Proposed Senate first readers, 2022 February 17

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 517. SB 518. SB 519. SB 520.

By Senators Jones of the 25th, Brass of the 28th, Beach of the 21st, Dolezal of the 27th and Anavitarte of the 31st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for qualifications for absentee electors; to eliminate drop boxes for the return of absentee ballots; to revise the information to provided on the outer absentee ballot envelope; to revise the requirement to provide certain notices and reports regarding absentee balloting; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hufstetler of the 52nd, Butler of the 55th, Anderson of the 24th, Au of the 48th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require all health insurers to pass along no less than 80 percent of all prescription drug rebates to enrollees that such insurer receives from third parties with regard to such enrollee's prescription drugs; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Tippins of the 37th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Dugan of the 30th, Kennedy of the 18th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solicitors-general of state courts, so as to provide for the honorary office of solicitor-general emeritus; to provide for qualifications; to provide for certificate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Robertson of the 29th, Anderson of the 24th, Beach of the 21st and Albers of the 56th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-405 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to levy and collection of tax by municipalities for independent school systems and authorized purposes for expenditures, so as to provide for multiple municipalities to levy and collect taxes for an independent school system; to amend Code Section 20-2-490 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipalities authorized to levy school taxes, so as to repeal and reserve such Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 521. SB 523. SB 524. SB 525.

By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Robertson of the 29th, Anderson of the 24th, Beach of the 21st and Albers of the 56th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide for the transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; to provide definitions; to provide for the preservation of existing facilities and assets of an existing facility prior to transfer to a newly incorporated municipality; to provide for newly incorporated municipalities purchasing portions of an existing municipality's water or sewerage systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Merritt of the 9th, Butler of the 55th, Strickland of the 17th, Parent of the 42nd, Dolezal of the 27th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to provide that child care and other caregiving services associated with a candidate's campaign constitute ordinary and necessary expenses of a campaign; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Merritt of the 9th, Payne of the 54th, Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Orrock of the 36th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for civil penalties and benefit recapture from employers that move call centers from this state; to provide for definitions, procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Tillery of the 19th and Albers of the 56th:
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 provide for the licensure of pathologists' assistants; to provide for continuing education requirements; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal requirements; to prohibit holding oneself out as a pathologists' assistant without licensure; to provide for the duties and powers of the Georgia Composite Medical Board with respect to pathologists' assistants; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 526. SB 527. SB 528. SB 529. SR 505.

By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Au of the 48th, Jordan of the 6th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide for optional return of funds by a destination marketing organization to certain jurisdictions levying the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Albers of the 56th, Harbison of the 15th, Au of the 48th and Dixon of the 45th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the option for municipalities and consolidated governments to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures and methodology; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for modifications; 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 McNeill of the 3rd, Miller of the 49th, Walker III of the 20th, Strickland of the 17th, Burns of the 23rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the inclusion of barbers and cosmetologists as essential workers in the event the Governor declares a public health emergency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Burke of the 11th, Harbison of the 15th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 76 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to expedited franchising of cable and video services, so as to change the definition of video service relative to the "Consumer Choice for Television Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Beach of the 21st, Thompson of the 14th, Burke of the 11th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Douglas R. Hooker; and for other purposes.

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SR 506. SR 507. SR 508. SR 509. SR 510. SR 511. SR 512. SR 513. SR 514.

By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Anderson of the 24th, Beach of the 21st, Brass of the 28th, Jones of the 25th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bobby C. Smith Jr.; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Seay of the 34th, Merritt of the 9th, Rhett of the 33rd, Harrell of the 40th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kerri Coleman-Benton, Curriculum Associates' 2022 National Teacher of Year; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Seay of the 34th, Merritt of the 9th, Rhett of the 33rd, Harrell of the 40th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jamilah Hud-Kirk, the recipient of the 2022 Inspire Award; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jay Morrison; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Tywonia Orum; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Shauna Marie Hervey; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kristopher Campbell; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jennifer W. McCrary; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Jernell Elizabeth Jennings Ferguson; and for other purposes.

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SR 515. SR 516. SR 517. SR 518. SR 519. SR 520. SR 521. SR 522.

By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Rodney Rawls; and for other purposes.
By Senator Jackson of the 2nd:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Idell Williams-Cheever; and for other purposes.
By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Jackson of the 41st, Watson of the 1st, Jordan of the 6th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 16, 2022, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senator Albers of the 56th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charles Paul Albers on his 50th anniversary with the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department; and for other purposes.
By Senator Gooch of the 51st:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Officer Carol Leigh Ledford and dedicating an intersection in her memory; and for other purposes.
By Senator Gooch of the 51st:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Representative Carlton H. Colwell and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
By Senator Gooch of the 51st:
A RESOLUTION recognizing Mr. Mike Berg and dedicating a intersection in his honor; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Jackson of the 2nd, Cowsert of the 46th, Halpern of the 39th and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 22, 2022, as Self-Direction Day; and for other purposes.

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