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Submissions from 2007 2007

Cryptic Controversy: U.S. Government Restrictions on Cryptography Exports and the Plight of Philip Zimmermann, Ronald J. Stay

Submissions from 2006 2006

Courts and Legal Defense for Indigents: Clarify and Change Provisions Relating to Fees and Collection of Fees for Indigent Defense Services; Provide that Local Victim Assistance Funds Collected by the Courts Shall be Paid Directly to the County Governing Authority or the District Attorney; Provide for Certain Reports; Provide that the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall Quarterly Prepare and Publish a Report of all Courts that have not Filed Certain Reports; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Procedure for Reporting and Remittance of Certain Funds Collected by any Clerk of Court or other Officer or Agent of any court; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Application Fees for Free Legal Services and Remittance of Funds; Clarify Remittance of the $ 50.00 Application Fee to Certain Entities; Change Provision Relating to an Additional Filing Fee on Civil Actions in the Probate Courts; Change Provisions Relating to the System of Reporting and Accounting Relating to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority; Authorize Certain Inquiries and Audits; Authorize the Recovery of Attorney's Fees and Costs under Certain Circumstances; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Clarity Regarding which Entities may be Entitled to Collect Attorney's Fees and the Mechanism for Such Collection; Correct a Cross-Reference Relating to Circuit Public Defender Office's Contracts with Local Governments; Provide for Provisions Relating to Work Release Programs in Felony Sentences; Provide for Revocation of Work Release Status; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Shri Abhayankar and Parks Stone

Registration of Immigration Assistance: Enact the "Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act"; Provide that it shall be Unlawful to Traffic a Person for Labor or Sexual Servitude; Provide for Valid Identification Documents; Provide for the Comprehensive Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services; Specify Conditions Under Which Certain Compensation Paid by a Taxpayer shall be Disallowed as a Business Expense for State Income Tax Purposes; Provide for Verification of Lawful Presence Requirements, Procedures, and Conditions Regarding Applications for Certain Benefits; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for the Promulgation of Regulations; Provide for Criminal and Other Penalties; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Valerie Barney, Katharine Field, and Nichole Hair

Elementary and Secondary Education: Amend the Compulsory School Attendance Law, so as to Clarify Certain Provisions Relating to Mandatory Education; Provide That an Unemancipated Minor Older Than the Age of Mandatory Attendance May Not Withdraw from Enrollment in School Without the Permission of His or Her Parent or Guardian; Require Parent or Guardian Approval; Provide for a Conference with the Principal; Provide for Local Board of Education Policies; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Minimum Annual Attendance Required; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Exemptions from Compulsory Attendance; Provide for Information Regarding School Sponsored Clubs and Extracurricular Activities to Be Included in Student Codes of Conduct; Provide an Opportunity for Parents and Legal Guardians to Decline Permission for Participation; Provide That Student Codes of Conduct Encourage Parents and Guardians to Inform Their Children of the Consequences of Certain Conduct; Provide for Acknowledgement of Receipt of Student Codes of Conduct; Provide for School Bus Pickup Schedules; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Millie Baumbusch

Operating While Under the Influence: Provide a Comprehensive Revision, Modernization, and Reform of the Laws of This State Relating to Operating Motor Vehicles While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Drugs, or Other Substances; to Provide for Implied Consent to Chemical Testing; to Provide Definitions; to Provide for the Adoption of Such Laws by Ordinance by Political Subdivisions; to Provide for the Discretion of the Court to Accept Certain Pleas; to Provide for the Publication of the Photographs and Fact of Conviction for Certain Offenders; to Amend Various Provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to Conform Such Provisions to the Provisions of this Act; to Provide for the Applicability and Effect of this Act; to Provide an Effective date; to Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Mark Begnaud, Andre Hendrick, Jared Lina, and Alfred Politzer

Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs: Provide for the Establishment of a Program Through Which Unused Prescription Drugs May Be Distributed for Use by Medically Indigent Persons; Provide for a Pilot Program; Provide That a Pharmacist Who States in Writing an Objection to Any Abortion Shall Not Be Required to Fill a Prescription for a Drug If the Purpose of the Drug Is to Terminate a Pregnancy; Provide That Such Refusal Shall Not Be the Basis for Any Claim for Damages; Provide for the Duration of the Effectiveness of the Written Objection; Amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance, so as to Revise the Purpose of the Chapter; Revise Certain Provisions Regarding Priority for Certain Specialties; Amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions, so as to Revise a Definition; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Elizabeth A. Bulat

Elections and Primaries Generally: Authorize State Election Board to Conduct Certain Educational Programs; Change Provisions Relating to Required Presentation of Identification by Voters; Specify the Types of Identification Which May be Used; Provide for Georgia Voter Identification Cards To Be Issued by Each County Board of Registrars to Registered Electors Who do not Have a Valid Driver's License or Identification Card Issued by the Department of Driver Services; Provide for the Contents and Appearance of Such Cards; Provide for Applications and Supporting Documentation; Provide for the Supply of Equipment and the Adoption of Rules and Regulations by the State Election Board; Change Provisions Relating to Issuance of Free Identification Card by the Department of Driver Services to Registered Electors; Provide for Other Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Myung-Hee Hahn

Sexual Offenses: Change Provisions Relating to Sexual Offenders; Change Punishment Provisions, Registration Requirements, and Residency Requirements for Sexual Offenders; Add a Provision Relating to Statutory Aggravating Circumstances for the Imposition of the Death Penalty; Require Sexually Dangerous Predators to Wear and Electronic Monitoring System for the Balance of His or Her Life and to Pay for Such System; Provide for Employment Restrictions for Sexual Offenders Provide for an Effective Date and Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Debra Hunter and Paul Sharman

Alimony and Child Support: Change Provisions Relating to the Calculation of Child Support; Clarify the Appeal Process in Certain Domestic Relations Cases; Clarify the Calculation of the Amount of Interest on Arrearage of Child Support; Clarify Definitions; Provide Guidelines for Determining the Amount of Child Support to Be Paid; Change Provisions Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support; Reorganize Code Section 19-6-15, Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support to Provide More Clarity on the Application of Such Child Support; Allow a Jury to Determine Gross Income and Deviations; Provide Calculation of Parenting Time; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Headings to Better Structure the Code Section; Provide for the Child Support Obligation Table; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Duties of the Georgia Child Support Commission; Correct Cross-References; Amend an Act Amending Titles 5, 7, and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to State Legislative Findings, Change Provisions Relating to Child Support, and Make other Related Changes; State Legislative Intent; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Ryan Landers and Garrett Nail

Crimes Against the Person: Revise the Definition of Feticide; Prohibit the Voluntary Manslaughter of an Unborn Child; Prohibit Assaults and Batteries of Unborn Children Under Certain Circumstances; Provide for Punishment for Persons Convicted of Such Offenses; Amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Serious Traffic Offenses, So As to Remove the Requirement That an Unborn Child Be Quick in the Definition of Feticide by Vehicle; Amend Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to General Provisions Concerning Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft, So As to Remove the Requirement That an Unborn Child Be Quick in the Definition of Feticide by Vessel; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for Applicability; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Adam S. Levin

Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions: Provide That Persons Who Is Attacked Has No Duty to Retreat; Provide Immunity from Prosecution, Daniel J. Merrett

Emancipation of Minors: Establish the Conditions for Minors to Become Emancipated by Law; Provide That a Person be at least 18 years of age in order to contract for marriage except under limited Circumstances; Repeal an Exception to Such Age Requirement in the Case of Pregnancy or Live Birth; Repeal an Exception to Parental Consent Based Upon Pregnancy or Live Birth; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Minor's Contracts for Property or Valuable Consideration or Necessaries; Change Certain Provisions Relating to in Whom Parental Power Lies; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Parents' Obligations to Children Born out of Wedlock; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Abandonment of a Dependent Child; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Voidance and Ratification of Conveyance to or by an Infant; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Reversion of Property Set Apart for Spouse, Children, or Dependents; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Neil Mulcahy

Georgia Qualified Medication Aides Act: Provide for the Certification of Qualified Medication Aides; Provide for Powers and Responsibilities of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses; Provide for Certification Standards and Requirements; Provide for Requirements of Community Living Arrangements Which Utilize Qualified Medication Aides; Provide for Enactment of Rules and Regulations Affecting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Provide for a Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts to Allow an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to Issue Prescription Drug Orders and Provide Professional Samples, Order Diagnostic Studies, Medical Devices, and in Certain Life-Threatening Situations to Order Radiographic Imaging; Provide for Execution of Prescription Drug Orders; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, John Reshwan

Elementary and Secondary Education Spending: Amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia to Require Local School Systems to Spend a Minimum Amount of Operating Funds on Direct Classroom Expenditures; Provide a Short Title; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Incremental Compliance; Provide for Waivers; Provide for the Submission of Budget and Expenditure Information; Provide for Rules and Regulations; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Expenditure Controls for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Douglas S. Rosenbloom

Submissions from 2005 2005

Woman's Right to Know Act: Require Certain Types of Identification to Be Presented in Order for a Physician to Perform an Abortion; Change Provisions Relating to Required Participation by or Notice to Parents, Guardians, and Others and Court Proceedings for Waiver of Such Provisions; Provide That Abortions Must Be Performed in Certain Facilities and by Certain Persons; Provide for Certain Reports; Provide for Certain Forms; Provide for Certain Reports by the Department of Human Resources; Provide for Penalties and Remedies for Failure to Provide Such Reports; Enact the "Woman's Right to Know Act"; Provide for a Short Title; Provide for Definitions; Require That a Female Give Her Informed Consent Prior to an Abortion; Require That Certain Information Be Provided or Made Available to a Female Prior to an Abortion; Require a Written Acknowledgement of Receipt of Such Information; Provide for the Preparation and Availability of Certain Information; Provide for Procedures in a Medical Emergency; Provide for Reporting Requirements and Penalties for Noncompliance; Provide for Anonymity of Certain Persons in Civil Actions; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for Severability; Provide for an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Benjamin Bailey and Amy Jett

Juries: Enact the "Criminal Justice Act of 2005"; Provide for a Short Title; Provide that the Denial of a Defendant's Motion to Recuse May Be Subject to Interlocutory Appeal; Provide that the State May Appeal from an Order, Decision, or Judgment of a Superior Court Granting a Motion for New Trial or Denying a Motion by the State to Recuse or Disqualify a Judge; Provide the State and the Accused with the Same Number of Peremptory Challenges in Misdemeanor, Felony, and Death Penalty Cases and in Challenging Alternate Jurors; Provide the Manner in Which Peremptory Challenges Are Made; Change the Size of the Jury Panel in Felony and Death Penalty Cases; Provide for Excuses for Cause Under Certain Circumstances; Provide the Manner in Which the Number of Alternative Jurors is Determined; Provide for Additional Peremptory Challenges in Trials for Jointly Indicted Defendants; Provide that the Prosecuting Attorney Shall Always Conclude the Argument to the Jury; Provide that Provisions Relating to Discovery Apply to Sentencing Proceedings; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Discovery; Change the Provisions Relating to the Impeachment of the Defendant; Change Provisions Relating to When a Witness Has Been Impeached; Provide for the Impeachment of Witnesses Through Evidence of Conviction of a Crime and Bad Character; Provide for the Admission of Specific Instances of Conduct by a Witness; Provide for Other Matters Relative to the Foregoing; Provide for Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Chason Carroll

Act to Incorporate the City of Sandy Springs; Incorporate the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County; Provide for a Charter for the City of Sandy Springs; Provide for Incorporation, Boundaries, and Powers of the City; Provide for General Powers and Limitations on Powers; Provide for a Governing Authority of Such City and the Powers, Duties, Authority, Election, Terms, Method of Filling Vacancies, Compensation, Expenses, Qualifications, Prohibitions, and Districts Relative to Members of Such Governing Authority; Provide for Inquiries and Investigations; Provide for Organization and Procedures; Provide for Ordinances; Provide for the Office of Mayor and Certain Duties and Powers Relative to the Office of Mayor; Provide for Administrative Responsibilities; Provide for Boards, Commissions, and Authorities; Provide for a City Manager, a City Attorney, a City Clerk, a Tax Collector, a City Accountant, and Other Personnel; Provide for a Municipal Court and the Judge or Judges Thereof; Provide for Practices and Procedures; Provide for Ethics and Disclosures; Provide for Taxation, Licenses and Fees; Provide for Franchises, Service Charges, and Assessments; Provide for Bonded and Other Indebtedness; Provide for Accounting and Budgeting; Provide for Purchases; Provide for Homestead Exemptions; Provide for Bonds for Officials; Provide for Other Matters Relative to the Foregoing; Provide for a Referendum; Provide Effective Dates and Transitional Provisions Governing the Transfer of Various Functions and Responsibilities from Fulton County to the City of Sandy Springs; Provide for Severability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Aaron Clark

Civil Practice and Procedure Generally: Change Provisions Relating to Venue in Actions with Joint Defendants; Provide That Courts of This State May Under Certain Circumstances Decline to Decide Cases Under the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens; Change Provisions Relating to Affidavits Accompanying Charges of Professional Malpractice; Provide for Defendants' Access to Plaintiffs' Health Information in Medical Malpractice Cases; Provide for Offers of Judgment and the Effect Thereof; Provide New Procedures for Damages for Frivolous Claims and Defenses. Torts General Provisions: Change Provisions Relating to the Establishment of Liability and Standard of Care in Certain Actions Relating to Emergency Health Care; Change Provisions Relating to Agency Liability of Hospitals; Change Provisions Relating to Apportionment of Award According to Degree of Fault; Create Provisions Related to Apportioning Damages in Certain Malpractice Actions; Limit Noneconomic Damages in Certain Actions Relating to Health Care; Provide for Payment Over Time of Certain Future Damages in Certain Actions; and for Other Purposes, Hannah Yi Crockett, Rebecca McArthur, and Matthew Walker

Forgery and Fraudulent Practices: Create the New Crime of Initiation of Deceptive Commercial E-mail; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Criminal Penalties; Provide for Civil Relief and Venue for Civil Proceedings; Provide for Certain Prosecuting Officials to Prosecute Deceptive Commercial E-mail; Provide for Applicability; Provide for Exceptions; Designate Specific Information Which May be Disclosed by an Electronic Communication Service or a Remote Computing Service; Authorize Search Warrants or Subpoenas Under Certain Circumstances; Provide for Certain Authority of Law Enforcement Units, the Attorney General, and District Attorneys; Provide for Certain Records' Admissibility into Evidence; Change Provisions Relating to the Definition of Racketeering Activity in the Georgia RICO Act; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Teresa Dau

Selling and Other Trade Practices: Provide Legislative Findings; Provide Definitions; Require Information Brokers to Give Notice to Consumers of Certain Security Breaches; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Lisa Dowling

Georgia Ethics in Government Act: Amend the Georgia Ethics in Government Act; Provide for the Comprehensive Revision of Provisions Regarding Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; Provide for and Change Certain Definitions; Change Certain Provisions Relative to Declaration of Policy; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Ethics Commission; Provide for the Timely Issuance of Advisory Opinions by the State Ethics Commission and Other Matters Relative to Advisory Opinions; Change Provisions Relating to the State Ethics Commission Including its Administrative Attachment to the Secretary of State's Office; Change Provisions Relating to Mailing Complaints; Provide for Rule Making with Regard to Technical Defects and the Time Frame for Correction of Technical Defects in Financial Disclosure Statements; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Connected Organizations; Create Certain Restrictions on Receipt or Award of State Contracts; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Contributions Made to Candidates and the Location Where Certain Reports Are Filed; Change Provisions Relating to Contributions or Expenditures Other Than Through Candidates or Campaign Committees and Disclosure of Extensions of Credit; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Disclosure Reports; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Electronic Filing of Reports; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Acceptance of Campaign Contributions During Legislative Sessions; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Maximum Allowable Contributions; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Accounting for and Expenditure of Campaign Contributions; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Filing of Financial Disclosure Statements; Change Provisions Relating to Filing by Mail; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Lobbyist Registration; Change Provisions Relating to Lobbyist Disclosure Reports and the Contents Thereof and the Definition of Lobbyist; Create Provisions Relating to a Lobbyist Eligibility for Certain Appointments; Provide for Restrictions for Lobbying Activities for Certain Persons; Provide Restrictions for Lobbyists Relating to Contingency Agreements; Provide for Restrictions for Lobbyists Relating to Presence on the Floor of the House of Representatives and Senate; Correct Cross-references; Create the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; Provide for Powers and Duties of the Committee; Provide for the Initiation of Complaints; Provide for Anti-nepotism Provisions; Provide for Penalties; Provide for Restrictions on the Governor's Appointment Power Under Certain Circumstances; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Alan Kan and Ashley McCartney

Community Greenspace Preservation: Enact the "Georgia Land Conservation Act"; Provide for State and Local Government Activities with Respect to Land Conservation; State Legislative Intent; Define Terms; Create the Georgia Land Conservation Council and Provide for its Membership, Powers, Duties, and Operations; Provide for a Land Conservation Program; Create the Georgia Land Conservation Trust Fund and the Georgia Land Conservation Revolving Loan Fund and Provide for Sources of Funding, Grants and Other Disbursements from Said Funds; Provide for Eligibility for Award and Disbursement of Grants to Counties, Cities, and the Department of Natural Resources; Authorize the Department of Natural Resources to Provide for Management of Property so Acquired; Provide for Promulgation of Certain Rules and Regulations by the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority; Encourage Partnerships with the Private Sector; Provide for the Transfer of Funds from the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund to the Georgia Land Conservation Trust Fund; Amend the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," so as to Redefine a Term; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Sarah A. Whalin

Elementary and Secondary Education: Amend the "Quality Basic Education Act"; Provide for Legislative Findings; Provide for the Establishment of the "Georgia Master Teacher Program"; Provide for the Establishment of Criteria for Master Teacher Certification; Provide for the Establishment of Rules and Regulations by the Professional Standards Commission; Revise Certain Provisions Relating to Salary Increases for Persons Receiving Certification From the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Provide for the Establishment of the "Academic Coach Program"; Provide for the Establishment of Rules and Regulations by the State Board of Education; Provide for the Employment of an Academic Coach by a Public School in Accordance with a School Improvement Plan; Provide for Monetary and Other Incentives for Academic Coaches; Provide for the Establishment of a Master Teacher and Academic Coach Implementation Committee; Provide for the Composition, Duties, and Duration of the Committee; Provide for Automatic Repeal; Provide an Additional Benefit and Support for Teachers and Other School Personnel by Providing Professional Liability Insurance Coverage for Teachers, Principals, Other Certificated Personnel, and Student Teachers by the State; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Suzanne Smith Williams

Submissions from 2004 2004

Conservation and Natural Resources: Comprehensive State-Wide Water Management Planning Act: Enact the "Comprehensive State-Wide Water Management Planning Act"; Change Certain Provisions Relating to River Basin Management Plans; Require the Development of a State-Wide Water Management Plan; Provide for a Water Council and for its Composition and Duties; Provide Procedures for Plan Development, Adoption, and Revision; Provide for Related Matters; Amend Code Section 50-13-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Procedural Requirements for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules, Emergency Rules, Limitations on Actions to Contest Rules, and Legislative Override; Repeal Conflicting Laws; Amend Code Section 2-6-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Additional Duties and Powers of the State Soil and Water Commission; and for Other Purposes, John Allen

Education: Elementary and Secondary Education and Postsecondary Education: Change the Reporting System and Method for Determining Eligibility for HOPE Scholarships, Other Scholarships, Grants, or Loan Assistance and for Certain Postsecondary Courses and Advanced Placement Courses for Students Enrolling as Freshmen in Eligible Public or Private Postsecondary Institutions on or After May 1, 2007; Add Public and Private Schools Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools to the Definition of Eligible High Schools for the Purposes of the HOPE Program; Delete an Obsolete Reference; Revise and Add Definitions; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship for Any Student Who Does Not Possess at Least a Cumulative 3.0 Grade Point Average at the End of Each Spring Quarter or Semester; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship for Any Part-Time Students Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Restoration of This Eligibility; Provide for HOPE Program Hour Limits to Include Courses Taken as Postsecondary Options; Provide for a Set Amount of Mandatory Fees for HOPE Scholarships and HOPE Grants; Provide for Changes to the Amount of HOPE Scholarships at Private Institutions for Students Enrolled Less Than Full-Time; Provide for A limitation on Quarter Hours or Semester Hours of Eligibility for HOPE Grants and Eligibility for Combined HOPE Scholarships and Grants; Provide for Exceptions; Create the HOPE Scholarship/Pre-K Legislative Oversight Committee; Provide for Membership and Duties of This Oversight Committee; Provide That Employees of Certain Organizations Are Residents of Georgia for Purposes of the HOPE Program; Provide for Changes to The Amount of Book Allowances and Fees for a HOPE Scholarship or Grant Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Elizabeth Ballard and Emily Pittman

Revenue and Taxation: State and Local Taxation, Financing, and Service Delivery Revision Act of 2004: Provide for the Comprehensive Revision of Provisions Relating to State and Local Taxation, Financing, and Service Delivery; Change Certain Provisions Regarding the Function for the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Change Certain Provisions Regarding the Status of the Council of State Governments and Certain Related Organizations; Change Certain Provisions Regarding the Homestead Exemption by Qualified Disabled Veterans, Filing Requirements, Periodic Substantiation of Eligibility, and Persons Eligible Without Application; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Limitations with Respect to Local Sales and Use Taxes; Provide for Certain Exemptions; Change Certain Provisions Regarding the Joint County and Municipal Sales Tax and Provide for an Optional Rate Increase to Two Percent with Repsect to Imposition by Certain Consolidated Governments; Provide for Imposition of This Tax at the Rate of Two Percent by Consolidated Governments; Provide for Additional Procedures, Conditions, and Limitations with Respect to Certain Water and Sewer Projects or Costs with Respect to the Special County One Percent Sales and Use Tax; Provide for the Levy and Collection of a Municipal Water and Sewer Projects or Cost Sales and Use Tax; Provide for Powers, Duties, and Authority of Municipal Governing Authorities with Respect to This Tax; Provide for Powers, Duties, and Authority of the State Revenue Commissioner with Respect to This Tax; Provide for a Discontinuation of This Tax; Provide for Comprehensive Provisions to Provide Funding to Local Governments for Service Delivery Costs Through Certain Sales and Use Taxation; Provide for Comprehensive Provisions to Address Changes in Land Use Classification that Increase Service Delivery and Infrastructure Costs to Local Governments; Provide for Creation of Special Districts; Provide a Special District Sales and Use Tax; Provide for the Rate and Manner of Imposition of This Tax; Provide or Collection and Administration of This Tax; Provide for Returns; Provide for Distribution and Expenditure of Proceeds; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Annexation; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Land Use Classification Objections; Require Annual Publication of Certain Information Regarding Collection and Expenditure of the Proceeds of the Special Purpose One Percent Sales and Use Tax; Exempt from Ad Valorem Taxation Certain Motor Vehicles Owned by Persons who Have Been Awarded the Medal of Honor; and for Other Purposes, Jeffrey R. Baxter

Elections: Georgia Ethics in Government Act: Amend the Georgia Ethics in Government Act so as to Provide for the Comprehensive Revision of Provisions Regarding Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; Provide for and Change Certain Definitions; Change Certain Provisions Relative to Declaration of Policy; Provide for the Timely Issuance of Advisory Opinions by the State Ethics Commission and other Matters Relative to Advisory Opinions; Change Provisions Relating to the State Ethics Commission Including Its Administrative Attachment to the Secretary of State's Office; Change Provisions Relating to Mailing Complaints; Provide for Rule Making with Regard to Technical Defects and the Time Frame for Correction of Technical Defects in Financial Disclosure Statements; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Connected Organizations; Create Certain Restrictions on Receipt or Award of State Contracts; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Contributions Made to Candidates and the Location where Certain Reports Are Filed; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Contributions of Expenditures Other Than Through Candidates or Campaign Committees and Disclosure of Extensions of Credit; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Disposition of Campaign Contributions; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Electronic Filing of Reports; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Acceptance of Campaign Contributions During Legislative Sessions; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Filing of Financial Disclosure Statements; Change Provisions Relating to Filing by Mail; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Lobbyist Registration; Change Provisions Relating to Lobbyist Disclosure Reports, the Contents Thereof, and the Definition of Lobbyist; Create Provisions Relating to a Lobbyist's Eligibility for Certain Appointments and Ability to Serve as a Public Employee; Create Conflict of Interest Provisions Relating to Gifts; Provide Restrictions for Lobbyists Relating to Contingency Agreements; Provide for Restrictions for Lobbyists Relating to Presence on the Floor of the House and Senate; Provide for Candidates for the General Assembly Who File a Declaration of Intent to Accept Campaign Contributions to Receive and Choose to Sign a Pledge to Engage in Ethical Campaigning; Provide for Actions for Slander and Libel and the Commission's Authority Over This Activity; Correct Cross-References; Provide for Criminal Penalties; Change Provisions Relative to Appearances Before the Board of Pardons and Paroles by Members of the General Assembly or State Elected or Appointed Officials; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Complaints or Information Regarding Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Programs and Operations; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Code of Ethics for Board Members, Commissions, and Authorities; Change Provisions Relating to a Board, Commission, or Authority's Authority to Enact Rules and Regulations; Provide for Restrictions on Activities for Persons Who Were Members, Employees, or Appointees of the Legislative, Executive, or Judicial Branch or Other Agencies or Authorities of the State; Provide for Penalties; Provide for Restrictions on the Governor's Appointment Power under Certain Circumstances; Provide for an Effective Date; repeal Conflicting Laws; and for other Purposes, Stephanie D. Campanella, Sean D. Christy, Elizabeth A. Lester, and John Molinaro

Education: Education Flexibility and Accountability: Change Provisions Relating to School Councils; Change Provisions Relating to the Powers and Duties of Local Boards of Education; Allow the State Board of Education to Prescribe the Manner and Grade Level for Certain Required Courses in History and Government; Authorize Alternative Methods for Certain Transfer Students; Change Certain Provisions Regarding Early Intervention Programs; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Maximum Class Size for the 2004-2005 School Year; Change Provisions Relating to Charter Schools; Revise Certain Provisions Relating to Drivers' Licenses; Change Penalties for Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance Requirements; Provide for Student Attendance Protocols; Require School Principals to Support the Authority of Teachers to Remove Certain Students from a Classroom; Provide that Local School Board Policies Require Local School Superintendents to Support the Authority of Principals and Teachers to Remove Certain Students from a Classroom; Revise Certain Provisions Relating to Disciplinary Hearings by a Disciplinary Hearing Officer, Panel, or Tribunal; Provide for Changes to Accountability Assessment; and for Other Purposes, Jennifer Evans

Eminent Domain and Utilities: Condemnation Procedures: Change the Time for Hearing Before a Special Master and to Require Notice by Certified Mail in Condemnations for Certain Purposes; Prohibit the Use of the Power of Eminent Domain to Acquire Any Property for the Construction of Certain Electric Transmission Lines Without Prior Public Notice and One or More Public Meetings with an Opportunity for Comment or Questions; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for Factors to be Considered in Selecting a Route for Electric Transmission Lines; Provide Procedures for Good Faith Negotiations; Provide for Additional Compensation for, or Reconveyance or Quitclaim of, an Easement or Other Property Interest Acquired Through the Exercise of Eminent Domain in Certain Circumstances; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date and Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, Sarah Elizabeth Tosone

Submissions from 2003 2003

Banking and Finance: Georgia Fair Lending Act: Amend the Georgia Fair Lending Act; Provide for Changes in Limitations on Late Payment Charges; Clarify that Certain Home Loan Refinancing Shall Not Be Presumed to Be a Flipping; Specify When and Against Whom a Borrower May Assert Claims and Defenses for Violations of the Act; Provide for Limits on Liability for Violations of the Act Under Certain Circumstances; Provide the Department of Banking and Finance with Express Authority to Promulgate Rules and Regulations; Provide for Good Faith Reliance on Guidance from the Department of Banking and Finance, Tucker Barr

Criminal Procedure: Legal Defense of Indigents: Create the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council to Set State-Wide Standards for the Legal Representation of Indigent Defendants and Provide Budget Authority to Such Council, Alison Couch

Courts: Juvenile Proceedings: Change the Definition of "Child" to Include 18-Year-Old Individuals Charged with Status Offenses, John Giannini

Commerce and Trade: Enforcement of Master Settlement Agreement: Require Certifications by Certain Tobacco Manufacturers; Provide for a Directory Database of Certified Tobacco Manufacturers; Establish a Prohibition Against Sales by Tobacco Manufacturers Not in the Directory Database, Matthew Knoop

Crimes and Offenses: Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Make Wearing Bulletproof Vests During Commission or Attempted Commission of Certain Offenses Unlawful, Joseph Larkin

Courts: Sheriffs: Prohibit Sheriffs from Engaging in Private Security, Private Investigation, or Bail Bond Businesses, Courtney Marcelo

Criminal Procedure: Searches and Seizures: Provide Extraordinary Appeals and Motions for New Trial Based on Request for DNA Testing and Analysis; Establish Procedure for Preservation of Evidence, Melissa Rife

Submissions from 2002 2002

Animals: Offenses Against Public Health and Morals: Authorize the Governor to Issue a Call for a Special Session of the General Assembly in the Event of a Bioterrorist Attack or Other Public Health Emergency Prior to Declaring a State of Emergency; Provide for Due Process Procedures Related to Quarantine and Vaccination Programs in a Public Health Emergency; Authorize the Department of Human Resources to Promulgate Rules and Regulations for the Management of a Public Health Emergency; Provide Reporting Requirements for Bioterrorism and Other Conditions that Pose a Substantial Risk of a Public Health Emergency; Change the Emergency Powers of the Governor Regarding Firearms During an Emergency, Leah Poynter

Courts: Juvenile Courts: Amend Provisions Relating to Juvenile Proceedings, so as to Restrict Full-time Juvenile Court Judges From Serving as a Judge in Another Court; Clarify the Obligation of the District Attorney Regarding a Petition in Juvenile Court; Change and Reorganize Provisions so as to Divide Into Separate Parts Those Provisions Relating to Allegedly Deprived Children and Those Provisions Relating to Allegedly Unruly or Delinquent Children; Conform CrossReferences to Such Changes and Reorganization; Change Provisions Relating to Victim Impact Statements, Evidence, and Continuances; Clarify a Legal Provision Relating to Transfer of Legal Custody of a Child Back to a Person whose Abuse of Alcohol or Another Drug Resulted in the Child's Deprivation; Clarify When the Juvenile Court Shall Dismiss Petitions Alleging Delinquency or Unruliness; Clarify When the Court Shall Enter Orders of Disposition; Clarify Provisions Relating to the Duration of Disposition Orders; Provide for Sealing Records in Cases When Petitions Alleging Delinquency or Unruliness Have Been Dismissed or Informally Adjusted; Repeal Conflicting Laws, Brooke N. Silverthorn

Submissions from 2001 2001

State Government: Public Property: Provide Definition for Development Activity; Protect Trees; Provide for Landscaping Plans, Teresa Byokawski

Crimes & Offenses: Offenses Against Public Health and Morals: Change Bingo Licensure Qualifications, Kimberly A. Childs

Revenue & Taxation Income, Sales, and Use Taxes: Provide for Certain Technical Corrections and Modifications; Provide for Proper Administration of Certain Provisions Regarding Revenue and Taxation; Revise and Clarify Tax Liability for Limited Liability Entities; Allow Allocation and Apportionment Agreements with Taxpayers Other Than Corporations; Revise Income Tax Credit Provisions for Businesses in Certain Counties and Less Developed Areas; Revise Income Tax Credit Provisions for the Establishment or Relocation of Taxpayer Headquarters; Authorize Claiming of Certain Income Tax Credits on a Calendar Year Basis for a Certain Tax Year; Clarify the Relief from Joint and Several Liability on Joint Returns for Innocent Spouses When Applicable; Clarify the Phased-In Exemption of Certain Repair or Replacement Parts; Clarify the Exemption for Tangible Personal Property Acquired Under 100 Percent Common Ownership; Clarify the Exemption for Certain Sale or Leases of Computer Equipment to Certain High-Technology Companies; Clarify the Exemption with Respect to the Sale of Certain Machinery, Equipment, and Materials Incorporated Into and Used in the Construction and Operation of Certain Clean Rooms; Extend the Date for Distribution of Certain Unidentifiable Sales and Use Tax Proceeds; Provide for Effective Dates, Kimberly A. Childs

Labor & Industrial Relations Minimum Wages: Increase Hourly Amount; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for Related Matters, Kelli L. Dutrow

Public Utilities & Public Transportation Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas: Provide for Annual Change of Marketers by Retail Consumers; Limit Deposits Required by Marketers; Provide for Deposit Refunds; Require Public Service Commission to Publicize Marketer Information; Authorize Public Service Commission to Adopt Rules and Regulations Relating to Pricing, Billing, and Customer Service Practices By Marketers; Change Provisions Regarding Temporary Directives; Authorize Public Service Commission to Impose Temporary Directives on Marketers Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Penalties for Certain Violations by Marketers; Require Marketers to Contact Customers over Bill Disputes; Prohibit Marketers from Reporting Customers to Credit Agency for Default Payments Until Certain Conditions are Met; Require Marketers to Provide a Credit or a Refund for Overpayments; Change the Provisions Relating to Universal Service Funds; Provide Additional Purposes for a Fund; Provide Priority of Fund to Assistance of Low Income Customers, Derek E. Empie

Penal Institutions: Sexual Offender Registry: Provide for the Registration of First Offenders and Those That Plead Nolo Contendere; Require Additional Information with Respect to Such Registration; Insure the Allocation of Federal Funding for Law Enforcement, Gregory Todd Jones

Education Postsecondary Education: Amend Provisions Regarding Postsecondary Education; Enact Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Provide for a Board of Directors of the Plan and Its Membership, Powers, Duties, and Administration; Provide for a Program of Savings Trust Agreements and Savings Trust Accounts; Provide for a Trust Fund and the Administrations Thereof; Provide for Investment and Management of Trust Funds; Provide a Tax Exemption; Provide for Account Statements; Provide for Effect of Account Deposits on Eligibility for Certain Financial Aid; Provide for Confidentiality and Nondisclosure of Certain Records; Amend Tax Provisions Relating to Computation of Taxable Net Income; Provide for Tax Treatment of Withdrawals From Savings Trust Accounts; Amend Certain Definitions for Purposes of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act so as to Exclude the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan from the Meaning of "Agency", Randy Haston Luffman

Crimes & Offenses: Prostitution: Increase Penalties for Offenses of Pimping and Pandering of a Minor, Paul Menair

Domestic Relations Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry Act: Create Centralized Registry for Temporary Protective Orders, Paul Menair

Health Automated External Defibrillator Program: Regulate the Use of Automated External Defibrillators by Lay Rescuers; Provide Immunity from Liability for Persons Engaged in Activities Relating to the Use of Automated External Defibrillators, Tiffani Z. Moody

Elections Elections and Primaries Generally: Eliminate Nonpartisan Primaries Except for Municipal Offices; Provide that Nonpartisan Elections for Certain County and State Offices Be Held in Conjunction with the General Primary; Provide for Qualifying Time for Certain Nonpartisan Elections; Provide for the Form of Nonpartisan Election Ballots; Specify the Circumstances under Which Election Superintendents May Open Absentee Ballots; Change the Method of Removing Deceased Voters from the Electors List; Authorize the Secretary of State to Obtain the Names of Georgians Who Die in Other States; Provide for the Transmission of Names of Persons Who Have Been Convicted of Felonies to Registrars for Removal from the Electors List; Authorize the Constitutional Amendments Publication Board to Determine Short Titles or Headings for Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Authorize the Secretary of State to Put Such Short Titles on Ballots; Require the Secretary of State to Print the Proposed Constitutional Amendments in the Order Specified by the Constitutional Amendments Publication Board; Provide for Uniform Election Equipment Throughout the State; Provide for the Education of Voters, Election Officials, and Post Officers in the Operation of Election Equipment; Authorize the Secretary of State to Conduct a Pilot Project to Test Electronic Recording Voting Systems During the 2001 Municipal Elections; Create the Twenty-First Century Voting Commission; Provide for the Composition, Duties, and Compensation of Such Commission; Provide Times for Certification of Election Results, Frances Conway Pratt

Insurance: General Provisions Relative to Insurance: Provide for Reimbursement by Insurers to Registered Nurse First Assistants Who Perform Surgical First Assistant Services, Kathryn H. Wade

Submissions from 1999 1999

Education: Elementary and Secondary Education: Require that Student Codes of Conduct Include Provisions Addressing Verbal Assault, Physical Assault or Battery, and Disrespectful Conduct Toward Teachers, Administrators, Other School Personnel, Other Students, and Persons Attending School-Related Functions; Provide for the Filing of Such Provisions with the State Board of Education for Review; Provide for the Distribution of Student Codes of Conduct in Conjunction with Student Handbooks and for Parents' and Guardians' Acknowledgments of Receipt, Janel L. Bozeman

Motor Vehicles and Traffic: Use of Radar Speed Detection Devices: Allow Speed Detection Devices to Be Operated by Part-Time Peace Officers; Allow Law Enforcement Agencies to Use Speed Detection Devices on Streets and Roads for Which an Application is Pending; Provide a Rebuttable Presumption Regarding the Use of Speed Detection Devices for Purposes Other Than the Promotion of Public Health, Welfare, and Safety, David J. Hungeling

Courts: Termination of Parental Rights; Certain Termination: Amend Provisions Relating to Juvenile Proceedings and Parental Rights, Shonah Jefferson

Courts: Magistrate Courts: Provide for the Monetary Jurisdiction of Civil Claims in Magistrate Court to Be Set at $ 15,000, James M. Speilberger

Insurance: Managed Healthcare Plans: Provide Certain Enrollees of Managed Care Plans with an Independent Review of Plan Determination and Provide Standards, Conditions, and Procedures Relating Thereto; Provide for Duties, Powers, and Functions of the Health Planning Agency with Regard to Such Reviews and Provide for Certification of Independent Review Organizations; Provide for Expert Reviewers and Decisions Thereof; Provide for Costs and Expedited Reviews; Provide Immunity from Liability and Presumptions; Prohibit Certain Conflicts of Interest; Provide for Quality Assurance; and Provide for Applicability, Lisa Strauss

State Government: Open and Public Meetings: Require that an Agency Holding a Meeting Make Available an Agenda of All Matters Expected to Be Discussed; Require the Agency to Post and Distribute its Agenda; Require the Chairperson of a Closed Meeting to Execute and File with the Minutes a Notarized Affidavit Stating Why the Meeting was Closed, Suzanne F. Sturdivant

Local Governments: Homeowner Tax Relief Grants: Provide for Homeowner Tax Relief Grants to Counties and Local School Districts; Require the Granting of Certain Credits Against County and School Ad Valorem Taxes as a Condition of Such Grants; Provide for Calculation of Credit Amounts to Homestead Owners and Grant Amounts to Counties and School Districts; Provide for Administration and the Adoption of Rules and Regulations by the Georgia Department of Revenue, Vince Tilley

Submissions from 1998 1998

Local Government: Zoning Procedures: Change Definition of Zoning Decision to Include Grant of Special Use Permits, Joseph A. All

Insurance Fraud: Provide for Increased Penalties for Felony Insurance Fraud, Benjamin D. Briggs

State Government: Open and Public Meetings: Authorize Attorney General to Bring Civil or Criminal Actions to Enforce Georgia Open and Public Meetings Laws, Meri K. Christensen

Conservation and Natural Resources Water Resources: Provide for Mandatory Sewer Privatization; Provide that Owners of Large Public Waste-Water Treatment Facilities Privatize the Operation and Maintenance of Their Systems if Violations of Permits Occur; Set Schedules, Milestones, and Standards for Privatization; Establish an Oversight Committee; Set Forth Penalties for Failure to Comply, A. Josef DeLisle

Labor and Industrial Relations Workers' Compensation: Provide for Payment by Group Self-Insurers for Examinations by Commissioner to Verify the Solvency of Group Self-Insurance Workers' Compensation Funds, M. Katherine Duncan

Public Officers and Employees Labor Practices: Expand Prohibition Against Labor Strikes for State Employees to Include Essential Public Employees Whose Participation in Strikes Would Endanger the Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals of Georgia Citizens, M. Katherine Duncan

Crimes and Offenses Crimes Against the Person: Redefine Stalking; Provide for Issuance and Enforcement of Restraining Orders, Protective Orders, and Approval of Consent Orders; Provide that Violation of a Permanent Restraining Order or a Permanent Protective Order Constitutes Aggravated Stalking; Increase Penalty for Stalking and Aggravated Stalking; Provide for Psychological Evaluation and Consideration of Entire Criminal Record of an Offender Convicted of Stalking Before Sentencing; Authorize Order for Psychological Treatment as Part of Sentence or as a Condition of Stay, Suspension of Sentence, or Probation; Provide Temporary Ex Parte Relief and Authorize Conversion of Temporary Orders to Permanent Orders; Provide for Jurisdiction, Petitions, Hearings, Procedures, Forms for Petitions and Pleadings, and Contents of Such Orders, Cathie J. France

Insurance Essential Rural Health Care Provider Access Act: Prohibit Exclusion of Essential Rural Health Care Providers from Health Benefit Plans, Sandra K. Herron

Crimes and Offenses: Sexual Offenses: Change Provisions Relating to the Offense of Pandering; Expand Definition of Pandering; Provide for Publication of the Photograph of a Person Convicted of Pandering; Provide for Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases of Persons Convicted of Pandering and for the Release of Such Test Results; Provide for Increased Penalty for Pandering Within a Certain Distance of Specified Areas, Bridgette M. Palmer

Submissions from 1997 1997

Crimes Against the Person: Classify Battery Upon a Teacher or School Official as a Felony; Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide for Jurisdiction and Guidance in Juvenile Proceedings; Offenses Against Public Administration: Include Escape of a Juvenile in the General Escape Statute, Alycen G. Adams

Civil Practice Act: Change Provisions relating to the Time of Filing an Affidavit that Must Be Filed with the Complaint in Any Action for Damages Alleging Professional Malpractice; Provide for Dismissal of Complaints; Provide for the Curing of Defects; Provide a List of Professions to Which the Affidavit Requirements Applies, Robert J. III Coursey

Civil Practice Generally: Expand Provisions Relating to Venue Under the Long-Arm Statute, Robert J. III Coursey

Driver's Licenses: Provide that Learner's Permits May Be Obtained at Age Fifteen, Permit Holders Must Be Accompanied by Person Twenty-one Years or Older; Provide that Intermediate Class D License May Be Obtained at Age Sixteen and Holder May Not Drive Between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Except Under One of Four Exceptions; Provide for Zero Tolerance for Alcohol in Drivers Under Age Twenty-one; Provide for a Mandatory Twenty-four Hour Jail Sentence for All Young Drivers Convicted of Driving with 0.08 grams or Higher Blood Alcohol Concentration and that Offenders will be Segregated from Other Inmates; Provide for Mandatory Community Service for Young Drivers Convicted of Driving with a 0.02 grams to 0.07 grams Blood Alcohol Concentration; Provide for Suspension of Young Drivers' Permit or Class D License for Any Conviction for Hit and Run, Racing, Fleeing the Police, Reckless Driving, or for Any Offense Which Adds Four Points to a Driver's Record; Provide that a Permit or License Will Be Suspended for a Minor Who Drops Out of School, Has More than Ten Consecutive Unexcused Absences in a Semester, or Has Been Suspended for Threatening a Teacher, Selling or Possessing Drugs, Alcohol, or Carrying a Weapon to School; Provide that a Nolo Contendre Plea Will Be Interpreted as a Conviction, Sheri Coursey

Same-Sex Sexual Harassment: Sex, Gender and the Definition of Sexual Harassment Under Title VII, Katherine H. Flynn

Interstate Compacts: Allocate Surface Water Resources from the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Between Georgia and Alabama; Allocate Surface Water Resources from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Among Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, Mary R. Hawk

Court and Litigation Costs: Provide for the Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses Incurred in Obtaining a Court Order for Attorney's Fees and Expenses of Litigation, Jaimie Johnson

Electronic Records and Signatures: Authorize the Use of Electronic Records and Signatures Instead of Written Records and Signatures, James D. Johnson

Civil Actions: Arguments of Counsel: Provide that Plaintiff is Entitled to Opening and Concluding Arguments Except When Defendant Introduces No Evidence or Admits a Prima Facie Case; Provide that in Civil Actions for Personal Injuries, Defendant Does Not Admit a Prima Facie Case if Defendant Introduces Evidence as to Extent of Damages, Other than Cross-Examination of Plaintiff or Plaintiff's Witnesses, James W. Jr. Standard

Submissions from 1996 1996

Criminal Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation: Allow for Person to be Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Crime Despite Completion of that Crime by Others, Mike Arnold

Department and Commissioner of Insurance: Require Insurance Commissioner to File Periodic Reports; Regulation of Rates, Underwriting Rules, and Related Organizations: Allow Upward Adjustments of Workers' Compensation Insurance Ratings; Health Maintenance Organizations: Allow HMO Member to Retain Preferred Physician; Insurance Generally: Change Review Process for Cancellation or Failure to Renew Policy, Mike Arnold

Crimes Against the Person: Increase Penalty for Family Violence Convictions and Reduce the Number of "Free Strikes" for Batterers, Tamara N. Baines

General Provisions: Require Registration for Certain Offenders, Tamara N. Baines

Alimony and Child Support: Limit Issuance or Renewal of Licenses for Failure to Comply with Child Support Order, Joanna B. Bossin

Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists: Provide for Mental and Physical Examinations of Licensees in Cases of Suspected Incapacity, Joanna B. Bossin

Parent and Child Relationship Generally: Provide a Standard for Loss of Parental Power; Enforcement of Duty of Support; Change Procedures Relating to Periodic Review and Adjustment of Administrative and Judicial Child Support Orders, Conrad D. Brooks

Risk-Based Capital: Provide for the Computation of Risk-Based Capital Levels for Insurers and the Submission of Risk-Based Capital Reports by Insurers; Provide for the Authority of the Commissioner of Insurance to Take Action; Provide Immunity from Civil Action to Receivers, Conrad D. Brooks

Uniform Rules of the Road: Provide for Criminal Offenses of Homicide and Serious Injury When a Person Interferes with Traffic-Control Devices and Death or Bodily Harm Results, Angela Carson

Use of Radar Speed Detection Devices: Change the Definition of Speed Detection Device; Change Certain Provisions Related to Permit Requirements and Applications; Provide for the Suspension or Revocation of Permits for Certain Employing Agencies, Angela Carson

Guardians of Beneficiaries of United States Department of Veteran Affairs: Revise Provisions Relating to Guardian's Compensation; Redefine Terminology Relating to Guardians; Revise Notice Procedure Provided by Guardian Applicant; Provide Preference for Assigning Guardianship to Relative of Ward; Revise Rules of Periodic Accounting and Surety Bond Maintenance; Restrict Guardian from Being Named Beneficiary Under Ward's Will or in Ward's Life Insurance, Kim Dammers

Places Used for Unlawful Sexual Purposes: Provide Procedure for Enjoining and Declaring a Nuisance Real Property Which is Used as a Site of Repeated Drug Activity, Kim Dammers

Children and Youth Services: Create Felony Offense of Aiding or Harboring an Escaped Child and Felony Offense of Providing Contraband to a Child Under the Department's Custody; Crimes Against the Person: Include Department of Children and Youth Services Employees Within Definition of Correctional Officer Thereby Increasing Penalties for Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Battery Against Known Employees, Victoria Davis

Marriage Generally: Prohibit Same-Sex Marriage, Victoria Davis

Parent and Child Relationship Generally: Provide Requirements and Judicial Standards for Original Actions for Visitation Rights or Intervention; Provide for Revocation or Amendment of Visitation Rights, Kean DeCarlo

Telephone and Telegraph Service: Define Telecommunication Service and Prohibited Telecommunication Device; Increase Criminal Penalties and Civil Remedies for Avoiding Lawful Telecommunication Charges or for Producting, Using, or Selling Prohibited Telecommunication Devices, Kean DeCarlo

Commercial Paper, Bank Deposits and Collections: Adopt Uniform Commerce Code Provisions Regarding Negotiable Instruments and Bank Deposits and Collections, Benjamin D. Ellis

General Provisions: Establish Factors for Courts to Consider When Determining Whether to Allow Filming or Videotaping in the Courtroom; Allow for Citations When Court Orders Related to Media Cameras in the Courtroom are Violated, Katherine H. Flynn

Water Resources: Mandate Adoption of Construction Milestone Schedule to Meet Phosphorous Reduction Standards; Provide Schedules of Fines and Penalties Imposed for Failure to Meet Construction Schedule; Impose Fines and Penalties for Failure to Implement Plan to Eliminate Combined Sewage Overflow; Provide Standards for Interbasin Transfers, Katherine H. Flynn

Board and Department of Corrections: Provide for Transfer of Inmates who Commit Aggravated Assault or Battery on Correctional Officers; Provide for Assistance to Victims of Aggravated Assault or Battery, Shannan L. Freeman

Waste Management: Change Certain Hazardous Substance Reporting Fees; Limit Liability of Subsequent Purchasers of Certain Property; Exempt Certain Persons from Third-Party Liability; Provide Corrective Action Plan for Certain Property, Shannon L. Freeman

Jails: Provide for Recoupment of Money from Inmates for Medical Services Provided to Inmates Not Eligible for Health Insurance Benefits; Provide for Deductions from Inmate Accounts for Certain Damages and Medical Costs, Allison Chance Gabrielsen

Employment Security: Extend Period for Employer Contribution Rates; Provide for Admissibility of Drug Tests; Deny Benefits to Individuals Discharged for Drug-Free Workplace Violations; Require Claimants Filing for Unemployment to be Advised of the Tax Consequences of Filing for Benefits, J. Parker Gilbert

Selling and Other Trade Practices: Provide Relief from Liability for Sellers or Holders for Unintentional Errors Resulting From Bona Fide Clerical or Typographical Error, J. Parker Gilbert

Health Care Plans: Provide for Certification of Managed Health Care Plans; Mandate Disclosure of Information to Enrollees; Mandate a Grievance Procedure for Enrollees Denied a Claim; Bar Plans from Paying Physicians Who Give Less Than Appropriate Care or Penalizing Physicians Who Advocate Appropriate Care for Their Patients, Glenn L. Goodhart

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