House general calendar [Feb. 18, 2016]

HB 6
HB 54 HB 93 HB 126 HB 166 HB 216 HB 405 HB 497 HB 508 HB 538 HB 542 HB 579 HB 593 HB 605
HB 614 HB 676 HB 684 HB 741 HB 745 HB 763 HB 766 HB 768
HB 772 HB 777 HB 781 HB 783 HB 784 HB 792

HOUSE GENERAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
HOUSE BILLS Georgia Student Finance Commission; provide weighted grade point averages in excess of 4.0 for purposes of determining eligibility for HOPE; authorize Tuition grants; children of officers killed in line of duty who attend University System institutions and meet certain requirements; provide Motor vehicles; law enforcement retaining license plate data obtained from automated license plate recognition systems for certain periods; prohibit Motor vehicles; use of global positioning or navigation system mounts on windshields under certain circumstances; allow Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act; enact Occupational diseases; define certain terms; provisions Contracts and marriage; change provisions relating to agreements required to be in writing; provisions Surplus state property; offer property to charitable institutions at no charge prior to disposition by other means in certain instances; provide Appellate court judges; age of eligibility for certain benefits; decrease Medical records; confidentiality of veterinarian records necessary for medical treatment of an individual; provide an exception Higher education savings plan; matching contributions by the state for certain low-income contributors; provide Motor vehicles; operation of certain vehicles upon highways when used in connection with agricultural pursuits; provide Low-voltage Contractors, Division of; require continuing education; authorize (Reconsidered) Georgia Judicial Retirement System; member who was serving in a fulltime position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; provide Landon Dunson Act; enact Accountability, Change Management, and Process Improvement Act of 2015; enact Dental hygienists; delegable services and procedures that may be performed by hygienists; provide Supreme Court; terms of court; change provisions Public property; extend automatic repeals of certain provisions relating to writing off small amounts due to the state; provisions Sales and use tax; exemption regarding certain food and food ingredients; remove sunset Property tax exemptions; definition to include any spouse; revise Handicapped persons; ABLE program establishment to use tax exempt accounts to pay for qualified expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities; provisions Elections; advanced voting with regard to Saturday voting; revise period of time School buses; drivers use cellular telephones in similar manner as a twoway radio; allow Local government; individuals appointed to authorities and boards be United States citizens; require Controlled substances; Schedules I and IV; change certain provisions Insurance; advertising and promotional items not exceeding $100 will not be considered an unfair trade practice; provide Firearms; carrying, possession, and use of electroshock weapons by persons who are students or who are employed at a public institution; authorize

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HB 802 HB 804 HB 808 HB 826 HB 827 HB 831 HB 845 HB 847 HB 849 HB 856 HB 859
HB 860 HB 862 HB 876 HB 879
HB 886 HB 893 HB 897
HB 900 HB 902 HB 903 HB 904 HB 910
HB 913 HB 916 HB 922 HB 927 HB 929 HB 936 HB 937 HB 939

Revenue and taxation; deduction from income for contributions to savings trust accounts; revise Superior courts; fifth judge of the Clayton Judicial Circuit; provide Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; create Medical practice; physicians; provide for certain requirements for advertisement or publication of representations of board certification "Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act"; enact "Protecting Guardmen's Employment Act"; enact Crimes and offenses; immunity from criminal liability for possession of certain materials or images under certain circumstances; provide Crimes and offenses; fraud in obtaining public assistance; redesignate and revise Code Sections "Georgia Civil Rights in Public Accommodations Act"; enact Probate courts; bond required for judges; change provisions Firearms; weapons carry license holders; carrying and possession of certain weapons in certain buildings or real property owned or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; authorize Public officers and employees; persons pardoned for previous convictions are qualified to serve as coroners; provide Ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; clarify definition of disabled veteran Animals; license and surety requirements of livestock dealers and market operators; update Elementary and secondary education; seal of biliteracy for high school graduates with a high level of proficiency in one or more foreign languages in addition to English; provide Pharmacy licenses; employing mails or common carriers to sell, distribute, and deliver prescription drugs; revise a provision Revenue and taxation; forms of payment; change certain provisions Health; care and protection of indigent and elderly patients; provide for the establishment and operation of a drug repository program to accept and dispense unused prescription drugs Crimes and offenses; electronic data base of prescription information; authorize the retention of data base information for 2 years Hospitals and related institutions; educational information on influenza disease to residents of assisted living communities; provide Labor and industrial relations; employment security; prevent fraud and abuse of the Unemployment Trust Fund Labor and industrial relations; employment security; change certain contribution rates and credits Health records; provisions relating to costs of copying and mailing patient records apply to psychiatric, psychological, and other mental health records; provide Veterans Service, Department of; women veterans' program; require maintenance "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; remove exception; provisions Income tax credit; creating quality jobs; add definition of taxpayer "Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 2016"; enact Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; enact Income tax; wages necessary to qualify for a job tax credit; clarify certain terms Sales and use tax; exemption for projects of regional significance; change sunset provision Revenue and taxation; setoff debt collections by the Administrative Office of the Courts; revise terms and procedures

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HB 944
HB 959 HB 965 HB 970 HB 975 HB 980 HB 1030
HR 502
HR 900 HR 978 HR 979 HR 1052 HR 1113 HR 1135 HR 1312 HR 1341 HR 1363
SB 208 SB 243 SB 255

Health; pronouncement of death of patients in nursing homes who are organ donors by a physician assistant or registered professional nurse; provide Education; K-12; update and clarify certain provisions "The Honorable Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act"; enact Fire protection and safety; issuance of certificates of compliance for fire departments; revise requirements Commerce and trade; assets and liabilities; provide certain updates to the standard valuation law Municipal elections; reopening of qualifications under certain conditions; provide Georgia Seed Development Commission; change certain provisions
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS General Assembly; provide for dedication of revenues derived from fees or other assessments to the public purpose for which such fees or other assessments were imposed; authorize - CA Assembly of State Legislatures; delegates from General Assembly; provide House Study Committee on Historic Site Preservation; create House Study Committee on Programs That Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create Thomas William Poole Memorial Bridge; Schley County; dedicate Judicial Qualifications Commission; create - CA House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure; create Houston County; certain property currently dedicated as a heritage preserve; authorize the change of use House Study Committee on Professional Employer Organizations; create House Special Study Committee on Judicial Qualifications Commission Reform; create
SENATE BILLS Stonecrest, City of; provide for a charter Georgia Judicial Retirement System; preservation of rights by certain persons; change certain provisions Garnishment Proceedings; modernize, reorganize, and provide constitutional protections

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