First readers in House, 2020 January 16

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 775. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions and deferral, so as to provide for a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for state, county, municipal, or school purposes for deployed service members in an amount proportional to the period of deployment during the preceding calendar year; to provide for a definition; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; 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 WAYS & MEANS
HB 776. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, in general, so as to provide protections for military service members in the event of foreclosures or other proceedings to enforce secured obligations; to define a term; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 777. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Burns of the 159th, McCall of the 33rd, England of the 116th, Smith of the 70th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards and requirements for construction, alteration, etc., of buildings and other structures, so as to direct the Department of Community Affairs to undertake a review of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code so as to consider amending the state minimum standard codes to allow tall mass timber construction types; to provide a date by which said review is to be completed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 778. By Representative Turner of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem tax exemptions, so as to exempt certain personal property of businesses from state ad valorem taxation; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 779. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Williamson of the 115th, Carson of the 46th, Frye of the 118th, and Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles, so as to revise the distribution of the proceeds of such taxes among local governments; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 780. By Representatives Pirkle of the 155th, Greene of the 151st, Lott of the 122nd, and Lumsden of the 12th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-16-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of State Properties Commission generally, so as to allow the commission to use an opinion of value in the valuation of state property where a conveyance of the property by the state is for the sole and direct benefit to the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HB 781. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Frazier of the 126th, Ridley of the 6th, and Houston of the 170th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions, so as to clarify and remove superfluous language; to reduce the number of days for certain cease and desist orders to become final; to repeal Code Section 7-1-1003.1, relating to physical place of business; to eliminate the notification requirement for a change in ultimate equitable owner of mortgage brokers or mortgage lenders; to change advertising content requirements for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to reduce the number of days for the process related to bond cancellation notice; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Fair Lending Act, so as to update citations to federal regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
HB 782. By Representatives McLeod of the 105th, Paris of the 142nd, Stovall of the 74th, Glanton of the 75th, Frye of the 118th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to revise the number of holidays that are observed in Georgia; to designate the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each year as a state holiday; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 783. By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Boddie of the 62nd, Gordon of the 163rd, Scott of the 76th, Hutchinson of the 107th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to raise the age of mandatory education for
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children from 16 to 17; to revise provisions relating to adult literacy for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HB 784. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Jasperse of the 11th, Hitchens of the 161st, Wiedower of the 119th, Gaines of the 117th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open and public meetings, so as to provide that discussions of school safety plans by members of a local board of education may be conducted in executive session; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 785. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Jones of the 25th, Rogers of the 10th, Reeves of the 34th, Washburn of the 141st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to provide for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to revise the powers of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; to provide that the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority shall provide rules and regulations for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding notaries public, so as to provide for procedures and requirements for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to provide definitions; to provide for electronic journaling; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY HR 896. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gilliard of the 162nd, and Gordon of the 163rd: A RESOLUTION recognizing the life of Mr. James "Jimmy" Allen Petrea and dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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