First readers in House, 2018 January 24

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018
NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 725. By Representatives Cox of the 108th and Chandler of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-3-266 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to voting by members generally, so as to provide alternative means for members of electric membership corporations to vote in certain elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 726. By Representatives Jones of the 47th, Martin of the 49th, Price of the 48th, Silcox of the 52nd, Willard of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fulton County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; 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 727. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Battles of the 15th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Bartow County, Georgia to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 728. By Representatives Coleman of the 97th, Dickey of the 140th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Burns of the 159th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to education and to revenue and taxation authorizing the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools and providing for an income tax credit for qualified education donations, approved April 27, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 100), so as to repeal an uncodified sunset provision; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 729. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Frye of the 118th, Corbett of the 174th, and Bentley of the 139th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to state ad valorem tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 730. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Clermont, approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3767), so as to provide for councilmember wards; 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 731. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Peake of the 141st, Hugley of the 136th, Holmes of the 129th, Chandler of the 105th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from state sales and use tax for feminine hygiene products; to provide a definition; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 732. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Coomer of the 14th, Reeves of the 34th, Ballinger of the 23rd, and Golick of the 40th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude, so as to expand the offense of trafficking an individual for sexual servitude; to change the punishment for a certain type of trafficking an individual for sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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