Senate general calendar, 2024 February 20

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 10
SB 41 SB 88 SB 117
SB 125 SB 143 SB 171 SB 182 SB 198 SB 202 SB 208

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)
Landlord and Tenant; Code Section 44-7-19; repeal; restrictions on rent regulation by local governments (UAff-35th)
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)

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SB 235 SB 255 SB 307
SB 308
SB 351 SB 363 SB 368
SB 376 SB 378
SB 381 SB 384
SB 387

"HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&T-39th)
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)
"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)
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)
Public Officers and Employees; development and administration of the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program; provide (I&L4th)
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)

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SB 393 SB 395 SB 396 SB 399 SB 400 SB 401 SB 402 SB 407 SB 411 SB 413 SB 414 SB 417

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)
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)
Elections; provisions relating to dates for certain special elections related to sales and use taxes; revise (Substitute) (ETHICS-29th)
"Personal Privacy Protection Act"; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-18th)
Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th)

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SB 418
SB 421 SB 429 SB 433
SB 440 SB 450
SB 454 SB 462 SB 464 SB 469 SB 470 SB 471
SB 472 SB 479

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; basic and inservice training courses on animal fighting and recognition of animal abuse; establish (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th)
Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties (Substitute) (JUDY-45th)
"Small Business Protection Act of 2024"; enact (RI&U-27th)
Nonprofit Corporations; enact "Donor Intent Protection Act"; provide definitions; charitable organizations from violating the terms of charitable contributions; prohibit (Substitute) (RI&U-46th)
'Accelerated Career Diploma Program'; ACE Grants pilot program; establish and provide (ED&Y-28th)
Courts; property, and wills, trusts, and administration of estates; neither superior court nor a state court shall have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 5; clarify (Substitute) (JUDY-18th)
Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide (JUDY-17th)
"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)
Proceedings Against Intruders; notice of vacancy; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-37th)
Professions and Businesses; certain licenses and certificates issued by certain professional licensing boards; change the expiration and renewal dates (Substitute) (RI&U-25th)
"Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact (PUB SAF-56th)
Secondary Metals Recyclers; applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-50th)

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SB 483 SB 484
SR 82 SR 122 SR 189 SR 352 SR 454 SR 471 SR 482 SR 542 SR 570 SR 579 HB 43 HB 82

Minors; enter into the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; definitions; provisions; provide (C&F-50th)
State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require (I&L-6th)
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)
Senate Supporting Safety and Welfare of All Individuals in Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee; create (PUB SAF-29th)
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
Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023 (Substitute) (FIN-23rd) Jackson-128th

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HB 181 HB 206
HB 220
HB 244 HB 269
HB 279
HB 285 HB 290 HB 299 HB 306 HB 362 HB 404 HB 434

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
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

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HB 436 HB 498 HB 500 HB 502 HB 524

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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