First readers in House, 2020 February 26

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1013. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Gardner of the 57th, Oliver of the 82nd, Williams of the 37th, Schofield of the 60th, 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 establish the PeachCare for Adults Program; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for submission of federal waiver requests; to provide for requirements; to provide for providers; to provide for administration of the program; 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 1014. By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Dickey of the 140th, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 42 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to downtown development authorities, so as to remove a provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities; 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 1015. By Representatives Wiedower of the 119th, Burns of the 159th, Smith of the 70th, Jones of the 25th, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry, so as to provide for the inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; to revise definitions; to allow participants in the registry to voluntarily record the utilization of carbon sequestration; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for certified thirdparty organizations to measure the amount of carbon sequestered from building materials that sequester carbon dioxide; to require the State Forestry Commission to publish a list of certified organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1016. By Representative Burchett of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Atkinson County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4771), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3808), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 1017. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Lott of the 122nd, Reeves of the 34th, Corbett of the 174th, and Belton of the 112th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-85 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability, procedure for making payments, and appeal, so as to revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 1018. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Hitchens of the 161st, Williams of the 168th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Belton of the 112th: 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 establish a specialty license plate honoring Support Our Troops, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1019. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Bruce of the 61st, Boddie of the 62nd, Jackson of the 64th, and Metze of the 55th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3910), so as to provide that the offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1020. By Representatives Gravley of the 67th, Powell of the 32nd, Tarvin of the 2nd, Barton of the 5th, Gullett of the 19th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for license suspension for conviction of drug related offenses; to provide for conditions for reinstatement for such suspended licenses; to reduce the number of required hours in the intervention component of DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; to require submission of a business plan for operation of such programs; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 1021. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Burns of the 159th, Lumsden of the 12th, Tanner of the 9th, Powell of the 32nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Driver's Education Commission, so as to increase the additional penalty for violation of traffic laws or ordinances under "Joshua's Law"; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1022. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Stephens of the 164th, Pruett of the 149th, and Wilson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions; to require a demand by the owner and a tenant's opportunity to cure; to provide for notice and service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1023. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Smith of the 41st, Gardner of the 57th, Clark of the 108th, and Trammell of the 132nd: 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 for a fee waiver for students who serve full time or part time as graduate teaching or research assistants at units of the University System of Georgia; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 1024. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Hatchett of the 150th, Jones of the 47th, Stephens of the 164th, Dickey of the 140th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to provide for freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; to provide an exemption from certificate of need requirements for certain inpatient beds for behavioral health patients and for freestanding emergency departments in rural counties; 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 1025. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Reeves of the 34th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Parsons of the 44th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 4062), so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 1026. By Representatives Dickey of the 140th, Knight of the 130th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Bentley of the 139th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-499 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selection of REACH scholars, so as to revise the number of REACH scholars to be designated by participating school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1027. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Taylor of the 173rd, Frye of the 118th, Stephens of the 164th, Silcox of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide for requirements relating to rebates received from pharmaceutical manufacturers; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain activity; to provide for transparency; to prohibit public disclosure of certain information relating to rebates; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 1028. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Bruce of the 61st, Boddie of the 62nd, Jackson of the 64th, and Metze of the 55th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, so as to require review of ordinances by committees prior to adoption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1029. By Representative Mathis of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1030. By Representative Mathis of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HR 1267. By Representatives Bentley of the 139th, Dickey of the 140th, Kendrick of the 93rd, Stephenson of the 90th, Corbett of the 174th, and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Sheriff Van Peavy and dedicating an interchange in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1268. By Representatives Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Boddie of the 62nd, Thomas of the 56th, Robichaux of the 48th, Howard of the 124th, and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing the Honorable Emma Darnell and dedicating an interchange in her memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 1269. By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Hitchens of the 161st, Erwin of the 28th, Benton of the 31st, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Local Law Enforcement Retirement; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY HR 1280. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 43rd, Gambill of the 15th, Dickerson of the 113th, and Dickey of the 140th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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