Proposed Senate first readers, 2020 February 20

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 391. SB 392. SB 393. SB 394.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Albers of the 56th, Burke of the 11th and Hufstetler of the 52nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply of certain prescription medications under certain emergency situations; to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing of prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitted drug orders, refills, and schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to allow pharmacists to dispense certain refill prescription medications under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Mullis of the 53rd, Albers of the 56th, Harper of the 7th, Dugan of the 30th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to enact a bill of rights for peace officers under investigation; to provide for interrogation procedures; to provide for compliance review panels; to provide for the right to bring suit; to provide for the right of notice of disciplinary action; to provide for limitations of disciplinary actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Tillery of the 19th, Albers of the 56th, Martin of the 9th and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the university system and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, respectively, so as to revise the duties and powers of certain law enforcement officers and agencies; to expand the power of campus policemen and other security personnel of the university system to make arrests for felony offenses; to codify the Legal Division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to expand the jurisdiction of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in regards to street gang terrorism and prevention; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Harper of the 7th, Brass of the 28th and Martin of the 9th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 16, Article 1 of Chapter 15 of Title 45, and Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related offenses, general provisions regarding the Attorney General, and medical assistance generally, respectively, so as to provide for authority of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute certain crimes and offenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for authority of the Attorney General to employ peace officers for certain purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 395. SB 396. SB 397. SB 398. SB 399.

By Senators Watson of the 1st, Jackson of the 2nd, Burke of the 11th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Black of the 8th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to revise the standard of indigency relating to portioning of proceeds from the sale or lease of a hospital by a hospital authority; to provide for additional methods for the investment of funds by hospital authorities which hold an irrevocable trust wherein the corpus exceeds certain amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Wilkinson of the 50th, Black of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Hill of the 4th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the pecan as the official state nut; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Cowsert of the 46th, Robertson of the 29th, Watson of the 1st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to change the number of bona fide coin operated amusement machines that may be prohibited in local ordinance; to increase the percentage of net receipts of bona fide coin operated amusement machine proceeds to be paid to the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harrell of the 40th, Sims of the 12th, Parent of the 42nd, Orrock of the 36th, Williams of the 39th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to prohibit the assignment of graded homework for students in grades kindergarten through two; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to provide for statutory construction; provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Macon County and to provide for its powers and duties, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4532), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for terms of the additional board members; to remove expired and outdated provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 400.
SB 401. SR 771. SR 772. SR 773. SR 774. SR 775.

By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Henson of the 41st, Harrell of the 40th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Move on When Ready Act" and dual credit courses, so as to require the Office of Student Achievement to establish objectives and participation targets for the program; to require the Office of Student Achievement to annually measure and evaluate the program and report certain data and analysis related to the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th and Jones of the 25th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nursing home administrators, so as to revise the composition of the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Dugan of the 30th, Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th and Beach of the 21st:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jason T. Dickerson for his admirable accomplishments with his Jason T. Dickerson Family Foundation; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Tate of the 38th, Seay of the 34th, Rhett of the 33rd, Davenport of the 44th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian; and for other purposes.
By Senators Martin of the 9th, Unterman of the 45th, Miller of the 49th, Henson of the 41st, Rahman of the 5th and others:
A RESOLUTION commending Hi-Hope Service Center on its 60th anniversary of supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION commending and recognizing Top Ladies of Distinction Inc.; and for other purposes.
By Senator Butler of the 55th:
A RESOLUTION commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. for its 107 years of service and recognizing March 2, 2020, as Delta Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

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