Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue - Governor Perdue Signs Fifty-One Bills Into Law

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Governor Perdue Signs Fifty-One Bills Into Law

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

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Atlanta - Governor Sonny Perdue today signed the following legislation into law:

House Bills House Bill 95	A BILL to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs, so as to provide a cause of action against certain persons in favor of certain colleges and universities and student athletes for violations of college athletic recruitment rules and regulations; to provide for damages, costs, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief; to provide for certain required disclosures for all student-athletes in high schools in this state; and for other purposes.
House Bill 166	A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to temporary disability compensation for law enforcement officers and firefighters who are injured in the line of duty, so as to provide temporary disability compensation for officially recognized or designated members of legally organized volunteer fire departments who are injured in the line of duty; and for other purposes.
House Bill 293	A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 14 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to honeybees, so as to change certain provisions relating to inspection of colonies and duty to register as colony owner; and for other purposes.
House Bill 334	A BILL to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Catoosa County, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; and for other purposes.
House Bill 335	A BILL to repeal an Act providing for a nonstaggered four-month vehicle registration period for Washington County; to specify the vehicle registration period for Washington County; and for other purposes.
House Bill 367	A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation and validity of express trusts, so as to provide for oral trust agreements for personal property; and for other purposes.
House Bill 444	A BILL to amend Code Section 52-7-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to boating safety zones, restrictions on use of motors and operation of houseboats on certain lakes, and exceptions, so as to prohibit operation of certain vessels on Lake Oconee; and for other purposes.
House Bill 517	A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales Act," so as to change provisions relating to late fees and dishonor fees which may be charged in retail installment contracts and revolving accounts; and for other purposes.
House Bill 579	A BILL to 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 Conservation Commission, so as to provide for certain powers and duties related to water resources; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water resources, so as to provide for programs for measuring certain farm uses of water; and for other purposes.
House Bill 699	A BILL to amend an Act creating the office of County Administrator of Dougherty County, so as to change the provisions regarding the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Dougherty County; and for other purposes.
House Bill 832	A BILL to establish the "Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth"; and for other purposes.
House Bill 854	A BILL to amend and supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Banks County; to provide for a Board of Commissioners of Banks County; and for other purposes.
House Bill 862	A BILL to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cherokee County, so as to authorize the court to charge a technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; to specify the uses to which said technology fees may be put; and for other purposes.
House Bill 893	A BILL to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain certifications by tobacco manufacturers; to provide for a directory data base of certifying tobacco manufacturers; to establish a prohibition against sales by tobacco manufacturers not included in the directory data base; to require an in state agent for service of process; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for administrative review; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cigar and cigarette taxes, so as to prohibit the sale of certain cigarettes; and for other purposes.
House Bill 942	A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, so as to provide for additional penalties in the municipal court; to provide for the collection and distribution of penalties; to provide for use of funds for victims and witnesses assistance programs; and for other purposes.
House Bill 988	A BILL to amend an Act known as the "Macon Water Authority Act," so as to provide that the authority shall be a political subdivision of the state and an instrumentality of Bibb County; and for other purposes.
House Bill 991	A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Covington, so as to change the corporate limits of said city and provide for referendum approval; to provide that the referendum shall be conducted by the election superintendent of Newton County with the costs paid by the City of Covington from city funds; and for other purposes.
House Bill 1004	A BILL to create the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, conventions, and trade shows in Dalton and Whitfield County; and for other purposes.

House Resolutions
House Resolution 81	A RESOLUTION designating the Harold Mann Memorial Interchange on I-75 in Whitfield County; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 92	A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Mavis Blackstock; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 106	A RESOLUTION honoring the memory of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown and designating the Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 107	A RESOLUTION designating the Staff Sgt. Avely W. Runnels Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 115	A RESOLUTION designating that new portion of US 82 within the corporate limits of the City of Georgetown as Martin Luther King, Jr., Bypass; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 128	A RESOLUTION designating a portion of SR 38 in the City of Climax in honor of Lt Col. Doyce Ariail; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 129	A RESOLUTION designating the Shelton Isaiah DeLoach Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 131	A RESOLUTION designating SR 196 in Long County as Albert Shelton Swindell Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 175	A RESOLUTION recognizing Boyd Rodney "Rod" Smith and designating the Rod Smith Memorial Garden; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 212	A RESOLUTION designating the Charles F. Hatcher Highway; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 213	A RESOLUTION designating the Sonny Dixon Interchange; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 357	A RESOLUTION recognizing America's search and rescue dogs, commending their handlers and related organizations, and authorizing and directing the erection of a monument in honor thereof at the southwest corner of the Department of Agriculture building across from Capitol Square; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 397	A RESOLUTION creating the Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee; and for other purposes.
House Resolution 406	A RESOLUTION designating that overpass between Commercial Heights and SR 96 East in the City of Fort Valley which connects U.S. 341 and SR 96 East as the Gamaliel Hilson Memorial Overpass; and for other purposes.

Senate Bills Senate Bill 87	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-82-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36, the "Revenue Bond Law," so as to change the definition of "undertaking"; to remove the referendum requirement with respect to revenue certificates issued for gas generation and distribution systems; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 101	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to provide that persons required to register under Code Section 42-1-12 as a result of a conviction of a crime against minors or of sexual violence or as a result of having been declared a sexually violent predator shall not reside within a certain proximity to schools and areas where minors congregate; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for penalties; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 158	A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of LaGrange Gas Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to confer powers upon the authority; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, and earnings of the authority, contract payments to the authority, and other moneys pledged therefore and to authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, and earnings of the authority for the payment of such revenue bonds; to authorize the execution of resolutions and trust indentures to secure the payment of the revenue bonds of the authority and to define the rights of the holders of such obligations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 169	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fire protection and safety, so as to change certain provisions relating to general requirements, equipment and clothing, personnel, and insurance relative to fire departments; to change certain provisions relating to suspension or revocation of certificate of compliance; to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to firefighter standards and training; to change certain provisions relating to the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council; to provide for an executive director of the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 190	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to repeal the provisions relating to serological testing for syphilis requirements for marriage licenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 211	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to business corporations, so as to provide for the use by corporations of a single written notice to two or more shareholders with the same address under certain circumstances; to define certain terms; to require certain notice and contents be provided to shareholders in advance of a meeting to restate articles of incorporation; to provide that the terms of a plan of merger or share exchange may be made dependent on facts ascertainable outside of the plan if the manner in which such facts shall operate on the terms of the merger or share exchange are clearly and expressly set forth in the plan; to revise certain provisions concerning mergers with subsidiaries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 331	A BILL to be entitled an Act to limit the authority of the Powder Springs Downtown Development Authority to levy taxes on real property; to provide that such authority shall not have the power to levy taxes on owner occupied residential property; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 360	A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Clayton County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, appointment, and certification of members; to provide for the qualification, terms, and removal of members; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for organization, meetings, procedures, records, and vacancies; to relieve certain officers of powers and duties and to provide for the transfer of functions to the newly created board; to provide for expenditures of public funds; to provide for compensation of members of the board; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 383	A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Meriwether County and provide for its powers and duties, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members; to provide for the qualification, terms, and removal of members; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for meetings, procedures, and vacancies; to relieve certain officers of powers and duties and to provide for the transfer of functions to the newly created board; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for automatic repeal of this Act under certain circumstances; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Resolutions
Senate Resolution 6	A RESOLUTION designating the Earl T. Shinholster Interchange and Bridge; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 35	A RESOLUTION creating the Blue Ribbon Commission on Response, Investigation, and Prosecution of Sexual Offenses; to provide for the commission's membership, powers, duties, mission, compensation, and expenses; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 67	A RESOLUTION designating the Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge at the Interstate 75 South and U.S. 80 interchange in Macon; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 69	A RESOLUTION designating SR 94 in Echols County as the Dan J. DeLoach extending sympathy to the family of the late Mr. DeLoach; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 90	A RESOLUTION commending Byrd M. Bruce and designating the Byrd M. Bruce Interchange; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 120	A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities, and ingress and egress, in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Baldwin, Bibb, Cherokee, Clarke, Crisp, Floyd, Forsyth, Glynn, Habersham, Hall, Jasper, McDuffie, McIntosh, Morgan, and Screven Counties, Georgia, and Hamilton County, Tennessee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 150	A RESOLUTION designating SR 41 in Meriwether County as the Dan and Marie Branch Highway; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 171	A RESOLUTION designating the historic Dixie Highway Auto Trail; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 229	A RESOLUTION designating the Charles F. Hatcher Highway; and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 234	A RESOLUTION creating the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee; and for other purposes.