General Calendar
Legislative Day 40 - 04/20/2007

• 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 534	Emergency 9-1-1 Assistance Fund; certain revenue dedication; authorize - CA
  HR 609	House Study Committee on Prepaid Telecommunications Homeland Security Interests; create
  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
  HR 826	House Study Committee on Trans Fat Alternatives for the Georgia Food Industry; create

• Senate Bills

  Bill No	Short Title
  SB 1	Sexual Offenders; unlawful to photograph minors; provide penalties
  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 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 39	Charter Systems Act; establishment of charter schools; revise/add definitions; Charter Advisory Committee
  SB 40	Elections; fraudulent acts; increase penalties
  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 54	Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
  SB 57	Ray Biddy and Gene Mullis Act; renal disease facilities and personnel
  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 82	Dunwoody, City of; incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
  SB 83	Municipalities; change certain local government provisions
  SB 84	Insurance; protect members of United States armed forces; unscrupulous practices; marketing/sale of insurance
  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 94	Dispossessory Proceedings; clarify the process for judgments by defaults
  SB 96	Drug-Free Work Programs; provide for onsite/oral testing
  SB 100	Crime; knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; increase certain penalties
  SB 102	Chiropractors; define/redefine terms; scope of practice; change criminal penalties for unlicensed practice
  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 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 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 145	Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
  SB 148	Saving the Cure Act; create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure
  SB 149	Probate Court of Floyd County; office of judge; nonpartisan elections
  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 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 178	Pharmacy, State Board of; mails/common carriers; prescription drug; shall not be grounds for sanctioning license of pharmacist
  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 194	Election; county election superintendent; tabulation of absentee ballots; prior to the close of the polls on the day of primary, election or runoff
  SB 202	Mattie's Call Act; revise/redesignate Article 7
  SB 204	Health; board for distribution/delivery of dead bodies; change certain provisions
  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 222	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; revise definition; licensed registered nurse
  SB 223	Judges; compensation/grants for judicial salaries; change certain provisions
  SB 232	Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports
  SB 236	Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act; state agencies; breach of security; personal information
  SB 238	Evidence; tampering; remove requirement that such offense involve another person
  SB 239	Farm Laborers; provide a definition
  SB 249	Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides
  SB 251	Motor Vehicles; require establishment by Dept. of Revenue of internet website for stolen/towed motor vehicles
  SB 264	Elections/Primaries; qualify for a party's nomination/run for public office; provide certain requirements
  SB 272	Agricultural/Forest Products; limited liability for owners/operators of farms offering agritourism under certain circumstances
  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 290	Georgia Aviation Authority Act; create

• Senate Resolutions

  Bill No	Short Title
  SR 125	Lottery Funds; reserved only for the HOPE Scholarship Program CA
  SR 154	Joint Human Services Transportation Study Commission; create
  SR 246	Indigent Defense; create Joint Study Committee
  SR 263	Commuter Rail; Athens to Atlanta; urging U.S.Congress to provide funding
  SR 296	POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge; dedicating
  SR 363	Mental Health Service Delivery Commission; create
  SR 365	Transportation Funding; create joint study committee

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