First readers in House, 2019 February 14

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 287. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Newton of the 123rd, Hawkins of the 27th, Parrish of the 158th, and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to delete an income tax deduction for certain physicians serving as community based faculty physicians; to create a new income tax credit for taxpayers who are licensed physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, or physician assistants who provide uncompensated preceptorship training to medical students, advanced practice registered nurse students, or physician assistant students for certain periods of time; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; 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 288. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Silcox of the 52nd, Dollar of the 45th, Dreyer of the 59th, and Kendrick of the 93rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to revise the sums that the clerks of the superior courts are entitled to charge and collect for filing documents and instruments pertaining to real estate or personal property; to provide for a flat sum structure; to repeal certain related alternative fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 289. By Representatives Oliver of the 82nd, Frye of the 118th, Clark of the 108th, Shannon of the 84th, Holland of the 54th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make unlawful the possession and use of bump fire stocks; to revise definitions; to subject the possession and use of bump fire stocks to criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 290. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Silcox of the 52nd, Cannon of the 58th, Gaines of the 117th, and Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of HIV, so as to establish a pilot program to provide preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services to persons at risk of being infected with HIV; to provide for requirements; to provide for implementation of the pilot program; to provide for a written report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 291. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Stover of the 71st, Mathiak of the 73rd, Jackson of the 64th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Peachtree City; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 292. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the Regents Retirement Plan, so as to eliminate certain remittances required to be made by the University System of Georgia to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 293. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Jackson of the 64th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Mathiak of the 73rd, and Stover of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Fayetteville Public Facilities Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 294. By Representatives Rich of the 97th, Powell of the 171st, Newton of the 123rd, Smith of the 133rd, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special district transportation sales and use tax, so as to provide for the inapplicability of such tax to certain sales or uses of building and construction materials; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 295. By Representative Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings, so as to require the conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 296. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Barr of the 103rd, and Dubnik of the 29th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terms of superior court, so as to revise the term of court
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for the superior court of Hall County in the Northeastern Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 297. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, Washburn of the 141st, and Holmes of the 129th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Monroe County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; 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 298. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions and prohibitions on membership in public retirement or pension systems, so as to modify the manner and timing for the deduction or cessation of payments owed by a public employee as a result of public employment related crimes; to increase the time in which a public retirement system shall initiate certain administrative proceedings upon the conviction of a member or beneficiary of a public employment related crime; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 299. By Representatives Hopson of the 153rd, Wilensky of the 79th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Bruce of the 61st, and Bentley of the 139th: 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 extend the time period allowing for public comment on precinct realignments; to place time limits on relocation of polling places; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 300. By Representatives Smith of the 133rd, Smith of the 134th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Stephens of the 165th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 and Chapter 45 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to continuing care providers and facilities and state health planning and development, so as to redesignate continuing care retirement communities as life plan communities; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 301. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Lott of the 122nd, Fleming of the 121st, Stephens of the 164th, Gravley of the 67th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for
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qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the account program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Governor's Office of Student Achievement to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for an annual report on the account program; 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 302. By Representatives Smith of the 133rd, Powell of the 32nd, Burns of the 159th, McCall of the 33rd, Frye of the 118th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 8 and Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing and local government, respectively, so as to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances or regulations relating to or regulating building design elements as applied to one or two-family dwellings; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to revise the term "zoning" as it relates to zoning procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 303. By Representatives McLaurin of the 51st, Kendrick of the 93rd, Boddie of the 62nd, Wilson of the 80th, Trammell of the 132nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to removal or alteration of identification from property, so as to remove anachronistic terms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR 214. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Ralston of the 7th, England of the 116th, Powell of the 171st, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A RESOLUTION reauthorizing the House Rural Development Council; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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