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First Readers for Friday January 14, 2000
HB 1105 Income tax; adjust tables for inflation from 1971
Snelling, Bob (99th) Irvin, Robert A (45th) Day, Burke (153rd)
Dixon, Harry D (168th) Benefield, Jimmy W (96th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual income tax rates, tax tables, credit for withholding and other payments, and applicability to estates and trusts, so as to change the computation of the amount of tax imposed by adjusting tax tables' income brackets to account for the accumulated effect of inflation from 1971 to date; and for other purposes.
HB 1169 Income tax; gradual reduction
Snelling, Bob (99th) Irvin, Robert A (45th) Day, Burke (153rd)
Brown, Jeff (130th) Stephens, Ron (150th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the income tax rates for individuals, fiduciaries, and partnerships, so as to provide for a gradual reduction in the income tax rates over a period of five years; and for other purposes.
HB 1170 Towaliga Judicial Circuit; add judge
Smith, Larry (109th)
HC: Judy SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to provide for an additional judge of the superior court of the Towaliga Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.
HB 1172 Invasions of privacy; minors; certain consent by parent
Manning, Judith H (32nd) Squires, Mary (78th) Golick, Rich (30th)
Wix, Don Edwin (33rd) Unterman, Renee S. (84th)
HC: Judy SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasions of privacy, so as to provide that a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 18 years who has a good faith, objectively reasonable basis for concern that such child is the victim of the criminal conduct of another may consent on behalf of the child for recording and divulging a telephonic conversation or an electronic communication between the child and one or more persons; and for other purposes.
HB 1173 Sales tax; exempt certain plastic polymer molds
Smith, Paul E (12th) Royal, A. Richard (164th) Cummings, Bill (27th)
Floyd, Johnny W (138th) Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Stanley, Lanett (50th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to molds sold, produced, or used for the production of products from plastic polymers; and for other purposes.
HB 1174 Income tax; married and single persons; equalize treatment
Snelling, Bob (99th) Irvin, Robert A (45th) Day, Burke (153rd)
Brown, Jeff (130th) Stephens, Ron (150th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and computation of and exemption from income taxes, so as to equalize tax treatment of married and single persons in certain matters; and for other purposes.
HB 1175 Workers' comp; cert occupations; prohibit certain exemptions
Hugley, Carolyn F (133rd) Taylor, Maretta M (134th)
HC: IndR SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 34-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the applicability of workers' compensation laws to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the exemption from workers' compensation laws granted to employers with less than three employees shall not apply if the employer's occupation has been declared hazardous by the Commissioner of Labor; and for other purposes.
HB 1176 Ins; cert breast reconstruction surgery; provide coverage
Parham, Bobby E (122nd)
HC: Ins SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to breast cancer patient care, so as to change certain provisions relating to coverage for inpatient care and follow-up visits after mastectomies or lymph node dissections; and for other purposes.
HB 1177 Property tax; certain valuations; repeal certain prohibitions
Day, Burke (153rd) Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd) Stephens, Ron (150th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-299 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the ascertainment of taxable real and personal property by the county boards of tax assessors, so as to repeal certain prohibitions regarding the change of valuations which have been established by certain appeals; and for other purposes.

HB 1179 State budgetary affairs; unauthorized payments
Day, Burke (153rd) Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd) Stephens, Ron (150th)
HC: App SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to management of budgetary and financial affairs, so as to provide for a criminal penalty with respect to the authorization of payments in violation of the provisions of Part 1; and for other purposes.
HB 1185 License plates; govt vehicles; display expiration date
Wiles, John J (34th) Parham, Bobby E (122nd) Rice, Tom R (79th)
HC: MotV SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 40-2-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of vehicles of state and political subdivisions, so as to provide that license plates for such vehicles shall display the year of expiration; and for other purposes.
HR 807 Prayer in schools; am to U.S.Const; urge Ga delegation vote for passage
Stephens, Ron (150th) Byrd, Roger C (170th) Mosley, George H (171st)
Graves, David B (125th) Watson, Stanley (70th)
HC: Ed SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A RESOLUTION urging Georgia's congressional delegation to vote for passage of an amendment to the United States Constitution so as to authorize voluntary group prayer in the nation's public school classrooms; and for other purposes.
HR 808 Biblical studies; urge in public schools
Stephens, Ron (150th) Byrd, Roger C (170th) Graves, David B (125th)
Watson, Stanley (70th)
HC: Ed SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A RESOLUTION urging the study of the Bible in the public schools; and for other purposes.
HR 809 Brenau University's Golden Tiger tennis team; inv Coach to House
Rogers, Carl (20th)
HC: Rules SC: 02/09/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Brenau University's Golden Tiger tennis team on winning the 1999 NAIA National Championship and inviting the team and Coach Rogers to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 810 Clarke Central HS Mock Trial winners; inv cert teachers to Hse
McBee, Louise (88th) Heard, Keith G (89th) Hudgens, Ralph T (24th)
HC: Rules SC: 01/14/00 H - Read 1st Time
A RESOLUTION commending Clarke Central High School on winning the 1999 National High School Mock Trial Championship and inviting team teachers George Harwood and Joyce Harrison to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 813 Ray, Honorable Robert F.; commend
Jenkins, Curtis S (110th) Murphy, Thomas B (18th)
HC: SC: 01/14/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Honorable Robert F. Ray; and for other purposes.
HR 814 Davis, Coach Lester Tracy, Jr.; condolences
Jenkins, Curtis S (110th)
HC: SC: 01/14/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION in memory of Coach Lester Tracy Davis, Jr.; and for other purposes.
SB 296 Burke Co. - homestead exemption
Cheeks, Donald E (23rd)
SC: SLGO HC: LLeg 01/24/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A bill to be entitled an Act to provide homestead exemption from Burke County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the total amount of the assessed value of the homestead for the taxable year beginning on January 1,2001, for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $40,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or older; to provide a homestead exemption from Burke County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the total amount of the assessed value of the homestead for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older without regard to income; to provide for definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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