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Governor Perdue Signs Twenty-Six Bills Into Law

Friday, May 30, 2003

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

House Bills House Bill 32	A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Revised Probate Code of 1998, relating to administration of the estate of missing persons and persons believed to be dead, so as to provide that when any domiciliary of this state has been exposed to a specific peril or tragedy resulting in probable death, the death of the individual may be proved by clear and convincing evidence at any time after such exposure; and for other purposes.
House Bill 90	A BILL to amend Code Section 15-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers of the Supreme Court generally, so as to provide for submission of each state bar applicant's fingerprints for a national check for criminal convictions; and for other purposes.
House Bill 134	A BILL to amend Code Section 16-12-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bingo rules and regulations, so as to change the maximum amounts which may be awarded as prizes; and for other purposes.
House Bill 140	A BILL to amend Code Section 35-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of state criminal justice agencies as to submission of fingerprints, photographs, and other identifying data to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to limit data on outstanding warrants to certain offenses; and for other purposes.
House Bill 148	A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to the sale or use of liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel used for certain horticultural purposes; and for other purposes.
House Bill 164	A BILL to amend Code Section 15-2-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to answers to questions certified by federal appellate courts to the Georgia Supreme Court, so as to provide that the Supreme Court of this state may answer any question of law certified to it from any federal appellate or district court; to provide for related matters; to provide that the effectiveness of this Act shall be conditioned upon the approval by the voters of a certain constitutional amendment; and for other purposes.
House Bill 175	A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the crime of smoking in a motor vehicle while a child is restrained in a child passenger restraining system; and for other purposes.
House Bill 213	A BILL to amend Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business administration, so as to provide for restrictions on the information which may be printed on receipts for certain payment card transactions; and for other purposes.
House Bill 261	A BILL to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change the listings of controlled substances and dangerous drugs; to provide for exempt over-the-counter controlled substances; to prohibit office based opioid treatment by dispensing any controlled substance to a patient with opioid addiction; and for other purposes.
House Bill 456	A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "the Georgia Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992," so as to change provisions relating to the use of funds available in the Universal Service Fund; to provide that for a certain period of time such funds may be used for any lawful purpose that promotes or supports enterprise information technology needs; and for other purposes.
House Bill 504	A BILL to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding definitions; to change certain provisions regarding exemptions with respect to motor fuels; to change certain provisions regarding dealers' sales and use tax returns; to provide for prepayment of certain taxes with respect to motor fuels; and for other purposes.
House Bill 621	A BILL to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to change certain provisions regarding the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority; to change certain provisions regarding authorized investments; and for other purposes.

Senate Bills Senate Bill 7	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of air ambulance services; to provide for definitions; to exempt air ambulances and air ambulance services from a certain program; to establish requirements for licensure; to provide for application for licensure; to require ambulances to comply with standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 20	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating 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; to prescribe penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 37	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to regulate the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices; to define certain terms; to change certain provisions relating to powers of local authorities generally; to provide for certain equipment requirements for garbage trucks or sanitation trucks; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 71	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-10A-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing requirements for professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to provide an exemption from such requirements for certain persons providing certain disaster relief services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 73	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state property, so as to prohibit the naming or renaming of state property for any elected public official unless he or she has been out of office for at least five years; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 94	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-295 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970, so as to provide that such Act shall not apply to the owners of certain property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 116	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, so as to provide for the regulation of discovery and inspection in juvenile cases; to provide for conditions, limitations, and procedures with respect thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for disclosure of evidence and reciprocal discovery; to provide for exceptions; to provide for continuing duties to disclose; to provide for production of statements of witnesses; to provide for court orders with respect to failure to comply; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 117	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15, relating to sheriffs in general, so as to provide that it shall be unlawful for any sheriff in this state to engage either directly or indirectly in any private security business, any private investigation business, or any bail bond business; to prescribe punishment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 123	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the family violence and stalking protective order registry, so as to clarify the use of standardized forms and a court's ability to modify the form; to specify the sheriff's duties with respect to updating and maintaining the registry; to provide for registry of foreign protective orders; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 183	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to control of infectious or contagious diseases in livestock, so as to change certain provisions relating to notices and reporting required for certain diseases; to prohibit knowingly introducing into this state certain animal diseases, syndromes, chemicals, poisons, or toxins; to require reports of certain diseases, syndromes, conditions, or acts related thereto; to provide punishments for certain violations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 215	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to change provisions relating to reimbursement by a governmental unit that employs a peace officer within a certain period of time after such peace officer has completed training while employed by another governmental unit; to provide that the reimbursement requirement shall apply only to governmental units and not to peace officers; to require certain acknowledgment by the peace officer of such requirement as a condition to demanding reimbursement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 247	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-22-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the establishment of the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund, so as to provide for donations to the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund by taxpayers through voluntary contributions on each taxpayer's state income tax return; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 256	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving on divided highways, controlled-access roadways, and emergency lanes, so as to change certain provisions of law to allow the commissioner of transportation the authority to designate the location and manner when a transit bus may operate on the emergency lanes of certain controlled-access facilities; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Bill 345	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-2-9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the power of the state fire marshal and staff to make arrests and carry weapons, so as to revise the authority of the state fire marshal and staff to make arrests and carry weapons; to require that such personnel be certified peace officers; to provide for the power to execute certain arrest and search warrants; to provide a prohibition on resisting arrest by and interfering with the duties of such persons; to amend Code Section 35-8-10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of peace officer certification requirements generally, so as to include persons employed by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.