First readers in House, 2018 February 8

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2018 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 854. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, McCall of the 33rd, Dunahoo of the 30th, McGowan of the 138th, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from state sales and use tax for certain nonprofit horse shows, rodeos, or livestock events or exhibits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 855. By Representatives Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Powell of the 32nd, Epps of the 144th, Caldwell of the 131st, and Cantrell of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Driver's Education Commission, so as to increase the additional penalty to be assessed for violation of traffic laws and ordinances; to repeal an automatic sunset date for the imposition of such fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 856. By Representatives Deffenbaugh of the 1st, Powell of the 32nd, Caldwell of the 131st, Maxwell of the 17th, and Cantrell of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-2-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of Board of Public Safety, composition, and appointment and terms of office of members, so as to add the commissioner of community supervision to the composition of the Board of Public Safety; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 857. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Chandler of the 105th, Thomas of the 39th, Shannon of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to provide for matters related to the housing, health, and care of female inmates; to provide for definitions; to provide for custodian training; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 858. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Knight of the 130th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Harrell of the 106th, and Rutledge of the 109th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business,
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and other occupation taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the ability to elect the amount of any occupation tax levied by the local government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 859. By Representatives Gasaway of the 28th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Powell of the 32nd, Tarvin of the 2nd, Stephens of the 165th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to allow cash payments for regulated metal property subject to certain limitations and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 860. By Representatives Dunahoo of the 30th, Dubnik of the 29th, Hawkins of the 27th, Barr of the 103rd, Chandler of the 105th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prohibited acts involving alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a social host's criminal responsibility; to provide for exceptions; to expand criminal responsibility for providing or allowing individuals under 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages; to provide for penalties and conditional discharge; to amend Code Section 174-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for arrest by citation for motor vehicle violations, so as to allow for arrest by citation for a social hosting offense; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal history information, so as to allow for record restriction when an individual is given a conditional discharge for a social hosting offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 861. By Representatives Gordon of the 163rd, Stephens of the 165th, Beverly of the 143rd, Smyre of the 135th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to revise the definition of the term "rural area"; 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 862. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Peake of the 141st, Frye of the 118th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Gilligan of the 24th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and special license plates for qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited in the general fund, so as to waive any fees associated with a special license plate issued for alternative fueled vehicles upon submission of proof of payment of the registration fee required for such vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 863. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to conditionally repeal an Act providing for homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxes for city purposes for residents of the City of Jonesboro, approved May 14, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5845), and to enact a new provision; to restate the amount of the homestead exemption for the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, specific conditional repeal, and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 864. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jonesboro, approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4056), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; 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 865. By Representatives Paris of the 142nd, Trammell of the 132nd, Thomas of the 39th, Mitchell of the 88th, Jackson of the 64th, and others: 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 provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 866. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Ehrhart of the 36th, McCall of the 33rd, Houston of the 170th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies from charging a fee for placing or removing a security freeze on a consumer's account; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 867. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Williams of the 145th, Petrea of the 166th, and Tanner of the 9th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to revise the quorum for transaction of business by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and
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Training Council; to clarify that certain investigators employed by the council may retain their weapon and badge upon retirement; to repeal the requirement that peace officers who do not perform satisfactorily on the job related academy entrance examination be ineligible to retake the examination for a period of 30 days; to repeal requirements for the training and certification of police chaplains; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 868. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Peake of the 141st, Gravley of the 67th, Jones of the 91st, and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the establishment of the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, definitions, purpose, registration cards, semiannual reports, and waiver forms, so as to change provisions relating to conditions and eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 869. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Bazemore of the 63rd, Willard of the 51st, Boddie of the 62nd, Jackson of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within the boundaries of an independent school system; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 870. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Bazemore of the 63rd, Willard of the 51st, Boddie of the 62nd, Jackson of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 871. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Parrish of the 158th, Powell of the 171st, Burns of the 159th, Pirkle of the 155th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from state sales and use tax for 50 percent of the sales price of manufactured homes to be converted into real property in this state; to require proof of a qualifying purchase; to provide for recapture for unproven exemptions; to provide for applicability; 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 872. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Beskin of the 54th, Frye of the 118th, 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 require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; to provide for definitions; to provide for tiered network standards; to provide for certain insurer notifications prior to provider termination from a tiered network; to provide for appeal process and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 873. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Beskin of the 54th, Frye of the 118th, 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 provide for consumer protections and freedom of information regarding prescription drug benefits; to provide for intent and applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 874. By Representatives Teasley of the 37th, Fleming of the 121st, Brockway of the 102nd, and Cantrell of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter schools, so as to provide for fair and timely notice when any process is initiated which could lead to the closure or restructuring of a charter school; to provide for definitions; to provide notice requirements; to provide for a public hearing; to provide for a student and family impact statement; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
*HB 887. By Representatives Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, Parsons of the 44th, Jackson of the 128th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36, 38, 46, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, military, emergency management, and veteran affairs, public utilities and public transportation, revenue and taxation, and state government respectively, so as to facilitate and incentivize adequate and expanded broadband and other communications services throughout the state; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide short titles; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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*HB 888. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Harrell of the 106th, Rhodes of the 120th, Efstration of the 104th, and Rogers of the 10th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions from property tax, so as to change certain reporting requirements; 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 HR 1076. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Burns of the 159th, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, Gilliard of the 162nd, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the federal government to provide port funding; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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