First readers in House, 2019 March 26

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 THIRTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 669. By Representatives Jones of the 91st, Mitchell of the 88th, and Carter of the 92nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Honoring Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., so as to provide for placement of a statute in honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., on Stone Mountain; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 670. By Representatives Nguyen of the 89th, Lopez Romero of the 99th, Park of the 101st, Shannon of the 84th, Dreyer of the 59th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the issuance of driving cards to noncitizen residents who are otherwise ineligible for a driver's license, temporary permit, or identification card; to revise a definition and provide for a definition; to provide for an exception to the requirement that the Department of Driver Services utilize a certain federal verification program; to provide for application requirements for such driving cards; to provide for standards for the appearance of such cards; to provide for fees for issuance and renewal of such cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 671. By Representative Jones of the 91st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Vista Grove in DeKalb County; to provide for a charter for the City of Vista Grove; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from DeKalb County to the City of Vista Grove; to provide for severability; to provide for a referendum; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 672. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th and Stephens of the 164th: 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 an assigned risk plan for individual health insurance coverage; to provide for the creation of a standard health benefit plan; to provide for the Commissioner's responsibilities and duties; to provide for the creation of the Georgia Preexisting Condition Individual High Risk Pool; to repeal the High Risk Health Insurance Plan; to repeal the Commission on the Georgia Health Insurance Risk Pool; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HB 673. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Hogan of the 179th, Hitchens of the 161st, Sainz of the 180th, and Stephens of the 164th: 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 or 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 establish a specialty license plate to benefit the Tybee Island Historical Society; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 674. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Harrell of the 106th, and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for Department of Revenue to develop and implement a state-wide, centralized application process for retailers for initial applications and renewals for licenses and permits; to provide for uniform procedures and forms for such online process; to provide for remittance and reporting of application fees; to provide for the State Revenue Commissioner to adopt certain rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 675. By Representative Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly and general provisions regarding salaries and fees of public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide that the positions of Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be full-time positions to which the persons holding such positions shall devote the full extent of their time and effort; to provide for the compensation of such positions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 676. By Representatives Jones of the 91st and Wilensky of the 79th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of peace officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, so as to grant said exemption to the unremarried surviving spouses of emergency medical technicians and highway emergency response operators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 677. By Representatives Silcox of the 52nd, Newton of the 123rd, Rhodes of the 120th, Beverly of the 143rd, Cooper of the 43rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to establish standards for insurers and health care providers with regard to payment under a health benefit plan in the provision of emergency medical services; to provide for certain patient or prospective patient disclosures; to provide for insurer disclosures; to
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provide for requirements regarding the provision of emergency medical services for covered persons under a health benefit plan; to provide for requirements for health benefit plan contracts between insurers and covered persons; to provide for payments to providers; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for mediation; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 690. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, McCall of the 33rd, Pirkle of the 155th, Rhodes of the 120th, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, so as to exempt agricultural structures from permitting fees; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 691. By Representatives Stovall of the 74th, Smyre of the 135th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enumeration of unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to increase consumer protections from deceptive insurer endorsements of home repair businesses and to protect consumers from related deceptive home repair business advertising; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 692. By Representative Stover of the 71st: 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 693. By Representatives Shannon of the 84th, Thomas of the 56th, Hugley of the 136th, Stephenson of the 90th, Cannon of the 58th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social services, so as to require the Department of Community Health to allow mothers giving birth to newborns to retain Medicaid eligibility for one year following such birth; to provide for amendments to the state plan if necessary; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 699. By Representative Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership in the Employees' Retirement
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System of Georgia, so as to provide that certain former members of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System may elect to resume active membership in the Georgia Judicial Retirement System upon obtaining certain employment; 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 HR 681. By Representatives Clark of the 108th and Bazemore of the 63rd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Effects of Mental Health on Gun Violence; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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