FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1407. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dawson, approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3536), so as to increase the terms of office for future mayors and councilmembers to four years; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1408. By Representative Greene of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Shellman, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4412), as amended, so as to revise provisions related to selection of the mayor pro tempore; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1409. By Representative Werkheiser of the 157th: 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 change certain provisions related to workers' compensation benefits; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to increase the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 1410. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Beverly of the 143rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Alexander of the 66th, and Burnough of the 77th: 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 provide that electors who are visually disabled may vote electronically; to provide a definition; to
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provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
HB 1411. By Representatives Rhodes of the 120th and Williams of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), as amended, so as to provide that on and after January 1, 2023, the district attorney of the judicial circuit within which Putnam County is located shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions brought in the State Court of Putnam County and shall perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1412. By Representative Rhodes of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 25 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents with Greene County funding such coverage as it does for active employees; to clarify who is covered under such provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1413. By Representatives Rhodes of the 120th and Sainz of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to authorize local governments to establish and adopt commercial
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property assessed clean energy and storm resiliency (C-PACER) programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1414. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Williamson of the 115th, Blackmon of the 146th, Jasperse of the 11th, Knight of the 130th, and others: 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 the definition and taxation of income of taxable nonresidents with respect to the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; to revise the allocation and apportionment of income from state certified productions for corporations; to require registration and location of intellectual property associated with a state certified production; 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 WAYS & MEANS
HB 1415. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 107th, Hugley of the 136th, Thomas of the 39th, Paris of the 142nd, and Schofield of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding adoption, so as to provide that a legally separated spouse can petition for adoption of a child; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1416. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Scott of the 76th, Clark of the 108th, Davis of the 87th, and Hutchinson of the 107th: 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 the Department of Education to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students completing the fifth and sixth grades regarding recommended adolescent vaccinations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HB 1419. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th, Knight of the 130th, Setzler of the 35th, and Carson of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in public secondary schools in this state; to provide for the accreditation of public secondary schools and local school systems by recognized accrediting agencies; to provide for requirements for such accreditation; to prohibit the recognition of certain accrediting agencies by the state and others; to require the State Board of Education to establish assessment criteria, procedures, and other requirements for recognized accrediting agencies; to provide for applicability; to provide for construction; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1420. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Williams of the 145th, Holcomb of the 81st, and Crowe of the 110th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6A of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to DNA sampling, collection, and analysis, so as to provide for the collection of DNA from certain individuals at the time of arrest; to provide for the handling, use, and storage of such samples and analysis results; to provide for certain immunity for persons obtaining such samples; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1421. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Watson of the 172nd, Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 133rd, and Frye of the 118th: 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 dedicate the proceeds of certain hazardous waste fees to the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund as authorized and subject to the conditions imposed by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(r) of the Constitution of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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HB 1422. By Representatives Gilligan of the 24th, Byrd of the 20th, and Singleton of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act," so as to prohibit the transfer, sale, or assignment of certain tax credits on or after a certain date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1423. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Hugley of the 136th, Burnough of the 77th, Bazemore of the 63rd, and Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to ensure that information and data contained in the state-wide automated child welfare information system is shared with foster providers and local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUVENILE JUSTICE
HB 1424. By Representatives Powell of the 32nd, Wilkerson of the 38th, Mitchell of the 88th, Gunter of the 8th, Hatchett of the 150th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Lottery for Education Act," so as to provide that administrative procedures and actions regarding bona fide coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 1425. By Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, Newton of the 123rd, Gravley of the 67th, and Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to access to medical cannabis, so as to authorize the Governor to issue initial Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses for a limited time period; to provide for automatic repeal; 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
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HB 1426. By Representatives Moore of the 95th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Gunter of the 8th, Scoggins of the 14th, and Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for postconviction, presentence proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for procedure and definitions; to change provisions relating to verdicts and jury charges in such cases; to provide for conforming cross-references in connection to speedy trial demands and the Supreme Court's review of pretrial proceedings in death penalty cases; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 1427. By Representatives Moore of the 90th, Beverly of the 143rd, Bennett of the 94th, Tankersley of the 160th, and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to provide for screening, training, and supervision of home health aides; to require certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; to provide for backup home health aides; to require liability insurance coverage; to provide for responsibility of a home health agency for negligence and willful misconduct by home health aides; to provide that home health aides are subject to criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 1428. By Representative Efstration of the 104th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme
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Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CODE REVISION
*HB 1444. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 70th, Bonner of the 72nd, Smith of the 18th, Smith of the 133rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended, so as to change the supplemental salaries for such judges; to provide for the apportionment of such supplements among the counties in the circuit; 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 1445. By Representative DeLoach of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3604), so as to revise provisions for staggering of terms of office for commissioner districts; to provide for continuation in office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 1446. By Representatives Wilson of the 80th, Holcomb of the 81st, Evans of the 83rd, and Oliver of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Brookhaven to levy an excise tax pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3992), so as to repeal provisions regarding expenditure of funds; to repeal an automatic
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reversion; to repeal a conditional provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 1447. By Representative Fleming of the 121st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Grovetown, 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
HR 820. By Representative England of the 116th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. James J. Boss and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 821. By Representative England of the 116th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Seixas Milner and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 822. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Rhodes of the 120th, DeLoach of the 167th, and Williams of the 168th: A RESOLUTION stating Georgia's opposition to the shark fin trade; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
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HR 823. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Scott of the 76th, Davis of the 87th, Beverly of the 143rd, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Pharmacy Deserts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 395. By Senator Hatchett of the 50th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a third judge of the superior courts of the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to authorize the governing authority of the counties comprising the Mountain Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 449. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Tippins of the 37th, Payne of the 54th, Kennedy of the 18th, Hatchett of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to review of removal of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the protection of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their minor children from undue infringement by a state or local government entity, local board of education, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 469. By Senators Harper of the 7th, Ginn of the 47th, Davenport of the 44th, Jackson of the 41st, Brass of the 28th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to require certain watercraft to have day and night visual distress signals on board when on coastal waters of Georgia; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
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