Senate general calendar, 2024 February 6

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2024 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 41 SB 117
SB 143 SB 147 SB 198 SB 205 SB 208 SB 212 SB 255 SB 307
SB 308

Watercraft; completion of a boater education course for registration of a watercraft; require (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th)
State Employees' Assurance Department; the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member; provide (RET-25th)
Appellate Court Judges; eligibility for retirement benefits; decrease the age (RET-17th)
"Boundless Opportunities for Georgia Students Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-48th)
Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create (Substitute) (H&HS-40th)
Funeral Directors and Embalmers; reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; change provisions (RI&U-25th)
'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education (ED&Y-27th)
Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties (Substitute) (ETHICS-23rd)
Gambling; provisions relative to dogfighting; revise (PUB SAF-54th)
Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions; provide (Substitute) (I&L-32nd)
Georgia Legislative Retirement System; retirement benefit amounts payable to former legislators upon retirement and to currently retired legislators (RET-16th)

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SB 334 SB 340 SB 362
SB 363 SB 370 SB 375 SB 378
SB 385 SB 387
SB 389 SB 396 SB 398 SB 406

"Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact (I&L-56th)
Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt (FIN-32nd)
State Government; employee representation by a labor organization for employers to receive certain economic development incentives from the state; provide requirements (I&L-3rd)
Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th)
Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require (RI&U-3rd)
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add commissioner of veterans service (VM&HS-17th)
Trafficking of Persons; increased sentences for persons convicted of trafficking a minor or a developmentally disabled person for sexual servitude; provide (JUDY-16th)
Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond the second year level; revise (VM&HS-25th)
Identification Cards; certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures; provide (C&F-32nd)
Georgia National Guard; adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide (I&L-54th)
Economic Development; Georgia State-wide Music Office; create (ED&T-39th)
Georgia Joint Defense Commission; commission's operations; revise (VM&HS-32nd)
First Responder Building Mapping Information System; grant program to fund the creation of school mapping data; establish (PUB SAF-45th)

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SB 410 SB 412 SR 122 SR 189 SR 352 SR 471 SR 474 HB 63 HB 82 HB 166 HB 279 HB 285

Licensing of Veterinarians; certain sterilization services performed by out-of-state veterinarians from licensing requirements; exempt (Substitute) (RI&U-32nd)
Professions and Businesses; administrative and civil sanctions against charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents for certain violations; change provisions (RI&U-18th)
"The Veteran Anthem"; official song of Georgia service members, veterans, and their families; designate (RULES-15th)
General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide -CA (ED&Y-27th)
Atlanta Public Schools; commend (RULES-39th)
Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care; create (C&F-56th)
Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children; quality legal representation for parents, children and youth, and child welfare agencies at all stages of child welfare proceedings; urge partnership (C&F-1st)
Insurance; insurers providing policies for groups of 20 or more to furnish claims experience at the request of a group policyholder; require (Substitute) (I&L-20th) Williams-148th
Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023 (Substitute) (FIN-23rd) Jackson-128th
Courts; provide for qualification of constables (JUDY-17th) Mathiak74th
Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; provide (Substitute) (I&L-29th) Gambill-15th
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit (RET-16th) Franklin-160th

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HB 290 HB 306 HB 362 HB 498 HB 500 HB 524

Revenue and taxation; county tax commissioner duties; revise provisions (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Scoggins-14th
Education; energy cost savings measures; revise definition (Substitute) (ED&Y-45th) Fleming-114th
Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide (I&L-9th) Mathiak-74th
Funeral directors and embalmers; reinstatement of lapsed license; change certain provisions (RI&U-25th) Mathis-149th
Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide (JUDY-56th) Silcox-53rd
Motor vehicles; issuance of Class C driver's license to operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles; provide (TRANS-32nd) Ridley22nd

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