General Calendar
Legislative Day 40 - 04/04/2008

• 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 1145	Local government; creation of joint water authorities; definitions and provisions
  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 127	Citizenship; urge Congress to amend birth right provisions
  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 1015	National Football Foundation; relocate College Football Hall of Fame to Atlanta; encourage
  HR 1017	Congress and the President; offshore oil and gas drilling; remove moratorium; urge
  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 1075	Ottis L. Stonecypher, Sr. Memorial Highway; designate portions of SR 197
  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 1226	Sales and use tax; 1 percent increase; transportation purposes; allocate funds - CA
  HR 1271	Joint Public Retirement System COLA Study Committee; create
  HR 1275	House Sickle Cell Anemia Study Committee; create
  HR 1288	House Telecommunications Competition Review Study Committee; create
  HR 1305	House Comprehensive Firearms Law 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 1516	House Study Committee on Organized Retail Theft; create
  HR 1517	House Study Committee on Funeral, Cemeterian, and Related Services; create
  HR 1559	William "Billy" L. Powell, Jr., Highway; dedicate
  HR 1563	House All-terrain Vehicle Sales and Use Tax Study Committee; create
  HR 1605	Transportation, Department of; safety evaluation and perform necessary repair work; request
  HR 1607	House Biodiesel Fuel Study Committee; create
  HR 1609	House Study Committee on Trade, Travel, and Security between Georgia and Western Hemisphere Trade Partners; create
  HR 1610	House Study Committee on Emergency Response and Preparedness Curriculum for Georgia High Schools; create
  HR 1625	House Hospital Tax and Indigent Care Study Committee; create
  HR 1626	Army and National Guard; priority units; receive WRESP; urge
  HR 1632	House Study Committee on Accessibility; create
  HR 1701	House Study Committee on Prostitution and the Adult Entertainment Industry; create
  HR 1740	House Public and Legal Notices Study Committee; create
  HR 1746	House Study Committee on Children's Mental Health in Georgia; create
  HR 1856	State Board of Education; instruction course in Hunting, Fishing, and Nature Appreciation; urge
  HR 1857	House Study Committee on Roadside Enhancement and Beautification; create
  HR 1858	House Study Committee on State Recycling Initiatives; create
  HR 1879	House Study Committee on Restrictive Covenants in the Commercial Arena; create
  HR 1881	House Dry-Cleaning Solvents Study Committee; create
  HR 1932	House Study Committee on DeKalb County Court Fines and Fees; create

• Senate Bills

  Bill No	Short Title
  SB 12	Budget Act; periodic application of zero-base budgeting; analysis of departmental/program objectives
  SB 16	Animal Fighting Act; change certain provisions
  SB 48	Penal Institutions; transmittal information on convicted persons; provide notice to the attorney of record for the convicted persons
  SB 54	Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
  SB 57	Ray Biddy and Gene Mullis Act; renal disease facilities and personnel
  SB 58	Taxation; payment of taxes where property lies in more than one county; repeal certain provisions
  SB 68	Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
  SB 80	Public Retirement Systems; define terms; alternative investments; provide code of ethics
  SB 89	Georgia Townships Act; creation
  SB 109	Insurance; definitions; include plan administrators in prompt pay requirements
  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 134	Hospital; acquisitions; notice to the Attorney General; change certain provisions
  SB 163	Retirement; county revenue employees; no person who becomes tax commissioner or any such officer shall be eligible for membership
  SB 178	Pharmacy, State Board of; mails/common carriers; prescription drug; shall not be grounds for sanctioning license of pharmacist
  SB 185	Watercraft; applicant for certificate of number for vessels purchased outside Georgia; sales/use tax has been paid
  SB 232	Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports
  SB 249	Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides
  SB 264	Elections/Primaries; qualify for a party's nomination/run for public office; provide certain requirements
  SB 271	Taxes; change the period of time within which a tax deed shall ripen by prescription
  SB 332	MARTA; allow a transportation services contract to authorize the extension of/addition to the Authority's existing rail system
  SB 342	Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act; issuance of permits; certifications; construction of new public water supply reservoirs
  SB 361	Georgia Credit Protection Act; provide definitions; credit reports; provide method of placing and removing security freeze
  SB 367	Georgia Coastal Management Act; automatic repeal; change certain provisions
  SB 371	Local School Districts; rail crossings without active warning devices used by school buses; reroute buses to minimize use of such crossings
  SB 381	No Heartbeat Act; registration and certificates of birth; change certain provisions; provide for a definition
  SB 382	Game/Fish; license, permit, tag and stamp fees; change certain provisions
  SB 393	Pawnbrokers; restrict local governments' power; payment of any fee for transactions/hours of operation
  SB 406	Offenses; increase penalties for reproducing, transferring, selling, distributing certain recorded material; forfeiture of certain terms
  SB 410	State Road/Tollway Authority; authorize to create a state congestion relief fund; community improvement districts
  SB 413	Boxing, Wrestling, Martial Arts; licensure/regulation; substantially/comprehensively revise provisions
  SB 424	Barber; obtaining license to practice; change certain requirements; provisions; provide exceptions
  SB 433	State Health Planning; provide destination cancer hospitals are subject to certificate of need requirements; provide for penalties
  SB 438	Rules of the Road; serious injury due to right of way violation resulting in a collision; provide for a penalty for a second offense
  SB 445	Administrative Procedure; effectiveness of a challenged agency rule; General Assembly take action on such rule at next legislative session
  SB 454	Alcoholic Beverages; any county which Sunday sale is authorized; may authorize the sale in public stadiums, coliseums, and auditoriums
  SB 458	Education; require local school systems and schools to be accredited; provide for definitions
  SB 460	Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund; membership dues in such fund; creditable service; provide a penalty
  SB 461	Education; provide schools with certain guidelines regarding bullying; submit policy to Dept. of Education
  SB 474	Minors; provide availability of parental controls over Internet access
  SB 482	Government; State Law Library; repeal chapter 11
  SB 490	State Health; skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and intermingled nursing facilities may be allowed to divide; conditions
  SB 493	Redevelopment Powers; computation of tax allocation increments of districts
  SB 498	Cosmetic Laser Services; licensing; change certain provisions
  SB 504	Insurance; religious nonprofit organization; health care cost sharing arrangement with its members; definitions
  SB 506	SHAPE Act; require local school systems to conduct physical fitness testing of students; state physical education instruction requirements
  SB 525	Georgia Technology Authority; change certain powers; authorize to develop certain plans and reports
  SB 526	Lottery for Education Act; define certain terms; under certain conditions lottery winnings may be assigned; court order
  SB 535	Local Boards of Education; require school systems to attain/maintain accreditation; definition; removal of members; provide for procedures
  SB 537	State Inspector General, Office of; establish; provide for definitions, duties, certain powers, procedures for the application of such office
  SB 539	Certificate of Need Program; exempt continuing care retirement communities; certificate of need requirements; certain conditions

• Senate Resolutions

  Bill No	Short Title
  SR 20	Taxation; provide limitations on state government tax and expenditures; definitions CA
  SR 130	Townships; power of zoning/regulation of land use development; funding CA
  SR 279	Senate; provide four-year terms of office for members CA
  SR 400	Tax Credits for Community Service Contributions-CA
  SR 445	Joint Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors Study Commission; create
  SR 820	Joint Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Study Committee; create
  SR 822	Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create; appointment
  SR 842	Transportation, Georgia Dept. of; urged to build a maglev train connecting Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta with Chattanooga Municipal Airport
  SR 996	Counties/Municipalities; local boards of education; authorize to use tax funds for redevelopment purposes/programs CA
  SR 1030	Joint Electronic Records, Signatures, Filing and Recording Study Committee; create
  SR 1074	Offenses; parking in parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; authorize General Assembly to provide additional penalties-CA

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