New Legislation Posted Thursday, March 01 2007
HB637 - Quality Basic Education Act; nationally norm-referenced instruments; revise provisions
HB638 - Joint authorities; members; successor nominations; provisions
HB639 - Employees’ Retirement System; certain state patrol members; contributions; provisions
HB640 - State and other flags; statues and symbols; provide certain protections
HB641 - Education, Department of; State Board; Georgia Excellence Foundation; establish
HB642 - Local government; residential rental property; require registration
HB643 - Oakwood, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB644 - Oakwood, City of; provide new charter
HB645 - City of Oakwood Community Improvement District Act; enact
HB646 - Handicapped persons; community trusts; provisions
HB647 - Kennesaw, City of; corporate city limits; change provisions
HB648 - Long-term care insurance; changes to certain definitions; provide
HB649 - Georgia Blueberry Commission; create
HB650 - Safety belts; violations; change certain penalties
HB651 - Local government; township incorporations; provisions
HB652 - Blind Persons’ Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act; enact
HB653 - Bombs, explosives and other weapons; hoax devices; expand crime
HB654 - Student Asthma Management Act; enact
HB655 - Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; create
HB656 - Teachers Retirement System; survivor’s benefits; provisions
HB657 - Stone Mountain, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
HB658 - Employees’ Retirement System; disability benefit calculations; provisions
HB659 - Employees’ Retirement System; certain military service; extend purchase date
HB660 - Peach County; board of elections and registration; create
HR469 - Charles and Mary Cowart Bypass; designate portion of SR 45 Alternate
HR470 - Education, Department of; State Board; reporting requirements; encourage review
HR471 - Coastal Georgia Beach Preservation Trust Fund; create - CA
HR473 - Adjournment; relative to
HR475 - Taiwan; participation with international organizations; express cooperation
HR508 - House Study Committee on the University System of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Rights Management; create
SB262 - Fulton County; homestead exemption; educational purposes for full value; definitions; specify terms/conditions
SB263 - Soil/Water Conservation Districts; number/boundaries; alteration of existing districts/formation of new districts; change certain provisions
SB264 - Elections/Primaries; qualify for a party’s nomination/run for public office; provide certain requirements
SB265 - Personnel/Merit System; define classified/unclassified service; employees; change certain provisions
SB266 - Judicial Accounting; add a penalty, late fees, and interest for failure to remit certain funds/ reports to authority
SB267 - Georgia Condominium Act; define certain terms; declarant shall pay certain expenses; provide exceptions; subcondominium
SB268 - Labor, Dept. of; program of mandatory drug testing of applicants for unemployment benefits; review; define certain terms
SB269 - St. Marys, City of; vacany of any elected office; provide for certain declarations
SB270 - Juvenile Justice; Dept. of; provide for Office of Runaway Children Assistance; duties/structure
SB271 - Taxes; change the period of time within which a tax deed shall ripen by prescription
SB272 - Agricultural/Forest Products; limited liability for owners/operators of farms offering agritourism under certain circumstances
SB273 - Deer Hunting; lawful/unlawful killing of dogs pursuing/killing a deer; revise provisions
SB274 - Georgia Crime Information Center; publication of statistics; revise provisions
SB275 - Agriculture Commissioner; provide a date certain for rules/regulations to establish criminal violations
SB276 - Insurance; uninsured motor vehicle; available coverages are inadequate to cover person’s bodily injury/property damage losses
SB277 - Juvenile Proceedings; prohibit universal mental health testing/psychiatric screening of juveniles; definitions
SB278 - Proceedings; juvenile deprivation hearings shall not be closed; written application
SB279 - Georgia’s Promise; certain students; admission to member institutions of University Sys.; top 10% of graduating class; automatically admitted
SB280 - Georgia Technology Authority; provide for construction/interpretation of the Code section
SB281 - Local Government; subrecipients/units; liability; clarify certain provisions
SB282 - Highway System; alternative tourism routes; creation
SB283 - Confederate Heritage and History Month; create
SB284 - Vehicle Weight/Load; allow operator to comply with weight requirements by shifting/equalizing on all wheels
SR370 - Court of Appeals/Supreme Court; election; term of office-CA
SR375 - Public Funding; separate charitable affiliates of religious/sectarian organizations; provide for conditions/requirements
SR377 - Jekyll Island Authority; redevelopment of resort/facilities; to exercise great caution/restraint
SR385 - Georgia Advance Directives Registry; create senate study committee
SR386 - Human Resources, Dept.; urged to establish a uniform format among hospital forms; mandate use in all Georgia hospitals
SR387 - Congress; urged to adopt the United States National Health Insurance Act
SR388 - U.S. Congress; urged to enact Prevention First Act
SR397 - Board of Regents; urged to establish programs for intercollegiate wrestling