First Read in the House on 02/12/04

HB 1436
Special county 1% sales tax; extend time period
(1) Bannister,Charles 70th Post 1 (2) Williams,Roger 4th (3) Snow,Mike 1st
(4) Maddox,George 59th Post 2 (5) Walker,Larry 115th (6) Stokes,Jim 72nd
HC: W&M SC: 02/13/04 - House 2nd Read Engrossed Prevailed
A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county sales and use taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the special 1 percent county sales and use tax; to extend the maximum period of time such tax can be levied; and for other purposes.

HB 1437
State and local tax revision; uniform sales and use tax administration
(1) Royal,Richard 140th (2) O`Neal,Larry 117th (3) Buck,Thomas 112th
(4) Richardson,Glenn 26th (5) Skipper,Jimmy 116th (6) Keen,Jerry 146th
HC: W&M SC: FIN 03/25/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enact the State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2004; to provide for a short title; to define the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby to incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law; to provide for applicability; to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide that public disclosure shall not be required for records that would reveal the home address or telephone number, social security number, or insurance or medical information of employees of the Department of Revenue; and for other purposes.

HB 1438
State Depository Board; authorized deposits and investments
(1) Wilkinson,Joe 41st (2) Teper,Doug 42nd Post 1 (3) Keen,Jerry 146th
(4) Dean,Douglas 49th (5) Douglas,John 73rd (6) Henson,Michele 55th
HC: App SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to amend Code Section 50-17-63 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorized deposits and investments of the State Depository Board, so as to change certain provisions regarding investments which may be made by the director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services; and for other purposes.

HB 1439
Catoosa County; superior court clerk; clerical allowance
(1) Forster,Ronald 3rd Post 1 (2) Joyce,Brian 2nd (3) White,Jack 3rd Post 2
HC: LLeg SC: SLGO 03/09/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend an Act placing the judge of the probate court and the clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County, Georgia, on an annual salary in lieu of fees, so as to increase the clerical help allowance of the clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County; and for other purposes.

HB 1440
Catoosa County; tax commissioner; clerical allowance
(1) Forster,Ronald 3rd Post 1 (2) Joyce,Brian 2nd (3) White,Jack 3rd Post 2
HC: Trans SC: SLGO 03/09/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend an Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Catoosa County, so as to increase the clerical allowance for the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.

HB 1440
Catoosa County; tax commissioner; clerical allowance
(1) Forster,Ronald 3rd Post 1 (2) Joyce,Brian 2nd (3) White,Jack 3rd Post 2
HC: LLeg SC: SLGO 03/09/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend an Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Catoosa County, so as to increase the clerical allowance for the tax commissioner; and for other purposes.

HB 1441
Controlled substances; trafficking in ecstacy; define offense
(1) Jones,Jan 38th (2) Hill,Victor 81st (3) Campbell,Tom 39th
(4) Dix,Scott 70th Post 2 (5) Burkhalter,Mark 36th
HC: SJudy SC: JUDY 04/07/04 - House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of controlled substances, so as to create a new offense relative to trafficking in 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine or 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly known as ecstacy; and for other purposes.

HB 1442
Prescription drugs; receipts; include pharmacy cost
(1) Gardner,Pat 42nd Post 3 (2) Graves,David 106th (3) Mosby,Howard 59th Post 3
(4) Parsons,Don 29th
HC: H&HS SC: 02/25/04 - House Committee Favorably Reported
A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to provide for legislative intent; to provide that every pharmacist shall include the total pharmacy reimbursement cost for a prescription drug on the receipt for the prescription drug; and for other purposes.

HB 1443
Hospitals; nonresident indigent health care; payment; county's liability
(1) Gardner,Pat 42nd Post 3 (2) Childers,Buddy 13th Post 1 (3) Smyre,Calvin 111th
(4) Manning,Judy 32nd (5) Stephenson,Pam 60th Post 1 (6) Mosby,Howard 59th Post 3
HC: H&HS SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for nonresident indigents, so as to provide further legislative findings; to provide for alternative procedures and sources of funding for reimbursing hospitals; and for other purposes.

HB 1444
Income tax; independent contractors; certain false declarations
(1) Borders,Ron 142nd (2) Orrock,Nan 51st (3) Porter,DuBose 119th
(4) Westmoreland,Lynn 86th (5) Williams,Roger 4th (6) Yates,John 85th Post 1
HC: W&M SC: I&L 04/01/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-127 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax penalties, so as to provide that it shall be illegal for any person knowingly to coerce, induce, or threaten an individual falsely to declare himself or herself to be an independent contractor or falsely to claim that an individual employed by such person is an independent contractor in order to avoid or evade the withholding and payment of taxes; and for other purposes.

HB 1445
Occupation taxes; certain exemption; Department of Veterans Service
(1) Birdsong,Ken 104th (2) Warren,Pete 99th (3) Roberts,Lawrence 135th
(4) Heath,Bill 18th (5) Heckstall,Joe 48th Post 3 (6) Bunn,Barbara 63rd
HC: W&M SC: V&MA 03/09/04 - Senate Read Second Time
A BILL to amend Code Section 43-12-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications for an exemption from occupation taxes, administrative fees, and regulatory fees, so as to provide for certain duties of the Department of Veterans Service; and for other purposes.

HB 1446
Homestead exemption; certain veterans; maximum amount
(1) Birdsong,Ken 104th (2) Warren,Pete 99th (3) Roberts,Lawrence 135th
(4) Heath,Bill 18th (5) Heckstall,Joe 48th Post 3 (6) Bunn,Barbara 63rd
HC: W&M SC: FIN 04/07/04 - House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead exemption by qualified disabled veterans, filing requirements, periodic substantiation of eligibility, and persons eligible without application, so as to change references to the maximum exemption allowable; and for other purposes.

HB 1447
License plates; free to certain veterans; departmental duties
(1) Birdsong,Ken 104th (2) Warren,Pete 99th (3) Roberts,Lawrence 135th
(4) Heath,Bill 18th (5) Bunn,Barbara 63rd (6) Elrod,Chris 25th
HC: MotV SC: 03/12/04 - House Committee Favorably Reported
A BILL to amend Code Section 40-2-69 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to free license plates and revalidation decals for certain disabled veterans, so as to provide for certain duties for the Department of Veteran Services; and for other purposes.

HB 1448
Safe Kids Act; enact; develop curriculum
(1) Heckstall,Joe 48th Post 3 (2) Holmes,Bob 48th Post 1 (3) Sinkfield,Georgan 50th
(4) Ashe,Kathy 42nd Post 2 (5) Brooks,Tyrone 47th (6) Bruce,Roger 45th
HC: Ed SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to enact the "Safe Kids Act"; to provide that the State Board of Education shall develop a comprehensive child abduction education program; to provide for the convening of the Child Abduction and Prevention Education Task Force; and for other purposes.

HB 1449
Dudley, City of; corporate limits
(1) Porter,DuBose 119th
HC: LLeg SC: SLGO 03/01/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Dudley, in the County of Laurens, so as to annex certain territory into the City of Dudley and thereby change the corporate limits of such city; and for other purposes.

HB 1450
Judicial Emergency Act of 2004; enact
(1) Bordeaux,Tom 125th (2) Campbell,Tom 39th (3) Stokes,Jim 72nd
(4) Fleming,Barry 79th
HC: Judy SC: S JUDY 04/01/04 - Senate Passed/Adopted
A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to add certain provisions relating to judicial proceedings in the event of a natural disaster, civil disturbance, or other emergency situation that will interfere with a citizen's litigant's, state official's, or other person's ability to comply with court deadlines; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for a judicial official's ability to declare an emergency under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.

HB 1451
Premarital counseling; financial incentive; marriage licenses
(1) Bordeaux,Tom 125th (2) Stephens,Ron 123rd (3) Stokes,Jim 72nd
(4) Fleming,Barry 79th
HC: Judy SC: JUDY 04/07/04 - House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
A BILL to amend Code Section 15-9-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate court costs, and Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to provide for premarital counseling; to provide for financial incentive to invest in premarital counseling; to change provisions relating to the contents of the application for a marriage license; and for other purposes.

HB 1452
Child support; guidelines; basic obligation amounts
(1) Burmeister,Sue 96th (2) Mosby,Howard 59th Post 3 (3) Watson,Stan 60th Post 2
(4) Smith,Paul 13th Post 2 (5) Lunsford,John 85th Post 2 (6) Mobley,Barbara 58th
HC: Judy SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to change certain provisions relating to the calculation of child support; to provide guidelines for determining amount of child support to be paid; to provide for factors for apportioning child support obligations; to provide a schedule of basic child support obligation amounts; and for other purposes.

HB 1453
House of Representatives; reapportion
(1) Hugley,Carolyn 113th (2) Skipper,Jimmy 116th (3) Smyre,Calvin 111th
(4) Oliver,Mary 56th Post 2 (5) Mitchell,Billy 61st Post 3
HC: L&CR SC: 03/15/04 - House Committee Favorably Reported
A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment of the House of Representatives and Senate and qualifications of members, so as to provide for the composition and number of state house districts; to provide for the number of Representatives; and for other purposes.

HB 1454
General Assembly; reapportion
(1) Hugley,Carolyn 113th (2) Skipper,Jimmy 116th (3) Smyre,Calvin 111th
(4) Oliver,Mary 56th Post 2 (5) Mitchell,Billy 61st Post 3
HC: L&CR SC: 03/15/04 - House Committee Favorably Reported
A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to apportionment of the House of Representatives and Senate and qualifications of members, so as to provide for the composition and number of state house and senate districts; to provide for the number of Representatives and Senators; and for other purposes.

HR 1255
Bible in Literature and History; elective course; urge local boards
(1) Hembree,Bill 46th (2) Maxwell,Howard 27th
HC: Ed SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A RESOLUTION encouraging local boards of education to offer to the students of the state's public high schools as an elective course "The Bible in Literature and History" textbook curriculum from the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools; and for other purposes.

HR 1256
National preserve; Ocmulgee and Altamaha Rivers; urge Congress to create
(1) Porter,DuBose 119th (2) Lucas,David 105th (3) Randall,Nikki 107th
(4) Birdsong,Ken 104th (5) Coleman,Terry 118th (6) Graves,David 106th
HC: GF&P SC: 03/04/04 - House Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to consider creating a national preserve or other similar federal property to protect land and other natural resources in a continuous corridor of the Ocmulgee and Altamaha Rivers in central and south Georgia; and for other purposes.

HR 1257
Attendance zone planning; school construction; urge DeKalb County reassess
(1) Henson,Michele 55th (2) Drenner,Karla 57th (3) Watson,Stan 60th Post 2
(4) Chambers,Jill 53rd (5) Mangham,Randal 62nd
HC: LLeg SC: 02/26/04 - House Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION urging the Board of Education of DeKalb County to adjust attendance boundaries, reassess comprehensive attendance zone planning, and reassess school construction; and for other purposes.

HR 1258
Governor and Lieutenant Governor; run as a team; powers - CA
(1) Franklin,Bobby 17th (2) Keen,Jerry 146th (3) Massey,Warren 24th
(4) Knox,Tom 14th Post 1 (5) Hill,Calvin 16th (6) Coan,Mike 67th Post 1
HC: GAff SC: 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Governor shall have the power to appoint a cabinet of advisors; to provide that the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor shall run as a slate and shall be voted on together; to remove certain boards and certain elected constitutional executive officers; to change certain provisions relating to suspension and removal of public officials; and for other purposes.

SB 441
Superior court review panel; reduce sentence; provide facts of decision
(1) Hamrick,William 30th (2) Smith,Preston 52nd (3) Hall,Randy 22nd
(4) Meyer von Bremen, 12th
SC: JUDY HC: SJudy 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sentence and punishment for crimes, so as to provide that the superior court sentence review panel shall be required to provide an opinion or memorandum of decision when a sentence is reduced; to clarify sentences subject to review; to exempt sentences based on negotiated pleas from review; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 442
Crimes against person; murder offense; imprisonment for life without parole
(1) Hamrick,William 30th (2) Reed,Kasim 35th (3) Harp,Seth 16th
(4) Smith,Preston 52nd (5) Hall,Randy 22nd (6) Adelman,David 42nd
SC: JUDY HC: SJudy 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to murder and felony murder, so as to provide that persons convicted of murder who have three or more prior felony convictions shall be sentenced to life without parole under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 444
County; joint development authority; tax credit for businesses in those counties
(1) Kemp,Brian 46th
SC: SLGO(G) HC: W&M 03/31/04 - House Passed/Adopted
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development authorities, so as to provide that a county may belong to more than one joint development authority; to provide a maximum income tax credit for businesses locating within a county that is a member of more than one joint development authority; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 456
School Readiness, Office; change name to Bright from the Start; revise reference
(1) Lee,Daniel 29th (2) Brush,Joey 24th (3) Shafer,David 48th
(4) Smith,Preston 52nd
SC: ED HC: Ed 04/07/04 - Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Office of School Readiness, so as to change the name of the Office of School Readiness to Bright From The Start: Georgia's Office of Early Care and Education; to make the office a separate budget unit; to revise definitions; to change certain provisions relating to the director of the office; to add certain powers and duties of the office; to revise certain references for conformity purposes; to change references to Code Section 49-5-12 to 49-5-3 in certain Code sections in Titles 19 and 31 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 461
Motor Vehicles; certificate of registration/title; change certain provisions
(1) Balfour,Don 9th (2) Levetan,Liane 40th
SC: PS&HS HC: MotV 04/07/04 - Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles, so as to change certain provisions relating to records of certificates of registration and certificates of title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 470
License Plates for motorcycles; provide for veterans awarded Purple Heart
(1) Brush,Joey 24th (2) Crotts,Mike 17th (3) Mullis,Jeff 53rd
SC: PS&HS HC: MotV 02/13/04 - House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-84 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for veterans awarded the Purple Heart, so as to provide that Purple Heart license plates shall be available for motorcycles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SR 651
Public property; conveyance; grant utility easements; 13 counties
(1) Thomas,Regina 2nd (2) Tolleson,Ross 18th (3) Crotts,Mike 17th
(4) Kemp,Brian 46th (5) Smith,Preston 52nd (6) Cheeks,Don 23rd
SC: SI&P HC: SI&P 03/25/04 - House Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities and ingress and egress, in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Burke, Chatham, Clarke, Cobb, Dougherty, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Houston, Floyd, Jasper, Liberty, Meriwether, and Union Counties, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SR 652
Public property; conveyances
(1) Thomas,Regina 2nd (2) Harp,Seth 16th (3) Smith,Preston 52nd
(4) Golden,Tim 8th (5) Kemp,Rene 3rd (6) Dean,Nathan 31st
SC: SI&P HC: SI&P 03/25/04 - House Passed/Adopted
A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain State owned real property located in Bartow County, Georgia; in Chatham County, Georgia; in Cobb County, Georgia; in Coffee County, Georgia; in Floyd County, Georgia; in Glynn County, Georgia; in Harris County, Georgia; in Lowndes County, Georgia; in Meriwether County, Georgia; in Stephens County, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


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