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 
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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. 
c : : ~ ~ Sincerely yours, Chairman Legislative Services Committee 
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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 
 
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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 
 
Generals Adopted, .. ,. 27 Privilege Adopted .... .i.,JZ 
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House .. ,, ..... ,, 92 Senate .. , .. , .. ,---1. 
.El. Lost, unfavorable .. ,, . ......:J.. 
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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 
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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, .... 
 
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563 566 
 
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1542 
 
714 817 
 
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WAL RESOI 'ITION House. Senate., ... , ... 
 
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459 93 
 
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, . ,ill 
 
239 .....J& 
 
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834 
 
698 129 
 
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SIGNED/VETOED 
 
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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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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 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
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 
 
- 51 - 
 
 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 
 
Act;'l!f 32T-6h-i2s4, rel. 
 
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ft! t and loads, t .... ' '._ ide l_hl.i.t. 
 
r:~.~ximum 
 
uEob. 1t1.ff length of ,., 
 
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vehicles tra ' o : ing: 
 
1t~ ~shall 
 
via not exceed 6 e i 
 
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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 
 
fr.:i,:liliH:~ctt:1..l:lrpJ''\ for 
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auction barn, packing ou , 
 
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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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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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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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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 TITLE 36 (continued) 
 
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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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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 TITLE 40 (continued) 
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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 TITLE 40 (continued) 
 
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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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 
 
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permanent status if a position is 
 
available. 
 
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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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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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 TITLE 47 (continued) 
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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 TITLE 47 (continued) 
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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 TITLE 48 (continued) 
 
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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 TITLE 48 (continued) 
 
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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46 98 
2 102 
2 45 
45 1 1 1 
2 
4 
54 54 103 103 
87 
74 3 
75 4 
107 
2 
3 
 
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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 
 
29 
 
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 ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE COVERAGE ACT-- 
Enactments; impact assessments of legislative proposals ............. HB 813 
ATHLETE AGENTS-- 
 
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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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 - B- 
 
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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 Bill 
 
Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 151 
 
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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4 102 
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86 
26 
44 
92 104 
108 
108 108 
52 
1 6 68 
29 16 16 72 
 
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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 
 
- C- 
CARNIVAL RIDE SAFETY ACT-- 
 
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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 Bill 
 
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 
 
1 
 
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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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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I 
J Bill 
 
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 
 
- 127 - 
 
 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 
 
- 133 - 
 
 EMINENT DOMAIN-- 
 
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 
 
- F- 
 
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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I 
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13 13 
13 11 102 19 
105 79 89 
103 
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102 
 
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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 
 
99' 51 ! 98 100 104 
7 27 
98 97 98 99 
102 51 
61 65 61 
 
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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 
 
- 148 - 
 
 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 
 
- L- 
 
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 
 
- 150 - 
 
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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 
 
- 153 - 
 
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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 
 
- 154 - 
 
 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 
 
- 155 - 
 
 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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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 
 
- 157 - 
 
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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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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 
26 
 
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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 
 
- 169 - 
 
 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 
 
- Q- 
 
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 
 
- 170 - 
 
 Bill 
 
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 
 
- 171 - 
 
 Bill 
 
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 
 
- 172 - 
 
 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 
 
- 173 - 
 
 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 
 
- s- 
 
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 
 
- 174 - 
 
 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 
 
- 175 - 
 
 Bill 
 
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 
 
- 176 - 
 
 Bill Pa 
 
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; 
 
- 177 - 
 
 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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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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Sales and use taxes on rentals ...... HB 488 
 
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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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