First readers in House, 2022 January 26

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022
SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 980. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Early County, approved February 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3674), as amended, so as to change the descriptions of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current members; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 981. By Representatives Anderson of the 10th and Erwin of the 28th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Cornelia, 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
HB 982. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide education districts for the Calhoun County Board of Education," approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6119), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3619), so as to provide new education district boundaries; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 983. By Representative Campbell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County, approved February 20, 1873 (Ga. L. 1873, p. 279), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4405), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 984. By Representatives Jones of the 53rd, Scott of the 76th, Davis of the 87th, and Gilligan of the 24th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding holidays and observances, so as to declare June 12 of each year as "Women Veterans Day"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 985. By Representatives Williams of the 168th and Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Liberty County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 717), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4228), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; 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 986. By Representatives Collins of the 68th, Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 70th, and Smith of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the board of education and school superintendent of the Carroll County School District, approved March 20, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3945), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3780), so as to change the description of the education districts; to
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provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 987. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th and Jenkins of the 132nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3753), so as to revise the per diem allowance of board members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 988. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Momtahan of the 17th, Gravley of the 67th, Alexander of the 66th, Kelley of the 16th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county for tax year 2023 and $8,000.00 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024; 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
HB 989. By Representatives Smith of the 18th and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, so as to provide for the compensation of said board; to provide an
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effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 990. By Representative Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 1, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3884), so as to reconstitute the board of commissioners; to change the description of the commissioner districts; 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 991. By Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Kausche of the 50th, Bazemore of the 63rd, Thomas of the 65th, Evans of the 57th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the number of members and for the election of members of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 10, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3591), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5078) and by an Act approved March 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4512), 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 provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 992. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Hitchens of the 161st, Gambill of the 15th, Powell of the 32nd, and Gunter of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for state income tax, so as to exclude from income taxation all income
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received by a taxpayer as compensation for certain public service as a sworn peace officer; 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 993. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Hitchens of the 161st, Clark of the 147th, Powell of the 32nd, and Gunter of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-10-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to attempted murder or threatening of witness in official proceedings, so as to provide for offense of attempted murder where a person shoots a law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 994. By Representatives Wilson of the 80th, Cannon of the 58th, Allen of the 40th, Jackson of the 64th, and Douglas of the 78th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, manlifts, and moving walks, so as to increase the civil penalty for failure to inspect elevators and related mechanisms within deadline and include all include inspections by nonprivate inspectors in the deadline and civil penalty; to provide for additional civil penalties for repeat violations; to require the Safety Fire Commissioner to notify the owner or lessee in writing and keep records of when said civil penalties are waived; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 995. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Lewis-Ward of the 109th, Nelson of the 125th, Holly of the 111th, Burnough of the 77th, and others: 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 require employers to provide at least five days of sick leave for an employee that can be used for the care of immediate family members; 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 996. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Scoggins of the 14th, Hill of the 3rd, Smith of the 18th, and Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as change and provide for additional exceptions to the "Dietetics Practice Act," to allow individuals credentialed in the field of nutrition to provide advice, counseling, or evaluations in matters of food, diet, or nutrition under certain circumstances; to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 997. By Representatives Watson of the 172nd, England of the 116th, Burns of the 159th, Buckner of the 137th, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for timber equipment and timber products held by timber producers; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 998. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Momtahan of the 17th, Frye of the 118th, Collins of the 68th, and Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4B of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ticket brockers, so as to place certain conditions on the sale of nontransferable tickets to athletic contests, concerts, theatre performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events to which the public is admitted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 999. By Representatives Cantrell of the 22nd, Glanton of the 75th, Moore of the 90th, Clark of the 147th, Bentley of the 139th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of promise scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,000.00 per school year for each participating student, subject to appropriations; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education expenses; to
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provide for qualifications for students to participate in the promise scholarship account program; to authorize the Georgia Student Finance Commission to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1000. By Representatives Gunter of the 8th, Rich of the 97th, Scoggins of the 14th, Thomas of the 21st, and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of rabies, so as to provide an exception for inoculation of canines and felines against rabies for animals for which such vaccine would compromise the animal's health or if it is medically unnecessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 1001. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Gunter of the 8th, and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-35-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for prepaid legal services plans regulated under insurance, so as to revise the definition of prepaid legal services plan; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1002. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Gambill of the 15th, Williams of the 168th, Scoggins of the 14th, McDonald of the 26th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the opossum as the official state marsupial; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 1003. By Representatives Allen of the 40th and Wilson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health insurance plans for public school teachers and other public school personnel, and Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to prohibit the Board of
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Community Health from entering into or renewing a contract for the state health benefit plan with qualified entities under specific conditions; 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 INSURANCE
HB 1004. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Collins of the 68th, Smith of the 133rd, and Dukes of the 154th: 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 for the establishment of unified campus police forces through agreements entered into by colleges and universities; to provide for definitions; to provide for arrest powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 1005. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Dempsey of the 13th, Camp of the 131st, Lim of the 99th, and Mitchell of the 106th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to conduct suicide screenings on all students age eight through 18; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1006. By Representative Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Crawford County, approved March 19, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4136), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4464), so as to reconstitute the board of education; to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 1007. By Representative Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Crawford County, approved March 2, 1874 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 339), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4012), so as to revise districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1008. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Newton of the 123rd, Dempsey of the 13th, Hatchett of the 150th, Lott of the 122nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the higher education savings plan and Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience (ABLE), respectively, so as to provide for the governance of the Georgia ABLE program by the board of directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; to revise the composition and chairperson of the board of directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; to provide for the transfer of rights and obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT
HB 1009. By Representative Jones of the 25th: 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 authorize the use of personal delivery devices to transport cargo within this state; to provide for and change certain definitions; to provide requirements for the operation of personal delivery devices; to exempt personal delivery devices from requirements imposed on motor vehicles and other self-propelled vehicles; to require personal delivery device operators to obtain insurance; to provide for limitations on adoption of certain rules, regulations, ordinances, and resolutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
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HB 1010. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, Wiedower of the 119th, and Frye of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to provide for the Attorney General to represent the Georgia Classic Center Authority; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide a short title; to create the Georgia Classic Center Authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
HR 620. By Representative Houston of the 170th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Charlie D. Rogers; dedicating an intersection in his memory; repealing a certain resolution; repealing conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 621. By Representative Houston of the 170th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Lieutenant Hugh L. Moore; dedicating a bridge in his memory; repealing a certain resolution; repealing conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 622. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Hatchett of the 150th, Stephens of the 164th, Sainz of the 180th, and Ridley of the 6th: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 8, 2022, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol and urging schools, local educational agencies, and the state educational agency to address the profound educational impact of dyslexia; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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