Senate general calendar, 2024 March 5

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 05, 2024
THIRTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 41 SB 88 SB 117
SB 125 SB 142 SB 143 SB 154
SB 186 SB 201 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)
Dog Ownership; the definition of dangerous dog; revise (Substitute) (I&L-24th)
Appellate Court Judges; eligibility for retirement benefits; decrease the age (RET-17th)
Sale or Distribution of Harmful Materials to Minors; provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-27th)
"Georgia Landowners Protection Act"; enact (Substitute) (I&L-27th)
Torts; revival of claims for damages available to victims of human trafficking; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-6th)
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 283 SB 346
SB 365
SB 378
SB 379 SB 381 SB 383 SB 391 SB 393
SB 394 SB 400
SB 411
SB 413

"Pregnancy Protection Act"; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-17th)
Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit (GvtO31st)
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)
"School Chaplains Act"; enact (Substitute) (GvtO-16th)
"Assuring Quality in Government Act"; enact (Substitute) (GvtO-16th)
Sales and Use Tax; special district mass transportation; requirements for intergovernmental agreements between counties; revise (FIN-49th)
Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide (JUDY-25th)
County Boards of Health; requirements to qualify as a soil classifier to conduct soil investigations and prepare soil reports; change (SLGO(G)45th)
"Restricting Explicit and Adult-designated Educational Resources (READER) Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-45th)
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)
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)

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SB 418
SB 423 SB 432 SB 444
SB 459 SB 462 SB 466 SB 470 SB 471
SB 475 SB 481
SB 489 SB 501

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)
Education; maintenance and placement of one or more automated external defibrillators in certain public schools; provide (ED&Y-39th)
"Quality Basic Education Act"; provisions; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through eight; require (ED&Y-40th)
Alcoholic Beverages; retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates; authorize (Substitute) (RI&U31st)
"Civics Education and Portraits in Patriotism Act"; enact (ED&Y-45th)
"Defend the Guard Act"; enact (I COOP-53rd)
Obscenity and Related Offenses; limitations of defense that a sexually exploitive visual medium is digitally altered; provide (JUDY-50th)
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)
Labor and Industrial Relations; provisions relating to the disposition of fines, penalties; change (APPROP-52nd)
Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment; definitions; collaboration with state licensing boards; provide (H&HS3rd)
State Symbols; blueberry as the official state berry; designate (ED&T8th)
"Foundations of Law Act"; enact (GvtO-16th)

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SB 510
SB 518 SB 523 SB 524 SR 122 SR 221 SR 352 SR 454 SR 482 SR 538
SR 623
HB 43 HB 82

Safety Belts in Passenger Vehicles; occupants of a passenger vehicle, whether in a front seat or back seat, shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-16th)
State Symbols; state floral emblem to the Sweetbay Magnolia; change (ED&T-25th)
Offenses Against Public Order and Safety; criminal offenses related to material support of terrorism; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-50th)
Health; the certification of community health workers; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-31st)
"The Veteran Anthem"; official song of Georgia service members, veterans, and their families; designate (RULES-15th)
Joint Study Committee on Run-off Elections; create (RULES-23rd)
Atlanta Public Schools; commend (RULES-39th)
Right to Register and Vote; clarify -CA (ETHICS-25th)
Sergiy Samchynskyy and Yuliya Basarab; honor (RULES-47th)
Sports Betting; Georgia General Assembly provide by law for sports betting and casino gambling in this state by July 2, 2025; authorize and require -CA (Substitute) (ED&T-13th)
Dept. of Natural Resources, Dept. of Economic Dev., and Dept. of Community Affairs; cooperate in crafting strategies to promote outdoor recreation; encourage (ED&T-5th)
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 204 HB 206 HB 220 HB 244 HB 269 HB 279 HB 285 HB 290 HB 299 HB 306

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
Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create (JUDY-37th) Yearta152nd
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

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HB 348
HB 362 HB 375
HB 385 HB 404 HB 434 HB 436 HB 461
HB 498 HB 500 HB 502 HB 524
HB 563

Motor vehicles; standards for signs warning of use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Collins-71st
Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide (I&L-16th) Mathiak-74th
Guardian and ward; authority of conservator and cooperation with guardian or other interested parties; define gross settlement (Substitute) (JUDY-25th) Leverett-123rd
Retirement and pensions; add appropriate references to United States Space Force (Substitute) (RET-54th) Thomas-21st
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
Revenue and taxation; proceeds to local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require (Substitute) (FIN-4th) Thomas-21st
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
Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; hearing before an administrative law judge; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-31st) Leverett-123rd

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HB 876 HB 970 HB 985 HB 991 HB 1035 HB 1162 HR 804

Banking and finance; update terminology; revise procedures; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson-112th
Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide (H ED-4th) Dickey145th
Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish (H ED-23rd) Martin-49th
Hospital Medicaid Financing Program; extend sunset provision (H&HS52nd) Blackmon-146th
Pharmacies; board regulates sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; authorize (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Cooper45th
Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (FIN4th) Knight-134th
Local government; temporary loans are payable from end of calendar year to 12 months of initial funding date; change date - CA (FIN) Martin49th

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