FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 929. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Abrams of the 89th, Houston of the 170th, Stephens of the 164th, Martin of the 49th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to enact the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; to allow states to join together to establish an interstate compact to elect the president by national popular vote; to provide for the implementation of such compact; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTERSTATE COOPERATION HB 930. By Representative Allison of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blairsville; 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 931. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th, Stephenson of the 90th, and Mosby of the 83rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for changing any rate, charge, classification, or service and recovery of financing costs, so as to change certain provisions relating to the recovery of the costs of financing the construction of a nuclear generating plant; to provide the accounting method to be used in the event the scheduled date for commercial operation of such plant is exceeded; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS HB 932. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Carter of the 175th, and Watson of the 172nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Thomas County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL - 1 - HB 933. By Representatives Epps of the 144th, Peake of the 141st, Randall of the 142nd, Beverly of the 143rd, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Macon Water Commissioners Pension Plan," approved December 30, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, p. 2831), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5637), so as to modify provisions related to termination of employment before retirement; to modify provisions related to direct rollovers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 934. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Benton of the 31st, Dawkins-Haigler of the 91st, Dickerson of the 113th, Stephenson of the 90th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to social services, so as to authorize the Department of Human Services to provide a separate link or portal on its website providing kinship caregivers with information and access necessary to apply for public assistance benefits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING HB 935. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Powell of the 171st, Stephens of the 164th, Knight of the 130th, Duncan of the 26th, 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 exemptions from ad valorem tax, so as to add certain fulfillment centers to properties eligible for a freeport exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 936. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Powell of the 171st, Stephens of the 164th, Knight of the 130th, Duncan of the 26th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to clarify certain terms in respect to the wages necessary to qualify for a jobs tax credit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 937. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Powell of the 171st, Stephens of the 164th, Knight of the 130th, Williamson of the 115th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to change the sunset provision for the exemption for projects of regional significance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS - 2 - HB 938. By Representatives Prince of the 127th, Rice of the 95th, Drenner of the 85th, Powell of the 171st, Glanton of the 75th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax sales, so as to provide for maintenance of the property so sold; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 939. By Representatives Price of the 48th, Fleming of the 121st, Tankersley of the 160th, Brockway of the 102nd, Willard of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to setoff debt collection, so as to revise terms; to revise the procedures for the transfer of setoffs by the Administrative Office of the Courts to the court to whom the debt is owed; to correct references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 940. By Representatives Gilligan of the 24th, Dudgeon of the 25th, Duncan of the 26th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and Tanner of the 9th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Forsyth County Civil Service System Act creating the Forsyth County Civil Service System, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3572), as amended, particularly by an Ordinance and Resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County May 19, 2011 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5687), so as to exempt the position of IT/special projects administrator of the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Forsyth County from the application of the Forsyth County civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 941. By Representatives Golick of the 40th, Atwood of the 179th, Pak of the 108th, and Abrams of the 89th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 15, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Chapter 11 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to juries, pretrial proceedings, and miscellaneous offenses concerning public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for procedure for review of incidents involving a peace officer's use of deadly force that results in death or serious bodily injury; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL - 3 - HB 942. By Representatives Sharper of the 177th, Broadrick of the 4th, Kidd of the 145th, Coomer of the 14th, Thomas of the 39th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for provisional enrollment in school; to provide for training of appropriate school administrators on enrollment of students; to provide for posting of notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 943. By Representatives Rogers of the 29th, Pak of the 108th, and Wilkinson of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to illegal and void contracts generally, so as to provide for additional limitations on indemnification and duty to defend clauses which are void and unenforceable in contracts for engineering or architectural services; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE HB 944. By Representatives Gilligan of the 24th, Cooper of the 43rd, Petrea of the 166th, and Jasperse of the 11th: 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 the pronouncement of death of patients in nursing homes who are organ donors by a physician assistant or a registered professional nurse; to provide for the pronouncement of death of patients in hospice care who are organ donors by a registered professional nurse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - 4 -