FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 208. By Representatives McCall of the 33rd, Nix of the 69th, Trammell of the 132nd, Smith of the 133rd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to change the terms for contracts for utility services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS HB 209. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, England of the 116th, Dempsey of the 13th, Blackmon of the 146th, and Gaines of the 117th: 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 worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate to benefit the Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 210. By Representatives McLeod of the 105th, McClain of the 100th, Bruce of the 61st, Carpenter of the 4th, Wilensky of the 79th, and others: 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 revise the times for opening and closing of the polls; to provide for a later closing time if the polling place is late opening; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 211. By Representatives McLeod of the 105th, Bruce of the 61st, Shannon of the 84th, Dreyer of the 59th, Paris of the 142nd, and others: 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 the types of acceptable identification for voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 212. By Representatives Pirkle of the 155th, Houston of the 170th, Rhodes of the 120th, Wiedower of the 119th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, so as to exempt retailers, retail brokers of manufactured homes or mobile homes, and residential contractors from the requirement to obtain a license as a mortgage loan - 1 - originator, mortgage broker, or mortgage lender under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING HB 213. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, McCall of the 33rd, Pruett of the 149th, Gilliard of the 162nd, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agriculture, so as to enact the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; to provide for unlawfulness of certain acts; to authorize certain academic research of hemp; to provide for licensing and permit requirements for hemp growers and hemp processors, respectively; to provide for the Department of Agriculture to enter into agreements regarding such testing and other matters;to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise the definition of the term "marijuana"; to provide an exception to the scheduling of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid as controlled substances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS HB 214. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to remove the geographic limitation on pharmacists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HB 215. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Kelley of the 16th, Wilensky of the 79th, Stephens of the 164th, and Nguyen of the 89th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-3-114 and Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to policies to guide Department of Natural Resources in creating and administering the Georgia Scenic Trails System and to motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for permitted operation of electric assisted bicycles; to authorize the Department of Natural Resources to designate certain trails as open for use of electric assisted bicycles; to provide for definitions; to provide for required equipment and identification for such devices; to provide for operating standards; to provide for use of such devices on bicycle lanes and paths in certain instances; to provide for use of protective headgear in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 216. By Representative Anulewicz of the 42nd: 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 worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license - 2 - plate for members of the Georgia Tennis Foundation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 217. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Cooper of the 43rd, Newton of the 123rd, Silcox of the 52nd, Dempsey of the 13th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transactions in drug related objects, so as to provide that employees and agents of syringe services programs are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic syringes and needles; to authorize the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HB 218. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Jasperse of the 11th, Gambill of the 15th, Holcomb of the 81st, Ehrhart of the 36th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility requirements to receive the HOPE scholarship as a Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar relative to students who graduated from an ineligible high school or a home study program; to extend the period during which a student may receive a HOPE scholarship; to provide for requirements for continued eligibility for certain students; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HB 219. By Representatives Smith of the 70th, Knight of the 130th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, McCall of the 33rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to further define the fair market value of certain property and require the tax assessor to include certain information with the assessment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS HB 220. By Representatives Rogers of the 10th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Reeves of the 34th, and Lott of the 122nd: 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 regarding solid waste management, so as to extend the sunset date for certain solid waste disposal surcharges; to provide for the extension of the sunset date for certain tire disposal fees; to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous site response, so as to provide for the extension of the sunset date for certain - 3 - hazardous waste management fees and hazardous substance reporting fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 221. By Representatives Rogers of the 10th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Reeves of the 34th, Lott of the 122nd, Smyre of the 135th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue bonds for the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center, so as to increase the limit on indebtedness; 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 222. By Representatives McLeod of the 105th, Trammell of the 132nd, Bruce of the 61st, Clark of the 108th, Lopez Romero of the 99th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to change the date of the nonpartisan general election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 223. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, McCall of the 33rd, England of the 116th, Dubnik of the 29th, and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to oil or hazardous material spills or releases, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for an exception to notification of spills or releases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HB 224. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Kelley of the 16th, Powell of the 171st, Harrell of the 106th, Meeks of the 178th, 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, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide that credit for new purchases and acquisitions of qualified investment property shall be earnable for mining and mining facilities and allowed against a taxpayer's payroll withholding; to provide that certain previously claimed and unused tax credits earned by taxpayers may be applied against such taxpayers' payroll withholding under certain conditions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for applications and proration; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and application; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS - 4 - HB 225. By Representatives Rich of the 97th, Rogers of the 10th, Jasperse of the 11th, Gullett of the 19th, Mathis of the 144th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers, safe transportation of hazardous materials, and penalties, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 226. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Rogers of the 10th, Reeves of the 34th, Lott of the 122nd, and McCall of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-179 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to additional penalty for violation of traffic laws or ordinances, so as to extend the sunset of the additional penalty for violation of traffic laws or ordinances under "Joshua's Law"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HB 227. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Buckner of the 137th, Cannon of the 58th, Smith of the 41st, Nguyen of the 89th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding insurance, so as to expand prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE HB 228. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Jones of the 47th, Oliver of the 82nd, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to marriage generally, so as to change the minimum age of marriage of a child from 16 to 17 years of age and to require any person who is 17 years of age to have been emancipated; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child custody proceedings, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emancipation, so as to provide for requirements for filing a petition for emancipation for petitioners who desire to enter into a marriage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE HB 229. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Robichaux of the 48th, Hutchinson of the 107th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of the Georgia Crime Information Center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with - 5 - the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to change provisions relating to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 230. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Gambill of the 15th, Oliver of the 82nd, Wilensky of the 79th, Wilson of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to provide for benefit corporations; to provide for the application of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for naming; to provide for stock certificates; to provide for amendments and transactions; to provide for duties and limitations of liability of directors of benefit corporations; to provide for annual public benefit reports; to change the definition of a foreign corporation; to change provisions relating to the right to dissent; to change provisions relating to the corporate name of a foreign corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HB 231. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Petrea of the 166th, Smyre of the 135th, Smith of the 134th, Blackmon of the 146th, 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 the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to exempt from state income tax certain income received by taxpayers as retirement benefits from military service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; 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 232. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Belton of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Hitchens of the 161st, Prince of the 127th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education and vocational, technical, and adult education, respectively, so as to provide that dependent children of active duty military members shall be classified as in-state for purposes of tuition and fees by the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HB 233. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, England of the 116th, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Powell of the 32nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to enact the "Pharmacy AntiSteering and Transparency Act"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to prohibit pharmacies from engaging in certain practices; to require - 6 - pharmacies to file an annual disclosure statement; to provide for violations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HB 234. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Smyre of the 135th, Welch of the 110th, Silcox of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 15, 16, 17, and 41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice, courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and nuisances, respectively, so as to provide additional safeguards and protections against human trafficking; to authorize DFCS to provide care and supervision to children who are victims of human trafficking; to expand prohibitions against trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to revise the definition of prostitution; to increase the penalties for certain sexual offenses; to repeal the crime of pandering by compulsion; to provide that the use of certain property in connection with human trafficking constitutes a nuisance and to provide for what constitutes notice of such use; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE HR 165. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Dunahoo of the 30th, Pirkle of the 155th, Watson of the 172nd, Smith of the 41st, and others: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Chatham County; Authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Clayton County; Authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Colquitt County; Authorizing the ground lease of certain state owned real property located in Forsyth County; Authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Hall County; Authorizing the lease of certain state owned real property located in Monroe County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES HR 166. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Burnough of the 77th, Stovall of the 74th, Schofield of the 60th, and Davis of the 87th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Veteran Services and Benefits; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS HR 181. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Kendrick of the 93rd, Smith of the 41st, Douglas of the 78th, Alexander of the 66th, and others: A RESOLUTION applying to Congress for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that will restore balance and integrity to our elections; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on RULES - 7 -