First readers in House, 2018 February 5

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2018 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 805. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Terrell County; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 806. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, England of the 116th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Town of Braselton Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title and purpose; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation; to provide for vacancies, organization, meetings, and expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and their negotiability, sale, and use of proceeds from such sales; 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 807. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of St. Marys; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of such districts; to provide for definitions; to provide for boards to administer said districts; to provide for the appointment and election of members of such boards; to provide for taxes, fees, and assessments; to provide for the boundaries of such districts; to provide for bonded indebtedness; to provide for cooperation with local governments; to provide for powers of such boards; to provide for construction; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolution; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 808. By Representatives Nimmer of the 178th, Corbett of the 174th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Shaw of the 176th, and Spencer of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the terms of superior courts, so as to change the term of court in Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties in the Waycross Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 809. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Epps of the 144th, Tanner of the 9th, and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-91 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marking and equipment of law enforcement vehicles and motorist allowed to continue to safe location before stopping for law enforcement officer vehicles, so as to provide that a motor vehicle used by any employee of the Georgia State Patrol for the enforcement of traffic laws may be a solid color; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 810. By Representative McCall of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize local workforce development boards and their associated committees and associated local officials organizations and committees to conduct meetings via teleconference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 811. By Representatives Powell of the 171st, Harrell of the 106th, England of the 116th, Stephens of the 164th, Blackmon of the 146th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administrative organization, so as to provide that the Department of Revenue is authorized to share tax information for the provision of services that assist the department in the identification of taxpayers that are noncompliant with sales and use taxes; to authorize compensation for such services on a contingency fee basis; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 812. By Representatives Nimmer of the 178th, Corbett of the 174th, Shaw of the 176th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and Spencer of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-15-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to collection of additional costs in court cases for county law libraries, amount, determination of need as prerequisite to collection, and collection in certain criminal cases; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15, regarding fees and costs in magistrate courts, so as to repeal Code Section 15-10-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law library fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 813. By Representatives Coomer of the 14th, Caldwell of the 131st, Turner of the 21st, Boddie of the 62nd, and Powell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-4-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence of similar acts in prosecutions for violations of
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Code Section 40-6-391, so as to require similar acts of such violations be after a conviction thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 814. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Welch of the 110th, Buckner of the 137th, Bentley of the 139th, and Rutledge of the 109th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding coroners, so as to provide that the county governing authority may establish the salaries and benefits of coroners and deputy coroners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 815. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Willard of the 51st, Coleman of the 97th, England of the 116th, and Stephens of the 164th: 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 and supporting certain beneficial projects, agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialty license plate to benefit Georgia Masonic Charities; 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 816. By Representatives Gravley of the 67th, Coomer of the 14th, Willard of the 51st, Ballinger of the 23rd, and Beskin of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state administrative organization of the Department of Revenue, so as to provide for mandatory fingerprinting and criminal record checks for certain individuals; 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 817. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Hitchens of the 161st, Petrea of the 166th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-38-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits to carry firearms, proficiency requirement, exemption from specified laws, denial, refusal to renew, and suspension of permits, and effect of license suspension and restoration, so as to revise the exemption from certain weapons carry laws for persons licensed as private detectives and private security agents while in the course of their duties; 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 818. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Smith of the 134th, Newton of the 123rd, Cooper of the 43rd, Hugley of the 136th, and others: 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 provide that a health care provider shall choose the method by which such provider shall be reimbursed by an insurer for health care services performed; to provide for definitions; to provide disclosure requirements for insurers; to provide enforcement powers for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 819. By Representatives Smith of the 41st, Jackson of the 64th, Dreyer of the 59th, Stephens of the 165th, and Gordon of the 163rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for electors to change their addresses and vote on primary and election days; to provide for voter registration at certain offices unless the person affirmatively elects not to register to vote; to provide that precinct lines shall be established to ensure that the polling place for such precinct is within 25 miles of all voters in the precinct; to provide that no polling place shall be closed within 90 days of a primary or election; to provide for exceptions; to provide for additional polling locations; to provide for the number and placement of advance voting locations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 820. By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Jones of the 47th, Martin of the 49th, Price of the 48th, Willard of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county boards of tax assessors, so as to establish a procedure for counties following a rejection of a tax digest; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 822. By Representative Williamson of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the charter for the Academy of Social Circle, to create a body politic known as the School District of Social Circle, and to provide for a board of education and matters relative thereto, approved April 29, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4557), so as to modify provisions relating to the filling of vacancies on the Board of Education of Social Circle; 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 823. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, England of the 116th, and Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-12-300 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by the state as legitimate American Indian Tribes, so as to recognize the North Georgia Cherokee Indians as a legitimate American Indian tribe; to make certain legislative findings and declarations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 824. By Representatives Mosby of the 83rd and Wilkerson of the 38th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide for a change in the computation of state taxable income; 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
HB 825. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Collins of the 68th, Gravley of the 67th, Bentley of the 139th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death investigations, so as to allow the chief medical examiner to inter and disinter unidentified human remains under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 826. By Representatives Cauble of the 111th, Welch of the 110th, and Rutledge of the 109th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide that an alarm monitoring company may contract out the requirement of attempting to verify an alarm prior to requesting law enforcement to be dispatched to the location of the alarm; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 827. By Representatives Kelley of the 16th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, McCall of the 33rd, Rhodes of the 120th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to increase the value of the rural hospital organization tax credit to 100 percent; to remove limitations on total amounts allowed to individual taxpayers; to provide that credits are allowable to certain pass-through entities; to provide for limits on contributions by individual taxpayers during the first six months of the year; to extend the date for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HR 1015. By Representatives Spencer of the 180th and Corbett of the 174th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Captain Corry Paul Tyler and dedicating an interchange in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1016. By Representatives Bennett of the 94th, Cooper of the 43rd, Smyre of the 135th, Frazier of the 126th, Hugley of the 136th, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and proclaiming the necessity for diabetes education in this state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HR 1017. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Watson of the 172nd, Belton of the 112th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and Coleman of the 97th: A RESOLUTION encouraging all schools, local educational agencies, and the state educational agency to recognize that dyslexia has a profound educational impact that must be addressed; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HR 1036. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Glanton of the 75th, Carter of the 92nd, and Chandler of the 105th: A RESOLUTION urging the State of Georgia to fund a public awareness campaign in support of computer science education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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