First readers in House, 2019 January 16

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gilliard of the 162nd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the scholarship program for special needs students, so as to revise the name of the scholarship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 8. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Trammell of the 132nd, Stephens of the 164th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Houston of the 170th, 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 menstrual products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 9. By Representative Mathiak of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 8 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens of hospitals and nursing homes, so as to allow a chiropractic practice to have a lien on a cause of action accruing to an injured person for the costs of care and treatment of injuries arising out of the cause of action; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 10. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Hugley of the 136th, Buckner of the 137th, Jones of the 47th, and Bennett of the 94th: 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
HB 21. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Marin of the 96th, Park of the 101st, Clark of the 98th, Kendrick of the 93rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the
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superior courts of the Gwinnett Judicial 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
HB 22. By Representatives Houston of the 170th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to specifically authorize telephone cooperatives and their broadband affiliates to provide broadband services; to provide for definitions; to authorize certain financing and partnerships for the provision of broadband services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HB 23. By Representatives Houston of the 170th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to specifically authorize electric membership corporations and their affiliates to provide broadband services; to provide for definitions; to authorize certain financing and partnerships for the provision of broadband services; to prohibit cross-subsidization between the provision of broadband services and an electric membership corporation's natural gas activities or electricity services activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HR 4. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Caldwell of the 20th, and Clark of the 147th: A RESOLUTION ratifying the amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the 18th Amendment regarding prohibition; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 17. By Representatives Turner of the 21st and Caldwell of the 20th: A RESOLUTION ratifying the amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential succession and disability; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 18. By Representatives Hugley of the 136th, Williams of the 168th, and Smyre of the 135th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Jakeith Bendray Robinson, Sr.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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