First readers in House, 2021 February 4

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2021
TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 266. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Meeks of the 178th, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 120th, and Pirkle of the 155th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for a special license plate for county tax commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 267. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Wade of the 9th, Camp of the 131st, Gunter of the 8th, Cheokas of the 138th, 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that persons who register to vote by mail shall vote for the first time in person; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 268. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Lott of the 122nd, Belton of the 112th, Bennett of the 94th, Hawkins of the 27th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 28 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to occupational therapists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact"; to authorize the State Board of Occupational Therapy to administer the compact in this state; to provide definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
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HB 269. By Representative Glanton of the 75th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 6-3-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to lands acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied by local governments deemed for public purposes and effect on ad valorem taxation, so as to revise the taxability of certain publicly held lands; 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 270. By Representatives Fleming of the 121st, Jones of the 47th, DeLoach of the 167th, Williams of the 145th, Powell of the 32nd, 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the time periods for the mailing and issuance of absentee ballots; 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 271. By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Cooper of the 43rd, Newton of the 123rd, Lott of the 122nd, and Sharper of the 177th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for emergency medical services, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to assess one or more provider matching payments on ambulance services for the purpose of obtaining federal financial participation for Medicaid; to provide for definitions; to provide for payment into the Indigent Care Trust Fund; to provide for penalties; to provide for the use of funds; to provide for inspection of records; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 272. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Hogan of the 179th, Gaines of the 117th, Rich of the 97th, Burchett of the 176th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to change the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include children who are under 18 years of age; to amend Title 42 of the
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to clarify provisions regarding juveniles; to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for a uniform misdemeanor citation for certain juvenile offenses; to provide for implementation; to provide for implementation committee; to provide for the powers, composition, and appointment of such committee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 273. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Carpenter of the 4th, Collins of the 68th, and Dollar of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to provide an additional method of initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting certain referendum elections and the nullifications thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 274. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Fleming of the 121st, Rich of the 97th, Burchett of the 176th, and Efstration of the 104th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile court administration, so as to provide for a salary supplement for certain juvenile court judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 275. By Representatives McDonald of the 26th, Hatchett of the 150th, Powell of the 32nd, Collins of the 68th, Smyre of the 135th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 and Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to firefighter standards and training and to emergency medical services personnel, respectively, so as to require random drug tests for certain firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, paramedics, and cardiac technicians; to provide
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for licensure and certification of emergency medical services personnel, paramedics, and cardiac technicians previously convicted of a felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 276. By Representatives Singleton of the 71st, Cantrell of the 22nd, Lott of the 122nd, Jones of the 25th, Carpenter of the 4th, 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 it shall be unlawful for a public school, an institution of the University System of Georgia, or a private school whose students or teams compete against a public school to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that permit a person whose gender is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for females; to provide for a definition; to provide for remedies for violations; to waive certain immunities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 277. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: 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 Association, so as to remove references to the confederate memorial; to remove a requirement related to the sale of confederate memorabilia by the association; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to provide that government entities may relocate, remove, conceal, obscure, or alter certain monuments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
HB 278. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Carpenter of the 4th, Martin of the 49th, Tarvin of the 2nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of malt beverages; to provide a definition; to permit small brewers and other brewers to sell a limited quantity of malt beverages at retail on the premises for consumption on and off of the premises; to eliminate the daily quantity limitation on sales by brewers directly to consumers; to provide for the transfer of a limited quantity of malt beverages by small brewers and brewpubs; to increase the amount of malt beverages a
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brewpub may sell to wholesalers; to provide for donations of malt beverages to bona fide nonprofit civic organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 279. By Representatives Lewis-Ward of the 109th, Allen of the 40th, Clark of the 108th, Wilkerson of the 38th, and Evans of the 83rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to environmental policy, so as to require local governments to post contents of environmental effects reports on their official websites; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 280. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Beverly of the 143rd, Wilkerson of the 38th, Hugley of the 136th, Clark of the 108th, 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 281. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, Petrea of the 166th, LaHood of the 175th, Ridley of the 6th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to require the issuance of weapons carry license renewal notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 282. By Representatives Meeks of the 178th, England of the 116th, Hatchett of the 150th, Watson of the 172nd, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of qualified timberland
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property, so as to add a definition; to limit the determination of fair market value to a weighted market and income approach to valuation; to revise certain requirements for certification of qualified timberland property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 283. By Representatives Wilkerson of the 38th, Kausche of the 50th, Sharper of the 177th, Clark of the 108th, Park of the 101st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to revise the definition of the term "Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar" by removing the SAT and ACT score requirements for students who graduate from eligible high schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 284. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Evans of the 57th, Wilson of the 80th, Park of the 101st, Clark of the 147th, 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that counties and municipalities may choose to utilize instant run-off voting under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for the implementation of instant run-off voting; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 285. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Barr of the 103rd, Clark of the 147th, and Werkheiser of the 157th: 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 instant run-off voting in the election of presidential electors; to provide for the
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implementation of instant run-off voting; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 286. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Kelley of the 16th, Dempsey of the 13th, Wiedower of the 119th, Collins of the 68th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county police, so as to restrict the ability of county governing authorities to reduce funding for county police departments; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to municipal corporations, so as to restrict the ability of municipal or consolidated government governing authorities to reduce funding for municipal police departments; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 287. By Representatives Rich of the 97th, Jasperse of the 11th, Newton of the 123rd, Belton of the 112th, Camp of the 131st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to include tobacco and vapor products in the course of instruction regarding alcohol and drugs required each year for all students in grades kindergarten through 12; to revise implementation dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 288. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Efstration of the 104th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Rich of the 97th, and Momtahan of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as
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to require certain minimum periods of incarceration before parole consideration; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 289. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Corbett of the 174th, Powell of the 32nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Barton of the 5th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide for requirements for the issuance of Class C drivers' licenses; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 290. By Representatives Setzler of the 35th, Newton of the 123rd, Hatchett of the 150th, Rich of the 97th, Jackson of the 128th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to prohibit hospitals and nursing homes from instituting any policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members or friends as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a hospital or nursing home; to provide for reasonable safety precautions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 291. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Martin of the 49th, Smyre of the 135th, Ehrhart of the 36th, and Parrish of the 158th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of "approved school"; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
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HR 79. By Representatives Dreyer of the 59th and Schofield of the 60th: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect sound barriers for the City of Hapeville; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 80. By Representatives Mitchell of the 88th, Thomas of the 39th, Bennett of the 94th, and Hugley of the 136th: A RESOLUTION to ratify a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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