First readers in House, 2023 February 13

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 327. By Representatives Cameron of the 1st, Tarvin of the 2nd, Camp of the 135th, Mathiak of the 74th, and Huddleston of the 72nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to include step-grandparent and stepgrandchild relationship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 328. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 106th, Schofield of the 63rd, Marin of the 96th, Au of the 50th, Mughal of the 105th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, Chapter 5 of Title 17, Chapter 1 of Title 35, and Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, searches and seizures, general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, and jails, respectively, so as to revise terminology referring to persons who are noncitizens and present in the United States without official documentation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 329. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Lim of the 98th, and Jackson of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act and landlord and tenant in general, respectively, so as to provide that certain landlords shall provide certain notices to existing and prospective tenants with regard to certain crimes occurring on the premises being leased; to provide for an additional declared unlawful act relative to landlord and tenant transactions; to provide a definition; to provide for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 330. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Lim of the 98th, and Sampson of the 153rd: 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 revise the manner of filling vacancies in party nominations resulting from the death or disqualification of a candidate after nomination but prior to the date of an election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 331. By Representatives Anderson of the 10th, Leverett of the 123rd, Gunter of the 8th, Scoggins of the 14th, Lumsden of the 12th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax collectors, so as to repeal provisions relating to the accountability of tax collectors and tax commissioners to the county governing authority for county taxes and funds, books, vouchers, accounts, and other records; to repeal provisions related to the removal of said tax officials from office for malpractice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 332. By Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Stephens of the 164th, Smith of the 18th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Newton of the 127th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances, Schedule IV controlled substances, and Schedule V controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drugs; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 333. By Representatives Marin of the 96th, Au of the 50th, and Schofield of the 63rd: 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 issuance of driving cards to noncitizen residents who are ineligible for a driver's license, temporary permit, or identification card; to revise a definition and provide for a definition; to provide for an exception to the requirement that the Department of Driver Services utilize a certain program; to provide for application requirements for such driving cards; to
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provide for standards for the appearance of such cards; to provide for minimum age for issuance of such cards; to provide for fees for issuance and renewal of such cards; to provide for expiration of such cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 334. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Miller of the 62nd, Werkheiser of the 157th, Greene of the 154th, and Roberts of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide for criminal history record information restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; to provide that restricted criminal history record information shall be available to criminal justice agencies; to provide for petitions; to provide for criminal history record information restriction for persons granted a pardon for certain offenses; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders, so as to revise the procedure for petitioning for exoneration and discharge when an individual has qualified for sentencing as a first offender; to provide for exceptions to retroactively granting first offender treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 335. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Erwin of the 32nd, Meeks of the 178th, Greene of the 154th, and Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 336. By Representatives Cox of the 28th, Wiedower of the 121st, Jasperse of the 11th, Ridley of the 6th, and Anderson of the 10th: 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
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prohibit the Georgia state minimum standard codes from prohibiting the use of certain refrigerants; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 337. By Representatives Marin of the 96th, Willis of the 55th, Schofield of the 63rd, Davis of the 87th, Beverly of the 143rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 2, Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31, and Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to seeds and plants generally, offenses against public health and morals, general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, and general provisions relative to torts, respectively, so as to authorize the use, production, manufacturing, and dispensing of medical marijuana in this state; to provide for the medical conditions for which medical marijuana may be prescribed and used; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 338. By Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Jones of the 47th, Dubnik of the 29th, Mathiak of the 74th, Smith of the 70th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for the inclusion of methods for the promotion of the safe and appropriate use of technology and responsible digital citizenship in the comprehensive character education program; to repeal a provision regarding applicability; to provide for implementation; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 339. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 106th, Beverly of the 143rd, Wiedower of the 121st, Schofield of the 63rd, and Mitchell of the 88th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to provide that the Department of Behavioral Health
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and Developmental Disabilities conduct or coordinate all audits of behavioral health providers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
HB 340. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ballard of the 147th, Parsons of the 44th, Greene of the 154th, Wilkerson of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for daily duty-free planning periods for teachers in grades six through 12; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 341. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Beverly of the 143rd, Schofield of the 63rd, and Davis of the 87th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to educational programs in elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; to provide definitions; to require an evaluation of a blind or visually impaired student to determine such student's need for Braille instruction; to require Braille instruction in the individualized education program of a blind or visually impaired student as appropriate; to provide additional requirements for the individualized education program of a blind or visually impaired student; to provide for textbook publishers relating to electronic materials; to provide license requirements relating to Braille for certain teachers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 342. By Representatives Bonner of the 73rd, Houston of the 170th, Dickey of the 145th, Gullett of the 19th, Pirkle of the 169th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to enact the "Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act"; 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 BANKS & BANKING
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HB 343. By Representatives Newton of the 127th, Cooper of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Buckner of the 137th, and Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide for definitions; to require pharmacy benefits managers to calculate defined cost sharing for insureds at the point of sale; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations; to provide for limitations; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH
HB 344. By Representatives Lim of the 98th, Frye of the 122nd, Evans of the 89th, Mainor of the 56th, Lupton of the 83rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for landlord duties regarding rental premises; to provide for sublessor duties; to provide for landlord and tenant agreements regarding repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling; to provide for tenant remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 345. By Representatives Mathiak of the 74th, Lim of the 98th, Greene of the 154th, and Powell of the 33rd: 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 the sale or use of certain oral hygiene products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 346. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Silcox of the 53rd, Gunter of the 8th, Burchett of the 176th, and Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the jurisdiction, power, and duties of probate courts, and Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning wills, trusts, and administration of estates,
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respectively, so as to provide that certain cases concerning the probate of wills may be removed from a probate court to a superior court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 347. By Representatives Fleming of the 114th, Carpenter of the 4th, Crowe of the 118th, and McCollum of the 30th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to revise the definition of a rental motor vehicle with respect to the tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 348. By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Lumsden of the 12th, Hitchens of the 161st, Rhodes of the 124th, and Powell of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitorsgeneral, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to amend Code Section 40-6-163 of the O.C.G.A., relating to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera, so as to revise penalties for failure to pay a civil monetary penalty relating to illegal passing of a school bus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 349. By Representatives Fleming of the 125th, Townsend of the 179th, Cameron of the 1st, Wiedower of the 121st, Campbell of the 171st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 10, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, and enact a new chapter that reorganizes, modernizes, and clarifies all aspects of the current
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regulation of the practice of barbering, esthetics, hair design, cosmetology, and nail care through the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 350. By Representative Crowe of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Butts County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 351. By Representative Crowe of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Butts County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 352. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Beverly of the 143rd, Parsons of the 44th, Powell of the 33rd, Neal of the 79th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment of Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, membership, organization, and administrative assignment to Department of Public Safety, so as to provide for an additional member of the council to serve ex officio; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
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HR 157. By Representatives Greene of the 154th, Vance of the 133rd, Pirkle of the 169th, Dunahoo of the 31st, and Buckner of the 137th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the lease of certain state owned property located in Appling County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned property located in Bacon County; authorizing the lease of certain state owned property located in Bacon County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned property in Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties; authorizing the lease of certain state owned property located in Rabun County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned property in Taylor County; and authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned property in Walton County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES HR 158. By Representatives Greene of the 154th, Vance of the 133rd, Pirkle of the 169th, Dunahoo of the 31st, and Buckner of the 137th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingresses and egresses in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Calhoun, Camden, Chatham, Clarke, Coffee, DeKalb, Emanuel, Fulton, Jeff Davis, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Tattnall, Towns, and Washington counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PROPERTIES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023
SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 3. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st, Walker III of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to organization of executive branch generally, so as to require state departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, public corporations, and authorities to assess educational, experiential, and training requirements for positions of employment; to identify positions of employment for which such requirements can be reduced; to require efforts to reduce the number of positions for which a four-year college degree is required; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SB 23. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st, Tillery of the 19th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise a committee name; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on CODE REVISION
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