Senate General Calendar
Legislative Day 36 - 03/23/06

• Section 1

  Bill No	Short Title
  HB 1435	Voting; persons with disabilities; provisions
  HB 1211	Southern Appalachian brook trout; official state cold water game fish; designate
  HB 1496	Waycross Judicial Circuit; term of court; change
  HB 1249	Ad valorem taxation exemption; watercraft in inventory; provide
  HB 1273	Security deposits; escrow accounts; change certain provisions
  HB 194	Income tax credit; teleworking for limited period of time

• Section 2

  Bill No	Short Title
  SR 737	Ronald Reagan Day; February 6, 2006; recognize
  SR 1114	Restructuring of DeKalb County Government; create Senate Study Committee
  SR 1133	President/U.S. Congress; urged to pass meaningful changes to protect threatened/endangered species
  HB 294	Speed monitoring devices; photographic systems; provisions
  HB 535	Judicial accounting; penalties for failure to remit funds; repeal
  HB 834	Sales tax exemption; fuel for certain swine raising purposes
  HB 848	Homestead exemption; senior citizens; actual levy amount
  HB 950	Public employees and students; celebration of holidays; prohibit restrictions
  HB 1019	"Taser Certification Act"; create
  HB 1040	Carpet samples; raw material cost; fair market valuation; definitions
  HB 1126	Correctional officers; insurance benefits; provide exemption
  HB 1157	Income tax credit; employers providing retraining programs; change provisions
  HB 1164	Budget Act; amend
  HB 1240	Workers' compensation; certain requirements; provide
  HB 1275	Commercial driver's license; violation; provide for revocation
  HB 1282	Deeds; recording; provisions
  HB 1304	Life insurance; proceeds; provisions
  HB 1326	State-wide Reserve Ratio; contribution rates; change certain provisions
  HB 1361	Redevelopment Powers Law; change certain definitions
  HB 1372	State health benefit plans; termination of coverage; provisions
  HB 1373	Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee; repeal creation
  HB 1385	Building plan reviews; private professional providers; provisions
  HB 1405	Workers' compensation; time frame for claim to be documented; require
  HB 1444	Insurance; insolvencies; amend provisions
  HB 1456	Accident and sickness policy; age of dependent; provisions
  HB 1484	Personal insurance; insurable interest; clarify circumstances
  HR 1081	Joint Higher Education Finance and Formula Study Committee; create
  HR 1169	Colonel R. H. Burson Bridge; designate
  HR 1491	Private James Boggan Memorial Bridge; name
  HR 1551	Joint Comprehensive Water Desalination Study Committee; create
  HR 1661	Hershel Stokes Memorial Overpass; dedicate

• Section 3

  Bill No	Short Title
  SR 1170	National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility; urge Governor to continue pursuit; expressing Senate's support of his efforts
  SR 1195	Environmental Protection Division; urged to allow electric generation peaking facilities
  HB 111	Sales and use tax; change certain definitions
  HB 184	Residential and General Contractors State Licensing Board; membership
  HB 239	Civil practice; settlement offers; litigation costs
  HB 268	District attorneys, assistant district attorneys, district attorney investigators; compensation
  HB 276	Motor vehicles; licensing of ignition interlock device providers
  HB 304	Business and occupation tax; certain regulatory fees by local governments
  HB 338	Hunting; primitive weapons; amend provisions
  HB 344	Firefighters' Pension Fund; return to service after retirement; benefit
  HB 379	Employees' Retirement; disability benefits; eligibility provisions
  HB 429	Setoff debt collection; claimant agencies; include public housing authorities
  HB 494	Notaries public; additional qualifications; applications; amend provisions
  HB 513	Drivers' licenses; certain records; furnish to Georgia Bureau of Investigation
  HB 695	Disabled Assistants Act; authorize permits for certain wild animals
  HB 710	Special license plates; identifying persons with diabetes
  HB 801	Physical therapists; licenses; eliminate certain requirement
  HB 832	Physician's assistants; handling of professional samples
  HB 841	Sales tax exemption; qualified job training organizations
  HB 847	Juvenile proceedings; emancipation of minors by petition
  HB 873	Physician's assistants; public health or state of emergency; render assistance
  HB 874	Public disclosure of records; certain exception; clarify
  HB 881	Dispensing opticians; apprenticeship program; amend requirements
  HB 893	Sales tax; educational purposes; amend certain provisions
  HB 907	Wholesale Licensure and Prescription Medication Integrity Act; enact
  HB 910	Cemeteries and funeral services; amend certain provisions
  HB 941	Archives and History, Division of; documents; religious heritage; recognize
  HB 953	Law enforcement officer; change definition
  HB 959	Mallory's Act; permanently disabled persons; parking permits; amend provisions
  HB 1006	Prestige license plates; Breast Cancer; distribution of renewal fees
  HB 1008	"Georgia Hospice Law"; palliative care; amend provisions
  HB 1030	Excise tax; furnishing of public accommodations; change provisions
  HB 1044	Firearms; carrying and possession; municipal and city court judges; amend provisions
  HB 1053	Prestige license plates; "In God We Trust"; provisions
  HB 1054	Controlled substances; certain classes; change provisions
  HB 1059	Sexual offenders; punishment; registration requirements; change provisions
  HB 1073	Houston Judicial Circuit; number of judges; provisions
  HB 1083	Georgia Medical Center Authority; projects; change definition
  HB 1085	Finfish; certain species; open seasons, creel, and possession limits; amend
  HB 1105	Contracting business; documentation of full-time engagement; provisions
  HB 1143	Dublin, City of; board of education; provide additional authority
  HB 1145	Juvenile proceedings; mental health; change provisions
  HB 1160	Taxable net income; certain companies; provide adjustments
  HB 1162	Department of Community Affairs; Section 8 housing fraud; require investigation
  HB 1168	Winery; tasting room; permit sales
  HB 1170	Cosmetologists; examination fees; change certain provisions
  HB 1178	Prescription drugs; unused; medically indigent persons; establish program
  HB 1184	Herty Foundation; change name
  HB 1187	Appraisal; county staff; change certain provisions
  HB 1195	Civil case; complaints and judgments; change provisions
  HB 1216	All-terrain vehicles; law enforcement agencies; allow use
  HB 1223	County Board of Health; contracts; revise certain provisions
  HB 1224	Health Share Volunteers in Medicine Act; revise certain definitions
  HB 1227	Agricultural Education Oversight Commission; create
  HB 1228	Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission; create
  HB 1236	Motor vehicles; registration; place of return; amend
  HB 1244	Motor fuel; public mass transit; change certain provisions
  HB 1248	Alcoholic beverages; comprehensive revision of provisions; provide
  HB 1252	Driver training schools; definitions; provide
  HB 1259	Private detectives and private security officers; licensing; revise
  HB 1288	Municipal court clerks; required training; provide
  HB 1292	Prison Chaplains Appreciation Day; create
  HB 1294	Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions; change certain provisions
  HB 1301	Sales and use tax exemption; certain food and groceries; food bank; provide
  HB 1302	Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; change certain provisions
  HB 1305	Seed - Capital Fund; investments; provisions
  HB 1307	Georgia Register; publication; change certain provisions
  HB 1308	Nursing homes; fees; change certain provisions
  HB 1313	Eminent domain; comprehensive revision of provisions; provide
  HB 1316	High School Athletics Overview Committee; create
  HB 1318	Board and Department of Corrections; employee benefits; provisions
  HB 1320	Environmental offenses; littering; revise provisions
  HB 1325	Natural gas; distribution; provisions
  HB 1335	Law enforcement officer; hiring; first offender record; review
  HB 1358	Quality Basic Education Act; class size requirements; change provisions
  HB 1364	Handicapped persons; medicare prescription drug insurance plan; provisions
  HB 1371	The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; enact
  HB 1390	State Board of Optometry; change certain provisions relating to creation
  HB 1391	State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; change provisions
  HB 1403	Sales and use tax; certifying additional municipalities; change provisions
  HB 1404	Commissioner of Agriculture; farmers' market; change provisions
  HB 1423	Gwinnett County; superior court; change terms
  HB 1424	Dogs; hunting; change certain provisions
  HB 1436	Wine; restaurant patrons; resealed partially consumed bottle; authorize
  HB 1451	Long-term Care Partnership Program; revise certain definitions
  HB 1473	Social Security Act; certain waivers; require prior legislative approval
  HB 1483	Quality Basic Education Act; amend provisions
  HB 1490	State park lakes; watercraft; change provisions
  HB 1501	County ordinance violations; maximum fines; change provisions
  HB 1502	State revenue commissioner; property appraisal and assessment; provide
  HB 1506	Businesses; revocation of certificate of registration; prohibit certain sales
  HB 1542	Contractors; licensing requirements; extend date
  HR 773	Sales tax for educational purposes; authorization under certain conditions - CA
  HR 1226	Georgia Quail Trail; Dept. of Natural Resources; initiate
  HR 1258	Appalachian Studies Center; Dahlonega; Georgia's official center; establish
  HR 1259	Chatham, Coweta, Douglas, Grady, and Muscogee counties; easements; authorize
  HR 1306	Condemnation of property; redevelopment purposes; approved by vote; require - CA
  HR 1564	Special license plates; dedicate revenue; provisions - CA

• Section 5

  Bill No	Short Title
  SB 78	Dental Hygienist; direct supervision; additional exception in certain settings
  SB 149	School/Extracurricular Activities; written notification; withhold permission
  SB 276	Eminent Domain; local board of education; condemnation on private property; procedures
  SB 294	Timber Harvesting; tree ordinances; provide additional limitations
  SB 330	Emergency Medical Provider; include prehospital healthcare/medical transportation
  SB 347	Criminal Procedure; victim as object of offense based on race, religion, gender, etc.; increase sentence of defendant
  SB 392	Natural Resources; fee waiver; spouses/children of certain deceased military persons; provide conditions
  SB 395	Cellular Service; no contract shall require subscribers to extend/renew to obtain a change in level of service
  SB 407	State Health Insurance Plan; provide Governor and Community Health to contract for a state-by-state survey/analysis
  SB 412	State Health Benefit Advisory Committee; create; membership; quarterly meetings; involved in policy-making activities
  SB 434	Geologist; license renewal; condition; provide for continuing education
  SB 438	State Employees; health insurance plan; new third-party administrator; provide time requirements for credentialing health care providers
  SB 461	Eminent Domain; require condemnors provide notice of property owner's rights/description of condemnation process
  SB 485	Rules of Road; persons convicted of speeding violations; display habitual speeder bumper sticker; condition of probation
  SB 489	Drivers' Licenses; require certain specified new drivers to display a new driver bumper decal
  SB 511	Controlled Substances; define terms; ban sale of marijuana/hemp flavored candy; provide penalties
  SB 524	Counties/Municipal Corporations; noise related ordinances
  SB 554	Governor Emergency Powers; suspend/limit sale; alcoholic beverages, explosives, combustibles; repeal
  SB 555	Downtown Development Authorities; provide exception to perpetual existence; quorums; meetings; actions; records
  SB 566	Chamblee, City of; change corporate boundaries
  SB 567	Doraville, City of; change corporate limits
  SB 568	Dunwoody, City of; provide for charter; incorporation; boundaries; powers
  SB 575	Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; water supply/conservation management plan; change provisions
  SB 599	Land Surveyors; eligibility for certification; change requirements; definition
  SB 602	Human Resources, Dept.; mental health; require privatization of one/more state facilities; provide contracts
  SB 607	Physicians; prohibit certain activities in business establishments
  SB 612	Hunting; vicinity of feeds; change certain provisions; provide penalties
  SB 631	Obscene Material; definition; penalty; provide offense of distribution
  SB 642	Homeland Security, Office of; immigration enforcement director; establish position; appointment/duties
  SB 649	Motorist Coverage; insured in liability policies; uninsured motorist coverage subject to stacking
  SR 655	CA: Lottery Funds; reserved for HOPE Scholarship Program; tuition grants; loans; citizens to attend colleges/universities within state
  SR 1040	CA: Private Property; governmental actions; provide additional methods
  SR 1090	Civil Rights Commission; create

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