PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 192. SB 193. SB 194. SB 195. By Senator Jones of the 25th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to extensively revise Chapter 41, relating to captive insurance companies; to provide for definitions; to provide for the use of a registered agent to receive service of process; to provide for sponsored captive insurance companies; to provide for letters of credit; to provide for filings and notifications to the Commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Karinshak of the 48th, Rhett of the 33rd, Harbison of the 15th, Anderson of the 43rd and Rahman of the 5th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as to provide for the power and duty of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to establish basic and in-service training courses for all peace officer training on post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Jones of the 10th, Butler of the 55th, Davenport of the 44th, Henson of the 41st and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 75 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to war on terrorism local assistance, so as to repeal Code Section 36-75-11, relating to resolutions and referendums required prior to issuance of bonded indebtedness for new projects and exclusions, and Code Section 36-75-12, relating to authorities with maximum amount of outstanding bonded indebtedness to obtain approval by resolution and referendum prior to issuing additional bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Burke of the 11th and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections and freedom of information regarding prescription drug benefits; to provide for intent and applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 1 - SB 196. SB 197. SB 198. SB 199. SB 200. By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th 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 in general, so as to provide for new voting systems for use in elections in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for the qualifications of such systems; to provide for the reimbursement of certain costs; to provide for ballot marking devices; to provide for audits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Unterman of the 45th, Payne of the 54th, Walker III of the 20th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to exempt all real property owned by certain purely public charities if such real property is held exclusively for the purpose of building or repairing single-family homes to be financed to individuals using no-interest loans; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senator Unterman of the 45th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to authorize the manufacture, distribution, transportation, or sale of ice cream or frozen desserts made with alcoholic beverages without an alcoholic beverage license or permit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Williams of the 39th, Harrell of the 40th, Karinshak of the 48th, Jordan of the 6th, Seay of the 34th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require testing of drinking water in child care learning centers and schools for lead contamination; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice and reporting of test results and remediation plans; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Beach of the 21st, Ginn of the 47th, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exercise of power to contract by the Georgia Department of Transportation, so as to require the department to develop a procedure for appealing the rejection of a contract bid; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 2 - SB 201. SB 202. SB 203. SB 204. SB 205. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Rhett of the 33rd and Ginn of the 47th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officials' conduct and lobbyist disclosure, so as to provide that any natural persons undertaking to promote or oppose any matter before a local coordinating entity regarding the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program (EMSC Program) are subject to transparency and lobbyist disclosure laws; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the establishment of bylaws and conflict of interest policies by local coordinating entities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Jones of the 25th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Beach of the 21st, Harper of the 7th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-7-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to title insurance, so as to allow title insurance to be procured on a lender's security interest in personal property taken by the lender as collateral for a commercial loan; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Watson of the 1st and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to prohibit retroactive application of certain limitations of actions; to amend Code Section 9-10-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to written jury charges, exceptions, and filing of written jury charges; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Civil Practice Act; to amend Code Section 5-6-43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to preparation and transmittal of record of appeal by court clerk; to amend Code Section 24-9-921 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification of medical bills and expert witnesses unnecessary, so as to revise the standard of reasonableness regarding medical bills; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senators Butler of the 55th, Beach of the 21st, Henson of the 41st and Orrock of the 36th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4B of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain boxing, wrestling, and martial art associations and federations; to revise a definition; to change the applicability of certain provisions as to matches, contests, or exhibitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Senator Gooch of the 51st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to change certain provisions related to the issuance of the call and the setting of dates for elections relating to the question of Sunday sales during certain hours; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 3 - SR 248. SR 249. SR 250. SR 251. SR 252. SR 253. SR 254. SR 255. By Senators Burke of the 11th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Ginn of the 47th, Harrell of the 40th, Payne of the 54th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 28, 2019, as Patient-Centered Physicians Coalition of Georgia Day and the importance of an adequate workforce of primary care and maternity care physicians in our state; and for other purposes. By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Williams of the 39th, Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th, Davenport of the 44th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women; and for other purposes. By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Gooch of the 51st, Jones of the 25th, Albers of the 56th, Unterman of the 45th and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Laura Semanson; and for other purposes. By Senators Heath of the 31st, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Kennedy of the 18th, Tillery of the 19th and others: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Judy Cecelia Harris; and for other purposes. By Senators Hill of the 4th, Tillery of the 19th, Gooch of the 51st, Miller of the 49th and Dugan of the 30th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Herbert J. "Bubba" Burkhalter, Jr.; and for other purposes. By Senators Seay of the 34th, Rhett of the 33rd, James of the 35th, Orrock of the 36th and Tate of the 38th: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Captain Juanita MarryDaniel for her dedicated service to her community; and for other purposes. By Senators Harper of the 7th, Stone of the 23rd, Harrell of the 40th, Brass of the 28th, Davenport of the 44th and others: A RESOLUTION commending Corporal Brian Adams of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on being named 2018 Officer of the Year by the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION commending Oliver Davis for his dedication to the youth of the greater Columbus area and for his generous contributions to his community; and for other purposes. - 4 - SR 256. SR 257. SR 258. SR 259. SR 260. SR 261. SR 262. SR 263. SR 264. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION commending Steve Reese for his dedication to the youth of the greater Columbus area and for his generous contributions to his community; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION commending Billy Jackson for his dedication to the youth of the greater Columbus area and for his generous contributions to his community; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION recognizing March 5, 2019, as Columbus Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION commending Otis Sistrunk for his dedication to the youth of the greater Columbus area and for his generous contributions to his community; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mayor Tony Lamar; and for other purposes. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mayor Bruce Hill; and for other purposes. By Senators Harbin of the 16th, Thompson of the 14th, Albers of the 56th, Cowsert of the 46th and Heath of the 31st: A RESOLUTION welcoming Mr. Pavel Shidlovsky to the state capitol; and for other purposes. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Butler of the 55th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; and for other purposes. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Butler of the 55th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; and for other purposes. - 5 -