First readers in House, 2019 March 1

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 01, 2019 TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 4. By Representatives Gurtler of the 8th, Shannon of the 84th, Pullin of the 131st, and Cooke of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial affairs in general, so as to require that general appropriations bills be voted upon separately by each chamber by department budget unit; to provide for budget units; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 532. By Representative Jones of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sale of payment instruments, so as to provide for the imposition of certain fees upon money transmission transactions completed by financial institutions for individuals; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to income tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to provide for a tax credit for residents in the amount of certain assessed money transmission transaction fees paid by such residents; to provide for a reimbursement for certain residents in the amount of certain assessed money transmission transaction fees paid by such residents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 533. By Representative Jones of the 167th: 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, and computation of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for certain expenses by certain educators; to provide for definitions; to disallow related deductions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a sunset; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 534. By Representative Pullin of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Upson County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 535. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Barr of the 103rd, Newton of the 123rd, and Cooper of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the regulation and permittance of body artists and body art studios; to provide for definitions; to provide for the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of permits; to provide for permit fees; to authorize administrative review and the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement, inspection, and criminal penalties; to provide for the display of signs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 536. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Gullett of the 19th, Hitchens of the 161st, Williams of the 148th, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state and other flags, so as to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the members of the armed forces; to provide for the display of the Honor and Remember flag at designated state-owned properties on certain designated days; to provide that such flags are manufactured in the United States; to provide that local governments may display the Honor and Remember flag; to provide for the adoption of guidelines for the display of such flags; to provide for the procurement and distribution of such flags; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HB 537. By Representatives Clark of the 98th, Morris of the 26th, Pruett of the 149th, Jones of the 25th, Cantrell of the 22nd, 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that no voting device may be approved or provided for use in this state unless its final assembly place was located in the United States; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide sanctions; to provide an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 538. By Representatives Jones of the 25th and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state administrative organization of revenue and taxation; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to administration of revenue and taxation; to amend Chapter 13A of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to tax tribunals, so as to require that all questions of law decided by the Georgia Tax Tribunal be decided without deference to the rules, determinations, or interpretations of the Department of Revenue; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 539. By Representative Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state license requirements and regulations for
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manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to change the number of retail dealer licenses that a person may hold or have a beneficial interest in; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 540. By Representatives Rhodes of the 120th, Corbett of the 174th, and Watson of the 172nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to housing tax credit for qualified projects and rules and regulations, so as to add to the list of tax categories eligible for an offset by the housing tax credit; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 541. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, Collins of the 68th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding telephone service, so as to provide that a wireless service provider shall make call location information of its subscribers available to law enforcement agencies upon request; to provide for limitations; to provide for immunity from suit for such wireless service providers under certain circumstances; to provide for the collection and distribution of contact information; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 542. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Kelley of the 16th, Gravley of the 67th, Corbett of the 174th, Pirkle of the 155th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to authorize health care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits through an exchange to meet their indigent and charity care requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Georgia Charity Care Exchange; to provide for contractual arrangements between health care facilities for the first two years; to provide for an annual report; to provide for creation of an oversight board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 547. By Representatives Henson of the 86th, Douglas of the 78th, Holly of the 111th, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide that a bill to incorporate a new municipality cannot contain any territory that is a part of an existing municipality; 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
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HB 548. By Representatives Henson of the 86th, Mitchell of the 88th, Bennett of the 94th, Drenner of the 85th, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, so as to provide that Stone Mountain Park shall not be subject to annexation into any municipality or to becoming part of any newly created municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 549. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Mitchell of the 88th, Schofield of the 60th, and Dukes of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to reduce the fees associated with filing for record restrictions or the inspection and correction of criminal records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 550. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Mitchell of the 88th, and Dukes of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming crossreferences; to amend Code Section 35-3-33, relating to the duties of the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to revise provisions relating to obtaining fingerprints and other identifying data on persons arrested or taken into custody for misdemeanor marijuana possession; 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 551. By Representatives Hill of the 3rd, Caldwell of the 20th, Jones of the 91st, Mathiak of the 73rd, Newton of the 123rd, and others: 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 provide for legislative findings; to provide a definition; to provide for the identification of a standard level of kratom alkoloids and establish recommended dosages; to provide for the prohibition of access to kratom to persons under 18 years of age; to provide for package labeling requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 552. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Alexander of the 66th, Douglas of the 78th, Moore of the 95th, Wilkerson of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide for the establishment of banking
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improvement zones to encourage opening of banks in areas underserved by banks; to provide for definitions; to provide for application and standards of approval for a banking improvement zone; to provide for the establishment of an agreement for the deposit of public funds in banks within a banking improvement zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 553. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 43rd, Oliver of the 82nd, Welch of the 110th, and Houston of the 170th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 35-6-2 and 49-5-281 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the membership of the State Victim Services Commission and the bill of rights for foster parents, respectively, so as to delete references to an obsolete entity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CODE REVISION
*HB 554. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Pirkle of the 155th, Powell of the 32nd, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-3-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of vehicle to or from dealer, records to be kept by dealers, and electronic filing, so as to provide for the filing of certificates of title by dealers; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HR 402. By Representatives Park of the 101st, Hitchens of the 161st, Werkheiser of the 157th, Stephens of the 164th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 403. By Representatives Howard of the 124th, Cooper of the 43rd, Smith of the 70th, Mitchell of the 88th, Stephens of the 165th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging owners and operators of convenience stores in Georgia to provide easy access to disabled customers desiring to refuel their vehicles; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
*HR 408. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Oliver of the 82nd, Jones of the 25th, Stephens of the 164th, and Martin of the 49th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Innovation and Emerging Technologies Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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