General Calendar
Legislative Day 31 - 03/12/2008

House Bills
Bill No	Short Title
HB 14	Local school superintendents; elections; provisions
HB 86	Taxable net income; retirement benefits; military service; state tax; exempt
HB 140	Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal; change certain procedures
HB 235	Incapacitated persons; medical treatment; decision-making panel; provide
HB 259	Certain nonprofit organizations; certain noncash prizes; allow give away
HB 278	Funeral service contracts; plat marked with location of grave space; provide
HB 310	Death investigations; certain notification requirements; provide
HB 339	Tax executions; tax collectors and commissioners; collection of costs; provide
HB 342	Insurance; anatomic pathology services; provide direct billing
HB 344	Circuit public defenders; certain retirement systems; membership; provisions
HB 418	Wild animal licenses; water buffalo; add exemption
HB 516	Alcoholic beverages; flavored malt beverage; define; change certain provisions
HB 540	Domestic relations; child support; provisions
HB 541	Clean and renewable fuels; certain vehicles operated by certain government entities; require use
HB 692	Schools and hospitals; recognition program; defibrillator training; establish
HB 713	Water, gas and other services; limited liens for unpaid charges; change certain provisions
HB 750	Sumter County; probate court judge; nonpartisan elections; provide
HB 823	Qualified disabled veterans; homestead exemption; increase amount
HB 826	Income tax credit; certain volunteer firefighters; provide
HB 900	Local option sales tax proceeds; distribution; change provisions
HB 920	HOPE Scholarships; eligibility; end-of-course assessments; provisions
HB 924	Billy Foulke Teenage Seatbelt Safety Act; enact
HB 925	Local government; new townships; provisions
HB 938	Local government; franchise tax; provisions
HB 940	Microchip Consent Act of 2008; enact
HB 954	Procedural requirements; legislative override; change certain exemptions
HB 959	Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; provisions
HB 979	The Property Tax Reform Amendment; implementation; provide
HB 997	Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act; enact
HB 1028	Wire transmission; money received; provide fee
HB 1034	Counties and municipalities; open top rolloff dumpsters; franchise agreements; provide
HB 1049	Disabled veterans; unremarried surviving spouses; allow state-wide homestead exemption
HB 1052	Demand for trial; speedy trial; lengthen time frame
HB 1058	Fayette County; probate judge; nonpartisan elections; provide
HB 1070	Motor vehicles on the water; operating; provide rules
HB 1094	Hotel Motel Tax Act; enact
HB 1125	Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Construction Act of 2008; enact
HB 1139	Sales and use tax; transportation purposes; implement increase
HB 1157	State income tax; retirement income; increase limitation
HB 1172	Bailable offenses; persons not present in United States; require judge to set bail
HB 1174	Education; employment contracts; termination or suspension; change certain provisions
HB 1179	Lobbyists; registration; change certain provisions
HB 1200	Georgia Local Government Public Works Construction Law; certain development authorities; exempt
HB 1202	Georgia Ports Authority; traffic laws; change certain provisions
HB 1206	Glascock County; probate court judge; nonpartisan elections; provide
HB 1207	Marriage license; sickle cell anemia brochure to applicant; require
HB 1213	Incest; crime; include additional related persons
HB 1237	County property; housing authority; certain disposition requirements; provide exemption
HB 1247	State and local highway safety programs; surplus property disposition; provide Governor certain authority
HB 1275	Income tax credit; qualified water harvesting expenses; provide
HB 1276	Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal; qualified service districts; define
HB 1278	Health care insurers; benefit plans; limitations; provisions
HB 1287	Prevention of Online Child Predators Act; enact
HB 1294	Judicial emergency; public health emergency; extend duration
HB 1295	Redevelopment powers; tax allocation bonds; provisions
HB 1322	Property; land covenants which prohibit xeriscaping; prohibit
HB 1323	Cosmetic laser services; licensing; change certain provisions
HB 1325	Domestic relations; international marriage brokers; provide regulation
HB 1359	Corporations, partnerships, and associations; certain documents; provide certain filing fees
HB 1392	Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; attorneys and investigators; expand powers and duties
HB 1394	Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; member removal by vote; provide

House Resolutions
Bill No	Short Title
HR 1	Education; school superintendents elected by majority; provide - CA
HR 47	Joint Legislative Study Committee on Judicial Election Reform; create
HR 228	Sales and use tax; jet fuel; allocate funds for public-use airports - CA
HR 413	English; official language of the State of Georgia; declare - CA
HR 534	Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund; certain revenue dedication; authorize - CA
HR 592	Local boards of education; reimburse governing authority; certain elections; require - CA
HR 791	House Study Committee on Georgia's Pre-K Program; create
HR 1014	State Board of Education; honor courses; establish uniform statewide standards; urge
HR 1015	National Football Foundation; relocate College Football Hall of Fame to Atlanta; encourage
HR 1024	Army and National Guard; priority units; receive WRESP; urge
HR 1032	House Organic Farming and Raw Milk Study Committee; create
HR 1036	General Assembly; Trauma Care Trust Fund; provide - CA
HR 1039	Real property; located in industrial areas; allow owners to remove - CA
HR 1040	Joint Study Committee on Emergency Response and Preparedness Curriculum for Georgia High Schools; create
HR 1056	Sales and use tax; educational purposes; distribution; provisions - CA
HR 1059	Board of Regents; teacher education programs; more classroom management; urge
HR 1071	Law enforcement agencies; develop and implement written policies; urge
HR 1075	Ottis L. Stonecypher, Sr. Memorial Highway; designate portions of SR 197
HR 1115	Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project Foundation; use Georgia granite; urge
HR 1120	State's power; annually levy ad valorem tax; tangible property; eliminate - CA
HR 1154	Georgia Lottery Corporation; bonuses and incentives; more conservative approach; urge
HR 1224	Congress; enact H. Con. Res. 182; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; encourage
HR 1226	Sales and use tax; 1 percent increase; transportation purposes; allocate funds - CA
HR 1247	Revenue, Department of; state-issued purchase cards; closely review; urge
HR 1271	Joint Public Retirement System COLA Study Committee; create
HR 1364	Community redevelopment; funding; authorize - CA
HR 1365	Reverend George W. Nealy Memorial Bridge; dedicate
HR 1483	Gwinnett County Sheriff and Board of Commissioners; create plan to send Sheriff's department to training program; urge
HR 1559	William "Billy" L. Powell, Jr., Highway; dedicate

Senate Bills
Bill No	Short Title
SB 48	Penal Institutions; transmittal information on convicted persons; provide notice to the attorney of record for the convicted persons
SB 82	Dunwoody, City of; incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
SB 88	Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances
SB 113	Insurance; appointment of agents by authorized insurer before licensing; background checks
SB 125	Motor Vehicles; speed restrictions; instruments charging violations of speed regulations; specify two-lane or highway
SB 202	Mattie's Call Act; revise/redesignate Article 7
SB 341	Council on Aging; assign additional duties; produce a report; appointment of advisory committees
SB 342	Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act; issuance of permits; certifications; construction of new public water supply reservoirs
SB 345	Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; provide for purpose and policy
SB 347	Insurance Companies; software as admitted asset when determining financial condition
SB 355	Property; mortgages, conveyance to secure debt, liens; disbursement of certain settlement funds after closing; general provisions
SB 364	Livestock; remove ratites/reclassify as poultry for certain purposes; definitions; brand or tattoo registration certificates; provisions
SB 373	Peace Officers; emergency suspension of a peace officer's certification under circumstances; interviews for employment; modify requirements
SB 382	Game/Fish; license, permit, tag and stamp fees; change certain provisions
SB 384	Limousine Carriers; permitting by certain airports; change certain provisions; limit fees
SB 388	Identity Fraud; provide Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate certain offenses; subpoena power
SB 399	Tire Disposal Restrictions; fees imposed upon retail sale of new replacement tires collected; extend the period
SB 400	Forestry/Fire; enforcement of laws; punishment of certain violations; forestry investigators; provide for qualifications/powers
SB 418	Georgia Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act; definitions; provide for standards for testing cigarettes; written certification
SB 429	Agriculture, Dept. of; assigned functions; enforcement of state laws; control of infectious diseases in livestock; change provisions
SB 430	DNA; Georgia Bureau of Investigation include information in database/compare to samples collected from evidentiary materials
SB 463	State Minimum Standard Codes/Enforcement; adoption/continuation; change certain provisions; gray water recycling system; enforcement

Senate Resolutions
Bill No	Short Title
SR 130	Townships; power of zoning/regulation of land use development; funding CA
SR 750	Transportation, U.S. Dept. of; urged to reconsider its mission and purpose
SR 753	Property Conveyance; City of Thomaston; Upson County
SR 781	GA Dept. Of Transportation; urged to develop a state-wide strategic transportation plan/to take certain other actions

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General CalendarLegislative Day 31 - 03/12/2008

General Calendar
Legislative Day 31 - 03/12/2008