First readers in House [Feb. 28, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 502. By Representative Cooke of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Bremen 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
HB 503. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Randolph County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide a method for the selection, resignation, and removal of its members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the qualification, terms, and oath of its members; to provide for rules and operation of the joint board; to provide for employees of the joint board; to provide for compensation; to provide for expenditures of funds and reimbursement; to provide for definitions; to repeal an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Randolph County; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates, abolishment of the previous board, and the transfer of certain of its property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 504. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Corbett of the 174th, and Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Waycross Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, trade, and conventions in the City of Waycross, Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 505. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Caldwell of the 20th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Tarvin of the 2nd, Pezold of the 133rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings, so as to require the conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 506. By Representatives Taylor of the 79th, Glanton of the 75th, Beskin of the 54th, Hanson of the 80th, and Gardner of the 57th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to provide for a vote by the Board for an award of certain contracts involving concessions; to provide for a competitive process for the award of contracts for concessions and the sale, lease, or other disposition of real property owned by the Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 507. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Douglas of the 78th, Stovall of the 74th, Burnough of the 77th, and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jonesboro, approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4056), as amended, so as to create districts for the election of members of the governing authority; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for elections by plurality; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 508. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Stovall of the 74th, Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Morrow, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4214), as amended, so as to provide for a governing authority; to create districts for the election of members of the governing authority; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 509. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Spencer of the 180th, Reeves of the 34th, Oliver of the 82nd, and LaRiccia of the 169th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Human Trafficking Prevention Act"; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade, so as to require that certain products sold or leased by retailers contain a digital blocking capability that renders obscene material inaccessible; to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to create the Georgia Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Trust Fund which shall be funded by the moneys derived from fees charged for the deactivation of digital blocking capability; to create funding mechanisms for nonpermanent long-term residential mental health and addiction treatment, holistic mental health and addiction counseling, and treatment alternatives to psychiatric drug therapy; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 511. By Representative Buckner of the 137th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Warm Springs, approved May 10, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4110), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 512. By Representatives Quick of the 117th, Williams of the 119th, Harrell of the 106th, McCall of the 33rd, Brockway of the 102nd, 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 provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the assessment of storm-water utility fees on water-neutral properties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 513. By Representatives Dickerson of the 113th, Abrams of the 89th, Gardner of the 57th, and Hugley of the 136th: 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 515. By Representative Caldwell of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the composition and number of state house districts, approved August 24, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 3), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 23, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 21), and by an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 1413), so as to revise the boundaries of a certain state house district; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE & CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT
*HB 522. By Representatives Beverly of the 143rd and Willard of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to change certain continuing education requirements; to provide for domestic violence and sexual abuse awareness training; to provide for certain training and resource information to be made available to applicants for certificates of registration; to authorize the board to promulgate certain rules and regulations; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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*HB 523. By Representatives Strickland of the 111th, Prince of the 127th, Nimmer of the 178th, England of the 116th, and Meadows of the 5th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to industrial loans, so as to prohibit the issuance of a license to issue industrial loans within a certain distance from a military base or installation; to require certain disclosures related to insurance premiums on industrial loans in certain instances; to prohibit persons engaged in the business of making industrial loans from issuing payment instruments which create a loan contract upon redemption, unless a previous contract has been entered into between the two parties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HR 432. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Spencer of the 180th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Reeves of the 34th, and LaRiccia of the 169th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for an allocation of all moneys derived from fees charged for the deactivation of digital blocking capability on products sold in this state that make content accessible on the Internet to be paid into a trust fund to be used to provide nonpermanent long-term residential mental health and addiction treatment, holistic mental health and addiction counseling, and treatment alternatives to psychiatric drug therapy; to provide for related matters; to provide for the redesignation of a current subparagraph of the Constitution; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 444. By Representative McCall of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Willie Thomas Murray and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 445. By Representatives Carter of the 92nd, Alexander of the 66th, Hugley of the 136th, Burnough of the 77th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending M.O.B.B. United; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
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