First readers in House, 2018 February 15

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 932. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to raise the age of mandatory education from 16 to 17; to revise provisions relating to adult literacy for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 933. By Representative Gurtler of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Dillard in the County of Rabun, approved March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2451), as amended, so as to eliminate one council post in the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 934. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd and Watson of the 172nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Thomas County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
HB 935. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Harrell of the 106th, Reeves of the 34th, Watson of the 172nd, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county special purpose local option sales tax, so as to add that certain payments to cloud based software services may be funded; 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 936. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Dollar of the 45th, Thomas of the 39th, Henson of the 86th, and Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-168 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the minimum school year and other matters, so as to provide that a school year shall not begin prior to the third week in August; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 937. By Representative Bentley of the 139th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Reynolds; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for a governing authority, its election, and terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 938. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Smith of the 134th, Lumsden of the 12th, Shaw of the 176th, and Hugley of the 136th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-23-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limited licenses, so as to provide for a limited credit insurance agency license; to provide for requirements; to provide for application to the Commissioner; to provide for penalties; to provide for a decision appeal; to provide for license renewal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 939. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Smith of the 134th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Shaw of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to extensively revise Chapter 41, relating to captive insurance companies; to provide for definitions; to provide for sponsored captive insurance companies; to provide for an incorporated protected cell; to provide for appointment of a registered agent; to provide for minimum capital or surplus; to provide for a dormant captive insurance company, certificate of dormancy, capital and surplus, certificate renewal, and exemptions; to provide for formation of sponsored captive insurance companies; to provide for conversion of protected cells; to provide for Commissioner duties and responsibilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 941. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Trammell of the 132nd, Belton of the 112th, Carter of the 92nd, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for instruction on the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons in a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to encourage physicians and nurses providing a tampon for use by any female patient under his or her care to recite and provide certain written information to such female patient regarding the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 942. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, Stephens of the 165th, and Gordon of the 163rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Savannah State Farmers Market Authority; to define certain terms; to provide for a board of trustees, appointment of members, and meetings; to provide for powers, duties, and purpose; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority and to authorize the collection for the payment of such revenue bonds; to make the revenue bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for the validation of bonds; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 951. By Representatives Shaw of the 176th, Watson of the 172nd, Houston of the 170th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to provide for a director; to provide for the incorporation of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development; to provide for the incorporation and structure of a new Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for members and duties; to provide for conditions related to appropriations; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of Rural Development and State Advisory Committee on Rural Development, so as to repeal the Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
HR 1161. By Representatives Wallace of the 119th, Dreyer of the 59th, Park of the 101st, Gonzalez of the 117th, Nguyen of the 89th, and others: A RESOLUTION encouraging Georgia's state agencies to establish policies requiring recipients of state contracts to adhere to Internet neutrality principles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HR 1162. By Representatives Coleman of the 97th, Tanner of the 9th, Jones of the 47th, Nix of the 69th, and Dickey of the 140th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HR 1166. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Hawkins of the 27th, Schofield of the 60th, Dempsey of the 13th, Henson of the 86th, and others: A RESOLUTION supporting the creation of the State of Georgia Council on Respiratory Health Promotion; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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HR 1194. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Cooper of the 43rd, Beskin of the 54th, Frye of the 118th, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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