General Calendar
Legislative Day 30 - 03/12/2009

• House Bills

  Bill No	Short Title
  HB 2	Grants; recipients comply with certain provisions; require
  HB 16	Electronic tracking device; location of person without consent; prohibit
  HB 20	Human Resources, Department of; policies or rules; loans, grants and benefits; provisions
  HB 23	Motor vehicles; cell phones; text messaging; prohibit use
  HB 24	Evidence; revise, supersede, and modernize provisions; provide definitions
  HB 44	Budget Act; application of zero-based budgeting; provisions
  HB 51	Georgia Bureau of Investigation; bingo games; Department of Revenue; provisions
  HB 67	Sales and use tax; food and beverages; suspend exemption
  HB 70	Early care and learning; fingerprint records checks; require
  HB 72	Local government; county surveyors; provisions
  HB 73	Civil trials; appointment of special masters; provide
  HB 82	Public officers and employees; establish Office of State Inspector General; provisions
  HB 102	Alcoholic beverages; issuance of licenses; revise certain provisions
  HB 106	Ad valorem tax; commercial highway vehicles not registered in Georgia; provisions
  HB 126	Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; enact
  HB 129	Sales and use tax exemptions; zoological institution; provide
  HB 140	Georgia Bureau of Investigation; state-wide "Blue Alert" system; create
  HB 158	Public water systems; water usage among tenants; revise provisions
  HB 163	Limitations on prosecutions; offenses of cruelty to children; provisions
  HB 166	Bingo; define certain terms; veterans organizations; provisions
  HB 173	Illegal or void contracts; partial restraint of trade; repeal
  HB 177	Secondary metals recyclers; penalties for theft crimes; change provisions
  HB 186	Teleworking; income tax credits; provisions
  HB 189	Child support; collection options; Department of Human Resources; provisions
  HB 193	Elementary and secondary education; 180 day school year; provisions
  HB 196	Georgia Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act; enact
  HB 208	Educational programs; bilingual certification on high school diplomas; provide
  HB 209	Vote; proof of identity; valid student identification; provide
  HB 219	Antifreeze; include aversive agent to render it unpalatable; provisions
  HB 232	Agriculture Commissioner; trademark; create
  HB 243	Elementary and secondary education; salary increase; repeal
  HB 248	Georgia Voluntary Remediation Program Act; enact
  HB 249	Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; define certain terms; provisions
  HB 257	Cremation; preneed authorization; provide
  HB 261	Income tax credit; purchase of one eligible single-family residence; provide
  HB 267	Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; confidentiality of certain information; clarify certain provisions
  HB 281	Georgia Virtual School Opportunity and Enrichment Act; enact
  HB 287	Speed detection devices; school zones; certain restrictions not apply
  HB 289	Courts; Georgia Courts Automation Commission; repeal
  HB 313	Quality Basic Education Act; calculating grade point averages; revise certain provisions
  HB 321	Insurance Delivery Enhancement Act of 2009; enact
  HB 323	Death penalty cases; Supreme Court; pretrial proceedings; extend review period
  HB 334	Revenue and taxation; forms of payment; change certain provisions
  HB 335	Revenue and taxation; comprehensive revision of provisions; provide
  HB 342	Insurance; provide certain definitions; provisions
  HB 349	Sales and use tax exemption; new construction of civil rights museum; provide
  HB 350	Inmates; access to medical services or hospital care; claiming exemptions by hospitals; provide
  HB 355	Tobacco products; excise tax; change certain provisions
  HB 358	Sales and use tax; food for hunger and disaster relief; extend exemptions
  HB 364	Sales and use tax; airplane flight simulation training device; provide exemption
  HB 367	State parks and recreational areas; boat shelters on High Falls Lake; provide for permits
  HB 372	State court proceedings; first time; death sentence; change certain provisions
  HB 374	Income tax; withholding tax; seller subject to documentation requirements; provide
  HB 376	Telecommunications competition; Access Transition Fund; implement
  HB 388	The Option of Adoption Act; enact
  HB 395	Sales and use tax; personal property; construction of certain symphony halls; extend exemption
  HB 397	Brakes; surge brakes; update certain provisions
  HB 404	Motor vehicles; taxicab and limousine; provide new definition
  HB 410	Insurance; premium taxes for certain products; provide exemption; provisions
  HB 414	Civil practice; stay of discovery; provide
  HB 416	Wildlife; use of certain drugs on wildlife; regulate
  HB 417	Insurance; dispute; material not in English; provisions
  HB 420	Handicapped persons; sport shooting ranges; wheelchair accessible; require
  HB 421	Governor; coastal areas of Georgia; drilling; provide
  HB 429	Family violence situations; protection for family pets; provide
  HB 435	Georgia Technology Authority; certain sales and use tax; exempt
  HB 439	Income tax; credits; business enterprises; provide
  HB 440	Public utility and transportation; state government endorsed rideshare programs; provisions
  HB 444	Revenue and taxation; certain tax return preparers; civil penalties and injunctive relief; provide
  HB 451	Commercial code; Uniform Commercial Code; conforming amendments; adopt
  HB 453	Superior courts; sunset dates for property filing fees; change
  HB 454	Driver clinics and programs; assessment fees for approved programs; increase
  HB 455	Elementary and secondary education; annual contracts for certified personnel; extend certain deadlines
  HB 457	Disabled adults and elder persons; revise definition; acts in long-term care facilities unlawful; provide
  HB 460	Buildings and other structures; Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program; give notice; provide
  HB 475	Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; nontraditional education programs; revise certain provisions
  HB 478	Municipal courts; judges to be attorneys; require
  HB 480	Taxation of motor vehicles; comprehensive revision; provisions
  HB 481	Jobs, Opportunity, and Business Success Act of 2009; enact
  HB 482	Ad valorem tax exemption; property constituting the inventory of a business; provide
  HB 492	Time-share projects and programs; private residence clubs; provide definitions
  HB 493	Georgia Youth Conservation Corps; creation and purposes of the corps; change certain provisions
  HB 495	Probate courts; associate probate court judges; provisions
  HB 509	Professions and businesses; regulation; change provisions
  HB 516	Industrialized buildings; comply with local ordinances and resolutions; provisions
  HB 523	Prescription drugs; brand necessary indication applies to refills; provisions
  HB 529	Agriculture; certain local ordinances; preempt
  HB 530	Motor vehicles; regulate medium-speed vehicles; provisions
  HB 540	Elections; remove references to ballot cards; provisions
  HB 544	Records and hearings; sharing of confidential information; provide
  HB 545	Commencement and service of civil actions; service of process; revise provisions
  HB 547	Quality Basic Education Act; preparatory tests for college entrance exams; provide
  HB 549	Driver Services, Department of; information for purposes of creating juror lists; specify
  HB 553	Local Government Equipment Financing Authority Act; create
  HB 558	Annexation of territory; deannexation; repeal certain provisions
  HB 568	Public Service Commission; members shall represent entire state; provisions
  HB 575	Kidnapping; change certain provisions
  HB 579	Contractors; eligibility for licensure; provide
  HB 581	Georgia Works Job Creation and Protection Act of 2009; enact
  HB 607	Public Safety, Department of; Board of Public Safety; change certain provisions
  HB 608	Time-share projects; estate shall include certain interests; provisions
  HB 614	Georgia Prescription Monitoring Program Act; enact
  HB 617	Motorcycles; intersection controlled by traffic-control signal; provide for operation
  HB 622	County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council; certain limitations; clarify
  HB 639	Special license plates; protect wild dolphins in Georgia; provisions
  HB 662	Public Safety, Department of; Capitol Police Division; create
  HB 674	Bingo games; limits on amounts of prizes; remove
  HB 700	Georgia Education Authority; Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission construction services; provide utilization
  HB 703	County property; granted first right to purchase condemned property; provide
  HB 716	Buildings; Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program; owner give notice; provide

• House Resolutions

  Bill No	Short Title
  HR 1	Real property; residential and nonresidential; freeze valuation - CA
  HR 12	Eligibility to vote; verification of citizenship; provisions - CA
  HR 21	Counties; provide for re-creation; voter approval - CA
  HR 22	Public office; elections; vote by secret ballot; provisions - CA
  HR 23	Labor union elections; urge Georgia Congressional Delegation to reject such measures
  HR 25	President and United States Congress; urged to support legislative efforts to reduce America's foreign oil dependence
  HR 29	Gaza strip; expressing support for the nation of Israel in its defense against terrorism
  HR 32	Governor; urged to proceed with leases for exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas off Georgia coast
  HR 77	International education; Georgia colleges and universities; urge
  HR 78	Joint Equine Industry Study Committee; create
  HR 135	Capitol Arts Standards Commission; Admiral John Henry Towers portrait; urge
  HR 164	House Rules; Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia Flag; provide
  HR 165	University System of Georgia; #1 DESTINATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS; request
  HR 166	Joint Study Committee on SITE TO GROW GEORGIA, Alternative Financing, and Entrepreneurship; create
  HR 178	Enforcement of contracts; restrict competition; provisions - CA
  HR 294	Coroner; shall be a county officer; provide - CA
  HR 316	Community Health, Department of; pediatric physicians; prepare written materials; urge
  HR 334	Congress of the United States; oppose Freedom of Choice Act; urge
  HR 336	CPL Jonathan Ryan Ayers Memorial Interchange; dedicate
  HR 337	House of Representatives; development of Georgia's energy resources; express support
  HR 338	General Assembly; development of Georgia's energy resources; express support
  HR 493	United States Congress; investigate fluctuation in oil and gas prices; urge
  HR 532	Joint Study Committee on Nursing Education in Georgia; create
  HR 562	Georgians be aware of blind pedestrians; encourage

• Senate Bills

  Bill No	Short Title
  SB 13	Crimes; provide the imposition of life without parole; person convicted of murder independently of a death penalty prosecution
  SB 43	Boll Weevil Eradication; definitions; assessments; penalties; change certain provisions
  SB 46	O.C.G.A.; correct errors/omissions
  SB 47	O.C.G.A.; correct errors/omissions; Title 21
  SB 48	O.C.G.A.; correct errors/omissions; Title 47
  SB 61	Life Settlements Act; license/registration requirements for life settlement brokers; definitions
  SB 72	Natural Resources, Board of; rules and regulations; watercraft; penalty of violations; change certain provisions
  SB 76	Workers' Compensation Insurance; revise code section; reg. of rates; remove certain references
  SB 79	Social Services; provide access by certain gov. entities/persons to records concerning reports of child abuse; define a certain term
  SB 80	Food Standards, Labeling/Adulteration; requirements for testing of samples/specimens of food; prohibited acts; change certain prov.
  SB 83	Ad Valorem; increase the amount of the state-wide homestead exemption; specify terms/conditions of the exemption and the procedures
  SB 97	O.C.G.A.; change the designation of the State Merit System of Personnel Administration to State Personnel Administration
  SB 102	Criminal Records; increase the fees for providing certain records
  SB 110	Wildlife; prohibition against trapping wildlife upon the rights of way of public roads/highways; provide exception
  SB 111	Wildlife; restrictions on hunting certain animals with lights
  SB 123	Pharmacy Benefits Managers; provide for regulation and licensure by the Commissioner of Insurance; definitions; license requirements/filing fees

• Senate Resolutions

  Bill No	Short Title
  SR 96	Trustee, Board/Georgia Military College President; urged to maintain the current military programs

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