FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019
SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 79. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd and Bruce of the 61st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights of persons with disabilities, so as to provide that blind persons shall not be discriminated against by the courts, Department of Human Services, or a child-placing agency in matters relating to child custody, guardianship, foster care, visitation, placement, or adoption; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for legislative findings and a purpose; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 80. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Fleming of the 121st, Morris of the 156th, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public assistance, so as to enact the "Child Support Cooperation Act of 2019"; to provide for legislative intent; to require individuals to cooperate with the child support enforcement program as a condition of eligibility for food stamps; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 81. By Representative Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictive covenants in contracts, so as to prohibit certain restrictive covenants regarding information technology employees; to provide for applicability; to provide a related definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 82. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Setzler of the 35th, Welch of the 110th, Clark of the 98th, Clark of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-1-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Veterans court divisions, so as to allow discretionary admittance to such court for presentence dispositions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 83. By Representatives Douglas of the 78th, Trammell of the 132nd, Setzler of the 35th, Frye of the 118th, Wilensky of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for recess for students in kindergarten
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and grades one through five; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 84. By Representatives Smith of the 134th, Taylor of the 173rd, Blackmon of the 146th, Hatchett of the 150th, Efstration of the 104th, 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 regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for billing, reimbursement, and arbitration of certain services; 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 85. By Representatives Houston of the 170th, Newton of the 123rd, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 120th, and Collins of the 68th: 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 to organ procurement organizations from sales 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 86. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Stovall of the 74th, Greene of the 151st, and Gambill of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 11 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to complaints policy for teachers and other school personnel, so as to provide that performance ratings contained in personnel evaluations are subject to complaint for teachers who accepted a school year contract for the fourth or subsequent consecutive school year; to provide for appeals hearings to be conducted by independent third parties; to require local units of administration to submit copies of their complaint policies to the Department of Education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 87. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Glanton of the 75th, Barr of the 103rd, Cantrell of the 22nd, Carpenter of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for
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participation at a particular public school; to provide for participation fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 88. By Representatives Thomas of the 56th, Boddie of the 62nd, Kendrick of the 93rd, Scott of the 76th, and Dickerson of the 113th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for a penalty for hit and run accidents that result in serious injury; to clarify a cross-reference relating to suspensions of drivers' licenses; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 89. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Burns of the 159th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to provide for an exemption for integrated ambulatory surgery centers from certificate of need requirements; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
HB 90. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Trammell of the 132nd, Boddie of the 62nd, Dukes of the 154th, Shannon of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Administrative Services, so as to define certain terms; to create the Division of Supplier Diversity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 91. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Oliver of the 82nd, and Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and, as authorized, the Federal Bureau of Investigation to retain fingerprints when an agency or entity is participating in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's program; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 92. By Representatives Rutledge of the 109th, Fleming of the 121st, Efstration of the 104th, Gravley of the 67th, and Belton of the 112th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Municipal Courts Training Council, so as to provide that training hours completed by a municipal court judge in excess of
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those required may carry over to the following year; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 93. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, Williams of the 145th, Hogan of the 179th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to provide notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; to provide for minimum notice requirements to the public of such dewatering; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 94. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, Williams of the 145th, Hogan of the 179th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to provide for safe disposal of coal ash in municipal solid waste and commercial industrial solid waste landfills; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for siting new or expanded landfills receiving coal combustion residuals; to provide for such landfills permitted prior to July 1, 2019; to provide for ground-water detection monitoring; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 72. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Stephens of the 164th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Caldwell of the 20th, and Carter of the 92nd: A RESOLUTION encouraging Georgia to host the world's largest startup pitch competition; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HR 73. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A RESOLUTION recognizing the G.L. Huff family and dedicating a road in its honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 74. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Reverend John D. McDaniel and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 75. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Benjamin "Benny" Norton Whitaker and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 76. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, Williams of the 168th, and Welch of the 110th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Chief Frank McClelland, Jr., and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 77. By Representatives Benton of the 31st and Gaines of the 117th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Deputy Edward Monroe Evans and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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