PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 160. SB 161. SB 162. SB 163.

By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Jordan of the 6th, Harrell of the 40th, Harbison of the 15th, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to provide that all occupants of a passenger vehicle, whether in a front seat or back seat, shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Tippins of the 37th, Black of the 8th, Unterman of the 45th, Stone of the 23rd, Albers of the 56th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for weighted scores for certain coursework for purposes of determining HOPE scholarship and Zell Miller scholarship eligibility; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Gooch of the 51st, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Ginn of the 47th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for disaster mitigation improvements and broadband services infrastructure in projects of downtown development authorities and development authorities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Miller of the 49th, Dolezal of the 27th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize home study students to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student's resident public school system; to provide for definitions; to provide eligibility requirements; to prohibit certain limitations by resident school systems, public schools, and athletic associations with respect to home study students participating in extracurricular and interscholastic activities; to provide for participation at a particular public school; to provide for participation fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 164. SB 165. SB 166. SB 167. SB 168.

By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Ginn of the 47th, Beach of the 21st, Thompson of the 14th, Robertson of the 29th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, so as to revise provisions regarding when and under what circumstances persons accused of crimes may be released on their own recognizance; to provide for the types of security for bail; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Mullis of the 53rd and Albers of the 56th:
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 the designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for a governing structure; to provide requirements for a board of directors; to provide for a representative assembly; to provide for a public liaison advisory committee; to provide for due process and appeals; to provide for amendments to the bylaws; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Enhanced Penalties for Hate Crimes Act"; to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for sentencing of defendants who commit certain crimes which target a victim because of the victim's race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment; to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for a cross-reference; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Kirk of the 13th, Watson of the 1st, Unterman of the 45th and Thompson of the 14th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-211 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relative search by DFCS, so as to provide that a foster placement for a child adjudicated as a dependent child may be deemed as the child's fictive kin in determining such child's permanency plan; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirk of the 13th, Burke of the 11th, Walker III of the 20th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Unterman of the 45th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to revise certain definitions relating to nurses; to clarify requirements relating to granting authorization to holders of multistate licenses to engage in advanced nursing practice; to repeal a provision relating to the Nurse Licensure Compact; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 169. SB 170. SB 171. SB 172.

By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Robertson of the 29th, Harbin of the 16th, Mullis of the 53rd, Albers of the 56th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act," so as to include chemical abortion under voluntary and informed consent requirements; to provide for information concerning procedures and treatment to reverse the effects of a chemical abortion; to provide for chemical abortion reversal information availability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Dugan of the 30th, Mullis of the 53rd, Beach of the 21st, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state and other flags, so as to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the members of the armed forces; to provide for the display of the Honor and Remember flag at designated state-owned properties on certain designated days; to provide that such flags are manufactured in the United States; to provide that local governments may display the Honor and Remember flag; to provide for the adoption of guidelines for the display of such flags; to provide for the procurement and distribution of such flags; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Ginn of the 47th, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15, Chapter 2 of Title 21, and Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, primaries and elections generally, and ad valorem taxation of property, respectively, so as to modify the compensation of various local government officials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st, Miller of the 49th, Sims of the 12th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 8 and Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing and local government, respectively, so as to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances or regulations relating to or regulating building design elements as applied to one or two-family dwellings; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to revise the term "zoning" as it relates to zoning procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 173. SB 174. SB 175. SB 176.

By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Strickland of the 17th, Albers of the 56th, Jones of the 25th, Hufstetler of the 52nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the account program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Governor's Office of Student Achievement to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Black of the 8th, Robertson of the 29th, Brass of the 28th, Anderson of the 43rd and Walker III of the 20th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions and prohibitions on membership in public retirement or pension systems, so as to revise the definition of public employment related crime; to modify the manner and timing for the deduction or cessation of payments owed by a public employee as a result of public employment related crimes; to increase the time in which a public retirement system shall initiate certain administrative proceedings upon the conviction of a member or beneficiary of a public employment related crime; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Black of the 8th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Robertson of the 29th, Hill of the 4th, Davenport of the 44th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for employed beneficiaries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Black of the 8th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Robertson of the 29th, Hill of the 4th, Davenport of the 44th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to remove a cross-reference; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia on behalf of retired members employed by such employers either directly or indirectly; to remove a cross-reference; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 177.
SB 178.
SR 235. SR 236. SR 237.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Henson of the 41st, Robertson of the 29th, Anderson of the 43rd, Watson of the 1st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly generally, so as to provide the requirements for consideration of local legislation revising existing districts or creating new districts by the General Assembly; to provide for preparation or review of local districting plans by the staff of the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office; to provide for requirements and procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Martin of the 9th, Stone of the 23rd, Jordan of the 6th and Parent of the 42nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to provide for statements of account under the "Georgia Condominium Act" and the "Georgia Property Owners' Association Act" for fees owed to condominium associations and property owners' associations, respectively, to facilitate certain property transactions; to provide for information required in a statement of account; to provide for a statutory form for use as a statement of account; to provide for the manner of providing such statements; to provide for fees for certain services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Harper of the 7th, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Smokey Bear on his 75th birthday; and for other purposes.
By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Heath of the 31st, Unterman of the 45th, Anderson of the 24th, Black of the 8th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Georgia Cattlemen's Association for uniting and advancing Georgia's cattle industry; and for other purposes.
By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Dugan of the 30th, Albers of the 56th, Jones of the 25th and others:
A RESOLUTION requesting that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.

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