First readers in House, 2020 January 28

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 802. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation and expense of the members of the Board of Education of Calhoun County, approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3838), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 803. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 66 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; 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 804. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Gardner of the 57th, Prince of the 127th, Bruce of the 61st, and Hill of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Equal Employment for Persons With Disabilities Code," so as to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities by paying less than the required minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 805. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Gardner of the 57th, Prince of the 127th, and Bruce of the 61st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Minimum Wage Law," so as to change the amount of the minimum wage; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 806. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Dreyer of the 59th, and Schofield of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water and sewer projects and costs tax (MOST),
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so as to redefine the term "municipality"; to provide for audits of such tax by the state auditor under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 807. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Powell of the 32nd, Hatchett of the 150th, Tanner of the 9th, Yearta of the 152nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-13-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to levy on business or practitioner with location or office in more than one jurisdiction, methods of allocating gross receipts, information provided by business or practitioner, and limits on levies by local governments using criteria for taxation, so as to allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 808. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Powell of the 32nd, Tanner of the 9th, Corbett of the 174th, and Hatchett of the 150th: 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 a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 809. By Representatives Kausche of the 50th, McLaurin of the 51st, Robichaux of the 48th, and Clark of the 108th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to revise and provide for definitions regarding sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of tobacco products and tobacco related objects; to prohibit the sale of tobacco products and tobacco related objects to persons under 21 years of age; to place additional prohibitions on the ability to sell such products to a minor; 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 REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 810. By Representative Harrell of the 106th: 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 for income taxes, so as to repeal a tax credit for employing qualified parolees; to amend Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to role of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, so as to remove a cross-reference; 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 811. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th and Williamson of the 115th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of revenue and taxation, so as to provide that interest paid on refunds of overpayments of taxes and past due taxes shall be equal to the bank prime loan rate; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 812. By Representative McLeod of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise the times when referendum elections may be conducted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 813. By Representatives McLeod of the 105th, Robichaux of the 48th, Holly of the 111th, McClain of the 100th, Clark of the 108th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid expansion program to provide health care coverage to uninsured individuals; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Medicaid Expansion Program; to provide for requirements; to provide for submission of a federal waiver request; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
HB 814. By Representative Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5A of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to State-wide Business Court, so as to remove the administrative attachment of the Georgia State-wide Business Court from the Court of Appeals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 815. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, England of the 116th, Wiedower of the 119th, Benton of the 31st, and Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from taxation local authorities providing public water or sewer service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 816. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Williams of the 145th, Hawkins of the 27th, Bonner of the 72nd, and Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 14-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional services in which a professional corporation
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may engage, so as to provide that chiropractors may own professional corporations with physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 817. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Lott of the 122nd, Newton of the 123rd, and McCall of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the board of education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4274), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 818. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Williamson of the 115th, Hawkins of the 27th, Gravley of the 67th, and Caldwell of the 20th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Compact for a Balanced Budget, so as to extend the sunset provision of the compact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTERSTATE COOPERATION
HB 819. By Representatives Park of the 101st, Hitchens of the 161st, Williams of the 168th, Glanton of the 75th, Nguyen of the 89th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to authorize the issuance of veterans' licenses to any person who is a United States citizen and resident of this state who served in the military for an ally of the United States during a time of war or other conflict; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 820. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Smyre of the 135th, Carpenter of the 4th, McCall of the 33rd, and Powell of the 32nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to officers in the Department of Transportation, so as to provide for state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; to provide for a definition; to provide that the commissioner of transportation may administer a Georgia Freight Railroad Program; to provide for subprograms within such program; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for standards for expenditure of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HB 821. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th and Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to remove the prohibition of granting postretirement benefit adjustments to any individual who became a member on or after July 1, 2009, of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or the Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to allow for the possibility of such adjustments for such members granted on or after July 1, 2020; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 822. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Scoggins of the 14th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Bartow County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4915), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4818), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 823. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Jones of the 47th, Lott of the 122nd, Reeves of the 34th, Wiedower of the 119th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 16-5-46 and 40-5-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude and disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle and action required after suspending, revoking, or canceling license or nonresident privileges, respectively, so as to provide for a lifetime disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle by persons convicted of trafficking other persons for labor or sexual servitude while using a commercial motor vehicle; 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 MOTOR VEHICLES
HR 933. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Gravley of the 67th, Bruce of the 61st, Collins of the 68th, and Alexander of the 66th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Homeowners' Associations, Condominium Owners' Associations, and Property Owners in Community Associations; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 934. By Representatives Harrell of the 106th and Welch of the 110th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the governing authority of any county or consolidated government shall be authorized to adopt an alternative method of appraisal and assessment of real property located within
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such county for taxation; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for legislative findings; 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 WAYS & MEANS HR 935. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Trammell of the 132nd, Smyre of the 135th, Carpenter of the 4th, and McCall of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION creating the Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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