First readers in House, 2015 February 25

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 469. By Representative Parsons of the 44th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state sales and use tax, so as to create an exemption for certain telecommunications equipment used to provide telecommunications services; to provide for definitions; 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 470. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Carter of the 175th, Shaw of the 176th, Taylor of the 173rd, Parrish of the 158th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to change certain provisions relating to "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to define certain terms; to impose certain requirements for the use of maximum allowable cost pricing by pharmacy benefits managers; to provide for enforcement of such requirements; to provide for requirements relating to in-person pharmacies; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 471. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10A of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of heavy-duty motor vehicles, so as to add a definition of certain vehicles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 472. By Representatives Sharper of the 177th and Stovall of the 74th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health regarding students in elementary and secondary education, so as to require that a student shall be permitted to exit a classroom for use of the restroom upon request; to provide for conditions; to provide for policy promulgation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 473. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Stephens of the 164th, Shaw of the 176th, Broadrick of the 4th, Parrish of the 158th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide that a pharmacy benefits manager owes a fiduciary duty to a
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covered entity; to require certain notices and disclosures by pharmacy benefits managers to covered entities; to require application to contracts; to provide for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 474. By Representatives Kaiser of the 59th, Clark of the 101st, Dudgeon of the 25th, Mayo of the 84th, and Coleman of the 97th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter schools, so as to provide for enrollment priorities in charter schools for educationally disadvantaged students and military students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 475. By Representatives McCall of the 33rd, Burns of the 159th, Meadows of the 5th, England of the 116th, Harden of the 148th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to revise provisions relating to the hunting of feral hogs; to revise definitions; to allow for the taking of feral hogs without a hunting license; to remove additional restrictions on the hunting of feral hogs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
HB 476. By Representatives Fludd of the 64th, Bruce of the 61st, Bell of the 58th, Mabra of the 63rd, Kaiser of the 59th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within such district; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 478. By Representative Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Candler County, approved March 23, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 430), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4975), so as to provide for staggered terms for the commissioners; to provide for currently serving commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 479. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th and Peake of the 141st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Forsyth Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, trade, and conventions in the City of Forsyth, Georgia; to provide for creation
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and organization of the authority; to provide for a purpose; to provide for powers, duties, and authority; to provide for a board of directors, membership, terms of office, and removal from office; to provide for an executive director and his or her duties and powers; to provide for meetings; to limit liability; to provide for a budget and finances; to provide for oversight; to provide that the city not be bound; to provide definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 480. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Willard of the 51st, Ehrhart of the 36th, Jacobs of the 80th, and Weldon of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prosecuting attorneys of municipal courts, so as to require notices of the creation of the office of prosecuting attorney of municipal court and the name of the prosecuting attorney to be served on the Administrative Office of the Courts; to require the city attorney to serve as the prosecuting attorney when such office has not been created; to provide for procedure when the city attorney has a conflict of interest; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 481. By Representatives Mayo of the 84th, Brooks of the 55th, Jacobs of the 80th, Thomas of the 56th, Dickerson of the 113th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require the study and teaching of prescribed aspects of United States and world history; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 482. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Smith of the 70th, Hatchett of the 150th, Peake of the 141st, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to revise the requirements for a destination cancer hospital for purposes of certificate of need; to amend other provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 483. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Greene of the 151st, Dukes of the 154th, Caldwell of the 131st, and Powell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the shoal bass as the official state native riverine sport fish; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
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HB 484. By Representative Williamson of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to provide for certain premium increases; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE HB 485. By Representatives Kidd of the 145th, Powell of the 32nd, Maxwell of the 17th, and Sharper of the 177th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-5-71 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration required of lobbyists, application for registration, supplemental registration, expiration, docket, fees, identification cards, public rosters, and exemptions, so as to provide for access cards for lobbyists; to provide for criteria for issuance and revocation; to provide for manner of issuance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 486. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th and Willard of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 and Code Section 24-12-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of professional forestry and disclosure of AIDS confidential information, respectively, so as to conform provisions of the Code due to the passage of 2011 HB 24 and HB 214; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CODE REVISION HR 474. By Representatives Abrams of the 89th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Jones of the 47th, Hugley of the 136th, and Smyre of the 135th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Kinship Care; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 34. By Senators Kirk of the 13th, Mullis of the 53rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Unterman of the 45th, Rhett of the 33rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to provide immunity from liability under certain circumstances for persons entering a parked motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a child from such motor vehicle; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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