First readers in House, 2018 January 18

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 652. By Representatives Trammell of the 132nd, Dreyer of the 59th, Shannon of the 84th, Scott of the 76th, and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to eliminate certain electors list maintenance activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 653. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Hugley of the 136th, Rakestraw of the 19th, Shannon of the 84th, Clark of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide that certain professional licensing boards are authorized but not required to suspend the license of a person upon notice of nonpayment or default on a federal educational loan or service conditional scholarship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 675. By Representatives Cox of the 108th, Pruett of the 149th, Carpenter of the 4th, Brockway of the 102nd, Barr of the 103rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide employers with an income tax credit for up to three years for each Medicaid eligible employee who participates in an employer's health benefit plan; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 676. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Spencer of the 180th, Hawkins of the 27th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, in general, so as to provide protections for military service members in the event of foreclosures or other proceedings to enforce secured obligations; to define a term; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 677. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Brockway of the 102nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Spencer of the 180th, and Hawkins of the 27th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions and deferral, so as to provide for a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for state, county, municipal, or
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school purposes for deployed service members in an amount proportional to the period of deployment during the preceding calendar year; to provide for a definition; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 678. By Representatives Smith of the 134th, Meadows of the 5th, Hawkins of the 27th, Newton of the 123rd, Burns of the 159th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for billing, reimbursement, and arbitration of certain services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 679. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Willard of the 51st, Coomer of the 14th, Hanson of the 80th, Powell of the 171st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the annexation of territory, so as to provide that no annexation or deannexation shall be effective during the period beginning 90 days prior to a municipal election and ending on the date of such municipal election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 680. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Holcomb of the 81st, Teasley of the 37th, Mosby of the 83rd, Caldwell of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that direct recording electronic voting systems shall not be used in primaries or elections in this state after January 1, 2019; to repeal provisions regarding voting machines; to provide for definitions; to provide for ballot marking devices and standards and procedures for such devices; to provide for risk-limiting audits and for definitions, intent, and procedures; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 681. By Representatives Raffensperger of the 50th, Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Meadows of the 5th, Taylor of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations, so as to provide a three-year waiver of annual registration fees for certain veteran affiliated business
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corporations, nonprofit corporations, foreign limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 682. By Representative Jones of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, so as to provide for staggering of terms of office for commissioner districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 683. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 37, approved May 1, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, Volume One, Appendix, commencing at page 1 of 249), to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 684. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 685. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 37, approved May 1, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, Volume One, Appendix, commencing at page 1 of 249), to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system,
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common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 686. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 37, approved May 1, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, Volume One, Appendix, commencing at page 1 of 249), to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 687. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 688. By Representatives Ralston of the 7th, Jones of the 47th, Burns of the 159th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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HR 888. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Glanton of the 75th, Greene of the 151st, Ealum of the 153rd, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Converting Closed Hospitals to Veterans Homes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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