First readers in House, 2021 March 25

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 809. By Representatives Davis of the 87th, Scott of the 76th, McLeod of the 105th, Taylor of the 91st, and Schofield of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances as first offense and certain nonviolent property crimes, dismissal of charges, and restitution to victims, so as to authorize counties and municipal corporations to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to amend Code Section 36-1-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ordinances for governing and policing of unincorporated areas of county, so as to authorize counties to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 810. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Stephens of the 164th, Mathiak of the 73rd, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Schofield of the 60th, 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 create an exemption from state sales and use tax for certain menstrual products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 811. By Representative Cooper of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board; to provide for its membership, meetings, and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for scope of practice for each medical imaging and radiation therapy modality; to provide for permits to limit the scope of practice; to provide for permit requirements; to provide for grandfather provisions; to
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provide for temporary licenses; to provide for renewals and reinstatements; to provide for fees; to provide for sanctions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 812. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, and Lopez of the 86th: 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 additional matters that can be considered in local zoning standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 813. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, and Lopez of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to mass transportation, so as to provide for a pilot program administered by the Department of Transportation for the provision of funding and resources for bus routes in certain areas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 814. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, and Lopez of the 86th: 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 require that local governments provide documentation in writing relevant to zoning decisions as related to adopted standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 815. By Representatives Lim of the 99th and Thomas of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to application by owners of 60 percent of land and 60 percent of electors, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to
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resolution and referendum, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 816. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Scott of the 76th, Park of the 101st, Lopez of the 86th, and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to authorize the department to coordinate with certain courts to assist with information regarding judgments that may be reported by consumer reporting agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 817. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, and Lopez of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-8-192 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an initial determination and redetermination of eligibility for, amount of, and duration of unemployment benefits, so as to provide multiple methods of communication by which claimants may make inquires about their claims for unemployment benefits; to require the Department of Labor to promptly respond to such inquires; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 818. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Scott of the 76th, Park of the 101st, Lopez of the 86th, and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for residential eviction diversion programs; to provide for dispossessory procedures under certain circumstances; to provide for certain notices to tenants for dispossessory proceedings; to provide for mediation; to provide for rules and regulations; to require landlord participation; to provide for defenses; 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
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HB 819. By Representatives Lim of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, and Lopez of the 86th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to foreclosure, so as to create a foreclosure resolution program within the Department of Community Affairs; to require the department to adopt rules for the program; to provide for assistance by the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution; to require notice of right to participate in foreclosure resolution; to provide for definitions; 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 JUDICIARY
HB 820. By Representative Mitchell of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to revise the value of HOPE GED vouchers; to provide for calculation of such value; to provide for HOPE GED vouchers for individuals who receive a passing score on a HiSet examination administered by the Technical College System of Georgia; to extend the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for issuing vouchers to current Georgia residents who were awarded their GED outside of this state; to provide the Georgia Student Finance Commission with discretion to issue such vouchers to individuals beyond the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for student eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 821. By Representatives Mallow of the 163rd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Gaines of the 117th, Neal of the 74th, and Moore of the 95th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to authorize Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions through the income tax payment and refund process to the Georgia Council for the Arts; 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
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HR 452. By Representative Cooper of the 43rd: A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Public Health to take action to increase child and adolescent immunization rates; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 300. By Senator Hickman of the 4th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Tattnall County, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 674), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4730), so as to change certain provisions relating to compensation and expense supplements of the chairperson and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
SB 301. By Senator Dugan of the 30th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Carrollton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
SB 302. By Senator Walker III of the 20th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for minimum compensation for certain county officers of Pulaski County, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4129), so as to revise the compensation of future county officers; 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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SB 304. By Senator Kennedy of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Peach County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction of act and severability; 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
SB 305. By Senator Burke of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $69,680.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
SB 306. By Senators Jones of the 10th and Strickland of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, so as to revise provisions regarding vacancies on the board of commissioners; 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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SB 307. By Senator Walker III of the 20th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Pulaski County; 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
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