HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 274. HB 304. HB 689. HB 725.

By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Fleming of the 121st, Rich of the 97th, Burchett of the 176th and Efstration of the 104th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile court administration, so as to provide for a salary supplement for certain juvenile court judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Lott of the 122nd, Stephens of the 164th, Reeves of the 34th, Bentley of the 139th, Hatchett of the 150th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a tax credit for medical equipment and supplies manufacturers and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations on certain tax credits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Wiedower of the 119th and Seabaugh of the 34th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide that persons who are victims of an offense of trafficking may petition the clerk of court to have sealed certain criminal history record information maintained by the clerk; to provide that restricted criminal history record information shall be available to criminal justice agencies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Lopez of the 86th and Mainor of the 56th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-12-280 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Council on American Indian Concerns created, membership, assignment for administrative purposes, terms of office, and removal for failure to attend meetings, so as to revise its membership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 839. HB 895. HB 911. HB 934.

By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Dollar of the 45th, Ehrhart of the 36th and Setzler of the 35th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mableton; to provide a charter for the City of Mableton; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for transition of powers and duties; to provide for community improvement districts; to provide for directory nature of dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Crowe of the 110th, Gunter of the 8th, Thomas of the 21st and Smith of the 18th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery in criminal procedure, so as to provide for restrictions of the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information of nonsworn employees of a law enforcement agency who are witnesses in felony and misdemeanor criminal cases; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges concerning evidence, to provide that a nonsworn employee of law enforcement agencies testifying in his or her official capacity in any criminal proceeding shall not be compelled to reveal his or her home address; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th and England of the 116th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Leverett of the 33rd, Williams of the 168th, Dickey of the 140th, Holly of the 111th, Hutchinson of the 107th 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 provide for the maximum amount and time frame for the collection of such tax when an intergovernmental agreement has been entered into between a county and municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1004. HB 1069. HB 1103. HB 1193. HB 1224.

By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Collins of the 68th, Smith of the 133rd and Dukes of the 154th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of unified campus police forces through agreements entered into by colleges and universities; to provide for definitions; to provide for arrest powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Cooper of the 43rd, Hatchett of the 150th, Oliver of the 82nd, Parrish of the 158th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A.3, relating to examination, treatment, etc., for mental illness, so as to provide for the licensure of adult mental health programs; to provide for inspection by the Department of Community Health; to provide for an annual report; to provide for criminal background checks; to provide for oversight by the disability services ombudsman; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Cheokas of the 138th, Stephens of the 164th, Greene of the 151st, Williams of the 145th, Hawkins of the 27th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-167 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to separately stated fees in a rental agreement, so as to revise the definition of "heavy-duty equipment motor vehicle" for the purposes of said Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Smith of the 18th, Bentley of the 139th, Mathis of the 144th, Williams of the 145th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for funeral directors and embalmers, so as to provide for reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Martin of the 49th and Stephens of the 164th:
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 language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; to add hearing officer review for tax assessment of certain business personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1232. HB 1234. HB 1343. HB 1384. HB 1388.

By Representatives Barton of the 5th, Ridley of the 6th, Prince of the 127th, Smith of the 133rd and Corbett of the 174th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-112 and Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vehicles with false or secret compartments and registration and licensing of motor vehicles, respectively, so as to revise terminology relating to temporary license plates and temporary operating permits; to provide standards for the issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles failing to comply with vehicle emission standards upon vehicle registration renewal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Hill of the 3rd, Lumsden of the 12th, Gunter of the 8th and Cantrell of the 22nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-103 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to right to attorney in dependency proceedings, so as to provide for the right to an attorney for any child receiving extended care services from the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Hitchens of the 161st, Williams of the 168th, Belton of the 112th, Lumsden of the 12th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 38-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adjutant general duties, records, seal, and effect of seal on documentary evidence, so as to eliminate the requirement of the adjutant general to publish personal information of commissioned officers of the organized militia; to eliminate the requirement of the adjutant general to print and distribute laws and regulations regarding the organized militia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Jenkins of the 132nd, Camp of the 131st, Greene of the 151st, Jasperse of the 11th and Knight of the 130th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amendment and revision of codes generally, so as to require the department to amend the Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize certain uses of ungraded lumber; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, LaHood of the 175th, Watson of the 172nd and Gullett of the 19th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-13-142 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the requirements of an official legal organ, so as to provide an alternative procedure for the designation of the official legal organ; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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HB 1391. HB 1409. HB 1418. HB 1428.
HB 1433.

By Representatives Gunter of the 8th, Leverett of the 33rd, Burchett of the 176th, Smith of the 18th, Boddie of the 62nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public defenders, so as to revise the compensation of public defenders and assistant public defenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representative Werkheiser of the 157th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation benefits; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to increase the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Smyre of the 135th, Hugley of the 136th, Buckner of the 137th and Smith of the 133rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as authorize a tax for public health care purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representative Efstration of the 104th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Setzler of the 35th, Smith of the 70th and Scoggins of the 14th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-6A-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to advisory board created and membership relative to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, so as to revise and update the composition of the advisory board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1438.
HB 1441. HB 1452. HB 1488. HB 1495.

By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Jasperse of the 11th, Wiedower of the 119th, Barton of the 5th, Seabaugh of the 34th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Transportation, so as to amend notice provisions relative to meetings for the election of board members; to provide for negotiations in request for proposals relative to public-private partnerships (P3s); to provide for procurement procedures relative to alternative contracting; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required by a state agency, so as to exempt certain records from public disclosure requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Collins of the 68th, Gravley of the 67th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gaines of the 117th and Crowe of the 110th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operators of private detective businesses and private security businesses, so as to exempt a certified peace officer employed by a licensed private detective business or private security business as an independent contractor from requirements of such chapter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Smith of the 18th, Sainz of the 180th, Gravley of the 67th, McLaurin of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13A of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dating violence protective orders, so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representative Campbell of the 171st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham, approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3859), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to the composition and elections of the City of Pelham Board of Education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representative Dukes of the 154th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 610), as amended, so as to change the description of the commission districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1509. HB 1510. HB 1529. HR 594.

By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Jackson of the 165th, Hitchens of the 161st, Mallow of the 163rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office of current members; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Jackson of the 165th, Hitchens of the 161st, Mallow of the 163rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the school system of the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Williams of the 168th, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, DeLoach of the 167th, Werkheiser of the 157th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1222), so as to provide for the minimum supplement each county in the circuit shall provide to the judges of the superior courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Smith of the 70th, Stephens of the 164th, England of the 116th, Greene of the 151st, Dempsey of the 13th and others:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that county and municipal governing authorities shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

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