Conclusions:
HB 71: SUPPORT Rating: 8
HB 72: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 73: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 74: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 75: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 76: OPPOSE Rating: 3
HB 77: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 78: OPPOSE Rating: 1
HB 79: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 80: OPPOSE Rating: 1
Commentary:
HB 71 would ban novelty ID’s. Sepcifically, it removes the novelty ID defense provision on Code Section 16-9-4(g) and blatantly says that “It shall not be a defense to a violation of this Code section that a false, fictitious, fraudulent, or altered identification document contained words indicating that it is not an identification document”. This is another one I’m torn on, because I can honestly see both sides of the issue here, and both have valid points. Ultimately, I’m going to come down in SUPPORT of this bill because it reduces fraudulent activity.
HB 71: SUPPORT
Rating: 8
HB 72 eliminates a position I didn’t even known existed, specifically that of county surveyor. Apparently this position is currently either elected or appointed, and this bill would do away with both and privatize that position. This sounds like a great plan to me, and I SUPPORT this bill.
HB 72: SUPPORT
Rating: 10
HB 73 creates a new quasi-judge position in civil trials called a ‘special master’ that can be appointed by the court upon either the court’s motion or a motion of one of the parties involved in the case. This doesn’t sound like a good thing, but I’m not sure I fully understand it, so I’m going to default OPPOSE it until someone can explain it to me better.
HB 73: OPPOSE
Rating: 5
HB 74 changes the effective years of a tax law from 2008 to 2009 and incorporates quite a few Federal laws regarding the IRS into Georgia law. I’m not sure what all those Federal laws are, so I’m going to default OPPOSE this bill.
HB 74: OPPOSE
Rating: 5
HB 75 allows businesses to have a share of the ownership of a family farm greater than 5%. I’m not sure of the wisdom of such a move at the individual level, but at the government level I am in full support of letting the individuals involved make their own decisions, and therefore I SUPPORT removing this limitation.
HB 75: SUPPORT
Rating: 10
HB 76 would prohibit pedestrians from walking in the road when a sidewalk is available. It also changes a lot of language regarding pedestrians and roadways from ‘walk’ to ‘stand or stride’. While I like the language change regarding ‘walk’ vs ‘stand or stride’, I think this is yet another example of nanny-state protectionism and that the individual – both pedestrian and driver – should be responsible for their own safety in this regard. Therefore I OPPOSE this bill.
HB 76:
Rating: 3
HB 77 is local legislation that gives the Piedmont Judicial Circuit (in northeast Georgia near Athens) an extra Superior Court judge. I have no real reason to oppose this, and so I SUPPORT it.
HB 77: SUPPORT
Rating: 6
HB 78 would create yet another State Department, this one the Department of Probation/Parole Community Based Supervision. I OPPOSE this measure as it only increases the size of government.
HB 78: OPPOSE
Rating: 1
HB 79 essentially changes the definition of an ‘antique’ car from a 1970 model or earlier to any car model older than 25 years from the present. In other words, cars from 1984 would now qualify as being ‘antique’ and thus eligible for the antique car license plate. I’ve got no real reason to oppose this bill,and therefore I SUPPORT it.
HB 79: SUPPORT
Rating: 6
HB 80 reduces the minimum number of employees required to be covered under an insurance contract from 100 to 2. I THINK what this means is that any employer who employees anyone other than himself MUST offer insurance to his employee, but I could be wrong on that. However, based on that understaning, I must most strenuously OPPOSE this bill, and I encourage anyone with more knowledge on this issue to please discuss it with me.
HB 80: OPPOSE
Rating: 1
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State House Bills I Find Interesting (HB 71 – HB 80)
Conclusions:
HB 71: SUPPORT Rating: 8
HB 72: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 73: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 74: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 75: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 76: OPPOSE Rating: 3
HB 77: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 78: OPPOSE Rating: 1
HB 79: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 80: OPPOSE Rating: 1
Commentary:
HB 71 would ban novelty ID’s. Sepcifically, it removes the novelty ID defense provision on Code Section 16-9-4(g) and blatantly says that “It shall not be a defense to a violation of this Code section that a false, fictitious, fraudulent, or altered identification document contained words indicating that it is not an identification document”. This is another one I’m torn on, because I can honestly see both sides of the issue here, and both have valid points. Ultimately, I’m going to come down in SUPPORT of this bill because it reduces fraudulent activity.
HB 71: SUPPORT
Rating: 8
HB 72 eliminates a position I didn’t even known existed, specifically that of county surveyor. Apparently this position is currently either elected or appointed, and this bill would do away with both and privatize that position. This sounds like a great plan to me, and I SUPPORT this bill.
HB 72: SUPPORT
Rating: 10
HB 73 creates a new quasi-judge position in civil trials called a ‘special master’ that can be appointed by the court upon either the court’s motion or a motion of one of the parties involved in the case. This doesn’t sound like a good thing, but I’m not sure I fully understand it, so I’m going to default OPPOSE it until someone can explain it to me better.
HB 73: OPPOSE
Rating: 5
HB 74 changes the effective years of a tax law from 2008 to 2009 and incorporates quite a few Federal laws regarding the IRS into Georgia law. I’m not sure what all those Federal laws are, so I’m going to default OPPOSE this bill.
HB 74: OPPOSE
Rating: 5
HB 75 allows businesses to have a share of the ownership of a family farm greater than 5%. I’m not sure of the wisdom of such a move at the individual level, but at the government level I am in full support of letting the individuals involved make their own decisions, and therefore I SUPPORT removing this limitation.
HB 75: SUPPORT
Rating: 10
HB 76 would prohibit pedestrians from walking in the road when a sidewalk is available. It also changes a lot of language regarding pedestrians and roadways from ‘walk’ to ‘stand or stride’. While I like the language change regarding ‘walk’ vs ‘stand or stride’, I think this is yet another example of nanny-state protectionism and that the individual – both pedestrian and driver – should be responsible for their own safety in this regard. Therefore I OPPOSE this bill.
HB 76:
Rating: 3
HB 77 is local legislation that gives the Piedmont Judicial Circuit (in northeast Georgia near Athens) an extra Superior Court judge. I have no real reason to oppose this, and so I SUPPORT it.
HB 77: SUPPORT
Rating: 6
HB 78 would create yet another State Department, this one the Department of Probation/Parole Community Based Supervision. I OPPOSE this measure as it only increases the size of government.
HB 78: OPPOSE
Rating: 1
HB 79 essentially changes the definition of an ‘antique’ car from a 1970 model or earlier to any car model older than 25 years from the present. In other words, cars from 1984 would now qualify as being ‘antique’ and thus eligible for the antique car license plate. I’ve got no real reason to oppose this bill,and therefore I SUPPORT it.
HB 79: SUPPORT
Rating: 6
HB 80 reduces the minimum number of employees required to be covered under an insurance contract from 100 to 2. I THINK what this means is that any employer who employees anyone other than himself MUST offer insurance to his employee, but I could be wrong on that. However, based on that understaning, I must most strenuously OPPOSE this bill, and I encourage anyone with more knowledge on this issue to please discuss it with me.
HB 80: OPPOSE
Rating: 1