First readers in House [Mar. 3, 2017]

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 03, 2017 TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 528. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general provisions relative to public utilities, so as to provide for preferred payment plans for utility customers on fixed incomes; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 529. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions regarding the uniform rules of the road, so as to require the securing or containing of live animals in the back of motor vehicles operated on certain roads; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a fine; to specify the basis for probable cause; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 530. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1A of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation by local Act of the General Assembly, so as to provide for additional requirements and procedures for legislative annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 531. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to enact the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; to allow states to join together to establish an interstate compact to elect the president by national popular vote; to provide for the implementation of such compact; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 532. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Jackson of the 64th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Fayette County, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2431), so as to provide for the qualifications of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 533. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Williamson of the 115th, Parsons of the 44th, Martin of the 49th, and Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to limit the ability of local governing authorities to prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities in public rights of way under certain circumstances; to provide the Public Service Commission with the jurisdiction to determine disputes; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 534. By Representatives Price of the 48th, Jones of the 47th, Willard of the 51st, and Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Roswell in the County of Fulton, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3844), as amended, so as to provide that no person shall hold the office of councilmember for more than three consecutive terms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 535. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: 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 state sales and use taxes, so as to provide a state sales tax exemption for sales of tickets, fees, or charges of admission to certain facilities that provide certain racing events; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 536. By Representatives Kelley of the 16th and Brockway of the 102nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to revise provisions relating to services which may be rendered by emergency medical technicians; to eliminate certain requirements relating to the use of automated external defibrillators; to eliminate obsolete language relating to base station facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 537. By Representatives Collins of the 68th and Gravley of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Villa Rica 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
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HB 538. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Silcox of the 52nd, Golick of the 40th, Jones of the 25th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement pay to teachers and employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 2, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 528), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4004), an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4982), an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4026), and an Act approved April 21, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4276) so as to authorize the Board of Education of Fulton County to create a system for pension and retirement pay to teachers and employees; 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
HR 463. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mrs. Annie Mae Collins Maddox and dedicating an intersection in her memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 464. By Representatives Price of the 48th, Lott of the 122nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Henson of the 86th, and Cannon of the 58th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Infectious Disease Preparedness; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 465. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Corbett of the 174th, and Shaw of the 176th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Chief W. Lynn Taylor and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 466. By Representative Spencer of the 180th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mrs. Annie Lou Glover and dedicating a road in her memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 467. By Representatives Bentley of the 139th, Carter of the 175th, Coleman of the 97th, Harden of the 148th, and Epps of the 144th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. E. A. Welch, Jr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 468. By Representatives Bennett of the 94th, Stephens of the 164th, Abrams of the 89th, Gardner of the 57th, and Newton of the 123rd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Health in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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