FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY *Rules Suspended HB 435. By Representatives Taylor of the 79th and Hanson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Dunwoody Public Facilities Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 436. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, Peake of the 141st, and Holmes of the 129th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to settlement of boundary disputes, so as to provide that, in cases of boundary disputes between two or more counties, all ad valorem property taxes and sales and use taxes levied on and collected from the area in dispute shall be paid into an escrow account pending resolution of such dispute; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 437. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, England of the 116th, and Burns of the 159th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to recreate the former Agricultural Education Advisory Commission which had been abolished by operation of law on December 31, 2016; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 438. By Representatives Gardner of the 57th, Powell of the 32nd, Jones of the 53rd, Beskin of the 54th, Waites of the 60th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to off-road vehicles, so as to restrict the operation of off-road vehicles on roadways; to provide for definitions; to prohibit the operation of off-road vehicles on highways and public spaces in a manner which poses a direct threat of harm to persons and property; to provide for penalties; to provide for civil forfeiture of off-road vehicles deemed to be contraband; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 439. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Golick of the 40th, Silcox of the 52nd, Dreyer of the 59th, Jones of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4469), as amended, so as to change the - 1 - corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 440. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Willard of the 51st, Silcox of the 52nd, Hanson of the 80th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County, approved April 15, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5359), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 441. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Morris of the 156th, Coomer of the 14th, and Beskin of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the O.C.G.A., relating to trusts, so as to establish qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions for spendthrift provisions of trusts which are not within qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; to provide for claims by creditors for such trusts; to provide for the creation of such trusts; to provide for transfers to such trusts; to provide for vacancies of trustees; to provide for standards for such trusts to be considered nonrevocable; to provide for beneficiary rights to withdrawal; to provide for claims for relief; to amend Part 4 of Article 9 of Title 11 of the O.C.G.A., relating to rights of third parties to secured transactions, so as to exclude qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts from restrictions on assignment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING HB 442. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Stovall of the 74th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4654), so as to provide for the salaries of the judges of the state court; to provide for a county supplement; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 443. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Gravley of the 67th, Alexander of the 66th, and Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Hiram ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the - 2 - terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 444. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Gravley of the 67th, Alexander of the 66th, and Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Hiram ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full value of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 445. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Gravley of the 67th, Alexander of the 66th, and Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Hiram ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $55,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL HB 446. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Parsons of the 44th, Dickey of the 140th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Willard of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36, 45, and 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, public officers and employees, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to create the Local Government 9-1-1 Authority; to provide for members, powers, duties, authority, and responsibilities; to change certain provisions relating to the remittance of 9-1-1 charges; to provide for payment by service suppliers to the Local Government 9-1-1 Authority; to provide for administrative costs; to provide for legal representation; to provide for penalties and interest for noncompliance; to revise definitions relative to the Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to provide for applicability to certain causes of action; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS HB 447. By Representatives Evans of the 42nd, Stephens of the 164th, Epps of the 144th, Smyre of the 135th, and Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for retroactive payments for the difference between HOPE scholarships and the full cost of tuition for students who graduate on time and earn an associate degree; to - 3 - provide for retroactive payments for the difference between HOPE grants and the full cost of tuition for students who graduate on time and earn a diploma or certificate; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HB 448. By Representatives Williams of the 119th, Jasperse of the 11th, Dempsey of the 13th, and Gardner of the 57th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education, so as to require certain education and postsecondary educational institutions to qualify for exemptions with the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission and the maintenance of exemptions provided for under such part; to provide for an exception; to provide for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and policies for the effectuation of such exemptions; to revise the membership of the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission; to provide for completion of current terms of appointment to the commission; to revise the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Tuition Guaranty Trust Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HB 450. By Representative Powell of the 32nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-3-52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to community service as condition of probation, so as to allow for the acceptance of certain DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction courses by a court as satisfying required community service hours as condition of probation for conviction of certain drug offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL HB 451. By Representative Epps of the 144th: 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 applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit adoption of an ordinance by a county or municipal corporation restricting the travel of certain vehicles on certain roads within their respective systems without providing for certain exceptions; to provide for authority of a county or municipal corporation to require certain documentation as proof of right to travel on certain restricted roads within their respective systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 452. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Reeves of the 34th, Clark of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to require the bureau to publicly post certain information from the Law Enforcement Notification System of the Enforcement Integrated Database of the United States Department of Homeland Security to the extent permitted by federal law; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, instead of the - 4 - Georgia Sheriffs Association, to prepare and issue guidelines and procedures regarding compliance with Code Section 42-4-14; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY HB 453. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Willard of the 51st, Beskin of the 54th, Frye of the 118th, and Boddie of the 62nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county law library, so as to add the chief judge of the magistrate court to the board of trustees of the county law library in each county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 454. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Hawkins of the 27th, Evans of the 42nd, Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Cantrell of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of HIV, so as to provide for certain information in publicly funded health facilities offering HIV testing; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HB 455. By Representatives Stephenson of the 90th, Oliver of the 82nd, Cannon of the 58th, Evans of the 42nd, Frazier of the 126th, and others: 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 certain protections of a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion; to repeal Code Section 31-9A-3; to provide for a short title; to provide that state laws and regulations which place a burden on a woman's access to an abortion are unenforceable; to provide for limitations; to provide legitimate health benefits; to provide for injunctive relief and damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 456. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Frazier of the 126th, Stephenson of the 90th, and Burnough of the 77th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to acquisition and loss of property, so as to provide for requirements for the execution of executory contracts for the conveyance of real property; to provide for notice requirements to the purchaser; to provide for a period of cancellation and rescission; to provide for requirements for the enforcement of remedies of defaults under executory contracts for the conveyance of real property; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY - 5 - HB 457. By Representative Carter of the 175th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Brooks County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION HB 458. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Douglas of the 78th, Smyre of the 135th, Coomer of the 14th, and Blackmon of the 146th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to provide for the operation of automated traffic enforcement safety devices by agents or registered or certified peace officers; to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety device testing exceptions and procedures; to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety device use warning signs; to provide for further exceptions for when case may be made and conviction had for exceeding posted speed limit by less than ten miles per hour; to provide for an exception for the ratio of speeding fines to an agency budget; to provide for civil enforcement of violations recorded by automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY HB 459. By Representative Teasley of the 37th: 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 clauses which are void and unenforceable in contracts for the sale of residential real estate; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY *HB 470. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Belton of the 112th, Smyre of the 135th, Coomer of the 14th, Williams of the 168th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to create a program for making grants to certain organizations supporting military communities; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM HR 353. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Fleming of the 121st, Welch of the 110th, Spencer of the 180th, and Alexander of the 66th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Internet Filter Protection Technology; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES - 6 - HR 354. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Alexander of the 66th, Kelley of the 16th, Oliver of the 82nd, Chandler of the 105th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and mental health experts, to develop and provide to local school systems a list of training materials that would serve to increase awareness of mental health issues and behavioral and learning disabilities; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HR 361. By Representative Parsons of the 44th: A RESOLUTION encouraging the enactment of a Regulation Freedom Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by the United States Congress; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS HR 362. By Representatives Smith of the 70th, Harden of the 148th, Williams of the 119th, and Watson of the 172nd: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Stream Buffers in Georgia; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES - 7 -