First readers in House, 2021 January 27

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 47. By Representative Gilliard of the 162nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social services, so as to create the Legislative Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission; to provide for membership; to provide for powers, duties, and objectives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 48. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Bruce of the 61st, and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to provide for placement of a monument to honor the Original 33; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HB 49. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Smyre of the 135th, Wilson of the 80th, Clark of the 108th, Schofield of the 60th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to require that insurer treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other health insurance claims; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to require that care management organization treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other Medicaid claims; to ensure that insurers and care management organizations comply with certain federal law; to provide for reporting; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain actions; to provide for applicability; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HB 100. By Representative Gilliard of the 162nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to levy of excise tax, rate, taxation of motor fuels not commonly sold or measured by gallon, rate, prohibition of tax on motor fuel by political subdivisions, exception, and exempted sales, so as to provide for exemption from certain excise taxes on motor fuel and compressed natural gas for public mass transit vehicles owned by public transportation systems, certain vehicles owned by public campus transportation systems, and school buses operated by public school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 101. By Representatives McLaurin of the 51st, Nguyen of the 89th, Kennard of the 102nd, Schofield of the 60th, Mitchell of the 106th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 102. By Representative Kendrick of the 93rd: 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 require an annual review to be conducted by the state revenue commissioner regarding equitable participation of minority business enterprises in claiming income tax credits offered by this state; to provide for definitions; 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 103. By Representative Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Baldwin County, approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3325), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6143), so as to revise the compensation of the members of such board; 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 104. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to levy and impose a tax on persons who enter certain rental agreements with certain equipment rental companies within a certain period of time; to require such equipment rental companies to collect such taxes and remit them to county tax commissioners for credit against such company's ad valorem tax liability for certain equipment; to provide that county tax commissioners shall retain excess fees; to provide for the reporting of certain statistical data related to such tax; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 105. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Bonner of the 72nd, Williams of the 168th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pay, pensions, and allowances of state military personnel, so as to authorize pay for certain active duty by the organized militia; 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
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HB 106. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Bonner of the 72nd, Williams of the 168th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Hitchens of the 161st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to replace the term "National Guard" with the term "organized militia" in the definition of law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
HB 107. By Representatives Hugley of the 136th, Smyre of the 135th, Alexander of the 66th, Jackson of the 128th, and Williams of the 168th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize local workforce development boards and their associated committees and local officials to conduct meetings via teleconference; 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 108. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Belton of the 112th, Lumsden of the 12th, Bonner of the 72nd, and Holcomb of the 81st: 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 109. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Oliver of the 82nd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Cantrell of the 22nd, Mathis of the 144th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, so as to
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extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; 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
HB 110. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Dunahoo of the 30th, Glanton of the 75th, Gullett of the 19th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12, Title 16, and Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, crimes and offenses, and game and fish, respectively, so as to allow persons who are eligible for a weapons carry license to lawfully carry a weapon without such license; to revise definitions; to provide for a class of persons who are eligible for a weapons carry license; to revise the offense of carrying a weapon without a license and provide for the offense of carrying a weapon without eligibility to carry a weapon; to revise provisions related to carrying weapons to account for the class of persons who are eligible for a weapons carry license; to provide that a weapons carry license shall serve as an administrative confirmation of a person's right to carry a weapon; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 111. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Hatchett of the 150th, and Houston of the 170th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financial institutions, so as to clarify and remove superfluous language; to update terminology; to remove outdated language; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to installment loans, so as to provide for deferments of installment loans; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Fair Lending Act, so as to update citations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
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HB 112. By Representatives Kelley of the 16th, Cooper of the 43rd, Carpenter of the 4th, Newton of the 123rd, Hawkins of the 27th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020, (Ga L. 2020, p. 798), so as to extend applicability for one year; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM
HB 113. By Representatives Alexander of the 66th, Hugley of the 136th, Park of the 101st, Dreyer of the 59th, Douglas of the 78th, and others: 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 provide for same day registration and voting; to provide for procedures and notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 114. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, LaRiccia of the 169th, Oliver of the 82nd, Bonner of the 72nd, and Buckner of the 137th: 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 from state income taxes, so as to revise the tax credit for adoption of foster children; 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 WAYS & MEANS
HB 115. By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Hawkins of the 27th, Cooper of the 43rd, Williams of the 145th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to prohibit certain insurers from using information derived from genetic testing for any nontherapeutic purpose in the absence of a diagnosis
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of a condition related to such information; to provide for definitions; 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 INSURANCE
HB 116. By Representatives McClain of the 100th, Jones of the 53rd, Alexander of the 66th, Nguyen of the 89th, Shannon of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 117. By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Gravley of the 67th, Rich of the 97th, Smyre of the 135th, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, so as to add ulcerative colitis as a condition for which low THC oil may be used for treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 118. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Beverly of the 143rd, Smyre of the 135th, Schofield of the 60th, and Scott of the 76th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to replace the term "sparsity grant" with the term "FAIR Georgia grant"; to remove the provision that such grants shall be provided subject to appropriations by the General Assembly; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 119. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Hawkins of the 27th, Rich of the 97th, and Ehrhart of the 36th: 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 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 120. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Washburn of the 141st, Gambill of the 15th, Nguyen of the 89th, Lopez of the 86th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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; to authorize the board of regents and the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to consider classifying noncitizen students for instate tuition; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 121. By Representatives Nguyen of the 89th, Alexander of the 66th, Hugley of the 136th, Shannon of the 84th, Dreyer of the 59th, and others: 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 eliminate certain electors list maintenance activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 122. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Hatchett of the 150th, Rhodes of the 120th, Watson of the 172nd, and LaHood of the 175th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3.2 of the Official Code of
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Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions, exemption, applicability, and examples, so as to extend the sunset for a manufacturers' sales tax exemption for concrete mixers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 123. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Hitchens of the 161st, Stephens of the 164th, Gravley of the 67th, Williams of the 168th, and others: 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 that retirement income received as retirement benefits derived from employment in certain federal uniformed services shall not be subject to state income tax; 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 WAYS & MEANS
HB 124. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Powell of the 32nd, and McDonald of the 26th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide for multiple cremation devices; to provide for a definition; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for rules and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 125. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Mathis of the 144th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the creation and maintenance of a missing persons DNA data base by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for linking with federal data bases; to provide for notification; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations and other procedures; 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 126. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Mathis of the 144th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the collection of biological specimens for DNA testing regarding missing children and adults; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations regarding such collection of biological specimens; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 127. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, McDonald of the 26th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th, and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding telephone service, so as to provide that a wireless service supplier shall make location information of its subscribers available to law enforcement agencies upon request; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations; to provide for immunity from suit for such wireless service suppliers under certain circumstances; to provide for the collection and distribution of contact information; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HB 128. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Jackson of the 128th, Mathis of the 144th, McDonald of the 26th, and Powell of the 32nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit health insurers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to provide for definitions; to provide for health benefit plans and collective bargaining; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 129. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, Kelley of the 16th, Hatchett of the 150th, Gaines of the 117th, Wiedower of the 119th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to modify certain provisions regarding the compensation received by certain sheriffs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 28. By Representatives McLaurin of the 51st, Nguyen of the 89th, Kennard of the 102nd, Schofield of the 60th, Mitchell of the 106th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to remove a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude as an exception to the right to register and vote; 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 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HR 29. By Representatives Hugley of the 136th and Smyre of the 135th: A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Jakeith Bendray Robinson, Sr.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HR 30. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Powell of the 32nd, Smyre of the 135th, Williams of the 168th, Evans of the 57th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the local authorization of a limited number of licensed destination resort facilities casino resorts within the state; to authorize the operation and regulation of limited casino gaming within the state; 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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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HR 32. By Representative Ralston of the 7th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Cecil Mathews and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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