HB 73. HB 84. HB 88.

HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 01, 2023
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Parsons of the 44th, Thomas of the 65th, Anderson of the 10th and Meeks of the 178th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to electrical service, so as to require that the seller provide a written disclosure statement with any agreement for the sale of distributed energy generation systems or for the financing of such systems through leases or solar energy procurement agreements; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Rhodes of the 124th, Williams of the 148th, Corbett of the 174th, Williamson of the 112th and LaHood of the 175th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for commercial financing disclosures; to require certain persons who provide commercial financing transactions to make certain disclosures; to provide for penalties; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Powell of the 33rd, Crowe of the 118th, Evans of the 57th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the "Coleman-Baker Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 155. HB 204. HB 269. HB 291.

By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Jasperse of the 11th and Reeves of the 99th:
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 provide for the issuance of licenses by endorsement for certain licenses to spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to the State of Georgia; to establish qualifications for such license by endorsement; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Yearta of the 152nd, Gullett of the 19th, Leverett of the 123rd, Dempsey of the 13th and Martinez of the 111th:
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.
By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Douglas of the 78th, Gaines of the 120th, Oliver of the 82nd, Roberts of the 52nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize local workforce development boards, formed pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and their associated committees and local officials to conduct meetings via teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th, Smith of the 18th and Oliver of the 82nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to add to the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the modification and termination of such guardianship, and the appointment of emergency guardian; to add to the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a conservator for an adult, the modification and termination of such conservatorship, and the appointment of emergency conservator; to provide for limitations on the powers and duties of certain emergency conservators; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 301. HB 306.
HB 309. HB 332. HB 396.

By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Smith of the 18th, Collins of the 71st, Rhodes of the 124th, Burchett of the 176th 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 to revise the amount of civil monetary penalty for violations of improperly passing a school bus and speeding in a school zone when captured by cameras; to restrict other additional fines, fees, penalties, or charges; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Fleming of the 114th, Rhodes of the 124th, Townsend of the 179th, McCollum of the 30th, Barton of the 5th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-506 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions and authority to enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts, so as to revise the definition of "energy cost savings measures"; to provide that energy cost saving contracts need not be subject to competitive bidding; to amend Chapter 37 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guaranteed energy savings performance contracting, so as to revise definitions; to revise limitations on improvement that is not causally connected to an energy conservation measure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Cooper of the 45th, Fleming of the 114th, Dempsey of the 13th and LaHood of the 175th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to revise provisions relating to financial stability requirements for applicants and licensees of personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Stephens of the 164th, Smith of the 18th, Jasperse of the 11th and Newton of the 127th:
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 provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances, Schedule IV controlled substances, and Schedule V controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drugs; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Vance of the 133rd and Jackson of the 128th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-3-402 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation, membership, compensation, qualifications, accountabilities, and assignment, so as to add the president of Georgia College and State University to the Oconee River Greenway Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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HB 414. HB 416. HB 475. HB 497.

By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Hatchett of the 155th, Williams of the 168th, Oliver of the 82nd and Mughal of the 105th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governing and regulation of mental health, so as to provide for a grant program within the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to provide behavioral health services to military service members, veterans, and their families; to provide for definitions; to provide for program qualification requirements; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Silcox of the 53rd, Cooper of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Reese of the 140th, Hawkins of the 27th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions; to provide for requirements for qualification; to provide requirements for the supervising pharmacist; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to revise a provision regarding delegation of authority by a pharmacist; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Yearta of the 152nd, Franklin of the 160th, Scoggins of the 14th and Barrett of the 24th:
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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Williams of the 148th, Seabaugh of the 34th, Lumsden of the 12th and Hitchens of the 161st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to authorize the use of certified medication aides in penal institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 518.

By Representatives Cameron of the 1st, Werkheiser of the 157th, Anderson of the 10th and Seabaugh of the 34th:
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 change certain provisions relating to employment security; to extend certain provisions relating to the rate of employer contributions and variations from the standard rate; to provide for administrative assessments on wages; to provide for additional assessments for new or newly covered employers; to authorize the collection of administrative assessments; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the deposit, transfer, and appropriation of such assessments; to prohibit certain deductions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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