General Calendar
Legislative Day 38 - 04/17/2007

House Bills
Bill No	Short Title
HB 6	Firearms; carrying and possession; certain emergency conditions; provisions
HB 8	Elections; tampering of electronic voting machines; increase penalty
HB 17	Motor vehicle leases; insurance coverage; provisions
HB 50	Interstate Compact for Juveniles; enact; repeal previous compact
HB 63	Georgia Student Finance Authority; direct loans; certain students; provisions
HB 87	Sales and use tax; certain machinery; blueberries; peaches; provide exemption
HB 92	Tattoo; misdemeanor; eye socket; repeal
HB 111	Delayed birth certificates; petitions in probate and superior court; permit
HB 113	2007 Georgia Fire Officer Development Act; enact
HB 140	Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal; change certain procedures
HB 141	Sales and use tax; textbooks; provide exemption
HB 158	Parent and child; legitimation; clarify methods; change provisions
HB 167	Bail; professional bonding companies; change provisions
HB 174	Drivers' licenses; instruction permit and Class D; mobile phones; prohibit use
HB 179	Walton Judicial Circuit; create
HB 188	Jury duty; primary caregiver of certain persons; provide exemption
HB 189	Sales and use tax exemption; certain properties; change provisions
HB 195	Georgia taxable net income; excludable retirement income amount; amend
HB 203	Human Resources, Department of; task force on chronic kidney disease; establish
HB 217	County boards of health; soil reports; modify standards
HB 235	Incapacitated persons; medical treatment; decision-making panel; provide
HB 237	Sales and use tax; water pollution eliminating machinery exemptions; change certain provisions
HB 241	Opticians; licensure; practical training; specify certain requirements
HB 249	State health provisions; new acute cancer treatment hospitals; provide exemption
HB 255	Public retirement systems; public employment related crime; expand definition
HB 257	Firearms; public gatherings; allow constables to carry weapons
HB 259	Certain nonprofit organizations; certain noncash prizes; allow give away
HB 265	Local government; county surveyors; repeal provisions of law
HB 272	Sales and use tax; natural or artificial gas sales; provide phased-in exemption
HB 283	Public records inspection; certain requests may be required in writing; provide
HB 287	Controlled substances; immunity for pain management treatment; provide
HB 288	Public utilities and transportation; certain utilities; return consumer deposits
HB 289	Ad valorem tax; public utilities; railroad car repairs; provide exemption
HB 292	Civil practice process; gated and secured communities; provide for service
HB 294	Sales and use tax; nonprofit volunteer health clinics; provide exemption
HB 297	Recreational vehicle dealers; conventions; provide certain exemptions
HB 301	Dogfighting; prohibit; punishments; amend provisions
HB 303	Family reunification; duration of certain court orders; provide more time
HB 306	Municipal corporations; annexations of territory; provisions
HB 328	Ad valorem tax; finished goods; provide freeport exemption
HB 329	Sales and use tax; packaging farm products; certain items; provide exemption
HB 336	Driving under the influence; mandatory sentences; increase
HB 337	New institutional health service; revise definition
HB 351	Georgia Council for the Arts; Georgia Arts Trust; create; provide tax credit
HB 353	Revenue and taxation; unclaimed property; provisions
HB 361	Income tax; certain state income tax credits; change certain provisions
HB 384	Public school employees; disciplinary meetings; representation; provisions
HB 385	State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2007; enact
HB 390	Board of Community Health; health insurance for certain persons; authorize
HB 393	Farm wineries; licensing; change certain provisions
HB 395	First offenders probation; status; clarify
HB 396	Community Health, Department of; PeachCare; eligibility verification services; require
HB 401	Funeral directors and embalmers; licenses; reciprocity; provisions
HB 407	Sales and use tax; certain fuels; dairy production; provide exemption
HB 414	DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program; direct offender to complete
HB 415	Drivers' licenses; temporary licenses; provisions
HB 418	Wild animal licenses; water buffalo; add exemption
HB 422	Specialized land transactions; minimum amount for liens; provide
HB 426	Railroad grade crossings; active warning devices; define; provisions
HB 436	Sales and use tax; personal property; certain nonprofit organizations; provide exemption
HB 439	Income tax credits; film, video, or digital productions; increase amount
HB 453	Farm owners; agritourism activities; provide limited liability
HB 458	Universities; board of regents; teacher education program; require
HB 472	Insurance; policies; languages other than English; provide
HB 474	Certain universities; Georgia entities; intellectual property; requirements
HB 485	Special license plates; certain existing plates; special tag renewal fee; specify
HB 492	Physicians; Composite State Board of Medical Examiners; provisions
HB 494	Cosmetologists; definitions; wax technicians; provisions
HB 498	Motor vehicles; change definitions; drivers' licenses; provisions
HB 514	State Commission on Government Health Services Reform; create
HB 515	Lottery for Education Act; define certain terms; provisions
HB 516	Alcoholic beverages; flavored malt beverage; define; change certain provisions
HB 522	Public Service Commission; gas companies; interstate capacity assets; provisions
HB 535	Mental health; patient advocacy board; create
HB 540	Domestic relations; child support; provisions
HB 541	Clean and renewable fuels; certain vehicles operated by certain government entities; require use
HB 542	Georgia Legislative Youth Advisory Council; create
HB 550	Medical assistance; recovery; liable third parties; change certain provisions
HB 568	Health Care Competition, Transparency and Improvement Act; enact
HB 571	Superior courts; 9-1-1 call; family violence; revise definition
HB 578	State court proceedings; first time; death sentence; change certain provisions
HB 592	Insurance; uninsured motorist coverage; provisions
HB 598	Agriculture Commissioner; hearings; initial and final decisions; change certain provisions
HB 599	Juvenile proceedings; adoption; provisions
HB 603	Education; secondary school teachers; alternative teaching certifications; provide
HB 605	Public office; prohibited employment; aliens; repeal certain provisions
HB 610	Outdoor advertising signs; highways; certain height limitations; provisions
HB 628	Health care data; available to consumers; provide
HB 653	Bombs, explosives and other weapons; hoax devices; expand crime
HB 662	Juvenile proceedings; unruly children; detention; change certain provisions
HB 692	Schools and hospitals; recognition program; defibrillator training; establish

House Resolutions
Bill No	Short Title
HR 15	Joint Study Committee on State Stroke System of Care; create
HR 49	House Mental Health Professionals Study Committee; create
HR 121	Rosa Parks and others; portraits in the state capitol; authorize
HR 205	House Study Committee on Cellular Phone Contract, Billing, and Rebate Practices; create
HR 245	Recycling services; commend; encourage highway construction to use recycled products
HR 350	Joint Study Committee on the State Health System; create
HR 352	House Study Committee on Eyewitness Identification Procedures; create
HR 375	House Study Committee on Prison System Terrorist Recruitment; create
HR 412	Joint Study Committee on Layperson Training in Automated External Defibrillators; create
HR 424	House Study Committee on the Power of Arrest and Peace Officer Certification in Georgia; create
HR 425	House Study Committee on Tanning Salon Consumer Protection; create
HR 426	Joint Higher Education Finance and Formula Study Committee; create
HR 427	House Self-employment Assistance Program; create
HR 468	Sheriff D. J. Connell Memorial Highway; dedicate
HR 508	House Study Committee on the University System of Georgia's Intellectual Property Rights Management; create
HR 511	Joint Study Committee on Local Government; create
HR 512	Joint Study Committee on State Health Benefit Plan Design; create
HR 531	Ralph Lively Memorial Highway; dedicate
HR 534	Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund; certain revenue dedication; authorize - CA
HR 662	House Georgia Bioeconomic Development Study Committee; create
HR 663	House Study Committee on Pain Management; create
HR 666	House Study Committee on a Flexible Work Week; create
HR 668	House Study Committee on Medical Education; create
HR 720	House Study Committee on the Funeral Service Profession; create
HR 721	House Study Committee to incentivize indigent health care by physicians; create
HR 790	House Study Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease; create

Senate Bills
Bill No	Short Title
SB 5	Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act; drivers' licenses; provisions (PF)
SB 9	Grade Integrity Act; provide ethical violation reportable to Professional Standards Commission; statutory construction
SB 10	Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools
SB 14	Superior Court Clerks; personal property filing fees; collection/remittance; change sunset dates
SB 15	Drivers' Licenses; suspended/revoke; change certain provisions
SB 19	Transportation, Department of; pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities necessitated by construction of public roads
SB 23	Criminal Sentencing Procedure; probation/suspension; court may inquire/consider the legality of prisoner's presence in United States
SB 24	Computer Security; persons provide identifying information by falsely representing themselves to be a business; definitions; penalties
SB 27	Vessels; abandoned; provide for revocation of certificates of number which have not been redeemed
SB 34	Penal Institutions; possession of photograph of victims by certain persons confined; prohibit
SB 38	Motor Vehicles; registration of a vehicle; require driver's license/identification card
SB 39	Charter Systems Act; establishment of charter schools; revise/add definitions; Charter Advisory Committee
SB 44	Georgia Fire Officer Development Act; fire officer development training; definitions
SB 48	Penal Institutions; transmittal information on convicted persons; provide notice to the attorney of record for the convicted persons
SB 49	Labor, Dept. of; transfer of Rehabilitation Services; provide delivery of certain services/techniques to deaf-blind individual
SB 54	Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
SB 57	Ray Biddy and Gene Mullis Act; renal disease facilities and personnel
SB 60	Georgia Trauma Commission; establish
SB 62	Georgia Crime Information Center; provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records
SB 68	Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
SB 71	Special Elections; questions to the voters shall be held on certain dates
SB 72	Quality Basic Education Act; authorize the employment of school administrative managers to conduct the financial/business affairs
SB 77	Commercial Vehicles; local tag agents; International Registration Plan
SB 79	Criminal Attempt; increase maximum punishment for convictions; felonies punishable by death/life imprisonment
SB 82	Dunwoody, City of; incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
SB 84	Insurance; protect members of United States armed forces; unscrupulous practices; marketing/sale of insurance
SB 87	Highway System; Dept. of Transportation; RV friendly markers on specific service signs for business establishments
SB 88	Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances
SB 91	Traffic Offenses; fleeing/attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle; punishment; change provisions
SB 96	Drug-Free Work Programs; provide for onsite/oral testing
SB 98	Crimes/Offenses; Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigate certain offenses against minors, including subpoena power
SB 100	Crime; knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; increase certain penalties
SB 101	Agricultural Facilities; redefine a term
SB 106	Bonds; surety for good behavior; extend the period
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 114	Real Estate Brokers; criminal convictions; terms/conditions of sentence; provide that certain time periods shall pass; application for licensure
SB 115	Residential/General Contractors; revise the licensure provisions
SB 116	State Forestry Commission; qualifications of the director; change provisions
SB 120	State Properties; requirement that acquisitions of real property must be conducted through commission; remove certain exceptions
SB 122	Education; annual performance evaluations; require signature of evaluator and provide to certificated person
SB 123	Local Boards of Education; require twins placed in same classroom if parent requests
SB 128	Child Advocate, Office of; provide confidentiality of records
SB 131	Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; payment of assessments; change certain provisions
SB 134	Hospital; acquisitions; notice to the Attorney General; change certain provisions
SB 135	Criminal Reproduction/Sale of Recorded Material; increase penalties; provide forfeiture of certain items
SB 139	Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; transfer from judicial branch to executive branch
SB 145	Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
SB 146	Public Works bidding; provide definitions; advertisement of contract opportunities
SB 149	Probate Court of Floyd County; office of judge; nonpartisan elections
SB 157	Gasoline Additives; provide for grants; E-85 gasoline for retail sale; define certain terms
SB 161	Retirement; disability benefits; physical exam done at convenient place of beneficiary; delete provisions
SB 162	Retirement; person who becomes member; disability benefit; actual years of creditable service
SB 165	Agricultural Commodity Commissions; ratification of commissions; change certain provisions
SB 168	Deaf Child's Bill of Rights Act; communication needs of a deaf student
SB 170	Quality Basic Education Act; foreign language requirements; college preparatory diploma
SB 172	Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund; reports to the board of community health
SB 174	Public Officers/Employees; development of medical/physical fitness standards; appointment of medical review board
SB 175	State Government; clarify meaning of criminal action; replace Dept. of Administrative Services with Office of Treasury/Fiscal Services
SB 176	State Forestry Commission; reports to General Assembly; change certain provisions
SB 177	Superior Courts; Pike County in Griffin Circuit; change certain terms of court
SB 178	Pharmacy, State Board of; mails/common carriers; prescription drug; shall not be grounds for sanctioning license of pharmacist
SB 182	Torts; asbestos/silica claims; change provisions
SB 183	Insurance; authorize agents to charge/collect certain fees; provide for keeping records of such fees; separate receipts
SB 184	Income Taxes; new definitions; modify the computation of deductible business expenses
SB 185	Watercraft; applicant for certificate of number for vessels purchased outside Georgia; sales/use tax has been paid
SB 188	Foster Parents Bill of Rights; children who are privately placed; provide administrative hearing for aggrieved parties
SB 193	Local Government; employment benefits for county members; general provisions
SB 200	Georgia Smart Infrastructure Growth Act; creation
SB 203	Secondary Metals Recyclers; public utilities/transportation; increased penalties
SB 204	Health; board for distribution/delivery of dead bodies; change certain provisions
SB 205	Prescription Medication Integrity Act
SB 210	Secretary of State; authorize to designate/establish facilities; government agency as a branch depository; Division of Archives/History
SB 212	Public Records; disclosure to the news media; public employees
SB 213	Insurance Commissioner; waive retaliatory obligations, prohibitions or restrictions under certain circumstances; provide exceptions
SB 220	Warehousemen; agricultural warehouse receipt requirements, obtaining printed forms, electronic receipts; change provisions
SB 222	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; revise definition; licensed registered nurse
SB 223	Judges; compensation/grants for judicial salaries; change certain provisions
SB 225	Redevelopment; require training with programs; create Redevelopment Powers Training Board
SB 226	Qualified Soil Scientists; evaluations/reports shall be accepted by Dept. of Natural Resources/Dept. Human Resources
SB 232	Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports
SB 234	Secretary of State; collect a filing fee for certificates of conversion; Georgia corporation to foreign corporation
SB 236	Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act; state agencies; breach of security; personal information
SB 237	Architecture; establish minimum training requirements to qualify for certification; Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers
SB 238	Evidence; tampering; remove requirement that such offense involve another person
SB 239	Farm Laborers; provide a definition
SB 246	Buildings; advisory committee on industrialized buildings; appointment/vacancies; change composition
SB 251	Motor Vehicles; require establishment by Dept. of Revenue of internet website for stolen/towed motor vehicles
SB 263	Soil/Water Conservation Districts; number/boundaries; alteration of existing districts/formation of new districts; change certain provisions
SB 264	Elections/Primaries; qualify for a party's nomination/run for public office; provide certain requirements
SB 275	Agriculture Commissioner; provide a date certain for rules/regulations to establish criminal violations
SB 276	Insurance; uninsured motor vehicle; available coverages are inadequate to cover person's bodily injury/property damage losses
SB 280	Georgia Technology Authority; provide for construction/interpretation of the Code section
SB 282	Highway System; alternative tourism routes; creation
SB 298	Pulaski County; office of probate judge; nonpartisan elections

Senate Resolutions
Bill No	Short Title
SR 30	Joint Study Committee on State Stroke System of Care; create
SR 68	William H. "Sonny Boy" Skipper Maintenance Headquarters; dedicate
SR 87	Human Resources, Dept. of; urged to name district health office building at Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in honor of Dr. Raymond F. Corpe
SR 125	Lottery Funds; reserved only for the HOPE Scholarship Program CA
SR 139	Congress; urged to raise allowable deduction for health savings accounts
SR 154	Joint Human Services Transportation Study Commission; create
SR 246	Indigent Defense; create Joint Study Committee
SR 249	Public Property; conveyance; granting of easements for facilities, utilities 6 counties
SR 263	Commuter Rail; Athens to Atlanta; urging U.S.Congress to provide funding
SR 296	POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge; dedicating
SR 309	Infrastructure Development Districts; provide by general law the creation and comprehensive regulation-CA
SR 357	Major Byron S. McGuire, Sr. Memorial Bridge; dedicating
SR 363	Mental Health Service Delivery Commission; create
SR 365	Transportation Funding; create joint study committee

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General CalendarLegislative Day 38 - 04/17/2007

General Calendar
Legislative Day 38 - 04/17/2007