First readers in House, 2015 January 28

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Legislation not listed consecutively indicates those prefiled.
HB 7. By Representatives Alexander of the 66th, Ealum of the 153rd, Maxwell of the 17th, Chandler of the 105th, Kaiser of the 59th, and others: 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 requirements for safety plans in early care and education programs; to provide a short title; to revise the requirements for school safety plans at public elementary and secondary schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 11. By Representatives Mayo of the 84th, Drenner of the 85th, and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to prohibit any local Act granting an original municipal charter from creating new unincorporated islands; to change certain provisions relating to the annexation of unincorporated islands; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 99. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Caldwell of the 131st, Willard of the 51st, Powell of the 171st, Quick of the 117th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to joint tenancy with survivorship, so as to provide for tenancy in common when joint tenants divorce or have their marriage annulled, under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 100. By Representatives Dickson of the 6th, Epps of the 144th, Greene of the 151st, England of the 116th, and Coleman of the 97th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to change provisions relating to the date by which a child must reach a certain age in order to be eligible for enrollment in certain educational programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 101. By Representative Cheokas of the 138th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Schley County, approved March 4, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 2955), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3822), so as to change the description of education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 102. By Representative Cheokas of the 138th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Schley County shall also serve as the judge of the Magistrate Court of Schley County on and after January 1, 2017; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 103. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Dickerson of the 113th, Tanner of the 9th, Williams of the 119th, Peake of the 141st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to prohibit any person from causing a minor to be identified as the individual in an obscene depiction; to provide for definitions; to provide for venue; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 104. By Representatives Dunahoo of the 30th, Sims of the 123rd, Greene of the 151st, Maxwell of the 17th, Kidd of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "State Properties Code," so as to clarify applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; to correct crossreferences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HB 105. By Representatives Wilkinson of the 52nd and Cooper of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-12-3.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meningococcal disease vaccinations and disclosures, so as to revise provisions regarding vaccination against meningococcal disease of college students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 106. By Representatives Roberts of the 155th, Burns of the 159th, McCall of the 33rd, and Cooke of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to revise what constitutes part of the state highway system; to provide for the appropriation of funds to the Department of Transportation; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for submission of electronic accident reports by law enforcement agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 107. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Sharper of the 177th, Jordan of the 77th, Floyd of the 99th, Dawkins-Haigler of the 91st, and others: 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 in-state tuition at units of the University System of Georgia and branches of the Technical College System of Georgia for youth who are from foster care or homeless situations; to provide a short title; to exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 108. By Representatives Maxwell of the 17th, Bentley of the 139th, Greene of the 151st, Coleman of the 97th, Buckner of the 137th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-83 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated or uncertificated forms of investments and real estate investments, so as to authorize public retirement systems to invest in mutual funds, commingled funds, collective investment funds, common trusts, and group trusts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 109. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Gardner of the 57th, Fludd of the 64th, Harrell of the 106th, Harbin of the 122nd, 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 change the qualifications of an investor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 110. By Representatives Roberts of the 155th, Turner of the 21st, McCall of the 33rd, Sims of the 123rd, Fleming of the 121st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to provide for the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing; to revise penalties; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide for an excise tax on
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the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 111. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Chandler of the 105th, Houston of the 170th, Dempsey of the 13th, Oliver of the 82nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 22 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of state and local school officials with respect to school buses, so as to provide for commercial advertising on school buses by local boards of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 112. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Harrell of the 106th, Barr of the 103rd, Pezold of the 133rd, Stover of the 71st, and others: 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 regarding law enforcement, so as to prohibit the use by law enforcement of radar systems designed to detect and measure the distance to moving and near-stationary persons through walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, and similar building structures in Georgia; to prohibit law enforcement from assisting or participating in the use of such radar systems; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 113. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Powell of the 171st, Caldwell of the 131st, Weldon of the 3rd, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election of judges of probate court, chief magistrate judges, and certain other magistrate judges; to provide that, if a municipal judge is elected, such election shall be nonpartisan; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 114. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the use of paper eye charts for the testing of noncommercial driver's vision; to provide for notice of certain information from the department to be sent by first-class mail; to provide for the issuance of limited driving permits to noncommercial drivers in certain instances; to provide for a waiver of the application fee for instruction permits in certain instances; to allow photographs on drivers' licenses and identification cards to be in black and white; to provide for the conditions under which limited driving permits shall be issued; 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 115. By Representatives Mitchell of the 88th, Jones of the 62nd, Hugley of the 136th, Williams of the 168th, Jordan of the 77th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to foreclosure in general, so as to provide, under certain circumstances, for an opportunity, prior to foreclosure, for a debtor to cure a foreclosure and bring the debt current by making all past due payments along with any late fees and charges; to provide for a short title; to provide for a method of payment; to provide for a limitation; 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 JUDICIARY
HB 116. By Representatives Atwood of the 179th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Stephens of the 164th, Jones of the 167th, Williams of the 168th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wells and drinking water, so as to prohibit the injection of ground water into the Floridan aquifer in certain counties; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 117. By Representatives Hamilton of the 24th, Pruett of the 149th, Fleming of the 121st, Strickland of the 111th, Kirby of the 114th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions relating to employment security; to modify the definition of the term "most recent employer"; to amend Code Section 5036-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to requirements, procedures, and conditions for verification of lawful presence within the United States, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations, so as to provide a method for such verification of lawful presence that may be utilized in conjunction with the electronic filing of an application for unemployment insurance with the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 118. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to amend certain provisions relative to the issuance of commercial drivers' licenses and commercial drivers' instruction permits so as to comply with federal law; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to prohibit certain activities with wireless telecommunications devices by drivers of commercial motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 119. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Willard of the 51st, Fleming of the 121st, and Mabra of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-12-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of AIDS confidential information, so as to change provisions relating to disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; to provide for procedure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 120. By Representatives Rutledge of the 109th, Welch of the 110th, Powell of the 171st, Knight of the 130th, Strickland of the 111th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for implementing a special purpose local option sales tax, so as to provide for an additional purpose for the tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 121. By Representatives Hamilton of the 24th, Powell of the 32nd, Brockway of the 102nd, Fleming of the 121st, and Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to require notice of write-in candidacy filings to include an authorization by the candidate if such filings are not done by the candidate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 122. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Hamilton of the 24th, England of the 116th, Jones of the 47th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state income tax credits for low-emission vehicles, so as to reduce to zero the amount of such credit; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 123. By Representative Yates of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to provide for the use of a safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; 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 124. By Representative Yates of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the regulation of dogs based solely on breed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 125. By Representative Belton of the 112th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Rutledge ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 126. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Atwood of the 179th, Peake of the 141st, Setzler of the 35th, Cooke of the 18th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems of motor vehicles, so as to allow for the use of global positioning or navigation system mounts on the windshields of motor vehicles under certain circumstances; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HB 127. By Representatives Stover of the 71st, Caldwell of the 20th, Pezold of the 133rd, Smith of the 70th, and Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the regulation of the maintenance and use of public roads, so as to provide for the ability of local governments to assist the Department of Transportation in the maintenance of vegetation along the state highway system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 128. By Representatives Stover of the 71st, Allison of the 8th, McCall of the 33rd, Cooke of the 18th, Turner of the 21st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-2-202 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to promulgation of rules and regulations by the Commissioner of Agriculture regarding standards, labeling, and adulteration relative to meat, poultry, and dairy processing plants, so as to prohibit adoption of rules for poultry processing which are more restrictive than federal regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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HB 129. By Representatives Stover of the 71st, Spencer of the 180th, Caldwell of the 20th, Pezold of the 133rd, and Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-175 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fluoridation of public water systems, state funds for cost of fluoridation equipment, chemicals, and materials, and tax deduction for fluorideremoving devices, so as to provide that communities may impose or remove fluoridation by referendum under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HR 2. By Representatives Caldwell of the 20th, Pezold of the 133rd, Turner of the 21st, Stover of the 71st, Cantrell of the 22nd, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide term limits for members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives; 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 HR 71. By Representatives Gordon of the 163rd, Stephens of the 165th, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, Bryant of the 162nd, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the HOPE Scholarship Program Award Amount for Critical Fields of Study; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
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