First readers in House, 2018 February 13

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 898. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Ridley of the 6th, Trammell of the 132nd, and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to revise provisions relative to fleet vehicles and fleet vehicle registration plans; to provide for definitions; to provide for fleet enrollment procedures; to provide for procedures for registering and licensing vehicles enrolled in a fleet; to provide for license plates; to remove revalidation decal requirements for vehicles in a fleet vehicle registration plan; to provide for the transfer of license plates between vehicles registered under a fleet vehicle registration plan; to provide for termination of participation in a fleet vehicle registration plan program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 899. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Harden of the 148th, Nimmer of the 178th, Morris of the 156th, Dunahoo of the 30th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 and Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts for public works and public works bidding, respectively, so as to change the limitation on disqualification of bidders; to prohibit the disqualification of bidders based upon lack of previous experience with the delivery method; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 900. By Representatives Caldwell of the 131st and Knight of the 130th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Lamar County, approved March 31, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2710), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4000), so as to revise the rate and form of compensation of the members and chairperson of the Board of Education of Lamar County; to provide for a reduction in compensation for meetings or work sessions not attended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 901. By Representatives Hatchett of the 150th and Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and incorporate the City of Adrian in the Counties of Emanuel and Johnson, approved March 28, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4745), so as to revise the terms of office of the mayor and members of the city council; 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 902. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th and Hilton of the 95th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to transfer duties, powers, responsibilities, and other authority relative to industrial loans from the Industrial Loan Commissioner to the Department of Banking and Finance; to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to conform crossreferences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 903. By Representative Maxwell of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-3-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postretirement benefit adjustments under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide that certain members of such retirement system shall not have a contractual expectation of cost of living postretirement benefit adjustments; to provide conditions for granting postretirement benefit adjustments; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 904. By Representatives Hanson of the 80th, Willard of the 51st, Fleming of the 121st, Kelley of the 16th, and Harrell of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 51-3-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain liability not limited, so as to clarify provisions relating to the effect of an owner of land charging an admission price or fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 905. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Barr of the 103rd, Chandler of the 105th, Cauble of the 111th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for participation at a particular public school; to provide for participation fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 906. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Houston of the 170th, Efstration of the 104th, and Thomas of the 39th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to exclude public disclosure of personal information of certain foster parents or former foster parents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 907. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Rynders of the 152nd, and Brockway of the 102nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacation of office, so as to provide for the appointment and election of a successor in the event of a vacancy in the office of district attorney; to provide for the term of such successor; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 908. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, Chandler of the 105th, Epps of the 144th, and Stephens of the 164th: 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 provide that certain individuals who are 20 years old or older may be eligible to enroll in a state charter school that provides instruction for over-age students; to provide for an exception to the maximum age of eligibility enrollment; to authorize the State Charter Schools Commission to approve state charter schools that serve an over-age population; to provide for funding for such state charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 909. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Rynders of the 152nd, and Price of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for the designation of perinatal facilities; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria for levels of care; to provide for applications from perinatal facilities; to require the department to post a list of designated facilities; to provide for a self-assessment tool; to provide for statutory construction; to limit advertisement as a designated facility unless approved by the state; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 910. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Powell of the 32nd, Efstration of the 104th, Reeves of the 34th, and Teasley of the 37th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasions of privacy, so as to prohibit sexual extortion; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of the crime; to provide for penalties; to provide for venue; to amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Sexual Offender Registry, so as to provide a conforming cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 911. By Representatives Knight of the 130th and Mathiak of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Griffin, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4232), as amended, so as to provide for a mayor and a mayor pro tem; to provide for the duties and powers of the mayor and mayor pro tem; to provide for the election and qualifications of the mayor and how to fill vacancies in the office of mayor; to provide for quorums; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 912. By Representatives Knight of the 130th and Mathiak of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Spalding County, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, so as to provide for the imposition of court costs in certain criminal cases; to provide for failure to appear fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 913. By Representative Lott of the 122nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Department of Public Safety, so as to establish the Law Enforcement Assistance Program within the Department of Public Safety; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose of such program; to provide for courses of training; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 914. By Representatives Parsons of the 44th, Cooper of the 43rd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Reeves of the 34th, and Jones of the 53rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-161 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to setoff debt collection, to provide for the definition of debt owed and collectable through setoff of income tax refunds to include civil monetary penalties for certain traffic law violations; to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to school buses, so as to distinguish between violations of prohibition on overtaking a school bus as criminal and civil; to provide for notice of such violations when evidenced through a video recording device; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 915. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Cooper of the 43rd, Hugley of the 136th, Lott of the 122nd, Newton of the 123rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of bodywork therapists; to require reporting of violations of Chapter 24A; to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in businesses and on Internet; to amend Code Section 48-13-9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to limitation on authority of local government to impose regulatory fee, examples of those which may be subject to fees, and individuals and entities not subject to fees, so as to provide that certain health care professions are not subject to regulatory fees by local governments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 916. By Representatives Wallace of the 119th, Gonzalez of the 117th, Park of the 101st, Schofield of the 60th, Henson of the 86th, 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 change certain standards applicable to the making and use of rates; to change file and use to prior approval; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 917. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Frye of the 118th, Rakestraw of the 19th, Fleming of the 121st, Wallace of the 119th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-8-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reproduction of recorded material, transfer, sale, distribution, circulation, civil forfeiture, and restitution, so as to update terminology and change provisions relating to restitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 918. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Rogers of the 10th, and Rhodes of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 revise the individual exemption amounts; to revise provisions relating to assignment of corporate income tax credits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 919. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Buckner of the 137th, Smith of the 70th, Corbett of the 174th, and Shaw of the 176th: 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 sales and use taxes, so as to renew the sales tax holiday for Energy Star Qualified Products or WaterSense Products; to exempt certain items from state sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 1103. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Dunahoo of the 30th, Pirkle of the 155th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Ealum of the 153rd: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Baldwin County, Bryan County, Chatham County, Dougherty County, Fulton County, Hall County, and Putnam County; authorizing the ground lease of certain state owned real property located in Cherokee County, Fulton County, and Muscogee County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Rabun County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Rockdale County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in White County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HR 1104. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Dunahoo of the 30th, Pirkle of the 155th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Ealum of the 153rd: A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of non-exclusive easements for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Bartow, Bulloch, Butts, Chatham, Clay, Columbia, Emanuel, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Harris, Henry, Liberty, Macon, Montgomery, Murray, Tattnall, Towns, and White Counties, to provide for an effective date, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HR 1105. By Representative Houston of the 170th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Walter James Gaskins and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1106. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Hitchens of the 161st, Smith of the 134th, Williams of the 168th, Dempsey of the 13th, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing United States military Purple Heart recipients and dedicating a portion of a highway in their honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 1107. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Stephens of the 164th, Jones of the 167th, Hogan of the 179th, Setzler of the 35th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Department of Economic Development's Center for Aerospace Innovations and its Aerospace, Defense and Advance Manufacturing (ADAM) team along with the Department of Transportation and other relevant state agencies to collectively work to construct, enhance, focus, and recruit the emerging commercial space industry in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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