Senate rules calendar, 2025 April 2

SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

SENATE RULES CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 02, 2025 THIRTY-NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SR 237 HB 37 HB 105 HB 129 HB 454 HB 513 HB 179 HB 180 HB 532 HB 325

Professional Standards Commission; provide recommendations to support the state's K-12 education workforce and teacher and school leader pipeline; urge (Substitute) (ED&Y-4th)
Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th) Leverett-123rd
Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death (Substitute) (RULES50th) Wade-9th
Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities (Substitute) (RULES-11th) Cannon-172nd
Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact (RULES-46th) Gaines120th
Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-23rd) LaHood-175th
Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Smith-18th
Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges (JUDY50th) Smith-18th
Conservation and natural resources; grants and special revenue disbursements; revise provisions (FIN-3rd) DeLoach-167th
Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions (JUDY-42nd) Martinez-111th

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HB 397 HB 398 HB 371 SB 214 HB 54 HB 14 HB 233 HB 586 HB 645 HB 582 HB 567 HB 36 HB 148

Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections (Substitute) (ETHICS-25th) Fleming114th
Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures (AG&CA11th) Hagan-156th
Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase (Substitute) (ED&Y-18th) Corbett-174th
Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting inperson votes; authorize (Substitute) (ETHICS-23rd)
Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize (Substitute) (RI&U-6th) Clark100th
State symbols; cornbread as official state bread; designate (Substitute) (RULES-46th) Carpenter-4th
State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate (Substitute) (RULES-3rd) Townsend-179th
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes (Substitute) (FIN-3rd) Williamson-112th
Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions (H&HS-1st) LaHood-175th
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists (Substitute) (H&HS-48th) Dempsey-13th
Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Leverett-123rd
Accountants; education and experience requirements; revise provisions (RI&U-4th) Carson-46th

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HB 131 HB 339 HB 254 HB 352 HB 360 HB 78 HB 162 HB 651 HB 225 HB 154 HB 222 HB 224

Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Reeves99th
Motor vehicles; exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from definition of motor carrier (TRANS-42nd) Leverett-123rd
State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds and state archives building grounds (Substitute) (RULES-23rd) Buckner-137th
Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Seabaugh-34th
Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit (ED&T-45th) Efstration-104th RECONSIDERATION
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit (RET-25th) Franklin-160th
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide (JUDY-46th) Hagan156th
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Powell-33rd
Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Washburn-144th
Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service (H&HS-1st) Richardson-125th
Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require (JUDY-20th) Blackmon-146th
Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize (TRANS-54th) Bonner-73rd

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HB 483 HB 618
HB 630 HB 635 HB 647 HB 652 HB 177 HB 134 HB 455 HB 460 HB 445 HB 443 HB 447 HB 156

Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide (Substitute) (RULES-23rd) Prince-132nd
Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Campbell-171st
State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-20th) Wiedower-121st
State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; revise provisions (RI&U-20th) Wiedower-121st
Mulberry, City of; change corporate limits (SLGO(G)-45th) Donatucci105th
Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Jones-25th
Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide (JUDY-42nd) Cooper-45th
Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption (FIN-29th) Camp-135th
Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions (ED&T-6th) Powell-33rd
Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution (JUDY-46th) Panitch-51st
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Substitute) (RULES-6th) Martin-49th
Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide (Substitute) (NR&E-24th) Petrea-166th
Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide (JUDY-48th) Gullett-19th
Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide (TRANS-21st) Jones-25th

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HB 176 HB 127 HB 181 HB 185 HB 197 HB 200 HB 219 HB 238
HB 244 HB 291 HB 329 HB 370

Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision (JUDY-42nd) Smith-18th
Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five (Substitute) (ED&Y-23rd) Cox-28th
Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide (Substitute) (C&F-32nd) Ehrhart-36th
Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act (RI&U-52nd) Ehrhart-36th
Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to discuss the patient's care; detail the effort (Substitute) (RULES-32nd) Hawkins-27th
State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-18th) Bazemore-69th
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize (RI&U-33rd) Stephens-164th
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia (PUB SAF-29th) Lumsden-12th
State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide (SLGO(G)-11th) Cannon-172nd
Health; certification of community health workers; provide (H&HS-31st) Taylor-173rd
Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination (H&HS-32nd) Hilton-48th
Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Gaines-120th

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HB 377 HB 422 HB 471
HB 494
HB 506 HB 521 HB 535 HB 549
HB 718 HB 66 HB 77 HB 79 HB 463

Buildings and housing; manufactured homes; provisions (Substitute) (RULES-47th) Leverett-123rd
State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans (Substitute) (I&L-35th) McCollum-30th
Health; licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; require (H&HS-48th) Cheokas-151st
Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages (PUB SAF-41st) McClain109th
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (H&HS-48th) Hilton-48th
Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures (SLGO(G)-45th) Anderson-10th
Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide (JUDY-46th) Smith-18th
Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought (PUB SAF30th) Seabaugh-34th
Women's Golf Week; first week of April each year; provide (ED&T17th) Jones-60th
Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle (Substitute) (FIN-42nd) Stephens-164th
Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th) Franklin-160th
Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-31st) Newton-127th
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (FIN-20th) Blackmon-146th

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HB 638 HB 296 HB 235 HB 141 HB 115 HB 117 HB 449 HB 516 HB 530

MARTA; prohibit stopping or parking of a motor vehicle other than a transit vehicle in a designated transit vehicle lane in the City of Atlanta (TRANS-48th) Silcox-53rd
Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions (PUB SAF-29th) Gaines-120th
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact (ED&Y-56th) Townsend-179th
Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns (FIN-56th) Momtahan-17th
Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide (NR&E-48th) Petrea-166th
Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items (Substitute) (RULES-1st) Petrea-166th
Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission (Substitute) (RI&U-24th) Rhodes-124th
State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-31st) New40th
Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide (JUDY-20th) Leverett-123rd

Respectfully submitted,
Brass of the 6th, Chairman Senate Rules Committee

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