First readers in House, 2015 February 26

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 487. By Representatives Parsons of the 44th, Fludd of the 64th, Harbin of the 122nd, Burns of the 159th, Kirby of the 114th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of sales and use tax provisions for all entities participating in the data center industry; to change and provide for definitions; to change and provide for exemptions; to provide for legislative intent; 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 488. By Representatives Mabra of the 63rd and Fludd of the 64th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain safety inspections and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 489. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Carson of the 46th, Caldwell of the 20th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County," approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), as amended, so as to provide for the appointment of solicitor-general investigators; to provide for qualifications; to provide for powers; to provide for a chief investigator; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 490. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Carson of the 46th, Caldwell of the 20th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of district attorney investigators in the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; to provide for qualifications; to provide for powers; to provide for a chief investigator; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 491. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Broadrick of the 4th, Bentley of the 139th, Harrell of the 106th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies; to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health; to provide immunity from liability; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, physician assistants, and others, so as to provide for emergency public access stations to allow a lay rescuer to consult with a medical professional to administer or make available auto-injectable epinephrine under certain circumstances; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 492. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Powell of the 32nd, Meadows of the 5th, Hightower of the 68th, Ballinger of the 23rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to revise provisions regarding carrying in unauthorized locations; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to the inspection of public records, so as to provide for the disclosure of records relating to licensing and possession of firearms between the judges of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 493. By Representatives Jones of the 167th and Atwood of the 179th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Brunswick to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 494. By Representatives Gravley of the 67th, Hitchens of the 161st, Cooke of the 18th, Clark of the 147th, Tarvin of the 2nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide that a retired peace officer shall not pay any fees or costs for any permit or card evidencing his or her registration or certification with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 495. By Representatives Ramsey of the 72nd, Mabra of the 63rd, Yates of the 73rd, Stover of the 71st, and Fludd of the 64th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Peachtree City to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for
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automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 496. By Representatives Hatchett of the 150th, Peake of the 141st, Williams of the 119th, Roberts of the 155th, England of the 116th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide that use of certain property for collection and conversion of solar energy shall not constitute a breach of conservation use covenants; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 497. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Kidd of the 145th, Frye of the 118th, and Glanton of the 75th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of surplus state property, so as to provide for the offer of surplus property to charitable institutions at no charge prior to disposition by other means in certain instances; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 498. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Maxwell of the 17th, Chandler of the 105th, Clark of the 101st, Taylor of the 173rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-10A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to professional counselors, social workers, and others, so as to revise the definition of "professional counseling"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 499. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Parsons of the 44th, Smyre of the 135th, Kaiser of the 59th, and Rice of the 95th: 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 provide for the nonrenewal and nonissuance of driver's licenses for certain reasons; to provide for the nonrenewal and nonissuance of motor vehicle registrations for certain reasons; to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 500. By Representatives Mabra of the 63rd, Hamilton of the 24th, Abrams of the 89th, McClain of the 100th, Kirby of the 114th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions of a definition in order to provide that services performed by an individual for wages shall be deemed to be employment unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary
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determination based upon evidence submitted of certain factors demonstrating that such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such services; to provide that the Department of Labor shall maintain a web based system of notifying the department of employment that is improperly reported; to provide for investigation of reports of misclassification; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 501. By Representatives Stover of the 71st, Spencer of the 180th, and Willard of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-281 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care data system established and departmental authority, so as to remove the authority of the Department of Community Health to use existing data collection systems in establishing and operating a state-wide health care data system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 502. By Representatives Dudgeon of the 25th, Coleman of the 97th, Clark of the 101st, Dickson of the 6th, Kaiser of the 59th, 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 elementary and secondary education, so as to update and clarify provisions in law and to repeal obsolete provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
*HB 504. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Broadrick of the 4th, Parrish of the 158th, Hawkins of the 27th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: 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 amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, so as to authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses pursuant to vaccine protocol agreements with physicians; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
*HB 505. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Ramsey of the 72nd, Bennett of the 94th, Gasaway of the 28th, Cheokas of the 138th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 33 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physical therapists, so as to revise various provisions regarding the licensure and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapy assistants; to revise definitions; to include additional powers of the State Board of Physical Therapy; to revise provisions regarding use of titles; to revise provisions regarding granting licenses and discipline of licensees; 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 506. By Representatives Henson of the 86th, Drenner of the 85th, Mosby of the 83rd, Gardner of the 57th, Bennett of the 94th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make it unlawful to discharge a firearm in an act of celebration or ceremony; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY HR 502. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Powell of the 171st, Hamilton of the 24th, Roberts of the 155th, Duncan of the 26th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the dedication of revenues derived from fees or other assessments to the public purpose for which such fees or other assessments were imposed; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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