Legislation tabled in the Senate [Apr. 2, 2015]

SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

LEGISLATION TABLED IN THE SENATE THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015
FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 20 HB 71 HB 84 HB 89 HB 95 HB 104 HB 114 HB 152 HB 180 HB 206 HB 210 HB 217 HB 221

State income tax; certain allocations to owners of certain entities shall be governed by Georgia law; clarify (FIN-32nd) Carson-46th ENGROSSED
Pardons and paroles; provide input and transparency relative to granting a parole or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-51st) Tanner-9th
Insurance; denial of an aircraft claim unless the insured's action or failure to act had a direct causal connection to loss upon which claim is based; prohibit (I&L-54th) Cheokas-138th
Drug-free commercial zones; date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; change (JUDYNC-35th) Bruce-61st
Local government investment pool; trust fund managed by state treasurer; provide (SLGO(G)-56th) Tanner-9th
State Properties Code; applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; clarify (SI&P-17th) Dunahoo-30th
Drivers' licenses; provide for use of paper eye charts for testing of noncommercial driver's vision; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Tanner-9th
Alcoholic beverages; holders of certain alcohol licenses and those who issue such licenses; impose certain requirements (Substitute) (RI&U-46th) Duncan-26th
War Veterans' Home; residency requirements to qualify for admission; revise (VM&HS-25th) Kidd-145th
Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing sanitation vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Harrell-106th
Drivers' licenses; provide for dissemination of certain information by the Department of Driver Services; provisions (PUB SAF-1st) Rogers-10th
Investments; public retirement systems to invest in mutual funds, commingled funds, collective investment funds, common trusts, and group trusts; authorize (RET-8th) Maxwell-17th
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions (Substitute) (FIN-14th) Powell-171st ENGROSSED

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HB 232 HB 245 HB 261 HB 266 HB 268 HB 275 HB 288 HB 316 HB 341 HB 352 HB 361 HB 374 HB 375 HB 401 HB 408 HB 409

State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers; change certain provisions (RI&U-11th) Carter-175th
Condominiums; amount permissible as a special assessment fee; change (JUDY-9th) Dollar-45th
Alcoholic beverages; sale during certain times on Sunday in commercial service airports owned or operated by a municipal governing authority; provide (RI&U-15th) Harrell-106th
Retirement and pensions; investment authority of local retirement systems; correct certain provisions (Substitute) (RET-8th) Battles-15th
Child abuse; mandatory reporters; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Income tax; claimant agency; revise definition (FIN-6th) Strickland-111th ENGROSSED
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; two additional members to serve on council; provide (H&HS-45th) Dempsey-13th
Professional corporations; practice of medicine and surgery and optometry shall be considered the practice of only one profession; provide (H&HS-14th) Reeves-34th
Buildings and housing; certain qualified inspectors may be certified by Building Officials' Association of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-17th) Maxwell-17th
Criminal procedure; change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; provisions (JUDYNC-54th) Strickland-111th
Juvenile Code; enact reforms as recommended by Georgia Council on Criminal Justice reforms; provisions (JUDYNC-18th) Welch-110th
Ad valorem tax; certain farm equipment held for sale in dealer inventory; exempt (Substitute) (FIN-7th) Nix-69th ENGROSSED
Motor vehicles; driving with suspended, canceled, or revoked registration; change provisions relating to plea of nolo contendre (PUB SAF-7th) Powell-171st
Early care and learning; revise terminology relating to restrictions on persons with criminal records with regard to child, family or group-care facilities; provisions (ED&Y-50th) Efstration-104th
Excise tax; rooms, lodging and accommodations; clarify application of certain provisions to certain municipalities (FIN-56th) Willard-51st ENGROSSED
Insurance; reimbursement for treatment of burns for skin substitutes utilizing cadaver derived skin tissue or nonhuman xenographic derived skin tissue; provide (I&L-11th) Taylor-173rd

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HB 416 HB 426
HB 436 HB 474
HB 476 HB 514 HB 524 HB 567 HB 568 HB 640 HB 662

Consumer Information and Awareness Act; enact (H&HS-40th) Rogers29th
Sales and use tax; provide new exemption only for limited period of time regarding tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-6th) Taylor-173rd ENGROSSED
Georgia HIV/Syphilis Pregnancy Screening Act of 2015; enact (Amendment 1) (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Clark-101st
Charter schools; enrollment priorities for educationally disadvantaged students and military students; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-42nd) Kaiser-59th
Fulton County Industrial District; repeal amendment; provisions (SLGO) Fludd-64th
South Fulton, City of; Fulton County; incorporate (Substitute) (SLGO) Bruce-61st
Trade names; require registration with clerk of superior court; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Fleming-121st
Alimony and child support; jurisdiction of courts that hear contempt proceedings; expand (JUDY-54th) Dempsey-13th
Paternity; testing in certain cases; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-11th) Dempsey-13th
Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; salary supplements for judges; change provisions (SLGO) Chandler-105th
Avondale Estates, City of; change corporate limits (SLGO) Drenner-85th

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