First readers in House, 2019 March 8

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2019 TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 582. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to divorce, so as to create a pet animal care plan in marriage dissolution proceedings; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 583. By Representatives Williams of the 148th and Gambill of the 15th: 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 a framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 584. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Reeves of the 34th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3673), so as to restyle the executive assistant and the executive secretary of the clerk of the superior court as administrative managers; to change the salary of the administrative managers of the clerk of the superior court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 585. By Representative Dukes of the 154th: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners in and for Miller County, approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4594), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 16, 1999, (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4442), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 586. By Representative Efstration of the 104th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospice care, so as to provide for the disposal of
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unused prescribed controlled substances for hospice patients by hospice staff; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 587. By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Wilkerson of the 38th, and Allen of the 40th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mableton; to provide a charter for the City of Mableton; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for transition of powers and duties; to provide for community improvement districts; to provide for directory nature of dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
HB 588. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Cooper of the 43rd, Stephens of the 164th, Hawkins of the 27th, Dempsey of the 13th, and others: 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, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to provide for a nonrefundable earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; 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 589. By Representatives Kirby of the 114th, Pruett of the 149th, Wiedower of the 119th, Gaines of the 117th, Burns of the 159th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 16 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and death benefits for the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to increase the benefit payable upon the death of certain members of the fund; 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 590. By Representative Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Tybee Island, approved April 20, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4462), as amended, so as to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for the election and duties of a mayor pro tem; to provide for elections; 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 591. By Representative Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Tybee Island 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 conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HR 449. By Representatives Dunahoo of the 30th, Barr of the 103rd, Hawkins of the 27th, Tanner of the 9th, Dubnik of the 29th, and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the Atlanta Falcons and dedicating an interchange in their honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 450. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 133rd, and Trammell of the 132nd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Sergeant Corey E. Spates and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 451. By Representative Trammell of the 132nd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Jimmy Lassetter and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 479. By Representative Cheokas of the 138th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Ms. Marcy Tarrer Massey and dedicating a road in her memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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