First readers in House, 2018 February 9

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 875. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Smith of the 134th, Hugley of the 136th, Smyre of the 135th, and Pezold of the 133rd: 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 coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or medicare; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 876. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Nimmer of the 178th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, McCall of the 33rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide application of minimum standard codes, adoption of more stringent requirements by local governments, adoption of standards for which state code does not exist, and exemptions for farm buildings and structures, so as to prohibit counties and municipalities from proscribing the use of wood in the construction of buildings when state minimum standard codes are otherwise met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 877. By Representatives Nimmer of the 178th, Dempsey of the 13th, Burns of the 159th, Pirkle of the 155th, Shaw of the 176th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to lessen the tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; 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 878. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Smith of the 134th, Blackmon of the 146th, Raffensperger of the 50th, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-24-44.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for cancellation by an insured and notice, so as to change certain provisions regarding cancellation of an insurance policy by an insured; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 879. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, McCall of the 33rd, Powell of the 171st, Battles of the 15th, Williams of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to provide notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; to provide for minimum notice requirements
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to the public of such dewatering at or close to the point of discharge; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 880. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, McCall of the 33rd, Powell of the 171st, Battles of the 15th, Williams of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to provide for safe disposal of coal ash in municipal solid waste and commercial industrial solid waste landfills; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for siting new or expanded landfills receiving coal combustion residuals; to provide for such landfills permitted prior to July 1, 2018; to provide for ground-water monitoring; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 881. By Representatives Jones of the 91st, Drenner of the 85th, Henson of the 86th, Williams of the 87th, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4469), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; 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 882. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Lott of the 122nd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Gilligan of the 24th, Taylor of the 173rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on the performance of abortions and availability of records, so as to provide for a private right of action for mothers upon whom abortions are performed in violation of existing law; to provide for a private right of action for wrongful death on behalf of an unborn child where the abortion was performed in violation of existing law; to provide for prohibition of a contractual waiver with an abortion provider; to provide for a penalty and the award of attorney's fees; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 883. By Representatives Hanson of the 80th, Powell of the 171st, Oliver of the 82nd, Park of the 101st, Kelley of the 16th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-13-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to filing of petition seeking relief from family violence, granting of temporary relief ex parte, hearing, dismissal of petition upon failure to hold
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hearing, and procedural advice for victims, so as to clarify matters concerning the effect of a temporary ex parte order and the length of time it is effective; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 884. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Turner of the 21st, Caldwell of the 131st, Stover of the 71st, Williams of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-175 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fluoridation of public water systems, state funds for cost of fluoridation equipment, chemicals, and materials, and tax deduction for fluorideremoving devices, so as to provide that communities may impose or remove fluoridation by referendum under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 885. By Representatives McCall of the 33rd, Knight of the 130th, and Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Georgia Air Quality Act," so as to revise certain provisions relating to limitations on the effect of said Act on powers of the Board of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division of said department, and director of said division; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 886. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Powell of the 171st, McCall of the 33rd, Dickey of the 140th, Pirkle of the 155th, and others: 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 state sales and use taxes, so as to provide for the cooperation of the Department of Revenue and the Department of Agriculture in the administration and enforcement of the state sales and use tax exemption for agricultural machinery and equipment; to provide for a change to the qualifying amounts for the agricultural exemption; to provide for penalties; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 889. By Representatives Gravley of the 67th, Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Ridley of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as revise when indemnification shall be paid in instances of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered by a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency management rescue specialist, state highway employee, or prison guard resulting in certain disabilities or death; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
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HB 890. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Burns of the 159th, Coomer of the 14th, Kelley of the 16th, and Reeves of the 34th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to make it unlawful to use an emergency exit after having shoplifted; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 891. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Oliver of the 82nd, Gardner of the 57th, Hill of the 3rd, and Thomas of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights of persons with disabilities, so as to define a term; to provide that blind persons shall not be discriminated against by the courts, Department of Human Services, or a child-placing agency in matters relating to child custody, guardianship, visitation, placement, or adoption; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 892. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Silcox of the 52nd, Golick of the 40th, and Hanson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year 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 893. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Silcox of the 52nd, Golick of the 40th, and Hanson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta independent school district property 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 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 894. By Representative Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise certain provisions relative to charter schools; to provide that state charter schools may receive services from regional educational service agencies; to revise funding for state chartered special schools and state charter schools; to provide for initial funding for charter schools with projected
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student growth exceeding 2 percent; to provide for initial funding for training and experience; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 895. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Hatchett of the 150th, Jasperse of the 11th, Newton of the 123rd, Hawkins of the 27th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding the regulation of controlled substances, so as to prohibit the sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; to provide for definitions; to provide for proper identification; to provide for penalties; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 896. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Willard of the 51st, Trammell of the 132nd, and Caldwell of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to change provisions relating to guardians and conservators of adults; to recognize certain provisions of the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act" in connection with the appointment of a guardian or conservator of adults and the jurisdiction for such petitions; to change provisions relating to the termination of an emergency guardianship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 897. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Willard of the 51st, Trammell of the 132nd, Morris of the 156th, and Caldwell of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6B of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Uniform Power of Attorney Act," so as to revise the short title; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to the application of Chapter 6 of this title; to update cross-references to federal law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 1089. By Representatives Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Harrell of the 106th, Blackmon of the 146th, Kelley of the 16th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the federal "Marketplace Fairness Act" in support of equity and sales tax fairness; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 1090. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Harden of the 148th, Tanner of the 9th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and Pirkle of the 155th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the change of use of certain property located in Jeff Davis County currently dedicated as a heritage preserve and authorizing the granting of a revocable license agreement and a nonexclusive easement for the construction, operation,
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and maintenance of facilities and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through certain state owned real property located in Jeff Davis County; authorizing the change of use of certain property located in Crisp County currently dedicated as a heritage preserve and authorizing the granting of a revocable license agreement and a nonexclusive easement for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through certain state owned real property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES HR 1091. By Representatives Gonzalez of the 117th, Brockway of the 102nd, Frye of the 118th, England of the 116th, Park of the 101st, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on an Athens-Atlanta Transportation Link; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1101. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Tanner of the 9th, Morris of the 26th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and Gilligan of the 24th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Sergeant David P. Land and dedicating an intersection in his memory; repealing a portion of a resolution dedicating portions of the state highway system approved on May 3, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 698); and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1102. By Representatives Park of the 101st, Stovall of the 74th, Glanton of the 75th, Nguyen of the 89th, Dickerson of the 113th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Increasing Access to Pre-K and After-School Programs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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