PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS FRIDAY, MARCH 01, 2019 
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
 
SB 222. SB 224. 
SB 226. SB 227. 
 
By Senators Stone of the 23rd, Miller of the 49th, Cowsert of the 46th, Dugan of the 30th, Hill of the 4th and others: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to create the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform and provide for its members, chairperson, other officers, committees, staff, funding, duties, powers, and sunset of such commission; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Harper of the 7th, Heath of the 31st, Dolezal of the 27th, Kirk of the 13th and Jones of the 25th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise provisions for the carrying of weapons in judicial courts by weapons carry license holders; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to active duty powers; to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding liability of owners and occupiers of land; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Robertson of the 29th: 
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 Martin of the 9th, Henson of the 41st and Dugan of the 30th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate to benefit the Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
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 SB 228. 
SB 229. 
SR 272. SR 273. SR 274. SR 275. SR 276. 
 
By Senators Jones of the 25th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Martin of the 9th, Parent of the 42nd, Jordan of the 6th and others: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Robertson of the 29th: 
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding courts, so as to create parental accountability court divisions to provide alternative adjudication to the traditional judicial system; to provide definitions; to provide for assignment of cases; to provide for planning groups and work plans; to provide for standards; to provide for staffing and expenses; to provide for completion of parental accountability court division programs; to provide for records, fees, grants, and donations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
By Senator Jordan of the 6th: 
A RESOLUTION urging Georgia Power to remove the unlined coal ash pile at the McDonough-Atkinson Power Plant and place the coal ash in a lined landfill; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Jones of the 10th, Harbison of the 15th, Karinshak of the 48th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 2nd and others: 
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Paul Burke Johnson; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Jones of the 10th, Strickland of the 17th, Karinshak of the 48th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 2nd and others: 
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Judge James Chafin III upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Unterman of the 45th and Dolezal of the 27th: 
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Innovation and Emerging Technologies Study Committee; and for other purposes. 
By Senators Unterman of the 45th, Miller of the 49th and Parent of the 42nd: 
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); and for other purposes. 
 
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