First readers in House, 2019 February 6

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019
NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 120. By Representative Morris of the 26th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a salary supplement for each judge of the Superior Court of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3680), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; 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 121. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Bazemore of the 63rd, Jackson of the 64th, Boddie of the 62nd, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 122. By Representatives Trammell of the 132nd, Robichaux of the 48th, Frye of the 118th, Douglas of the 78th, Wilensky of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-127.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school, so as to revoke the authorization for the carrying and possession of handguns in certain manners by weapons carry license holders in certain buildings or on real property owned by or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 123. By Representative Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the creation of the State Workforce Development Board, federal composition requirements, meetings, authorization for the promulgation of rules and regulations, and administration of programs, so as to provide for the Department of Labor to be designated as the administrator of all programs for which the state is responsible pursuant to Public Law 105-220 and of the policies and methods of implementation promulgated by the State Workforce Development Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 124. By Representative Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the Town of Centralhatchee in the County of Heard and the State of Georgia, approved March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2347), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to
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provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 125. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Cooke of the 18th, and Collins of the 68th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Bowdon in the County of Carroll, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3654), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 126. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Dickey of the 140th, Smith of the 133rd, Werkheiser of the 157th, and Gambill of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Labor, so as to provide for the establishment of the "GeorgiaBest" program and an employability skills training curriculum; 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 127. By Representative Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Echols County, approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3845), so as to extend the time for collecting such fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 128. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Welch of the 110th, Fleming of the 121st, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide that insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; to amend Code Section 43-34-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Georgia Composite Medical Board to refuse license, certificate, or permit or issue discipline; to amend Code Section 43-34A-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician profiles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HB 129. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for an exception to the offense of knowingly selling or furnishing knuckles to a person under the age of 18 years; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 130. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Dickey of the 140th, Gambill of the 15th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Glanton of the 75th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Education, so as to authorize the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation; to provide for conditions; to provide for an annual report; 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 131. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, LaHood of the 175th, Ridley of the 6th, Rhodes of the 120th, and Sainz of the 180th: 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 and 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 provide for the disbursement of proceeds from the sale of a special license plate for the Georgia Aquarium; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 132. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th and Kelley of the 16th: 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 and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to permit affiliated entities to apply certain transferable tax credits against payroll withholding; 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 133. By Representatives Clark of the 108th, Dreyer of the 59th, Cannon of the 58th, Hutchinson of the 107th, Kausche of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that any course of study in sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention instruction is medically accurate; to provide for a definition; 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 134. By Representatives Rich of the 97th, Efstration of the 104th, Moore of the 95th, Kennard of the 102nd, Silcox of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county law libraries, so as to repeal a population provision regarding the disposition of law library funds in certain counties; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 135. By Representatives Douglas of the 78th, Powell of the 32nd, Howard of the 124th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Robichaux of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to provide for authorized electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide consent requirements; to provide for notice to the facility; to provide for cost and installation; to provide for an assistance program for Medicaid recipients; to provide for notice to visitors; to prohibit obstruction of electronic monitoring devices; to limit the dissemination of recordings; to provide for admissibility into evidence; to provide for limited liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 136. By Representatives Douglas of the 78th, Smith of the 70th, Cooper of the 43rd, Henson of the 86th, Robichaux of the 48th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding animal protection, so as to provide for photographic notification and breed of impounded animals on an animal shelter's website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 137. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Wilensky of the 79th, Frye of the 118th, Beverly of the 143rd, Bruce of the 61st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that persons convicted of certain family violence offenses cannot possess or carry firearms; to provide a definition; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 135. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Trammell of the 132nd, Ballinger of the 23rd, Cooper of the 43rd, and Smith of the 70th: A RESOLUTION urging Congress to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HR 136. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Thomas Morton Fort, Jr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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