Proposed Senate first readers, 2020 January 29

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 315. SB 316. SB 317. SB 318.

By Senators Tippins of the 37th, Dugan of the 30th, Cowsert of the 46th, Stone of the 23rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide that a waiver and release of lien and bond rights shall only be applicable to the issues of the waiver and release and shall not affect any other rights or remedies available under the law; to revise language and appearance requirements of statutory forms; to revise procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Miller of the 49th, Albers of the 56th, Mullis of the 53rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for military spouses licensed in other states to practice certain professions and occupations to obtain a license by endorsement to practice in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county police, so as to provide a method for the abolition of a county police department and returning the law enforcement functions of such department to the sheriff of the county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Miller of the 49th, Robertson of the 29th, Heath of the 31st, Thompson of the 14th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education generally, so as to provide for public forums at public institutions of higher education; to prevent the creation of "free speech zones" at public institutions of higher education; to require public institutions of higher education to develop materials, programs, and procedures related to expressive activity; to provide for penalties; to provide for a limitation period; to provide for a waiver of immunities; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 319.
SB 320. SB 321. SB 322. SB 323.

By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Mullis of the 53rd, Tippins of the 37th, Harper of the 7th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rivers and river basins relative to dam safety, so as to prohibit the building of inhabitable structures in the inundation zone of a Category II dam without prior certification from an engineer of record; to provide for an engineer of record to perform and certify a breach analysis where inhabitable structures already exist in the inundation zone of a Category II dam; to provide for filing of the certified breach analysis; to provide for the development of building standards for inhabitable structures in the inundation zone of a Category II dam; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Payne of the 54th, Mullis of the 53rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Robertson of the 29th, Cowsert of the 46th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board, so as to provide a penalty for persons who are classified as sexually dangerous predators who fail to verify or update registration information as required by law; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Watson of the 1st, Unterman of the 45th, Butler of the 55th and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to revise provisions relating to the number of physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; to remove a limitation on where a physician assistant is authorized to practice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Miller of the 49th, Orrock of the 36th, Williams of the 39th, Tate of the 38th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to authorize the exemption of certain development projects from funding such projects' proportionate share of system improvement under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Burke of the 11th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Cowsert of the 46th, Watson of the 1st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; to provide for patients under conscious sedation in dental settings and for dental procedures; to provide for patients under varying levels of sedation in physician offices and medispas; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 324. SB 325. SB 326.
SB 327. SB 328.

By Senators Jordan of the 6th, Butler of the 55th, Williams of the 39th, Anderson of the 43rd and Seay of the 34th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide Medicaid coverage for pregnant women for a period of not less than 12 months; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Karinshak of the 48th, Robertson of the 29th, Thompson of the 14th, Tate of the 38th, Jones of the 25th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on prosecution, so as to revise the statute of limitations for when a corporation may be prosecuted for trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Karinshak of the 48th, Thompson of the 14th, Jones II of the 22nd, Tate of the 38th, Rahman of the 5th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and the Georgia Crime Information Center, respectively, so as to provide that the court imposing sentence may grant the relief of vacatur for nonviolent convictions and sentences of defendants who obtained such convictions and sentences as a direct result of being victims of trafficking for labor or sexual servitude; to provide definitions; to provide for the restriction of access to criminal history record information of individuals where such criminal history record information relates to such convictions; to provide for notice and hearing under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Karinshak of the 48th, Black of the 8th, James of the 35th, Tate of the 38th, Martin of the 9th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to require employers to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing child; to revise and to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for a cause of action against employers for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jones of the 25th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Jackson to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 4813-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 329.
SR 625. SR 626. SR 627. SR 628. SR 629. SR 630. SR 631.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Karinshak of the 48th and Harbison of the 15th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to enact the "Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act"; to authorize the Department of Banking and Finance to license and regulate motor vehicle title lenders; to amend Chapter 47 of Title 43 and Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers and property, respectively, so as to make conforming changes relative to pawnbrokers; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effective dates; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Watson of the 1st, Kennedy of the 18th, Dugan of the 30th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 5, 2020, as State Action Day for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Watson of the 1st, Kennedy of the 18th, Dugan of the 30th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7-14, 2020, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Albers of the 56th, Hill of the 4th, Mullis of the 53rd and Dugan of the 30th:
A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Nicholas Tyler Hodges; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hill of the 4th, Burke of the 11th, Watson of the 1st, Unterman of the 45th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending R. Derril Gay, PhD, for his years of distinguished service to the citizens of Georgia and the public safety net system and for his service as a public policy advisor to the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards Inc.; and for other purposes.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Hill of the 4th, Harbison of the 15th, Butler of the 55th, Unterman of the 45th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending United States Senator John Isakson; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Henson of the 41st and Williams of the 39th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. YaQar for her outstanding work in HIV/AIDS prevention and education; and for other purposes.
By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Tate of the 38th, James of the 35th, Williams of the 39th, Anderson of the 43rd and others:
A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating William Thomas Robie; and for other purposes.

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SR 632.
SR 633. SR 634. SR 635. SR 636. SR 637.

By Senators Black of the 8th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Harper of the 7th, Anderson of the 24th and Walker III of the 20th:
A RESOLUTION commending the University of Georgia 4-H Program and Arham Shah, Arch D. Smith, and the 2019-2020 4-H Leadership Team and recognizing February 6, 2020, as 4-H Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Brass of the 28th and Mullis of the 53rd:
A RESOLUTION commending the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce; and for other purposes.
By Senators Watson of the 1st and Payne of the 54th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 28, 2020, as Georgia's Addiction Recovery Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Watson of the 1st, Jackson of the 2nd and Payne of the 54th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Savannah Children's Choir; and for other purposes.
By Senators Rahman of the 5th and Karinshak of the 48th:
A RESOLUTION commending the special friendship between Georgia and the People's Republic of China and recognizing February 3, 2020, as China Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senator Strickland of the 17th:
A RESOLUTION commending Treandos L. Thornton, a gifted 2nd grader at Henry County Elementary School; and for other purposes.

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