First readers in House [Feb. 17, 2016]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1018. By Representative Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Candler County Board of Commissioners should levy an additional ad valorem tax for the purpose of realizing additional tax revenue to provide payment for the Candler County Hospital Authority's services and facilities; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1019. By Representative Caldwell of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Upson County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1020. By Representatives Trammell of the 132nd and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hogansville; to provide for incorporation and boundaries; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1021. By Representatives Yates of the 73rd and Knight of the 130th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Spalding County, formerly known as the City Court of Griffin, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4527), so as to provide for the election of the county solicitor; to specify the requirements for holding the office of the county solicitor; to establish the office of the county solicitor as a full-time position; to designate the salary of the office of the county solicitor; to authorize the appointment of assistant county solicitors; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1022. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Greene of the 151st, Harden of the 148th, Epps of the 144th, Buckner of the 137th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste disposal, so as to provide for permit by notification for inert waste landfill operations; to
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repeal a grandfather provision relating to inert waste landfills; to establish new statutory requirements for inert waste landfill operators; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1023. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Spencer of the 180th, and Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1024. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Carter of the 175th, Sharper of the 177th, and Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Lake Park, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3074), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4123), an Act approved February 18, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4536), and an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3743), so as to provide for the election and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1025. By Representatives Taylor of the 79th, Willard of the 51st, Drenner of the 85th, Henson of the 86th, Kendrick of the 93rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to violation of ordinances of counties and state authorities, so as to change provisions relating to service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; to provide for judgments when service is perfected under such circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1026. By Representatives Carter of the 92nd, Oliver of the 82nd, Kaiser of the 59th, Drenner of the 85th, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that certain owners of real property against which a notice of code violation has been sent who fails to correct such violation within 48 days shall be subject to a daily fine; to provide for a lien, creation, and foreclosure; to amend Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to property, so as to provide for a lien against lots by a homeowners' association; to
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provide for the establishment of a postforeclosure registry; to provide for the submission of certain information by the purchasers of real property at a foreclosure sale; to provide for a presumption that such information is valid for all legal notices; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1027. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Willard of the 51st, Caldwell of the 131st, Weldon of the 3rd, Welch of the 110th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for filing of documents in superior and state courts by electronic means; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1028. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Nimmer of the 178th, Burns of the 159th, Abrams of the 89th, Caldwell of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to waste management, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to provide notice to affected localities upon the occurrence of certain events relating to permitted solid or hazardous waste facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1029. By Representatives Broadrick of the 4th, Dickson of the 6th, and Tarvin of the 2nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Whitfield County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1031. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Rynders of the 152nd, Brockway of the 102nd, and Hightower of the 68th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that, if the votes received by a candidate in a primary or election are within not more than 1 percent of the total votes which were cast for such office in such primary or election of receiving a majority of the votes cast for such office and being declared as the candidate nominated or elected, such candidate shall be qualified to request a recount; 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
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HB 1032. By Representatives Brockway of the 102nd, Taylor of the 79th, Kaiser of the 59th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, so as to provide for the creation of the Transit Rail Expansion Commission for the purpose of providing oversight, funding, and support to transit rail expansion districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 1033. By Representatives Evans of the 42nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Carson of the 46th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Golick of the 40th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3732) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4050), so as to change the compensation of the judge of the probate court; to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HR 1364. By Representative Waites of the 60th: A RESOLUTION urging the Board of Education of Clayton County to avoid scheduling any high school graduation or matriculation ceremonies or commencements on the same day that the general primary election is held; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HR 1365. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Yates of the 73rd, Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Prince of the 127th, Setzler of the 35th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Veterans' Health and Employment Initiatives; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1366. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Clark of the 101st, Kelley of the 16th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Jones of the 53rd, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on a Georgia Abuser Registry; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1367. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Cooper of the 43rd, Dudgeon of the 25th, Clark of the 101st, Smith of the 134th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Pharmacy Benefits Managers Process; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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HR 1382. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Abrams of the 89th, Hugley of the 136th, Mitchell of the 88th, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A RESOLUTION encouraging the Department of Community Health to create and seek the counsel of a State Health Benefit Plan Customer Advisory Council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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