First readers in House [Feb. 17, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 393. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Dickerson of the 113th, Rutledge of the 109th, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate and to grant a new charter to the City of Covington, approved January 30, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2003), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 394. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Dickerson of the 113th, Rutledge of the 109th, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Oxford, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4195), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 395. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd and Powell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation Authority and to authorize such authority to provide recreational services throughout Colquitt County; to provide for construction of this Act; to provide for conveyance of property upon dissolution; to provide for related matters; to provide for activation of the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 396. By Representative Reeves of the 34th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-10-6.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to punishment for sexual offenders, so as to clarify provisions relating to the probation portion of a split sentence imposed for certain sexual offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 397. By Representatives Rutledge of the 109th, Kelley of the 16th, Harden of the 148th, Caldwell of the 131st, Powell of the 171st, 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 revise a
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definition regarding homesteads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 398. By Representatives Battles of the 15th and Burns of the 159th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, so as to update a cross-reference; to add a position eligible for membership in such fund; to provide for a certain employer's contribution to such fund; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 399. By Representatives Willard of the 51st and Nix of the 69th: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ethics in government, so as to comprehensively revise such chapter; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission and its composition, duties, powers, authority, and funding; to provide for procedures regarding complaints, disclosures, and other filings; to provide limitations on campaign contributions and expenditures; to provide for disclosure of contributions and expenditures and personal finances; to provide for the registration of lobbyists and certain filings and reports; to prohibit certain acts; to provide sanctions for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 400. By Representatives Evans of the 42nd, Broadrick of the 4th, Hill of the 3rd, Buckner of the 137th, and Beverly of the 143rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to provide limitations on prescriptions for opioids; to define a term; to provide for information to patients; to provide for disposal of unused opioids; to provide for annual reporting to the Department of Public Health; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 401. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Powell of the 32nd, Maxwell of the 17th, Barr of the 103rd, Mathiak of the 73rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to exclude operators of motorcycles from the prohibition of wearing a headset or headphone while driving; 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 402. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Shaw of the 176th, Lott of the 122nd, Watson of the 172nd, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nurses, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Nurse Licensure Compact"; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to exercise certain powers with respect to the compact; to provide for general provisions and jurisdiction; to provide for applications for licensure in a party state; to provide for additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards; to provide for a coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information between the party states; to provide for the establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 403. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dollar of the 45th, Strickland of the 111th, Williamson of the 115th, and Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interstate cooperation, so as to clarify the number of members of the Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee and the House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTERSTATE COOPERATION
HB 404. By Representatives Jones of the 91st, Kirby of the 114th, Carter of the 92nd, Dickerson of the 113th, Rutledge of the 109th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Rockdale Judicial Circuit and the judges thereof, approved March 27, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 276), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3854), so as make certain provisions for the court reporter or court reporters for the judicial circuit; to provide that the court reporter or court reporters for the circuit shall receive a stated salary in lieu of per diem compensation; to provide for conformity with other provisions of law and rules; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
HB 405. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Rogers of the 10th, Powell of the 32nd, Tanner of the 9th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the emergency powers of the Governor, so as to require the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to establish a state-wide system to facilitate the transport and distribution of essentials in commerce during a state of emergency declared by the Governor; to provide for a definition; to provide for the certification of organizations and business entities that would be engaged in such transportation and such distribution; to provide for privileges for employees and agents of such organizations and business entities; 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 407. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Parsons of the 44th, Evans of the 42nd, Smith of the 41st, 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 April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3899), so as to change the salary of the clerk of the superior court, the deputy clerk, the executive assistant, and the executive secretary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 408. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Rutledge of the 109th, Brockway of the 102nd, Buckner of the 137th, Caldwell of the 20th, 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 sales and use taxes, so as to revise an exemption regarding for-hire vehicles; 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 409. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Coomer of the 14th, Bentley of the 139th, Williams of the 87th, Watson of the 172nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-244 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optional benefits available to appellate court judges, notice of election of benefits, eligibility for benefits, disability benefits, and survivors benefits, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for certain benefits; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 410. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Hatchett of the 150th, Powell of the 32nd, and Clark of the 98th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to provide for limits on certain fees imposed on purchasers of condominiums and lots in a property owners' association; to provide for fees for statements of amounts owing to a property owners' association; to provide for the manner of providing such statements; to provide for expedited fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 411. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Glanton of the 75th, Harrell of the 106th, Belton of the 112th, Clark of the 147th, 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 establish the Blue Star Family Scholarship Program for children of military service members; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and requirements; to provide for management of accounts; to provide for participating
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schools; to provide for responsibilities of parents; to provide for duties of the Office of Student Achievement in administering the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 412. By Representatives Barr of the 103rd, Epps of the 144th, Powell of the 32nd, Ridley of the 6th, and Taylor of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the electronic submission of certain documents relating to registration and certificate of title of certain vehicles to the Department of Revenue; to provide for the denial of applications for commercial vehicle registration under the International Registration Plan in certain instances; to reserve a duplicate Code section cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 413. By Representatives Parsons of the 44th and Burns of the 159th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 44 and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to provide for regulation of certain matters pertaining to rural telephone cooperatives; to provide for the donation of abandoned dividends or capital credits by rural telephone cooperatives for certain purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for venue in proceedings against rural telephone cooperatives; to change certain provisions relating to the bylaws of rural telephone cooperatives; to provide for return of revenues upon the death of a member of a rural telephone cooperative; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 414. By Representative Teasley of the 37th: 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 imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to provide for certain unapproved and unused tax credits to be carried forward to the next taxable year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
*HB 429. By Representative Teasley of the 37th: 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 imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for certain education expenses by taxpayers on behalf of certain dependent children; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HR 316. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Coleman of the 97th, Glanton of the 75th, Belton of the 112th, and Ealum of the 153rd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Stakeholder Engagement in School Redesign; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 317. By Representatives Waites of the 60th, Jones of the 53rd, and Scott of the 76th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for casino poker room gambling within each county and each municipal corporation which has established an entertainment district where such activities have been approved by referendum; to provide for the levy and collection of state and local taxes, fees, or assessments regarding the proceeds from such casino poker room gambling; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HR 318. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Dempsey of the 13th, Coleman of the 97th, Bentley of the 139th, and Williams of the 119th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Inclusive Postsecondary Education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 319. By Representatives Epps of the 144th, Burns of the 159th, Bentley of the 139th, Greene of the 151st, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect a 1 percent sales and use tax for maintenance and operation expenses of the local school system; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 336. By Representative Teasley of the 37th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that no new sales and use, income, excise, or property tax and no increase in rate or amount of sales and use, income, excise, or property tax shall be enacted unless such new tax or increase in tax is approved by at least 60 percent of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly in a roll-call vote; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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