Senate general calendar, 2024 February 22

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024 TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 41 SB 88 SB 117
SB 125 SB 143 SB 182 SB 186 SB 198 SB 202 SB 208 SB 221
SB 255

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)
Stalking; the offense of doxxing; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-39th)
"Georgia Landowners Protection Act"; enact (Substitute) (I&L-27th)
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)
Primaries and Elections; the language that must be used on absentee ballot applications distributed by persons or entities; revise (Substitute) (ETHICS-23rd)
Gambling; provisions relative to dogfighting; revise (PUB SAF-54th)

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SB 293 SB 307 SB 308 SB 363 SB 365 SB 378 SB 381 SB 393 SB 395 SB 396 SB 400 SB 407

County Boards of Health; operational policies and procedures of the Department of Public Health apply to local personnel; provide (Substitute) (RULES-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)
Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th)
Education; notification to parents and legal guardians of public school students of the right to receive email notification each time their child obtains school library materials; provide (ED&Y-27th)
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)
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)
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)
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; documenting of certain information in incidents of family violence; require (JUDY-35th)

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SB 411
SB 413 SB 414 SB 417 SB 418
SB 421 SB 454 SB 459 SB 462 SB 464 SB 469 SB 470 SB 471
SB 472 SB 475

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)
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)
Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide (JUDY-17th)
"Civics Education and Portraits in Patriotism Act"; enact (ED&Y-45th)
"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)
Labor and Industrial Relations; provisions relating to the disposition of fines, penalties; change (APPROP-52nd)

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SB 479
SB 484
SB 494 SB 520 SR 82 SR 122 SR 189 SR 352 SR 454 SR 482 SR 542 SR 579 HB 43 HB 82

Secondary Metals Recyclers; applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-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)
'Georgia Hemp Farming Act'; hemp products; regulate (Substitute) (AG&CA-11th)
Domestic Relations; provisions relating to income withholding orders; change and clarify (C&F-46th)
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)
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
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 167 HB 181 HB 206 HB 220 HB 244 HB 269 HB 279 HB 285 HB 290 HB 299 HB 306 HB 348

Motor vehicles and traffic; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Momtahan-17th
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
Motor vehicles; standards for signs warning of use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Collins-71st

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HB 362 HB 404 HB 434 HB 436 HB 498 HB 500 HB 502 HB 524
HB 876

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
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
Banking and finance; update terminology; revise procedures; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson-112th

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