First readers in House, 2021 February 2

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2021
TENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 211. 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 212. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Collins of the 68th, Efstration of the 104th, Gambill of the 15th, and Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-39-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons authorized to issue order not to resuscitate, so as to revise parental requirement for consent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 213. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Schofield of the 60th, Jackson of the 64th, and Hopson of the 153rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-21, Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26, Title 31, Article 1 of Chapter 26 of Title 43, and Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to controlled substances; health of students; pharmacies; health; registered professional nurses; and physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, and others, respectively, so as to provide full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to enact rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for statutory construction under the Medical Practice Act; to repeal a provision on delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses by physicians; to provide for conforming changes; 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 214. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Kausche of the 50th, Schofield of the 60th, and Hopson of the 153rd: 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 allow individuals to buy-in to Medicaid coverage; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Medicaid Buy-In Program; to provide for the design and administration of the program; to provide for the establishment of premiums; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for submission of a federal waiver if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 215. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, Schofield of the 60th, Jackson of the 64th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Hopson of the 153rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to expand the use of telehealth options in the Medicaid program; to extend the temporary use of telehealth options during the pandemic emergency to a permanent status; to provide for certification and training of providers of medical assistance via telehealth options; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 216. By Representative Efstration of the 104th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parent and child relationship generally, so as to provide for equitable caregivers; to provide for standing and adjudication; to provide for a statutory form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 217. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Lewis-Ward of the 109th, Schofield of the 60th, Jackson of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for annual quality and payment reporting for health care plans and programs administered by the department; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to include
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comprehensive dental and vision coverage under Medicaid for adults; to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services; to provide for the submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 218. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Pirkle of the 155th, and Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons, license requirement, and exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions, so as to expand weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; to provide that persons who are not residents of this state shall be authorized to carry a weapon in this state if licensed to carry in any other state; to provide that the Attorney General shall enter into an agreement with any state that requires an agreement to recognize and give effect to weapons carry licenses for reciprocity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 219. By Representatives Robichaux of the 48th, Jackson of the 64th, Schofield of the 60th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Kendrick of the 93rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to the General Assembly, so as to provide for a pilot program to evaluate whether health notes to assess the potential health impact by proposed legislation should be required by the General Assembly; to provide for a definition; to provide for recommendations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for other related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 220. By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Tarvin of the 2nd, Ridley of the 6th, and Mathis of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial
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Association, so as to change the composition of the association; to provide for appointments and terms of office; to provide for a quorum; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 221. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to provide for local boards of education to appoint members to local planning commissions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 222. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Pendergrass, approved December 30, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 681), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Jackson County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Jackson County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for transfer of all federal and state permits and licenses; to provide for the transfer of ongoing judicial actions; to provide for the continuation of zoning and land use regulations; to provide for future proceeds of special and regular local option sales taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 223. By Representative Benton of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3682), so as to provide for the authority of the board of elections and registration to act in certain situations; to provide for the terms of members of the board; 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 224. By Representatives Bazemore of the 63rd, Hopson of the 153rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Bennett of the 94th, Boddie of the 62nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit insurers from raising private passenger motor vehicle insurance rates more often than once every calendar year; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 225. By Representative Prince of the 127th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Wrens; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 226. By Representatives Kennard of the 102nd, Efstration of the 104th, Frye of the 118th, Rich of the 97th, Stephens of the 164th, and others: 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 exempt certain sales of tickets, fees, or charges for admission to fine arts performances or exhibitions from taxation; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 227. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Barr of the 103rd, and Dubnik of the 29th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the submission of identification in connection with absentee ballot applications; to provide for the submission of photocopies of voter identification documents for absentee ballot
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applications; to provide for requesting of absentee ballot applications through a web portal; to provide for disclaimers on certain publications distributed by nongovernmental entities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 228. By Representatives Byrd of the 20th, Powell of the 32nd, Kelley of the 16th, Williamson of the 115th, Gravley of the 67th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presentation of identification to poll workers, form of proper identification, swearing of statement when unable to produce proper identification, provisional ballots for those, and penalty for false statement under oath, so as to provide that certain driver's licenses and identification cards shall not be proper identification for presentation to a poll worker; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require the term "BEARER NOT A U.S. CITIZEN -- NOT VOTER ID" to be included on certain licenses, permits, and identification cards; to require the Department of Driver Services to participate in the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program of the United States Department of Homeland Security; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 229. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Kelley of the 16th, Jones of the 25th, Gaines of the 117th, and Kendrick of the 93rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit certain actions by digital application distribution platforms with regard to application store processing services; to provide for definitions; to provide for class actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 230. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Clark of the 108th, Beverly of the 143rd, Hugley of the 136th, Hopson of the 153rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 231. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Nguyen of the 89th, Wiedower of the 119th, Frye of the 118th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking and granting of relief by superior courts, respectively, so as to expand the applicability of protective orders involving victims of stalking; to revise the definition of family violence to include certain acts between persons through whom a past or present pregnancy has developed or persons in a past or present dating relationship for the granting of protective orders and other relief; to provide for definitions; to require the court to make certain findings prior to granting protective orders alleging dating relationships; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 232. By Representatives Jackson of the 64th, Evans of the 57th, Wilson of the 80th, Shannon of the 84th, Taylor of the 91st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pretrial proceedings, so as to repeal the procedure for indictment or special presentment of a peace officer for a crime committed in the performance of his or her duties and the right to testify before a grand jury; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for conforming changes; 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
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HB 233. By Representatives Beverly of the 143rd, Boddie of the 62nd, Smyre of the 135th, Schofield of the 60th, Mainor of the 56th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to prohibit the use of no-knock search warrants; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to the issuance of search warrants; 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 234. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Lott of the 122nd, Smyre of the 135th, Gunter of the 8th, Newton of the 123rd, 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 provide an option for self-funded healthcare plans, exempt from state regulation under federal law, to opt in to Georgia's Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
HB 235. By Representatives Wade of the 9th, Lim of the 99th, Gambill of the 15th, Wiedower of the 119th, and McDonald of the 26th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to define the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law related to temporary bonus depreciation for certain business assets; 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 236. By Representatives Neal of the 74th, Tankersley of the 160th, Hugley of the 136th, Douglas of the 78th, Taylor of the 173rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to granting of relief by superior courts, so as to
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provide for additional monitoring of the victim after the granting of a temporary protective order; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 237. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Mitchell of the 88th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Kennard of the 102nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to prohibit the display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to holidays and observances so as to remove provisions related to Confederate History and Heritage Month; to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, so as to remove reference to the confederate memorial; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 238. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Mitchell of the 88th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Kennard of the 102nd, and others: 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 revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 239. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Allen of the 40th, Schofield of the 60th, Beverly of the 143rd, Mitchell of the 106th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to provide that the Department of Behavioral Health
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and Developmental Disabilities conduct or coordinate all audits of behavioral health providers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HB 240. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Williams of the 168th, Smyre of the 135th, Beverly of the 143rd, Scott of the 76th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate February 21 as "John Lewis Day"; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HB 241. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Lumsden of the 12th, Williams of the 148th, Gaines of the 117th, and Smith of the 133rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, contract requirements, rules and regulations, and exemptions, so as to revise the meaning of property insurance; to change the parameters under which certain contracts, agreements, or instruments may be canceled; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2021 TENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 6. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st, Strickland of the 17th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fiscal bills generally, so as to provide for independent economic analyses to be procured by the Office of Planning and Budget for certain tax benefits upon request by the chairpersons of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee; to provide a short title; to provide for limits; to provide for summaries to be attached to related fiscal notes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
SB 9. By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd, Strickland of the 17th, Miller of the 49th, Mullis of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia, to be known as the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; to provide for the transfer of certain funds from the Augusta Judicial Circuit to the Columbia Judicial Circuit; to provide for and allocate circuit-wide costs and expenditures; to conform the county salary supplements for the judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to revise the composition and terms of court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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