First readers in House [Feb. 21, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 415. By Representatives Meadows of the 5th, Shaw of the 176th, Battles of the 15th, Coomer of the 14th, Burns of the 159th, 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 provide for the designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for a governing structure; to provide requirements for a board of directors; to provide for a representative assembly; to provide for a public liaison advisory committee; to provide for due process and appeals; to provide for amendments to the bylaws; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 416. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th and Meadows of the 5th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-30-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to optometrists, so as to authorize doctors of optometry to administer pharmaceutical agents by injection; to provide for limitations and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 417. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Gravley of the 67th, and Powell of the 32nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to abandoned motor vehicles, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for duties for a person removing or storing a motor vehicle or trailer; to provide for the sending of notices by the Department of Revenue or authorized entities to owners of abandoned motor vehicles or trailers prior to foreclosure of a lien; to provide for the creation of a lien; to provide for a foreclosure process; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 418. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Greene of the 151st, and Coleman of the 97th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits for the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that certain members of the Teachers Retirement System shall be eligible to obtain creditable service for international teaching service by paying the full actuarial cost of obtaining such creditable service; to provide for rules and regulations; 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
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HB 419. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Golick of the 40th, Willard of the 51st, Jones of the 47th, Martin of the 49th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding local government provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to enable the governing authority of certain counties to further regulate the use or ignition of consumer fireworks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 420. By Representatives Evans of the 42nd, Reeves of the 34th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Carson of the 46th, Thomas of the 39th, 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
HB 421. By Representatives Epps of the 144th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and Strickland of the 111th: 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 income taxes and exemptions, so as to allow for a tax credit for the installation of certain clean-burning fuel infrastructure; to extend the sunset date for income tax credits for purchasers of certain alternative fuel 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 422. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Rogers of the 10th, Corbett of the 174th, Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Ealum of the 153rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to authorize incorporation of a nonprofit corporation as a public foundation; to provide requirements for the same; to provide for the purpose and governance of such public foundation; to provide for annual reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 423. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Belton of the 112th, Casas of the 107th, Brockway of the 102nd, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-2068.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a facilities fund for charter schools, so as to provide for
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the use of unused facilities available to state charter schools within the boundaries of the local school system that are not used for local charter schools in the local school system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 424. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Carson of the 46th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Setzler of the 35th, Thomas of the 39th, 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, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3964), so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 425. By Representatives Chandler of the 105th, Belton of the 112th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Cox of the 108th, and Glanton of the 75th: 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 provide for administration of standardized assessments in paper-and-pencil format upon parental request; to discourage punitive actions for students refusing to participate in federal, state, or locally mandated standardized assessments; to provide for alternative administrations of student assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 426. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Hatchett of the 150th, and Rynders of the 152nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, so as to provide an exception to the number of advanced practice registered nurses with which a delegating physician can enter into a protocol agreement at any one time for nurses in certain locations under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 427. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Cooper of the 43rd, and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians for rural areas assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for physicians in underserved areas to other health care practitioners; 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 428. By Representative Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 42 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to downtown development authorities, so as to authorize assessments under Code Section 36-42-17; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 430. By Representatives Brockway of the 102nd, Jones of the 47th, Glanton of the 75th, Stovall of the 74th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to implement recommendations from the Governor's Education Reform Commission with respect to charter schools; to provide for allotment sheets for charter schools; to provide for the establishment of a code of principles and standards of charter school authorizing; to provide for termination and nonrenewal of charters for charter schools that perform in the bottom quartile on state-wide student performance tests for three consecutive years; to provide for a facilities grant program for charter schools; to define "unused facilities" for purposes of charter schools; to revise provisions relating to funding for state charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 431. By Representatives Brockway of the 102nd, Drenner of the 85th, Dollar of the 45th, and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to electrical service, so as to change certain provisions relating to "The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001" and the "Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015"; to change certain definitions; to change certain provisions relating to electric service providers and rates and fees; to provide for public notice and comment; to change certain provisions relating to measurement and payment of energy flow; to change certain provisions relating to requirements to purchase energy from customer generator and safety standards and regulations; to change certain provisions relating to requirements upon retail electric customer utilizing solar technology connected to an electric system of an electric service provider; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 432. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Williams of the 119th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to provide that certain institutions that lack accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools shall be deemed to be an approved school for tuition equalization purposes if previously deemed an approved school under certain alternative provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
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HB 433. By Representatives Hilton of the 95th, Willard of the 51st, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to provide for expiry dates for writs of possession after issuance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 434. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Smyre of the 135th, Stephens of the 164th, Beskin of the 54th, and Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to eminent domain, so as to provide for an exception to the requirement that condemnations not be converted to any use other than a public use for 20 years from the initial condemnation; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 449. By Representatives Taylor of the 79th and Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts within DeKalb County, approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3817), as amended, so as to change certain provisions relating to taxes, fees, and assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HR 337. By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Stephens of the 164th, Stephens of the 165th, Gilliard of the 162nd, and Hitchens of the 161st: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Corporal Richard "Ricky" Allen Hall and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 338. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A RESOLUTION recommending legislation be introduced which would provide that the state revenue commissioner may exercise his or her discretion when determining the applicability of certain tax credits; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 339. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Bentley of the 139th, Ridley of the 6th, Nix of the 69th, Williams of the 168th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Funeral, Cemetery, and Related Services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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HR 340. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Peake of the 141st, Gravley of the 67th, Clark of the 98th, Dempsey of the 13th, and others: A RESOLUTION requesting the United States Congress to consider legislation on policies for hemp and marijuana; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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