First readers in House, 2019 February 5

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2019
EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 2. By Representatives Gurtler of the 8th, Moore of the 1st, Cooke of the 18th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Caldwell of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 12. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Wiedower of the 119th, Wilensky of the 79th, Holcomb of the 81st, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require every public school to post a sign containing the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 13. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Mathiak of the 73rd, McCall of the 33rd, Blackmon of the 146th, and Jones of the 167th: 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 state sales and use tax for certain nonprofit horse shows, rodeos, or livestock events or exhibits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 95. By Representative Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of Jenkins County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4111), so as to provide for the appointment of deputy magistrates; to provide for such appointment to be made by the county governing authority; to provide that the chief magistrate and deputy magistrates shall serve at the pleasure of the governing authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 96. By Representative Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Candler County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3529), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the members of the Board of Education of Candler County; 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 97. By Representative Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Swainsboro, approved December 6, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3699), so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 98. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Glanton of the 75th, Beverly of the 143rd, Dreyer of the 59th, and Frazier of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform traffic citation and complaint form, so as to require that uniform citation and complaint forms issued after a certain date shall include a method for noting whether the alleged offense was committed by a motor vehicle or a bicycle; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 99. By Representative Smith of the 134th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for modernization and updates; to amend various provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 100. By Representative Parsons of the 44th: 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 specifically authorize electric membership corporations and their affiliates to provide broadband services; to provide for definitions; to authorize certain financing and partnerships for the provision of broadband services; to prohibit cross-subsidization between the provision of broadband services and an electric membership corporation's natural gas activities or electricity services activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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HB 101. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Houston of the 170th, Pirkle of the 155th, Corbett of the 174th, and Watson of the 172nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 and Code Section 48-5-504.40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and watercraft and allterrain vehicles held in inventory for resale exempt from ad valorem taxation for limited period of time, respectively, so as to revise definitions relative to all-terrain vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 102. By Representatives Martin of the 49th and Dreyer of the 59th: 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 allow certain nonprofit charitable institutions to exempt buildings used for the primary or incidental purpose of securing income from property tax; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 103. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Welch of the 110th, Kelley of the 16th, Holcomb of the 81st, Anulewicz of the 42nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for crimes and offenses, so as to change provisions relating to restrictions on contingency fee compensation of an attorney appointed to represent the state in forfeiture actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 104. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Powell of the 171st, McCall of the 33rd, Meeks of the 178th, and Pirkle of the 155th: 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 traps, bait, lure, pesticides, or trapping supplies that are held in inventory by an organization that maintains exempt status under Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code to be used in this state for the purpose of eradicating boll weevils or preventing the reinfestation of eradicated areas; 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 105. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Powell of the 171st, Meeks of the 178th, McCall of the 33rd, and Pirkle of the 155th: 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 payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; to
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provide for legislative findings; 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 106. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Stovall of the 74th, Nelson of the 125th, Jones of the 53rd, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding drivers' licenses, so as to require the Department of Driver Services in any republication of its drivers' manual to include instructions for best practices for facilitating the safety of all parties during a traffic stop by law enforcement; to provide for collaboration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 107. By Representative Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to burden of proof and presumptions, so as to change the burden of proof required for civil forfeiture proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 108. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Glanton of the 75th, Stovall of the 74th, Douglas of the 78th, and Bazemore of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3838) and by an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4665), so as to provide for rotation of the office of chief judge among the judges of said court; to provide for refusal to serve as chief judge; to provide for filling of vacancies in the office of chief judge; to provide for transaction of court business; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 109. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Powell of the 32nd, England of the 116th, and Gambill of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to modify conditions of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for individuals who first became members on or after July 1, 2019; to revise the computation of earnable compensation; to revise the definition of average final compensation; to modify the employee contribution rate; to prohibit creditable service for unused sick leave; to modify provisions for normal retirement age; to modify the vesting period; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
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HB 110. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Werkheiser of the 157th, and Caldwell of the 20th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-7-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of employee wages by lawful money, checks, or credit transfer and selection of payment dates by employer, so as to provide for the payment of wages by check upon the discretion of the employer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 111. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Williams of the 168th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Bonner of the 72nd, and Anulewicz of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-16-19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of forfeited property, order of distribution, and annual report, so as to require reporting on property and proceeds forfeited pursuant to the "Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Act" that have any relation to criminal proceedings for which there was an acquittal or dismissal in such criminal proceeding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 112. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Cooper of the 43rd, Silcox of the 52nd, Newton of the 123rd, and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding the regulation of controlled substances, so as to prohibit the sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; to provide for definitions; to provide for proper identification; to provide for a list of finished drug products; to provide for penalties; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for state regulation; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 113. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Lumsden of the 12th, Hitchens of the 161st, Belton of the 112th, and Smith of the 134th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit license and instruction permit holders under 18 years of age from using a stand-alone electronic device or wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 114. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Williams of the 148th, Beverly of the 143rd, Paris of the 142nd, Blackmon of the 146th, and others: 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 state sales and use taxes, so as to remove the sunset provision for an exemption from state sales and use tax for certain qualified
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job training organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 115. By Representatives Turner of the 21st and Tarvin of the 2nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act," so as to prohibit the outsourcing of forfeiture litigation to federal agencies as a circumvention to the forfeiture laws of this state; to provide for a definition; 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 116. By Representatives McClain of the 100th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Thomas of the 56th, Jones of the 53rd, Shannon of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 117. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, McClain of the 100th, Kennard of the 102nd, Kausche of the 50th, Holland of the 54th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, so as to provide that the election superintendent of a county may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses in a primary, election, or runoff under certain conditions; to provide for certain notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 118. By Representatives Morris of the 26th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Gravley of the 67th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to revise the offense of transmitting a false alarm; to provide for the offense of making an unlawful request for emergency service assistance; to provide for definitions; to provide for 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 119. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Drenner of the 85th, Turner of the 21st, Smyre of the 135th, and Jones of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mineral resources and caves, so as to repeal certain
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provisions relating to the amount of reward and eligibility for reward for the first person, firm, or corporation which puts down and brings in the first commercial oil well in the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT HR 96. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Houston of the 170th, Parrish of the 158th, Smith of the 133rd, Holmes of the 129th, and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Robert "Bob" Paul Hanner, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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