First readers in House, 2023 March 21

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 THIRTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 793. By Representatives Barton of the 5th, Hatchett of the 155th, Hutchinson of the 106th, Cooper of the 45th, and Dempsey of the 13th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 794. By Representatives Mitchell of the 88th, Oliver of the 82nd, Drenner of the 85th, Kendrick of the 95th, Crawford of the 84th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to rename the Stone Mountain Memorial Association as the Stone Mountain Park Association; to remove references to the Confederacy; to amend Title 45 and Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees and state government, respectively, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 795. By Representatives Davis of the 87th, Schofield of the 63rd, Scott of the 76th, Kendrick of the 95th, and Roberts of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-140 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal abortion, so as to enact the ''immaculate conception" clause; to provide for equal application and penalties; 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 796. By Representatives Davis of the 87th, Scott of the 76th, and Schofield of the 63rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on the performance of abortions, availability of records, civil cause of action, and affirmative defenses, so as to enact the ''medical oath protection" clause; to provide for review of alleged medical professional misconduct prior to adjudication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
HB 797. By Representative Tran of the 80th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to revise provisions relating to the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; to provide for online payment for registration cards; to provide for registry cards to be delivered through certified mail; to require physicians to see a registered patient every six months; to require physicians to complete an education course relating to low THC oil prior to certifying any patients; to prohibit employers from discriminating against an employee based on his or her status as a registered patient; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 798. By Representative Carpenter of the 4th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit a manufacturer of consumer electronic devices from allowing consumers to opt out of certain data collection by third parties unless the consumer can opt of the same data collection by the manufacturer; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement, limitations, exclusions, construction, and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HB 799. By Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Gunter of the 8th, Sainz of the 180th, Silcox of the 53rd, Kelley of the 16th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority of the board for the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide that postretirement benefit adjustments shall be issued to
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members who became members on or after July 1, 2009, in the same manner as other members; to provide for adjustments based on prior years; 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 801. By Representatives Wilkerson of the 38th and Smith of the 41st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Mableton, approved May 9, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 6049), so as to deannex certain properties from the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 803. By Representatives Schofield of the 63rd, Scott of the 76th, and Davis of the 87th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other safety inspections and regulations, so as to prohibit the use of certain chemical flame retardants; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 804. By Representatives Seabaugh of the 34th, Crowe of the 118th, Corbett of the 174th, McDonald of the 26th, and Gaines of the 120th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle license fees and classes, so as to provide for issuance of a distinctive license plate for owners of ambulances; to provide for design, display, and transfer of such license plates; 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 805. By Representative Mathis of the 149th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a $15,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Twiggs County School District for residents who are 62 years of age or older and whose net
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income does not exceed $15,000.00, approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6502), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4834), so as to increase the income cap on the homestead exemption granted to certain residents of the school district who are 62 years of age or older; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 806. By Representative Mathis of the 149th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act restating and reenacting a certain homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes levied for county and school purposes and a certain homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes levied for county purposes in Twiggs County, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3935), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4359), so as to increase the amount of the income cap on the exemption granted to certain residents 62 years of age or older; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*HB 807. By Representative Cheokas of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Terrell County Land Bank Authority; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for the appointment, membership, terms of office, powers, duties, and authority of the board; to provide for the removal of board members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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HR 545. By Representatives Wade of the 9th, Jasperse of the 11th, and Hawkins of the 27th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mrs. Opal Gibson Crawford Barron and dedicating an intersection in her memory; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 546. By Representatives Mathis of the 149th, Gunter of the 8th, Smith of the 18th, Momtahan of the 17th, Fleming of the 125th, and others: A RESOLUTION supporting the work of law enforcement agencies in the State of Georgia to combat the fentanyl epidemic; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
HR 547. By Representatives Mathiak of the 74th, Gunter of the 8th, and Hatchett of the 155th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Rural Medical Personnel Recruitment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
HR 563. By Representatives Anderson of the 10th and Powell of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Licensing of the Tree Care Industry; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on REGULATED INDUSTRIES
HR 564. By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Jones of the 47th, Erwin of the 32nd, Jones of the 25th, Jasperse of the 11th, and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the election of members of the State Board of Education by the members of the House of Representatives and Senate whose respective districts are embraced or partly embraced by each congressional district of this state; to provide for appointment of the State School Superintendent by the State Board of Education and other matters relative to the foregoing changes; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
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HR 565. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, New of the 64th, and Ridley of the 6th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Motor Vehicle Dealer License Plates and Temporary Operating Permits; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES HR 566. By Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Cooper of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Seabaugh of the 34th, and Hatchett of the 155th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Georgia's COVID-19 Response and Future Pandemic Preparedness; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH HR 567. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Jones of the 25th, Erwin of the 32nd, Werkheiser of the 157th, Martin of the 49th, and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Workforce Innovation and Development; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL RULES
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