FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1371. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Watson of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, England of the 116th, and Campbell of the 171st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to provide for the creation of the Rural Health Advancement Commission; to provide for purpose, membership, terms, meetings, expenses, and powers; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
HB 1372. By Representatives Smith of the 133rd, Parsons of the 44th, Burns of the 159th, and Frazier of the 126th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fire protection and safety, so as to revise the provisions and short title of Chapter 9, the "Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 1373. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Carpenter of the 4th, and Douglas of the 78th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to require local governments or authorities operating parks and recreation facilities used by youth athletic organizations to ensure such parks and facilities are equipped with certain vessels for heat related injuries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HB 1374. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Bloomingdale; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 1397. 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 Education of Liberty County, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4238), so as 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 effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 1398. By Representatives Belton of the 112th, Lewis-Ward of the 109th, Crowe of the 110th, and Henderson of the 113th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 1399. By Representatives Holly of the 111th and Knight of the 130th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to
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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 1400. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Wilkerson of the 38th, Jackson of the 128th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Carpenter of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to access to medical cannabis, so as to provide that the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is subject to state procurement laws; to revise the Medical Cannabis Commission Oversight Committee; to provide for information to be provided to such committee; to revise the number of Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses that can be issued by the commission; to revise dates for the retrospective study of minority participation; to provide that the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is subject to open records laws; to provide for third-party consultants; to provide for the issuance of certain licenses by a date certain; 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
HR 798. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Gravley of the 67th, Powell of the 32nd, Lim of the 99th, and Jackson of the 128th: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee for Cannabis Waste Disposal and Recycling; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
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SB 374. By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Burke of the 11th, and Kennedy of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Data Analytic Center, so as to provide for definitions; to establish the Georgia Data Analytic Center as an agent of all executive state agencies; 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
SB 438. By Senators Tippins of the 37th, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Strickland of the 17th, Hickman of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retention of contractual payments and creation of escrow accounts on contracts for installation, improvement, maintenance, or repair of water or sewer facilities, so as to change certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 445. By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Payne of the 54th, Hickman of the 4th, Gooch of the 51st, Mullis of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-143 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil and criminal penalty for violation of Section 610 of National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and regulations and final orders issued thereunder, so as to revise civil penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
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*SB 454. By Senator Kennedy of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Board of Public Education for Bibb County, approved August 23, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 388), as amended, so as 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 effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
SB 461. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Strickland of the 17th, Kennedy of the 18th, Dugan of the 30th, Robertson of the 29th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-6-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when offenses bailable, procedure, schedule of bails, and appeal bonds, so as to add the offense of human trafficking as a bailable offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
SB 466. By Senator Jones of the 10th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the county board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as 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 related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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*SB 503. By Senator Kennedy of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the restructuring of the City of Macon, the City of Payne City, and Bibb County, approved April 20, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5595), as amended, so as to provide for new 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
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