Senate general calendar, 2024 February 16

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 10
SB 41 SB 88 SB 117
SB 143 SB 171 SB 182 SB 198 SB 202 SB 208 SB 235

Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-10th)
Watercraft; completion of a boater education course for registration of a watercraft; require (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th)
"Parents and Children Protection Act of 2023"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-13th)
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)
Development Authorities; the length of a director's hold-over period following expiration of term of office; limit (Substitute) (ED&T-23rd)
Stalking; the offense of doxxing; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-39th)
Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create (Substitute) (H&HS-40th)
Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-5th)
'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education (ED&Y-27th)
"HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&T-39th)

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SB 255 SB 293
SB 307
SB 308
SB 351 SB 363 SB 368
SB 375 SB 376 SB 378
SB 381 SB 385

Gambling; provisions relative to dogfighting; revise (PUB SAF-54th)
County Boards of Health; operational policies and procedures of the Department of Public Health apply to local personnel; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-1st)
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)
"Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)
Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th)
Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; foreign nationals from contributing to candidates or campaign committees; prohibit (Substitute) (ETHICS-25th)
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add commissioner of veterans service (VM&HS-17th)
Juvenile Code; improve timely permanent placement of a child removed from their home; clarify requirements (Substitute) (C&F-19th)
Trafficking of Persons; increased sentences for persons convicted of trafficking a minor or a developmentally disabled person for sexual servitude; provide (JUDY-16th)
"Assuring Quality in Government Act"; enact (Substitute) (GvtO-16th)
Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond the second year level; revise (VM&HS-25th)

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SB 387 SB 393 SB 395 SB 396 SB 398 SB 399 SB 400 SB 401 SB 402 SB 407 SB 411 SB 421

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)
County Boards of Health; requirements to qualify as a soil classifier to conduct soil investigations and prepare soil reports; change (SLGO(G)45th)
Education; the possession of opioid antagonists in schools; authorize (Substitute) (ED&Y-45th)
Economic Development; Georgia State-wide Music Office; create (ED&T-39th)
Georgia Joint Defense Commission; commission's operations; revise (VM&HS-32nd)
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; encourage and state expectations (H ED-49th)
Special License Plates; supporting the advocacy and promotion of strict interpretation of the United States Constitution with a portion of funds collected; establish (Substitute) (PUB SAF-48th)
Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; implement recommendations (Substitute) (C&F-32nd)
Instruction Permits; restrictions upon the operation of Class C motor vehicles by Class D license holders with certain passengers in the vehicle; revise (PUB SAF-47th)
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; documenting of certain information in incidents of family violence; require (JUDY-35th)
Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children five years of age or under; provide (ETHICS25th)
Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties (Substitute) (JUDY-45th)

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SB 429 SB 440 SB 462 SB 464 SB 469 SB 479
SR 82 SR 122 SR 189 SR 352 SR 454 SR 471 SR 482 SR 542 SR 579 HB 43

"Small Business Protection Act of 2024"; enact (RI&U-27th)
'Accelerated Career Diploma Program'; ACE Grants pilot program; establish and provide (ED&Y-28th)
"Defend the Guard Act"; enact (I COOP-53rd)
School Supplies for Teachers Program; establish (ED&Y-45th)
"College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact (H ED-6th)
Secondary Metals Recyclers; applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-50th)
Tax Commissioner; waive certain delinquent ad valorem property taxes; procedures and conditions; provide- CA (Substitute) (B&FI-13th)
"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)
Right to Register and Vote; clarify (CA) (ETHICS-25th)
Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care; create (C&F-56th)
Sergiy Samchynskyy and Yuliya Basarab; honor (RULES-47th)
Colorectal Cancer Screenings; change of the minimum age; encourage (H&HS-55th)
Sports Betting; Georgia General Assembly to provide by general law for sports betting in this state; authorize -CA (RI&U-46th)
Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership (NR&E-31st) Lim-98th

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HB 82 HB 181 HB 206 HB 220 HB 244 HB 269 HB 279 HB 285 HB 290 HB 299 HB 306 HB 362

Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023 (Substitute) (FIN-23rd) Jackson-128th
Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-28th) Townsend-179th
Local government; creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities; provide (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-47th) Sainz-180th
Property; means of enforcement of condominium and property owners' association instruments, rules, and regulations; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Leverett-123rd
Board of Natural Resources; effective date for certain rules and regulations; extend (Substitute) (NR&E-1st) Petrea-166th
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; authorize local workforce development boards to conduct meetings via teleconference (GvtO-20th) Blackmon-146th
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
Revenue and taxation; county tax commissioner duties; revise provisions (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Scoggins-14th
Georgia Code; add appropriate references to United States Space Force; provisions (VM&HS-32nd) Thomas-21st
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-16th) Mathiak-74th

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HB 404 HB 434 HB 436 HB 498 HB 500 HB 502 HB 524

Safe at Home Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-52nd) Carpenter-4th
Georgia Composite Medical Board; licensing for radiologist assistants; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-56th) Hawkins-27th
Surface mining; revise maximum criminal penalties for violations (NR&E-11th) Corbett-174th
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
Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision (H&HS-32nd) 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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