First readers in House, 2015 January 27

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Legislation not listed consecutively indicates those prefiled.
HB 1. By Representatives Peake of the 141st, Gravley of the 67th, Kaiser of the 59th, Ramsey of the 72nd, McCall of the 33rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to change certain provisions relating to the use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma; to provide for regulated medicinal use of cannabis and derivatives thereof to treat certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 21. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Roberts of the 155th, and Jacobs of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-9-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the creation of the transit authority by special legislation and the authority's attributes and powers, so as to repeal a population provision relative to creation of a transit authority within metropolitan areas; to provide for the establishment of intergovernmental agreements prior to the operation of service by a transit authority when it is being created in a geographical area where a transit service is already provided by an authority or county government; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 26. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Brooks of the 55th, Williams of the 168th, Pruett of the 149th, Marin of the 96th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, so as to provide that the election superintendent of a county may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses in a primary, election, or runoff under certain conditions; to provide for certain notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 32. By Representatives Mitchell of the 88th and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require law enforcement officers to be equipped with body cameras; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
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HB 37. By Representative Randall of the 142nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to clarify when the district attorney shall be disqualified from interest or relationship to engage in a prosecution; to provide for the appointment of a district attorney pro tempore in any matter involving the prosecution of persons or agencies to whom it is the duty of the district attorney to render advice; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pretrial proceedings, so as to require a district attorney examination and that any trial be conducted by accusation in every case where a peace officer uses force in the performance of his or her duties which results in the serious injury or death of a person; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 82. By Representative Kidd of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-3-402 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Oconee River Greenway Authority, so as to allow certain members to appoint a designee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 83. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Quick of the 117th, England of the 116th, McCall of the 33rd, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to levy of motor fuel excise tax, so as to exempt public school systems from motor fuel excise taxes under certain circumstances for a limited period of time; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 84. By Representatives Cheokas of the 138th, Meadows of the 5th, Duncan of the 26th, and Smith of the 134th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit denial of an aircraft claim unless the insured's action or failure to act had a direct causal connection to the loss upon which the claim is based; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 85. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Kidd of the 145th, and Epps of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited acts relative to the regulation of alcoholic beverages, so as to change certain provisions relating to the sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverages to patients or inmates of Central State Hospital and to the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages near or upon the grounds of such hospital; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
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HB 86. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Dempsey of the 13th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to provide for the transfer of the Division of Aging Services to the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Board; to provide for membership, powers, and duties; to provide for an executive director; to provide for transfer of rights, duties, and obligations; to amend various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 87. By Representative Willard of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions in said title in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 88. By Representative Prince of the 127th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Stapleton, approved March 30, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3543), as amended, particularly by an Act approved October 25, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 743), so as to change the terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for at-large elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 89. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Brooks of the 55th, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32.6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances or marijuana in, on, or within drug-free commercial zones, so as to change the date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 90. By Representative Willard of the 51st: 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
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subsequent laws; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 91. By Representatives Coleman of the 97th, Dickson of the 6th, Clark of the 101st, Maxwell of the 17th, England of the 116th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the elementary and secondary education, so as to eliminate the Georgia High School Graduation Test as a requirement for purposes of graduation; to provide procedures for former students who did not pass one or more portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test to petition to obtain a high school diploma; to provide for notice of such petition option; to provide for changes for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 92. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Hatchett of the 150th, Dempsey of the 13th, Kaiser of the 59th, and Cooper of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to allow employees to use sick leave for the care of immediate family members; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions to take leave; to provide that retaliatory actions are unlawful; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 93. By Representatives Pezold of the 133rd, Ramsey of the 72nd, Allison of the 8th, Atwood of the 179th, Powell of the 32nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the identification and regulation of motor vehicles, so as to prohibit law enforcement from retaining license plate data obtained from automated license plate recognition systems for certain periods; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 94. By Representatives Williams of the 119th, Yates of the 73rd, Atwood of the 179th, and Belton of the 112th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and motor homes, so as to exempt certain members of the armed forces from penalties for failure to timely pay the ad valorem tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 95. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, England of the 116th, Peake of the 141st, Carter of the 175th, Broadrick of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-83-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the local government investment pool, so as to provide for a trust fund managed by the state treasurer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 96. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Stover of the 71st, Clark of the 147th, Gravley of the 67th, Teasley of the 37th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual state income tax rates, so as to adjust the rates to account for inflation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 97. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Caldwell of the 20th, and Cantrell of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to provide that all public bodies shall disclose certain communications, terms and conditions of agreements, and incentives and offers made regarding certain matters; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 98. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Caldwell of the 131st, Atwood of the 179th, Meadows of the 5th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appellate practice, so as to provide for direct appeals and appeals requiring an application for appeals to the appellate courts on matters pertaining to courts-martial; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to military affairs, so as to repeal and reenact Article 5, the "Georgia Code of Military Justice"; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 36. By Representatives Benton of the 31st and Quick of the 117th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Staff Sergeant Shaun J. Whitehead and dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 37. By Representatives Harbin of the 122nd, Brockway of the 102nd, Abrams of the 89th, Fleming of the 121st, Turner of the 21st, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to lower the age requirements for members of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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