Columbus, Georgia

Columbus Consolidated Government Final Report

2004 Georgia Legislative Session

Brief Overview

CCG Specific

? HB 709 related to local sales tax PASSED

? HB 547 prohibiting insurers from imposing surcharges on premiums for

motor vehicle insurance of any law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or EMT;

PASSED

? HB 666 changing the amount of annual expenditures of local governments

required to conduct and publish an annual audit; PASSED

? HB 1280 related to salaries for coroners; FAILED

? HB 1316 changing the maximum amount that a board of education

superintendent may make public works contracts; PASSED

? HB 1345 related to inter basin water transfers; FAILED

? HB 1352 revising procedures for protection utility facilities from

damage from excavating and blasting; FAILED

? HB 1391 related to training requirements for tax collectors and tax

commissioners as well as allowing DMVS and affiliated tax offices to conduct

credible training; PASSED

? HB 1414 requiring an annual audit and publication of said information

related to proceeds from 1% sales and use tax; FAILED

? HB 1416 related to bona fide conservation use property; PASSED

? HB 1437, the State and Local Tax Revision Act; PASSED

? HB 1559 related to coordinated and comprehensive planning and service

delivery by counties and municipalities; FAILED

? HB 1579 providing for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust

Fund; PASSED

? HB 1599 related to state service delivery regions; FAILED

? SB 393 related to extensions for veterans on ad valorem property tax;

PASSED

General Business

? The legislature passed a FY05 budget with a $57 million shortfall

therefore, a special session to balance the budget is likely.

? Tort reform died as no consensus was reached in conference committee.

? Local option sales tax passes--will allow Atlanta voters to vote on a

1% sales tax to be used to offset the costs of upgrading and repairing the

sewer and water system.

? Ethics reform failed to pass.

? A resolution allowing the proposal of a Constitutional Amendment

banning same sex marriage and prohibiting the state from recognizing same sex

unions, passed.

? The Hope Scholarship program was changed to create a new 3.0 academic

standard, verify continued academic progress more stringently, and establishes

a freeze on payments for fees should lottery revenues drop over time.

? Legislators will be forced to run under court drawn maps, after current

maps were deemed unconstitutional. ? The legislature authorized the

first statewide water plan--to be finalized July 2007-- to divide rivers and

underground aquifers among cities, farmers, and industry.



2004 Legislative Session

The 2004 ?regular? session of the Georgia General Assembly, after working 40

legislative days, or perhaps more accurately, including committee days from

January 12 until April 7, 2004, concluded with a few issues resolved, left many

more outstanding, and the prospect of a special session looming.

Budget

Although both chambers passed a FY05 budget prior to Sine Die, because a bill

outlining the funding mechanism for the Indigent Defense Program failed to

pass, the budget sits on the Governor?s desk with an approximate $57 million

gap. As such, the Governor will soon call a special session. The level of

future debate or work on the budget is largely up to the Governor. He could

call a special session to pass the indigent defense funding mechanism, thereby

balancing the budget, or he could call into question the entire budget, thereby

forcing legislators to begin the budget process from the beginning.

The budget that passed during the session included compromise positions on many

education and health care measures including: restoration of $204 million in

education funding, eliminating the Medicaid funding delay, setting Medicaid

eligibility at 200% Federal Poverty Level, and delay of the Governor?s proposed

2% pay increase for teachers and state employees until January 2005.

Tort Reform

Tort reform was one of the more highly debated and visible issues facing the

Georgia Legislature. While doctors and hospitals, as well as the Georgia

Chamber of Commerce, worked diligently to push for the enactment of legislation

which would offer the healthcare industry relief from medical malpractice rates

in terms of tort reform, trial lawyers, as well as Georgia Watch, sought to

prevent that same action, citing protecting the individuals right to sue.

As the session began nearing the end, and it appeared that tort reform would

die, the Senate amended and subsequently passed HB 1028, to include tort reform

provisions including: immunity for hospitals for the actions of physicians who

are independent contractors, stricter standards for the use of expert

testimony, apportionment of liability among defendants, absolute immunity from

being sued for non-economic damages for ER physicians, expand the

joint-and-several liability apportionment to all civil lawsuits, allow

attorneys to cross-examine expert witnesses, and to provide for "disappearing

venue" in multi-defendant lawsuits where other defendants are dismissed.

HB 1028 was placed in a conference committee made up of State Senators: Preston

Smith, Tom Price and Mitch Seabaugh and State Representatives: Alan Powell,

Jimmy Skipper, and Mary Margaret Oliver. Although conferees worked toward

compromise actions, the legislative session came to an end prior to consensus

within the conferees. As such, no tort reform passed the Georgia General

Assembly.

Redistricting

Early into the session, judges ruled that the democrat-drawn legislative

districts violated the one-person, one vote law. As such, Legislators were

forced to deal with redrawing maps which met the necessary standards. Because

legislators could not reach consensus regarding new maps, a court appointed

panel drew politically blind districts. This action will cause: some major

shuffling of legislators as incumbents were paired with one another, the

creation of many open seats, and districts changed their party leaning.

Call Center and Other Overseas Operations

Numerous efforts (HB 1218, HB 1281, HB 1357, SB 473) toward reducing off

shoring occurred this session. Most of these bills were defeated during the

subcommittee and full committee hearings. Although HB 1281 did survive the

committee process, and pass the House, it failed to be reported favorably out

of Senate Committee. An eleventh-hour effort was made during the last day of

the session to amend a vehicle to include off shore language. This effort

failed. As a result, no efforts to reduce off shoring passed this session.

Unemployment State-wide Reserve Ratio

Statewide reserve ratio received unexpected attention as a bill to stretch out

the sunset provision another year was amended to include part-time employment

in the definition of ?bona fide in the labor market?. Although the bill passed

the House with the part-time employment language in tact, the Senate stripped

said language out before returning the bill to the House for further action.

In late action, the House made continual attempts to include part-time workers,

ultimately to no avail. The provision for part-time employment in the

state-wide reserve ratio failed.



Ethics Reform

Ethics reform was one piece of the Governor?s legislative agenda for 2004.

Perdue's Honesty in Government bill sought to close the revolving door by

prohibit public officials from lobbying for one year after they leave office.

In addition, his measure aimed to ban legislators and statewide officials from

soliciting campaign funds during the Legislative Session, restrict honoraria

and gifts to public officials and to require greater financial disclosure by

candidates, office-holders, and lobbyists. After much debate in Senate

committee, the measure reached the Senate floor. While on the floor, the bill

was attached with numerous amendments, in an attempt to kill the bill. The

bill did ultimately pass out of House committee, but failed to make it to the

House floor for debate.

Ethics reform may be on the list of measures to be considered during a special

session.

Subsequent Injury Trust Fund

Legislation to dissolve the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, which has been the

subject of debate for the last two sessions, passed this session. HB 1579, by

Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, dissolves the fund as of July 2008. The bill

further requires an actuarial study on the fund to be completed by January of

2005 in order to assess outstanding claims once the fund is abolished.

Columbus Consolidated Government (CCG)

2004 Tracking Sheet





HB 7

Franklin, Bobby 17th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Eliminate Income Tax.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-16-03.

HB 29

Stephens, Ron 123rd





CCG Track

DEAD This bill will require the Regional Development Center to obtain signatures

of the region legislative delegation before any state funds will be made

available.

House Appropriations; House Second Readers 01-15-03



HB 92

Buck, Tom 112th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Smith, Vance 110th

Smyre, Calvin 111th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill permits consolidated governments to increase the tax rate of the

Local Option Sales Tax from 1 percent to 2 percent, subject to local

referendum. The additional 1 percent will not be subject to the current 2

percent limitation on local sales and use taxes.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers/Engrossed 01-17-03.



**Also, HB 207, 249, and 287 are all basically the same. **HB 287: Senate

Tabled 04-22-03. Senate Failed to Remove from table 04-25-03.

HB 93

Buck, Tom 112th

Royal, Richard 140th





PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill relates to definitions relative to occupation taxes and

regulatory fees, so as to revise the definition of gross receipts to exclude

inter-organizational sales or transfers between or among certain parent

corporations, their wholly owned subsidiaries, and certain corporations

partially owned by such parents or subsidiaries.

House Ways & Means; Senate Finance; Senate Passed 04 25-03

HB 102

Bridges, Ben 7th

Burke, Day 126th

Foster, Ronald 3rd P1



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This legislation would require that any fines assessed against offenders

convicted of speeding on interstate highways to be paid into the state treasury

even if the case was made by a local law enforcement officer.

House Public Safety; Tabled at a Committee meeting on 02-10-03

HB 131

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Orrock, Nan 51st



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill enacts "The Georgia Neighborhood Protection Act," and provides

for a cause of action for an owner of property adversely impacted by the

pollution, impairment, or destruction of natural resources due to the use of an

adjacent property.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 01-28-03

HB 141

Stephens, Ron 123rd



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD

This bill creates a sales tax exemption for sales of chemicals, chemical

compounds, and chemical substances certified by the Department of Natural

Resources and used for pollution treatment and control.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-29-03

HB 143

Burke, Day 126th

Stephens, Ron 123rd



DEAD County correctional institutions; housing of state prisoners; payment.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers 01-29-03.

HB 191

Lord, Jimmy 103rd





PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This is the DMVS Database Bill, which provides for the voluntary

cancellation of the registration of certain vehicles and the restoration

thereof, for an exception for insurers for reporting certain insurance coverage

for fleet insurance policies, changes the fees for lapse and restoration fees,

and changes certain provisions concerning proof of insurance.

House Insurance.

Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security.

House Agrees with Senate Version 04-22-03

HB 207

Buck, Tom 112th

Smyre, Calvin 111th

Smith, Vance 110th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th



DEAD Joint county and municipal sales tax; rate for consolidated governments.

House Ways & Means; House Second Read Engrossed Prevailed 01-31-03.



**See HB 92

HB 240

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Campbell, Tom 39th

Rogers, Chip 15th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Maddox, George 59th P2



DEAD Authorize technology and indigent defense fees and certain fines.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-04-03.

HB 244

Beasley-Teague, Sharon 48thP2

Fludd, Virgil 48th P

Heckstall, Joe 48th P3





CCG OPPOSE

DEAD

This bill would clarify that the prohibition on cities and counties from

requiring timber harvesting permits does not preclude enforcement of tree and

landscape or streamside buffer ordinances which do not require a permit, plan

or security. Also, the limitations on regulatory authority of cities and

counties on timber harvesting operations shall apply only to those forestry

land management practices or agricultural operations which qualify as exempt

from erosion and sedimentation permits, are not incidental to development and

are on tracts which are zoned for silvicultural or agricultural purposes.

House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 02-04-03



**A bill passed last session on timber harvesting, which CCG also opposed.

HB 249

Buck, Tom 112th

Smyre, Calvin 111th

Smith, Vance 110th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD Joint county and municipal sales tax by consolidated governments.

House Ways & Means; House Second Read Engrossed Prevailed 01-31-03.



**See HB 92

HB 262

Parsons, Don 29th





DEAD Provides that utility franchise fees or taxes collected by municipalities

from unincorporated residents or property owners shall offset the cost of

certain services provided by a county to residents or property owners in the

unincorporated areas of the county.

Public Utilities & Telecommunications; House Second Readers 02-10-03.

HB 265

Buck, Tom 112th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Smith, Vance 110th

Smyre, Calvin 111th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill changes the compensation of judge, clerk, and marshal of

the municipal court of Muscogee County. The judges? salary shall be 70% of the

judges? salary of the State Court, and the clerk and marshal salaries shall be

70% of the sheriff?s salary.

House State Planning and Community Affairs (local legislation).

Senate State and Local Government Operations; Senate Agrees to House Amendment

03-24-03.

HB 287

Buck, Tom 112th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Smith, Vance 110th

Smyre, Calvin 111th



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Joint county and municipal sales tax by consolidated governments.

House Ways & Means.

Senate Finance; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04.



** See HB 92

HB 297

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Yates, John 85th P1

Broome, Hugh 141st P2

Crawford, Mack 91st



DEAD Authorization of a local option sales tax; additional county.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-11-03.

HB 298

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2

McClinton, Jo Ann 59th P1



DEAD Income tax credits; certain businesses; less developed areas.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-11-03.

HB 302

Noel, John 44th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill provides that local authorities may establish standards

regulating sound from a motor vehicle, and that local governments may establish

noise control standards prohibiting sound from a radio, tape player, or other

sound-making device that is plainly audible from a distance less than 100 feet

from the motor vehicle.

House Motor Vehicles; House Second Readers 02-11-03

HB 309

Twiggs, Ralph 8th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill authorizes the creation and activation of a joint

development authority between a county of this state and a contiguous county of

an adjoining state.

House State Planning and Community Affairs; Senate Interstate Cooperation;

Senate Passed 04-14-03

HB 325

Harbin, Ben 80th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Fleming, Barry 79th

Stephens, Ron 123rd



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Industry, Trade, and Tourism to

designate certain counties as eligible for tax credits for business enterprises

locating there under certain circumstances, to give incentives for businesses

to locate in Georgia instead of border counties.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-12-03.

HB 336

Benfield, Stephani 56th

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Williams, Earnest 61st P2

Cummings, Bill 19th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill enacts the ?School Restroom Standards Act,? and provides that

each local board of education shall maintain toilet facilities in public school

buildings which meet certain prescribed standards for sanitation, that each

local board of education shall provide toilet facilities in accordance with

certain design requirements in public school buildings which are constructed or

renovated after July 1, 2004, and that public school restrooms meet any

applicable requirements of county boards of health.

House Education; House Second Readers 02-12-03

HB 351

Harbin, Ben 80th

Fleming, Barry 79th

Morris, Greg 120th



DEAD Income tax deduction; subscriptions paid for fire protection.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-13-03.

HB 354

Harbin, Ben 80th

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd

Burkhalter, Mark 36th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for current

applicability of Chapter 16, the "Tax Amnesty Program Act," and Chapter 16A,

the "Property Tax Amnesty Program Act," by providing for new amnesty periods,

new waiver periods, new duration and applicability periods, and to change

certain provisions regarding collection costs.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-13-03

HB 357

Howard, Henry 98th



DEAD Certain deaths; persons in compensated care; notify coroner.

House Human Relations & Aging; House Second Readers 02-13-03.

HB 358

Harbin, Ben 80th

Fleming, Barry 79th



DEAD Sales tax exemption; certain sales to volunteer fire departments.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-13-03.

HB 359

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to rewards for the detection or apprehension of

perpetrators of felonies, so as to remove certain limitations with respect to

the offering of such rewards by the governing authority of a county or

municipality.

House Special Judiciary.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 04-08-03; Senate Read a Second Time

02-20-04.

HB 374

Rogers, Carl 20th



DEAD Local government entities and state authorities; timely payment for goods

and services.

House State Planning & Community Affairs; House Second Readers 02-14-03.

HB 392

Sailor, Ron 61st P1

Walker, Larry 115th

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Royal, Richard 140th



DEAD Counties; consolidation; intergovernmental agreement and referendum.

House State Planning & Community Affairs; House Second Readers 02-17-03.

HB 393

Roberts, Lawrence 135th

Dukes, Wilfred 136th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This legislation relates to fair housing, so as to provide county and city

fair housing authorities or commissions with subpoena power to investigate

complaints related to discriminatory housing practices and to enforce federal,

state, and local fair housing laws.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-17-03

HB 413

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Graves, David 106th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill provides for processing of applications for certification

of certain conservation use property for ad valorem tax purposes and for

preferential assessment of bona fide conservation use property consisting of

certain constructed storm water wetlands.

House Ways & Means.

Senate Finance; Senate Passed 04-22-03

HB 423

Howell, Lee 92nd

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Yates, John 85th P1



PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Municipalities; lease property to certain nonprofit corporation.

House State Planning & Community Affairs.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04.

HB 432

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th

Mangham, Randall 62nd

Mobley, Barbara 58th





CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions applicable to counties and

municipal corporations, so as to provide that counties and municipalities that

require building permits for construction of buildings shall require each

applicant for a permit to build a residential development or subdivision to

furnish proof that notice of such proposed construction has been provided to

the local board of education and to the Department of Transportation.

House Economic Development & Tourism; House Second Readers 02-18-03

HB 474

Marin, Pedro 66th





CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to abatement of nuisances generally, so as to change

certain provisions relating to definitions relative to county and municipal

abatement powers; to change certain provisions relating to county or municipal

ordinances relating to unfit buildings or structures; to change certain

provisions relating to determinations by public officers that dwellings,

buildings, or structures are unfit or vacant, dilapidated, or being used in

connection with commission of drug crimes.

House Special Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-26-03

HB 479

Fleming, Bobby 79th

Oliver, Mary Margaret 56th P2



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill relates to child abuse, so as to change provisions relating

to the county multi-agency child fatality review committee and chairperson

thereof, and to change provisions relating to the membership and powers of the

Georgia Child Fatality Panel.

House Children & Youth; Senate Children & Youth; House Agrees with Senate

Version 04-22-03

HB 487

Watson, Stan 60th P2



DEAD Regulation of commercial waste and sewage holding tanks. House Natural

Resources & Environment; House Withdrawn & Recommitted 04-25-03.

HB 495

Greene-Johnson, Teresa 60th P3

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Williams, Ernest 61st P2

Noel, John 44th

Stoner, Doug 34th P1



PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Require tests for landfill sites to be used for certain construction;

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Passed 04-17-03.

Senate Natural Resources & Environment; Senate Read & Referred 01-13-04; Senate

Committee Favorably Reported 03-17-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-22-04.

HB 496

Greene-Johnson, Teresa 60th P3

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Williams, Ernest 61st P2

Fludd, Virgil 48th P4

Mangham, Randall 62nd

Stephenson, Pam 60th P1



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions relative to solid waste management,

so as to prohibit the granting of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill

if such landfill is to be located within three miles of any residence.

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 502

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Campbell, Tom 39th

Benfield, Stephanie 56th P1



PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE Adjustment for juvenile court judges? compensation from state funds.

House Judiciary.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-09-04; Senate Passed 03-31-04.

House Agreed to Senate Substitute 04-01-04.

HB 510

Jones, Jan 38th

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Smith, Lynn 87th

Reece, Stacy 21st

Wilkinson, Joe 41st

Murphy, Jack 14th P2



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD

This bill relates to zoning procedures of local government, so as to provide

for a time period between the general election and the date on which members of

a local governing authority of a county take office during which zoning power

may not be exercised.

House State Planning & Community Affairs; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 511

Jones, Jan 38th

Burkhalter, Mark 36th



DEAD Private waster-water treatment facilities; permits for approval.

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 514

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Royal, Richard 140th

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2

Broome, Hugh 141st P2



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to sales and use taxes, so as to provide for funding of

projects and services through the levy and collection of a municipal option

sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 538

Parrish, Butch 102nd



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to redemption of property sold for taxes, so as to change

certain provisions regarding amounts payable for such redemption.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 540

Purcell, Ann 122nd



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax,

so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to qualified

reforestation expenses; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide

for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with

respect to the foregoing.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-27-03

HB 543

Thompson, Curt 69th P1

Porter, DuBose 119th

Marin, Pedro 66th

Greene-Johnson, Teresa 60th P3

Parrish, Butch 102nd



DEAD Income tax credits; home improvements and community improvement districts.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-27-03.

HB 547

Harbin, Ben 80th

Keen, Jerry 146th





CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE Provides that insurers shall not institute a surcharge on a premium or

rate on motor vehicle insurance that provides coverage for the personal motor

vehicles of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical

technician in this state for any accident that occurred while the he/she was

lawfully engaged in the performance of official duties



House Insurance; Withdrawn and Recommitted 4/25/03.

House Committee Favorably Reported 02-05-04; House Passed 02-10-04.

Senate Insurance & Labor; Senate Read and Referred 02-12-03; Senate Read a

Second Time 02-23-04; Senate Passed 03-22-04.

HB 557

Borders, Ron 142nd

Black, Ellis 144th

Shaw, Jay 143rd





PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Provides that any person who was serving as a juvenile court judge on July

1, 2004, and who was not a member of any state or local retirement system or

pension fund, may become a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System.

House Retirement; House Second Readers 02-27-03; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-09-04; Passed House 03-17-04.

Senate Retirement; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Recommitted

03-19-04.

HB 561

Henson, Michele 55th

Smith, Tommy 129th P2

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This legislation relates to local government budgets and audits, so

as to change certain provisions relating to grant certification; to provide for

a definition; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to

provide for duties and responsibilities.

House State Planning & Community Affairs.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Passed 04-25-03.

HB 572

Channell, Mickey 77th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Provides for public hearings prior to the imposition of the special county

sales and use tax and also provides for procedures for imposition of such tax.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-27-03.

HB 612

Greene, Gerald 134th



DEAD Changes the qualifications for the Office of Sheriff.

House Public Safety; House Withdrawn, Recommitted 04-25-03.

HB 614

Greene, Gerald 134th





PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Relates to jurisdiction over certain misdemeanor offenders, designation of

place of confinement of inmates, reimbursement of counties, and transfer of

inmates to federal authority, so as to change certain provisions relating to

reimbursement rates.

House State Institutions & Property.

Senate Special Judiciary; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04.

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 02-05-04.

HB 622

Royal, Richard 140th

Houston, Penny 139th



DEAD Relates to nonpartisan elections of certain local officers, so as to change

which officers may be subject to nonpartisan elections and provide for election

dates.

House Government Affairs; House Second Readers 03-03-03.

HB 631

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Moraitakis, Nick 42nd P4

Brooks, Tyrone 47th

Rogers, Bruce 45th

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2



DEAD Provides for a seven year statute of limitation on actions to collect on

accounts for municipal utility service.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 03-03-03.

HB 649

Buck, Tom 112th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Smith, Vance 110th

Smyre, Calvin 111th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR To amend an Act providing that the governing authority of the

county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, shall be authorized to provide for

salary supplements for certain officers, officials, and employees of the

county-wide government, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4849), as

amended, so as to authorize such supplements for the judge of the probate court.

House Local Legislation.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Passed 04-17-03

HB 654

Crawford, Mack 91st





DEAD Relates to redemption of property sold for taxes, so as to provide for

personal service of the notice of foreclosure of the right to redeem property

on certain persons and requires an affidavit stating the name, address, and

method of service for each person served with a notice of foreclosure of the

right to redeem property.

House Ways & Means; House Withdrawn, Recommitted 04-25-03.

HB 658

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Jones, Jan 38th

Campbell, Tom 39th

Willard, Wendell 40th

Martin, Chuck 37th



DEAD Provides a procedure for the establishment of a new county from portions of

one or more existing counties.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 03-05-03.

HB 666

Lord, Jimmy 103rd





PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE Changes the amount of annual expenditures of local governments requiring

annual audits.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04; Senate

Committee Favorably Reported 02-12-04; Senate Tabled 04-01-04; Senate Taken

from Table 04-07-04; Senate Passed 04-07-04.

House Agreed to Senate Amendment 04-07-04.

HB 672

Jones, Jan 38th

Sheldon, Donna 71st P2

Drenner, Karla 57th

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Martin, Chuck 37th



DEAD Limits the effect of local regulation on timber harvesting operations.

House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 03-06-03.

HB 679

Oliver, Mary Margaret 56th P2

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Henson, Michele 55th

Benfield, Stephani 56th P1

Drenner, Karla 57th



DEAD Relates to payment of taxes to counties in which returns are made,

installment payments, and interest and penalty on delinquent tax payments, so

as to make certain provisions regarding installment payments of taxes

applicable statewide; to provide for the inclusion of fees, service charges,

and assessments which are billed with taxes; to eliminate the payment

provisions for intangible taxes.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 03-06-03.

HB 700

Gardner, Pat 42nd P3

Oliver, Mary Margaret 56th P2

Moraitakis, Nick 42nd P4



DEAD Provides for persons appointed as representatives of mentally ill or

mentally retarded persons to give consent for surgical or medical treatment.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers Engrossed Failed 03-24-03.

HB 709

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

McClinton, Jo Ann 59th P1

Smyre, Calvin 111th



CCG SUPPORT

HOUSE PASSED

SENATE PASSED Provides that certain taxes shall be excluded in computing the

limitation on the total amount of local sales and use taxes which may be levied.

House Ways & Means.

Senate Finance; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 02-04-03; Senate Passed 02-09-04.

Conference Committee Appointed.

House Conference Committee Report Adopted 04-07-04.

Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted 04-07-04.

HB 711

Morris, Greg 120th





DEAD Relates to reckless conduct causing harm to or endangering the bodily

safety of another, so as to prohibit assault with body fluids, saliva, or feces

by a person who is infected with HIV or hepatitis against a peace officer or

correctional officer.

House Special Judiciary; House Second Readers 03-25-03.

HB 714

Bruce, Roger 45th

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Mosby, Howard 59th P3

Campbell, Tom 39th

Heckstall, Joe 48th P3



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Withdrawn, Recommitted 04-25-03.

HB 725

Rogers, Carl 20th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Relates to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for timely

payment for goods and services purchased by local boards of education, provides

for complaints to the State Board of Education, and provides for withholding of

state funds in certain circumstances.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers Engrossed Failed

03-24-03.

HB 729

Noel, John 44th

DeLoach, Buddy 127th

Barnard, Terry 121st P1

Campbell, Tom 39th

Gardner, Pat 42nd P3

Wilkinson, Joe 41st



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD Provides for the election of clerks of superior court in nonpartisan

elections.

House Government Affairs; House Second Readers 03-25-03.

HB 741

Sims, Chuck 130th





DEAD Provides for procedures in connection with requests to the Board of

Corrections and the Department of Corrections for inmate transfers. This bill

also provides special limitations with respect to requests by members of the

General Assembly and other public officials.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers; 03-25-03.

HB 742

Sims, Chuck 130th



DEAD Authorizes, restricts, and regulates the operation of private prisons in

the state of Georgia.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers; 03-25-03.

HB 748

Buck, Tom 112th

Smyre, Calvin 111th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Royal, Richard 140th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill relates to enterprise zones, so as to change certain

provisions regarding definitions and provide for additional qualifying

businesses and services.

House Ways & Means.

Senate Finance; Senate Passed 04-25-03.

Senate and House Amendments Agreed to regarding residential rental property

inspections

HB 792

Porter, DuBose 119th

Buck, Tom 112th





PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill related to class action lawsuits, and the Georgia Chamber

and others worked to include aspects from the civil justice reform bill. The

bill tightens language affecting class action lawsuits; makes it more difficult

for out of state plaintiffs to bring suit in Georgia; reduces the number of

times a plaintiff can dismiss a case (to discourage frivolous lawsuits); allows

for structured settlements; and brings positive changes to arbitration.

However, the medical malpractice insurance issues were not included. House

Judiciary; Senate Insurance & Labor; Conference Committee Report Adopted

04-25-03

HB 807

McCall, Tom 78th

Cooper, Sharon 30th

Royal, Richard 140th

Roberts, Jay 131st



DEAD Open records exemption; public water supply or sewage systems; judicial

review in camera.

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Withdrawn & Recommitted 04-25-03.

HB 809

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd



DEAD Relates to retirement allowances and benefits regarding The Georgia

Firefighters' Pension Fund, so as to provide for the employment of retired

firefighters.

House Retirement; House Second Readers 03-27-03.

HB 810

Jenkins, Curtis 93rd





PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE Relates to fees of superior court clerks, so as to provide for certain

fees and to extend the sunset date of such fees. This bill also relates to the

state-wide uniform automated information system for property records, so as to

extend the sunset date of Code section.

House Judiciary; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-17-04; House Postponed

02-26-04; House Postponed 03-09-04; House Postponed 03-12-04; House Passed

03-15-04.

Senate Special Judiciary; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Committee

Favorably Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-24-04; Senate Passed

03-31-04.

HB 811

Jenkins, Curtis 93rd





DEAD Relates to fees of superior court clerks, so as to provide for certain fees

and to repeal the future sunset of such fees. This bill also relates to the

state-wide uniform automated information system for property records, so as to

repeal the future sunset of said Code section.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 03-27-03.

HB 820

Dukes, Winfred 136th

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Greene, Gerald 134th

Hanner, Bob 133rd

Hudson, Sistie 95th

Black, Ellis 144th



DEAD Provides that certain county jails shall be authorized to utilize a

full-time dispatcher as a full-time jailer under certain conditions.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers; 03-27-03.

HB 821

Benfield, Stephani 56th P1

Oliver, Mary Margaret 56th P2



PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Allows certain courts to create and administer pretrial intervention and

diversion programs.

House Judiciary; House Passes 01-29-04.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 01-30-04; Senate Read a Second Time

02-20-04.

HB 824

Bordeaux, Tom 125th



DEAD Relates to fees for sheriff's services, so as to increase the fee for

serving copy of process and returning original.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 03-27-03.

HB 833

Fleming, Barry 79th

Boggs, Mike 145th

Richardson, Glen 26th

Stokes, Jim 72nd

Walker, Larry 115th

Crawford, Mack 91st



DEAD Changes certain provisions relating to inspection of public records,

printing of computerized indexes of county real estate records, time for

determination of whether requested records are subject to access, and

electronic access to records. This bill also provides that certain requests

may be required to be in writing.

House Judiciary; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-17-04.

HB 834

Wilkinson, Joe 41st

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Keen, Jerry 146th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Bordeaux, Tom 125th



CCG OPPOSE

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to place of return of motor vehicles and mobile homes, so

as to define such terms and provide that a motor vehicle shall be returned in

the county where the motor vehicle is functionally located.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-06-04; House Passed

02-25-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-26-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-12-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-15-04.

HB 838

Hill, Cecily 147th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Mills, James 67th P1

Smith, Tommy 129th P2

Mosley, Hinson 129th P1

Buck, Tom 112th



PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Provides that a person who is a member of such retirement system because of

employment as a court administrator may obtain up to four years of creditable

service for prior service as a full-time law clerk for a judicial circuit.

House Retirement; House Second Readers 03-28-03. Committee Favorably Reported

02-04-03; House Passed 02-25-04.

Senate Retirement; Senate Read and Referred 02-26-04.

HB 866

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th

Manning, Judy 32nd

Dooly, Pat 33rd P3

Albertson, Alberta 100th

Thomas, Alisha 33rd P2



PASSED HOUSE

DEAD Relates to county and district departments, boards, and directors of family

and children services, so as to provide for the appointment of a county

director to serve in more than one county. This bill also provides for the

appointment of an acting county director and that the number of such employees

as may be necessary to provide services in multiple counties.

House Children & Youth.

Senate Children & Youth; Senate Read & Referred 01-13-04.

HB 984

Purcell, Ann 122nd

Oliver, Bert 121st P2

Keen, Jerry 146th

Stephens, Ron 123rd







PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE Relates to imposition, rate, and computation of income taxes, so as to

change certain provisions regarding the designation of counties as less

developed areas for purposes of certain income tax credits; to provide for such

designation with respect to portions of certain counties; to provide for such

designation with respect to tax credits for existing manufacturing and

telecommunications facilities or manufacturing or telecommunications support

facilities.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 04-13-03; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-04-04; Passed House 03-12-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-15-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-24-04; Senate Passed 04-01-04.

House Agrees to Senate Substitute as Amended by House 04-07-04.

Senate Agrees to House Amendment to Senate Substitute 04-07-04.

HB 1002

Drenner, Karla 57th

Mosby, Barbara 58th

Marin, Pedro 66th

Benfield, Stephanie 56th P1



DEAD Provides that voluntary agencies that assist with the resettlement of

refugees must make certain reports to the county and municipality in which such

agencies are located.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 04-22-03.

HB 1060

Stephens, Ron 123rd



DEAD Provides limits on rates and fees charged by counties and municipalities

for water utility services provided to customers located outside their

jurisdictions.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 01-15-04.

HB 1066

Royal, Richard 140th

Sims, Chuck 130th

Borders, Ron 142nd



CCG TRACK

DEAD Changes certain provisions regarding procedures for sales under tax levies

and executions.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-14-04.

HB 1067

Royal, Richard 140th

Sims, Chuck 130th

Borders, Ron 142nd



CCG No Interest

DEAD Changes certain definitions regarding the ad valorem taxation of property.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-14-04.

HB 1071

Royal, Richard 140th

Sims, Chuck 130th

Borders, Ron 142nd



CCG No Interest

DEAD

Changes certain provisions regarding issuance of tax executions.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-14-04.

HB 1072

Royal, Richard 140th

Sims, Chuck 130th

Borders, Ron 142nd



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD Changes certain definitions regarding excise taxes on rooms, lodgings, and

accommodations.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-14-04.

HB 1090

Hill, Victor 81st

Sims, Chuck 130th

Bridges, Ben 7th

Forester, Ron 3rd P1



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Provides that a county or consolidated government having a county or

consolidated government police force shall hold a referendum asking the

electors whether law enforcement services should be consolidated under the

office of the sheriff.

House Public Safety; House Second Readers 01-14-04.

HB 1119

Franklin, Bobby 17th

Hines, Roger 35th

Douglas, John 73rd

Amerson, Amos 9th

White, Jack 3rd P2

Ralston, David 6th



DEAD Relates to the official state language, so as to provide that state

agencies, counties, municipal corporations, and political subdivisions of this

state shall be prohibited from using or printing official documents and forms

or from transacting business in languages other than English.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 01-15-04.

HB 1139

Childers, Buddy 13th P1





CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions relative to counties and municipal

corporations, so as to provide that each person or company which services,

maintains, operates, or leases as lessor any burglar alarm system, fire alarm

system, or other electronic security system pay to the county or municipal

corporation in which such system is installed a fee of $l.00 per month for each

such system.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 01-16-04.

HB 1140

Dodson, Ron 84th P1

Harbin, Ben 80th

Barnes, Mike 84th P2

Rogers, Carl 20th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill allows for an individual, partnership, or corporation to be

exempt from taxation up to $75,000.00 of the assessed value of any recreational

boat whether owned or held in inventory.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-16-04.

HB 1145

Reece, Barbara 11th

Parham, Bobby 94th

Snow, Mike 1st

Childers, Buddy 13th P1



CCG TRACK

DEAD This bill relates to the removal of improperly parked cars or trespassing

personal property, procedure, prohibition of automatic surveillance, and a

penalty, so as to provide that the governing authority of any county or

consolidated government having towing and storage firms operating within its

territorial boundaries may issue a license or permit to engage in private

trespass towing.

House Motor Vehicles; House Second Readers 01-16-04.

HB 1150

Smith, Paul 13th P2

Parham, Bobby 94th

Greene, Gerald 134th

Snow, Mike 1st

Smith, Vance 110th



CCG TRACK

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to the removal of improperly parked cars or trespassing

personal property, so as to provide that the governing authority of a county

may license towing and storage firms in the unincorporated areas of a county.

House Motor Vehicles; House Second Readers 01-16-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-12-04; Passed House 03-17-04.

Senate Public Safety & Health Services; Senate Recommitted 03-19-04.

HB 1170

Holmes, Bob 48th

Bruce, Rogers 45th

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Greene-Johnson, Theresa 60th P3

Moraitakis, Nick 42nd P4



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill requires the purchaser of property at a tax sale to make a

quitclaim deed to the defendant in fi. fa. within 60 days after the property is

redeemed.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-06-04; House Passed

02-16-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read & Referred 02-17-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-24-04.

HB 1199

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Ehrhart, Earl 28th

Walker, Larry 115th

Burmeister, Sue 96th



CCG No Interest

CCG TRACK

DEAD Changes certain provisions regarding special county sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-27-04.

HB 1200

Keen, Jerry 146th

Ehrhart, Earl 28th

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Martin, Chuck 37th



CCG TRACK

DEAD Prohibits certain state or local government discrimination against private

social organizations engaged in expressive conduct.

House Governmental Affairs; House Second Readers 01-27-04; House Committee

Favorably Reported 02-26-04.

HB 1202

Walker, Larry 115th

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Graves, Tom 10th

O?Neal, Larry 117th

Maddox, George 59th P2



CCG TRACK

DEAD Authorizes the Department of Community Health and local governments to

enter into agreements for state services relating to medical treatment for

local government jail and correctional institution inmates.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers 01-27-04.

HB 1205

Purcell, Ann 122nd

Greene, Gerald 134th

Morris, Greg 120th

Powell, Alan 23rd

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Barnard, Terry 121st P1



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Changes certain provisions relating to acquisition and construction of

water and sewage systems; to prohibit counties and municipalities from

requiring connection with or use of water supplied by a public water system

except when other water is unfit; to prohibit counties and municipalities from

requiring connection with or use of a public system to dispose of sewage or

other waste products in certain cases.

House State Planning & Community Affairs; House Second Readers 01-27-04.

HB 1264

Teilhet, Rob 34th P2

Fleming, Barry 79th

Walker, Larry 115th

Thompson, Curt 69th P1

Boggs, Mike 145th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to criminal procedure, so as to provide that courts may

conduct bench trials in criminal cases with the consent of the defendant and

the state and to provide that, when cases in which a demand for trial is filed

end in a mistrial, such cases may be tried again in the same term of court.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 01-30-04.

HB 1268

Snow, Mike 1st

Parham, Bobby 94th

Reece, Barbara 11th

Graves, David 106th

Amerson, Amos 9th



CCG Track

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to use of traffic-control signal monitoring devices, so

as to prohibit a device from producing a recorded image of the driver of a

vehicle.

House Motor Vehicles; House Second Readers 02-02-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 02-17-04; House Passed 02-24-04.

Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security; Senate Read and Referred 02-25-04;

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-12-04; Senate Read a Second Time

03-15-04.

HB 1280

Boggs, Mike 145th

Porter, DuBose 119th



CCG OPPOSE to SUB

Unfunded Mandate

DEAD This bill provides for minimum salaries for coroners of certain counties;

to provide for periodic cost-of-living or general performance based increases

for coroners.

House Governmental Affairs; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-26-04.

HB 1305

Lunsford, John 85th PS

Richardson, Glen 26th

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Walker, Larry 115th

Keen, Jerry 146th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to the joint county and municipal sales and use tax, so

as to authorize the proceeds of such tax to be used to retire certain general

obligation debt.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers Engrossed Prevailed 02-03-04.

HB 1306

Lunsford, John 85th PS

Richardson, Glen 26th

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Walker, Larry 115th

Keen, Jerry 146th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill changes certain provisions regarding special county sales and use

tax and also provides for the issuance of general obligation debt for certain

projects.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers Engrossed Prevailed 02-03-04.

HB 1316

Buck, Tom 112th

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Smith, Vance 110th

Smyre, Calvin 111th



CCG Track

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE This bill changes the maximum amount for which the superintendent of the

board of education may make public works construction contracts and also the

maximum amount which may be expended for a public works construction contract

without affording free competition.

House Local Legislation; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-06-04; House

Passed 02-06-04.

Senate State and Local Governmental Operations; Senate Read and Referred

02-09-04; Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-31-04; Senate Passed 03-31-04.

HB 1337

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package. This bill

relates to opinions of experts, so as to provide for standards in admitting

expert testimony in professional malpractice actions.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1338

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Smith, Lynn 87th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package. This bill

relates to damages in tort actions, so as to change certain provisions

regarding joint trespassers and to change certain provisions regarding

apportionment of damages.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1339

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Manning, Judy 32nd

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package. This bill

relates to general provisions for torts, so as to provide for limited liability

for certain health care providers for treatment of certain emergency conditions

under certain circumstances.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1340

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package.

This bill relates to the procedure for demanding unliquidated damages in tort

actions and when interest may be recovered, so as to provide for the recovery

of attorney's fees.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1341

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Lunsford, John 85th P2

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package.

This bill relates to the dismissal of actions, so as to change certain

provisions relating to a plaintiff's voluntary dismissal.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1342

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Dodson, Ron 84th P1

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Rice, Tom 64th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package.

This bill relates to damages in tort actions, so as to change certain

provisions relating to damages and to also create provisions relating to

collateral sources.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1343

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Butler, Mark 88th P1

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Rice, Tom 64th

Graves, David 106th



DEAD This bill is a portion of Westmoreland?s tort reform package.

This bill relates to damages in tort actions, so as to provide for financial

limitations with respect to certain damages.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1344

Smith, Paul 13th P2

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Floyd, Johnny 132nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Jones, Jan 38th

Buckner, Debbie 109th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of

property, so as to expand the availability of preferential assessment of bona

fide conservation use property.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-06-04.

HB 1345

Powell, Alan 23rd

Smith, Paul 13th P2

Reece, Barbara 11th

Childers, Buddy 13th P1

Cummings, Bill 18th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to water resources, so as to provide for protection of

river basins and to regulate interbasin transfers of water; to provide for an

in-stream flow policy.

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Second Readers 02-06-04.





** Columbus Water Works President Opposed this bill, but favors HB 237.

HB 1352

Wix, Don 33rd P1

Rogers, Carl 20th

Lucas, David 105th



CCG OPPOSE

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill is the ?Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act," which revises

procedures for the protection of utility facilities from damage from excavating

and blasting.

House Public Utilities & Telecommunications; House Second Readers 02-06-04;

House Committee Favorably Reported 02-12-04; House Passed 02-25-04.

Senate Regulated Industries & Utilities; Senate Read and Referred 02-26-04.

HB 1391

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Porter, DuBose 119th

Royal, Richard 140th

Richardson, Glenn 26th

Mills, James 67th P2



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE This bill relates to training requirements for tax collectors and tax

commissioners, so as to revise and change such requirements. This bill also

provides that the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety and organizations of

affiliated tax officials may conduct creditable training.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-17-04; House Passed

02-19-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-20-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-19-04; Senate Passed 03-24-04.

HB 1396

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Campbell, Tom 39th





DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation. This bill relates to imputable negligence, so

as to provide that hospitals shall be insulated from liability for the acts of

emergency room physicians who are independent contractors providing emergency

health care services in a hospital emergency room. It also provides for notice

requirements regarding independent contractor physicians to the public and for

liability insurance coverage requirements for independent contractor physicians.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-09-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-01-04.

HB 1397

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Morris, Greg 120th



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation. This bill relates to admissibility of expert

opinions, so as to provide for the admission into evidence of the opinions of

expert witnesses under certain circumstances. This bill also provides for

definitions and for the qualification of expert witnesses in certain cases.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-09-04.

HB 1398

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Campbell, Tom 39th

Burkhalter, Mark 36th



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill relates to the opinions of experts, so as to provide for standards in

admitting expert testimony in professional malpractice actions.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-09-04.

HB 1399

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Campbell, Tom 39th



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill relates to the examination of witnesses, so as to change certain

provisions relating to medical malpractice civil actions. This bill creates

provisions regarding expert opinions in medical malpractice civil actions and

changes provisions relating to opinions of experts.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-09-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-01-04.

HB 1400

Powell, Alan 23rd

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Porter, DuBose 119th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Campbell, Tom 39th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill enacts the "Frivolous Litigation Prevention Act? which relates to

civil practice, so as to change provisions relating to signing of pleadings and

other documents, representation to the court, and sanctions. This bill also

changes the provisions relating to failure to make discovery, sanctions, and

expenses.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-09-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-01-04.

HB 1401

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Mangham, Randall 62nd

Morris, Greg 120th

Stokes, Jim 72nd



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill relates to the income tax credit for rural physicians, so as to

provide for an additional credit with respect to medical malpractice insurance

premiums for such physicians.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-09-04.

HB 1402

Porter, DuBose 119th

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Skipper, Jimmy 116th

Campbell, Tom 39th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill relates to maintenance and filing of rates, rating plans, and related

organizations with regard to insurance, so as to require medical malpractice

insurers to file rates, rating plans, rating systems, and underwriting rules.

This bill also provides for the approval or disapproval of such rates, rating

plans, rating systems, and underwriting rules by the Commissioner of Insurance.

House Insurance; House Second Readers 02-09-04.

HB 1403

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Porter, DuBose 119th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Mangham, Randall 62nd

Morris, Greg 120th

Stokes, Jim 72nd



DEAD This bill is a portion of the Speaker?s Special Advisory Committee on Civil

Justice tort reform legislation.

This bill relates to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related

organizations with regard to insurance, so as to prohibit the retention of

excess loss reserves under certain circumstances.

House Insurance; House Second Readers 02-09-04.

HB 1411

Franklin, Bobby 17th

Hines, Roger 35th

Douglas, John 73rd

Amerson, Amos 9th

White, Jack 3rd P2



CCG No Interest

DEAD This bill provides that state agencies, counties, municipal corporations,

and political subdivisions of this state shall be prohibited from using or

printing official documents and forms or from transacting business in languages

other than English.

House Governmental Affairs; Motion to Engross Failed 02-10-04.

HB 1414

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Parsons, Don 29th

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Heard, Keith 70th P3

Massey, Warren 24th





CCG OPPOSE

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to the use of proceeds from the special purpose 1 percent

sales and use tax, so as to require annual publication of certain audit

information.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-10-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-12-04; Passed House 03-17-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-31-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-31-04; Senate Tabled 04-01-04;

Senate Taken from Table 04-07-04; Senate Passed 04-07-04.

House Agrees to Senate Amendment as Amended by House 04-07-04.

Senate Disagrees to House Amendment to Senate Amendment 04-07-04.

House Insists 04-07-04.

HB 1415

Channell, Mickey 77th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Royal, Richard 140th

McClinton, Joann 59th P1

Wix, Don 33rd



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to the excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations,

so as to change certain provisions regarding compliance audits regarding such

tax; to change certain provisions regarding conditions of continuing

authorization to impose such tax. This bill also relates to annual local

government finance reports, so as to provide for additional reporting

requirements for any unit of local government which levies a tax.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-12-04; House Passed

02-17-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-18-04; Senate Read a Second Time

02-26-04; Senate Notice to Reconsider 03-22-04.

HB 1416

Lane, Bob 101st

Royal, Richard 140th

Porter, DuBose 119th

Ray, Robert 108th

Jenkins, Curtis 93rd



CCG OPPOSE

HOUSE PASSED

SENATE PASSED This bill relates to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation

of property, so as to change certain provisions relating to bona fide

conservation use property, residential transitional property, application

procedures, penalties for breach of covenant, classification on tax digest, and

annual report; to expressly include certain property devoted to production of

wildlife by maintaining wildlife habitat within the meaning of bona fide

conservation use property.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-24-04; House Passed

03-09-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-12-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-19-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-22-04; Senate Passed 04-01-04.

House Agreed to Senate Amendment 04-07-04.



** Oppose HB 1416 if it passes it could be a big revenue loss. We have 18,354

acres of land 10 acres or greater with a value of $61,197, 102. Based on 41

Mills this produces $1,003,632. If HB 1416 passed and all of the 18,354 acres

went to a Conservation Use Assessment it could mean a loss of $700,000 to

$800,000 a year.

HB 1419

Stephenson, Pam 60th P1

Shaw, Jay 143rd

Channell, Mickey 77th

Mosby, Howard 59th P3

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Childers, Buddy 13th P1



DEAD This bill is a portion of the bundle of tort reform legislation that

reflects the Georgia Chamber of Commerce?s position.

This bill relates to torts, so as to limit liability and damages in certain

circumstances and to provide for limited liability for certain health care

providers for treatment of certain emergency conditions under certain

circumstances. This bill also changes certain provisions relating to damages

and provides for immunity for certain hospitals that have independent

contractor relationships with certain health care providers.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-10-04

HB 1420

Royal, Richard 140th

Channell, Mickey 77th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Burkhalter, Mark 36th

Harbin, Ben 80th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill is a portion of the bundle of tort reform legislation that

reflects the Georgia Chamber of Commerce?s position.

This bill relates to opinions of experts, so as to provide for standards in

admitting expert testimony in professional malpractice actions.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-10-04

HB 1421

Channell, Mickey 77th

Fleming, Barry 79th

Parrish, Butch 102nd

Keen, Jerry 146th

Shaw, Jay 143rd

Purcell, Ann 122nd



CCG Track

DEAD This bill is a portion of the bundle of tort reform legislation that

reflects the Georgia Chamber of Commerce?s position.

This bill relates to damages in tort actions, so as to change certain

provisions regarding joint trespassers and to change certain provisions

regarding apportionment of damages.

House Judiciary; Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-10-04.

HB 1422

Dodson, Ron 84th P1

Keen, Jerry 146th

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Channell, Mickey 77th

Bannister, Charles 70th P1



CCG Track

DEAD This bill is a portion of the bundle of tort reform legislation that

reflects the Georgia Chamber of Commerce?s position.

This bill relates to torts, so as to change certain provisions relating to

damages and to provide for financial limitations with respect to certain

damages.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-10-04

HB 1436

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Williams, Roger 4th

Snow, Mike 1st

Maddox, George 59th P2

Walker, Larry 115th



CCG No Interest

DEAD This bill relates to county sales and use taxes, so as to change certain

provisions regarding the special 1 percent county sales and use tax and extends

the maximum period of time such tax can be levied.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-13-04.

HB 1437

Royal, Richard 140th

O?Neal, Larry 117th

Buck, Tom 112th

Richardson, Glenn 26th

Skipper, Jimmy 116th





CCG SUPPORT

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE This bill enacts the State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2004 and

defines the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986"

and thereby to incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law.

This bill also relates 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.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-13-04; House Committee

Favorably Reported 02-19-04; House Passed 02-24-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-25-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-14-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-15-04; Senate Passed 03-25-04.

HB 1446

Birdsong, Ken 104th

Warren, Pete 99th

Roberts, Lawrence 135th

Heath, Bill 18th

Heckstall, Joe 48th P3



CCG No Interest

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE This bill relates 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.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-24-04; House Passed

02-26-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-01-04; Senate Read a Second Time

03-24-04; Senate Passed 04-01-04.

House Agreed to Senate Amendment 04-07-04.

HB 1455

Buck, Tom 112th

Smyre, Calvin 111th

Hugley, Carolyn 113th

Buckner, Debbie 109th



CCG Track

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill provides for a continuance or postponement where a party or

attorney is presiding as a judge or recorder in another court.

House Special Judiciary; House Committee Favorably Reported 02-25-04; House

Passed 02-26-04.

Senate Special Judiciary; Senate Read and Referred 03-01-04; Senate Committee

Favorably Reported 03-09-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-12-04.

HB 1466

Walker, Larry 71st P1

Harrell, Sally 54th

Brown, Robert 89th

Stephens, Ron 123rd



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill defines and provides for a new category of facilities to be

designated as "assisted living facilities" and to include "assisted living

facilities - Level I" and "assisted living facilities - Level II" within such

category.

House Human Relations and Aging; House Second Readers 02-16-04.

HB 1469

Boggs, Mike 145th

Powell, Alan 123rd

DeLoach, Buddy 127th

Walker, Larry 115th

Crawford, Mack 91st



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide

that the General Assembly by local law may provide for the nonpartisan election

of clerks of the superior court, sheriffs, and tax commissioners.

House Governmental Affairs; House Second Readers 02-16-04.

HB 1479

Mosby, Howard 59th P3

Royal, Richard 140th

Bruce, Roger 45th

Stephenson, Pam 60th P1

Dodson, Ron 84th



CCG No Interest

DEAD This bill relates to property exempt from seizure for purposes of

bankruptcy, so as to increase the amount of the homestead exemption for a

debtor?s residence.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers Engrossed Failed 02-17-04.

HB 1481

Smith, Lynn 87th

Powell, Alan 23rd





CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize

the use of the boundaries of a gated community as the boundaries of a precinct

and to require detail maps and certain other information to be maintained.

This bill also requires that such communities be open to the public on election

days.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers Engrossed Failed 02-17-04.

HB 1486

Chambers, Jill 53rd

Snow, Mike 1st

Forster, Ron 3rd P1

Hill, Victor 81st

Bridges, Ben 7th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill authorizes the adoption in concert by certain local governments

of resolutions providing for mutual cross-jurisdictional duties, powers, and

arrest authority of low enforcement officers.

House Special Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-17-04.

HB 1510

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd

Moraitakis, Nick 42nd P4







PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill is the ?Redevelopment Powers Law,? so as to change certain

provisions regarding the creation of tax allocation districts and to change

certain provisions regarding the allocation of certain tax allocation

increments. This bill also changes certain provisions regarding the use of

local general fund moneys with respect to tax allocation bonds.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-02-04; Passed House

03-17-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a

Second Time 03-24-04.

HB 1513

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Parsons, Don 29th

Mitchell, Billy 61st P3

Heard, Keith 70th P3

Massey, Warren 24th



DEAD This bill relates to the use of proceeds from the special purpose 1 percent

sales and use tax, so as to require annual publication of certain audit

information.

House Ways & Means; House Notice of Motion to Engross 02-18-04.

HB 1539

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2





CCG No Interest

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to financing with respect to quality basic education, so

as to change the manner and method of calculating certain local share funds and

equalization grants. This bill also changes certain provisions regarding the

determination of enrollment by institutional programs and certain provisions

relating to local five mill share funds.

House Education; House Second Readers 02-20-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-09-04; Passed House 03-17-04.

Senate Education; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Recommitted

03-19-04; Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-31-04; Senate Read a Second

Time 03-31-04.

HB 1540

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2





CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill relates to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change

certain provisions regarding the time for making ad valorem property tax

returns and also changes certain provisions regarding publication by levying or

recommending authorities of ad valorem tax rates. This bill repeals certain

provisions regarding publication of county ad valorem tax rates and revises

comprehensively certain provisions regarding computation of roll-back rates and

advertisement of property tax increases.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-20-04.

HB 1543

Reece, Barbara 11th

Snow, Mike 1st

Lane, Bob 101st

Parham, Bobby 94th

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd



CCG Track

DEAD This bill provides for education property tax relief adjustments and grants.

House Ways & Means; House Second Read Engrossed Prevailed 02-20-04.

HB 1544

Reece, Barbara 11th

Snow, Mike 1st

Lane, Bob 101st

Parham, Bobby 94th

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to local government, so as to provide for education

property tax relief adjustments and grants.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-20-04.

HB 1545

Royal, Richard 140th

Coleman, Terry 118th

Orrock, Nan 51st

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain

provisions regarding limitations on the maximum amount of local sales and use

taxes. It also provides for additional procedures, conditions, and limitations

with respect to certain water capital outlay projects, sewer capital outlay

projects, or water and sewer capital outlay projects with respect to the

special county 1 percent sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-20-04.

HB 1546

Royal, Richard 140th

Coleman, Terry 118th

Orrock, Nan 51st

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain

provisions regarding limitations on the maximum amount of local sales and use

taxes. This bill also provides for additional procedures, conditions, and

limitations with respect to certain water capital outlay projects, sewer

capital outlay projects, or water and sewer capital outlay projects with

respect to the special county 1 percent sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-20-04.

HB 1559

Floyd, Johnny 69th P2

Greene, Gerald 134th

Dollar, Matt 31st

Marin, Pedro 66th



CCG OPPOSE

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to coordinated and comprehensive planning and service

delivery by counties and municipalities, so as to exempt sheriffs, clerks of

the superior courts, judges of the probate courts, and tax commissioners from

the definition of the term "local government".

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 02-23-04; House

Committee Favorably Reported 03-04-04; House Passed 03-12-04.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Read and Referred 03-15-04.

HB 1566

Bridges, Ben 7th

Burmeister, Sue 96th

Sheldon, 71st P2

Smith, Paul 87th

Jones, 38th



CCG STRONGLY OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to vital records, so as to enact the "Health Care

Protection Act" which requests that an unmarried mother identify the name of a

baby's father. This bill also provides for county health departments to

attempt to locate putative fathers, provides for amended birth certificates,

and requires the identification on birth certificates of certain children born

as a result of artificial insemination.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 02-24-04.

HB 1567

Greene, Gerald 134th

Butler, Gloria 88th P1

Barnard, Mike 121st P1

Buckner, Debbie 109th

Reece, Barbara 11th



CCG No Interest

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to probation, so as to provide for probation services by

private entities and local governments. This bill changes certain provisions

relating to applicability of the state-wide probation system to counties

establishing probation systems or entering into agreements for private

probation services pursuant to Code Section 42-8-100.

House State Institutions & Property; House Second Readers 02-24-04; House

Committee Favorably Reported 03-12-04.

Senate State Institutions & Property; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04.

HB 1570

Reece, Barbara 11th

Snow, Mike 1st

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd

Casas, David 68th

Cummings, Bill 19th



CCG No Interest

DEADThis bill relates to school buses, so as to provide for monitors to ride school

buses that regularly transport more than 40 students.

House Education; House Second Readers 02-24-04.

HB 1575

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Parsons, Don 29th

Stokes, Jim 72nd

Ralston, David 6th

Williams, Roger 4th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to county property generally, so as to provide that the

sale or disposition of real property owned by local authorities shall be made

in the same manner as real property owned by the governing authority of a

county.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 02-24-04.

HB 1578

Royal, Richard 140th

Coleman, Terry 118th

Orrock, Nan 51st

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill changes certain provisions regarding limitations on the maximum

amount of local sales and use taxes and provides for additional procedures,

conditions, and limitations with respect to certain water capital outlay

projects, sewer capital outlay projects, or water and sewer capital outlay

projects with respect to the special county 1 percent sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-24-04.

HB 1579

Oliver, Mary Margaret 56th P2

Watson, Stan 60th P2

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Smith, Paul 13th P2





CCG OPPOSE

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE This bill relates to the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, so as to provide

that the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall not reimburse a self-insured

employer or an insurer for a subsequent injury for which a claim is made after

June 30, 2004 and provides that the fund shall continue to reimburse

self-insured employers and insurers for claims made prior to July 1, 2004.

House Industrial Relations; House Second Readers 02-24-04; House Committee

Favorably Reported 03-12-04; House Passed 03-17-04.

Senate Insurance & Labor; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Committee

Favorably Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-24-04; Senate Passed

04-01-04.

HB 1599

Lane, Bob 101st



CCG Track

PASSED HOUSE

PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill relates to state service delivery regions, so as to change the

descriptions of certain such regions.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Committee Favorably Reported

02-26-04; Passed House 03-02-04.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Read and Referred 03-09-04;

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time

03-24-04; Senate Passed by Substitute 04-01-04.

HB 1605

Bordeaux, Tom 125th

Jackson, Lester 124th P1

Stephens, Edward 124th P2

Stephens, Ron 123rd

Day, Burke 126th



DEAD This bill relates to refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and

municipalities, so as to lengthen the time in which a taxpayer may file a claim

for refund of overpaid taxes.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-26-04.

HB 1612

Royal, Richard 140th

Coleman, Terry 118th

Orrock, Nan 51st

Holmes, Bob 48th P1

Sinkfield, Georganna 50th





PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain

provisions regarding limitations on the maximum amount of local sales and use

taxes. It also provides for additional procedures, conditions, and limitations

with respect to certain water capital outlay projects, sewer capital outlay

projects, or water and sewer capital outlay projects with respect to the

special county 1 percent sales and use tax.

House Ways & Means; House Motion to Engross Prevailed 02-25-04; House Committee

Favorably Reported 03-02-04; House Passed 03-09-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-12-04; Senate Committee Unfavorably

Reported 03-19-04.

HB 1624

Smith, Lynn 129th P2





CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to the powers of municipalities and counties, so as to

provide that local governing authorities may develop, establish, and implement

land use regulations consistent with a comprehensive plan approved by the

Department of Community Affairs.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 02-26-04; House

Committee Favorably Reported 03-04-04.

HB 1646

Bannister, Charles 70th P1

Franklin, Bobby 17th

Joyce, Brian 2nd

Cooper, Sharon 30th

Chambers, Jill 53rd



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions relative to eminent domain, so as

to provide that municipal corporation shall not transfer an interest in real

property acquired through exercise of the right of eminent domain for at least

five years after such acquisition.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 03-02-04.

HB 1665

Ralston, David 6th

Crawford, Mack 91st



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to the recording, payment, and certification where

encumbered real property is located in more than one county or located within

and outside the state, so as to provide that the intangible recording tax may

be prorated among the counties in which the real property is located.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 03-04-04.

HB 1714

Royal, Richard 140th

Richardson, Glenn 26th

Buck, Tom 112th

Keen, Jerry 146th

Buckner, Gail 82nd





PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill provides for comprehensive provisions to provide funding to local

governments for service delivery costs through certain sales and use taxation

and for comprehensive provisions to address changes in land use classification

which increase service delivery and infrastructure costs to local government.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-09-04; House Passed

03-15-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-24-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-24-04.

HB 1720

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th

Channell, Mickey 77th

Graves, David 106th

Shaw, Jay 143rd

O?Neal, Larry 117th



CCG Support

will increase Medicaid revenues for EMS services

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill relates to the Indigent Care Trust Fund, so as to provide for

reimbursement for ambulance services for Medicaid recipients as an authorized

expenditure from the Indigent Care Trust Fund. This bill also amends the

"Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," so as to provide for certain payments

for ambulance services for recipients of medical assistance.

House Appropriations; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-09-04; Passed House

03-17-04.

Senate Appropriations; Senate Read and Referred 03-17-04; Senate Committee

Favorably Reported 03-31-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-31-04.

HR 7

Hembree, Bill 46th



DEAD Provides by general or local law for limitations upon the rate of increase

of the ad valorem tax millage rate and value of property for certain purposes;

and for other purposes.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 01-15-03.



**CCG is already paying .25 per cap.

HR 143

Harbin, Ben 80th

Fleming, Barry 79th

Cummings, Bill 19th

Smith, Paul 13th P2

Shaw, Jay 143rd

Westmoreland, Lynn 86th



DEAD This resolution urges Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to

provide for a federal income tax deduction for subscriptions paid to fire

departments, other than those funded and operated by a political subdivision,

for fire protection services.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-25-03

HR 171

Joyce, Brian 2nd





CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide

that no county or municipal corporation shall increase the ad valorem tax

millage rate unless such increase has been approved by a majority of the

citizens of such political subdivision voting on the question.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-13-03.

HR 350

Burkhalter, Mark 36th



DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide

that the General Assembly may authorize local boards of education to levy and

collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the

cost of additional educational facilities; to provide for the submission of

this amendment for ratification or rejection.

House Education; House Second Readers 03-05-03.

HR 562

Forster, Ron 3rd P1

Snow, Mike 1st

Hill, Victor 81st

Sims, Chuck 130th

Noel, John 44th



DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution, so as to provide

that a coroner shall be a county officer where such office has not been

abolished by local constitutional amendment and for the election, term,

qualifications, powers, and duties thereof.

House Governmental Affairs; House Second Readers 03-28-03.

HR 818

Heard, Keith 75th

McBee, Louise 74th





DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution so as to declare

the acquisition, establishment, operation, and administration of the system of

public transportation of passengers for hire in any city, county, or

consolidated government to be an essential governmental function and a public

purpose and to authorize the creation of a public corporation or authority for

such purpose.

House Transportation; House Second Readers 01-12-04.

HR 1095

Buck, Tom 112th

Royal, Richard 140th



CCG Track

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This bill provides that qualified low-income building projects may be

classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax

purposes, and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided

for such building projects.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-02-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 02-19-04; House Passed 02-23-04.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-24-04; Senate Committee Favorably

Reported 03-12-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-15-04.

HR 1264

Keen, Jerry 146th

Richardson, Glenn 26th

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd

Houston, Penny 139th

Rogers, Carl 20th



DEAD This bill eliminates the provisions requiring the funding of education by

ad valorem taxation and provide for replacement funding through the imposition

of a state sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed 3 percent, as determined

by the General Assembly.

House Ways & Means; House Second Read Engrossed Prevailed 02-16-04.

HR 1265

Keen, Jerry 146th

Richardson, Glenn 26th

Jamieson, Jeanette 22nd

Houston, Penny 139th

Rogers, Carl 20th



CCG No Interest

DEAD This bill eliminates the provisions requiring the funding of education by

ad valorem taxation and provide for replacement funding through the imposition

of a state sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed 3 percent, as determined

by the General Assembly.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-16-04.

HR 1336

Ashe, Kathy 42nd P2



DEAD This bill authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general or local

law for limitations upon the rate of increase of the ad valorem tax millage

rate and value of property for certain purposes.

House Ways & Means; House First Readers 02-18-04.

SB 35

Johnson, Eric 1st

Lee, Dan 29th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD Repeals the provisions of law requiring the adoption of a local government

service delivery strategy agreement by municipalities and counties and reenacts

provisions of law relating to coordinated and comprehensive planning as such

provisions existed prior to May 1, 1997.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Snete Read & Referred 01-29-03.

SB 39

Lamutt, Robert 21st

Johnson, Eric 1st



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Makes available the application and payment of building permits through

certain electronic media.

Senate Science & Technology; Senate Read and Referred 01-29-03; Senate

Committee Favorably Reported 02-26-04; Senate Read a Second Time 03-01-04.

SB 41

Thompson, Steve 33rd

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th

Hooks, George 14th

Starr, Terrell 44th

Dean, Nathan 31st

Seay, Valencia 34th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill would increase the amount of the state-wide homestead exemption

from all ad valorem taxation for state, county, and school purposes from

$2,000.00 to $20,000.00, and provide for a referendum.

Senate Finance; Senate Read & Referred 01-29-03.

SB 42

Price, Tom 56th

Moody, Dan 27th

Tanksley, Charlie 32nd



DEAD This bill sets minimum distance requirements for municipal corporate

boundaries. This is one of the Sandy Springs bills.

Senate State and Local Government Operations; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04.

SB 58

Cagle, Casey 49th



DEAD This bill changes certain definitions with regard to ad valorem taxation.

This bill is one of a string that Sen. Cagle introduced that appears to be

subject matter place holders, not intended to change policy (like Chairman Buck

introduced in the House).

Senate Finance; Senate Read & Referred 01-30-03

SB 86

Hudgens, Ralph 47th

Zamarripa, Sam 36th

Reed, Kasim 35th

Kemp, Brian 46th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill revises procedures relative to the creation of the transfer

of development rights within or between political subdivisions by removing a

second layer of government oversight.

Senate Judiciary.

House Judiciary; House Passed 04-22-03

SB 111

Tanksley, Charlie 32nd

Unterman, Renee 45th



DEAD This bill relates to death investigations, so as to add a definition; to

provide that a coroner or county medical examiner conduct an investigation; to

provide for penalties.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 02-11-03

SB 114

Hamrick, Bill 30th







CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This legislation relates to retirement benefits for certain law enforcement

personnel under the Employees? Retirement System of Georgia, so as to increase

the retirement benefit for certain law enforcement officers, reduce the

retirement age for such members, provide for creditable service for certain

prior service, provide for application and payment of contributions and for an

additional employee membership contribution, and to provide for a maximum

retirement benefit.

Senate Retirement; Senate Read & Referred 02-11-03

SB 127

Cagle, Casey 49th

Collins, Ginger 6th

Tanksley, Charlie 32nd



PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill relates to the allocation of funds for public roads, so as to

change the provisions regarding the balancing of federal and state funds,

changing the total expenditures from the State Public Transportation Fund to 70

percent from 85 percent, and allows funds for the interstate highway system.

Senate Transportation.

House Transportation; House Second Readers 03-25-03

SB 133

Price, Tom 56th

Johnson, Eric 1st

Golden, Tim 8th

Hamrick, Bill 30th

Balfour, Don 9th



PASSED SENATE

DEAD Civil Justice Reform Act. Comprehensive revisions of tort actions

including malpractice and product liability, damages, judgments, cap award

limits.

Senate Judiciary; Passed Senate.

House Judiciary; House Second Readers 04/07/03.

SB 155

Golden, Tim 8th

Hugdens, Ralph 47th

Bulloch, John 11th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNORThis bill relates to deferred compensation plans, so as to provide that

qualified defined contribution plans authorized for the state and its political

subdivisions may accept contributions from employers and employees.

Senate State & Local Government Operations.

House Retirement; House Passed 04-10-03

SB 163

Tanksley, Charlie 32nd

Thompson, Steve 33rd

Chuck, Clay 37th



DEAD This legislation provides for a method of collection of delinquent fines,

costs, or restitution or reparation for municipal courts, for the execution of

an affidavit and the issuance of a writ of fieri facias, for enforcement in the

same manner as a civil writ of execution, and for the costs of collection

proceedings.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 02-18-03

SB 176

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th

Gillis, Hugh 20th



DEAD Pertains to the creation of handling facilities and disposal sites for

septic tank waste.

Senate Natural Resources; Senate Read and Referred 02-26-03.

SB 182

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th

Johnson, Eric 1st

Dean, Nathan 31st



PASSED SENATE

PASSED HOUSE Nuisance abatement liens; collection procedures; foreclosures.

Senate Finance.

House Judiciary.

Senate Conference Committee Appointed 04-25-03.

House Conference Committee Appointed 02-03-04.

House Conference Committee Report Adopted 04-07-04.

Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted 04-07-04.

SB 195

Hall, Randy 22nd

Lee, Dan 29th

Jackson, Carol 50th



DEAD This bill relates to clerks of the superior courts, so as to repeal a

certain sunset provision relative to fees, the implementation of a state-wide

uniform automated information system, and the collection and remittance of

certain fees.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 03-05-03

SB 246

Kemp, Brian 46th

Hudgens, Ralph 47th

Unterman, Rene 45th

Crotts, Mike 17th

Starr, Terrell 44th

Thomas, Nadine 10th



PASSED SENATE

DEAD Addresses locally funded water reservoirs; state must pay just compensation

if take control or condemn.

Senate Natural Resources.

House Natural Resources; House Withdrawn Recommitted 04-25-03; House Committee

Favorably Reported 03-12-04.

SB 261

Harp, Seth 16th

Tolleson, Ross 18th

Squires, Mary 5th

Brown, Robert 26th

Collins, Ginger 6th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill relates to zoning procedures, so as to provide for

additional procedures with respect to zoning decisions.

Senate Veterans & Military Affairs.

House State Planning & Community Affairs; House Passed with a Floor Amendment,

which was agreed to by the Senate 04-25-03.

SB 262

Harp, Seth 16th

Tolleson, Ross 18th

Squires, Mary 5th

Brown, Robert 26th

Collins, Ginger 6th



PASSED SENATE

DEAD Relates to applications and fees for driver?s licenses, so as to provide

that the department shall accept a military identification card from an

applicant for a driver?s license.

Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security.

House Motor Vehicles; House Withdrawn, Recommitted 04-25-03.

SB 269

Tate, Horacena 38th





DEAD This bill relates to payment and disposition of fines, so as to authorize

the imposition and collection of jail booking fees in the traffic court or

municipal court of any municipality or consolidated government in this state

which operates a jail or pretrial detention facility; to provide legislative

authority for such article; to provide for disposition of such fees.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read & Referred 03-24-03

SB 277

Kemp, Rene 3rd

Johnson, Eric 1st





PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This bill relates to bona fide conservation use property, residential

transitional property, application procedures, penalties for breach of

covenant, classification on tax digest, and an annual report, so as to provide

that a conservation use covenant may be renewed and continued without a lapse

in the agreement.

Senate Special Judiciary.

House Ways & Means; House Passed 04-22-03

SB 296

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th





DEAD This bill relates to required safety and security measures in jails, so as

to provide that certain county jails shall be authorized to utilize a full-time

dispatcher as a full-time jailer under certain conditions.

Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security; Senate Read & Referred 03-25-03

SB 310

Squires, Mary 5th

Butler, Gloria 55th

Unterman, Renee 45th

Henson, Steve 41st



DEAD This bill relates to abatement of nuisances generally, so as to provide for

other circumstances that would allow property to be declared unfit pursuant to

an ordinance adopted by a county or municipality.

Senate Special Judiciary; Senate Recommitted 01-12-04.

SB 312

Squires, Mary 5th

Butler, Gloria 55th

Unterman, Renee 45th

Balfour, Don 9th

Thomas, Don 54th

Jackson, Carol 50th





PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill relates to criminal procedure, so as to authorize counties and

municipalities to establish programs for compensation to owners and operators

of property which is damaged by graffiti; to provide that such compensation may

be in the form of cash compensation or services or materials or a combination

thereof; to provide for the establishment of such programs by ordinance; to

authorize the Department of Community Affairs to provide assistance and to

authorize the funding of grants; to authorize the requirement of restitution in

criminal sentences.

Senate State & Local Government Operations;

House Special Judiciary; House Second Readers 04-09-03

SB 313

Squires, Mary 5th

Butler, Gloria 55th

Unterman, Renee 45th

Balfour, Don 9th

Shafer, David 48th

Thomas, Don 54th





PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill relates to criminal procedure, so as to authorize counties and

municipalities to establish programs for compensation to owners of property

which is damaged by graffiti; to provide the manner of compensation; to

authorize the requirement of restitution in criminal sentences; to provide for

use of inmate labor to remove certain graffiti from private property as a form

of compensation to innocent victims of criminal trespass or criminal damage to

property in the second degree. The bill also relates to penal institutions, so

as to change certain provisions relating to use of inmates for private gain; to

change certain provisions relating to hiring out of inmates, sales of products

produced by inmates, disposition of proceeds, and payments to inmates for

services.

Senate State & Local Government Operations;

House Special Judiciary; House Second Readers 04-09-03

SB 348

Butler, Gloria 55th

Thomas, Nadine 10th

Stokes, Connie 43rd

Adelman, David 42nd

Thomas, Don 54th

Henson, Steve 41st



PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill relates to scrap tire disposal and storage, so as to provide that

each county and municipality in the state shall adopt and enforce an ordinance

regulating the storage of used tires.

Senate Natural Resources & Environment;

House Natural Resources & Environment; House Second Readers 04-09-03

SB 390

Clay, Chuck 37th

Moody, Dan 27th



CCG TRACK

DEAD This bill creates the Major Airport Operations Board, which provides for

its membership, duties, powers, and responsibilities and also transfers certain

authority pertaining to major airports from counties, municipalities, and other

political subdivisions to such board.

Senate Transportation; Senate Read & Referred 01-15-04.

SB 393

Johnson, Eric 1st

Harp, Seth 16th

Cagle, Casey 49th

Tolleson, Ross 18th



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED SENATE

PASSED HOUSE Provides certain time extensions of the ad valorem taxation of property

for certain members of the armed forces.

Senate Finance; Senate Passed 01-29-04.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-25-04; House Passed

03-31-04.

Senate Agrees to House Substitute 04-07-04.

SB 399

Butler, Gloria 55th



CCG SUPPORT

PASSED SENATE

DEAD Provides that any voluntary agency that assists with the resettlement of

refugees must make certain reports to the county and municipality in which such

agency is located.

Senate Public Safety & Homeland Security; Senate Read a Second Time 02-13-04;

Passed Senate.

House State Planning & Consumer Affairs; House Second Readers 03-12-04.

SB 402

Seabaugh, Mitch 28th

Balfour, Don 9th

Cagle, Casey 49th

Stephens, Bill 51st

Mullis, Jeff 53rd

Johnson, Eric 1st



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD Provides for inverse condemnation proceedings before a special master.

Changes certain provisions regarding definitions and provides for procedures,

conditions, and limitations.

Senate Judiciary; Senate Read and Referred 01-12-04.

SB 453

Hamrick, Bill 30th

Smith, Preston 52nd

Cagle, Casey 49th



PASSED SENATE

PASSED HOUSE This bill relates to procedures applicable to the freeport personal

property inventory exemption, so as to provide for renewal notices.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 01-30-04; Senate Read a Second Time

03-09-04; Senate Passed 03-15-04.

House Ways & Means; House Committee Favorably Reported 03-24-04; House Passed

03-31-04.

Senate Agrees to House Amendment 04-07-04.

SB 454

Hamrick, Bill 30th

Smith, Preston 52nd

Kemp, Rene 46th

Cagle, Casey 49th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to a personal property tax exemption for certain

property, so as to increase the amount of such exemption and to also provide

for both an effective date and applicability.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 01-30-04.

SB 490

Unterman, Renee 45th

Mullis, Jeff 53rd

Reed, Kasim 35th

Bulloch, John 11th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to coordinated and comprehensive planning and service

delivery by counties and municipalities, so as to provide definitions and

periodic reviews and amendments to service delivery strategies and provides for

the documentation of such reviews. This bill also provides for verification of

such strategies by the Department of Community Affairs.

Senate State & Governmental Operations; Senate Read and Referred 02-06-04;

Senate Read a Second Time 02-26-04; Senate Recommitted 03-01-04.

SB 495

Starr, Terrell 44th

Johnson, Eric 1st

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th



CCG No Interest

PASSED SENATE

DEAD The "Georgia Minimum Wage Law," preempts certain wage and employment

benefit mandates by local government entities; to provide exceptions.

Senate Insurance & Labor; Senate Read and Referred 02-10-04; Senate Read a

Second Time 03-09-04; Senate Passed 03-15-04.

House Industrial Relations; House Second Readers 03-19-04.

SB 505

Thompson, Steve 33rd

Meyer von Bremen, Michael 12th



CCG SUPPORT

DEAD This bill defines terms concerning community greenspace preservation, so as

to include land used as or dedicated for use as a cemetery within the

definition of greenspace.

Senate Natural Resources & Environment; Senate Read and Referred 02-12-04;

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-12-04.

SB 507

Thoams, Don 54th

Reed, Kasin 35th

Unterman, Renee 45th

Thomas, Regina 2nd

Lee, Daniel 29th

Gillis, Hugh 20th



CCG Track

PASSED SENATE

DEAD This bill enacts the "Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2004"; to prohibit

smoking in certain facilities and areas.

Senate Health & Human Services; Senate Read and Referred 02-12-04; Senate Read

a Second Time 02-23-04; Senate Passed.

House Governmental Affairs; House Second Readers 03-12-04.

SB 519

Stokes, Connie 43rd

Henson, Michele 41st

Tate, Horacena 38th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to general provisions applicable to counties and

municipal corporations, so as to require that, prior to or at the time of a

person making application for a building permit to a county or municipal

corporation, such person must post a notice of what is sought to be constructed

on the property.

Senate Regulated Industries & Utilities; Senate Read and Referred 02-13-04;

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-12-04.

SB 530

Lamutt, Robert 21st

Dean, Nathan 31st

Stephens, Bill 51st

Johnson, Eric 1St

Gillis, Hugh 20th



DEAD This bill relates to grants to counties, municipalities, or other public

authorities for water pollution control projects, so as to provide for grants

to nonprofit organizations for nonpoint source water pollution control.

Senate Natural Resources & Environment; Senate Read and Referred 02-18-04;

Senate Committee Favorably Reported 03-02-04; Senate Read a Second Time

03-04-04.

SB 556

Price, Tom 56th

Cagle, Casey 49th

Mullis, Jeff 53rd

Hamrick, Bill 30th

Smith, Tommie 52nd



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to property tax exemptions and deferrals, so as to exempt

from ad valorem taxation biotechnology property, facilities, and equipment; to

provide for a referendum, applicability, and effective dates; to repeal

conflicting laws.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 02-24-04.

SB 573

Johnson, Eric 1st



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to local five mill share funds, so as to provide that

certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation for school purposes granted by

local law shall be included in the calculation of the five mill share.

Senate Education; Senate Read and Referred 02-26-04.

SB 575

Kemp, Rene 3rd

Thomas, Nadine 2nd

Gillis, Hugh 20th



CCG Track

DEAD This bill relates to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change

certain provisions regarding homestead exemption applications.

Senate Finance; Senate Read and Referred 03-01-04.

SB 585

Mullis, Jeff 53rd

Johnson, Eric 1st

Thompson, Steve 33rd



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This bill relates to railroads, so as to provide for certain provisions

related to maintenance of grade crossings.

Senate Transportation; Senate Read and Referred 03-02-04.

SR 121

Thomas, Regina

Cheeks, Don 23rd

Kemp, Rene 3rd

Williams, Tommie 19th

Lee, Dan 29th



PASSED 2003

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR This resolution authorizes the conveyance of certain State owned real

property located in Macon County, Georgia; Muscogee County, Georgia; Richmond

County, Georgia; Talbot County, Georgia; Troup County, Georgia; Decatur County,

Georgia; Fulton County, Georgia; Coffee County, Georgia; and Baldwin County,

Georgia.

Senate State Institutions & Property.

House State Institutions & Property; House Recedes from Position 04-22-03.

SR 163

Seabaugh, Mitch 28th

Cagle, Casey 49th

Shafer, David 48th

Mullis, Jeff 53rd



DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide

for a limitation on taxation, spending, and new or expanded activities by state

government; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or

rejection.

Senate Finance; Senate Read & Referred 02-26-03

SR 277

Shafer, David 48th

Kemp, Brian 46th

Tanksley, Charlie 32nd

Blitch, Peg 7th

Kemp, Rene 3rd

Smith, Faye 25th



DEAD This resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide

for the election of judges of the probate court on a nonpartisan basis.

Senate State & Local Government Operations; Senate Read Second Time 04-07-03.

SR 580

Cagle, Casey 49th



CCG TRACK

PASSED SENATE

PASSED HOUSE

DEAD This resolution provides that the sales and use tax for educational

purposes may also be imposed in whole or in part for maintenance and operation

of public schools with an equivalent millage rate reduction.

Senate Finance; Senate Committee Favorable Reported 01-29-04.

House Ways & Means; House Second Readers 02-05-04; House Committee Favorably

Reported 03-25-04; House Passed by Substitute 03-31-04.

SR 581

Cagle, Casey 49th



CCG OPPOSE

DEAD This resolution provides for limitations upon the rate of increase of the

ad valorem tax millage rate and value of property for certain purposes.

Senate Finance; Senate Read & Referred 01-15-04.