FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2022 TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 1521. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Clark of the 147th, Corbett of the 174th, Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 133rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wildlife control permits, so as to authorize the hunting or taking of feral hogs on wildlife management areas during any season; to amend Code Section 27-3-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on hunting feral hogs, so as to prohibit rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Natural Resources from prohibiting open seasons on hunting or trapping of feral hogs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GAME, FISH, & PARKS
HB 1522. By Representative Ridley of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-831 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required information from operators of beauty pageants, so as to require certain additional information to be provided to beauty pageant contestants before accepting a fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 1523. By Representatives Lott of the 122nd, Cooper of the 43rd, Jones of the 25th, Powell of the 32nd, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to prohibit insurers from cancelling, modifying coverage, refusing to issue, or refusing to renew life insurance policies solely because the applicant or insured donated a liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 1524. By Representatives Howard of the 124th, Frazier of the 126th, Prince of the 127th, Nelson of the 125th, and Newton of the 123rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide for a qualified consolidated government special purpose local option sales tax; to provide an exception to a ceiling on local sales and use taxes; to provide for definitions; to provide for authorization of tax and applicability; to provide for local authorization and referenda; to provide for imposition and termination of tax; to provide for administration and collection of tax; to provide for returns; to provide for distribution of tax proceeds; to provide for personal property in other jurisdictions; to prohibit taxation of products ordered and delivered outside of jurisdiction; to prohibit taxation of certain construction materials; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for impact on other taxes; to provide for use of proceeds and general obligation debt; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1525. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Powell of the 32nd, Washburn of the 141st, LaHood of the 175th, Smith of the 18th, and others: 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 to amend certain definitions to include consultants as contemplated by Chapter 80 of Title 36, relating to provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities generally; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 1526. By Representative Wilson of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to establish the Healthy Georgia Program, providing comprehensive universal single payer healthcare coverage and a healthcare cost control system for the benefit of all Georgia residents; 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 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 1527. By Representatives Mathiak of the 73rd, Bonner of the 72nd, Gunter of the 8th, Camp of the 131st, Jenkins of the 132nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to constables, clerk, and other court personnel, so as to provide for the qualification of constables; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1528. By Representatives Momtahan of the 17th, Barton of the 5th, Corbett of the 174th, Pirkle of the 155th, Cheokas of the 138th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to provide that it shall be illegal for certain persons to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell or attempt to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell used, detached catalytic converters; to provide for a definition; to provide that certain catalytic converters and the vehicles transporting them are contraband; to provide for penalties; 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 MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1529. By Representatives Williams of the 168th, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, DeLoach of the 167th, and Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1222), so as to provide for the minimum supplement each county in the circuit shall provide to the judges of the superior courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1532. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Gravley of the 67th, Rhodes of the 120th, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to provide for intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for license and permit fees; to provide for retail hemp food establishment licenses and wholesale hemp food establishment licenses; to provide for
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bonds; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 1533. By Representatives Newton of the 123rd, Cooper of the 43rd, Frye of the 118th, Dempsey of the 13th, and Anulewicz of the 42nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to professions and businesses, so as to provide that professional programs that are established to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not obligated to report to licensing boards except in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for immunity; to provide that certain documents and information of professional programs are not discoverable; 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 1534. By Representative Holcomb of the 81st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to investigating sexual assault, so as to limit the access of certain database information regarding an alleged perpetrator to certain offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HR 915. By Representatives Moore of the 90th, Cantrell of the 22nd, Mitchell of the 88th, and Thomas of the 65th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in 2024 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in the 2022 general election shall serve two-year terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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HR 916. By Representatives Dukes of the 154th, Williams of the 168th, Thomas of the 65th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Jackson of the 128th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee for the Expansion and National Competitiveness of Georgia Agriculture; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HR 917. By Representatives Howard of the 124th, Alexander of the 66th, and Evans of the 83rd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee to assess "Too Young To Suspend" and the implementation of 2018 House Bill 740 and State Board of Education Rule 160-4-8-.15 to improve the student learning environment and discipline in elementary and secondary schools; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HR 918. By Representative Efstration of the 104th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Judge Ramn Alvarado and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 919. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Gilliard of the 162nd, Hitchens of the 161st, Powell of the 32nd, Campbell of the 171st, and others: A RESOLUTION urging the Federal Railroad Administration to follow through with its efforts to regulate train length; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 931. By Representative Carson of the 46th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Edward "Kip" William Klein III and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2022
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 382. By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Albers of the 56th, Gooch of the 51st, Cowsert of the 46th, Walker III of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to revise provisions for misdemeanor convictions for the offense of aggravated child molestation by raising the minimum age of victims from 13 to 14; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
SB 486. By Senators Harper of the 7th, Walker III of the 20th, Anderson of the 24th, Sims of the 12th, Goodman of the 8th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane, so as to provide for full or partial remote communication with regard to public hearings; to provide for notice of hearings; to revise referendum requirements and procedures for issuing, amending, and renewing marketing orders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
SB 493. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd and Gooch of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions regarding timeshare projects and programs, so as to authorize nonjudicial foreclosure of time-share estates; to provide for notice; to provide for transfer of title; to provide for a power of attorney; 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 529. By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Burke of the 11th, Harbison of the 15th, Mullis of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 76 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to expedited franchising of cable and video services, so as to
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change the definition of video service relative to the "Consumer Choice for Television Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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