First readers in House, 2023 February 27

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023 TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 565. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Cooper of the 45th, Hilton of the 48th, Camp of the 135th, Au of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to temporary assistance for needy families, so as to increase access to benefits; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits; to provide that assets are disregarded in determining eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
HB 566. By Representatives Lewis-Ward of the 115th, Beverly of the 143rd, Bentley of the 150th, Jackson of the 128th, and Schofield of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Agriculture, so as to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to spend no less than five percent of the marketing and promotion budget for agricultural producers on minority or women owned agricultural enterprises; to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to protect against discrimination against minority and women owned agricultural enterprises in loan and grant programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 567. By Representatives Cheokas of the 151st, Collins of the 71st, Hitchens of the 161st, Yearta of the 152nd, and Washburn of the 144th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 and Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to criminal trespass and damage to property and general provisions relative to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, respectively, so as to provide for peace officers to serve as authorized representatives of a property owner or rightful occupant in certain instances relating to the enforcement of criminal trespass; to authorize the establishment of trespass enforcement programs by governing authorities
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of counties and municipal corporations; to provide for program standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 568. By Representatives Camp of the 135th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Mathiak of the 74th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Corbett of the 174th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding liability of owners and occupiers of land, so as to provide that a person, business, or other entity that owns or legally controls a property and prohibits a lawful weapons carrier from possessing a weapon on such property shall assume absolute custodial responsibility for the safety of such lawful weapons carrier from certain threats; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 569. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th and Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Bryan County (formerly the City Court of Pembroke), approved January 10, 1938 (Ga. L. 193738, Ex. Sess., p. 714), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3360), so as to provide that the judge of such court shall serve in a full-time capacity; to update provisions regarding the election and compensation of the judge; to authorize the appointment of judges pro tempore and judges pro hac vice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 570. By Representatives Cameron of the 1st, Camp of the 135th, Campbell of the 171st, Hagan of the 156th, and Huddleston of the 72nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Human Services, so as to provide for the establishment of the Healthy Food Development Program; to provide for a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for various benefits; to provide requirements; to provide for a grocery ambassador; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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HB 571. By Representatives Silcox of the 53rd, Cooper of the 45th, and Dempsey of the 13th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan, so as to provide that the Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan be updated every four years; to provide for a progress report between updates; to revise provisions relating to membership on the advisory council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 572. By Representatives Reeves of the 99th, DeLoach of the 167th, Gunter of the 8th, Smith of the 18th, Leverett of the 123rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to rename the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission; to amend Code Sections 36-62-5 and 37-2-6.1 and Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to development authority directors, officers, compensation, adoption of bylaws, delegation of powers and duties, conflicts of interest, and audits, community service boards, executive director, staff, budget, facilities, powers and duties, and exemption from state and local taxation, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 573. By Representative Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animal protection generally, so as to prohibit the marketing and transferring of certain domestic animals at certain locations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 574. By Representative Gullett of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire sprinklers in single-family dwelling units, so as to provide that although neither the state residential and fire building code nor any residential fire and building code shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be
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installed in single-family or residential buildings, local fire ordinances may require fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 575. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, Hilton of the 48th, Wiedower of the 121st, and Williams of the 168th: 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 a licensee may request review of an occupational regulation; to provide for definitions; to provide for the procedure by which a licensee may request a review; to provide for duties of an occupational licensing board that receives a request for a review; to establish criteria by which to conduct the review; to provide for a private right of action; to provide for the standard of review; to provide for remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 576. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th and Scoggins of the 14th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the vaccine status of the potential recipient; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH
HB 577. By Representatives Davis of the 87th, Scott of the 76th, Schofield of the 63rd, Mitchell of the 88th, Drenner of the 85th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to revise provisions regarding whistleblowers; to broaden the scope of persons who may report information to public employers; to expand the definition of the
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term "retaliation"; to extend the statute of limitations regarding public employer retaliation; to provide for a misdemeanor offense for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 578. By Representatives Wilkerson of the 38th, Hilton of the 48th, Jones of the 25th, Carter of the 93rd, and Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the development and distribution of an educational fact sheet that provides information concerning the use and misuse of opioid drugs in the event that a student athlete is prescribed an opioid for a sports related injury; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 579. By Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Jones of the 25th, Hilton of the 48th, Dempsey of the 13th, Jones of the 47th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, so as to revise the prior school year requirement; to revise provisions for expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; to revise the requirement that students who previously qualified for the scholarship have an Individualized Education Program or Section 504 plan; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 580. By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Smith of the 70th, Smith of the 18th, and Huddleston of the 72nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Carroll County, approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4720), so as to change provisions relating to compensation of the members of the board; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HB 581. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th and Crowe of the 118th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 28-5-41.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to economic analysis of certain tax benefits of law or proposed law, and analysis on performance and outcomes of Code Section 33-1-25, so as to revise the deadlines, selection criteria, and required contents for certain annual economic analyses conducted by the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT
HB 582. By Representatives Cooper of the 45th, Silcox of the 53rd, Buckner of the 137th, Taylor of the 173rd, and Seabaugh of the 34th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to permit assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING
HB 583. By Representatives Hagan of the 156th, Gaines of the 120th, and Camp of the 135th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing and inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of homemade food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 584. By Representatives Roberts of the 52nd, Mitchell of the 88th, Au of the 50th, Panitch of the 51st, and Evans of the 89th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to enact the "Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act"; to provide for risk protection order hearings and issuance; to revise provisions regarding temporary ex parte risk protection orders; to provide for surrender and return of firearms, ammunition, and weapons carry licenses; to provide for
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the reporting of orders; to provide for penalties and liability; to provide for instructional and informational materials to be produced by the Administrative Office of the Courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HB 585. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Cox of the 28th, Barrett of the 24th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Clark of the 100th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to provide for development impact fees for education; to provide for definitions; to provide for the manner of calculation, imposition, and collection of such fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
*HB 611. By Representative Burchett of the 176th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to management of budgetary and financial affairs, so as to provide for the disposition of state funds derived from certain legal judgments or settlements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT
HR 301. By Representatives Evans of the 89th, Cummings of the 39th, Westbrook of the 163rd, McClain of the 109th, Drenner of the 85th, and others: A RESOLUTION urging members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 302. By Representatives Camp of the 135th, Burchett of the 176th, Hagan of the 156th, Lim of the 98th, and Cameron of the 1st: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; to revise the disposition of excess, changed, or unanticipated federal funding allocated to the state; to
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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 HR 303. By Representatives Jones of the 25th, Cox of the 28th, Barrett of the 24th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Clark of the 100th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may by general law authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HR 321. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Gunter of the 8th, Scoggins of the 14th, Reeves of the 99th, Mathis of the 149th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that the right against self-incrimination be limited to criminal cases; to provide legislative findings and declarations; 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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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 50. By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Dixon of the 45th, Still of the 48th, Echols of the 49th, Payne of the 54th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
SB 63. By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Brass of the 28th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Kennedy of the 18th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bonds and recognizances, so as to provide for setting of bonds and schedules of bails; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL
SB 110. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Gooch of the 51st, Tillery of the 19th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for insurance, so as to establish the Back the Blue Fund that distributes voluntary contributions made through motor vehicle insurance policies for the purpose of increasing the pay to or enhancing the benefits of law enforcement officers in this state; 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
SB 121. By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Ginn of the 47th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Robertson of the 29th, and others: To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or
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repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
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