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First Readers for Monday January 24, 2000
HB 1108 DNA samples; certain offenses; collection; analysis; storage
Grindley, Jr., George H (35th) Mobley, Barbara J (69th) Irvin, Robert A (45th)
Campbell, Jr, Thomas R (42nd) Richardson, James G (26th) Everett, Doug (163rd)
HC: Judy SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to DNA analysis upon conviction of certain sex offenses, so as to authorize that, in addition to blood samples, oral swabs or a sample obtained from a noninvasive procedure may be taken for DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person; and for other purposes.
HB 1188 Weapons; possession during commission of crime; cert razors
Scarlett, Stephen G (174th)
HC: SJudy SC: 02/03/00 H - Favorably Reported
A BILL to amend Code Section 16-11-106 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes, so as to include certain possession of straight-edge razors and razor blades within the scope of the offense; and for other purposes.
HB 1190 Plants; kudzu vines; spreading on adjoining property
McBee, Louise (88th) Buck, III, Thomas B (135th)
HC: Ag SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest resources and other plant life, so as to provide that any person who owns real property on which a kudzu vine is growing and who allows such kudzu vine to spread to the property of an adjoining property owner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and for other purposes.
HB 1191 Insurance, wills, estates; certain homicide; prohibit benefits pmts
Scarlett, Stephen G (174th)
HC: Judy SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, and Chapter 1 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to wills, trusts, and estates, so as to provide that persons who commit homicide by vehicle in the first degree shall not benefit in certain ways from the victim's death; and for other purposes.
HB 1193 Homestead exemptions; certain residents; income qualifications
Bulloch, Jr., John D (180th) Royal, A. Richard (164th) Parham, Bobby E (122nd)
Martin, James L (145th) Day, Burke (153rd)
HC: W&M SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to change the income qualifications for homestead exemptions from school district ad valorem taxation for residents who are 62 years of age or older; and for other purposes.
HB 1194 Managed care plans; certification; availability to all counties
Smith, Larry (109th)
HC: Ins SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Patient Protection Act of 1996," so as to provide additional provisions and requirements for certification of qualified managed care plans; and for other purposes.
HB 1195 Motor vehicles; certificates of registration; require in vehicle
Roberts, Lawrence R (162nd) Parham, Bobby E (122nd) Powell, Alan T (23rd)
Teague, Sharon Beasley (58th) Yates, John Phillip (106th)
HC: MotV SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 40-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operation of unregistered vehicle or vehicle without current license plate, revalidation decal, or county decal, storage of unlicensed vehicles, jurisdiction, display of temporary notice, and disposition of fines, so as to require valid certificates of registration to be kept in certain vehicles and produced on demand of law enforcement officers in certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
HB 1196 Judgment liens; superior court clerk maintain employment record
Lane, Robert (146th) Jenkins, Curtis S (110th) Walker, Larry (141st)
Everett, Doug (163rd) Ehrhart, Earl (36th) Davis, J. Max (60th)
HC: Judy SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgment liens, so as to provide that the clerk of each superior court shall maintain a record indexed to the general execution docket showing the place of employment of each judgment debtor; to provide that each person against whom an unsatisfied judgment appears on the general execution docket shall notify the clerk of the court of his or her place of employment; and for other purposes.
HB 1198 Corporate income tax credits; affiliated entities; assignment
Channell, R. M. (Mickey) (111th)
HC: W&M SC: 01/25/00 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 income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the assignment of certain corporate income tax credits; and for other purposes.

HB 1199 Candidates; required filings; certain time period extension
Bordeaux, Tom (151st) Jackson, Lester (148th) Pelote, Dorothy B (149th)
Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd) Stephens, Ron (150th) Day, Burke (153rd)
HC: GAff SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding selection and qualification of candidates, so as to authorize the extension of certain time periods for required filings by candidates in the event of a declared state of emergency or disaster; and for other purposes.
HB 1200 QBE; curriculum; Old and New Testament era history
Smith, Tommy (169th) Byrd, Roger C (170th) Tillman, Eugene C (173rd)
Mosley, George H (171st) Dixon, Harry D (168th) Stanley, Pamela A (49th)
HC: Ed SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum for elementary and secondary students under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for the offering of state funded high school courses in the History and Literature of the Old Testament Era and the History and Literature of the New Testament Era; and for other purposes.
HB 1201 Driver's license; age change; driver education
Campbell, Jr, Thomas R (42nd)
HC: MotV SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to change certain provisions relating to persons not to be licensed; to require a course of driver education for certain applicants for drivers' licenses; to allow public schools to offer such courses over the summer and to charge for them; and for other purposes.
HB 1202 Income tax; interest on refunds
Jennings, Paul (63rd) Smith, Paul E (12th) Buck, III, Thomas B (135th)
Scarlett, Stephen G (174th) Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd)
HC: W&M SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment, deficiencies, assessment, and collection of income taxes, so as to provide for the payment of interest on refunds of overpayments of state income tax at the same interest rate as with respect to underpayments; and for other purposes.
HB 1203 Income tax; member of military stationed outside U.S.
Jennings, Paul (63rd) Smith, Paul E (12th) Buck, III, Thomas B (135th)
Scarlett, Stephen G (174th) Birdsong, Kenneth W (123rd)
HC: W&M SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to provide that military income received by a member of the armed services of the United States stationed outside the United States as a result of military orders shall not be subject to state income tax; and for other purposes.
HB 1207 QBE; Ten Commandments; require in every classroom
Poag, Judy N (6th)
HC: Ed SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions of the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require local school systems to ensure that the Ten Commandments is displayed in every classroom within the school district, in order to receive state funds under the "Quality Basic Education Act"; and for other purposes.
HB 1208 Solid waste; plasma arc technology; local authorization
Poag, Judy N (6th)
HC: NatR SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to define a certain term; to provide that the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shall not permit a solid waste disposal facility which uses plasma arc technology without a local Act of the General Assembly authorizing such a facility; and for other purposes.
HB 1209 Schools; student-initiated spoken prayer
Poag, Judy N (6th)
HC: Ed SC: 01/25/00 H - Read 2nd Time
A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local boards of education to adopt policies permitting student-initiated spoken prayer during the school day, subject to certain conditions; and for other purposes.
HB 1211 Employees' Ret; postretirement increases; involuntary separation
Kaye, Mitchell (37th) Stallings, Tracy (100th) Mills, James W (21st)
Ehrhart, Earl (36th) Irvin, Robert A (45th) Lewis, Walter Jeffrey (14th)
HC: Ret SC: 02/08/00 H - Favorably Reported (Sub)
A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postretirement benefit adjustments in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that a postretirement benefit increase shall not be granted to any person who is drawing a retirement benefit pursuant to Code Section 47-2-123 because of involuntary separation from employment unless such increase is expressly authorized by general law; and for other purposes.
HR 811 Bryant, Anita; compensate
Bordeaux, Tom (151st)
HC: App SC: 03/01/00 H - Unfavorably Reported
A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Anita Bryant; and for other purposes.
HR 812 Jt Study Comm on Art Policies for Capitol & Gov's Mansion; create
Purcell, Ann R (147th) Walker, Larry (141st) Ashe, Kathy B (46th)
McClinton, JoAnn (68th)
HC: Rules SC: 02/09/00 H - Favorably Reported
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Art Policies for the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion; and for other purposes.

HR 815 Rules of House; amend
Skipper, Jimmy (137th) Walker, Larry (141st)
HC: Rules SC: 01/27/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 818 Cartersville High School football team; invite to House
Lewis, Walter Jeffrey (14th)
HC: Rules SC: 02/03/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION honoring the members and coaches of the Cartersville High School football team and inviting them to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 819 Baumgartner, Andy; invite to House
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Porter, DuBose (143rd)
HC: Rules SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 1st Time
A RESOLUTION commending Andy Baumgartner, 1999 National Teacher of the Year, and inviting him to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 820 Albany-Dougherty Co Day at State Capitol; inv officials to House
Dukes, Winfred (161st) Everett, Doug (163rd) Roberts, Lawrence R (162nd)
Smyre, Calvin (136th) Murphy, Thomas B (18th)
HC: Rules SC: 01/25/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION declaring January 25, 2000, as Albany-Dougherty County Day at the State Capitol and inviting officials of the city, the county, and the chamber of commerce to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 821 Cosby, Earl; invite to House
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Smith, Larry (109th) Porter, DuBose (143rd)
HC: Rules SC: 01/24/00 H - Read 1st Time
A RESOLUTION inviting Mr. Earl Cosby to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 822 Cox, Suttiwan, Amy Denty, Mike Stanton & Kimberly Stewart; commend
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Porter, DuBose (143rd) Mosley, George H (171st)
Byrd, Roger C (170th) Coan, Michael T (82nd)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Ms. Suttiwan Cox, Ms. Amy Denty, Mr. Mike Stanton, and Ms. Kimberly Stewart; and for other purposes.
HR 823 State Medical Education Board; commend
Buck, III, Thomas B (135th) Mosley, George H (171st) Parrish, Larry (Butch) J (144th)
Connell, Jack (115th) Coleman, Terry L (142nd) Houston, Penny (166th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the members of the State Medical Education Board; and for other purposes.
HR 824 Cosby, Earl; commend
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Smith, Larry (109th) Porter, DuBose (143rd)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Mr. Earl Cosby; and for other purposes.
HR 825 McClellan, Nonnie; commend
Bannister, Charles E (77th) Callaway, Gene (81st) Rice, Tom R (79th)
Mills, James W (21st) Massey, Warren (86th) Unterman, Renee S. (84th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Nonnie McClellan; and for other purposes.
HR 826 Maddox, Maude; commend
Bannister, Charles E (77th) Rice, Tom R (79th) Callaway, Gene (81st)
Mills, James W (21st) Massey, Warren (86th) Unterman, Renee S. (84th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Maude Maddox; and for other purposes.
HR 827 Hancock, Pierce Jackson, Jr.; condolences
Rogers, Carl (20th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION expressing regret at the passing of Pierce Jackson Hancock, Jr.; and for other purposes.

HR 828 Burnett, Cynthia A.; commend
Snelling, Bob (99th) Hembree, Bill (98th) Irvin, Robert A (45th)
Walker, Larry (141st) Murphy, Thomas B (18th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Cynthia A. Burnett, Douglas County School System's 2000 Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.
HR 829 Barrett, Kingsley; commend
Rogers, Carl (20th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Kingsley Barrett; and for other purposes.
HR 830 Cole, Sergeant Major Judith A.; commend
Snelling, Bob (99th) Hembree, Bill (98th) Irvin, Robert A (45th)
Smith, Clint (19th) Walker, Larry (141st) Murphy, Thomas B (18th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Sergeant Major Judith A. Cole; and for other purposes.
HR 831 Republic of China on Taiwan; commend
Murphy, Thomas B (18th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating the Republic of China on Taiwan on the occasion of its 88th anniversary; and for other purposes.
HR 832 Lithia Springs High School Scholar Bowl Team; commend
Hembree, Bill (98th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending the Lithia Springs High School Scholar Bowl Team; and for other purposes.
HR 833 Davis, Fred; commend
Lord, Jimmy (121st) Hudson, Sistie G (120th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Mr. Fred Davis; and for other purposes.
HR 834 "Colony Homes Day;" recognize February 2, 2000
Scheid, III, Charles F (17th)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION recognizing Wednesday, February 2, 2000, as "Colony Homes Day" at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
HR 835 Baumgartner, Andy; commend
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd) Porter, DuBose (143rd)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending Andy Baumgartner, 1999 National Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.
HR 836 Police chiefs and heads of law enforcement agencies; commend
Twiggs, Ralph (8th) Jenkins, Curtis S (110th) Poag, Judy N (6th)
Whitaker, Ben N (7th) Day, Burke (153rd) Coleman, Terry L (142nd)
HC: SC: 01/24/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending police chiefs and other heads of law enforcement agencies in this state and observing a day of recognition; and for other purposes.
HR 837 Bisher, Roger and Addie Mathes; invite to House
Wix, Don Edwin (33rd) Parsons, Don L (40th) Ehrhart, Earl (36th)
Wiles, John J (34th) Golick, Rich (30th) Manning, Judith H (32nd)
HC: Rules SC: 03/14/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION recognizing Roger Bisher and Addie Mathes and inviting them to the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
HR 838 Lowndes High School football team; invite to House
Borders, Ron (177th) Shaw, Jay (176th) Reaves, Henry L (178th)
HC: Rules SC: 01/26/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending the Lowndes High School football team and inviting the team and the coaches to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

HR 839 Valwood School football team; invite to House
Borders, Ron (177th) Shaw, Jay (176th) Reaves, Henry L (178th)
HC: Rules SC: 02/09/00 H - Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION commending the Valwood School football team and inviting the team and the coaches to appear before the House of representatives; and for other purposes.

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