HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 68. HB 119. HB 149. HB 161.

By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Bonner of the 72nd, Belton of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Smyre of the 135th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-14-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain military certifications that entitle persons to obtain certain professional licenses, so as to extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license or certification as an electrical contractor, plumber, conditioned air contractor, low-voltage contractor, or utility contractor using his or her military specialty or certification; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Rich of the 97th, Ehrhart of the 36th and Singleton of the 71st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 14-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional services in which a professional corporation may engage, so as to provide that chiropractors may own professional corporations with physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Carson of the 46th, Knight of the 130th, Blackmon of the 146th and Petrea of the 166th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to allow for certain elections to be made by Subchapter "S" corporations and partnerships for the filing of tax returns and imposition of taxes; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Dickey of the 140th, Fleming of the 121st, Rich of the 97th, Houston of the 170th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 42 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to downtown development authorities, so as to remove a provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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HB 210. HB 223. HB 241. HB 245. HB 305.

By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Barton of the 5th, Watson of the 172nd, Rhodes of the 120th and Ridley of the 6th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificates of title to motor vehicles, so as to exempt certain vehicles from the recording of odometer readings upon certificates of title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Benton of the 31st and Gaines of the 117th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3682), so as to provide for the authority of the board of elections and registration to act in certain situations; to provide for the terms of members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Lumsden of the 12th, Williams of the 148th, Gaines of the 117th and Smith of the 133rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, contract requirements, rules and regulations, and exemptions, so as to revise the meaning of property insurance; to change the parameters under which certain contracts, agreements, or instruments may be canceled; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Gaines of the 117th, Cooper of the 43rd, Newton of the 123rd and Holmes of the 129th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 35 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to podiatry practice, so as to amend a provision relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Powell of the 32nd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Mitchell of the 88th and Jackson of the 128th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of massage therapy, so as to revise a definition; to revise a provision relating to continuing education requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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HB 342. HB 354. HB 367. HB 374.

By Representatives Washburn of the 141st, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Kelley of the 16th and Momtahan of the 17th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to prohibit certain advertisements related to plumbing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Powell of the 32nd, Collins of the 68th, Bentley of the 139th, Mathis of the 144th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to require the State Board of Cemeterians and the State Board of Funeral Service to report suspected unlawful activity to the sheriff's office and the Attorney General; to require the Attorney General to provide notice of such suspected unlawful activity to the appropriate prosecuting attorney; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Stephens of the 164th and Reeves of the 34th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, England of the 116th, Wiedower of the 119th, Benton of the 31st and Frye of the 118th:
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 exempt from taxation local authorities providing public water or sewer service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 396. HB 456. HB 490.

By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Campbell of the 171st and Dukes of the 154th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority, approved May 29, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 4336), as amended; to provide for assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Nix of the 69th, Collins of the 68th and Smith of the 70th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Carroll County Board of Elections, approved April 29, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4592), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3592), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for appointments to the board; to provide for terms of the additional board members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Hill of the 3rd and Tarvin of the 2nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 12, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 858), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5538) and an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4290) so as to remove certain bidding requirements on certain purchases made by the county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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