Proposed Senate first readers, 2021 January 27

SB 20. SB 21. SB 22. SB 23. SB 24.

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
By Senators Payne of the 54th, Mullis of the 53rd, Strickland of the 17th, Parent of the 42nd, Cowsert of the 46th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act," so as to revise the composition of the Child Advocate Advisory Committee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jones of the 10th, Butler of the 55th and Anderson of the 43rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Stonecrest in DeKalb County, approved April 21, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3538), as amended, so as to limit the mayor to voting only in the event of a tie of the council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jones of the 10th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, so as to provide a code of ethics; to establish a board of ethics; to revise the authority, roles, and responsibilities of the chairperson, the board of commissioners, and the county manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Harrell of the 40th, Halpern of the 39th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state and other flags, so as to provide that local governments may relocate, remove, conceal, obscure, or alter certain monuments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the 42nd, Jackson of the 2nd, Jordan of the 6th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 25.
SB 26.
SR 12. SR 13. SR 14. SR 15. SR 16. SR 17.

By Senators Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Jordan of the 6th, Jackson of the 2nd, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to increase the value of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses to 100 percent of such federal tax credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Rahman of the 5th, Au of the 48th, Jones II of the 22nd, Merritt of the 9th, Orrock of the 36th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for absentee ballot drop boxes at every advance voting location; to provide for requirements and procedures regarding such drop boxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Butler of the 55th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Richard I. Berkowitz upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ann Caggins; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ann Watson on her outstanding service as a longtime Marion School Board member; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Stanley Goodroe on his outstanding service; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ashlei Brown; and for other purposes.
By Senators Seay of the 34th, James of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd and Davenport of the 44th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of JoAnn A. Johnson-Reaves; and for other purposes.
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SR 18. SR 19. SR 20.
SR 21.

By Senators Seay of the 34th, James of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd and Davenport of the 44th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Velma Edith Smith; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Pastor Michael Coley on the occasion of his 23rd pastoral anniversary; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 2nd and others:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that legislative and congressional reapportionment be done by an independent nonpartisan commission instead of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Strickland of the 17th and Jones of the 10th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing 2021 as the Newton County, Georgia, bicentennial and celebrating the 200th anniversary of Newton County; and for other purposes.

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