First readers in House, 2019 March 13

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 596. By Representative Jackson of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Washington 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
HB 597. By Representative Houston of the 170th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Sparks, Georgia; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific law; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 598. By Representative Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Harlem, approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3654), as amended, so as to change the corporate boundaries of the city; 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 599. By Representatives Alexander of the 66th, Bruce of the 61st, Boddie of the 62nd, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County, approved February 15, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2703), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 14, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4045), so as to change the expense allowance of the chairperson and members of the board of commissioners; to remove outdated provisions relating to the calculation of the compensation of the chairperson and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 600. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, Washburn of the 141st, and Holmes of the 129th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for the County of Monroe, approved August 19, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 318), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3912),
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so as to provide for the removal of the duties of disbursements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 601. By Representatives England of the 116th and Gaines of the 117th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Statham, Georgia, approved April 21, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 3326), as amended, so as to revise provisions governing organization of the city government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 602. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Rome Building Authority; to provide for liberal construction of the act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 603. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the members of the County Board of Education of Floyd County, approved March 18, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3203), as amended, so as to provide for the compensation of the members of such board of education; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 604. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Kendrick of the 93rd, Scott of the 76th, Shannon of the 84th, and McLeod of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require certain males to report certain events to law enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 605. By Representative Bentley of the 139th: 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 require a registered sex offender to notify each nursing home to which the offender has applied to become a resident of his or her registered sex offender status and to require each such nursing home
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to share such information with all residents of such nursing home prior to the offender becoming a resident; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL HB 606. By Representative Bentley of the 139th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require life insurers to provide certain policy information to funeral homes within 24 hours of receipt of the funeral home's notification of an insured's death; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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