PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
 
SB 214. SB 215. 
SB 216. SB 217. 
 
By Senators Martin of the 9th, Gooch of the 51st, Wilkinson of the 50th and Dugan of the 30th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to change the number of apprenticeship hours required for cosmetologists, hair designers, estheticians, nail technicians, master barbers, and barbers II; to remove other requirements for certificates of registration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Harbin of the 16th, Walker III of the 20th and Martin of the 9th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to change the definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based upon evidence that such individual has been, and will continue to be, free from control or direction over the performance of such services; to provide for civil penalties; to prohibit retaliation by employers against individuals who report violations of or noncompliance with the "Employment Security Law"; to provide for a civil cause of action for retaliation by employers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Mullis of the 53rd: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to allow local governments to accept prepayments of ad valorem taxes; to provide for conditions, limitations, and procedures; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Beach of the 21st: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-2-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to composition of the State Transportation Board, qualifications of members, terms of office, manner of selection of members, filling of vacancies, officers, meetings, and compensation of members, so as to provide for authority of the board to hire professional staff and clerical personnel; to provide for certain reporting to the board by the director of governmental affairs employed by the Department of Transportation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
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 SB 218. SB 219. SB 220. SB 221. 
 
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Tillery of the 19th, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Gooch of the 51st and others: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to abortion; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act;" to amend Chapter 9B of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician's obligation in performance of abortions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parent and child relationship generally; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for standing to intervene and defend constitutional challenges to this Act; to provide a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Jordan of the 6th, Rahman of the 5th, Black of the 8th, Robertson of the 29th and Williams of the 39th: 
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 high school students and students seeking a general educational development (GED) diploma to correctly answer 60 percent of the questions on the United States Citizenship Civics Test for purposes of being eligible to receive a high school diploma or a general educational development (GED) diploma; to provide for multiple attempts; to provide for certification of scores; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Jordan of the 6th, Jones II of the 22nd, Rahman of the 5th, Jones of the 10th and Williams of the 39th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, 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 in-person voting by paper ballot; to provide for audits; to repeal provisions of law authorizing the use of voting machines; 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 Harbin of the 16th, Heath of the 31st, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Thompson of the 14th, Kirk of the 13th and others: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the protection of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances; to provide for construction; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
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 SR 266. SR 267. SR 268. SR 269. SR 270. SR 271. 
 
By Senators Black of the 8th, Harbison of the 15th, Mullis of the 53rd, Harper of the 7th and Thompson of the 14th: 
A RESOLUTION encouraging the Georgia High School Association to perform a thorough assessment of its operations and practices; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Hill of the 4th, Unterman of the 45th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th and others: 
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Roxie Remley; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Jones of the 25th, Mullis of the 53rd, Cowsert of the 46th, Wilkinson of the 50th and others: 
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending David Andrews; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Williams of the 39th, Butler of the 55th, Seay of the 34th and others: 
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Stone of the 23rd, Robertson of the 29th, Jones of the 25th, Black of the 8th and others: 
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Willie James "Bill" Ware, Jr.; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Kirkpatrick of the 32nd: 
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Barbara Hickey; and for other purposes 
 
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