PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2024 SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 453. SB 454. SB 455. SB 456. By Senators Payne of the 54th and Hufstetler of the 52nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to transfer probation and intake services of the Juvenile Court of Gordon County to the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to Code Section 15-11-69 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Strickland of the 17th and Jones of the 10th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alimony and child support, so as to provide for guidelines for child support award calculations; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Watson of the 1st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a health care item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to a state inquiry regarding a health care claim within 90 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Albers of the 56th, Harrell of the 40th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14A of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the central caregiver registry, so as to add disabled persons to the registry; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 1 - SB 457. SB 458. SB 459. SB 460. By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Parent of the 42nd, Summers of the 13th, Williams of the 25th and Anderson of the 43rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Halpern of the 39th, Esteves of the 6th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to libraries, so as to require the board of regents to adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Payne of the 54th, Still of the 48th, Brass of the 28th and Echols of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require the State Board of Education to develop a comprehensive civics education program for students in kindergarten through grade 12; to require the Department of Education, in consultation with the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, to curate oral history resources to be known as "Portraits in Patriotism" as part of such civics education program and develop civics education program workshops for public school personnel; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd and Still of the 48th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to revise provisions relating to the number of advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants that a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 2 - SB 461. SB 462. SB 463. SR 552. SR 553. SR 554. By Senators Esteves of the 6th, Davenport of the 44th, Parent of the 42nd, Brass of the 28th and James of the 35th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the composition and number of state senatorial districts, approved December 8, 2023, 2023 Special Session SB 1EX/Act No. 1EX, so as to redesignate six district numbers without changing any district boundaries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senator Moore of the 53rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state militia generally, so as to require an official declaration of war or an action to call forth the state militia by the United States Congress before members of the Georgia National Guard may be released from state control to participate in active duty combat or combat support operations; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Albers of the 56th, Williams of the 25th, Halpern of the 39th and Anavitarte of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement and pensions, so as to provide for the creation of the Peach Save plan, a defined contribution retirement plan; to provide for definitions; to provide for a date for the establishment of the plan; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Payne of the 54th, Anderson of the 24th, Strickland of the 17th, Robertson of the 29th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7, 2024, as Stand With Survivors Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Walker III of the 20th, Anderson of the 24th, Watson of the 1st, Strickland of the 17th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 8, 2024, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; and for other purposes. By Senators Payne of the 54th, Hatchett of the 50th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Burns of the 23rd, Albers of the 56th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 8, 2024, as Lions Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. - 3 - SR 555. SR 556. SR 557. SR 558. SR 559. SR 560. SR 561. SR 562. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Watson of the 11th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Echols of the 49th and others: A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 20, 2024, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th and Jones of the 10th: A RESOLUTION commending Temple Lester; and for other purposes. By Senators Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th and Jones of the 10th: A RESOLUTION congratulating Charles W. Moore; and for other purposes. By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Ginn of the 47th, Summers of the 13th, Gooch of the 51st and Kennedy of the 18th: A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's lineworkers and recognizing April 8, 2024, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Avarita Laurel Hanson, Esq.; and for other purposes. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Williams of the 25th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 15, 2024, as Donor Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, James of the 35th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2, 2024, as Clark Atlanta University Day (CAU) at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Strickland of the 17th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Echols of the 49th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7, 2024, as Read Aloud Day; and for other purposes. - 4 - SR 563. SR 564. By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th, Parent of the 42nd, Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Reverend Duncan Teague on the occasion of his tenth pastoral anniversary; and for other purposes. By Senators Strickland of the 17th, McLaurin of the 14th, Parent of the 42nd, Anderson of the 43rd, Payne of the 54th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Justice Project; and for other purposes. - 5 -