Proposed Senate first readers, 2022 February 10

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 FOURTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 473. SB 474. SB 475. SB 476.

By Senators Sims of the 12th and Summers of the 13th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503); so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Summers of the 13th, Walker III of the 20th, Harper of the 7th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, seeds, or other agricultural products; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Lucas of the 26th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County, approved February 28, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 777), as amended, so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Lucas of the 26th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Education of Wilkinson County, approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3333), as amended, so as to change the description of the districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 477. SB 478. SB 479. SB 480.

By Senators Merritt of the 9th, Jackson of the 2nd, Au of the 48th, Rahman of the 5th, Davenport of the 44th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of the state desire that local boards of education be elected on a nonpartisan basis without party designation on the ballot; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Hatchett of the 50th, Gooch of the 51st, Miller of the 49th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating offenses against public order and safety, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the carrying of firearms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Miller of the 49th, Dugan of the 30th, Gooch of the 51st, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-131 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of firearms by convicted felons and first offender probationers, so as to specify that each firearm in the possession or attempted possession of certain offenders shall be charged as a separate offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Miller of the 49th, Halpern of the 39th, Payne of the 54th, Dugan of the 30th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under Quality Basic Education, so as to provide for a Special Education Services Bill of Rights; to provide for a statement of rights of parents of children who are or may be eligible for special education and related services under state and federal law; to require local educational agencies to post such rights on their public website with links to Department of Education resources; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 481. SB 482. SB 483. SB 484. SR 454.

By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Harper of the 7th, Mullis of the 53rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Summers of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to allow persons convicted of any misdemeanor or a felony not related to a state or federally controlled substance within ten years of the application date to grow industrial hemp; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Anavitarte of the 31st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the election of the members of the Paulding County Board of Education, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2381), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4621), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Harbison of the 15th, Robertson of the 29th, Lucas of the 26th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lottery for education, so as to comprehensively revise Article 3, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Albers of the 56th, Watson of the 1st, Au of the 48th and Hufstetler of the 52nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide workers' compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; to provide for definitions; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Cowsert of the 46th, Tillery of the 19th, Miller of the 49th, Dolezal of the 27th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Family and Consumer Sciences; and for other purposes.

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SR 455. SR 456. SR 457. SR 458. SR 459. SR 460. SR 461.

By Senators Merritt of the 9th, Jordan of the 6th, Au of the 48th, Butler of the 55th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 2022 as Cervical Health Awareness Month; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Harbin of the 16th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Rachel Guy; and for other purposes.
By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Harbin of the 16th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Suzanne Guy; and for other purposes.
By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Halpern of the 39th, Lucas of the 26th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the 151st anniversary of St. James Lodge # 4, F. & A. M.; and for other purposes.
By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Harrell of the 40th, Jones II of the 22nd, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 13-19, 2022, as Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) week; and for other purposes.
By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Harrell of the 40th, Jones II of the 22nd, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February as Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education Month to highlight the necessity of programs that support critical sectors of Georgia's economy, including the agriculture industry; and for other purposes.
By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Jones II of the 22nd, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the 105th anniversary of the Atlanta Branch of the National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NAACP); recognizing the countless successes and efforts of the organization since its inception; and for other purposes.

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SR 462.
SR 463. SR 464. SR 465. SR 466. SR 467. SR 468.

By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Mullis of the 53rd, Tillery of the 19th, Dixon of the 45th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (Georgia CASA) and recognizing February 10, 2022, as CASA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Cowsert of the 46th, Kennedy of the 18th, Ginn of the 47th, Miller of the 49th and others:
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on the Electrification of Transportation; and for other purposes.
By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senior Meteorologist Bill Race; and for other purposes.
By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Chief Meteorologist David Glenn; and for other purposes.
By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:
A RESOLUTION commending Emerson Russell; and for other purposes.
By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Elder's Ace Hardware; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harper of the 7th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy's Purple Hurricane football team as well as its coaches and staff for their GHSA 2A State Championship win on December 10, 2021; and for other purposes.

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