First readers in House, 2019 February 20

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 350. By Representative Williamson of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for certain business enterprises located in certain counties, so as to change the carry forward provisions relating to such credit; to provide for 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 351. By Representatives Holly of the 111th and Hopson of the 153rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-163 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera; so as to provide for criminal penalties for failure to stop for a school bus loading or unloading passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 352. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Lott of the 122nd, Rogers of the 10th, LaRiccia of the 169th, and Harrell of the 106th: 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 change the sunset provision for the exemption for competitive projects of regional significance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 353. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Morris of the 26th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Momtahan of the 17th, and Williams of the 148th: 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 regarding insurance, so as to create the crime of staging a motor vehicle collision; 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 354. By Representative Marin of the 96th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special decals issued to persons with disabilities to include a photograph of the person issued the decal; to amend Code Section 10-1164.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service gasoline price for drivers holding special disability permit, so as to correct a cross-reference; 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 355. By Representatives Pirkle of the 155th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, and Corbett of the 174th: 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 modify conditions for earning a tax credit for establishing or relocating quality jobs; 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 356. By Representative Pirkle of the 155th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Douglas to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 357. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Knight of the 130th, Rhodes of the 120th, Pullin of the 131st, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the shoal bass as the official Georgia state native riverine sport fish; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
HB 358. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Stovall of the 74th, Glanton of the 75th, Schofield of the 60th, and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the governing authority of the City of Morrow should seek a reduction in the $60,000.00 homestead exemption from City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 359. By Representative Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-4-20.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to investigation of family violence, preparation of written report, review of report by defendant arrested for family violence, and compilation of statistics, so as to revise the terminology used in determining whom to arrest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
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HB 360. By Representative Marin of the 96th: 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 the issuance of driving cards to noncitizen residents who are ineligible for a driver's license, temporary permit, or identification card; to revise a definition and provide for a definition; to provide for an exception to the requirement that the Department of Driver Services utilize a certain program; to provide for application requirements for such driving cards; to provide for standards for the appearance of such cards; to provide for minimum age for issuance of such cards; to provide for fees for issuance and renewal of such cards; to provide for expiration of such cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 361. By Representatives Marin of the 96th and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to weapons carry license, gun safety information, temporary renewal permit, mandamus, and verification of license, so as to provide for a training requirement for certain persons making application for a weapons carry license or renewal license; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 362. By Representative Marin of the 96th: 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, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to qualified citizenship expenses for low-income families; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 363. By Representatives Marin of the 96th, Nguyen of the 89th, Moore of the 95th, Park of the 101st, Kausche of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the official state language, so as to require reasonable access to public services for non-English speakers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 364. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Trammell of the 132nd, Shannon of the 84th, Beverly of the 143rd, Thomas of the 39th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding controlled substances, so as to authorize second chances under conditional discharge for controlled substances violations under certain circumstances; to provide for terms and conditions and procedures; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of
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Georgia Annotated, relating to probation for first offenders, so as to authorize second chances under first offender treatment of criminal charges under certain circumstances; to provide for terms and conditions and procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 365. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Harrell of the 106th, Powell of the 171st, Holcomb of the 81st, Carson of the 46th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles, so as to lower the tax rate imposed; to revise a definition; to revise the date range for antique motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 366. By Representatives Frazier of the 126th, Williams of the 168th, Newton of the 123rd, Bruce of the 61st, and Hugley of the 136th: 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 certain beneficial projects or 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 special license plate supporting the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 369. By Representatives Wilkerson of the 38th, Dickerson of the 113th, Dukes of the 154th, Mitchell of the 88th, Howard of the 124th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the development of an educational fact sheet that provides information concerning the use and misuse of opioid drugs in the event that a student-athlete or cheerleader is prescribed an opioid for a sports-related injury; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 370. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Newton of the 123rd, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Silcox of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, so as to revise the exception to the number of advanced practice registered nurses with which a delegating physician can enter into a protocol agreement for nurses practicing in an emergency medical services system; 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 371. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th, McCall of the 33rd, Powell of the 32nd, Williams of the 168th, and Trammell of the 132nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions regarding the uniform rules of the road, so as to require the securing or containing of live animals in the back of motor vehicles operated on certain highways; to provide for a penalty; to specify the basis for probable cause; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 372. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions and deferral, so as to provide for a homestead exemption from all ad valorem taxes for state, county, municipal, or school purposes for unremarried surviving spouses of emergency medical technicians or highway emergency response operators killed in the line of duty; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 373. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to change certain provisions relating to the Department of Labor and employment security; to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to perform certain functions and prescribe certain rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 374. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Cooper of the 43rd, and Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-12.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensing of assisted living communities, legislative intent, definitions, procedures, and requirements for medication aides, so as to authorize certified medication aides to administer medications to residents under hospice care pursuant to a physician's written orders; to amend Code Section 43-26-12, relating to exceptions to the licensure of registered professional nurses, so as to provide that the administration of medication by certified medication aides under specific criteria does not require licensure as a registered professional nurse; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 375. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Collins of the 68th, Efstration of the 104th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gambill of the 15th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to operation of trains at crossings, so as to prohibit the operation of a train in a manner that occupies or blocks a street, road, or
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highway grade crossing longer than a certain amount of time; to provide for exceptions; to provide for immunity from penalty in certain instances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 376. By Representatives Gilligan of the 24th, Silcox of the 52nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Rich of the 97th, Gaines of the 117th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to provide that September 1 of each year shall be Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HB 377. By Representatives Rich of the 97th, Powell of the 171st, and Smith of the 134th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require any policy issued in this state containing an ordinance or law exclusion to also include certain language; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 378. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Harrell of the 106th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to require the collection and remittance of excise taxes on rental motor vehicles by marketplace facilitators that are dealers that facilitate the rental or lease of five or more rental motor vehicles; to revise a definition; 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 379. By Representatives Moore of the 95th, Rich of the 97th, Harrell of the 106th, Wilensky of the 79th, Holly of the 111th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST), so as to revise the annual reporting requirements regarding projects and purposes using SPLOST funds; 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
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HR 257. By Representatives Williams of the 37th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Jones of the 53rd, Allen of the 40th, Buckner of the 137th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging Georgia Power to remove the unlined coal ash pile at the McDonough-Atkinson Power Plant and place the coal ash in a lined landfill; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HR 258. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Hugley of the 136th, Jackson of the 128th, Smyre of the 135th, Bruce of the 61st, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing Representative Joe Heckstall and dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 259. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Beverly of the 143rd, Frye of the 118th, Douglas of the 78th, Jackson of the 64th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Johnny Tolbert III House Study Committee on HeatRelated Injuries, Cardiac Injuries, and Other Sports-Related Injuries; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HR 260. By Representatives Marin of the 96th, Nguyen of the 89th, Park of the 101st, Kausche of the 50th, and Lopez Romero of the 99th: A RESOLUTION strongly opposing a request by the United States Department of Justice to add a citizenship question to Census 2020; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HR 261. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Cooper of the 43rd, Burns of the 159th, Silcox of the 52nd, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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