Proposed Senate first readers, 2019 February 14

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 97. SB 98. SB 99. SB 100.

By Senators Stone of the 23rd and Anderson of the 24th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to provide for and limit fees charged and collected by selfservice storage facilities for the late payment of rent; to provide for liens and the enforcement of liens for fees for the late payment of rent; to update and revise definitions for clarity and conformity; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Stone of the 23rd, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Mullis of the 53rd, Kirk of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize the use of ranked voting for runoffs by overseas citizens and military personnel; to provide for special absentee ballots for such purpose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harper of the 7th, Mullis of the 53rd, Lucas of the 26th, Karinshak of the 48th, Jones of the 25th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance and sale of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, so as to provide that applications processed through the Department of Natural Resources' online licensing system allow applicants to make an anatomical gift; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for education regarding anatomical gifts; to authorize the Department of Natural Resources to share donor information with organ procurement organizations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Martin of the 9th, Jones II of the 22nd, Albers of the 56th, Brass of the 28th, Watson of the 1st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1A of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to telephone system for the physically impaired, so as to change certain provisions relating to the establishment, administration, and operation of the state-wide dual party relay service and audible universal information access service; to change certain legislative findings and declarations; to modify the prohibition as to the distribution of telecommunications equipment under the telecommunications equipment distribution program based on a certain income level; to provide that wireless devices and applications may be distributed as part of the telecommunications equipment distribution program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 101. SB 102.
SB 103. SB 104. SB 105.

By Senators Beach of the 21st, Black of the 8th and Jones of the 25th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require volunteer coaches with youth athletic associations to undergo training to reduce the likelihood of injuries to youth athletes engaged in high risk athletics; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide a defense from liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jones of the 10th, Orrock of the 36th, Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a pilot program to plan, implement, and improve sustainable community schools; to provide for planning grants; to provide for operational grants; to provide for definitions; to provide for applications for grants; to require the development of community school plans; to provide for requirements for grant recipients; to delineate the purposes for which grant funds may be used; to provide for reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Henson of the 41st, Harbison of the 15th, Anderson of the 43rd, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of local governments as to air facilities, so as to provide that airports owned, controlled, or operated by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not assess any fee to a veteran for motor vehicle parking; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Payne of the 54th, Stone of the 23rd, Karinshak of the 48th, Albers of the 56th, Miller of the 49th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-39-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons authorized to issue order not to resuscitate, so as to revise parental requirement for consent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jordan of the 6th, Parent of the 42nd, Davenport of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make unlawful the possession and use of bump fire stock; to revise definitions; to subject the possession and use of bump fire stock to criminal penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 106.
SR 159. SR 160. SR 161. SR 162. SR 163. SR 164.

By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Strickland of the 17th, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Kennedy of the 18th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 and Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance and insurance, respectively, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; to authorize the Governor to submit a Section 1332 innovation waiver proposal to the United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the Treasury; to provide for implementation of approved Section 1332 waivers; to provide for expiration of authority; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harper of the 7th, Anderson of the 24th, Heath of the 31st, Karinshak of the 48th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Oglethorpe County Forestry Unit on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission 2018 North Georgia Unit of the Year; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harper of the 7th, Burke of the 11th, Kirk of the 13th, Karinshak of the 48th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Worth County and Decatur-Seminole County Forestry Units on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission 2018 South Georgia Co-Units of the Year; and for other purposes.
By Senators Unterman of the 45th and Harrell of the 40th:
A RESOLUTION commending the School Social Workers Association of Georgia and recognizing March 1, 2019, as School Social Workers Association of Georgia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Mullis of the 53rd, Black of the 8th, Ginn of the 47th and Gooch of the 51st:
A RESOLUTION recognizing Evander Holyfield on being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Harbison of the 15th, Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A RESOLUTION commending Master Sergeant Sparkle K. Adams for her outstanding service with the American armed forces and recognizing February 19, 2019, as Women Veterans Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Hill of the 4th, Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th and Gooch of the 51st:
A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Margaret Wilkes Fralick; and for other purposes.

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SR 165. SR 166. SR 167. SR 168.

By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dalton Harold Cannon; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Cowsert of the 46th, Ginn of the 47th, Martin of the 9th, Miller of the 49th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending William M. "Bill" Edge, Jr., upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jackson of the 2nd, Lucas of the 26th, Sims of the 12th and Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION honoring and commending Larry Blackmon; and for other purposes.
By Senators Miller of the 49th, Unterman of the 45th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Anderson of the 43rd and Ginn of the 47th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the Georgia Association of Broadcasters (GAB); and for other purposes.

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