First readers in House, 2024 January 22

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 928. By Representatives Ridley of the 22nd, Ridley of the 6th, Powell of the 33rd, Horner of the 3rd, and Fleming of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointment of substitute for absent or disqualified district attorney, so as to revise the compensation of private attorneys appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; to provide for such attorneys to be compensated $250.00 per hour for each certified hour worked, subject to a cap; to provide for such cap; to provide for certification by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia of such hours worked by such attorneys; to provide for such attorneys to engage the services of private counsel, paralegals, and legal interns and to provide for their compensation; to provide for funding of such compensation; to provide for reimbursement of actual expenses incurred; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 929. By Representatives Ridley of the 22nd, Ridley of the 6th, Powell of the 33rd, Horner of the 3rd, Persinger of the 119th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for state income tax, so as to exclude from taxation net capital gains; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 930. By Representatives Ridley of the 22nd, Ridley of the 6th, Reeves of the 99th, Powell of the 33rd, and Horner of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-1-19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of arrest booking photographs prohibited, so as to prohibit the release or posting of a booking photograph unless and until the individual is convicted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
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HB 931. By Representatives Ridley of the 22nd, Ridley of the 6th, Reeves of the 99th, Horner of the 3rd, and Persinger of the 119th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to prohibit the State Ethics Commission from posting or publishing on the internet the personally identifying information of judges; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 932. By Representatives Mathis of the 149th, Gunter of the 8th, Gullett of the 19th, Vance of the 133rd, Lott of the 131st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to murder, malice murder, felony murder, and murder in the second degree, so as to provide for the offense of drug-induced homicide; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 933. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Barton of the 5th, and Mathis of the 149th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate supporting the advocacy and promotion of strict interpretation of the United States Constitution with a portion of funds collected to be disbursed to the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 934. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Mathis of the 149th, Gullett of the 19th, Cannon of the 172nd, Gunter of the 8th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to provide for enforcement of unsigned rental agreements under certain circumstances; to provide for the execution and delivery of a rental agreement via email; to provide for the vacating of
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and removal of personal property from self-storage service facilities by occupants under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 935. By Representatives Vance of the 133rd, Hitchens of the 161st, Cameron of the 1st, Scoggins of the 14th, Chastain of the 7th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; to provide for times when a school zone speed limit may be enforced through the use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device; to authorize a local governing body to apply for a permit to operate such devices; to provide for admissible evidence for refuting a violation of speed limit through the use of speed detection devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 936. By Representatives Bonner of the 73rd, Scoggins of the 14th, Gullett of the 19th, Kelley of the 16th, Knight of the 134th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health of elementary and secondary school students, so as to provide for the safety of students; to require multiple occupancy restrooms and changing areas in public schools to be designated for exclusive use by males or females; to provide for reasonable accommodations; to provide for exceptions; to provide for public school and local school system policies; to provide for sleeping quarter arrangements on overnight field trips; to provide for investigation of complaints of noncompliance by the Professional Standards Commission; to provide for sanctions; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 937. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Gullett of the 19th, Camp of the 135th, Cannon of the 172nd, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as to preclude ride share network services from
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prohibiting certain ride share drivers from possessing weapons in a motor vehicle used for purposes of the ride share network service; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 938. By Representatives Barnes of the 86th, Taylor of the 92nd, Glaize of the 67th, Alexander of the 66th, Bell of the 75th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for rent increase limits for certain senior citizens; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 939. By Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Vance of the 133rd, Scoggins of the 14th, and others: 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 require submission of proof of completion of certain courses by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; to provide that completion of such courses shall be credited toward any reinstatement requirements for drivers whose licenses were suspended for certain offenses; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 940. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Williams of the 148th, Cannon of the 172nd, Horner of the 3rd, and Barrett of the 24th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to require retail stores to accept cash for purchases; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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HB 941. By Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Jones of the 47th, Dubnik of the 29th, Jones of the 25th, Reeves of the 99th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-260 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that capital outlay funds may be used for educational facilities for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs provided by the school system; to provide that student projection counts may include pre-kindergarten; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 942. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Lott of the 131st, Daniel of the 117th, Dempsey of the 13th, Hagan of the 156th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-92 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual extortion, so as to provide for enhanced penalties; to provide for a civil action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 943. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Powell of the 33rd, Ballinger of the 23rd, Horner of the 3rd, Ridley of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 944. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Dunahoo of the 31st, Leverett of the 123rd, McCollum of the 30th, and Cox of the 28th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to revise the date by which homestead exemptions must be applied for; to revise the language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 945. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Taylor of the 173rd, Anderson of the 10th, Erwin of the 32nd, and Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to provide protection for covered persons under a state health plan when an innetwork hospital becomes out-of-network prior to the end of the plan year; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 946. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Dunahoo of the 31st, McCollum of the 30th, Cox of the 28th, Erwin of the 32nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the special district mass transportation sales and use tax, so as to revise requirements for intergovernmental agreements between counties and qualified municipalities for collection of such tax; to provide for standards for disbursement of proceeds for municipalities absent from an intergovernmental agreement; to revise the maximum amount and time frame for the collection of such tax when an intergovernmental agreement has been entered into between a county and all qualified municipalities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 947. By Representatives Leverett of the 123rd, Efstration of the 104th, Hong of the 103rd, Gunter of the 8th, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions concerning superior courts, so as to modify provisions regarding the compensation received by superior court judges; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to create the Judicial System Compensation Commission; to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to laws and statutes, so as to temporarily suspend the operation of local laws that use a superior court judge's salary for the calculation of the salary or compensation of other officers, officials, or employees; to preserve the authority of the
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General Assembly to amend or repeal such suspended local laws; to provide for legislative construction; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 948. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Kelley of the 16th, Gullett of the 19th, Scoggins of the 14th, Barton of the 5th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 949. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Gullett of the 19th, Scoggins of the 14th, Kelley of the 16th, Barton of the 5th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that voting devices or systems used in primaries, elections, and runoffs in this state shall not utilize any form of wireless network cards or wireless technology; to provide for the removal or disabling of such cards or technology before using such systems or devices in voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HR 804. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Silcox of the 53rd, Jones of the 47th, and Jones of the 25th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to change the date by which temporary loans for counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this state are payable in full from the end of the calendar year to within 12 months of the initial funding date of the loans; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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