Proposed Senate first readers, 2024 January 10

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024 THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 332. SB 339. SB 340. SB 341.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, authority, membership, ex parte communications, governance, disciplinary actions, confidentiality, and privileged nature; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Summers of the 13th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Crisp 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.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearm safes and firearm safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dolezal of the 27th, Brass of the 28th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise committee names; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 342. SB 343. SR 436.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Jones II of the 22nd, Albers of the 56th and Brass of the 28th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse records, so as to authorize the disclosure or use of information from child abuse and neglect registries by the Department of Human Services to locate, recover, or provide services to a child determined to be missing or a victim of sexual exploitation; to provide for access to records concerning reports of child abuse and missing or exploited children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th and Brass of the 28th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the West Georgia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Carroll County and Heard County; to transfer certain judges from the Coweta Judicial Circuit to the West Georgia Judicial Circuit; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to revise the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the West Georgia Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hatchett of the 50th, Payne of the 54th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing Together Georgia; and for other purposes.

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