Proposed Senate first readers, 2024 January 9

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS TUESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2024 SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 333. SB 334. SB 335. SB 336.

By Senators Dixon of the 45th and Still of the 48th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry; to provide a charter; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Gwinnett County to the City of Mulberry; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dixon of the 45th, Still of the 48th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-3-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum requirements, equipment and clothing, and insurance relative to local fire departments generally, so as to revise qualifications for insurance coverage for firefighters diagnosed with cancer; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Strickland of the 17th, Dixon of the 45th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to expressly include relationship by adoption; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Walker III of the 20th, Strickland of the 17th, Watson of the 1st, Orrock of the 36th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the administration of mental health, so as to allow for certain officials on the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to be represented by a delegate or agent; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions relative to professional counselors, so as to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to waive certain requirements for applicants licensed in other jurisdictions; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 337. SB 338.
SR 432. SR 433. SR 434. SR 435.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Cowsert of the 46th, Hickman of the 4th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 38-2-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personal aides-de-camp, appointments, commissions, length of service, and duties, so as to authorize the Governor to appoint honorary Georgia Colonels for life; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Setzler of the 37th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Albers of the 56th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Cobb County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3516), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 2, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 5274), so as to change the description of the education districts of such board; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for the manner of election; to provide an effective date; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd:
A RESOLUTION urging Governor Brian Kemp, Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and the Georgia General Assembly to swiftly create a long overdue state agency known as the Georgia Commission on Slavery, similar to the nearly 40-year-old Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; and other purposes.
By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Summers of the 13th and Brass of the 28th:
A RESOLUTION honoring Sergiy Samchynskyy and Yuliya Basarab, who immigrated from Ukraine; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Rhett of the 33rd, Setzler of the 37th, Albers of the 56th and Esteves of the 6th:
A RESOLUTION commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Kennedy of the 18th, Esteves of the 6th, Parent of the 42nd, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ronald Acua Jr.; and for other purposes.

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