First readers in House, 2019 March 22

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 641. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Welch of the 110th, and Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to grant the Georgia Bureau of Investigation powers and duties to identify and investigate violations of Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act," and other computer crimes; to provide for subpoena power by the bureau for such investigations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 642. By Representative Pullin of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Zebulon, Georgia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for general powers and limitations on powers; to provide for organization, regular, and special meetings of the city council; to provide for rules of procedure, quorums and voting regarding city council meetings; to provide for branches of government; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, and conflicts of interest; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 643. By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th, Gambill of the 15th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of 75 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 644. By Representative Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pooler, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3726), as amended, so as to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Municipal Court of the City of Pooler; to identify the authorized uses of said technology fee; to provide for the deposit of fees; 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 645. By Representatives Wilson of the 80th, Holcomb of the 81st, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing general homestead exemption to $40,000.00 through five annual increases; 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 646. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Welch of the 110th, Rutledge of the 109th, and Dickerson of the 113th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate and to grant a new charter to the City of Covington, approved January 30, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2003), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 647. By Representatives Wilson of the 80th, Holcomb of the 81st, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $160,000.00 through five annual increases; 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 648. By Representative Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of White; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 649. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Gainesville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of
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the 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 650. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Gainesville, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4870), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the city by annexing certain territory; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 651. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Barr of the 103rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Gainesville Redevelopment Authority, approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4440), which authority was authorized pursuant to an amendment to the Constitution as contained in Ga. L. 1980, p. 2024, as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4105), so as to provide for reappointment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 652. By Representatives Williams of the 148th, Powell of the 32nd, Hogan of the 179th, Smith of the 70th, LaHood of the 175th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to increase payments to the fund from fees collected in civil actions; to increase the benefit payable upon the death of certain members of the fund; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 653. By Representatives Williams of the 168th and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4862); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; 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 654. By Representatives Glanton of the 75th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, Stovall of the 74th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jonesboro, approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4056), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such 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 INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 655. By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th, Gambill of the 15th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of 75 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 656. By Representatives Jackson of the 64th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Gardner of the 57th, Dreyer of the 59th, McLaurin of the 51st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4577), as amended, so as to revise the manner of appointment of the chairperson of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 657. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st, and Gordon of the 163rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Richmond Hill to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 658. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Gilliard of the 162nd, and Gordon of the 163rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, amendatory thereto and supplementary
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thereof, so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Savannah; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 659. By Representatives Kelley of the 16th, Trammell of the 132nd, Fleming of the 121st, Welch of the 110th, Wilson of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 660. By Representative Clark of the 98th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 and Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to continuances relative to civil practice and procedure and continuances relative to trial, respectively, so as to eliminate stays and continuances for members and staff of the General Assembly at times when the General Assembly is not in session; 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 661. By Representatives Marin of the 96th, Moore of the 95th, Clark of the 108th, McLeod of the 105th, McClain of the 100th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Norcross, Georgia, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4934), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4036), and an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4917), so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Norcross; to redesignate a subsection; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 668. By Representatives Paris of the 142nd, Beverly of the 143rd, Mathis of the 144th, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Macon-Bibb County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HR 585. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Holcomb of the 81st, Hill of the 3rd, Williams of the 148th, and Allen of the 40th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Gang and Youth Violence Prevention; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HR 586. By Representatives Gordon of the 163rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Holly of the 111th, Schofield of the 60th, McLaurin of the 51st, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Urban Farming; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HR 587. By Representatives Gordon of the 163rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Holly of the 111th, Schofield of the 60th, McLaurin of the 51st, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Tax Credit for Postproduction Expenditures; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 588. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Hatchett of the 150th, England of the 116th, Jones of the 47th, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Public Health to review maternal deaths in this state and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths in this state; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 589. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Hatchett of the 150th, England of the 116th, Jones of the 47th, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Maternal Mortality; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 590. By Representatives Bennett of the 94th, Cooper of the 43rd, Dreyer of the 59th, Hawkins of the 27th, Hutchinson of the 107th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Georgia's Barriers to Access to Adequate Health Care; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
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HR 591. By Representatives Smith of the 133rd, Corbett of the 174th, Burns of the 159th, McCall of the 33rd, Smyre of the 135th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Workforce Housing; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS HR 592. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Smith of the 134th, Hatchett of the 150th, and Lott of the 122nd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Health Care Reimbursement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
HR 643. By Representative Collins of the 68th: A RESOLUTION honoring The Old Guard and dedicating an intersection in their memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 644. By Representative Hawkins of the 27th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Health Care Reimbursement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
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