Proposed Senate first readers, 2020 January 15

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020 THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 280. SB 281.
SB 289. SB 290. SB 291.

By Senators James of the 35th, Davenport of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to prohibit the distribution of certain bags made of plastic film by certain retail establishments; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Orrock of the 36th, Williams of the 39th and Seay of the 34th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, Code Section 15-11-2, and Code Section 20-2-1184 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, definitions regarding the Juvenile Code, and reporting of students committing prohibited acts, respectively, so as to prohibit the possession of automatic and semi-automatic guns;to subject all transfers or purchases of firearms at gun shows to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to provide for facilitation by licensed dealers; to provide for requirements for the securing or storage of inventory firearms when a dealer is not open for business; to conform cross-references; 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 remove the requirement that mobile homes procure permits and procure and display decals; to repeal Code Section 48-5-492, relating to issuance of mobile home location permits and issuance and display of decals; to repeal related penalties; to revise the time for payment of related ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harrell of the 40th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Jordan of the 6th, Anderson of the 43rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-121 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to credit of estimated tax payment, credit or refund of estimated tax overpayment, rate of interest on refund, and time, so as to reduce the time period after which interest is owed on income tax refunds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Henson of the 41st and Orrock of the 36th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to create provisions for physician-assisted end-of-life options for terminally ill individuals; to provide for definitions; to provide a criminal penalty; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 292. SB 293. SB 294. SB 295. SB 296. SB 297.

By Senator Harrell of the 40th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide application of minimum standard codes, codes requiring local adoption and more stringent requirements by local governments, adoption of standards for which state code does not exist, and exemptions for certain farm buildings and structures, so as to repeal a provision relating to local governments prohibiting the use of wood in construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Harrell of the 40th, Cowsert of the 46th, Ginn of the 47th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against balance billing; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide the Attorney General with new enforcement authority against providers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Black of the 8th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Ginn of the 47th, Robertson of the 29th and Anderson of the 43rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-20-87 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligible large retirement systems authorized to invest in certain alternative investments, so as to permit the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia to invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Gooch of the 51st, Walker III of the 20th, Mullis of the 53rd, Cowsert of the 46th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to revise the cost-of-living and general performance based increases to take into account the increases provided for in 2020; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Heath of the 31st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to remove certain crematory requirements as to retorts and to provide for an alternative cremation process; to provide for and change a definition; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jordan of the 6th, Parent of the 42nd, Anderson of the 43rd, Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to provide for conditions for the issuance of a permit for solid waste or special waste handling for a coal combustion unit or landfill; to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to damage and intrusion on property relative to criminal trespass and damage to property, so as to provide for a conforming cross-reference; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to county sales and use tax relative to county special purpose local option sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SR 537. SR 540. SR 541. SR 542. SR 543. SR 544. SR 545. SR 546. SR 547.

By Senators James of the 35th, Davenport of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Harrell of the 40th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A RESOLUTION apologizing for slavery and Jim Crow and reaffirming this state's commitment to freedom; and for other purposes.
By Senator Miller of the 49th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Andrew B. Reisman M.D.; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Miller of the 49th, Jordan of the 6th, Gooch of the 51st, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing the long and steady friendship between Georgia and Japan as shown by the 46th anniversary of the Office of the State of Georgia in Japan; and for other purposes.
By Senators Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd, Seay of the 34th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the lives and memory of Eva Jewell Greene and Mamie Ella Lane; and for other purposes.
By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Tippins of the 37th, Tate of the 38th and Thompson of the 14th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Marietta High School Football Team, Coach Rich Morgan, and Superintendent Grant Rivera for winning the 2019-2020 GHSA Class 7A State Football Championship; and for other purposes.
By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Tippins of the 37th, Tate of the 38th and Thompson of the 14th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Max Bacon on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Jordan of the 6th, Burke of the 11th, Jones of the 25th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16, 2020, as Birth Safety Awareness Day at the state capitol in recognition of Kason Choice and Robin Rohe-Oji, two children in recovery from severe birth injuries, and their families; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Brass of the 28th, Watson of the 1st, Robertson of the 29th and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd:
A RESOLUTION encouraging local law enforcement agencies, psychiatric facilities, doctors, and therapists to purchase and freely distribute Mental Health Alert Wristbands to those suffering from mental illness; commending Ms. Dottie Bailey for developing the Mental Health Alert Wristband; and for other purposes.
By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Gooch of the 51st, Miller of the 49th and Hufstetler of the 52nd:
A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the individual member organizations and their staff. as members of Service Providers Association for Developmental Disabilities (SPADD) and celebrating their day at the Capitol on January 16, 2020; and for other purposes.
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