First readers in House, 2022 February 22

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1375. By Representatives Moore of the 95th, Wilson of the 80th, Oliver of the 82nd, Kendrick of the 93rd, Dreyer of the 59th, and others: 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 eliminate cohabitation as a basis upon which to terminate the dependency of a spouse and cease workers' compensation payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 1376. By Representatives Moore of the 95th, Cooper of the 43rd, Carpenter of the 4th, Rich of the 97th, and Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to authorize food service establishments to serve patrons' pet dogs within designated outdoor areas of the establishment; to provide for rules and regulations to protect public health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 1377. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 120th, Smith of the 18th, and Gunter of the 8th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to income taxes, so as to authorize private causes of action for equitable relief regarding the failure of employers to comply with revenue provisions regarding employees; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 1378. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Powell of the 32nd, Ballinger of the 23rd, Ridley of the 6th, Tarvin of the 2nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to remove places of worship from unauthorized locations a weapon or long gun may be carried; to provide for online application for weapons carry licenses and renewal licenses; to provide for relief; to amend Code Section 17-5-54 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions and disposition of personal property in custody of law enforcement agency; to amend Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to military, emergency management, and veterans affairs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 1379. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ridley of the 6th, Burchett of the 176th, Hogan of the 179th, and Rhodes of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to establish the Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Commission; to provide for definitions; to assign such commission to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for membership; to provide for compensation of members; to provide for duties; to authorize the acceptance of funds; to provide for the establishment of a grant program to support local law enforcement agencies and multijurisdiction task forces relative to motor vehicle related crime prevention initiatives; to provide for standards and conditions for such grant program; to provide for recommendations and reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1380. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Houston of the 170th, Smith of the 133rd, Burchett of the 176th, and England of the 116th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise provisions related to the sunset and automatic repeal of an income tax credit for revitalization zones; to provide for a period of time after which certain qualifying actions or expenditures may occur or be completed; to provide for limitations; 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 1381. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, England of the 116th, Corbett of the 174th, Watson of the 172nd, Jasperse of the 11th, and others: 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 water and sewer authority board members to complete yearly continuing training courses; to make such courses a prerequisite for Georgia Environmental Finance Authority funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1382. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, England of the 116th, Corbett of the 174th, Watson of the 172nd, Jasperse of the 11th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-62A-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required training on development and redevelopment programs, so as to require directors to do yearly continuing education; to make such continuing education a prerequisite for OneGeorgia Authority funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1383. By Representatives Wilensky of the 79th, Efstration of the 104th, Oliver of the 82nd, Rich of the 97th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978," so as to provide for hearing before an administrative law judge; 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 JUDICIARY
HB 1384. By Representatives Jenkins of the 132nd, Camp of the 131st, Greene of the 151st, Jasperse of the 11th, and Knight of the 130th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amendment and revision of codes generally, so as to require the department to amend the Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize
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certain uses of ungraded lumber; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 1385. By Representatives Anderson of the 10th, Taylor of the 173rd, Rich of the 97th, Gaines of the 117th, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, so as to revise annexation reporting requirements to require the provision of reports to the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office of the General Assembly; to require the submission of a digital shapefile with such reports; to provide for regional commissions to assist certain municipalities in the production of such digital files; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1386. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Smith of the 133rd, Corbett of the 174th, Seabaugh of the 34th, and Anulewicz of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from sales and use taxation the sale or use of pipes necessary and integral to the manufacturing of potable water by a manufacturer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1387. By Representatives Collins of the 68th, Greene of the 151st, Powell of the 32nd, Corbett of the 174th, and Bonner of the 72nd: 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 the suspension of a motor vehicle registration upon failure to pay a civil monetary penalty for a violation of overtaking a school bus or speeding in a school zone captured by recorded images; 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 1388. By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, LaHood of the 175th, Watson of the 172nd, and Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-13-142 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the requirements of an official legal organ, so as to provide an alternative procedure for the designation of the official legal organ; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1389. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Nguyen of the 89th, Boddie of the 62nd, Allen of the 40th, Oliver of the 82nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sex discrimination in employment, so as to enact the "Georgia Safe Workplaces Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for a right of action; to provide for affirmative defenses; to provide for determining factors regarding workplace harassment; to provide for a statute of limitations; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 1390. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Smith of the 18th, Boddie of the 62nd, Evans of the 57th, Tankersley of the 160th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sex discrimination in employment, so as to provide for a right of action against a county or city employer for retaliation; 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
HB 1391. By Representatives Gunter of the 8th, Leverett of the 33rd, Burchett of the 176th, Smith of the 18th, Boddie of the 62nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public defenders, so as to revise the compensation of public defenders and assistant public defenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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HB 1392. By Representatives Gunter of the 8th, Smith of the 18th, Momtahan of the 17th, Fleming of the 121st, Jones of the 47th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with original jurisdiction to investigate election fraud and election crimes; to provide the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with subpoena power to further such investigations; to provide for penalty; 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 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 1393. By Representatives Bonner of the 72nd, Washburn of the 141st, Powell of the 32nd, Crowe of the 110th, and Wiedower of the 119th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judicial emergency, so as to exempt evictions from tolling provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1394. By Representatives Byrd of the 20th, Gilligan of the 24th, Carpenter of the 4th, Gambill of the 15th, Scoggins of the 14th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to repeal the authority of the Department of Public Health and all county boards of health to require persons to submit to vaccinations against or other measures to prevent contagious or infectious diseases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1395. By Representatives McLaurin of the 51st, Gullett of the 19th, Momtahan of the 17th, and Gravley of the 67th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-3-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to application for first certificate of title for motor vehicles, so as to provide for acceptance of electronic copies of certificates of title issued in
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another state or country; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1396. By Representatives Yearta of the 152nd, Gullett of the 19th, Gunter of the 8th, Barton of the 5th, Collins of the 68th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal courts, so as to create the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; to provide for definitions; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of the council; to provide for funding of the council; to provide for the status of the council and its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1401. By Representatives Barr of the 103rd, Gambill of the 15th, Smith of the 18th, Seabaugh of the 34th, Wade of the 9th, 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 that certain individuals challenging an elector's name appearing on the list of electors shall not be liable for such challenge; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 1402. By Representatives Barr of the 103rd, Dunahoo of the 30th, Mathis of the 144th, Smith of the 18th, Wade of the 9th, 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to prohibit solicitation and acceptance of private donations by state and local governmental entities for election purposes; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
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HB 1403. By Representatives Crowe of the 110th, Hatchett of the 150th, Newton of the 123rd, Ridley of the 6th, and Mathis of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; 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 1404. By Representatives Pruitt of the 149th, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Watson of the 172nd, Jasperse of the 11th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize private institutions for mental disease to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1405. By Representatives Roberts of the 52nd, Washburn of the 141st, Crowe of the 110th, Dreyer of the 59th, Paris of the 142nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local governments, so as to revise "The Zoning Procedures Law"; to revise provisions related to judicial review of zoning decisions; to revise definitions; to provide for requirements for zoning decisions by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to require review procedures for decisions made by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to provide for judicial review of zoning decisions; to require certain designations relating to appeals of quasi-judicial decisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1406. By Representatives Martin of the 49th and Jones of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on
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zoning for property annexed into municipality, so as to provide additional notice and hearing provisions for changes to zoning ordinances that revise single-family residential classifications and definition so as to authorize multifamily residential property uses; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 1417. By Representatives Boddie of the 62nd, Bazemore of the 63rd, Jackson of the 64th, and Schofield of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; 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 1418. By Representatives Smyre of the 135th, Hugley of the 136th, Buckner of the 137th, and Smith of the 133rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the countywide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as authorize a tax for public health care purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HR 818. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Dempsey of the 13th, Barton of the 5th, Tarvin of the 2nd, and Cameron of the 1st: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mr. Bobby Lee Cook and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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HR 819. By Representative Powell of the 32nd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mr. Fred Pulliam and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022
NINETEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
SB 331. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Mullis of the 53rd, Dugan of the 30th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Miller of the 49th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to prohibit the regulation of employee work hours, scheduling, and output by local government entities; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a short title; 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
SB 346. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Hatchett of the 50th, Anderson of the 24th, Hickman of the 4th, Walker III of the 20th, and others: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative Services, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by China to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for certifications; to provide penalties for false certifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SB 360. By Senators McNeill of the 3rd, Kennedy of the 18th, Beach of the 21st, Miller of the 49th, Hickman of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-102 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents, and obstruction of investigation, so as to enact "Colton's Law"; to provide a short title; to provide for the protections for disabled minors; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to amend cross references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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SB 404. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st, Beach of the 21st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services personnel, so as to authorize the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to retain certain fingerprints under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY *SB 522. By Senator Robertson of the 29th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Harris County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3538), as amended, 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 for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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