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    Legislation Sponsored By Balfour,Don 9th

    Primary Sponsor Legislation (1-6) 7-56

  • SB 55Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially consumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:RegI
    Status:05/14/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 56Alcoholic Beverages; wine direct shipper licenses; provide for issuance
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:
    Status:01/26/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 57Ray Biddy and Gene Mullis Act; renal disease facilities and personnel
    • (4) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:03/31/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 92Commissioner, Revenue; powers/duties; sales/use taxes; collection of certain data
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:FIN
    • HC:W&M
    Status:02/22/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 102Chiropractors; define/redefine terms; scope of practice; change criminal penalties for unlicensed practice
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 105Electrical Services; require charges to communications/cable companies; assessing poles, ducts shall be uniform; procedures/remedies
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:
    Status:02/08/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 145Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
    • (6) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:04/04/08 - Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
  • SB 147Gwinnett County Storm-water Authority; create
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:SLGO
    • HC:LLeg
    Status:05/18/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 155Immunization; HPV; human papillomarvirus; female students entering the sixth grade
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 156Retirement; counties, municipal corporations; post-employment benefits; define certain terms
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RET
    • HC:Ret
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 158Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; salary supplements for the judges; change provisions
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:SLGO
    • HC:LLeg
    Status:05/29/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 164Certificate of Need Reformation Act; extensive revision of the certificate of need program
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:02/14/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 178Pharmacy, State Board of; mails/common carriers; prescription drug; shall not be grounds for sanctioning license of pharmacist
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:RegI
    Status:03/31/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 191Buildings; prohibit the naming of any public building for Sen. Robert Brown
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:SI&P
    • HC:SRules
    Status:03/29/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 204Health; board for distribution/delivery of dead bodies; change certain provisions
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 205Prescription Medication Integrity Act
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:JudyNC
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 212Public Records; disclosure to the news media; public employees
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:ETHICS
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 256Outdoor Advertising Signs; height limitations; conditions for lowering of existing signs
    • (6) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:TRANS
    • HC:
    Status:03/05/08 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 289Newborn Screening Program; assessment; approved laboratories to perform screening testing; revise certain provisions
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:03/01/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 323Loganville, City of; exercise all redevelopment/other powers; provide referendum
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:SLGO
    • HC:LLeg
    Status:05/18/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 384Limousine Carriers; permitting by certain airports; change certain provisions; limit fees
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:RegI
    Status:05/12/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 385Limousine Carriers; provide for licensing to sell alcoholic beverages; annual applications/fees; sticker for each vehicle authorized
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:RegI
    Status:05/12/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 388Identity Fraud; provide Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate certain offenses; subpoena power
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:PS&HS
    Status:05/13/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 405Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; enactment; definitions; provide for anatomical gift
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:JUDY
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:05/12/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 416Retirement; prohibit investment of retirement system assets in certain companies with certain business interests in certain governments
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RET
    • HC:
    Status:02/06/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 418Georgia Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act; definitions; provide for standards for testing cigarettes; written certification
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:AG&CA
    • HC:A&CA
    Status:04/30/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 451Protecting Georgia's Investment Act; require boards administering public retirement funds identify all companies doing investments in Iran
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RET
    • HC:Ret
    Status:05/14/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 454Alcoholic Beverages; any county which Sunday sale is authorized; may authorize the sale in public stadiums, coliseums, and auditoriums
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:RegI
    Status:03/18/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 468Insurance; require all insurers authorized to do business in this state shall publish certain information on annual basis
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:I&L
    • HC:
    Status:02/29/08 - Senate Read Second Time
  • SB 473Accountants; increase regulatory protections for consumers of accounting services; definitions
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:B&B
    Status:04/02/08 - House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Res
  • SB 490State Health; skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and intermingled nursing facilities may be allowed to divide; conditions
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:SCCON
    Status:04/02/08 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  • SB 505Human Resources, Dept. of; state diabetes coordinator; establish; provide for appointment; duties
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:02/22/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 542Military, Emergency & Veterans Affairs; local redevelopment authorities; confer powers/impose duties; provide for membership; appointment
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:ECD
    • HC:
    Status:03/11/08 - Senate Tabled
  • SR 72Esswein, Mitchell; commend
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/24/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 263Commuter Rail; Athens to Atlanta; urging U.S.Congress to provide funding
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:TRANS
    • HC:Trans
    Status:04/20/07 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  • SR 269Georgia Chamber of Commerce Business Day; recognize
    • (4) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/14/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 590Senate Aides; commend
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:04/11/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 591Senate Interns; commend
    • (2) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:04/11/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 649HomeLife Communities; commend
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:04/16/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 650Community Health, Dept. of; urged to develop/establish educational programs regarding diabetes
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RULES
    • HC:
    Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 676First Baptist Church of Snellville; honoring
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:04/20/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 677Boards of Trustees; various retirement systems in the state; urged not to invest in companies included in terrorism sanctions
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:Ret
    Status:01/14/08 - House Second Readers
  • SR 704Georgia Tech Women's Tennis Team; commend
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/15/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 714Harris, Mr. Andrew J.; commend
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/16/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 779A Future. Not a Past. Day; recognize January 30, 2008
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/30/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 810Democracy Restored: A History of the Georgia State Capital; recognize
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/06/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 862Israel, State of; expressing cultural, economic, and educational cooperation
    • (4) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RULES
    • HC:
    Status:02/13/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 903Republic of Austria; expressing cultural, economic, and educational cooperation
    • (6) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/13/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 996Counties/Municipalities; local boards of education; authorize to use tax funds for redevelopment purposes/programs CA
    • (4) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:FIN
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/14/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SR 1011President/U.S. Congress; urged to review conviction/incarceration of former agents Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos/Jose Alonso Compean
    • (5) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:I COOP
    • HC:
    Status:03/11/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 1205European Union; commend
    • (1) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/27/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 1243American Association of Retired Persons (AARP); recognize
    • (3) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/28/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 1245Robertson-Tillman, Mrs. Wilma Floey; condolences
    • (4) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/28/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 1291Board of Regents; urged to name student resource center in honor of Dr. G. Wayne Clough at Georgia Institute of Technology
    • (6) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RULES
    • HC:
    Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted

    • Secondary Sponsor Legislation (7-56) 1-6

  • HB 98House and Senate; certain committees; amend Official Code of Georgia Annotated references
    • Balfour,Don 9th - (Senate Sponsor)
    • HC:Rules
    • SC:RULES
    Status:02/09/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • HB 169Sales and use tax; certain prepared food and beverage donations; provide exemption
    • Balfour,Don 9th - (Senate Sponsor)
    • HC:W&M
    • SC:FIN
    Status:05/29/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 224State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; change certain provisions
    • Balfour,Don 9th - (Senate Sponsor)
    • HC:RegI
    • SC:RULES
    Status:05/29/07 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 960Ecstasy; certain trafficking; bailable only before superior court judge; require
    • Balfour,Don 9th - (Senate Sponsor)
    • HC:JudyNC
    • SC:JUDY
    Status:05/14/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • HB 984Children's transition care centers; definitions; revise and add new
    • Balfour,Don 9th - (Senate Sponsor)
    • HC:C&Y
    • SC:H&HS
    Status:05/14/08 - House Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 60Georgia Trauma Commission; establish
    • (43) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:H&HS
    Status:05/11/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 66Abortion; medical equipment for facilities; procedures
    • (8) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted
  • SB 68Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
    • (30) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:ED&Y
    • HC:HEd
    Status:03/28/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported
  • SB 74Returning Hero Education Act; admission standards for certain combat veterans
    • (26) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H ED
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 86Safety Belts; passenger vehicles; eliminate certain exceptions to the required use
    • (21) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:PS&HS
    • HC:A&CA
    Status:03/20/07 - House Second Readers
  • SB 148Saving the Cure Act; create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure
    • (22) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:S&T
    • HC:S&T
    Status:05/24/07 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 169Ga. Student Finance Authority; direct loans to students; postsecondary schools; 1% rate annually
    • (9) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H ED
    • HC:HEd
    Status:05/13/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 353Public Hospital Integrity Act; certain individuals shall not serve on hospital authority board managing a hospital on behalf of a hospital authority
    • (33) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:GvtO
    • HC:SCG
    Status:02/26/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 368Environmental Protection Division Director; swimming pools; limit what restriction may be placed under certain circumstances
    • (12) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:NR&E
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 370Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide for legislative findings; definitions
    • (10) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RET
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SB 4142008 Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council Act; revise definitions; provide for calling of meetings/quorum
    • (9) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:PUB SAF
    • HC:PS&HS
    Status:05/06/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SB 449Landowners Protection Act of 2008; limit liability of certain landowners; who permit hunting on their property or allowing for agritourism
    • (31) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:ECD
    • HC:Judy
    Status:03/12/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 496Mortgage Businesses; prohibit soliciting or facilitating fraudulent appraisal of value of property offered as security for mortgage/loan
    • (29) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:S JUDY
    • HC:B&B
    Status:03/05/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 522Wild Animals; licenses/permits; revise certain provisions
    • (8) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:AG&CA
    • HC:GF&P
    Status:03/11/08 - House Second Readers
  • SB 562Alcoholic Beverages; cancellation of licenses to sell upon conviction of providing alcoholic beverages to person under 21 years of age
    • (38) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RI&Util
    • HC:
    Status:03/27/08 - Senate Read and Referred
  • SR 6State Children's Health Insurance Plan; urge U.S. Congress to provide funding and ensure reauthorization (PF)
    • (40) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:Rules
    Status:01/11/07 - House Read and Referred
  • SR 74General Assembly Fiscal Office Maintenance Staff; commend
    • (31) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/24/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 101Lesser, Mr. Craig; recognize
    • (53) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 111National Federation of Independent Business in Georgia; recognize
    • (20) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/30/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 231Craft, Mrs. Judy; commend
    • (11) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/09/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 270Zell Bryan Miller; urging Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of statue on grounds of the State Capitol Building
    • (16) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:SI&P
    • HC:
    Status:03/27/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 278U.S. Rep. Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., D.D.S.; commend
    • (31) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/20/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 345Public Funding; faith based organizations; prevent discrimination-CA
    • (29) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:02/29/08 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  • SR 403EMS Recruitment, Retention, and Retirement; create Senate Study Committee
    • (14) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:PS&HS
    • HC:
    Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 548Gordon, Susan; recognize
    • (45) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/29/07 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 701State-Wide Water Management Plan; to ratify; provide force and effect; provide for construction
    • (24) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:NR&E
    • HC:Rules
    Status:01/28/08 - House Second Readers
  • SR 705Ronald Reagan Day; recognize February 6, 2008
    • (26) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:01/15/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 722Grady Oversight Committee; create; Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, Grady Health System, and Henry W. Grady Memorial Hospital; review
    • (30) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:GvtO
    • HC:SCG
    Status:02/26/08 - House Second Readers
  • SR 788Brain Injury Related Neurobehavioral Issues; create Senate Study Committee
    • (16) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:H&HS
    • HC:
    Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
  • SR 800Lakly, Mr. Daniel J.; condolences
    • (24) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/05/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 822Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create; appointment
    • (33) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:RULES
    • HC:Judy
    Status:05/14/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
  • SR 983Bullock, III, Dr. Charles S.; recognize
    • (33) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:02/20/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 1154Patton, Carl V.; recognize
    • (8) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/12/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
  • SR 1220Clough, Dr. G. Wayne; commend
    • (42) Balfour,Don 9th
    • SC:
    • HC:
    Status:03/27/08 - Senate Read and Adopted
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