First readers in House, 2020 February 24

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 987. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, LaHood of the 175th, Jones of the 47th, Petrea of the 166th, Efstration of the 104th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to provide additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; to increase the maximum fines for violation by health care facilities; to provide for staffing, training, and financial stability requirements for certain personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for limited nursing services in assisted living communities; to provide for certification of memory care centers; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for definitions; to rename the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators the State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 988. By Representative Bentley of the 139th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Macon County and to provide for its powers and duties, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4532), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for appointments to the board; to provide for terms of the additional board members; to remove expired and outdated provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 989. By Representatives Park of the 101st, Holland of the 54th, Hutchinson of the 107th, Moore of the 95th, Kausche of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to convene an advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; to provide for findings and recommendations; to provide for abolishment of the advisory working group; to provide for subsequent periodic review of screening protocols and tools; to provide for implementation only if certain conditions are met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 990. By Representatives Meeks of the 178th and Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Screven, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2203), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 30, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964 Ex. Sess., p. 2114), so as to revise the terms of the mayor and city council; to provide for election dates; to revise meeting dates for the
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city council; to revise the powers of the mayor; to remove provisions related to the police court; to provide for a municipal court; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 991. By Representatives Hatchett of the 150th, Knight of the 130th, England of the 116th, Stephens of the 164th, Parrish of the 158th, 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 provide for transparency relating to state healthcare plans and its contractors; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an oversight committee; to provide for its members and powers; to provide for information from state contractors and others to the oversight committee regarding state healthcare plans; to provide for confidentiality of certain records; to provide for penalties; 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 992. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Kendrick of the 93rd, Thomas of the 39th, Thomas of the 56th, and Jackson of the 64th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for an income tax credit for investors in women owned businesses; to provide for definitions; to provide for registration with the commissioner of revenue; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for recapture; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 993. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Welch of the 110th, Oliver of the 82nd, Cantrell of the 22nd, and England of the 116th: 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 vital records reports and data from the state registrar relating to child abuse reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 994. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Fleming of the 121st, Efstration of the 104th, Welch of the 110th, and Ehrhart of the 36th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise provisions to advance the enforcement of laws and responses to certain criminal activities; to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transfers, so as to revise and to provide for provisions relating to addressing criminal gang activities; to amend Chapter 15 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to street gang terrorism and prevention, so as to revise the definition of "criminal gang activity" and prohibited criminal gang activities in regards to street gang terrorism and prevention; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to death penalty generally, so as to revise criminal procedure in regards to certain
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death penalty cases; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 995. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Barr of the 103rd, Carpenter of the 4th, Momtahan of the 17th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education generally, so as to provide for public forums at public institutions of higher education; to prevent the creation of "free speech zones" at public institutions of higher education; to allow for reasonable, viewpoint-neutral, and narrowly-tailored time, place, and manner restrictions on expressive activity at public institutions of higher education; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; 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 996. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Gaines of the 117th, Silcox of the 52nd, Hatchett of the 150th, and Newton of the 123rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-242 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the "Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act," so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HR 1237. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Rhodes of the 120th, Buckner of the 137th, Dubnik of the 29th, Smith of the 70th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to pass the Recovering America's Wildlife Act; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
HR 1238. By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Stephens of the 164th, and Petrea of the 166th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Mrs. Blondean Newman and dedicating a road in her honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1239. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Wiedower of the 119th, Powell of the 32nd, Martin of the 49th, England of the 116th, and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Dan Magill and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 1240. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Burns of the 159th, Trammell of the 132nd, Gravley of the 67th, Caldwell of the 20th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the federal government to allow states to switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTERSTATE COOPERATION
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