First readers in House [Feb. 22, 2016]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016 TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1053. By Representative Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new board of education of Grady County, approved March 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2120), as amended, so as to provide that members of the board of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis; to provide for continuation in office of current members of the board; 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
HB 1054. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1A of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation by local Act of the General Assembly, so as to provide for additional requirements and procedures for legislative annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1055. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Smith of the 134th, Hugley of the 136th, Hatchett of the 150th, and Spencer of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal the Certificate of Need program; to amend other provisions in various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated for purposes of conformity; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to provide that certain requirements relating to charity and indigent care previously imposed as a condition for a certificate of need are imposed as a condition of licensure; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1056. By Representative Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Pickens County Airport Authority, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3645), so as to reduce the number of members; to revise the appointment and qualifications of members; to revise the election of chairperson; to revise terms by which a vacancy on the authority shall exist; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 1057. By Representatives Fludd of the 64th and Prince of the 127th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects, causes, agencies, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialty license plate for Hampton University; to provide for related matters; to require a two-thirds' majority vote for passage in accordance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1058. By Representatives Price of the 48th, Hawkins of the 27th, Cooper of the 43rd, Dempsey of the 13th, Clark of the 101st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 17 and 22 of Title 31 and Code Section 24-12-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of venereal disease, clinical laboratories, and the disclosure of AIDS confidential information, respectively, so as to revise various statutes relating to HIV and AIDS; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1059. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Tanner of the 9th, Lumsden of the 12th, Caldwell of the 131st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to provide for the creation, authority, powers, and membership of the Local Government 9-1-1 Authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 1060. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Meadows of the 5th, Powell of the 32nd, Ballinger of the 23rd, Hightower of the 68th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized; to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding torts; 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 1061. By Representatives Dickson of the 6th, Coleman of the 97th, Dudgeon of the 25th, Nix of the 69th, Clark of the 101st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-210 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual performance evaluations, so as to provide for the composition of factors in annual evaluations for teachers of record, assistant principals, and principals; to provide for recommended practices for classroom and school observations for purposes of annual evaluations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1062. By Representatives Welch of the 110th and Clark of the 98th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special and distinctive license plates for veterans, so as to provide for a free special and distinctive vehicle license plate for military veterans who have received a Soldier's Medal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1063. By Representative Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to covenants running with the land, effect of zoning laws, covenants and scenic easements for public use, and renewal of certain covenants, so as to provide for renewal of covenants which restrict land to certain uses affecting planned subdivisions containing no fewer than 15 individual plots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1064. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Welch of the 110th, Lumsden of the 12th, Tanner of the 9th, and Taylor of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Safety, so as to revise provisions for the off-duty use of motor vehicles by certain law enforcement officers of the department relative to approved off-duty employment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 1065. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Caldwell of the 20th, Bennett of the 80th, Turner of the 21st, Frye of the 118th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the General Assembly, so as to provide for rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate governing the submission of written or prerecorded audio-visual statements by members of the general public to standing committees regarding legislation in possession of such standing committees; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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*HB 1072. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Abrams of the 89th, Rogers of the 29th, Blackmon of the 146th, Harden of the 148th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-374 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service cancelable loan fund and authorized types of service cancelable educational loans financed by state funds and issued by the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE scholarship or HOPE grant funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HR 1427. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Maxwell of the 17th, Cooper of the 43rd, Rogers of the 29th, Taylor of the 79th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Electronic Cigarettes, Eliquids, and Other Vapor Products; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1428. By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Beskin of the 54th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Clark of the 98th, Thomas of the 56th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Reducing the Caseloads of Foster Kids' Caseworkers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1429. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd and Rogers of the 10th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. William Douglas "Billy" Dilworth and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1430. By Representative Buckner of the 137th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Trooper Bobby Mathis and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1431. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Douglas of the 78th, Scott of the 76th, and Strickland of the 111th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Martin Luther King, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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