First readers in House, 2018 February 1

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2018 FOURTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
* Rules Suspended HB 788. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Turner of the 21st, and Jones of the 91st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and school systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that a parent or guardian may enroll a student in a school using the address of an individual residing in the school's attendance zone who has authorized such use; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 789. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Werkheiser of the 157th, and Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for marketplace contractors to be treated as independent contractors under state and local laws; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and exceptions; to specifically provide that as independent contractors of a marketplace platform marketplace contractors are not engaged in employment for purposes of the "Employment Security Law" and are not employees for purposes of workers' compensation; 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 790. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Rogers of the 10th, Rhodes of the 120th, Coomer of the 14th, Willard of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of State Administrative Hearings, so as to implement recommendations of the Court Reform Council to improve efficiencies and achieve best practices for the administration of justice; to provide administrative law judges with authority to issue final decisions; to provide for exceptions; to require agencies to forward a request for a hearing to the Office of State Administrative Hearings; to provide administrative law judges with the power to enforce subpoenas and sanction parties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 791. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Rogers of the 10th, Rhodes of the 120th, Coomer of the 14th, Willard of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, so as to provide for a limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity for declaratory or injunctive relief under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for immunity of state officers and employees in their individual capacity; to provide for notice of a claim; 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 JUDICIARY
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HB 792. By Representatives Rogers of the 10th, Rhodes of the 120th, Efstration of the 104th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to extend the sunset date for certain solid waste surcharges and hazardous waste fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 793. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Pirkle of the 155th, Lott of the 122nd, Dubnik of the 29th, and Hanson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption for certain aquarium construction; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 794. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Mitchell of the 88th, Trammell of the 132nd, Thomas of the 56th, and Jackson of the 64th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lottery for education, so as to provide that the Georgia Lottery Corporation shall offer one or more games to benefit homeless military veterans; to provide a short title; to provide for the deposit of proceeds into the general fund; to provide for a special account to be appropriated for veterans' programs; to provide for purposes for which appropriations shall be made; to provide for lapsing of funds; to provide a conditional effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 795. By Representatives Gravley of the 67th, Hilton of the 95th, Williamson of the 115th, Coomer of the 14th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Labor, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to perform certain functions; to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to prescribe certain rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to conduct fingerprint based criminal background checks for individuals employed by the Department of Labor; to provide a process for conducting such criminal background checks; to limit the use, dissemination, and liability relating to information obtained from the criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 796. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Shaw of the 176th, Smith of the 70th, and LaRiccia of the 169th: 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 renew the sales tax holiday; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 797. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Epps of the 144th, Deffenbaugh of the 1st, McGowan of the 138th, and Cauble of the 111th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to change the amount of proceeds disbursed to the Georgia Aquarium for the sale and renewal of a specialty license plate; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 798. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Gravley of the 67th, Beskin of the 54th, Ridley of the 6th, Watson of the 172nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and special license plates for qualified motor vehicles or drivers, so as to amend provisions relating to a special license plate for the personal vehicles of firefighters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 799. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Smith of the 134th, Blackmon of the 146th, Hatchett of the 150th, Gardner of the 57th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to patient protection under managed health care plans, so as to provide certain requirements for out of network hospitals prior to providing post-stabilization care; to provide for definitions; to provide for contact with the patient's health benefit plan or the plan's contracted health care provider; to provide for transfer to an in network hospital; to provide for cost coverage associated with care and transfer; to provide for certain notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 800. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Werkheiser of the 157th, Shaw of the 176th, and Carpenter of the 4th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration related to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions relating to the eligibility for appointment as director emeritus and administrative law judge emeritus of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; to provide for terms of office and salary for the office of director emeritus and office of administrative law judge emeritus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 801. By Representatives Hilton of the 95th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Casas of the 107th, Teasley of the 37th, Glanton of the 75th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to extensively revise the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program; to revise the short title; to revise definitions; to require a signed agreement by parents; to extend the uses for which
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scholarship funds may be used; to revise requirements for eligibility and participation; to provide for administration of certain aspects of the program by the Office of the State Treasurer; to revise provisions relating to scholarship funds; to provide for a Program Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 802. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Rakestraw of the 19th, Trammell of the 132nd, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, respectively, so as to provide for considerations in sentencing and paroling a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; to eliminate the imposition of the death penalty and life without parole for a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; to provide for retroactive parole consideration of inmates serving prison sentences for a crime committed when he or she was less than 18 years of age; to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 803. By Representatives Willard of the 51st, Cooper of the 43rd, Cox of the 108th, Lumsden of the 12th, Rynders of the 152nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of elder persons, so as to prohibit trafficking a disabled adult, elder person, or resident; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of the crime; to provide for penalties, mandatory sentences, and exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 804. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Epps of the 144th, Gravley of the 67th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-73.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to affixing of materials which reduce light transmission or increase light reflectance through windows or windshields, so as to revise the exemption for persons licensed as private detectives and private security agents concerning motor vehicle window tint; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
*HB 821. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Rhodes of the 120th, Rogers of the 10th, Powell of the 171st, Williamson of the 115th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to define the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for no liability for state or local title ad valorem tax fees in a replacement title transaction for a vehicle not less than 15 years old; to exempt jet fuel from state sales and use tax and from the sales and use taxes levied pursuant to the County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), the Sales Tax for Educational Purposes (ESPLOST), the Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax (TSPLOST), and the Special
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District Mass Transportation Sales and Use Tax; 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 HR 991. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Mitchell of the 88th, Trammell of the 132nd, Thomas of the 56th, and Jackson of the 64th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the proceeds of one or more lottery games to benefit homeless military veterans; to provide for authorized purposes; to provide for appropriations; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HR 992. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Welch of the 110th, Coleman of the 97th, Epps of the 144th, and Parrish of the 158th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the use of local sales and use taxes for educational purposes for maintenance and operation expenses of a school system; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HR 993. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Rogers of the 10th, Rhodes of the 120th, Coomer of the 14th, Willard of the 51st, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to create a business court with state-wide jurisdiction; to provide for venue and uniformity of jurisdiction and powers; to provide for selection, terms, and qualifications of business court judges; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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