First readers in House, 2018 February 6

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2018 SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 828. By Representative Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Harlem to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 829. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Quitman County, approved March 16, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3689), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the chairperson and members of the board; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 830. By Representatives Harden of the 148th, Stephens of the 164th, Parrish of the 158th, and Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I and II controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 831. By Representatives Rogers of the 10th, England of the 116th, Dempsey of the 13th, Rhodes of the 120th, Efstration of the 104th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of division of rehabilitation services to the Department of Labor, so as to establish the Employment First Georgia Council; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for membership, duties, terms of office, meeting requirements, committee appointments, compensation, and expense allowances; to provide for a biannual report to the Governor and the General Assembly; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 832. By Representatives Hilton of the 95th, Holcomb of the 81st, and Marin of the 96th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Peachtree Corners; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for definitions and
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construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 833. By Representatives Rakestraw of the 19th, Maxwell of the 17th, Powell of the 32nd, Harrell of the 106th, and Blackmon of the 146th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to change provisions relating to professional land surveyors; to change and add certain defined terms; to provide for land surveyor interns; to change certain educational and examination requirements; to provide certain exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 834. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Beskin of the 54th, Blackmon of the 146th, Hilton of the 95th, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning landlord and tenant, so as to provide for the termination of a rental or lease agreement for residential real estate under circumstances involving family violence; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice and terms of termination; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 835. By Representatives Lott of the 122nd, Powell of the 32nd, Harrell of the 106th, Prince of the 127th, Dunahoo of the 30th, 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 provide for the issuance of special event tobacco permits to licensed dealers authorizing off-premise sales of certain tobacco products at special events or temporary locations; to provide for such permits, a fee and limitations as to the validity period; to provide for the promulgation of certain rules and regulations by the state revenue commissioner; 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 836. By Representatives Dukes of the 154th, Greene of the 151st, and Ealum of the 153rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Dougherty County School System, approved February 5, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2233), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3843), so as to change the compensation of members of the board of education; 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 837. By Representatives Oliver of the 82nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Drenner of the 85th, Dempsey of the 13th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: 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 facilitate statewide uniformity in policies and procedures concerning law enforcement contact with victims of sexual assault and sexual assault evidence kit notifications; to require the Attorney General to develop, maintain, and publicly post a document concerning the rights of victims of sexual assault; to provide for oversight by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 838. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Stover of the 71st, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Jackson of the 64th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5085), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3828), so as to revise the membership of the authority; to provide for a quorum; to provide for the officers of the authority; to provide for certain rights and privileges of members of the authority; to provide for the approval of certain agreements; to provide for certain exemptions and the applicability of certain laws; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 839. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Burnough of the 77th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Stovall of the 74th, and Schofield of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Clayton County Water Authority, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3344), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3827), so as to change the compensation of members of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 840. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Rogers of the 10th, Belton of the 112th, and Smyre of the 135th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide an exemption from penalties and interest in the event of military service in a combat zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 841. By Representatives Lott of the 122nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Boddie of the 62nd, Smyre of the 135th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and others: 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 tax, so as to exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to organ procurement organizations from sales
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and use tax; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 842. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Powell of the 32nd, Werkheiser of the 157th, Rakestraw of the 19th, Jackson of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to detention or arrest on suspicion of shoplifting or film piracy, so as to provide that merchants can offer persons suspected of theft an opportunity to complete a theft education program in lieu of prosecution; to provide for theft education programs; to provide for the contents and administration of such programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR 1038. By Representative England of the 116th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Horace L. Dunahoo and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1039. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Dickerson of the 113th, Nix of the 69th, Stovall of the 74th, and Beskin of the 54th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Ennobling the Teaching Profession; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1040. By Representatives Jones of the 91st, Peake of the 141st, Pezold of the 133rd, Trammell of the 132nd, Gravley of the 67th, and others: A RESOLUTION requesting the United States Congress to consider legislation to deschedule marijuana or otherwise allow the states and territories of the United States of America to determine for themselves the best means of regulating marijuana; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 1041. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Park of the 101st, Hogan of the 179th, and Stephens of the 164th: A RESOLUTION supporting Georgia's coastal tourism and fisheries and opposing seismic testing and oil and gas drilling activities off of Georgia's coast; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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