FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022 THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY *Rules Suspended *HB 1600. By Representatives Williams of the 168th and Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Flemington 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 1601. By Representative Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4575), so as to increase the size of the board of commissioners; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for the description of the commissioner districts and posts; to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for election of members; to provide for initial terms; 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 *HB 1602. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Ridley of the 6th, and Barton of the 5th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to establish the board of elections and registration for Murray County, Georgia; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL - 1 - HR 1082. By Representative Cheokas of the 138th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on State and Local Law Enforcement Salaries; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY - 2 - SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022 THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 628. By Senators Albers of the 56th and Beach of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to increase the amount of a senior homestead exemption; to provide for definitions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, a contingent effective date, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL SB 629. By Senators Albers of the 56th and Beach of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to modify the maximum income for a senior homestead exemption; to provide for definitions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL SB 630. By Senators Albers of the 56th and Beach of the 21st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to repeal a homestead exemption for citizens of the City of Milton age 65 years or older meeting certain income requirements as found in Section 6.34 of the city charter; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, a contingent effective date, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL - 1 - SB 631. By Senators Cowsert of the 46th and Ginn of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption of $10,000.00 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended, so as to provide base year homestead exemption freezes regarding certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes and by the Clarke County School District for educational purposes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL - 2 -