First readers in House [Mar. 1, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 01, 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 514. By Representatives Stephens of the 165th, Gordon of the 163rd, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, and Gilliard of the 162nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L.1988, p. 3743), as amended; to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; 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 516. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Jones of the 167th, Stephens of the 164th, Hogan of the 179th, Smith of the 70th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-288 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on granting permits under the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970, size restrictions, and activities and structures considered contrary to the public interest, so as to increase the number of days for occupying a live-aboard vessel during a calendar year; to provide for extensions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 517. By Representative Taylor of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to provide for the registration of diagnostic imaging equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for applications; to provide for registration requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 518. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Parsons of the 44th, Maxwell of the 17th, and Pruett of the 149th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-5-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exercise of power of eminent domain by telephone companies, placement of posts and other fixtures, regulation of construction of fixtures, posts, and wires near railroad tracks, liability of telephone companies for damages, required information, and due compensation, so as to specify the accounts or portions thereof considered to be included as part of the term "actual recurring local service revenues"; to provide for a definition; to provide for the due compensation to be paid by telephone companies that do not have certain end user customers; to revise terminology for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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HB 519. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Broadrick of the 4th, Houston of the 170th, Hatchett of the 150th, and Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit plans to utilize certain clinical review criteria to establish step therapy protocols; to provide for a step therapy override determination process; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 520. By Representatives Gordon of the 163rd, Metze of the 55th, Burnough of the 77th, and Stephens of the 165th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for continuing requests for absentee ballot request forms; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 521. By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Dreyer of the 59th, Bentley of the 139th, and Boddie of the 62nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to eliminate eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage law; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 524. 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 an income tax credit for taxpayers who make donations to certain qualified organizations acting in support of public education; to provide for an annual limit for such tax credit; to require annual reporting; to provide a definition; 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
HB 525. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Quick of the 117th, Smith of the 70th, Powell of the 171st, Gasaway of the 28th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to clarify that buffer areas along waterways shall be considered in assessment of fair market value for ad valorem tax purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 526. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide for definitions of the term "innkeeper"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 527. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Beverly of the 143rd, Harden of the 148th, and Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional corporations, so as to provide that podiatrists may jointly own a professional corporation with other physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 446. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Kendrick of the 93rd, Jackson of the 64th, Douglas of the 78th, Alexander of the 66th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Johnny Tolbert III House Study Committee on Heatstroke; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 447. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Jones of the 47th, Hilton of the 95th, Spencer of the 180th, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and finding that pornography is a public health crisis leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 460. By Representative Waites of the 60th: A RESOLUTION encouraging the Department of Agriculture to compile into a concise document basic statistics relating to injuries to humans caused by dog bites; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HR 461. By Representatives Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Nelson of the 125th, Scott of the 76th, Mitchell of the 88th, and Jones of the 53rd: A RESOLUTION requesting additional funding for education from the United States Department of Education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HR 462. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Meadows of the 5th, Coomer of the 14th, Williams of the 168th, and others: A RESOLUTION reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to strengthening military installations located within this state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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