

Superior courts; clerks; records,

books, dockets, and indices;

fees .............................. SB 183 2

Superior courts; clerks; salary;

longevity increases ............... SB 159 2

Superior courts; clerks; sheriffs;

qualification of candidates;

affidavits;

sheriffs'

qualifications for office ......... HB 407 2

Superior

courts;

district

attorney; duties in juvenile

courts ............................ SB 287 2

Superior

courts;

district

attorneys; traffic misdemeanors

in probate courts; duties ......... SB 273 7

Superior courts; Eastern Judicial

Circuit; additional judge ......... HB 306 1

Superior

courts;

judges'

secretaries; reemployment; pay

level. ............................ HB 191 2

Superior courts; service by senior

judges; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324 1

Superior courts; sheriffs; salary;

longevity increases ............... SB 159 2

Superior courts; Southern Judicial

Circuit; additional judge ......... SB 142 1

Superior courts; Superior Court

Judges

Retirement System;

members reelected in 1988 ......... SB 75 96

Superior courts;

Tallapoosa

Judicial Circuit; terms . . . . . . . . . . . HB 412 20

Supreme Court of Georgia;

Justices; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 55 89

CREDIT UNION DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION--

Bylaws; membership

fees;

liquidation ....................... HB 315

6

CRIMES AND OFFENSES--

Abandonment; reckless abandonment

of a child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 29 25

Abandonment; suspension

of

sentences ......................... SB 65 31

Bad

checks; foreclosures on

personalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 185 86

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ad checks; liens on property paid

for with bad checks ............... SB 186

86

ad checks; multiple checks;

printing fictitious checks ........ SB 188

26

Bail jumping; deposit of drivers'

licenses in lieu of bail . . . . . . . . . . HB 590

28

Bail jumping; notices; bench

warrants; failure to appear;

accusations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 495

27

Buying or selling a human fetus or

any part thereof prohibited . . . . . . . HB 634

27

Code rev is ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Controlled substances;

anabolic

steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 71

28

Controlled substances; Schedules

I, II, III, IV, and V;

exclusions; dangerous drugs ....... HB 69

27

Controlled

substances

and

marijuana; trafficking;

penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 30

28

Criminal trespass on public

hunting and fishing areas ......... SB 106

48

Dead

bodies;

bodily parts;

possession when unlawfully

removed from grave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 275

52

Death penalty; procedure for

imposition when at least ten

jurors are in favor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 25

29

Disclosing how another elector

voted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 405

39

Drug crimes;

buildings

and

structures in which committed;

powers of

counties

and

I municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 810

79

Endangering bodily safety of

/ another while hunting; hunting

1 icenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 494

27

Escape; revocation of probation . . . . . SB
I Flying under the influence of

66

27

I alcohol or drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 265

4

Foreclosure fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 92

26

1
I

Fraudu~ently

.o~t~ining

public

, housing; definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 52

26

'Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced

and Corrupt Organizations) Act;

amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335

17

Giving false birthdate to law

enforcement officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 32

26

Homicide, felony, or suicide;

failure of property owner to

disc lose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 519

87

Misleading advertisements of food ... HB 195

45

Rape;

exceptions

to

inadmissibility of evidence ....... HB 229

43

Reckless abandonment of a child . . . . . HB 29

25

Rewards in felony cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 432

89

Serious injury by vehicle ........... HB 64

77

Upbraiding, insulting, or abusing

public

school

teachers,

administrators, or school bus

drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 166

36

RIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING OUNCIL--

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 430 69

State School

Superintendent;

membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 101 69

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE--

Abandonment;

suspension of

sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 65 31

Arraignment; notice of date ......... HB 19 29

Bail; chauffeur's or driver's

license in lieu of bail;

suspension of license; bail

jumping; penalties; fees . . . . . . . . . . HB 590 28

Bail; offenses bailable only

!

before a judge of the superior

court; hearings; procedure ........ SB 255 Bail jumping; notices ............... HB 495

~~i

Bench warrants; failure to appear;

accusations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 495 27

Bonds or recognizances; forfeiture

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 187 29

Children; competency to testify;

credibility ....................... SB 216 43

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Death penalty; procedure for

imposition when at least ten

jurors are in favor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 25 29

Extradition;

jurisdiction of

magistrate courts over waivers .... SB 139 22

Fines; use of additional penalties

for

jail construction and

operation ......................... SB 26 25

Fines and forfeitures; payments to

the Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; forms ............... HB 42 96

Juveniles;

detention; basic

principles ........................ SB 371 23

Nolle prosequi; notice to

defendant

and defendant's

attorney .......................... HB 322 29

Parole; maximum

period

of

supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 94 80

Probation;

revocation;

alternatives to confinement;

violations; maximum period of

supervision on probation or

parole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 94 80

Probation; revocation; transfer to

county of original conviction . . . . . HB 576 79

Probation; suspension of running

of probated sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 616 80

Probation; work or community

service

in

lieu of

incarceration ..................... SB 67 80

Rape;

exceptions

to

inadmissibility of evidence . . . . . . . HB 229 43

Rewards in felony cases ............. HB 432 89

Searches

of law offices;

procedure; warrants;

special

masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 356 28

Voluntary surrender program; bonds

or

personal recognizance;

expenses;

penalties;

supervision;

running of

sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 466 29

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DAMS--

Georgia water Supply Act;

enactment;

water supply

reservoirs ........................ SB 86 13

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ANGEROUS DOG CONTROL LAW--

Definitions; notices; registration

by new residents; certificates;

local ordinances; liability . . . . . . . HB 630

3

Design of warning sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 106 48

DAY-CARE CENTERS--

Commissions; fire safety . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 114 102

DEAD BODIES--

Cremated remains buried at sea . . . . . . SB 252 52 Embalming; specimens; blood tests ... SB 318 90 Possession when unlawfully removed
from grave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 275 52

DEATH PENALTY--

Procedure for imposition when at least ten jurors are in favor ..... SB 25 29

DEBTOR AND CREDITOR--

Child and spousal support;

enforcement; guidelines; income

deduction

orders;

wage

assignments; insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 139 30

Foreclosures

on personalty;

immediate writs of possession;

transactions

involving bad

checks ............................ SB 185 86

Liens; bicycle, motor scooter,

moped, motorcycle, lawn mower,

garden equipment, or related

equipment repair or service . . . . . . . SB 317 86

Liens; improperly parked cars and

trespassing personal property . . . . . HB 492

88

Liens; motor vehicles ............... HB 131 75

Liens; mechanics and materialmen;

actions in rem; notices ........... HB 545 87

Liens; pawnbrokers .................. SB 264 86

Liens; property paid for with bad

checks ............................ SB 186 86

Mortgages and deeds to secure

debt; recording canceled and

satisfied mortgages; canceling

lost security deeds; fees . . . . . . . . . HB 898 87

Tax executions; transfer; notices ... HB 637 97

DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES--

Motor vehicle insurance ............. SB 49 63

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES--

State property inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 725 105

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS--

Local independent authorities;

annual report of indebtedness ..... HB 248 72

Regional development centers; area

planning and

development

commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TOURISM--

Bill Pa
7

Name changed from Department of
Industry and Trade ................ SB 82 11

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY--

i

Deputy commissioner; appointment and duties ........................ SB 260

DETERGENTS--

Low phosphorus household laundry detergents; sale .................. HB 719

DEVELOPMENTAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--

Creation ............................ HB 16

DIALYSIS--

State

health

planning;

definitions ....................... HB 51

DIETITIANS--

Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians; termination date .............................. HB 470

DIRECT RESPONSE ADVERTISING--

Insurance; unfair trade practices ... HB 183 5

DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT--

Amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335

1

Time periods; value; persons

charging

fees

to

locate

unclaimed property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 8

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS--

Duties in juvenile courts ........... SB 287 2 Traffic misdemeanors in probate
courts; duties .................... SB 273 7

DOGS--

Dangerous Dog Control Law;

definitions;

notices;

registration certificates; local

ordinances; liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

Dangerous Dog Control Law; design

of warning sign ................... SB 106 4

DOMED STADIUM--

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority ......... HB 223 1

DOMESTIC RELATIONS--

Abandonment; reckless abandonment of a child ........................ HB 29 25

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Abandonment; suspension

of

sentences ......................... SB 65 31

Child and spousal support;

enforcement; guidelines; income

deduction

orders;

wage

assignments; insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 139 30

Family violence centers; county

and municipal grants .............. HB 469 31

Legitimation

of

children;

establishment of duty of father

to support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 556 30

Marriage; retired judges of the

probate courts

performing

ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 339

21

Marriage licenses; immediate

issuance; sanctions for improper

issuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 30

Reckless abandonment of a child . . . . . HB 29 25

Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of

Support

Act;

probation

departments and supervisors not

to

collect

civil support

payments .......................... SB 63 31

RUGS--

Controlled substances; anabolic

steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 71 28

Controlled

substances

and

dangerous drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 69 27

Controlled

substances

and

marijuana; trafficking;

penalties ......................... HB 30 28

Drugs;

medical

treatments;

diagnostic studies; authority of

nurses

and

physicians'

assistants

to

order or

administer ........................ HB 209 46

Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding

and Rebate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 101

Pharmacists; pharmacies operated

by colleges of pharmacy;

permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 58 45

Vitamins, minerals, and food

supplements; chiropractors . . . . . . . . HB 661 82

- EEASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 306 19

EDUCATION--

Athlete

agents; regulation;

contracts; notices ................ SB 43 81

Board of regents; Olympic training

centers ........................... SB 194 104

Board of regents; university

system;

charitable

contributions; deductions from

wages and salaries of employees ... HB 159 92

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

College and university campus law

enforcement agencies; radar

speed detection devices ........... HB 324 78

Colleges and universities; motor

vehicle commemorative license

plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 301 74

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Colleges of pharmacy; pharmacies;

permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 58 45

County boards of education; group

medical and dental insurance for

members ........................... HB 440 32

County school superintendents;

qualification of

candidates;

affidavits ........................ HB 407 20

Electronic communication devices;

prohibited at schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 166 36

Equalized adjusted school property

tax digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 421 99

Georgia Student Finance Authority;

student incentive

grants;

maximum awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 160 36

Georgia

Student

Finance

Commission;

board

of

commissioners; compensation . . . . . . . HB 161 33

Local boards of education;

qualifications of members ......... SB 345 32

Pagers prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 166 36

Physicians for Rural Areas

Assistance Act; board of

regents; loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 53

Proprietary schools; certificates

of authorization .................. SB 113 37

Public school employees' health

insurance plan; "public school

employee"

redefined;

subordination of coverage;

confidentiality of records . . . . . . . . HB 608 35

Public School Employees Retirement

System; 1988 amendatory Act

repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 120 94

Public schoolteachers' health

insurance

plan;

retired

and retiring teachers and

dependents ........................ HB 606 35

Quality Basic Education Act;

children or youth in custody of

Department of Corrections or

Department of Human Resources;

local units of administration;

services; records ................. SB 350 32

Quality Basic Education Act;

funding for direct instructional

costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 629 33

Quality Basic Education Act;

midterm adjustments; middle

school grants ..................... HB 449 33

Quality Basic Education Act;

school bus drivers;

minimum

salaries .......................... HB 850 33

Quality Basic Education Act;

sparsity grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 415 34

School bus drivers; accumulated

unused sick leave; transfer . . . . . . . HB 337 36

School

bus drivers; minimum

salaries .......................... HB 850 33

"School bus" redefined .............. HB 592 74

School crossing guards; powers ...... HB 128 36

School disciplinary tribunals;

proceedings, hearings, and

records closed to public .......... SB 368 34

Sick leave banks or pools ........... SB 147 35

Sick leave banks or pools . . . . . . . . . . . HB 370 35

State Board of Education; members;

annual public hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 221 31

State Board of Education; state

library; duties ................... HB 587 104

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State Board of Technical and

Adult Education;

approval

of contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 427 90

State Board of Technical and Adult

Education; members; terms . . . . . . . . . HB 428 37

State library; public documents;

publications; reports of state

departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 104

State school grants to local

systems;

computation

and

inclusion on tax bills;

attendance records ................ SB 240 34

State School Superintendent;

membership on the Criminal

Justice Coordinating Council . . . . . . SB 101 69

Student incentive grant program;

maximum awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 160 36

Teachers; assessment of on-the-job

performance; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 375 33

Teacher's child may attend school

at which parent or guardian

teaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 321 34

Teachers

Retirement

System

of Georgia; 1988 amendatory

Act (Ga. L. 1988, p. 697)

repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 121 94

Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia; average compensation;

calculation ....................... HB 119 94

Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia; transfer of members of

a local retirement fund;

contributions; refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 93

Unemployment compensation . . . . . . . . . . . HB 569 67

University System of Georgia;

Olympic training centers .......... SB 194 104

Upbraiding, insulting, or abusing

public

school

teachers,

administrators, or school bus

drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 166 36

ELECTIONS--

Absentee ballots; applications;

delivery; assistance

in

preparing ......................... SB 8 37

Absentee electors; electors 75 or

handicapped voting without

waiting in line; cam~a~gn

activities and public opinion

polls near polling places . . . . . . . . . HB 403 39

Blind electors; assistance in

voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 254 40

Candidates;

challenges

to

qualifications; time periods ...... HB 234 41

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 91 41

Commissioner

of

Insurance;

campaign contributions ............ SB 30 38

Contests; time

for

filing

petition .......................... SB 5 38

County officers and county school

superintendents; qualification

of candidates; affidavits ......... HB 407 20

Date

of general primary;

qualification of candidates;

fees;

notices; withdrawal

of

nominated

candidates;

certification; nomination by

convention;

ballots

and

supplies .......................... SB 165 39

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Deputy registrars at permanent

additional voter registration

sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 63 42

Disclosing how another elector

voted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 405 39

Election superintendents and

registrars; training; penalties ... HB 62 42

Ethics in Government Act; campaign

contribution disclosure reports;

General Assembly candidates ....... SB 45 38

Ethics in Government Act;

Commissioner

of

Insurance;

campaign contributions ............ SB 30 38

Federal Overseas Voting Rights Act

of 1975; citations ................ HB 66 41

Federal Voting Assistance Act of

1955; citations ................... HB 66 41

Great seal of the state; use or

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 529 102

Lists of electors; registration

cards; correction by board of

registrars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 400 40

Municipal

elections; recounts;

procedures ........................ SB 42

37

Municipal officers; terms; local

Acts .............................. HB 113 41

Petitions;

cards;

contents;

Secretary of State; duties . . . . . . . . HB 351 40

Primaries; posting lists of

qualified candidates; penalties;

certification of political party

candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 239 40

Recall Act of 1989; enactment;

recall of public officials;

procedure ......................... SB 37 38

Referendums;

county surveyors;

appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 71

Registration; identification cards

.................................. HB 72 41

Residency requirements; county and

municipal officers ................ HB 401 89

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

Absentee Voting Act; citations .... HB 66 41

Write-in ballots; counting at

tabulating centers;

poll

officers .......................... HB 59 42

Write-in candidates;

notices

of intent of candidacy;

eligibility ....................... HB 408 39

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING--

Examinations; review courses ........ HB 344 83

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES--

Paramedic clinical preceptors; trainees; supervision; ambulance service medical directors; base station facilities ................ SB 320 51

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS--

Hepatitis B vaccinations; costs ..... SB 313 53 Indemnification; subrogation ........ SB 85 89

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Georgia Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policy Act of 1973; conformity with federal law; replacement housing . . . . . . . . . . HB 414 42

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA--

Superior court judges and district attorneys; eligibility ............ SB 160 95

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW--

Eligibility for benefits; perso~s

performing

services

in

educational institutions . . . . . . . . . . HB 569 67

Payments during temporary layoffs

excluded

as

wages for

unemployment compensation

purposes .......................... HB 368 66

Wages; computation date; employer

contributions in special cases;

State-wide Reserve Ratio; weekly

benefit amounts ................... HB 581 67

EQUALIZED ADJUSTED SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX DIGEST--

Preparation by the state auditor .... HB 421 99

EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION ACT OF 1975--

Land-disturbing activity; rules;

ordinances;

bonds;

costs;

permits; notices .................. SB 84 14

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT--

Campaign contribution disclosure

reports;

General Assembly

candidates ........................ SB 45 38

Commissioner

of

Insurance;

campaign contributions ............ SB 30 38

EVIDENCE--

Children; competency to testify;

credibility ....................... SB 216 43

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Department

of

Agriculture;

inspection warrants ............... SB 116

Hearsay; records of the Department

of Public Safety; terminals

connected to the Georgia Crime

Information Center; parties to

suits ............................. HB 380 43

Polygraph examinations; rights of

examinees ......................... SB 102 84

Rape;

exceptions

to

inadmissibility of evidence ....... HB 229 43

Rewards in felony cases; local

governments ....................... HB 4 32 89

Safety

Fire

Commissioner;

inspection warrants ............... SB 261 44

Searches of law

offices;

procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 356 28

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Witness fees for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, arson investigators, firemen, and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103 43

EXCISE TAXES ON ROOMS, LODGINGS, AND ACCOMMODATIONS--

Sales and use tax increase;

effect ............................ HB 474 98

Special

districts;

rates;

expenditure of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1 100

EXECUTIVE BRANCH PUBLICATIONS--

Copies; reports; state library . . . . . . HB 587 104 Cost information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 299 105

EXECUTIVE PROBATE JUDGES COUNCIL OF GEORGIA--

Membership; terms; meetings ......... HB 107 22

EXTRADITION--

Magistrate courts; jurisdiction over waivers ...................... SB 139 22

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FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT OF 1975--

Going out of business sales ......... HB 193 11

Health

spas;

contracts;

requirements; cancellation;

refunds ........................... HB 341 10

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, OFFICE OF--

Status reports on complaints ........ HB 292 91

FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTERS--

County and municipal grants . . . . . . . . . HB 469 31

FETUS--

Buying or selling human fetus or any part thereof prohibited . . . . . . . HB 634 27

FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY--

Blasting or excavating near

underground gas pipes or utility

facilities;

revocation of

professional or occupational

licenses,

certificates, or

registrations ..................... HB 833 44

Buildings presenting special

hazards; shopping centers;

electrical requirements ........... SB 261 44

Churches; occupant loads ............ HB 271 44

Commissioned day-care centers ....... HB 114 102

Emergency powers of

fire

departments; bomb threats ......... HB 217 44

Firefighters;

motor vehicle

license plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 301 74

Firemen; Hepatitis B vaccinations ... SB 313 53

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Georgia Fire Sprinkler Act;

definitions;

liability

insurance; offenses; civil and

criminal penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 535 45

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund;

disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 143 95

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund;

membership; creditable service;

leaves of absence; withdrawals;

disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 152 95

Indemnification

of firemen;

subrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 85 89

Public

Retirement

Systems

Standards Law; Georgia Firemen's

Pension Fund; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . HB 142 96

Safety

Fire

Commissioner;

inspection warrants ............... SB 261 44

Witness

fees

for

arson

investigators,

firemen, and

others ............................ SB 103 43

FIREARMS--

Endangering bodily safety of
another while hunting; hunting licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 494 27

FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSIONERS--

Agreements; Port of St. Marys ....... HB 612 107

FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS--

Controlled substances; anabolic

steroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 71 28

Controlled

substances

and

dangerous drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 69 27

Controlled

substances

and

marijuana; trafficking;

penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 30 28

Drugs;

medical

treatments;

diagnostic studies; authority of

nurses

and

physicians'

assistants

to

order or

administer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 209 46

Flying under the influence of

alcohol or drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 265

4

Food fish; domestic farm products;

exemption from game and fish

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 285 47

Food fish; regulation

by

Department of Agriculture; fish

dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 202 46

Georgia Food Act; misleading

advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 195 45

Georgia Meat Inspection Act;

inspections of facilities and

meat; exemptions; rabbits ......... SB 117 45

Livestock; rendering and disposal

plants and collection centers;

licensing and inspection . . . . . . . . . . SB 225

4

Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding

and Rebate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 101

Pharmacists; pharmacies operated

colleges

of

pharmacy;

permits ........................... HB 58 45

Sales and use taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 98

Vitamins, minerals, and food

supplements; chiropractors . . . . . . . . HB 661 82

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FORECLOSURE FRAUD-Cross reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 92 26

FORESTERS-Examinations; education ............. SB 272 14
FORESTRY-Pine straw; harvesting and sale; requirements; penalties ........... SB 88 14
FOUNDATIONS-Amendments to conform to revision of Georgia Business Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17
FULTON COUNTY--
Superior court; additional judge .... HB 721 19
FUNERAL PROCESSIONS--
Right of way; penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 409 76

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GAME AND FISH--

Baited fields; signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 734 46

Creel and possession limits;

mountain trout; public fishing

areas; fish baskets on Lake

Sinclair and Lake Oconee;

reciprocal agreements; triploid

grass carp ........................ SB 106 48

Criminal trespass on public

hunting and fishing areas ......... SB 106 48

Endangering bodily safety of

another while hunting; hunting

licenses .......................... HB 494 27

tield and retriever trials;

hunting licenses; exceptions ...... HB 50 48

Fish baskets; Lake Sinclair; Lake

Oconee ............................ HB 134 47

Food fish; domestic farm products;

exemption from game and fish

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 285 47

Food fish;

trout; catfish;

regulation by Department of

Agriculture; fish dealers . . . . . . . . . HB 202 46

Georgia Aquaculture Development

Act; enactment .................... HB 420

2

Georgia

waterfowl

stamps;

waterfowl stamp fund; stamps

required; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 56 47

Hunting seasons; turkey gobblers .... HB 134 47

Salt-water finfish; seasons; creel

and size limits ................... SB 105 46

Shot and shell size; turkey

gobblers; season .................. SB 106 48

GARDEN EQUIPMENT--

Service or repair; liens ............ SB 317 86

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY--

Assessment of Proposed Accident

and Sickness Insurance Coverage

Act; impact assessments of

legislative proposals ............. HB 813 62

Authorities created by local

constitutional amendments; name

changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 350

1

Campaign contribution disclosure

reports ........................... SB 45 38

Georgia Laws; House and Senate

Journals;

distribution;

Secretary of State; duties . . . . . . . . HB 587 104

Local laws; county surveyors;

appointment; referendums .......... HB 288 71

Property and casualty insurance;

annual report to the General

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 178 56

Records; staff services ............. SB 297 105

GENERAL PROVISIONS--

Authorities created by local

constitutional amendments; name

changes .......................... ,HB 350

1

GEO. L. SMITH II GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY--

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Department of Industry, Trade, and

Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Stadium; cost; bonds; fees; tax

exemption; approval of leases;

state funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 223 10

GEORGIA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT--

Commissioner of Insurance; rules .... HB 358 105

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION ACT--

Revision; Georgia Agricultural

Commodities

Commission for

Peanuts ........................... SB 276

2

GEORGIA AGRIRAMA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY--

Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

GEORGIA ALLOCATION SYSTEM--

Bonds; qualified housing project; revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 843 73

GEORGIA AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT ACT--

Enactment; Aquaculture Development

Commission; created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420

2

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GEORGIA ATHLETE AGENTS REGULATORY ACT OF 1988--

Regulation

of agents and

contracts ......................... SB 43 81

GEORGIA AVIATION HALL OF FAME--

Creation ............................ HB 110 104

GEORGIA BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS--

Termination date; powers ............ HB 626 81

GEORGIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF LICENSED DIETITIANS--

Termination date .................... HB 470 82

GEORGIA BOAT SAFETY ACT--

Sailboards; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49 108

GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY (PENAL)--

Bonds ............................... SB 257

79

GEORGIA COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION--

Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS--

Termination date;

licenses;

examinations; supervisors ......... SB 294

82

GEORGIA CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES ADMINISTRATION--

Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 25 7 79

GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER--

Department of Public Safety; records as evidence; parties to suits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 43

GEORGIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY--

Amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335

17

Department of Industry, Trade, and

Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY--

Assistance to local governments for solid waste facilities; fees .............................. SB 83 106
Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism ........................... SB 82 102

GEORGIA FIRE SPRINKLER ACT--

Definitions; liability insurance; offenses; civil and criminal penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 535 45

GEORGIA FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND--

Disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 143 95

Membership; creditable service;

I

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit

Fund;

leaves

of

absence; withdrawals; disability

benefits .......................... SB 152 95

Public

Retirement

Systems

Standards Law; exemption . . . . . . . . . . HB 142 96

GEORGIA FOOD ACT--

Misleading advertisements ........... HB 195 45

GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT--

Hazardous waste facility permits; notices of applications . . . . . . . . . . . HB 75 15

GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY--

Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102
State employees' health insurance plan; coverage .................... HB 768 91

GEORGIA HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS ACT--

Examinations;

apprentice

dispensers permits ............... SB 343 83

GEORGIA HIGH RISK HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN--

Creation ............................ SB 267 66

GEORGIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT--

Exemptions; local ordinances of cities and counties ............... HB 799 87

GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL LOAN ACT--

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Commissioner

of

Insurance;

campaign contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 30

38

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GEORGIA LAND SALES ACT OF 1982--

Code revision ....................... HB 93 Planning and development ............ HB 215
GEORGIA LAWS--

1 103
I

Distribution; Secretary of State; duties ............................ HB 587 104

GEORGIA MEAT INSPECTION ACT--

Inspections of facilities and meat; exemptions; rabbits . . . . . . . . . SB 117 45

GEORGIA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1977--

Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding and Rebate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 101

GEORGIA MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPARATIONS ACT--

Exemption; persons not domiciled

in Georgia ........................ HB 501 64

Incarceration for violations ........ SB 199 63

Loss of income benefits; sole

shareholders

in professional

corporations ...................... HB 57 65

Notices of cancellation or

reinstatement;

suspended

drivers' licenses, tags, and tag

registrations ..................... HB 99 64

Premium reductions; defensive

driving

courses;

driver

improvement clinics ............... SB 49 63

GEORGIA MULTILINE HEAVY EQUIPMENT DEALER ACT--

Enactment ........................... SB 141 10

GEORGIA PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL--

Executive director; investigators;

subpoenas ......................... HB 125 70

Law enforcement chief executive

training

class;

chiefs

of police ......................... SB 122 70

"Retired peace officer" redefined ... HB 238 69

GEORGIA PLANT FOOD ACT OF 1989--

Enactment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 749

1

GEORGIA POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION ACT--

Embalming; taking and examining specimens and articles; blood tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 318 90
Fees of medical examiners; reports; fees of peace officers repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 319 90

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EORGIA PROPRIETARY CHOOL ACT--

Certificates of authorization ....... SB 113 37

EORGIA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CT OF 1965--

Overpayments of public assistance; recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 716 101

GEORGIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES--

Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 226

12

GEORGIA RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND LAND ACQUISITION POLICY ACT OF 1973--

Conformity with federal law;

replacement housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 414

42

1

GEORGIA RESIDENTIAL

FINANCE AUTHORITY--

1

. Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Findings;

residential

care

facilities; bonds; state housing

goal reports ...................... SB 51

8

GEORGIA REVISED UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT--

Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334

18

GEORGIA RICO (RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS) ACT--

Amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code .............................. HB 335

17

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

GEORGIA SCENIC TRAILS SYSTEM--

Planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

GEORGIA SECURITIES ACT OF 1957--

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

GEORGIA SERVICE CENTER FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS--

Establishment ....................... SB 38 50

GEORGIA STATE GAMES COMMISSION--

Established ......................... SB 194 104

GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE AUTHORITY--

Student incentive grants; maximum awards ............................ HB 160 36

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GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION--

Board

of commissioners;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 161

GEORGIA UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT--

Code revision ....................... HB 93 Jet turbine fuel tanks; corrective
action for releases ............... HB 155

GEORGIA WATER QUALITY CONTROL ACT--

Low phosphorus household laundry detergents; sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719
Publicly owned treatment works; spills; notices; monitoring ....... HB 345

GEORGIA WATER SUPPLY ACT--

Enactment; water supply reservoirs .................................. SB 86

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES--

Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193

GOPHER TORTOISE--

Official state reptile .............. HB 531

GORDON COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 922

GOVERNOR--

Executive branch publications; cost information; duties .......... SB 299
Prison overcrowding; state of emergency ......................... HB 499
Rewards in felony cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 432

GOVERNOR'S DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL--

Creation; state-wide planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215

GOVERNOR'S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COUNCIL--

Creation; duties .................... HB 568

GRAND JURIES--

Selection of boards, authorities, or entities; notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599

GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA--

Use or display ...................... HB 529

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GUARDIAN AND WARD--

Guardianships of property of

incapacitated

adults;

certificates; filing by judge or

clerk of the probate court with

clerk of the superior court ....... HB 257 50

Jurisdiction of probate courts;

change of residence by guardian;

value of child's property;

torts; releases ................... HB 733 49

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HANDICAPPED PARKING LAW--

Nonambulatory

permanently

handicapped persons ............... HB 261 77

HANDICAPPED PERSONS--

Absentee ballots; assistance ........ SB 8 37

Accountancy examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 451 80

Blind electors; assistance

in

voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 254 40

Community

services

for the

mentally retarded; payment for

services .......................... HB 638 73

Disabled veterans; fees at state

parks, historic sites, and

recreational areas ................ HB 129 12

Georgia Service Center for Hearing

Impaired Persons; establishment ... SB 38

50

Handicapped identification cards .... HB 601

76

Handicapped

Parking

Law;

nonambulatory

permanently

handicapped persons ............... HB 261

77

Hearing or speech impaired

persons; study of state-wide

dual party telephone system . . . . . . . SB 310

93

Motor vehicle license plates ........ HB 131

75

HARALSON COUNTY--

Superior court; terms ............... HB 412

20

HARRIS COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559

19

HAZARDOUS WASTE--

Facility permits; notices ........... HB 75

15

Georgia Hazardous Waste Management

Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 768

91

Georgia Hazardous Waste Management

Authority ......................... SB 82 102

HEALTH--

Alcoholics

and

intoxicated

persons; treatment; effective

date of law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 4 74

Blood tests ......................... SB 318

90

Certificates of need; kidney

disease treatment

centers;

dialysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 51 50

Certificates of need; planning and

development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

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Certificates of need; remodeling,

renovation, and

replacement

projects .......................... SB 137 51

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Community services for the

mentally retarded; payment for

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 638 73

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ...... SB 39 52

County

boards

of health;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 607 50

Dead bodies; bodily parts;

possession when unlawfully

removed from grave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 275 52

Dead bodies; cremated remains

buried at sea ..................... SB 252 52

Embalming bodies to avoid threat

of infectious disease ............. SB 318 90

Emergency medical

services;

paramedic clinical preceptors;

trainees; supervision; ambulance

service medical directors; base

station facilities ................ SB 320 51

Georgia High Risk Health Insurance

Plan; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 267 66

Hepatitis

B;

voluntary

vaccinations

of

firemen,

emergency medical technicians,

and public safety officers;

costs ............................. SB 313 53

Hospital authorities; open records

.................................. HB 140 51

Human fetus; buying or selling

prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 634

27

Informed consent to medical

treatment; time period . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 817 51

Living wills; witnesses ............. HB 76 53

Medical malpractice ................. SB 329

8

Mental retardation caused by

inherited metabolic disorders;

congenital adrenal hyperplasia .... SB 39 52

Nurses and physicians' assistants;

authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 209 46

Physicians for Rural Areas

Assistance Act .................... HB 567 53

State Boxing and Wrestling

Commission; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 15 53

State

Boxing

Commission;

termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB

52

State health planning; dialysis;

kidney

disease treatment

centers ........................... HB 51 50

Traumatic

brain

injury;

definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 235 73

Traumatic

brain

injury;

facilities; definition ............ SB 360 51

Virus, disease, homicide, felony,

or suicide; failure of property

owner to disclose ................. HB 519 87

Workplace hearing conservation

programs; technicians ............. HB 364 85

HEALTH SPAS--

Contracts ........................... HB 341 10

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EARING AID DEALERS D DISPENSERS--

Examinations;

apprentice

dispensers' permits ............... SB 343 83

HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS--

Georgia Service Center for Hearing Impaired Persons; establishment ... SB 38 50

HEAVY EQUIPMENT--

Regulation of multiline heavy equipment dealers and suppliers ... SB 141 10

HEPATITIS B--

Vaccinations

for

firemen,

emergency medical technicians,

and public safety officers ........ SB 313 53

HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES,

!AN:o::R::::::on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

1 Department of Transportation,

counties, and municipalities;

dollar amounts of negotiated

contracts ......................... SB 274 55

Developmental Highway System ........ HB 16 53

Funeral processions; right of way;

penal ties ......................... HB 409 76

Handicapped

Parking

Law;

nonambulatory

permanently

handicapped persons ............... HB 261 77

Limited-access roads; municipal

consent ........................... HB 757 54

Planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

Sales and use taxes on

motor fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 98

School crossing guards; powers ...... HB 128 36

State Tollway Authority; loans;

bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 758 55

Vehicle length; agricultural

commodities; produce; livestock ... HB 464 54

Vehicle

length;

automobile

carriers; vehicles transporting

live poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 473 54

Vehicle length; loads extending

beyond the rear of vehicle ........ HB 431 54

Vehicle length and weight; maximum

length and weight per axle;

bimodal

semitrailers;

semitrailer rear-end protection

devices ........................... HB 53 54

HISTORIC PLACES--

Georgia Register of Historic Places; creation .................. HB 226 12

HISTORIC PRESERVATION--

Exemptions; local ordinances . . . . . . . . HB 799 87

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HISTORIC PROPERTY--

Rehabilitation;

preferential

classification and assessment

for ad valorem taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 225

HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES--

Open records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 140

HOTEL-MOTEL TAXES--

Sales and use tax increase;

effect ............................ HB 474

Special

districts;

rates;

expenditure of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--

Journals;

Georgia Laws;

distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587

HOUSING AUTHORITIES--

Cities of 400,000 or more; resident commissioners; quorum .... HB 932

HUMAN FETUS--

Buying or selling human fetus or any part thereof prohibited . . . . . . . HB 634

-IINCOME TAXES--

Estimated taxes;

times

for

installment payments .............. HB 485

Individuals; mortgage interest;

dependent's unearned income;

subchapter

"S" corporation

income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 486

Internal Revenue Code; defined and

incorporated into Georgia law ..... HB 483

Job tax credit; less developed

areas ............................. HB 240

INDUSTRY AND TRADE--

Name of department, board, and
commissioner changed; industry, trade, and tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82

INFORMED CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT--

Time period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 817

INSURANCE--

Accident and sickness insurance;

agents; fiduciary capacities;

records ........................... HB 175

Acquisition of or merger with an

insurer;

Georgia

Insurers

Insolvency Pool ................... SB 233

Agents, brokers, counselors, and

adjusters; licenses; commission

payments .......................... HB 17 5

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7 27
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102 51
61 65 61

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Assessment of Proposed Accident

and Sickness Insurance Coverage

Act; enactment; reports ........... HB 813 62

Auctions ............................ SB 198 81

Brokers; unauthorized insurers;

financial information; placement

of insurance; alien insurers ...... HB 181 58

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Commissioner

of

Insurance;

campaign contributions ............ SB 30 38

Commissioner of Insurance; release

of lists of requests for

assistance against insurers ....... SB 31 57

Commissioner of Insurance; rules;

Georgia Administrative Procedure

Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 358 105

County taxes and fees; use of

proceeds;

tax

reduction;

budgets; special districts . . . . . . . . HB 617 60

Domestic insurers; examination

every three years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 56

Elected county officers and

personnel thereof ................. SB 249 70

Farmers' mutual fire insurance

companies; deposits of funds;

insurance retained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 484 61

Georgia High Risk Health Insurance

Plan; creation .................... SB 267 66

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act; exemption;

persons not domiciled in

Georgia ........................... HB 501 64

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act; incarceration

for violations .................... HB 99 64

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act; loss of income

benefits; sole shareholders in

professional corporations ......... SB 57 65

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act; notices of

cancellation or reinstatement;

suspended drivers' licenses,

tags, and tag registration . . . . . . . . HB 99 64

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act; reductions in

premiums; defensive driving

courses; driver

improvement

clinics ........................... SB 49 63

Group accident and sickness

insurance; grace period for

payment of premiums ............... HB 207 64

Group accident and sickness

insurance; multiple employer

welfare arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 176 63

Group life insurance; multiple

employer welfare arrangements ..... HB 176 63

Group medical and dental insurance

for members of county boards of

education ......................... HB 440 32

Individual or group accident and

sickness insurance; notice prior

to cancellation or nonrenewal ..... HB 203 61

Insurers; change of domicile;

continuation of certificate of

authority and approvals; merger;

consolidation ..................... HB 566 58

Investments of insurers; variable

annuity

contracts; pension,

retirement, or profit-sharing

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plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 513 61

Liability or casualty insurance;

information

furnished

to

claimants upon request ............ HB 216 57

Life insurance; agents; fiduciary

capacities; records ............... HB 175 61

Life insurance; long-term care

insurance; riders ................. HB 206 66

Long-term care insurance; life

insurance policies or riders ...... HB 206 66

Medicare supplement

insurance;

regulation ........................ SB 234 59

Motor vehicle insurance; insurance

institutions or agents; use of

information

in

making

underwriting decisions ............ SB 127 65

Personal insurance; corporations;

trusts; insurable interest ........ HB 472 62

Property and casualty insurance;

annual report to the General

Assembly .......................... HB 178 56

Property and casualty insurers;

qualified independent loss

reserve specialists ............... HB 182 58

Public school employees' health

insurance plan; definitions;

subordination of coverage;

confidentiality of records ........ HB 608 35

Public schoolteachers' health

insurance

plan;

retired

and retiring teachers and

dependents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 606 35

Security

deposits

with

Commissioner of Insurance . . . . . . . . . HB 510 55

State employees' health insurance

plan; appropriations;

S.F.Y.

1988-89 ........................... HB 381 106

State employees' health insurance

plan;

coverage;

Georgia

Hazardous

Waste Management

Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 768 91

State employees' health insurance

plan; definitions; subordination

of coverage; payment of

benefits; confidentiality

of

records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 613 90

Stolen motor vehicles; by-hand

delivery of affidavits; false

statements ........................ SB 50 56

Unfair trade practices; direct

response advertising .............. HB 183 59

Unfair trade practices; salvage

certificates

of

title;

disclosures

to

insureds;

nonoriginal

equipment

manufacturer aftermarket crash

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 201 59

Vehicle

service agreements;

extended warranty agreements;

regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 314 60

NTERNAL REVENUE CODE--

Defined and incorporated into

Georgia law ....................... HB 483 98

Section 414; investments

of

insurers .......................... HB 513 61

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JAIL CONSTRUCTION AND STAFFING ACT--

Enactment ........................... SB 26

25

JAILS--

Regional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 576

79

JOINT MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES BENEFIT SYSTEM--

Employers; credit unions ............ HB 475

94

JURIES--

Alternate jurors in civil jury

trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 106

9

Death penalty; procedure for

imposition when at least ten

jurors are in favor ............... SB 25 29

Grand juries; selection of boards,

authorities, and

entities;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599

25

Jurors; expense allowance . . . . . . . . . . . HB 96 24

Jury lists and boxes; selection of

jurors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524

24

JUVENILE COURTS--

Designated

felony

acts;

confinement periods ............... HB 111 24

Detention of juveniles;

basic

principles ........................ SB 371 2 3

District attorney or staff;

duties; records ................... SB 287

23

Places of detention of a child ...... SB 180 23

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KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT CENTERS--

State

health

planning;

definitions ....................... HB 51

50

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LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS--

Amusement Ride Safety Act;

Governor's Employment

and

Training Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety

Act; Governor's Employment and

Training Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety

Act; liquefied petroleum gas ...... HB 689

68

Carnival Ride Safety Act;

Governor's

Employment and

Training Council; duties . . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Department of Labor; supplemental

appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 214 106

Employment

Security

Law;

eligibility

for

benefits;

persons performing services in

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educational institutions .......... HB 569 67

Employment Security Law; payments

during

temporary

layoffs

excluded as

wages

for

unemployment compensation

purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 368 66

Employment Security Law; wages;

computation date;

employer

contributions in special cases;

State-wide Reserve Ratio; weekly

benefit amounts ................... HB 581 67

Farm labor camps or facilities for

migrant farm workers .............. HB 692 78

Governor's Employment and Training

Council; creation; duties . . . . . . . . . HB 568

6

Workers' compensation; group

self-insurance funds; securities

deposits; surplus and expendable

surplus requirements; reserves .... HB 367 68

Workers' compensation; State Board

of

Workers' Compensation;

members and administrative law

judges; compensation; appeals;

rehabilitation suppliers . . . . . . . . . . HB 274 67

Workplace hearing conservation

programs; technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 364 85

LAKE OCONEE--

Fish baskets ........................ HB 134 47

LAKE SIDNEY LANIER--

Discharge of sewage from vessels constructed on or before January 1, 1978 ................... SB 309 108

LAKE SINCLAIR--

Fish baskets ........................ HB 134 4 7

LAND REGISTRATION--

Revision;

adverse possession;

vesting of title; recording of

deeds;

title

registers;

unrecorded transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 210 88

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES--

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

College or university campus law

enforcement agencies; radar

speed detection devices ........... HB 324 78

Criminal Justice Coordinating

Council; membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 430 69

Criminal Justice Coordinating

Council;

State

School

Superintendent; membership ........ SB 101 69

Dead

bodies;

blood tests;

specimens ......................... SB 318 90

Department of Public Safety;

deputy commissioner; appointment

and duties ........................ SB 260 69

Department of Public Safety; motor

vehicle license plates ............ HB 131 75

Georgia Crime Information Center;

Department of Public Safety;

records as evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 43

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Georgia Peace Officer Standards

and Training Act; "retired peace

officer" redefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 69

Georgia Peace Officer Standards

and Training Council; executive

director; investigators;

subpoenas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125 70

Georgia Peace Officer Standards

and Training Council;

law

enforcement chief executive

training class .................... SB 122 70

Hepatitis B vaccinations; costs ..... SB 313 53

Indemnification; subrogation . . . . . . . . SB 85 89

Pawnbrokers; inspections ............ SB 264 86

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; Georgia Firemen's

Pension Fund;

membership;

creditable service ................ SB 152 95

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; payments to the

fund; forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 42 96

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; "peace officer"

redefined; wardens; guards . . . . . . . . HB 43 96

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of

Georgia; fees in civil actions;

penalties and interest for late

payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 643 96

Witness fees for law enforcement

officers and others ............... SB 103 43

LAWN MOWERS--

Service or repair; liens ............ SB 317 86

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS--

Rates ............................... HB 839

9

LEGAL ORGANS--

Notification

of

Secretary

of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 145

9

Rates for legal advertisements ...... HB 839

9

LIBEL AND SLANDER--

Visual or sound broadcasts; retractions and corrections ....... SB 239 107

LICENSE, OCCUPATION, AND PROFESSIONAL TAXES--

Marriage and family therapists; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 194 100

LIENS--

Bicycle, motor scooter, moped, motorcycle, lawn mower, garden equipment, or related equipment repair or service ................. SB 317 86
Improperly parked cars and trespassing personal property . . . . . HB 492 88
Mechanics and materialmen; actions
in rem; notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 545 87 Motor vehicles ...................... HB 131 75 Pawnbrokers ......................... SB 264 86 Property paid for with bad checks ... SB 186 86

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LIMITATION OF ACTIONS--

Medical malpractice ................. SB 329

8

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS--

Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act; revision . . . . . . . . . HB 334 18

LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS--

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Governor's Employment and Training

Council; creati~n; duties ......... HB 568

6

Pressure vessels .................... HB 689 68

LIVING WILLS--

Witnesses ........................... HB 76 53

LOCAL GOVERNMENT--

Authorities; local independent

authorities; annual report of

indebtedness ...................... HB 248 72

Boards, authorities, or entities

selected

by grand juries;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599 25

Bonds; Georgia Allocation System;

revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 843 73

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Counties; chief magistrates;

minimum compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 372 23

Counties; constitutional county

officers;

salary; longevity

increases ......................... SB 159 21

Counties; county road systems;

contracts ......................... SB 274 55

Counties; elected county officers

and

personnel

thereof;

insurance;

retirement and

pensions .......................... SB 249 70

Counties; insurance taxes and

fees; use of proceeds; tax

reduction; budgets;

special

districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 617 60

Counties; private solid waste

disposal sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 102 15

Counties; regional jails ............ HB 576

79

Counties of 160,000 or more and

municipalities therein; Sunday

sales of alcoholic beverages ...... SB 277

3

County boards

of

health;

compensation ...................... HB 607 50

County

officers; residency

requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 401 89

County officers and school

superintendents; qualification

of candidates; affidavits ......... HB 407 20

County surveyors; appointment or

election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 71

Dangerous dogs; local ordinances;

registration ...................... HB 630

3

Dangerous dogs; warning signs ....... SB 106 48

Deferred compensation plans ......... HB 611 91

Drug crimes; buildings or

structures; powers of counties

and municipalities ................ HB 810 79

Erosion and Sedimentation Act of

1975;

ordinances; minimum

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standards; enforcement ............ SB 84

14

Family violence centers; county

and municipal grants .............. HB 469

31

Fire

departments;

emergency

powers; bomb threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 217

44

Firemen;

emergency

medical

technicians; public safety

officers;

hepatitis

B

vaccinations; costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 313

53

Georgia Environmental Facilities

Authority; assistance to local

governments for solid waste

facilities; fees .................. SB 83 106

Hazardous waste facility permits;

notices ........................... HB 75 15

Historic preservation ordinances .... HB 799 87

Hospital

authorities;

open

records ........................... HB 140 51

Joint county and municipal sales

and use tax; special districts;

distributions to

qualified

municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 220 99

Joint Municipal Employees Benefit

System; employers;

credit

unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 475

94

License,

occupation,

and

professional taxes; exemption;

marriage and family therapists .... HB 194 100

Local boards of education;

qualifications of members ......... SB 345 32

Low phosphorus household laundry

detergents; sale .................. HB 719

13

Metropolitan area planning and

development

commissions;

operating expenses ................ HB 163 103

Municipal courts; bail .............. SB 255 28

Municipal courts; jurisdiction of

traffic offenses .................. HB 443 78

Municipal officers;

residency

requirement ....................... HB 401

89

Municipal road systems; contracts ... SB 274 55

Municipalities;

annexation in

counties of 480,000-580,000 ....... HB 962 71

Municipalities; consent to build

limited-access roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 757

54

Municipalities;

conveyance of

property without bids ............. SB 245 72

Municipalities;

home

rule;

petitions to amend charters ....... HB 723 71

Municipalities;

municipal

officers; elections;

terms;

local Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 113 41

Municipalities; municipally owned

natural gas transmission and

distribution facilities . . . . . . . . . . . HB 788 93

Municipalities;

service

of

process; water service ............ SB 244 71

Municipalities of 400,000 or more;

housing authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 932

7

Municipalities of not less than

400,000; councils binding future

councils; mayors; contracts ....... SB 323 71

Planning; state-wide and regional

planning and

development;

duties ............................ HB 215 103

Police chiefs; training ............. SB 122 70

Public works contracts; bids ........ SB 274 55

Public works contracts; bonds;

contracts under $40,000.00 ........ HB 309 16

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Public works contracts; letters of

credit in lieu of bonds ........... HB 269 16

Public works contracts; payment

bonds;

security deposits;

actions; time limits .............. HB 679 16

Redevelopment Powers Law; "taxable

value" redefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 247 72

Rewards in felony cases ............. HB 432 89

Street improvement bonds; interest

rate .............................. HB 377 72

Witness fees for law enforcement

officers, correctional officers,

arson investigators, firemen,

and others ........................ SB 103 43

LOW PHOSPHORUS HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DETERGENTS--

Sale ................................ HB 719 13

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MAGISTRATE COURTS--

Chief magistrates;

minimum

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 372 23

Chief magistrates and magistrates;

bonds; oaths; certificates . . . . . . . . HB 108 89

Civil jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 743 22

Jurisdiction over waivers of

extradition ....................... SB 139 22

MANUFACTURED HOMES--

State minimum standard codes . . . . . . . . HB 154

7

MARINAS--

Lease of state owned marshland and

water bottoms; private docks ...... HB 272

13

Powers of the Department of

Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 263 12

MARION COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559 19

MARRIAGE--

Licenses;

immediate issuance;

sanctions ......................... HB 463 30

Retired judges of the probate

courts performing ceremonies ...... HB 339

21

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS--

License,

occupation,

and

professional taxes; exemption . . . . . HB 194 100

MARSHLANDS--

Lease of state owned marshland and water bottoms for marinas; private docks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 272 13

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EAT--

Inspections of facilities and meat; exemptions; rabbits ......... SB 117 45

EDICAL ASSISTANCE--

Department;

supplemental

appropriations

for S.F.Y.

1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 98 106

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--

Statute

of

limitations;

affidavits ........................ SB 329

8

MENTAL HEALTH--

Alcoholics

and

intoxicated

persons; treatment; effective

date of law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 4 74

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Community services for the

mentally retarded; payment for

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 638 73

Mental retardation caused by

inherited metabolic disorders;

congenital adrenal hyperplasia .... SB 39 52

Residential care facilities ......... SB 51

8

Traumatic

brain

injury;

definition ........................ SB 360 51

Traumatic

brain

injury;

definition ........................ SB 235 73

METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS--

Operating expenses .................. HB 163 103 Regional development centers ........ HB 215 103

METROPOLITAN RIVER PROTECTION ACT--

Planning and development ............ HB 215 103

MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS--

Disabled veterans; fees at state parks, historic sites, and recreational areas ................ HB 129 12

MINORS--

Traffic citations not proper

identification for purchase of

alcoholic beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 399

2

MOTION PICTURES--

Sales and use taxes on film rentals ........................... HB 488 97

MOTOR FUELS TAXES--

Sales and use taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 98

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Bill Pa

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC--

Certificates of title; odometer

readings; liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 131

Chemical tests for persons

involved in serious traffic

accidents; deletion of license

suspensions ....................... SB 347 7

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

College and university campus law

enforcement

agencies; radar

speed detection devices . . . . . . . . . . . HB 324 7

Drivers' licenses in lieu of bail ... HB 590 2

Drivers' licenses; points for

certain

offenses; suspension;

revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 146

7

Drivers' licenses; presumption of

notice by mail; classifications

of

licenses;

license

examinations; corrected licenses

.................................. HB 130 7

Drivers' licenses; retention of

suspended, canceled, or revoked

licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 601 7

Drivers' licenses; suspensions;

chemical tests for persons

involved in serious traffic

ace idents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 34 7 7

Drivers' licenses, tags, and tag

registrations;

suspension;

Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations Act ................... HB 99 6

Drivers'

licenses;

Uniform

Commercial Driver's License Act ... HB 130 7

Driving a commercial vehicle while

under the influence ............... HB 130 7

Driving while license suspended or

revoked; reckless

driving;

penal ties ......................... SB 200 7

Emissions inspections; sticker

replacement when windshield is

replaced .......................... SB 27 7

Farm trailers and semitrailers;

implements of husbandry; lights;

escort vehicles; slow-moving

vehicle emblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 538 77

?uneral processions; right of way;

penalties ......................... HB 409 76

Handicapped identification cards .... HB 601 76

Handicapped

Parking

Law;

nonambulatory

permanently

handicapped

persons; parking

places ............................ HB 261 77

Improperly parked cars and

trespassing personal property;

removal; notices; liens; fees;

actions; damages; penalties;

municipalities of 100,000 or

more .............................. HB 492 88

License plates; colleges and

universities; firefighters ........ HB 301 74

License plates; persons processing

applications; bonds ............... HB 582 74

License plates; rebuilt or salvage

vehicles; disabled license

plates;

county

decals;

Department of Public Safety;

elected officials; certificates

of title; liens; odometer

readings; temporary registration

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Bill

permits ........................... HB 131 75

icense plates; surety bonds for

purchase;

authorization

repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 101 75

Motorcycle, motor scooter, and

moped service or repair; liens .... SB 317 86

Motorcycle operators; headsets and

headphones ........................ HB 280 77

Motor vehicle insurance; premium

reductions; defensive driving

courses; driver

improvement

clinics ........................... SB 49 63

Municipal courts; jurisdiction of

traffic offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 443 78

Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer

afterrnarket crash parts; salvage

certificates of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 201 59

"School bus" redefined .............. HB 592 74

School crossing guards; powers ...... HB 128 36

Serious injury by vehicle;

reckless driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 64 77

Service of process on the

Secretary of State ................ SB 321

9

Stolen motor vehicles; insurers;

by-hand delivery of affidavits;

false statements .................. SB 50 56

Traffic citations not proper

identification for purchase of

alcoholic beverages ............... HB 399

2

Traffic misdemeanor trials in

probate

courts;

district

attorneys and state court

solicitors; duties ................ SB 273 78

Uniform

Commercial Driver's

License Act ....................... HB 130 75

Used car dealers .................... SB 214 85

Vehicle length; agricultural

commodities; produce; livestock ... HB 464 54

Vehicle

length;

automobile

carriers; vehicles transporting

live poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 473 54

Vehicle length; loads extending

beyond the rear of vehicle . . . . . . . . HB 431 54

Vehicle length and weight; maximum

length and weight per axle;

bimodal

semitrailers;

semitrailer rear-end protection

devices ........................... HB 53 54

Vehicle

service agreements;

extended warranty agreements;

regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 314 60

Windows;

light

transmission;

affixing materials to windows;

materials shipped into the

state; labeling ................... HB 208 77

MULTILINE HEAVY EQUIPMENT DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS--

Regulation .......................... SB 141 10

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS--

Annexation in certain counties

(480,000-580,000) ................. HB 962 71

Authorities; annual report of

indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 248 72

Boards

of

education;

qualifications of members ......... SB 345 32

Bonds; Georgia Allocation System .... HB 843 73

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Conveyance of property without

bids .............................. SB 245

Dangerous dogs; local ordinances;

registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

Dangerous dogs; warning signs ....... SB 106

Deferred compensation plans . . . . . . . . . HB 611

Drug

crimes;

buildings

or

structures; powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 810 79

Erosion and Sedimentation Act of

1975;

ordinances; minimum

standards; enforcement ............ SB 84 14

Family violence centers; grants ..... HB 469 31

Fire departments;

emergency

powers; bomb threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 217 44

Firemen;

emergency

medical

technicians;

public

safety

officers;

hepatitis B

vaccinations ...................... SB 313 53

Hazardous waste facility permits;

notices ........................... HB 75 15

Historic preservation ordinances .... HB 799 87

Home rule; petitions to amend

charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 723

71

Hospital

authorities;

open

records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 140 51

Housing authorities in cities of

400,000 or more;

resident

commissioners; quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 932

7

Joint county and municipal sales

and use tax; special districts;

distributions

to qualified

municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 220 99

Joint Municipal Employees Benefit

System;

employers; credit

unions ............................ HB 475

94

License,

occupation,

and

professional taxes; exemption;

marriage and family therapists .... HB 194 100

Limited-access roads; municipal

consent ........................... HB 757 54

Low phosphorus household laundry

detergents; sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719 13

Municipal courts; bail .............. SB 255 28

Municipal courts; jurisdiction of

traffic offenses .................. HB 443 78

Municipal officers; elections;

terms; local Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 113 41

Municipal officers;

residency

requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 401 89

Municipal road systems; negotiated

contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 274

55

Municipalities in counties of

160,000 or more; Sunday sales of

alcoholic beverages ............... SB 277

3

Municipalities of not less than

400,000; councils binding future

councils; mayors; contracts ....... SB 323 71

Municipally owned natural gas

transmission and distribution

facilities ........................ HB 788 93

Planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

Police chiefs; training . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 122 70

Public works contracts; bids ........ SB 274

55

Public works contracts; bonds;

contracts under $40,000.00 ........ HB 309

16

Public works contracts; letters of

credit in lieu of bonds . . . . . . . . . . . HB 269 16

Public works contracts; payment

bonds;

security deposits;

actions; time limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 679

16

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Redevelopment Powers Law; "taxable

value" redefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HS 247 72

Rewards in felony cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . HS 432 89

Service of process; water service ... SB 244 71

Solid waste facilities; Georgia

Environmental

Facilities

Authority; assistance; fees ....... SB 83 106

Street improvement bonds; interest

rate .............................. HS 377

72

Witness fees ........................ SB 103 43

UNICIPAL COURTS--

Bail. ............................... SB 255 28 Jurisdiction of traffic offenses .... HS 443 78

UNICIPAL GAS AUTHORITY F GEORGIA--

Principal office; venue of actions ........................... HS 742 93
1MUSCOGEE COUNTY--

.1 Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559

19

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NEWSPAPERS--

County organs ....................... SB 145

9

Legal advertisements; rates ......... HS 839

9

NOLLE PROSEQUI--

Notice

to

defendant and

defendant's attorney .............. HS 322

29

NUISANCES--

Agricultural facilities;

farm

labor camps or facilities for

migrant farm workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HS 692 78

Buildings and structures in which

drug crimes are being committed;

powers

of

counties and

municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 810 79

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HS 93

1

NURSES--

Drugs;

medical

treatments;

diagnostic studies ................ HB 209 46

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OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES--
Status reports on complaints . . . . . . . . HB 292 91

OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED--

Code revision; reenactment .......... HB 93

1

Elections; revision ................. HB 91 41

Foreclosure

fraud;

cross-reference ................... HS 92 26

Retirement and pensions; Title 47;

revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HS 90 93

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OFFICIAL STATE REPTILE--

Bill P

Gopher tortoise designated . . . . . . . . . . HB 531 1

OLYMPIC GAMES--

Georgia State Garnes Commission;

creation;

Olympic training

centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 194 1

OPEN MEETINGS--

School disciplinary tribunals; closed hearings ................... SB 368

OPEN RECORDS--

Hospital authorities ................ HB 140 Public school employees health
insurance; confidentiality . . . . . . . . HB 608 School disciplinary tribunals;
closed records .................... SB 368
Staff services to members of the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 297 1
Trade secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 252

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PAGERS--

Prohibited at schools ............... HB 166

3

PAROLE--

Maximum period of supervision ....... HB 94 8

PARTNERSHIPS--

Georgia Revised Uniform Limited

Partnership Act;

revision;

names; registered offices and

agents; certificates; mergers;

registration;

records;

distributions;

withdrawal;

dissolution; trade names . . . . . . . . . . HB 334

1

Partnerships;

statements

of

partnership;

presumptions;

property;

dissolution;

agreements to continue business;

title to real property . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 333

1

PAULDING COUNTY--

Superior court; terms ............... HB 412 2

PAWNBROKERS--

Interest and pawnshop charges;

inspections by law enforcement

officers; replacement goods;

liens; redemption ................. SB 264

86

PEACE OFFICERS' ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND--

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; membership; creditable service .... SB 152 95
Payments to the fund; forms; fines and forfeitures ................... HB 42 96

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"Peace

officer"

redefined;

wardens ; guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 4 3 9 6

EANUTS--

Georgia Agricultural Commodities

Commission for Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 276

2

ENAL INSTITUTIONS--

Abandonment;

suspension of

sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 65

31

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Department

of

Corrections;

children or youth in custody;

education; records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 350

32

Escape; revocation of probation . . . . . SB 66

27

Georgia

Building

Authority

(Penal) ; bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 257

79

Georgia Correctional Industries

Administration; earnings . . . . . . . . . . SB 257

79

Guards; indemnification;

subrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 85

89

Jail

Construction

and

Staffing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26

25

Juveniles;

detention; basic

principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 371

23

Overcrowding; state of emergency;

facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 499

79

Parole;

maximum

period of

supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 94

80

Probation;

departments

and

supervisors not to collect civil

support payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 63

31

Probation;

revocation;

alternatives to confinement;

violations; maximum period of

supervision on probation or

parole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 94

80

Probation; revocation; transfer to

county of original conviction ..... HB 576

79

Probation; suspension of running

of probated sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 616

80

Probation; work or community

service

in

lieu

of

incarceration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 67

80

Regional jails; employment or

training of inmates; probation;

transfer upon revocation to

county of original conviction . . . . . HB 576

79

Voluntary surrender program ......... HB 466

29

Witness fees for correctional

officers and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103

43

PEST CONTROL--

State Structural Pest Control

Commission; termination date ...... HB 885

85

PHARMACISTS--

Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding

and Rebate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 101

Pharmacies operated by colleges of

pharmacy; permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 58

45

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PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS--

Drugs;

medical

treatments;

diagnostic studies ................ HB 209 46

PHYSICIANS FOR RURAL AREAS ASSISTANCE ACT--

Enacted; loans to physicians . . . . . . . . HB 567 53

PINE STRAW--

Harvesting and sale; requirements; penal ties ......................... SB 88 14

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT--

Governor's Development Council; creation; state-wide planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103
Regional development centers ........ HB 215 103

PLUMBERS--

Examinations; review courses . . . . . . . . HB 344 83

PODIATRISTS--

Continuing education; reciprocity; complaints ........................ HB 503 84

POLK COUNTY--

Superior court; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 412

20

POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS--

Qualifications; interns; rights of examinees; records ................ SB 102 84

POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS--

Embalming; specimens; blood tests ... SB 318 90

PROBATE COURTS--

Certain

counties;

concurrent

jurisdiction with superior

courts over appointment of

trustees and acceptance of a

trustee's resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 259 22

Chief magistrates and magistrates;

bonds; oaths; certificates . . . . . . . . HB 108 89

County organs; judge to notify

Secretary of State ................ SB 145

9

Executive Probate Judges Council

of Georgia; membership; terms;

meetings .......................... HB 107 22

Guardians; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 733 49

Guardianships of property of

incapacitated

adults;

certificates; filing by judge or

clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 257 50

Judges;

qualification

of

candidates; affidavits ............ HB 407 20

Judges; salary;

longevity

increases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 159 21

Judges; vacancies; chief clerk

assuming duties; compensation . . . . . SB 298 21

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Jurisdiction; estates; residence

of decedents in nursing homes at

death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 157 108

Marriage licenses; immediate

issuance; sanctions for improper

issuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 30

Retired judges;

marriage

ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 339 21

The Council of Probate Court

Judges of Georgia; contracts for

educational material .............. SB 104 21

Traffic misdemeanors; district

attorneys and state court

solicitors; duties ................ SB 273 78

PROBATION--

Escape .............................. SB 66 27

Revocation; alternatives

to

confinement; violations; maximum

period of supervision on

probation or parole ............... HB 94 80

Revocation; transfer to county of

original conviction ............... HB 576 79

Suspension of running of probated

sentences ......................... HB 616 80

Work or community service in lieu

of incarceration .................. SB 67 80

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS--

Supervisors;

examinations;

marriage and family therapy

licenses;

board; termination

date .............................. SB 294 82

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES--

Accountants;

examinations;

temporary certificates; foreign

certificates,

licenses,

or

degrees; continuing education . . . . . HB 451 80

Athlete agents; registration;

contracts; penalties; bonds;

notices; signing contracts prior

to termination of athlete's

eligibility ....................... SB 43 81

Athletic trainers; reciprocity;

expiration

of

licenses;

continuing education; Georgia

Board of Athletic Trainers;

termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 626 81

Attorneys; searches of law

offices; procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 356 28

Auctioneers;

qualifications;

bonds; insurance companies or

financial

institutions;

revocation or suspension of

licenses; escrow or trust

accounts; government auctions . . . . . SB 198 81

Blasting or excavating near

underground gas pipes or utility

facilities;

revocation of

professional or occupational

licenses,

certificates, or

registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 833 44

Boxing; State Boxing Commission;

termination date .................. HB 7 52

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Page

Boxing and wrestling; State

Boxing and Wrestling Commission

created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 15

53

Chiropractors; profits from sale

of vitamins, minerals, and food

supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 661

82

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Dietitians; Georgia Board of

Examiners

of

Licensed

Dietitians; termination date ...... HB 470

82

Fire protection sprinkler systems ... HB 535

45

Hearing

aid

dealers

and

dispensers;

examinations;

apprentice dispens~rs' permits .... SB 343

83

Itinerant entertainers; service of

process on the Secretary of

State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 321

9

Marriage and family therapists;

license,

occupation,

and

professional taxes; exemption ..... HB 194 100

Medical malpractice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 329

8

Medicine; informed consent to

medical treatment; time period .... HB 817

51

Motor vehicle license plate

applications;

private

processors; bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 582

74

Nurses; authority to order or

dispense

drugs,

medical

treatments,

or diagnostic

studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 209

46

Pawnbrokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 264

86

Pest control; State Structural

Pest

Control

Commission;

termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 885

85

Pharmacists; Medicaid Prescription

Drug Bidding and Rebate Program ... HB 70 101

Pharmacists; pharmacies operated

by

colleges

of pharmacy;

permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 58

45

Physicians' assistants; authority

to order or dispense drugs,

medical

treatments,

or

diagnostic studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 209

46

Physicians

for

Rural Areas

Assistance Act; loans ............. HB 567

53

Podiatrists; continuing education;

reciprocity; complaints . . . . . . . . . . . HB 503

84

Polygraph

examiners;

qualifications; interns; rights

of examinees; records . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 102

84

Professional counselors, social

workers, and marriage and family

therapists;

supervisors;

examinations;

marriage

and

family therapy licenses; board;

termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 294

82

Real

estate

brokers

and

salespersons;

nonresident

corporations; brokers of other

states; licenses; real estate

education,

research,

and

recovery fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340

84

Registered

foresters;

examinations; education ........... SB 272

14

Speech-language pathologists and

audiologists; workplace hearing

conservation programs;

technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 364

85

State Board of Recreation

Examiners; termination date . . . . . . . HB 8

85

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State Board of Registration for

Used Motor Vehicle Dismantlers;

continuation ...................... SB 241 85

State

Construction Industry

Licensing Board; examinations;

review

courses; termination

date; ............................. HB 344

83

state Construction

Industry

Licensing

Board;

licenses;

exceptions;

lawn

sprinkler

systems;

conditioned

air

systems ........................... HB 600 83

State Construction

Industry

Licensing

Board;

utility

contractors; licensing; foremen;

bids .............................. SB 140 82

Used car dealers; definitions;

State Board of Registration of

Used Car Dealers; licenses ........ SB 214 85

Utility contractors; licensing;

foremen; bids ..................... SB 140 82

Water and wastewater treatment

plant operators and laboratory

analysts; continuing education .... HB 574 86

Wrestling;

State Boxing and

Wrestling Commission created ...... HB 15 53

PROPERTY--

Baited fields; hunting; signs . . . . . . . HB 734 46

Buildings and structures in which

drug crimes are being committed;

powers

of

counties and

municipalities .................... HB 810 79

Churches; occupant loads; fire

safety ............................ HB 271 44

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Deeds to secure debt; mailing

addresses of grantees and

transferees; recording; defenses

to foreclosure .................... HB 124 88

Disclosure of virus, disease,

homicide, felony, or suicide;

actions ........................... HB 519 87

Disposition of Unclaimed Property

Act; amendment to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Disposition of Unclaimed Property

Act;

time;

insubstantial

commercial

value;

persons

charging

fees

to

locate

unclaimed property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487

88

Fire protection sprinkler systems ... HB 535 45

Foreclosure fraud ................... HB 92

26

Foreclosures on

personalty;

immediate writs of possession;

transactions involving

bad

checks ............................ SB 185 86

Georgia Historic Preservation Act;

exemptions; local ordinances of

cities and counties ............... HB 799 87

Georgia Register of Historic

Places; creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 226

12

Georgia Relocation Assistance and

Land Acquisition Policy Act of

1973; conformity with federal

law; replacement housing . . . . . . . . . . HB 414 42

Historic property; rehabilitation;

ad valorem taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 225 99

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Land registration ................... HB 210

Liens; bicycle, motor scooter,

moped, motorcycle, lawn mower,

garden equipment, or related

equipment repair or service ....... SB 317

Liens; improperly parked cars and

trespassing personal property ..... HB 492

Liens; mechanics and materialmen;

actions in rem; notices ........... HB 545

Liens; motor vehicles ............... HB 131

Liens; pawnbrokers .................. SB 264

Liens on property paid for with

bad checks ........................ SB 186

Partnerships;

title to real

property; partnership continuing

the business of a dissolved

partnership ....................... HB 333

Pawnbrokers; interest and pawnshop

charges; inspections by law

enforcement

officers;

replacement

goods; liens;

redemption ........................ SB 264

Recording canceled and satisfied

mortgages;

canceling lost

security deeds; fees of clerks .... HB 898

Rehabilitated historic property;

ad valorem taxes; preferential

classification and assessment ..... HB 225

Removal of improperly parked cars

and

trespassing

personal

property; notice; maximum fees;

liens; municipalities of 100,000

or more; civil actions; damages;

penalties ......................... HB 492

Shopping centers; fire protection ... SB 261

State minimum standard codes ........ HB 154

State-wide and regional planning

and development ................... HB 215

Tax

deeds;

ripening

by

prescription;

notices

of

foreclosure of the right to

redeem property sold for taxes .... HB 123

Time-share programs; definitions;

taxation; campsite time-share

programs .......................... HB 7 73

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE--

Overpayments; recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 716 See also "Social Services"

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS--

Distribution; reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 See also "Public Records"

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 1988--

Governor's Employment and Training Council; duties ................... HB 568

PUBLIC HOUSING--

Fraudulently

obtaining;

definition ........................ SB 52

88 86 ! 88 87 75 86 86
86 87 99
88 44
7
103 100
87 101
104
6
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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES--

Bonds;

chief

magistrates

and

magistrates;

oaths;

certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 108 89

Budget Act; approval of state

contracts;

exemption

of

contracts approved by the State

Board of Technical and Adult

Education ......................... HB 427 90

Candidates; challenges

to

qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 234 41

Charitable contributions; board of

regents; university system; wage

and salary deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 159 92

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Commissioner of industry, trade,

and tourism; department; board .... SB 82 102

Coroners;

post-mortem

examinations;

embalming;

specimens; blood tests ............ SB 318 90

Coroners;

qualification

of

candidates; affidavits ............ HB 407 20

Coroners; reports; fees; peace

officers .......................... SB 319 90

County boards of education; group

medical and dental insurance for

members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 440 32

County

boards

of health;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 607 50

County offices;

residency

requirement ....................... HB 401 89

County surveyors; appointment or

election .......................... HB 288 71

Court of

Appeals;

Judges;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 55 89

Deferred compensation plans;

confidentiality of records ........ HB 611 91

Elected county officers and

personnel thereof; insurance;

retirement and pensions ........... SB 249 70

Fair

Employment

Practices,

Office of; status reports

on complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 292 91

Georgia Post-mortem Examination

Act; embalming; taking and

examining

specimens

and

articles; blood tests ............. SB 318 90

Georgia Post-mortem Examination

Act; fees; reports ................ SB 319 90

Governor; Budget Act; approval of

state contracts; exemption of

contracts approved by the State

Board of Technical and Adult

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 427 90

Governor; rewards in felony cases;

local governments ................. HB 432 89

Governor's Development Council;

creation; powers; state-wide

planning and development . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

Great seal of the state; use or

display; campaign advertising ..... HB 529 102

Law enforcement officers; firemen;

emergency medical technicians;

prison guards; indemnification;

subrogation ....................... SB 85 89

Local boards of education;

qualifications of members ......... SB 345 32

Municipal officers;

residency

requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 401 89

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Public Employee Hazardous Chemical

Protection and Right to Know Act

of 1988; Governor's Employment

and Training Council; duties ...... HB 568

6

Recall Act of 1989 .................. SB 37 38

School bus drivers; accumulated

unused sick leave; transfer ....... HB 337 36

School

bus

drivers; minimum

salaries .......................... HB 850 33

Secretary of State; county organs;

notices; lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 145

9

Secretary of State; filing of

documents;

corporations and

associations ...................... HB 336 17

Secretary of State; financial

institutions; incorporation;

filings ........................... SB 151

5

Secretary of State; Georgia Laws;

House and Senate Journals ......... HB 587 104

Secretary of State; service of

process on the Secretary of

State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 321

9

State Board

of

Workers'

Compensation; compensation . . . . . . . . HB 274 67

State employees' health insurance

plan; coverage of employees of

Georgia

Hazardous

Waste

Management Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 768 91

State employees' health insurance

plan; definitions; subordination

of coverage; payment of

benefits; confidentiality

of

records ........................... HB 613 90

State Merit System of Personnel

Administration; sick leave;

personal leave .................... SB 41 92

State Merit System of Personnel

Administration; working

test

employees ......................... HB 104 91

State Merit System of Personnel

Administration; working test

employees; management review ...... HB 291 92

Superior

court

judges'

secretaries; reemployment; pay

level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 191 20

Supreme Court of Georgia;

Justices; compensation ............ HB 55 89

PUBLIC RECORDS--

Public documents; distribution;
reports ........................... HB 587 104 Public school employees' health
insurance; confidentiality ........ HB 608 35 School disciplinary tribunals ....... SB 368 34 Staff services to members of the
General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 297 105

PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS LAW--

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; exemption ......................... HB 142 96

PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM--

1988 amendatory Act repealed . . . . . . . . HB 120 94

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION--

Jurisdiction; municipally owned natural gas transmission and
distribution facilities . . . . . . . . . . . HB 788 93 Study of state-wide dual party
telephone relay system for hearing or speech impaired persons ........................... SB 310 9 3

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION--

Blasting or excavating near

underground gas pipes or utility

facilities;

revocation

of

professional or occupational

licenses, certificates,

or

registrations ..................... HB 833 44

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Municipal Gas Authority of

Georgia; principal office; venue

of actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 742 93

Public

Service

Commission;

jurisdiction; municipally owned

natural gas transmission and

distribution facilities ........... HB 788 93

Public Service Commission; study

of state-wide dual party

telephone system for hearing or

speech impaired persons ........... SB 310 93

Railroads;

acquisition

of

abandoned railroad lines and

property by the State Properties

Commission ........................ HB 822 105

Railroads; amendment to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Rural Telephone Cooperative Act;

amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Utility contractors; licensing;

foremen; bids ..................... SB 140 82

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QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION ACT--

Children or youth in custody of

Department of Corrections or

Department of Human Resources;

education; records ................ SB 350 32

Funding for direct instructional

costs ............................. HB 629 33

Midterm adjustments;

middle

school ............................ HB 449 33

School

bus drivers; minimum

salaries .......................... HB 850 33

Sparsity grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 415 34

- RRABBITS--
Meat inspection ..................... SB 117 4 5

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RADIO--
Libel and slander; retractions and corrections ....................... SB 239

RAILROADS--

Acquisition of abandoned railroad lines and property by the State Properties Cornmission ............. HB 822
Amendment to conform to revision of Georgia Business Corporation Code .............................. HB 335

RAPE--

Evidence; exceptions

to

inadmissibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 229

REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS--

Nonresident corporations; brokers
of other states; licenses; real estate education, research, and recovery fund ..................... HB 340

RECALL ACT OF 1989--

Enactment; recall of public officials; procedure .............. SB 37

RECORDS--

Hospital authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 140 Public school employees health
insurance; confidentiality ........ HB 608 School disciplinary tribunals ....... SB 368
Staff services to members of the General Assembly .................. SB 297
Trade secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 252

RECREATION EXAMINERS, STATE BOARD OF--

Termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 8

REDEVELOPMENT POWERS LAW--

"Taxable value" redefined ........... HB 247

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS--

Creation as successors to area

planning and

development

commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215

REGISTERED FORESTERS--

Examinations; education . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 272

RENDERING PLANTS--

Inspection and licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 225

REPTILE--

Gopher tortoise designated as official state reptile . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 531

107 j I I
105 1 7
43
84
38 51 35 34 105 10
85 72
103 14 4
102

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RESIDENCY--

County and municipal officers; requirements ...................... HB 401 8 9

RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS--

Code revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 90 93

Elected county officers and

personnel thereof ................. SB 249 70

Employees' Retirement System of

Georgia; superior court judges

and

district attorneys;

eligibility ....................... SB 160 95

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund;

disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 143 95

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund;

membership; creditable service;

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; leaves of absence;

withdrawals;

disability

benefits .......................... SB 152 95

Joint

Municipal

Employees

Benefit System; employers;

credit unions ..................... HB 475 94

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; Georgia Firemen's

Pension

Fund; membership;

creditable service ................ SB 152 95

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; payments to the

fund; forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 42 96

Peace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund; "peace officer"

redefined; wardens; guards . . . . . . . . HB 43 96

Public

Retirement

Systems

Standards Law; Georgia Firemen's

Pension Fund; exemption ........... HB 142 96

Public School Employees Retirement

System; 1988 amendatory Act

repealed .......................... HB 120 94

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of

Georgia; fees in civil actions;

penalties and interest for late

payment ........................... HB 643 96

Superior Court Judges Retirement

Fund of Georgia; service by

senior judges; compensation ....... SB 324 18

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System; continued contributions;

benefits subject to domestic

relations orders .................. SB 160 95

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System; members reelected in

1988 .............................. SB 75 96

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System; service by senior

judges; compensation .............. SB 324 18

Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia; 1988 amendatory Act

(Ga. L. 1988, p. 697) repealed .... HB 121 94

Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia; average compensation;

calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 119 94

Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia; transfer of members of

a local retirement fund;

contributions; refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 93

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REVENUE AND TAXATION--

Ad valorem taxes;

equalized

adjusted school property tax

digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 421

99

Ad valorem taxes; rehabilitated

historic property; preferential

classification and assessment ..... HB 225

99

Ad valorem taxes; state grants to

local school systems; tax bills ... SB 240

34

Ad

valorem

taxes; time-share

programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 773

87

Corporate net worth tax; due date ... HB 489

97

Excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and

accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1 100

Excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and

accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474

98

Income taxes; estimated taxes;

times for installment payments .... HB 485

98

Income

taxes;

individuals;

mortgage interest; dependent's

unearned income; subchapter "S"

corporation income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 486

97

Income taxes; Internal Revenue

Code; defined and incorporated

into Georgia law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 483

98

Income taxes; job tax credit; less

developed areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 240

99

Joint county and municipal sales

and use tax; special districts;

distributions to

qualified

municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 220

99

License,

occupation,

and

professional taxes of counties

and municipalities; exemption;

marriage and family therapists .... HB 194 100

Local excise taxation of rooms,

lodgings, and accommodations ...... HB 474

98

Local excise taxation of rooms,

lodgings, and accommodations ...... HB 1 100

Motor fuels; sales and use taxes .... HB 474

98

Motor

vehicles;

temporary

registration permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 131

75

Notices of assessments or proposed

assessments; service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 481

98

Sales and use taxes; vemptions;

videotape and motion picture

film rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 488

97

Sales and use taxes; increase;

exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474

98

Sales and use taxes; joint county

and municipal tax; temporary

increase; authority repealed ...... HB 45 100

State school grants to local

school systems; inclusion on tax

bills., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 240

34

Tax commissioners and collectors;

salary; longevity increases ....... SB 159

21

Tax executions; transfer; notices ... HB 637

97

Tax receivers, tax collectors, and

tax commissioners; qualification

of candidates; affidavits . . . . . . . . . HB 407

20

Tax sales; notices of foreclosure

of the right to redeem property

sold for taxes; ripening of tax

deed titles by prescription . . . . . . . HB 123 100

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REWARDS--

Local governments; felony cases; authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 432 89

RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE ACT--

Amendment to conform to revision of Georgia Business Corporation Code .............................. HB 335 17

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SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER--

Inspection warrants ................. SB 261 44

lsAILBOARDS--

1
I

Georgia

Boat

Safety

Act;

exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49 108

SALES--

Going out of business sales; regulation ........................ HB 193 11

SALES AND USE TAXES--

Exemptions; videotape and motion

picture film rentals .............. HB 488 97

Increase in rate; exemptions ........ HB 474 98

Joint county and municipal sales

and use tax; special districts;

distributions

to qualified

municipalities .................... HB 220 99

Joint county and municipal tax;

temporary increase; authority

repealed .......................... HB 45 100

SANITARY LANDFILLS--

Operators;

certification;

location;

permits; notices;

financial responsibility . . . . . . . . . . SB 70

14

SEAL--

Great seal of the state; use or display; advertisements ........... HB 529 102

SECRETARY OF STATE--

County organs; notices; lists ....... SB 145

9

Filing

of

documents,

registrations,

and

reports

concerning

corporations and

associations ...................... HB 336

17

Financial

institutions;

incorporation; filings ............ SB 151

5

Georgia Laws; House and Senate

Journals; distribution; duties .... HB 587 104

Service of process on the

Secretary of State ................ SB 321

9

SEED CAPITAL FUND--

Creation ............................ HB 151 11

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SENATE--

Journals;

Georgia Laws;

distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 104

SHERIFFS--

Qualifications; affidavits

of

candidates ........................ HB 407 20

SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA--

Fees in civil actions; penalties and interest for late payment ..... HB 643 96

SOCIAL SERVICES--

Actions against the Department of

Human Resources, the Board of

Human Resources, or the

commissioner of human resources;

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 864 101

Children and Youth Act; day-care

centers; local church ministry;

religious

schools

or

organizations; commissions; fire

safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 114 102

Community action agencies; The

Economic Rehabilitation Act of

1975; planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

Department of Human Resources;

children or youth in custody;

education; records ................ SB 350 32

Family violence centers; county

and municipal grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 469 31

Georgia Service Center for Hearing

Impaired Persons; establishment ... SB 38 50

Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding

and Rebate Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 101

Public assistance; overpayments;

recovery .......................... HB 716 101

Public housing;

fraudulently

obtaining ......................... SB 52 26

SOLID WASTE--

Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority; assistance to local governments for solid waste facilities; fees .................. SB 83 106

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT--

Private solid waste disposal sites

in counties of more than

350,000; permits; sites within

two miles of county line .......... HB 102 15

Sanitary landfill operators;

certification; classification of

sanitary landfills; permits;

notices; location;

financial

responsibility .................... SB 70 14

SOUTHERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 142 19

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SPAS--

Contracts;

requirements;

cancellation; refunds ............. HB 341

10

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS--

Workplace hearing conservation programs; technicians ............. HB 364 85

SPORTS OFFICIALS--

Amateur

athletic

contests;

liability; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 107

ST. MARYS, CITY OF--

Board of pilotage commissioners; agreements ........................ HB 612 107

STADIUM--

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World

Congress Center Authority . . . . . . . . . HB 223

10

STATE AUDITOR--

Equalized adjusted school property

tax digest ........................ HB 4 21

9 9

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION--

Members; annual public hearings ..... HB 221

31

See also "Education"

STATE BOARD OF RECREATION EXAMINERS--

Termination date .................... HB 8 85

STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR USED MOTOR VEHICLE DISMANTLERS--

Continuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 241 85

STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF USED CAR DEALERS--

Composition;

definitions;

licenses .......................... SB 214

85

STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION--

Approval of contracts ............... HB 427

90

Members; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428

37

STATE BOXING AND WRESTLING COMMISSION--

Creation ............................ HB 15 53

STATE BOXING COMMISSION--

Termination date .................... HB 7

52

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STATE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD--

Licenses;

exceptions;

lawn

sprinkler systems; conditioned

air systems ....................... HB 600

Termination date; examinations;

review courses .................... HB 344

Utility contractors; licensing;

foremen; bids ..................... SB 140

STATE COURTS--

Solicitors; traffic misdemeanors in probate courts; duties ......... SB 273 7

STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN--

Appropriations; S.F.Y. 1988-89 ..... ,HB 381 10

Coverage; Georgia Hazardous Waste

Management Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 768

9

Definitions;

subordination of

coverage; payment of benefits;

confidentiality of records ....... ,HB 613

9

STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION--

Pine straw; harvesting and sale; requirements; orders; penalties ... SB 88 1

STATE GOVERNMENT--

Appropriations; Department of

Medical

Assistance; S.F.Y.

1988-89 ........................... HB 98 106

Appropriations; S.F.Y. 1988-89;

state

employees' health

insurance ......................... HB 381 106

Appropriations; S.F.Y. 1989-90 ...... HB 145 106

Appropriations;

supplemental;

Department of Labor ............... HB 214 106

Appropriations; supplemental for

S. F. Y, 19 88-8 9 . , .... , ............. HB 118 106

Criminal Justice Coordinating

Council; membership ............... HB 430 69

Deferred compensation plans for

employees; confidentiality of

records ........................... HB 611 91

Department of Community Affairs;

local independent authorities;

annual report of indebtedness ..... HB 248 72

Departments; public documents and

publications; copies; reports to

State Board of Education; state

library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,HB 587 104

Fair Employment Practices, Office

of; Department of Industry,

Trade, and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Fair

Employment

Practices,

Office of; status reports

on complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 292

91

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World

7 Con?r ss Center Authority; Code
rev1.s.1.on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World

Congress Center

Authority;

stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 223

10

Georgia Administrative Procedure

Act; Commissioner of Insurance;

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rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 358 105

Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame;

creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 110 104

Georgia Commission for the

National Bicentennial

Celebration ....................... SB 82 102

Georgia Development Authority . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Georgia Development Authority;

amendment to conform to revision

of Georgia Business Corporation

Code .............................. HB 335 17

Georgia Environmental Facilities

Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 82 102

Georgia Environmental Facilities

Authority; assistance to local

governments for solid waste

facilities; fees .................. SB 83 106

Georgia State Games Commission and

Georgia State Games established;

Olympic training centers .......... SB 194 104

Gopher tortoise designated as

official state reptile ............ HB 531 102

Great seal of the state; use or

display;

campaign

posters,

signs, or advertisements . . . . . . . . . . HB 529 102

Industry and trade; name and title

of department, board,

and

commissioner changed; industry,

trade, and tourism ................ SB 82 102

Inventory of personal property;

cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 725 105

Metropolitan area planning and

development

commissions;

operating expenses ................ HB 163 103

Nonprofit contractors ............... HB 215 103

Open

records;

hospital

authorities ....................... HB 140 51

Planning and development ............ HB 215 103

Prison overcrowding; facilities;

state of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 499 79

Public records; General Assembly;

staff services .................... SB 297 105

Public works contracts; bids ........ SB 274

55

Public works contracts; bonds;

contracts under $40,000.00 ........ HB 309

16

Public works contracts; letters of

credit in lieu of bonds ........... HB 269

16

Public works contracts; payment

bonds;

security

deposits;

actions; time limits .............. HB 679

16

Seed Capital Fund; creation ......... HB 151

11

State

contracts;

approval;

exemption of contracts approved

by the State Board of Technical

and Adult Education ............... HB 427

90

State employees' health insurance

plan;

appropriations; S.F.Y.

1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 381 106

State employees' health insurance

plan;

coverage;

Georgia

Hazardous Waste

Management

Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 768

91

State employees' health insurance

plan; definitions; subordination

of

coverage;

payment

of

benefits;

confidentiality of

records ........................... HB 613 90

State Library and State Law

Library ........................... HB 587 104

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State Mapping and Land Records

Modernization Advisory Board;

membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 215 103

State Merit System of Personnel

Administration; working

test

employees ......................... HB 104 91

State Merit System of Personnel

Administration; working test

employees; management reviews ..... HB 291 92

State printing; publications of

the executive branch; cost

information ....................... SB 299 105

State Properties Commission;

acquisition

of

abandoned

railroad lines and property . . . . . . . HB 822 105

State Tollway Authority; loans;

bonds ..... ; ....................... HB 758 55

STATE HEALTH PLANNING--

Dialysis; kidney disease treatment centers ........................... HB 51 50

STATE LAW LIBRARY--

Duties .............................. HB 587 104

STATE LIBRARY--

State Board of Education; duties .... HB 587 104

STATE MAPPING AND LAND RECORDS MODERNIZATION ADVISORY BOARD--

Membership .......................... HB 215 10 3

STATE MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD--

Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Act .................... HB 567 53

STATE MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION--

Sick leave; personal leave .......... SB 41 92 Working test employees .............. HB 104 91
Working test employees; management reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291 92

STATE MINIMUM STANDARD CODES--

Application;

enforcement by

counties and municipalities;

inspectors; training programs;

manufactured homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 154

7

STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING--

State housing goal reports .......... SB 51

8

STATE PROPERTIES COMMISSION--

Acquisition of abandoned railroad lines and property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 822 105
See also Tabular Index-Resolutions
Authorizing Land Conveyances, Leases, and Easements

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STATE SEAL--

Use or display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 529 102

STATE STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION--

Termination date .................... HB 885 85

STATE TOLLWAY AUTHORITY--

Loans; bonds ........................ HB 758 55

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS--

Medical malpractice ................. SB 329

8

STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS--

Interest rate ....................... HB 377 72

STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION--

Termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 885 85

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA--

Senior judges; service as judges; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324 18

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT SYSTEM--

Members reelected in 1988 ........... SB 75 96

Members reelected in 1988;

continued

contributions;

qualified

domestic relations

orders ............................ SB 160 95

Senior judges;

service;

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324 18

SUPERIOR COURTS--

Atlanta

Judicial

Circuit;

additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 721 19

Atlantic

Judicial

Circuit;

additional judge .................. SB 167 19

Bail; offenses bailable only

before a judge of the superior

court; procedure; hearings ........ SB 255 28

Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit;

additional judge .................. HB 559

19

Cherokee

Judicial

Circuit;

additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 922 19

Clerks; actions in rem; notices;

liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 545 87

Clerks; deeds to secure debt;

recording ......................... HB 124 88

Clerks; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

1

Clerks; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334 18

Clerks; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Clerks; fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 898 87

Clerks; filing certificates of

guardianships of property of

incapacitated adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 257 50

Clerks; notices; selection of

boards, authorities, or entities

by grand juries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 599 25

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Clerks;

qualification

of

candidates; affidavits ............ HB 407

Clerks; records, books, dockets,

and indices; fees ................. SB 183

Clerks; salary;

longevity

increases ......................... SB 159

Clerks; sheriffs; qualification of

candidates;

affidavits;

sheriffs' qualifications

for

off ice ............................ HB 407

District attorneys; duties in

juvenile courts ................... SB 287

District attorneys;

traffic

misdemeanors in probate courts;

duties ............................ SB 273

Eastern

Judicial

Circuit;

additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 306

Judges' secretaries; reemployment;

pay level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 191

Senior

judges; service;

compensation ...................... SB 324

Sheriffs; salary;

longevity

increases ......................... SB 159

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 643

Southern

Judicial

Circuit;

additional judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 142

Superior Court Judges Retirement

Fund of Georgia ................... SB 324

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System ............................ SB 75

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System ............................ SB 160

Superior Court Judges Retirement

System ............................ SB 324

Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit;

terms ............................. HB 412

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SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA-Justices; compensation .............. HB 55 89

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TALBOT COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559 19

TALLAPOOSA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT--

Terms ............................... HB 412 2O

TAX COMMISSIONERS, RECEIVERS, AND COLLECTORS--

Qualification of

candidates;

affidavits ........................ HB 407 20

TAYLOR COUNTY--

Superior court; additional judge .... HB 559 19

TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA--

1988 amendatory Act (Ga. L. 1988, p. 697) repealed .................. HB 121 94
Average compensation; calculation ... HB 119 94 Transfer of members of a local
retirement fund; contributions;

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refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622

93

TELEVISION--
Libel and slander; retractions and corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 239 107

TIME-SHARE PROGRAMS--

Definitions;

taxes;

campsite

time-share programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 773

87

TORTS--

Abusive litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 239 107

Abusive litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 525

9

Dangerous dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

3

Dangerous dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 106

48

Frivolous actions and defenses;

costs and attorneys' fees ......... HB 525

9

Guardians of children; releases ..... HB 733

49

Liability for acts of intoxicated

persons; cross-reference

correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 546 107

Libel and slander; visual or sound

broadcasts;

corrections and

retractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 239 107

Limitation of liability of farmers

in fertilizer, plant growth

regulator,

and

pesticide

contamination cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 11

2

Medical malpractice; statute of

limitations; affidavits ........... SB 329

8

Sports officials; amateur athletic

contests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 107

TRADE NAMES--

Limited partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334

18

TRADE SECRETS--

Definition; contractual rights ...... HB 252

10

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY--

Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 235

73

Definition; facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 360

51

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UNCLAIMED PROPERTY--

Amendment to conform law to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 335

17

Disposition; time periods; value;

persons charging fees to locate

unclaimed property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487

88,

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS--

Jet turbine fuel tanks; corrective

action for releases ... , . . . . . . . . . . . HB 155

15

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UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION--

Eligibility for benefits; perso~s

performing

services

in

educational institutions . . . . . . . . . . HB 569 67

Payments during temporary layoffs

excluded as

wages

for

unemployment compensation

purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 368 66

Wages; computation date; special

cases; weekly benefits ............ HB 581 67

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES--

Insurance; direct

response

advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 183 59

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE--

Commercial paper; statement of reason for dishonor ............... SB 187 12

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT--

Enactment ........................... HB 130 75

UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT--

Statements

of

partnership;

presumptions;

property;

dissolution;

agreements

to

continue business; title to real

property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 333 17

UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT--

Probation

departments

and

supervisors not to collect civil

support payments .................. SB 63 31

USED CAR DEALERS--

Definitions; State Board of

Registration of Used Car

Dealers; licenses ................. SB 214

85

UTILITY CONTRACTORS--

Licensing; foremen; bids ............ SB 140 82

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VIDEOTAPE--

Sales and use taxes on rentals ...... HB 488

97

VITAL AREAS--

Planning and development ............ HB 215 103

VITAMINS--

Chiropractors; profits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 661 82

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WARRANTIES--

Motor vehicle extended warranty or service agreements; regulation .... HB 314 60

WATER AND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND LABORATORY ANALYSTS--

Continuing education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 86

WATERCRAFT--

Abandoned vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 476 108 Sailboards .......................... HB 49 108

WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT--

Abandoned vessels ................... HB 476 108

Georgia Boat Safety

Act;

sailboards; exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49 108

Georgia Water Supply Act;

enactment; water

supply

reservoirs ........................ SB 86 13

Lake Sidney Lanier; discharge of

sewage from vessels constructed

on or before January 1, 1978 ...... SB 309 108

Lease of state owned marshland and

water bottoms for marinas;

private docks ..................... HB 272 13

Marinas; powers of the Department

of Natural Resources .............. HB 263 12

Pilots; Board of Pilotage

Commissioners for the City of

St. Marys; agreements ............. HB 612 107

WEAPONS--

Endangering bodily safety of another while hunting; hunting
licenses .......................... HB 494 27

WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--

Aliens

as administrators or

executors; bonds of nonresident

executors or coexecutors . . . . . . . . . . HB 258 109

Code revision ....................... HB 93

1

Foreign trustees of real property

in this state; service of

process on the Secretary of

State ............................. SB 321

9

Living wills; witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 76

53

Private foundations; amendments to

conform to revision of Georgia

Business Corporation Code . . . . . . . . . HB 335 17

Probate courts; jurisdiction;

residence of decedents in

nursing homes at death ............ HB 157 108

Trustees;

appointment;

resignation; probate courts in

certain counties; jurisdiction .... HB 259 22

Trusts; amendments to conform to

revision of Georgia Business

Corporation Code .................. HB 335 17

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Trusts;

insurable

interests;

personal insurance ................ HB 472 62

WORKERS' COMPENSATION--

Code revision ....................... HB 93

Group self-insurance

funds;

securities deposits; surplus and

expendable surplus requirements;

reserves .......................... HB 367 68

State

Board

of Workers'

Compensation;

members

and

administrative law judges;

compensation;

appeals;

rehabilitation suppliers .......... HB 274

67

WRECKERS--

Removal of improperly parked cars

and trespassing

personal

property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 492

88

WRESTLING--

State Boxing and Wrestling Commission; creation .............. HB 15 53

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