First readers in House [Feb. 23, 2016]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1066. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Taylor of the 173rd, and Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to additional duties of the commissioner of corrections, so as to authorize the chief of staff to the commissioner to issue warrants for the arrest of an offender who has escaped from the custody of the department; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 1067. By Representative Rhodes of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Greene County, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3602), so as to provide for an election supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, appointment, compensation, duties, and employment of said election supervisor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1068. By Representatives Kaiser of the 59th, Beverly of the 143rd, Clark of the 101st, Gardner of the 57th, and Thomas of the 39th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for postpartum depression counseling, screening, and treatment referral; to provide for duty for certain medical professionals to counsel; to provide for treatment and hospitalization for postpartum depression; to provide for records; to provide a short title; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1069. By Representative Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operation of an unregistered vehicle or vehicle without a current license plate, revalidation decal, or county decal; storage of an unlicensed vehicle; display, revision, and extension of temporary license plates; and fines, so as to provide for the issuance of a temporary plate to a tag service company; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions upon the issuance of such temporary plates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 1070. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Houston of the 170th, Willard of the 51st, Thomas of the 39th, Oliver of the 82nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, so as to permit the department to use certain information in the department's records concerning the adopted child's biological parents; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1071. By Representatives Dickerson of the 113th, Dawkins-Haigler of the 91st, Stephenson of the 90th, Kendrick of the 93rd, Carter of the 92nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10A of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe place for newborns, so as to provide for signs to be posted at certain medical facilities to indicate locations where a newborn child may be left such that the mother can avoid criminal prosecution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1073. By Representatives Strickland of the 111th and Weldon of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to change provisions relating to procedure in juvenile courts; to provide that adoption proceedings be stayed while an appeal of an order to terminate rights is pending; to clarify the court's duties to a case while an appeal is pending; to clarify provisions relating to the waiver of the right to counsel; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 1074. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Carson of the 46th, Dollar of the 45th, Setzler of the 35th, Evans of the 42nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the judges of the state court; to authorize the governing authority of Cobb County to make payments to the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1075. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Cooper of the 43rd, Chandler of the 105th, Rakestraw of the 19th, Rogers of the 29th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited telemarketing, Internet activities, or home repair, so as to provide that the transmission of another person's medical information shall be deemed an unfair and deceptive trade practice; to provide for a definition; to provide for cumulative remedies; 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 1076. By Representatives Bennett of the 80th and Taylor of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development authorities, so as to provide that no development authority activated by a single county that has also activated a public safety and judicial facilities authority shall acquire, lease, or accept title to any real property located within a city that has activated a development authority without the consent by resolution of such city's development authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1077. By Representatives Peake of the 141st, Gravley of the 67th, Clark of the 98th, Kaiser of the 59th, Battles of the 15th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding state-wide referendum on the question of whether the state of Georgia should establish a strict regulatory structure that would allow for the limited licensure for growing, processing, and dispensing medical cannabis oil in Georgia for citizens with certain severe illnesses and that are properly registered with the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 1084. By Representatives Houston of the 170th, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, Shaw of the 176th, and Efstration of the 104th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-6-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to additional duties and powers of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, so as to eliminate certain powers and duties of such commission relative to measuring farm and agricultural uses of water; to amend Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to substitute the State Forestry Commission for the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission with regard to certain powers and duties relative to measuring farm and agricultural uses of water; to change certain provisions relating to the powers of the director of the State Forestry Commission concerning the adoption of rules and regulations and methods of administration; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
*HB 1085. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, England of the 116th, Parrish of the 158th, Cooper of the 43rd, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to transfer the oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the department to establish a community care unit within the Division of Medical Assistance; to delete certain provisions related to the implementation of a community care system; to provide for an annual community care plan to be incorporated into the State Plan for Medical Assistance; to change references to agency to department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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*HB 1086. By Representative Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding municipal corporations, so as to broaden the prohibition on dual government service of members of municipal councils or boards to include all local governmental offices within the same county; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT
*HB 1087. By Representative Morris of the 156th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance generally, so as to require legislative notification prior to any request for a state plan amendment for an increase in eligibility or benefits above the minimum requirements for temporary assistance for needy families or the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 1457. By Representatives Rogers of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Hawkins of the 27th, Benton of the 31st, Barr of the 103rd, and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Confederate General James Longstreet and dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1458. By Representatives Waites of the 60th, Fludd of the 64th, Scott of the 76th, Thomas of the 56th, and Dawkins-Haigler of the 91st: A RESOLUTION encouraging all state, county, and local law enforcement agencies to engage in emergency pursuits only in the most necessary instances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 1459. By Representatives Peake of the 141st, Randall of the 142nd, Epps of the 144th, Dickey of the 140th, and Beverly of the 143rd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Colonel William Lee Robinson and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1460. By Representatives Alexander of the 66th and Maxwell of the 17th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Mt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church and dedicating a road in its honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 1461. By Representatives Hatchett of the 150th and Epps of the 144th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Mr. Mack Fitzgerald and dedicating an intersection in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1462. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Battles of the 15th, and Kelley of the 16th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Reverend Joe E. Edwards and dedicating an intersection in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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