First readers in House, 2021 March 31

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 829. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Gunter of the 8th, Leverett of the 33rd, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding trial juries, so as to revise the criteria for demand of jury panels from which to select juries in civil actions in the state courts; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 830. By Representatives Erwin of the 28th, Scoggins of the 14th, Gunter of the 8th, Washburn of the 141st, and Rhodes of the 120th: 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 repeal provisions limiting sheriffs to one additional salary for serving as the sheriff of multiple courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 831. By Representative Carpenter of the 4th: 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 a sales tax on all alcoholic beverages; to repeal state and local excise taxes on alcoholic beverages; to remove inapplicable references; to amend Code Section 2-8-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on assessments by agricultural commodities commissions, so as to provide for a conforming cross-reference; 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 832. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Gunter of the 8th, Leverett of the 33rd, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 33 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health records, so as to revise definitions; to revise provisions relating to the furnishing of copies of health records; to provide for penalties for noncompliance; to revise provisions relating to the costs for copying health records; to revise provisions relating to electronic health records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 833. By Representatives Nguyen of the 89th, Schofield of the 60th, Lim of the 99th, Park of the 101st, Marin of the 96th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for increased access to government issued identification and driving authorization to state residents through the issuance of state driving cards and identification cards; to provide for a short title; to revise a definition; to provide for an exception to the requirement that the Department of Driver Services utilize a certain federal verification program; to provide for application requirements for such driving cards and identification cards; to provide for standards for the appearance of such cards; to provide for fees for issuance and renewal of such cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 834. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd and Hatchett of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-70 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reports to the Department of Community Health by certain health care facilities and all ambulatory surgical centers and imaging centers and public availability, so as to provide for hospital reporting requirements for extraordinary collection actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for other matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
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HB 835. By Representatives Mitchell of the 106th, Moore of the 95th, McLeod of the 105th, Park of the 101st, Kennard of the 102nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal taxation, so as to provide that contracts between a county and a municipality for the tax commissioners to prepare the municipal tax digests and collect municipal taxes are not subject to approval of the tax commissioner; to authorize counties to pay tax commissioners additional compensation for such services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 836. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Bazemore of the 63rd, Cannon of the 58th, Wilson of the 80th, Boddie of the 62nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4469), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 837. By Representatives Lim of the 99th and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for all purposes in an amount equal to $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents whose federal adjusted gross income, as well as the federal adjusted gross income of the spouse of such resident and all other members of the family who also reside at such homestead, is less than $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to require annual income reporting; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; 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 838. By Representative Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to define certain terms; to provide for a new form of retirement allowance; 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 RETIREMENT
HB 839. By Representatives Thomas of the 39th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Allen of the 40th, and Anulewicz of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mableton; to provide a charter for the City of Mableton; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for transition of powers and duties; to provide for community improvement districts; to provide for directory nature of dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 840. By Representatives Carson of the 46th and Allen of the 40th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Vinings; to provide a charter; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Cobb County to the City of Vinings; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 841. By Representatives Dollar of the 45th and Cooper of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of East Cobb; to provide a charter; to provide for prior ordinances and rules, pending matters, and existing personnel; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates
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and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Cobb County to the City of East Cobb; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 842. By Representatives Lim of the 99th and Thomas of the 65th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county governing authorities, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide that a member of a county governing authority shall not represent any person before any agency, office, court, or other entity of the county for which the member serves on the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 844. By Representative Ridley of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to prohibit certain restrictions on long-term rental of single-family detached dwellings; to provide for definitions; to provide a limited waiver of sovereign immunity; to provide of interest prior to judgment; to provide for the withholding of certain state funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
*HB 845. By Representative Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to define certain terms; to change certain provisions relating to employee contributions to the retirement system, payment of employee contributions on behalf of the member, and additional contributions; to change certain provisions relating to prior service credit for military service; to change certain provisions relating to eligibility and application for a retirement allowance, early retirement, amount of retirement allowance, compliance with federal tax laws, and increases in retirement allowance; 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 RETIREMENT
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HR 522. By Representatives Cannon of the 58th and Thomas of the 39th: A RESOLUTION expressing the sense of the Georgia General Assembly that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications and that state courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 284. By Senator Sims of the 12th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Randolph County and to provide for its powers and duties, approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3723), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for the appointment and terms of board members; to provide for the nomination of certain potential board members; 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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