First readers in House, 2023 February 14

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HB 353. By Representatives Powell of the 33rd, Washburn of the 144th, Jasperse of the 11th, Williams of the 168th, Mitchell of the 88th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., 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 related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 354. By Representative Camp of the 135th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Pike 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 355. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Washburn of the 144th, Gullett of the 19th, and Bonner of the 73rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 and Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations and covenants and warranties, respectively, so as to prohibit property owners' associations from creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to use natural gas or to install or use a solar energy device; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 356. By Representatives Bazemore of the 69th, Beverly of the 143rd, Park of the 107th, and Hugley of the 141st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to student discipline, so as to prohibit the use of corporal punishment by school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel with any student in any public school of this state; to require the State Board of Education and the Department of Education to provide for minimum standards and model student codes of conduct which address appropriate methods for redirecting students whose behavior is dangerous or disruptive; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 357. By Representatives New of the 64th, Lott of the 131st, Gullett of the 19th, Huddleston of the 72nd, Ballard of the 147th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to name changes, so as to provide a process for individuals to change their surname to their birth certificate surname; to provide for applications; to provide for certificates of name change; to provide for transmittal of such certificates to the Department of Public Health; to provide that fraudulently depriving another of rights is not authorized; to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to provide for records of certificates of name change; to provide for regulations; to provide for maintenance of originals of applications and certificates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 358. By Representatives Bazemore of the 69th, Beverly of the 143rd, Buckner of the 137th, Park of the 107th, and Carter of the 93rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for instruction on the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons in a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to encourage physicians and nurses providing a tampon for use by any female patient under his or her care to recite and provide certain written
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information to such female patient regarding the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
HB 359. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Daniel of the 117th, Vance of the 133rd, Lott of the 131st, and Horner of the 3rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, so as to prohibit the use of such devices for certain types of deliveries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 360. By Representatives Kennard of the 101st, Reeves of the 99th, Romman of the 97th, Parsons of the 44th, Mughal of the 105th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate the month of July each year as "Muslim American Heritage Month" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for ceremonies and programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HB 361. By Representatives Jackson of the 128th, Smith of the 18th, Williams of the 168th, Gilliard of the 162nd, Collins of the 71st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to enact the "Eurie Lee Martin Act"; to provide for the creation of a state-wide data base by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to be known as the "ELM Data Base"; to provide that the ELM Data Base shall include identifying information from arrest records of individuals who suffer from addictive disease, developmental disabilities, or mental illness; to provide for adherence to all state and federal privacy laws; to provide that law enforcement officers shall use the ELM Data Base whenever practicable while responding to a call; to provide for additional
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training on how to identify and respond to individuals who suffer from addictive disease, developmental disabilities, or mental illness; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 362. By Representatives Mathiak of the 74th, Gunter of the 8th, Greene of the 154th, Ehrhart of the 36th, and Taylor of the 173rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 363. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Parrish of the 158th, Williams of the 148th, Jackson of the 128th, Burchett of the 176th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise a definition; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations, so as to increase the tax credit limit for contributions by corporate donors; to increase the aggregate limit for tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; to provide for preapproval of proportional amounts of contributions under certain circumstances; to provide for certain timelines; to extend the sunset provision; 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 364. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Houston of the 170th, Buckner of the 137th, Hugley of the 141st, and Werkheiser of the 157th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Claims Advisory Board, so as to create the Wrongful Conviction Compensation Review Panel; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of such panel; to provide for the burden of proof and evidence to be considered by such panel; to provide for evaluation of claims by such panel; to provide for notice of claims, forms,
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and hearings; to provide for such panel to make recommendations to such board; to provide for payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 365. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Stephens of the 164th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Hugley of the 141st, and Paris of the 142nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to searches and seizures, so as to authorize the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to create and operate a state-wide sexual assault kit tracking system; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 366. By Representatives Scott of the 76th and Davis of the 87th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-5-24, Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts, dangerous instrumentalities and practices, and the Department of Public Safety, respectively, so as to provide for the offenses of failure to store a firearm in a secure manner; to provide for definitions; 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 PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 367. By Representatives Scott of the 76th and Davis of the 87th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for up to $500,000 in matching grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration for the purpose of providing home reading programs for students in kindergarten through fifth grade; to authorize the State Board of Education to receive and administer federal funds for such grants; to provide for the prioritization of economically disadvantaged households; to provide for eligibility; to require the State Board of Education to develop 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 368. By Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Anderson of the 10th, Gunter of the 8th, Fleming of the 125th, and Smith of the 18th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to move the Superior Court of Banks County from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to revise the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; provide for the transfer of proceedings and litigations; to provide for intergovernmental agreements regarding costs of the circuits; to provide for staffing; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 369. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th and Lott of the 131st: 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 prohibit the use of personal delivery devices for certain types of deliveries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 370. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, DeLoach of the 167th, Sainz of the 180th, Stephens of the 164th, and Williams of the 168th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to quia timet, so as to provide a procedure for clearing title to coastal marshlands; to provide for legislative findings, purpose, and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for in rem proceedings; to provide for presentation of abstracts to the State Properties Commission; to provide for service of process and filing of pleadings; to provide for special masters and trial by jury; to provide for restriction of properties for conservation purposes; to provide for rebuttable presumptions; to provide for decrees and recording of same; to provide for joinder; to provide for compensation of the special master; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
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HB 371. By Representative Drenner of the 85th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1A of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation by local Act of the General Assembly, so as to provide for additional requirements and procedures for legislative annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 372. By Representatives Bennett of the 94th, Bonner of the 73rd, Holcomb of the 81st, Williams of the 168th, Hitchens of the 161st, 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, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to provide for a Georgia Veterans Work Opportunity Tax Credit as a state income tax credit incentive for private sector employers to hire certain veterans; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 373. By Representative Jones of the 60th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate September 11 of each year as "First Responders Appreciation Day" in Georgia; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HB 374. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Jasperse of the 11th, Anderson of the 10th, Carson of the 46th, Wilkerson of the 38th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to municipal annexation of territory, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to authority, procedures, identification, and status of lands relative to municipal deannexation; to provide for municipal deannexation of property by application of 100 percent of property owners; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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HB 375. By Representatives Leverett of the 123rd and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 29-5-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority of conservator and cooperation with guardian or other interested parties, so as to define the term "gross settlement"; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 376. By Representatives Holcomb of the 81st, Kennard of the 101st, Draper of the 90th, Olaleye of the 59th, and Romman of the 97th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to provide that no private corporation shall operate a detention facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for federal facilities; to provide for existing contractual obligations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 377. By Representatives Ballard of the 147th, Blackmon of the 146th, Bonner of the 73rd, Burchett of the 176th, New of the 64th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-1-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to expedited license by endorsement for spouses of active or transitioning members of the armed forces, so as to shorten the time frame in which such licenses shall be issued once all requirements are met; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date: to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 378. By Representatives Hutchinson of the 106th, Cooper of the 45th, Dempsey of the 13th, Oliver of the 82nd, Au of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-24-59.10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for autism, so as to update the reference to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
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HB 379. By Representatives Yearta of the 152nd, Corbett of the 174th, Cannon of the 172nd, Jasperse of the 11th, and Franklin of the 160th: 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 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
HB 380. By Representatives Wiedower of the 121st, Martin of the 49th, Evans of the 57th, McDonald of the 26th, Williams of the 168th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to provide for additional powers and duties of the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to provide for the exemption of persons licensed for online sports betting from regulations and restrictions regarding gambling information; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 381. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Smith of the 18th, Holcomb of the 81st, Leverett of the 123rd, Oliver of the 82nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5A of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual harassment in government workplaces, so as to provide for a right of action for workplace harassment; to provide for definitions; to provide for an affirmative defense; to provide for a cause of action for retaliation; to provide for a statute of limitations; to provide for relief and damages; 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 382. By Representatives Anulewicz of the 42nd, Smith of the 18th, Leverett of the 123rd, Holcomb of the 81st, Evans of the 57th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges, so as to provide a privilege for participation in victim centered programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations; to provide for civil immunity for facilitators in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HR 167. By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Neal of the 79th, and Holly of the 116th: A RESOLUTION recognizing Chief Jeffrey E. Turner and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 168. By Representatives Holly of the 116th, Evans of the 57th, Oliver of the 82nd, Hutchinson of the 106th, Stoner of the 40th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging members of Georgia's Employment First Council to develop recommendations on how best to transition current use of sub-minimum wage practices to competitive integrated employment options for people with developmental disabilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HR 169. By Representative Drenner of the 85th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Water Customer Rights; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 21. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dugan of the 30th, Walker III of the 20th, Ginn of the 47th, Tillery of the 19th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 38-4-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc., purpose, operation, and reporting, so as to revise operations; to provide for related matters, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS
SB 44. By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Anderson of the 24th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for mandatory minimum penalties for violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention 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 JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
SB 60. By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Ginn of the 47th, Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., 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, used utility wire, or used communications copper; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
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