First readers in House, 2019 February 26

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 457. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Smith of the 134th, and Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding equipment of motor vehicles, so as to revise provisions for safety belts required as equipment, safety restraints for children, and the usage of safety belts in passenger vehicles; to provide for use or nonuse of a seat safety belt as evidence admissible in civil actions under certain circumstances; to provide a response to Reid v. Odom, 199 Ga. App. 146; Boatwright v. Czerepinski, 194 Ga. App. 697; Katz v. White, 190 Ga. App. 458; Sapp v. Johnson, 184 Ga. App. 603, and any other case law that has provided for limiting the purposes for which seat belt nonusage evidence may be admitted; 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
HB 458. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Burns of the 159th, Barr of the 103rd, Smith of the 133rd, Moore of the 95th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to prohibit the use of class B fire-fighting foam for testing purposes if such foam contains a certain class of fluorinated organic chemicals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 459. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Carson of the 46th, Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 43rd, and Gaines of the 117th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 22 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school buses, so as to provide for a driver's license verification system for school bus drivers; to require participation by local boards of education; to provide for data submission; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for coordination among the Department of Public Safety, the Georgia Technology Authority, and the Department of Driver Services; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so as to provide that records maintained for such verification system shall not be subject to public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 460. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, McLaurin of the 51st, Jones of the 47th, and Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Roswell to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the
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O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 461. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Dreyer of the 59th, Schofield of the 60th, McLaurin of the 51st, and Stephens of the 165th: 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 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 462. By Representatives Smith of the 70th, Bonner of the 72nd, Stover of the 71st, and Trammell of the 132nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Coweta County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age but less than 71 years of age, $60,000.00 for residents of that school district who are 71 years of age but less than 75 years of age, and $80,000.00 for residents of that school district who are 75 years of age or older, approved January 17, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3501), so as to raise the exemption amounts; 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 INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 463. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Powell of the 32nd, Carpenter of the 4th, Bonner of the 72nd, Gravley of the 67th, and others: 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 a Class C driver's license to operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles; to exempt operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles from headgear and eye-protective device requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 464. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Hatchett of the 150th, Jasperse of the 11th, Kelley of the 16th, Hill of the 3rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to require local boards of education to have a public comment period at every meeting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 465. By Representatives Parsons of the 44th, Drenner of the 85th, and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to enact the "Georgia Water Customer Bill of Rights Act"; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for customer service standards and disclosures; to provide for requirements regarding billing and other mistakes and errors; to provide for refunds and credits; to provide for administrative and civil remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 466. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Ehrhart of the 36th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding selection and qualification of candidates and presidential electors, so as to provide for nonpartisan elections for clerks of state courts and clerks of superior courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 467. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Parsons of the 44th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of clerk of the Superior Court of Cobb County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 468. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Parsons of the 44th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of clerk of the State Court of Cobb County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 469. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, and Anulewicz of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to property, so as to allow for vehicle immobilization devices or boots to be applied to motor vehicles on private property under certain circumstances; to provide for applicability; 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
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HB 473. By Representatives Park of the 101st, Trammell of the 132nd, Schofield of the 60th, Nguyen of the 89th, Wilson of the 80th, 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 income taxes, so as to provide for a refundable earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; 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 474. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Kelley of the 16th, McClain of the 100th, and Jones of the 91st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to require certain procedures prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rules of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 475. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Shannon of the 84th, Schofield of the 60th, Boddie of the 62nd, Cannon of the 58th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to provide for matters related to the housing, health, and care of female inmates; to provide for definitions; to provide for the prenatal, perinatal, postpartum, and special needs of female inmates; to provide custodian training; to provide for parental needs; to provide for the documentation and reporting of certain information; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 476. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Stephens of the 164th, Belton of the 112th, and Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance for students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that child entertainer students performing during one or more school days shall not be counted absent from school; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 477. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-45-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding public swimming pools, so as to exempt pools located in condominium complexes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HB 478. By Representative Ballinger of the 23rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the central child abuse registry, so as to provide improvements to the operation of the child abuse registry; to provide definitions; to provide for notice of abuse allegations; to provide for reporting abuse cases to DFACS office; to provide for hearing on expungement of name from registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 479. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Smith of the 134th, England of the 116th, Setzler of the 35th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; 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 480. By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th, Gambill of the 15th, Powell of the 32nd, Tarvin of the 2nd, Williamson of the 115th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding telephone service, so as to provide identification requirements for any person or entity making a telephone solicitation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 481. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Lott of the 122nd, Taylor of the 173rd, Bonner of the 72nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to abortion; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act;" to amend Chapter 9B of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician's obligation in performance of abortions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parent and child relationship generally; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 482. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th and Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform property tax administration and equalization, so as to provide that the governing authorities of counties may provide facilities in multiple locations for hearings on appeals to boards of equalization; to
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provide that a hearing shall be held in the location nearest to the taxpayer's residence; to require the random assignment of hearing panel members to such locations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 483. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th and Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 484. By Representative Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens, so as to provide for the resolution of disputes in which a medical funding provider has provided payment to a consumer's health care provider; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain activities of medical funding providers; to provide for certain the admissibility of certain evidence at trial; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 485. By Representative Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21A of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judicial accounting, so as to change the judicial operations fund fee and provide for a sunset; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 491. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Smith of the 134th, Lumsden of the 12th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Blackmon of the 146th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance holding company systems, so as to update the regulation of insurance company holding systems; to provide for definitions; to provide the Commissioner with new supervisory authority; to provide for enforcement authority; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HR 346. By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Carson of the 46th, Hitchens of the 161st, Burns of the 159th, and Parrish of the 158th: A RESOLUTION honoring the lives of Caitlyn Baggett, Morgan Bass, Emily Clark, Abbie Deloach, and Catherine McKay Pittman and dedicating a bridge in their memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 367. By Representative Pullin of the 131st: A RESOLUTION urging Georgia's school districts to have an emergency medical technician (EMT) present during all full-contact sporting events; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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