First readers in House, 2022 January 13

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 865. By Representative Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide that an employer that utilizes a professional employer organization to provide workers' compensation for an employee must provide coverage for all of its employees through such professional employer organization or obtain separate proof of coverage through an insurer; to revise the definition of the terms "professional employer organization" and "employing unit"; to make other conforming changes to cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 866. By Representative Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to require employers to provide workers' compensation to certain persons employed by or under the supervision of such employer for a certain period of time; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 875. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, McClain of the 100th, Schofield of the 60th, Roberts of the 52nd, Davis of the 87th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of employment security, so as to provide for the appointment, compensation, and meetings of the Georgia Unemployment Insurance Working Group; to require the working group to examine this state's unemployment insurance program and provide its recommendations in the form of a report; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
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HB 876. By Representatives England of the 116th, Kirby of the 114th, and Gaines of the 117th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing authority for members of the Board of Education of Barrow County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3919), as amended, particularly by an Act approved September 7, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011 Ex. Sess., p. 272), so as to change the composition of the election districts from which the members of the Board of Education of Barrow County are elected; to define certain terms; to provide for continuation in office of persons serving as members of the board on a certain date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 877. By Representatives England of the 116th, Kirby of the 114th, and Gaines of the 117th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act re-creating and establishing a Board of Commissioners of Barrow County, approved April 2, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4033), as amended, particularly by an Act approved September 7, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011 Ex. Sess., p. 265), so as to change the composition of the election districts from which the members of the Board of Commissioners of Barrow County are elected; to define certain terms; to provide for continuation in office of persons serving as members of the board on a certain date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 878. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Neal of the 74th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, so as to provide for the salary of the solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for supplements; to provide a salary cap; to provide that the solicitor-general of said court may employ such assistant solicitors-general, deputy solicitors-general, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, or other employees or independent contractors as may be authorized by the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County; to provide for compensation; to provide for qualifications; 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 879. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Douglas of the 78th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a civil service system for the employees of Clayton County, approved March 29, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4399), as amended, so as to exclude additional employee positions from such civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 880. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Jenkins of the 132nd, and Smith of the 133rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the reconstitution of the Board of Education of Troup County, approved January 22, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 15, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3528), so as to provide new district boundaries; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 881. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th and Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3920), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for qualifications of members; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 882. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th and Kirby of the 114th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Walton County, approved April 4, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2974), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3928), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions
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and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 883. By Representatives Cameron of the 1st and Tarvin of the 2nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Rossville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 884. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Bonner of the 72nd, Holcomb of the 81st, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to change certain provisions relating to expedited license by endorsement for military spouses; 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 885. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Hitchens of the 161st, Bonner of the 72nd, Holcomb of the 81st, and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the definition of the term "military student"; to provide that a military student may attend any public school in the local school system in which such student resides, subject to certain conditions regarding transportation; to require local school systems to allow military students to continue enrollment in their current public school for specified periods of time regardless of a parent's change of residence, subject to certain conditions regarding transportation and certain exceptions regarding student discipline and attendance issues; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 886. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Leverett of the 33rd, Jasperse of the 11th, Washburn of the 141st, Smith of the 18th, 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 provide for sealing of ballots and unused security paper in secure containers; to provide for chain of custody documentation and procedures; to provide for storage of unused security paper; 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 887. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assessment of tangible property, so as to provide for local referenda to authorize assessment of residential homesteaded property owned by individuals who are 65 years of age or older at 20 percent of its fair market value regarding local school district taxes for educational purposes; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 888. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Jasperse of the 11th, Wade of the 9th, Carson of the 46th, Powell of the 32nd, 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 add new statutes and amend various existing statutes to include provisions regarding the treatment of race and other individual traits and beliefs in public education in this state; to prohibit state agencies, local boards of education, or public elementary or secondary school administrators, teachers, or other personnel from compelling any individual to affirm, adopt, adhere to, profess, or promote concepts in violation of certain federal and state anti-discrimination laws; to prohibit the inclusion of certain concepts in courses offered in public elementary and secondary schools of this state; to provide for the promotion and protection of the intellectual freedom of students, faculty, and other personnel at public postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 889. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th and Dubnik of the 29th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Hall County, approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4553), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4915) and by an Act approved March 1, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3894), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 890. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th and Wiedower of the 119th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the unification of the existing governments of the City of Athens and Clarke County and providing a charter for the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, approved March 2, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3560), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4441), so as to change the composition and description of the districts from which the members of the Commission of Athens-Clarke County are elected; to revise the manner of redistricting; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office for current members; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 891. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th and Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for numerous updates; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to installment loans, so as to include servicing of installment loans to the activity regulated under the chapter; to exempt from regulation certain government entities and certain retail and credit transactions; to change the per loan fee structure for such loans; to clarify that the department may issue cease and desist orders to persons that are not licensed; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Fair Lending Act," so as to update a citation to a federal regulation; to make conforming changes; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING
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HB 892. By Representatives Mitchell of the 106th, Hutchinson of the 107th, Scott of the 76th, Beverly of the 143rd, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporal punishment, so as to prohibit the use of corporal punishment by school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel with any student in any public school of this state; to repeal a provision relating to when and how corporal punishment may be administered; to repeal a provision relating to when principal or teacher not liable for administering corporal punishment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 893. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 70th, Buckner of the 137th, and Smith of the 133rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous site response, so as to extend the sunset date for certain hazardous waste fees; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 894. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, McLeod of the 105th, Clark of the 108th, Hutchinson of the 107th, Moore of the 95th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding landlord and tenant, so as to provide that a prospective tenant shall not be refused a rental or lease agreement solely based upon a previous eviction during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 895. By Representatives Crowe of the 110th, Gunter of the 8th, Thomas of the 21st, and Smith of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery in criminal procedure, so as to provide for restrictions of the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information of nonsworn employees of a law enforcement agency who are witnesses in felony and misdemeanor criminal cases; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges concerning evidence, to provide that a nonsworn
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employee of law enforcement agencies testifying in his or her official capacity in any criminal proceeding shall not be compelled to reveal his or her home address; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 896. By Representatives Crowe of the 110th and Holmes of the 129th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for property tax exemptions, so as to update the population bracket and census date for a certain property tax exemption for certain leased property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 897. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, and Tankersley of the 160th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Bryan County, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3774), as amended, so as to provide for compensation of members of the board; 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
HB 898. By Representatives Thomas of the 65th, Boddie of the 62nd, Mainor of the 56th, McClain of the 100th, Buckner of the 137th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Labor, so as to create a program with the Department of Labor for the temporary employment of qualified individuals in fellowships with participating state agencies; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
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HB 899. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Williams of the 148th, and Wilkerson of the 38th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts, so as to provide for the legal effects of the discontinuance of LIBOR on contracts, securities, or instruments; to provide for the circumstances under which the recommended benchmark replacement shall be used and whether it is optional or mandatory; to provide that the use of such replacement does not amend or modify a contract, security, or instrument or change any person's rights or obligations; to prohibit parties from refusing to perform contractual obligations or declaring a breach of contract as a result of the discontinuance of LIBOR or the use of a replacement; to establish that the replacement is a commercially reasonable substitute for and a commercially substantial equivalent to LIBOR; to provide for a safe harbor from litigation for the use of the recommended benchmark replacement; to provide for definitions; 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
HR 571. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for local referenda to authorize assessment of residential homesteaded property owned by individuals of certain ages at 20 percent of its fair market value regarding local school district taxes for educational purposes; to provide for the repeal of such assessments; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HR 572. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Glanton of the 75th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Gold Star Fathers of Georgia and dedicating a road in their honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 573. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 60th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Douglas of the 78th: A RESOLUTION dedicating the Arnold-Fountain Professional Club Highway; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION HR 574. By Representative Jones of the 53rd: A RESOLUTION honoring the lives of Reverend Joseph Jones, Sr., and Darnella Jones; dedicating a bridge in their memory; repealing a certain resolution; repealing conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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