First readers in House, 2020 February 18

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 THIRTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 895. By Representative Setzler of the 35th: 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 assessment of no points and a maximum fine for the offense of failure to obey a traffic control device in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 896. By Representatives Trammell of the 132nd, Lopez Romero of the 99th, Dreyer of the 59th, Moore of the 95th, and Clark of the 108th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide that students other than nonimmigrant aliens as defined in federal law shall be classified as in-state for tuition purposes subject to certain conditions and to provide for such conditions; to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to verification requirements, procedures, and conditions, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 897. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Burns of the 159th, McCall of the 33rd, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 120th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-6-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice of timber harvesting operations, so as to require the State Forestry Commission to create a standing timber notification website; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations; to change surety bond and letter of credit requirements; to provide for claims against bonds; to provide for appeals of such claims; to provide for replacement bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 898. By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Stephens of the 164th, Harrell of the 106th, Holcomb of the 81st, Efstration of the 104th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption of hearing policies and procedures and standards for exercise of zoning power, so as to allow counties and municipalities to consider the effect of a proposed zoning action on local school systems and the potential overcrowding of schools within such local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 899. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Scoggins of the 14th, Hatchett of the 150th, Bonner of the 72nd, Smith of the 133rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-5-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telephone solicitations to residential, mobile, or wireless
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subscribers, Public Service Commission to establish and maintain list of certain subscribers, authorization for imposition of administrative fees, confidential nature of data base, and required identification, so as to increase the civil penalty for making certain prohibited telephone solicitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 900. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Holmes of the 129th, Dempsey of the 13th, and Rich of the 97th: 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 amend the logo design for special license plates issued to support breast cancer related programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 901. By Representatives Cheokas of the 138th, Greene of the 151st, Lumsden of the 12th, Wiedower of the 119th, and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, so as to provide for the power to make loan commitments and loans to local governments and nongovernment agencies for projects that permanently protect land and water; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 902. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Frye of the 118th, Wilson of the 80th, Holly of the 111th, and Bennett of the 94th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to require candidates to swear at the time of qualifying that neither the candidate nor his or her surrogate has colluded with a foreign state, foreign government, or citizen of a foreign state, or requested assistance in any form to such state, government, or citizen to influence the outcome of any local, state, or federal election in the United States of America; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 903. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Barr of the 103rd, Momtahan of the 17th, Pirkle of the 155th, and Douglas of the 78th: 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 a traffic citation to a vehicle owner in lieu of the individual operating the motor vehicle in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
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HB 904. By Representative Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-3-225 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assessment of expenses, exemption from liability, and liability for unpaid assessments, so as to replace owner with declarant; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 905. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Dollar of the 45th, and Stephens of the 164th: 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 authority of the commissioner of driver services to enter into certain reciprocal agreements with foreign jurisdictions; to provide for an exemption from licensing upon production of certain licenses issued by foreign jurisdictions; to provide for an exemption from certain testing requirements for individuals from foreign jurisdictions having entered into reciprocal agreements; to provide for an exemption for signatures on traffic citations in lieu of personal court appearance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 906. By Representatives Taylor of the 173rd, Greene of the 151st, Stephens of the 164th, Williamson of the 115th, LaHood of the 175th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Heritage Trust Program, so as to condition the method utilized for conveyance of heritage preserve property on the property's amount of acreage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 907. By Representatives Sainz of the 180th, Clark of the 147th, Bonner of the 72nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Prince of the 127th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the war veterans home, so as to include an additional time period of service in the definition of "war veteran"; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 908. By Representatives Smith of the 41st, Stovall of the 74th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Setzler of the 35th, and Glanton of the 75th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-2131 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enrollment of students in school to which not originally assigned, procedure, annual notification, and exception, so as to require local school
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systems to post required information, including relevant dates and deadlines, in a prominent location on its website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 909. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd and Harrell of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to increase the age of individuals to which the sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products are prohibited; to change certain 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 910. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Barr of the 103rd, Taylor of the 173rd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Williams of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to the operation of the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act," so as to provide for an exception relating to the practice of midwifery; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 911. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Lott of the 122nd, Martin of the 49th, Caldwell of the 20th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35, Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual offenses, the Georgia Crime Information Center, conditions of detention generally, and general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services, respectively, so as to provide for the offenses of improper sexual conduct by a foster parent in the first and second degrees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 912. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Fleming of the 121st, Oliver of the 82nd, Wiedower of the 119th, Wilson of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
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HB 913. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Fleming of the 121st, Oliver of the 82nd, Wiedower of the 119th, Wilson of the 80th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children, including foster children and adopted children; to allow for notice by certified mail in certain adoption proceedings; to revise a provision relating to the results of a search of the putative father registry; to revise provisions relating to appointment of an agent for a petitioner; to revise provisions relating to required criminal history records checks of petitioners; to revise provisions relating to petitioners who are nonresidents of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE HB 914. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Hitchens of the 161st, Williams of the 168th, Glanton of the 75th, Blackmon of the 146th, and others: 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 military spouses licensed in other states to practice certain professions and occupations to obtain a license by endorsement to practice in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 915. By Representatives Singleton of the 71st, Tarvin of the 2nd, Turner of the 21st, Pullin of the 131st, Cooke of the 18th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to enact the "Georgia Anti-Sanctuary Act"; 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
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