First readers in House, 2020 February 27

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1031. By Representatives Evans of the 83rd, Erwin of the 28th, McLaurin of the 51st, Williams of the 145th, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for changing any rate, charge, classification, or service and recovery of financing costs, so as to prohibit the recovery of certain financing costs of the construction of nuclear generation plants from public schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 1032. By Representatives Hatchett of the 150th and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for permits to operate certain health care related institutions, so as to provide that certain facilities that perform medical procedures only in non-sterile procedure rooms that are exempt from certificate of need requirements or are not required to obtain a certificate of need are not subject to certain requirements relating to their physical plant under certificate of need laws; to provide that such facilities cannot be denied a permit based on not meeting a certificate of need requirement; 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 1033. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Reeves of the 34th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Wilkerson of the 38th, Carson of the 46th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 378), so as to change the salary of the executive assistant to the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1034. By Representative Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of employment of minors, so as to provide civil penalties for violations of provisions related to employment of minors; to provide for the Commissioner of Labor to appoint administrative adjudicators to hear and decide appeals for such violations; to provide for collection of delinquent penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
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HB 1035. By Representative Martin of the 49th: 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 repeal sunset provisions regarding certain tax exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1036. By Representatives Tarvin of the 2nd, Setzler of the 35th, Harrell of the 106th, Welch of the 110th, Efstration of the 104th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act," so as to provide for the disposition of certain forfeited assets; to repeal the requirement for certain reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1037. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Silcox of the 52nd, Williams of the 168th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act," so as to move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the WORKING GROUP ON CREATIVE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT who reports to WAYS & MEANS
HB 1038. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th, Silcox of the 52nd, Jones of the 25th, Paris of the 142nd, Barr of the 103rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county boards of tax assessors, so as to provide a new exception to the two-year assessment freeze; to require production of certain documents regarding appeals related to commercial real estate; to repeal procedures related to payment of tax bills during appeals; to limit awards of attorney's fees; to exclude certain parcels from evaluation; to provide for valuation methods; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1039. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Rhodes of the 120th, LaHood of the 175th, Corbett of the 174th, and Burchett of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to automatic renewal provisions, so as to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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HB 1040. By Representatives Dunahoo of the 30th, Fleming of the 121st, Hawkins of the 27th, Gravley of the 67th, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agreements for probation services, so as to revise the total maximum fee that shall be collected when pay-only probation is imposed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1041. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Cantrell of the 22nd, Bonner of the 72nd, and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to provide that the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; to revise the criminal penalty; to provide for a civil penalty under certain circumstances; to amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to instructional materials and content, so as to provide oversight by the State Board of Education in prescribing preventive measures for distribution of harmful materials to minors; preventive measures and establish a review committee, and minimum standards for filtering content of online materials that are harmful to minors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1042. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Fannin County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1043. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Fannin County, approved April 9, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4355), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4629), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1044. By Representative Carson of the 46th: 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 repeal a sunset provision regarding a tax exemption for noncommercial written materials of certain nonprofit
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organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1045. By Representatives Hogan of the 179th, Sainz of the 180th, Williams of the 168th, Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-8-8.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the funding of services, or reduction of ad valorem taxes, in unincorporated areas of counties and powers and duties of governing authority, so as to include flood risk reduction in the enumerated list of county purposes for which certain proceeds from county taxes shall be used; to provide that funding for flood risk reduction shall be derived specifically from premium taxes; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1046. By Representatives Howard of the 124th, Williams of the 145th, Hugley of the 136th, Beverly of the 143rd, and Welch of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to petroleum products, so as to provide for assistance to individuals with disabilities at self-service gasoline stations; to provide for requirements for assistance; to provide for signage on gasoline pumps with information relating to the assistance; to provide for violations and fines; to provide for enforcement; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1047. By Representative Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reformation, modification, division, consolidation, and termination of trusts, so as to revise certain requirements for modifying or terminating a noncharitable irrevocable trust; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; 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
HB 1048. 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 Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to home rule powers, so as to revise provisions relating to compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; to provide for elections; 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
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HB 1049. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Parsons of the 44th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gullett of the 19th, Holmes of the 129th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 38 and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to military, emergency management, and veterans affairs and state government, respectively, so as to facilitate the sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; to require governmental agencies and utilities to report any cyber attacks to the director of emergency management and homeland security; to provide for the director to promulgate certain rules and regulations; to provide for proceedings related to cybersecurity to be held in executive session; to provide for certain information, data, and reports related to cybersecurity and cyber attacks to be exempt from public disclosure and inspection; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 1050. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Carson of the 46th, Hawkins of the 27th, Taylor of the 173rd, and Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, so as to extend association protections to certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; to provide for applicability; to provide for modernization and updates; to provide for revisions to the assessment formula on long-term care insurance written by impaired or insolvent insurers; to provide for the recoupment of assessments on certain members through a surcharge on premiums as approved by the Commissioner; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 1051. By Representative Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Arabi; to provide for incorporation, corporate boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for pending matters; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1052. By Representatives Parsons of the 44th, Harrell of the 106th, and Blackmon of the 146th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use taxes, so as to provide for an exemption from state and local sales and use taxes for the sale or use of equipment used in the business of providing communications services; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for an aggregate annual cap for refunded amounts and pro rata refunds if such cap is exceeded; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; 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 1053. By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Thomas of the 39th, Fleming of the 121st, Harrell of the 106th, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to provide for the crime of cyberbullying; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1054. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Silcox of the 52nd, and Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to newborn screening for various disorders; to create the Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations to the department when a new disorder is added to the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel; to provide for requests for appropriations to cover new disorders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HR 1281. By Representative Tanner of the 9th: A RESOLUTION dedicating Thunder Road; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 1282. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Cooper of the 43rd, Bonner of the 72nd, Trammell of the 132nd, Smyre of the 135th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 1283. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Knight of the 130th, Bonner of the 72nd, Pullin of the 131st, and Singleton of the 71st: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Dr. Randy Valimont and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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