First readers in House [Jan. 25, 2016]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016
NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Legislation not listed consecutively indicates those pre-filed.
HB 712. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Smyre of the 135th, Marin of the 96th, Dukes of the 154th, Dawkins-Haigler of the 91st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Administrative Services, so as to define certain terms; to create the Division of Supplier Diversity; to provide for appointment of a director; to provide for powers and duties of the director; to create the position of minority and women owned business enterprises state-wide advocate; to provide for appointment; to provide for duties; to provide for provisions for state contracts; to provide for a state-wide disparity study; to provide for contents; to provide for the structure of procurement contracts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the implementation of rules and regulations; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 809. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Alexander of the 66th, Smith of the 41st, Trammell of the 132nd, Cantrell of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to provide an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain housing furnished by a nonprofit organization to physically disabled persons; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a referendum; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 810. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Quick of the 117th, Mabra of the 63rd, Gravley of the 67th, Williams of the 119th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 33 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health records, so as to revise provisions regarding imposition of costs for providing copies of health records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 811. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Powell of the 171st, Brockway of the 102nd, Morris of the 156th, England of the 116th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to extensively amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to update, modernize, and streamline numerous Code sections to provide for efficient regulation of banks, trust companies, credit unions, merchant acquirer limited purpose banks, and the mortgage lending industry; to update and eliminate certain provisions to comply with federal law;
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to update certain provisions to comply with federal court decisions; to revise powers and duties of the Department of Banking and Finance; to delete all appearances of and references to the term "building and loan associations"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 812. By Representatives Prince of the 127th, Randall of the 142nd, Taylor of the 79th, Abrams of the 89th, Hugley of the 136th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7, Chapter 17 of Title 16, and Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to industrial loans, payday lending, and pawnbrokers, respectively, so as to provide for the enforcement of the federal John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 813. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Broadrick of the 4th, Cooper of the 43rd, and Wilkinson of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and control of venereal disease, respectively, so as to provide for expedited partner therapy for patients with chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis; to provide for definitions; to revise provisions relating to dispensing prescription drugs; to provide for immunity; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 814. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Ealum of the 153rd, Carter of the 175th, Atwood of the 179th, Abrams of the 89th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for unique identifiers for students of military personnel; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 815. By Representatives Rhodes of the 120th, McCall of the 33rd, Broadrick of the 4th, Williams of the 119th, Knight of the 130th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meat inspection, so as to provide for the inspection and regulation of certain avian meat products and facilities related to the processing of such products for human consumption; to provide for uniformity; to remove an obsolete provision relating to enforcement responsibility; 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 816. By Representatives Mitchell of the 88th, Pruett of the 149th, Jackson of the 128th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Scott of the 76th, 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 enact the "Georgia Student Religious Liberties Act of 2016"; to provide for voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools; to provide that local school systems shall allow religious expression in class assignments; to provide that local school systems shall provide students with the freedom to organize religious groups and activities; to provide that local school systems shall provide a limited public forum for student speakers at nongraduation and graduation events; to provide a model policy for voluntary religious expression in public schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 817. By Representatives Sharper of the 177th, Shaw of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, Carter of the 175th, Waites of the 60th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions regarding elementary and secondary education, so as to require that certain youth athletes receive instruction in baseball dugout safety; to encourage that baseball dugouts housing youth athletes during certain baseball games have protective covering; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 818. By Representatives Shaw of the 176th, Nimmer of the 178th, Fleming of the 121st, England of the 116th, Bryant of the 162nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions relating to workers' compensation insurance, awards, benefits, and administration; to provide that administrative law judges are subject to the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct; to change provisions related to an employer's duties to provide the State Board of Workers' Compensation with certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 819. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Dickerson of the 113th, Carter of the 175th, Kaiser of the 59th, Teasley of the 37th, and others: 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 student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the development of a list of training materials in mental health, behavioral disabilities, and learning disabilities; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide that no duty of care is created; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 820. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Dickerson of the 113th, Kaiser of the 59th, Glanton of the 75th, Stovall of the 74th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 3 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to chronic disciplinary problem students, so as to require documented behavior correction action plans for certain students with disciplinary problems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 821. By Representatives Williams of the 168th, Frazier of the 126th, Smith of the 134th, Yates of the 73rd, Abrams of the 89th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to professions and businesses, so as to require professional licensing boards and other boards to adopt rules and regulations implementing a process by which military spouses and transitioning service members may qualify for temporary licenses, licenses by endorsement, expedited licenses, or a combination thereof for each profession, business, or trade for which a license is issued; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
HB 822. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Powell of the 171st, Smyre of the 135th, Epps of the 144th, Clark of the 101st, and others: 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 sales and use tax, so as to provide for a change in a definition; 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 823. By Representatives Abrams of the 89th, Trammell of the 132nd, Gardner of the 57th, Hugley of the 136th, Fludd of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for a maximum percent of the federal poverty level; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 824. By Representatives Alexander of the 66th, Bruce of the 61st, Carter of the 92nd, Wilkerson of the 38th, Hugley of the 136th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to require all employers to implement paid sick leave for employees; to specify purposes for which paid sick leave may be taken and the rate at which paid sick leave accrues; to require advance notice of intention to use sick leave under certain circumstances; to provide for verification of the need for sick time in
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certain circumstances; to provide for record keeping; to prohibit discrimination against an employee for inquiring about or using paid sick leave; to make a violation of an unlawful practice subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor; to authorize a civil action for any violation; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 825. By Representatives Smith of the 125th, Holcomb of the 81st, Carter of the 175th, Shaw of the 176th, Abrams of the 89th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parent and child relationship general provisions, so as to provide that in the event of a report of child abuse by a military parent or guardian, the child welfare agency shall notify the Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program; to add filing a report of child abuse to military law enforcement to the reporting of child abuse to an appropriate police authority; to extend immunity provisions to reporting child abuse to military law enforcement; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 826. By Representatives Price of the 48th, Cooper of the 43rd, Rynders of the 152nd, Hawkins of the 27th, Belton of the 112th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for certain requirements for advertisement or publication of representations of board certification by physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 827. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Bennett of the 80th, Pak of the 108th, Quick of the 117th, Abrams of the 89th, 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 for law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide requirements for submitting certain evidence collected from a forensic medical examination to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedure; to provide for reporting; 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
HR 1135. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Rynders of the 152nd, Blackmon of the 146th, Williams of the 168th, Clark of the 147th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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