SENATE FIRST READERS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024 TENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 397.

By Senators Williams of the 25th, Strickland of the 17th and Jones of the 10th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new Charter for the City of Locust Grove, Georgia, in the county of Henry, approved April 7, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4426), as amended, to change the corporate limits of such city; to provide descriptions; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

SB 398.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Robertson of the 29th, Walker III of the 20th, Watson of the 1st, Anderson of the 24th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Joint Defense Commission, so as to revise the commission's operations; to expand the commission's membership; to revise the term lengths of commission members; to revise definitions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to authorize the Department of Economic Development to assist the Georgia Joint Defense Commission in certain activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee.

SB 399.

By Senators Echols of the 49th, Albers of the 56th, Walker III of the 20th, Esteves of the 6th, Hickman of the 4th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to encourage and state expectations for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, units of the University System of Georgia, and local boards of education to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia for awarding postsecondary course credits that are transferrable between the university system and the technical college system and between units thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Higher Education Committee.

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SB 400.

By Senators Still of the 48th, Anderson of the 24th, Summers of the 13th, Harbin of the 16th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate supporting the advocacy and promotion of strict interpretation of the United States Constitution with a portion of funds collected to be disbursed to the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

SB 401.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Payne of the 54th, Kennedy of the 18th, Jackson of the 41st, Robertson of the 29th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the juvenile code, so as to implement the recommendations of the Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; to provide for annual reporting to the General Assembly of certain de-identified data from juvenile court clerks relating to foster children who are in need of services or delinquent; to remove the service of summons by publication requirement at the adjudication phase in dependency proceedings; to repeal Code Section 15-11-163, relating to interlocutory order of disposition when summons served by publication; to provide that the petition to terminate parental rights be immediately filed and docketed without delay when presented to the juvenile court clerk; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Children and Families Committee.

SB 402.

By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Albers of the 56th, Summers of the 13th, Williams of the 25th, Goodman of the 8th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to instruction permits, graduated licensing and related restrictions, and temporary licenses relative to the operation of a motor vehicle, so as to revise restrictions upon the operation of Class C motor vehicles by Class D license holders with certain passengers in the vehicle; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

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SB 403.

By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Dixon of the 45th, Echols of the 49th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Walker III of the 20th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to revise the language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Finance Committee.

SB 404.

By Senators Moore of the 53rd and Beach of the 21st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to individual tax rates, credit for withholding and other payments, and applicability to estates and trusts, so as to revise provisions for the reduction of the state income tax over time; to remove certain conditions for such rate reduction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Finance Committee.

SB 405.

By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st, Hickman of the 4th, Kennedy of the 18th, Still of the 48th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Completion Special Schools Act," so as to lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 for certain students to be enrolled in a completion special school; to revise definitions; to provide for reports of cohort graduation rates by local school system and by completion special school; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Education and Youth Committee.

SB 406.

By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Brass of the 28th, Albers of the 56th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide first responder building mapping information system, so as to establish a grant program to fund the creation of school mapping data for inclusion in the state-wide first responder building mapping information system; to provide for standards for school mapping data; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

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SB 407.

By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require the documenting of certain information in incidents of family violence; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SB 408.

By Senator Brass of the 28th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public water systems, so as to remove the Board of Natural Resources' authority to require the regulation of fluoridation of potable public water supplies in certain incorporated communities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Natural Resources and the Environment Committee.

SR 480.

By Senator Rhett of the 33rd:

A RESOLUTION ratifying a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

SR 481.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Halpern of the 39th, Dixon of the 45th, Albers of the 56th, Gooch of the 51st and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the YMCAs of Georgia for the important work they do in communities across the state promoting a healthy spirit, mind, and body; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 482.

By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Summers of the 13th, Brass of the 28th, Cowsert of the 46th, Anderson of the 24th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring Sergiy Samchynskyy and Yuliya Basarab, who immigrated from Ukraine; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

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SR 483.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Dixon of the 45th, Brass of the 28th, Williams of the 25th, Halpern of the 39th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Sierra Pape; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 484.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Setzler of the 37th, Rhett of the 33rd, Esteves of the 6th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Cobb County Sheriff's Office; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 485.

By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Echols of the 49th, Dolezal of the 27th, Cowsert of the 46th, Beach of the 21st and others:

A RESOLUTION congratulating the University of North Georgia women's softball team for winning the 2023 NCAA Division II Championship; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 486.

By Senators Jones of the 10th, Strickland of the 17th and Williams of the 25th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Jama Hedgecoth; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

SR 487.

By Senators Rhett of the 33rd and Brass of the 28th:

A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

SR 488.

By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Butler of the 55th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Jones II of the 22nd and others:

A RESOLUTION commending Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 489.

By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Anderson of the 43rd, McLaurin of the 14th, Halpern of the 39th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing Black maternal health statistics; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

SR 490.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Deputy Eric Anthony Minix; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 491.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st, Harrell of the 40th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 492.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2024, as Self-Direction Day; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 493.

By Senators Goodman of the 8th, Hickman of the 4th, Hodges of the 3rd, Burns of the 23rd and Watson of the 11th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bobby "Blue" Smith; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 494.

By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, McLaurin of the 14th, Harrell of the 40th, Merritt of the 9th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Amy Wald St. Pierre; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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HB 863.

By Representative Campbell of the 171st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Bainbridge to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 864.

By Representative Greene of the 154th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the State Court of Miller County, approved March 2, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 538), and all amendatory Acts thereto, so as to abolish the State Court of Miller County; to provide for cessation of elections for Judge of the State Court of Miller County and the Solicitor of the State Court of Miller County; to provide for the disposition of matters pending in the State Court of Miller County; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 865.

By Representatives Camp of the 135th and Knight of the 134th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Lamar County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $7,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead after a specified five-year phase-in period for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3702), so as to increase such homestead exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 866.

By Representative Camp of the 135th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Pike County Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by Pike County, the Pike County School District, any municipality or other political subdivision located in Pike County, for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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HB 877.

By Representative Lumsden of the 12th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Chattooga County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; 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 State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 921.

By Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Scott of the 76th, Bell of the 75th and Neal of the 79th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Forest Park to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-1351 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 951.

By Representative Gunter of the 8th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Towns County, approved February 18, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3806), so as to revise provisions for the compensation of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 953.

By Representative Greene of the 154th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Calhoun County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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HB 954.

By Representative Parrish of the 158th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Emanuel County shall also serve as the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Emanuel County on and after January 1, 2025; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current chief magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 979.

By Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Scoggins of the 14th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Bartow 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 State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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