FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2024 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1113. By Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Gunter of the 8th, Smith of the 18th, Leverett of the 123rd, Silcox of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state printing and documents, so as to prohibit the collecting of certain personal information; to prohibit the release of certain personal information; to create exceptions; to exclude certain information from state open records laws; to create the crime of improper collection or disclosure of personal information; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1114. By Representatives Wade of the 9th, Gambill of the 15th, Hong of the 103rd, McDonald of the 26th, Jones of the 25th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to enact the "Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act"; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for data collection from certain insurers, insurance rating organizations, and state agencies; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for data analysis; to provide for reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 1115. By Representatives Williams of the 148th, Kelley of the 16th, Crowe of the 118th, Blackmon of the 146th, Horner of the 3rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to revise provisions for the maximum allowable sales and use tax rate; to remove the prohibition of simultaneously levying a LOST and a HOST; to phase out certain local sales taxes and authorize a new flexible penny local option sales tax ('FLOST'); to provide for audits and reports; to provide for the withholding of funds by the state under certain circumstances; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), so as to remove provisions
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exempting certain retail sales and use taxes from the cap on local sales taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1116. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Stephens of the 164th, Houston of the 170th, Blackmon of the 146th, and Holcomb of the 81st: 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 relative to income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the historic home portion of the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to extend a provision for an automatic repeal of such tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1117. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Collins of the 71st, Vance of the 133rd, and Neal of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for appointment or certification of persons as peace officers and preemployment attendance at basic training course and "employment related information" defined, so as to expand eligibility to serve as a peace officer to United States nationals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 1118. By Representatives Draper of the 90th, Gilliard of the 162nd, Beverly of the 143rd, Miller of the 62nd, and Powell of the 33rd: 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 increase the penalty for the use of violence to interfere with the duties of poll or election workers or prevent electors from voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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HB 1119. By Representatives Carson of the 46th and Hilton of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicle equipment and inspection, so as to provide for standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; to revise definitions; to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle with broken suspension system springs; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1120. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Mathiak of the 74th, Smith of the 70th, Thomas of the 21st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-299 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ascertainment of taxable property, assessments against unreturned personal property, penalty for unreturned property, and changing real property values established by appeal in prior year or stipulated by agreement, so as to exclude certain residential properties from a post-appeal valuation freeze; 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 1121. By Representatives Ballard of the 147th, Washburn of the 144th, Powell of the 33rd, New of the 64th, and Sainz of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from suspending or prohibiting the continued use of property as a short-term rental unit by a property owner under certain circumstances; to provide definitions; to provide for suspension or prohibition of shortterm rentals by a particular property owner for certain violations; to provide for a waiver of sovereign immunity for a cause of action against local governments that seeks declaratory and injunctive relief; to provide for attorney's fees and costs of litigation; to provide for legislative construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HB 1122. By Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Jones of the 47th, Dubnik of the 29th, Ballard of the 147th, Adeyina of the 110th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary and elementary education, so as to provide for funding requirements to apply to local education agencies; to provide for one superintendent for each state charter school; to provide for funding for local and state charter school principals; to increase opportunities for students to attend and be enrolled in the public schools where their parents or guardians are employed, including charter schools, regardless of school attendance zone or school system residency; to limit the application of certain state charter school conflict of interest provisions to executive-level employees, rather than all employees, of local boards of education or local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1123. By Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Cooper of the 45th, Silcox of the 53rd, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to require the establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit; to provide for an exception; to establish the Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Coordinator Program within the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; to provide for dissemination of information created by the coalition to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1124. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Hilton of the 48th, Jones of the 47th, Silcox of the 53rd, and Gaines of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2A of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the needs based financial aid program, so as to provide for a definition; to extend an automatic repealer; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
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HB 1125. By Representatives Cooper of the 45th, Carpenter of the 4th, Daniel of the 117th, Hilton of the 48th, and Smith of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 1126. By Representatives Pirkle of the 169th, Jasperse of the 11th, Gullett of the 19th, Dickey of the 145th, and Collins of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to repeal all law relative to enforcement of speeding in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for conforming changes; to prohibit a local governing body or law enforcement agency from entering into or renewing a contract that provides for enforcement of laws relative to speeding in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1127. By Representatives Pirkle of the 169th, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 124th, and Lott of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agriculture, so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to enforce certain criminal laws; to regulate consumable hemp products; to provide for the amendment of regulatory plans submitted to the secretary of agriculture of the United States; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products to individuals under the age of 21 years; 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 1128. By Representatives Lott of the 131st, Hagan of the 156th, New of the 64th, Houston of the 170th, Ballard of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to enact the "Georgia Women's Bill of Rights"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide a specification for the gathering of vital statistics; to amend Titles 15, 17, 20, 40, 44, 49, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, education, motor vehicles and traffic, property, social services, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1129. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st and Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to responsibility relative to defenses to criminal prosecutions, so as to provide for defense in any criminal prosecution for offenses committed as a victim of human trafficking; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1130. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st and Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to responsibility relative to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for immunity from criminal prosecution for offenses committed as a victim of human trafficking; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide that a person's failure to prevail at an immunity hearing for offenses committed as a victim of human trafficking shall not be relevant to vacatur proceedings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1131. By Representatives Townsend of the 179th, Ballard of the 147th, Sainz of the 180th, Glaize of the 67th, Vance of the 133rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health of students in elementary and
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secondary education, so as to provide for evidence based suicide awareness and training programs; to provide for a definition; to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1132. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Jackson of the 128th, and Lim of the 98th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 33, and 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, insurance, and labor and industrial relations, respectively, so as to prohibit the misuse of consumer reports for housing, employment, and insurance purposes; to require an insurer to disclose that it may obtain credit information from a consumer report for an insurance renewal; to require an insurer to notify an applicant or insured prior to taking an adverse action based on credit information in a consumer report; to provide an opportunity for an applicant or insured to inform the insurer of extenuating circumstances; to require an insurer to address any response from an applicant or insured regarding extenuating circumstances; to provide for a public awareness campaign; to provide for a complaint procedure and information sharing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1133. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th and Lim of the 98th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to staff development under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require training programs for local boards of education to include certain provisions; to require annual completion of such training program; to require such program to be delivered by certain providers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1134. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Sainz of the 180th, and Buckner of the 137th: 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 relative to income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to expand the criteria for historic homes to qualify for such credits; to increase the aggregate caps for credits related to historic structures
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other than historic homes; to provide for a five-year carry-forward period for credits for historic structures other than historic homes; to extend a provision for an automatic repeal; 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 HR 979. By Representatives Draper of the 90th, Mitchell of the 88th, Drenner of the 85th, Crawford of the 84th, and Bennett of the 94th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Reverend Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2024 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 333. By Senators Dixon of the 45th and Still of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry; to provide a charter; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Gwinnett County to the City of Mulberry; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
SB 377. By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Burns of the 23rd, Payne of the 54th, Strickland of the 17th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the courts and social services, respectively, so as to provide for the licensing of qualified residential treatment programs; to revise the definition of "qualified residential treatment program" to conform with federal law; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
SB 386. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Hatchett of the 50th, Butler of the 55th, Beach of the 21st, Mallow of the 2nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to change certain provisions relating; to increase funding to the state's Pre-K programs; to provide for the corporation to engage in certain activities related to sports betting; to provide for a short title; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
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