First readers in House, 2023 January 24

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 39. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Camp of the 135th, Hagan of the 156th, Carpenter of the 4th, and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education, so as provide for the issuance of transcripts when a student owes a debt to an institution of higher education; to provide for prohibitions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 40. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Stephens of the 164th, Frye of the 122nd, Martin of the 49th, Holcomb of the 81st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide for an exemption from county and municipal excise taxes on rooms, lodgings, or accommodations for charges paid by means of hotel/motel vouchers certified by the Department of Community Affairs or any local government designated as an entitlement community; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 41. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Gunter of the 8th, Oliver of the 82nd, Newton of the 127th, Au of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to revise procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment for mental health and alcohol and drug dependency; to require that certain documents become part of the patient's clinical record; to provide for redactions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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HB 42. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Lumsden of the 12th, Reeves of the 99th, and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation, so as to revise provisions concerning the duties of county tax commissioners with respect to the assessment and collection of municipal taxes and fees; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to provide for nonseverability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 43. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Taylor of the 173rd, Mathiak of the 74th, McClain of the 109th, and Mainor of the 56th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, so as to revise the membership of the Council on American Indian Concerns; to revise addresses of American Indian Tribes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 44. By Representatives Au of the 50th, Beverly of the 143rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Park of the 107th, Roberts of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require universal background checks in all manner of firearm transfers and purchases; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 45. By Representatives Au of the 50th, Park of the 107th, Lim of the 98th, Mughal of the 105th, Romman of the 97th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require
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a three-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for inspection; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 46. By Representatives Au of the 50th, Newton of the 127th, Camp of the 135th, Cooper of the 45th, and Lott of the 131st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for a definition; 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 47. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Collins of the 71st, Jones of the 25th, McDonald of the 26th, Cameron of the 1st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 40-6-393 and 52-7-12.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homicide by vehicle and homicide by vessel, respectively, so as to require restitution for certain convictions of homicide by vehicle or vessel when operating such vehicle or vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to provide for standards for such award amount; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 48. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Gullett of the 19th, Gunter of the 8th, Stephens of the 164th, and Collins of the 71st: 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 district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; 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 49. By Representative Greene of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Seminole County, approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3994), 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 50. By Representative Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hagan, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4296), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3972), so as to change the description of the council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; 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 51. By Representatives Pirkle of the 169th and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to authorize local boards of education to use vehicles other than school buses for the transport of all students to and from school and school related activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 52. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Jasperse of the 11th, Barton of the 5th, Wiedower of the 121st, Seabaugh of the 34th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to amend notice provisions relative to meetings for the election of board members; to provide for negotiations in request for proposals relative to publicprivate partnerships (P3s); to amend Code Section 45-16-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to delegation of power by coroner or county medical examiner and qualifications of those authorized to perform examinations, to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the O.C.G.A.,
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relating to when public disclosure not required by a state agency, so as to exempt certain records from public disclosure requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HB 53. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Meeks of the 178th, Pirkle of the 169th, Dickey of the 145th, and Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of professional forestry, so as to provide that the State Board of Registration for Foresters is an independent state agency attached to the State Forestry Commission for administrative purposes only; to require confirmation of the Senate for members of the State Board of Registration for Foresters appointed by the Governor; to authorize the board to issue cease and desist orders and issue additional penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 54. By Representatives Carson of the 46th, Hilton of the 48th, Reeves of the 99th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Knight of the 134th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits from state income taxes, so as to increase the annual aggregate limit of tax credits available for the qualified education tax credit; 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 55. By Representatives Williamson of the 112th, Williams of the 148th, Dickey of the 145th, Wade of the 9th, Ridley of the 6th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for dates; to repeal laws relating to international banking corporations and bank agencies; to provide for an exemption to installment loan licensing and regulation; to provide for notice requirements; to provide
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for installment loan interest calculations; to provide for licensing and regulation of foreign bank offices and agencies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BANKS & BANKING HB 56. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Hitchens of the 161st, Collins of the 71st, Cameron of the 1st, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for undergraduate full tuition grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed in the line of duty who attend institutions of the University System of Georgia and who meet certain eligibility requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION HR 18. By Representatives Au of the 50th, Beverly of the 143rd, Park of the 107th, Mitchell of the 88th, Roberts of the 52nd, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that the General Assembly may provide by general law for the redistricting of the state congressional and state House and Senate districts by an independent commission; 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 JUDICIARY
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