First readers in House, 2019 February 22

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 6. By Representatives Trammell of the 132nd, Bruce of the 61st, Alexander of the 66th, Beverly of the 143rd, Boddie of the 62nd, 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 eliminate certain electors list maintenance activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 407. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th, Powell of the 32nd, Buckner of the 137th, Frye of the 118th, and Henson of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 and Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations and covenants and warranties, respectively, so as to prohibit property owners' associations from creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a solar energy device; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 408. By Representatives Drenner of the 85th and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to allow for the issuance of the special license plate for alternative fueled vehicles to include hybrid vehicles; to provide for definitions; to provide for the compilation and submission of a report on the issuance of such special plates to hybrid vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 409. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Stephens of the 164th, Benton of the 31st, McCall of the 33rd, Clark of the 98th, and others: 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 nurse, so as to authorize the delegation by a physician to an advanced practice registered nurse to order radiographic imaging tests in non-life-threatening situations; to revise definitions; to increase the number of advanced practice registered nurses with whom a delegating physician can enter into a nurse protocol agreement and supervise at one time; 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
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HB 410. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Kelley of the 16th, Gravley of the 67th, McCall of the 33rd, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to spotlights, foglights, and auxiliary lights permitted on motor vehicles, so as to allow for the use of bar shaped lighting devices on motor vehicles to be illuminated under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 411. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th, Powell of the 171st, and England of the 116th: 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 provide that property tax bills shall not include any nontax related fees or assessments; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 412. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Stephens of the 164th, Gravley of the 67th, Powell of the 171st, and Hitchens of the 161st: 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 provide an exclusion for motor vehicles owned or leased by or to a nonprofit organization or entity that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code which provides fire protection and firefighting services to communities in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 413. By Representatives Hogan of the 179th, Collins of the 68th, Powell of the 171st, Williams of the 148th, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-4-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures for sales under tax levies and executions, so as to provide for locations for sales under tax levies and executions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 414. By Representatives Kennard of the 102nd, Lopez Romero of the 99th, Carter of the 92nd, McLeod of the 105th, and Clark of the 108th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; to lower the age of compulsory school attendance from six years old to five years old; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 415. By Representatives Kennard of the 102nd, Mitchell of the 88th, Evans of the 83rd, McLeod of the 105th, McLaurin of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to authorize the issuance of identification cards in the absence of otherwise required documentation; to provide for the sharing of identifying information possessed by the Department of Corrections or jailers with the Department of Driver Services; to provide for the form of such identification cards; to authorize compliance with the federal REAL ID Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 416. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Gambill of the 15th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Buckner of the 137th, and Hogan of the 179th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to establish the State Vaccine Consumer Protection Office; to provide for definitions; to provide for its duties; to provide for the creation of a State Vaccination Information Sheet; to provide for rights of consumers to decline administration of vaccines; to provide for an annual report; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 417. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Clark of the 147th, and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for the comprehensive regulation of trauma scene cleanup services; to provide for definitions; to provide for registration requirements; to provide for qualifications; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for emergencies; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 418. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Kendrick of the 93rd, Oliver of the 82nd, Wilson of the 80th, Carter of the 92nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to extend the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to provide for claims against persons and public and private entities; to provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain conditions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 420. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to levy and impose a tax on persons who enter certain rental agreements with certain equipment rental companies within a certain period of time; to require such equipment rental companies to collect such taxes and remit them to county tax commissioners for credit against such company's ad valorem tax liability for certain equipment; to provide that county tax commissioners shall retain excess fees; to provide for the reporting of certain statistical data related to such tax; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 421. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-168 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the minimum school year and other matters, so as to provide that a school year shall not begin prior to the second full week in August; to provide for input on the school year calendar from community organizations and parent organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 422. By Representatives Barr of the 103rd, Welch of the 110th, Pruett of the 149th, Wiedower of the 119th, Tanner of the 9th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of soil erosion and sedimentation, so as to authorize in certain circumstances county and municipal governing authorities to approve erosion and sediment control plans in lieu of approval by soil and water conservation commission districts; to provide that counties and municipalities can contract with qualified personnel to implement land disturbance activity ordinances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 423. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Bruce of the 61st, Jackson of the 64th, and Boddie of the 62nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of South Fulton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 424. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Kelley of the 16th, and Gravley of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-15-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding street gang terrorism and prevention, so as to include certain sex crimes into the definition of criminal gang activity; to revise a definition; to amend Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence, so as to revise rules pertaining to the admissibility of a complainant's past sexual behavior in prosecutions for certain sexual offenses; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 425. By Representative Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an income tax credit for qualified research expenses, so as to revise the requirement for the alternative simplified credit; 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 426. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Smyre of the 135th, Bennett of the 94th, Silcox of the 52nd, Drenner of the 85th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise the criteria for imposition of punishment for crimes involving bias or prejudice; to revise the sanctions for such crimes; to provide for the manner of serving such sentences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 427. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Gardner of the 57th, Burnough of the 77th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to exempt all real property owned by tax exempt organizations if such real property is used exclusively for the purpose of rented or leased multiple-family housing; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 428. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Powell of the 171st, England of the 116th, Watson of the 172nd, Jackson of the 128th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to provide for state and local excise taxes on communications services and to eliminate certain other state or local taxes, charges, or fees related to such services; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to exempt certain broadband equipment from
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sales and use tax; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the Department of Revenue and the state revenue commissioner; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; 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 429. By Representatives Martin of the 49th and Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual license fees for operation of vehicles, fee for permanent licensing of certain trailers, and fee for new passenger car, so as to provide for a registration fee for alternative fueled personal transportation vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 430. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Jones of the 47th, and Robichaux of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to increase the homestead exemption from certain City of Alpharetta ad valorem taxes for certain residents thereof who are 65 years of age or over and for other residents thereof who are 70 years of age or over, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4669), as amended, so as to eliminate the income restriction for the $10,000.00 homestead exemption for residents age 65 or older; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 431. By Representatives Martin of the 49th, Jones of the 47th, and Robichaux of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for an additional $10,000.00 homestead exemption from certain City of Alpharetta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, approved April 23, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4836), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4001), so as to increase the exemption amount from $40,000.00 to $45,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 432. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Blackmon of the 146th, Knight of the 130th, Harrell of the 106th, and Williamson of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to modify the rate of tax imposed on the Georgia taxable net income of individuals; to add Georgia income tax paid by an individual to Georgia taxable net income to the extent such tax was deducted in determining federal taxable income; to provide for an earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend an Act approved March 2, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 8), which lowered the personal and
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corporate income tax rates, so as to repeal certain conflicting provisions related to personal income tax rates; 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 433. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Trammell of the 132nd, Hugley of the 136th, Alexander of the 66th, Park of the 101st, 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 provide for new voting systems for use in elections in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for the qualifications of such systems; to provide for the reimbursement of certain costs; to provide for ballot marking devices; to provide for in-person voting by paper ballot; to provide for audits; to repeal provisions of law authorizing the use of voting machines; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 445. By Representatives Hogan of the 179th, Jones of the 167th, Sainz of the 180th, Williams of the 145th, Clark of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to shore protection, so as to revise various provisions relative to shore protection; to revise and add definitions; to establish authority and powers of the Department of Natural Resources; to revise provisions relating to permit activities and procedures; to strike obsolete language and correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
*HB 446. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Rutledge of the 109th, Kelley of the 16th, and Harrell of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax credits for timber producers incurring losses from Hurricane Michael, so as to clarify that certain income tax credits that have been transferred shall not be refundable to the transferee and shall not be eligible for transfer; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
*HB 447. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Lott of the 122nd, Rogers of the 10th, Reeves of the 34th, Smyre of the 135th, 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 exempt jet fuel from the state sales and use tax for a period of time and to levy an excise tax on jet fuel during such period; to modify provisions for the use of proceeds of taxes on jet fuel; to define a term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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*HB 448. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Frye of the 118th, Newton of the 123rd, and Drenner of the 85th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to revise the definition of "innkeeper" to include lodging facilitators; to expand the levy of a nightly excise tax to include all rooms, lodgings, and accommodations furnished for value to the public by innkeepers; to define the term "lodging facilitator"; 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 449. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th and Boddie of the 62nd: 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 sales and use tax for certain property used in the construction, renovation, or expansion of certain multiuse arenas; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
*HB 450. By Representatives Jones of the 167th, Hogan of the 179th, Kelley of the 16th, Stephens of the 164th, Oliver of the 82nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to seafood, so as to provide for mariculture development; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Code Section 12-5-295 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of activities in coastal marshlands, so as revise an add exemption certain; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
*HB 451. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Hatchett of the 150th, Taylor of the 173rd, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 120th, and others: 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 the imposition, rate, and computation and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to revise procedures, conditions, and limitations relating to tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to authorize promulgation of regulations; to provide for preapproval of additional tax credits for current recipients of tax credits; to provide for sharing and confidentiality of certain preapproval information; to provide for the submission of applications to the Department of Community Affairs; to revise provisions relating to assignment of corporate income tax credits; 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
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HR 305. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Corbett of the 174th, Powell of the 171st, Hatchett of the 150th, and Momtahan of the 17th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Special License Plates; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES HR 306. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Cooper of the 43rd, Stephens of the 164th, Martin of the 49th, Wiedower of the 119th, and others: A RESOLUTION to provide for a reduction in the highest personal and corporate income tax rates by 0.25 percent through ratification of the contingent effective date language in subsection (c) of Section 3-1 of the Act approved March 2, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 8), which reduced the highest personal and corporate income tax rates; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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