House general calendar, 2020 March 12

HB 1 HB 16 HB 43 HB 61
HB 66 HB 67 HB 86 HB 93
HB 113
HB 153 HB 244
HB 336
HB 390
HB 440 HB 448 HB 452 HB 465 HB 488 HB 517 HB 520 HB 523 HB 544 HB 556 HB 593 HB 630 HB 641

HOUSE GENERAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HOUSE BILLS Senator Eric Johnson Scholarship Act; enact Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act; enact Sexual offenses; persons with supervisory or disciplinary authority; revise crime of sexual assault Motor vehicle insurance companies; offer qualified active duty military service members between the ages of 18 and 24 motor vehicle insurance policies underwritten at rates for such service members 25 years of age or older; require Special license plates; certain special plates for motorcycles; provide Georgia Legislative Retirement System; employee contributions; change certain provisions Education; complaints policy for teachers and other school personnel; provisions Water pollution and surface-water use; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide Motor vehicles; prohibit license and instruction permit holders from using a stand-alone electronic device or wireless telecommunications device while driving Sales and use tax; change certain definitions Electric membership corporations; comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; require Retirement and pensions; require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for beneficiaries employed by such certain public employers Teachers Retirement System; certain members shall be eligible to obtain creditable service for international teaching services by paying the full actuarial cost of obtaining such creditable service; provide Juvenile Code; juvenile court to include children who are under the age of 18 years; change jurisdiction Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; revise definition of innkeeper to include lodging facilitators Revenue, Department of; access Bank Match Registry for certain purposes; allow Georgia Water Customer Bill of Rights Act; enact Commerce and trade; prevent organized retail crime Georgia State Indemnification Fund; replace the term National Guard with the term organized militia in the definition of law enforcement officer Elections; change date of nonpartisan general elections Local government; regulating the use of certain real estate as short-term rental property; prohibit Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise Public utilities and public transportation; limitations on fees that may be charged for installation of telephone facilities; provide Tax Commissioners Retirement Fund of Georgia; create State government; observe daylight savings time year round; provide Georgia Bureau of Investigation; grant powers and duties to identify and investigate violations of the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act and other computer crimes (Postponed)

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HB 652 HB 659 HB 674
HB 690 HB 719 HB 720 HB 721
HB 736 HB 757 HB 761
HB 784
HB 787 HB 814 HB 818 HB 821 HB 833 HB 840 HB 848
HB 853 HB 857 HB 864 HB 865 HB 867 HB 870 HB 881 HB 883 HB 886
HB 890 HB 895 HB 898

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; payments to the fund from fees collected in civil actions; increase Retirement and pensions; age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; decrease Alcoholic beverages; Department of Revenue to develop and implement a state-wide centralized application process for retailers for initial applications and renewals of license and permits; provide Buildings and housing; agricultural structures from permitting fees; exempt Crimes and offenses; modernization of HIV related laws; provide Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow the mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify Retirement and pensions; transfer of credible service from the Legislative Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System for certain members of the Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan; provide Education; loan forgiveness program for teachers who agree to teach in a turnaround school in a high demand subject area; establish Elections; determination of qualifying periods for special elections; provide Public utilities and public transportation; eliminate percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate Open and public meetings; discussions of school safety plans by members of a local board of education may be conducted in executive session; provide Crimes and offenses; weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; expand State-wide Business Court; remove administrative attachment from the Court of Appeals Compact for a Balanced Budget; extend sunset provision Retirement and pensions; granting postretirement benefit adjustments to certain individuals; provisions Waters, ports, and watercraft; promulgate rules and regulations regarding long-term anchoring; authorize Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; biennial review of institutions rather than programs; provide State government; provide the Department of Administrative Services additional options when disposing of surplus property in the best interest of the state; change certain definitions Special license plates; county tax commissioners; provide Conservation and natural resources; burning of certain chemically treated wood products for purposes of commercial energy generation; prohibit Excise tax; sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; provide Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; Revised Probate Code of 1998; revise and update provisions Local government; county operated airport property; provisions Motor vehicles; prohibit installation of tires upon passenger vehicles which do not meet certain standards Domestic relations; provisions relating to safe places for newborns; revise Georgia Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force; create Animals; veterinarians or veterinary technicians that provide treatment to animals to scan such animals' microchips and to report ownership information under certain circumstances; require Drivers' licenses; notices of revocation and suspension by regular mail; provide Motor vehicles; assessment of no points and maximum fine for the offense of failure to obey a traffic control device in certain instances; provide Local government; counties and municipalities to consider the effect of a proposed zoning action on local school systems; allow

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HB 899 HB 901
HB 905 HB 906 HB 907 HB 912 HB 925 HB 926 HB 927
HB 928 HB 929 HB 934 HB 936 HB 937 HB 941 HB 952
HB 953
HB 954 HB 956 HB 958 HB 959
HB 991 HB 993 HB 994 HB 996 HB 998 HB 999 HB 1002
HB 1009

Public utilities and public transportation; civil penalty for making certain prohibited telephone solicitations; increase Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; power to make loan commitments and loans to local governments and nongovernment agencies for projects that permanently protect land and water; provide Motor vehicles; commissioner of driver services to enter into certain reciprocal agreements with foreign jurisdictions; provide authority Heritage Trust Program; condition the method utilized for conveyance of heritage preserve property on the property's amount of acreage Military; additional time period of service in the definition of "war veteran"; include Social services; authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting Sales and use tax; categories of companies that are eligible for an exemption on the sale or lease of certain computer equipment; revise Solid waste management; increase certain solid waste disposal surcharges Air quality; reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; provide Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; requirements for solicitations of services for filings required by the Secretary of State; provide Solid waste management; post-closure ground-water monitoring at closed coal combustion residual impoundments; provide Income tax; adoption of foster children; revise tax credit Motor vehicles; issuance, use, and display of drivers' licenses and identification cards in electronic format; provide Local government; regulate certain building products and construction practices for single-family dwellings; provide Attorney General; investigate and prosecute certain crimes and offenses; provide for the authority Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber (Postponed) Administrative Services, Department of; certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; provide Crimes and offenses; provide for the crime of theft by possession of stolen mail Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions The Maternity Supportive Housing Act; enact Solid waste management; surcharges imposed by local governments regarding municipal solid waste facilities operated by private enterprise; increase Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact Health; vital records reports and data from the state registrar relating to child abuse reports; provide Courts; provisions relating to addressing criminal gang activities; revise Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition Game and fish; effective date of rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources; change State holidays and observances; Pure Bred Dog Day in Georgia; designate Income tax; add Georgia income tax paid by an individual to Georgia taxable net income to the extent such tax was deducted in determining federal taxable income Motor vehicles; personal assistive mobility devices; prohibit clinging to vehicles

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HB 1014 HB 1015 HB 1017
HB 1018 HB 1020 HB 1021 HB 1026 HB 1029 HB 1030 HB 1032 HB 1035 HB 1037 HB 1039 HB 1040 HB 1045 HB 1049 HB 1050
HB 1055 HB 1057 HB 1070
HB 1073 HB 1083 HB 1085 HB 1086 HB 1090 HB 1092
HB 1093 HB 1098 HB 1100 HB 1105

Local government; downtown development authorities; remove provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; provide Public officers and employees; revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund Special license plates; Support Our Troops, Inc.; establish Motor vehicles; license suspension for conviction of drug related offenses; provide Georgia Driver's Education Commission; increase the additional penalty for violation of traffic laws or ordinance under "Joshua's Law" Education; number of REACH scholars to be designated by participating school systems; revise Twiggs County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections Twiggs County; office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court; provide nonpartisan elections Health; certificate of need laws; provisions Sales and use tax; certain tax exemptions; repeal sunset provisions Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures Contracts; additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; provide Penal institutions; total maximum fee that shall be collected when pay-only probation is imposed; revise Insurance; include flood risk reduction in the enumerated list of county purposes for which certain proceeds from county taxes shall be used State government; facilitate sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; provisions Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; extend association protections Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act; enact Agriculture; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize Condominiums; new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; provide Local government; creation of regional development authorities; provide Criminal procedure; verification of immigration status; provisions Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of approved school Civil practice; conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; require Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise Professions and businesses; authorize delegation by a physician to an advanced practice registered nurse to order radiographic imaging tests in non-life threatening situations Agriculture; provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide Motor vehicles; standards for the issuance of manufacturer's, manufacturer headquarters', distributor's, and dealer's license plates; revise Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact

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HB 1122
HB 1143
HR 18 HR 929
HR 933
HR 1008
HR 1038 HR 1039 HR 1041 HR 1093 HR 1160 HR 1163 HR 1164
HR 1215
HR 1216 HR 1217 HR 1269 HR 1280 HR 1300
SB 26
SB 43
SB 47 SB 104 SB 134
SB 144
SB 176
SB 262
SB 295
SB 340 SB 345

Regional commissions; appointment of nonpublic members to the councils; revise provisions Motor vehicles; require registration application forms to include optional information regarding certain conditions which may interfere with a registrant's ability to communicate
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS Robinson, Mr. Jakeith Bendray, Sr.; compensate State of Georgia; establish Georgia Gullah Geechee Heritage Society; encourage House Study Committee on Homeowners' Associations, Condominium Owners' Associations, and Property Owners in Community Associations; create State Board of Pardons and Paroles; issue posthumous pardon for Susan Eberhart; urge Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate Jones, Mark Jason; compensate Joint Study Committee on Cybersecurity; create House Study Committee on Motor Carrier Inspections; create Justice Robert Benham Bridge; Bartow County; dedicate Georgia Department of Public Safety; be attentive to the needs of livestock in transport while enforcing transportation laws; encourage Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr., Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate Rapp Way; City of Savannah; rededicate Marvin L. Curtis, Jr., State Transition Center; City of Savannah; dedicate House Study Committee on Local Law Enforcement Retirement; create Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create Glynn County; Murray County; change of use of certain property; authorize
SENATE BILLS Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; prior service as a member of Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; creditable service; provide Revenue Bonds; definition of the term "undertaking" as it relates to electric systems; revise Retirement Benefits; creditable service for certain military service; provide Resuscitation; parental requirement for consent; revise Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; commission for administrative purposes; reassign Taxes on Tobacco Products; issuance of special event tobacco permits; authorizing off-premise sales of certain tobacco products; provide Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; certain public employers; make employer and employee contribution on behalf of retired members; require Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; eligibility of beneficiary to make new retirement election; provide Courts and Revenue and Taxation; cost-of-living and general performance based increases; revise Childhood Cancer Awareness Day; September 1 of each year; provide Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; nonprofit organizations to prepare in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; provide

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