First readers in House, 2018 February 20

HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 381. HB 635. HB 638.

By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ealum of the 153rd, LaRiccia of the 169th, Shaw of the 176th and Watson of the 172nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to landlord and tenant, so as to enact a new article to provide for the classification of abandoned mobile homes as derelict or intact for purposes of disposal or creation of liens; to provide for procedure for requesting classification of an abandoned mobile home as intact or derelict; to provide for notice; to provide for creation of a lien on abandoned mobile homes deemed to be intact; to provide the opportunity for a hearing to confirm classification as a derelict abandoned mobile home; to provide for court authority to order the disposal of abandoned mobile homes found to be derelict; to provide for the voluntary discharge of a tax lien upon a derelict mobile home by the state or a local governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Benton of the 31st, Jones of the 53rd, Broadrick of the 4th and Reeves of the 34th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act," so as to provide for the establishment of at-risk adult protective investigative/coordinating teams to coordinate the investigation of and responses to suspected instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults or elder persons; to provide for a definition; to provide for immunity; to provide for coordination with the director of the Division of Aging Services; to provide for the composition, duties, and responsibilities of the at-risk adult protective investigative/coordinating teams; to provide for memoranda of understanding; to provide for confidentiality of records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Rutledge of the 109th, Welch of the 110th, Strickland of the 111th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Knight of the 130th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, so as to revise the corporate boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 657. HB 690. HB 763. HB 767. HB 783.

By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Clark of the 147th, Hitchens of the 161st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make unlawful the knowing and intentional provision of any firearm for the purpose of providing such firearm to any person known to be on probation as a felony first offender or to have been convicted of a felony; to provide for criminal penalties; to clarify that affirmative confirmation by firearm provider is not required; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Powell of the 32nd, Epps of the 144th, Hill of the 3rd and Gravley of the 67th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions, exemption from taxation, allocation and disbursement of proceeds collected by tag agents, fair market value of vehicle appealable, and report, so as to change a certain definition; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Belton of the 112th, Chandler of the 105th, Coleman of the 97th and Stovall of the 74th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance for students in elementary and secondary education, so as to expand the student attendance protocol committees to school climate; to provide for recommendations; to provide for periodic review of recommendations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Shaw of the 176th, Fleming of the 121st, Kirby of the 114th and Jones of the 25th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements, procedures, and conditions for verification of lawful presence within the United States, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations, so as to provide a method for such verification of lawful presence that may be utilized in conjunction with the electronic filing of an application for unemployment insurance with the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Caldwell of the 20th, Welch of the 110th, Gravley of the 67th, Barr of the 103rd, Blackmon of the 146th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to repeal provisions creating inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to remove inapplicable references; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 792. HB 795.

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.
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.

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