PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 16. SB 17. SB 18.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Watson of the 1st, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Still of the 48th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to amend provisions relative to the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program administered by the Department of Public Health; to provide for legislative findings, determinations, and declarations; to authorize local entities to establish boundaries for the provision of emergency medical services; to provide for definitions; 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 Senator Rhett of the 33rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for a program of premium assistance to enable eligible individuals to obtain healthcare coverage; to provide for definitions; to require personal responsibility premiums from eligible individuals; to provide for a compliance pool; to provide for any necessary state plan amendments or federal waivers; to provide for termination of the program under certain circumstances; to provide for the Legislative Oversight Committee for Healthcare Premium Assistance; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator James of the 35th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to intradistrict transfers, so as to provide for students and their siblings to attend the same schools so long as they continue to reside in the same resident school system; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 19. SB 20. SB 21. SB 22.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Summers of the 13th, Setzler of the 37th, Albers of the 56th, Ginn of the 47th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for written report disclosures; to provide for use of such fees; to provide for local Acts; to provide for applicability to judges of probate courts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Tillery of the 19th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act," so as to ensure consumer access to quality healthcare by setting adequacy standards for network plans offered by an insurer; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dugan of the 30th, Walker III of the 20th, Ginn of the 47th, Tillery of the 19th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 38-4-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc., purpose, operation, and reporting, so as to revise operations; to provide for related matters, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Robertson of the 29th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Payne of the 54th, Butler of the 55th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to amend a definition; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the purchase of, sale of, and the offering of samples of hemp products by or to any individual under the age of 18 years old; to provide for inspections, enforcement, and penalties for violations; to provide for venue; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 23. SR 41.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st, Tillery of the 19th, Hufstetler of the 52nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise a committee name; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Burns of the 23rd, Kennedy of the 18th, Watson of the 1st, Anderson of the 24th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Bryce Leatherwood on being the winner of the twenty-second season of "The Voice" television series; and for other purposes.

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