HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 849. HB 884. HB 1043.
HB 1279.

By Representative Smith of the 41st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reporting of child abuse, so as to add human resources personnel and supervisory personnel in a workplace that employs minors as mandatory reporters for child abuse; to require the provision of training for such human resources personnel and supervisory personnel; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Bonner of the 72nd, Holcomb of the 81st and Nix of the 69th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to change certain provisions relating to expedited license by endorsement for military spouses; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, England of the 116th, Barton of the 5th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Endowment for Teaching Professionals to foster a public-private partnership for support of postsecondary teaching professionals in high demand courses, subjects, and disciplines; to provide for a board of trustees; to provide for the membership, appointment, terms, and filling of vacancies of the board of trustees; to provide for the creation, appointment, terms, filling of vacancies, duties, and responsibilities of an advisory committee to the board of trustees; to provide for the purposes of the endowment; to provide for the duties and responsibilities of the board of trustees; to provide for discontinuation of the endowment under certain circumstances; to provide for certain reports and audits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Scoggins of the 14th, Gullett of the 19th, Kelley of the 16th and Stephens of the 164th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous drugs, so as to authorize certain persons with a chronic disease and certain persons over 65 years of age to carry prescription medications in a compartmentalized medication container; to provide for conditions and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1280. HB 1295. HB 1351. HB 1357. HB 1371.

By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Efstration of the 104th and Jones of the 25th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal taxation, so as to revise provisions concerning the duties of county tax commissioners with respect to the assessment and collection of municipal taxes and fees; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Erwin of the 28th, Wade of the 9th and Dubnik of the 29th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to remove the needs development rating from the group of performance evaluation ratings which may adversely impact an educator's ability to obtain a renewable certificate from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Hatchett of the 150th, Newton of the 123rd, England of the 116th, Burns of the 159th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicaid assistance generally, so as to provide for pharmacy benefits management for the Medicaid program to be conducted by the Department of Community Health after a date certain; to provide for a cost calculation; to provide for submission of a waiver if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Gambill of the 15th and Dubnik of the 29th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider accredited teacher programs outside of this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, England of the 116th and Campbell of the 171st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to provide for the creation of the Rural Health Advancement Commission; to provide for purpose, membership, terms, meetings, expenses, and powers; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1372. HB 1381. HB 1383. HB 1385. HB 1396.

By Representatives Smith of the 133rd, Parsons of the 44th, Burns of the 159th and Frazier of the 126th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fire protection and safety, so as to revise the provisions and short title of Chapter 9, the "Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, England of the 116th, Corbett of the 174th, Watson of the 172nd, Jasperse of the 11th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to require water and sewer authority board members to complete yearly continuing training courses; to make such courses a prerequisite for Georgia Environmental Finance Authority funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Efstration of the 104th, Oliver of the 82nd, Rich of the 97th, Holcomb of the 81st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978," so as to provide for hearing before an administrative law judge; to provide for a conforming cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Anderson of the 10th, Taylor of the 173rd, Rich of the 97th, Gaines of the 117th, Lumsden of the 12th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, so as to revise annexation reporting requirements to require the provision of reports to the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office of the General Assembly; to require the submission of a digital shapefile with such reports; to provide for regional commissions to assist certain municipalities in the production of such digital files; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Yearta of the 152nd, Gullett of the 19th, Gunter of the 8th, Barton of the 5th, Collins of the 68th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal courts, so as to create the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; to provide for definitions; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of the council; to provide for funding of the council; to provide for the status of the council and its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1406. HB 1437. HB 1455.

By Representatives Martin of the 49th and Jones of the 47th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on zoning for property annexed into municipality, so as to provide additional notice and hearing provisions for changes to zoning ordinances that revise single-family residential classifications and definition so as to authorize multifamily residential property uses; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Jones of the 47th, McDonald of the 26th, England of the 116th, Williamson of the 115th and others:
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 revise the rates of taxation on income; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, Mallow of the 163rd and Gilliard of the 162nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Ports Authority, so as to provide for powers of the authority; to expand the arrest authority of officers of the Georgia Ports Authority in certain circumstances; to provide for additional powers and duties of such officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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