First readers in House, 2022 January 10

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022
FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 843. By Representative Holland of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions and deferral, so as to provide for a tax deferral based on low income for certain municipalities; to provide for procedures and requirements; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 846. By Representative Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to allow local authorities to regulate the operation of bicycles upon sidewalks by persons under the age of 16 or with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 847. By Representative Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to take time off from work without being subjected to termination or other adverse employment action; to provide for certain prerequisites and procedures for taking such time off; 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
- 1 -

HB 848. By Representative Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 15 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to serious traffic offenses, so as to provide for a classification for certain driving under the influence offenses; 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 849. By Representative Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reporting of child abuse, so as to add human resources personnel and supervisory personnel in a workplace that employs minors as mandatory reporters for child abuse; to require the provision of training for such human resources personnel and supervisory personnel; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 850. By Representative Mainor of the 56th: 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 provide that the first Friday of October of each year shall be designated as "Kamala Harris Day" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HB 851. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Davis of the 87th, and McLeod of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to require certain mental illness evaluations of persons detained in a penal institution; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
- 2 -

HB 852. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Davis of the 87th, and McLeod of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention, so as to require public disclosure of certain data pertaining to the health, safety, or other conditions of detention of inmates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 853. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Davis of the 87th, and McLeod of the 105th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for mental health treatment alternatives to imprisonment; to provide for mental health treatment options while imprisoned; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 854. By Representative Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Buckhead City; to provide a charter; 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 Fulton County to the City of Buckhead City; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
- 3 -

HR 529. By Representatives Knight of the 130th, Rhodes of the 120th, Corbett of the 174th, Dubnik of the 29th, and LaRiccia of the 169th: A RESOLUTION expressing concern regarding the National Park Service's Special Resource Study of the Ocmulgee River Corridor; reaffirming support for the constitutionally protected right to hunt and fish in Georgia; and asserting Georgia's primacy in the management of the state's fish and wildlife resources; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
- 4 -