First readers in House, 2020 January 15

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 745. By Representatives Thomas of the 56th, Cannon of the 58th, Shannon of the 84th, Kendrick of the 93rd, and Stephenson of the 90th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the "Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act"; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to require perinatal facilities in this state to implement evidence based implicit bias programs for its health care professionals; to require certain components in such programs; to provide for initial and refresher training; to provide for the compilation and tracking of data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 746. By Representatives Kendrick of the 93rd, Scott of the 76th, Cannon of the 58th, Thomas of the 56th, Shannon of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act," so as to authorize any female upon whom an abortion is to be performed to decide not to receive or review informational materials regarding an unborn child, certify that she received or reviewed such informational materials, view the fetal image, or hear the fetal heartbeat prior to obtaining an abortion; to provide for documentation of such decision; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 758. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Corbett of the 174th, Smith of the 133rd, Harrell of the 106th, Momtahan of the 17th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012," so as to prohibit the consideration of the deployment of motor carrier safety improvements in determining an individual's employment status with a motor carrier; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 759. By Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Stephens of the 164th, Fleming of the 121st, Welch of the 110th, and Burns of the 159th: 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 change certain provisions relating to Schedule IV controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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HB 760. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Lumsden of the 12th, Jackson of the 128th, Hitchens of the 161st, and Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; to provide for immunity; to provide for reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 761. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Parsons of the 44th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Allen of the 40th, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to eliminate the percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 762. By Representative Carson of the 46th: 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 the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide a deduction from the Georgia net taxable income of corporations for assessments paid by a taxpayer that were imposed on such taxpayer pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; 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 763. By Representatives Jones of the 25th and Caldwell of the 20th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to create a sandbox program for the testing of financial products or services and the granting of limited waivers of certain regulatory requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for the administration of the sandbox program by the Attorney General; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for standards and procedures for program applications, operation, and supervision; to provide for criminal history background checks; to provide that moneys deposited under this program shall only be appropriated for programs of the office of the Attorney General; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 764. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Jones of the 47th, Cantrell of the 22nd, and Stovall of the 74th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-2068.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to facilities grants for charter schools, purposes for which grants may be used, upkeep of charter school property, and availability of unused facilities, so as to provide that unused facilities owned by the state and under the control
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and management of the State Properties Commission shall be made available for use by local charter schools and state charter schools; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 765. By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th, Gambill of the 15th, Powell of the 32nd, Benton of the 31st, and Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for chief magistrates; to provide for the calculation of future increases in the minimum compensation for chief magistrates; to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for other magistrates; to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for clerks of magistrate courts; 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 766. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Jackson of the 64th, Mitchell of the 88th, McClain of the 100th, Douglas of the 78th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education, so as to provide that postsecondary educational institutions shall deposit a portion of all revenue derived from its athletic teams' involvement with intercollegiate postseason athletic contests into an escrow account to be distributed to eligible student athletes on a pro rata basis upon graduation; to provide legislative findings and intent; to 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 HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 767. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Jackson of the 64th, Schofield of the 60th, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to provide for the Department of Public Health to collect certain information regarding suicides in this state; to provide for annual reports; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to provide for the creation of the Commission on Veteran Suicide Prevention; to provide for the composition and duties of such commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 768. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Jackson of the 64th, Schofield of the 60th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, privileges, and prohibitions regarding military personnel, so as to provide that it is against public policy to discriminate in housing based upon a person's status as a current or former member of the
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armed forces of the United States; to provide for definitions; to provide for remedies and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 769. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Jackson of the 64th, Schofield of the 60th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterans education, so as to provide for graduate education and housing assistance for certain disabled veterans; to provide for definitions; to provide for benefits and eligibility; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 770. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Glanton of the 75th, Hutchinson of the 107th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to provide for a competitive grant program to provide assistance for the cost of service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for procedures; to provide for the certification of veteran service dog providers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 771. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Glanton of the 75th, and Hutchinson of the 107th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that members of the armed forces of the United States who are abiding in this state incident to active military duty and their spouses and dependents qualify for in-state tuition; to provide for a continuation of in-state tuition under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 772. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Jackson of the 64th, Schofield of the 60th, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for a green alert program to notify the public when a veteran or military service member known to have a physical or mental health condition related to his or her service, or who is at imminent risk of self-harm, is missing; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures and cooperation of state agencies; to provide for certain immunities; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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HB 773. By Representatives Turner of the 21st, Jones of the 25th, and Pirkle of the 155th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for reciprocal licensing of professions, occupations, and trades for individuals licensed outside of the State of Georgia; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 774. By Representatives Allen of the 40th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Dreyer of the 59th, Jones of the 53rd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to air quality, so as to provide for the reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division; to provide for public notification of such releases by the Environmental Protection Division; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HR 893. By Representatives Scott of the 76th and Schofield of the 60th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that persons who are at least 16 years of age may vote in school district elections and elections affecting school funding; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HR 894. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Williams of the 168th, Schofield of the 60th, Jackson of the 64th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Veterans' Suicide; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HR 895. By Representatives Allen of the 40th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Dreyer of the 59th, Jones of the 53rd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Ethylene Oxide Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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