Proposed Senate first readers, 2023 January 24

SB 5. SB 6. SB 7. SB 8.

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
By Senators Burns of the 23rd and Jones II of the 22nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to authorize the governing authority of the counties included in such circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to provide for validity of actions; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Burns of the 23rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Sylvania to levy an excise tax pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3633), so as to revise provisions regarding expenditure of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Summers of the 13th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th and Hickman of the 4th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-106 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes, so as to provide for minimum mandatory terms for certain crimes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Jackson of the 41st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 9. SB 10. SB 11.

By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Tillery of the 19th, Harbin of the 16th, Burns of the 23rd, Brass of the 28th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public officers and employees, so as to require state office buildings to have at least one functional automated external defibrillator on site at all times for use during emergencies; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jones of the 10th, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Albers of the 56th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an offense of knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; to provide for punishment; to provide for offenses which disqualify certain drivers from obtaining a Class C or D driver's license; to increase the punishment for the offenses of reckless stunt driving; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for such offenses in certain instances; to provide for motor vehicle forfeiture in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for concurrent jurisdiction by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in cases involving the identification, investigation, arrest, and prosecution of an individual or groups of individuals for violation of state laws concerning domestic, cyber, biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 12. SB 13. SB 14. SR 14.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for sentencing to minimum terms of imprisonment for persons convicted of possession of firearms by convicted felons and first offender probationers when the offense for which such person is on probation or has been previously convicted is a forcible felony or a domestic violence felony or an act of family violence; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 9-13-161, 44-14-162, and 48-4-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to where and when sales under execution held and change of place of public sales by court order, sales made on foreclosure under power of sale, and procedures for sales under tax levies and executions, respectively, so as to authorize online public sales under tax levies and executions; to provide a time frame for sales of real estate under foreclosure powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence, so as to provide for the presentation and addressing of issues concerning the admission or exclusion of evidence; to provide for court rulings on such issues; to provide for the preservation of error concerning such issues for appellate purposes; to provide for continuing objections; to revise the hearsay exception regarding expert testimony and learned treatises; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th, Rhett of the 33rd and Esteves of the 6th:
A RESOLUTION commending Leadership Cobb and the Leadership Cobb Class of 2023; and for other purposes.

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SR 15. SR 16. SR 17. SR 18. SR 19. SR 20. SR 21.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th, Dugan of the 30th, Brass of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 26, 2023, as National Guard Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Harrell of the 40th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing the 49th anniversary of the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; and for other purposes.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Summers of the 13th, Dixon of the 45th, Tillery of the 19th and Still of the 48th:
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Economic Developers Association on their efforts to improve the economic development climate of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Goodman of the 8th, Dixon of the 45th, Echols of the 49th and Anderson of the 24th:
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Future Farmers of America (FFA) and recognizing February 21, 2023, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Ginn of the 47th, Cowsert of the 46th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Family and Consumer Sciences; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Echols of the 49th, Burns of the 23rd, Dugan of the 30th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the University of North Georgia upon its 150th anniversary; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st, Moore of the 53rd, Payne of the 54th, Burns of the 23rd and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Yellow Creek Baptist Church on the occasion of its 200th anniversary; and for other purposes.

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SR 22.
SR 23. SR 24. SR 25. SR 26. SR 27. SR 28. SR 29. SR 30.

By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Judy Purnell on receiving the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award from the Tuskegee University College of Arts and Sciences; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Judge Julius Hunter on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION commending Gayle Dudley; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION commending Deputy Chief Anita Barker-Wright upon her retirement; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Carlos Williams; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Saushia Hathaway; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION commending Grenoda Wilder; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Otis Sistrunk; and for other purposes.
By Senator Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION commending Damekia Anthony; and for other purposes.

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SR 31. SR 32.

By Senators Dugan of the 30th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Parent of the 42nd, Jones II of the 22nd, Rahman of the 5th and others:
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Bowdon High School Football team for winning the 2022 Class A Division 2 Championship; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harbison of the 15th and Robertson of the 29th:
A RESOLUTION urging the Attorney General to negotiate with the State of Alabama terms of a reciprocal immunity agreement for officials of either state carrying out certain official duties in the territorial limits of the other state that can be adopted by the legislatures of each state; and for other purposes.

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