Proposed Senate first readers, 2023 January 30

SB 24. SB 25. SB 26. SB 27.

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the 42nd, Orrock of the 36th, Rahman of the 5th and others:
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 the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; 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, Rahman of the 5th, Harrell of the 40th 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.
By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Ginn of the 47th, Goodman of the 8th, Walker III of the 20th, Hickman of the 4th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to permit meetings and public hearings of development authorities and community improvement districts to be held by teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th, Beach of the 21st, Rahman of the 5th, Moore of the 53rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to prohibit a health care insurer from requiring an ophthalmologist or optometrist to extend any discounts on services that are not covered eye care services in order to receive increased payments, better reimbursements, preferential treatment, or any other benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 28. SB 29. SB 30. SB 31.

By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Merritt of the 9th, Butler of the 55th, Still of the 48th, Halpern of the 39th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act fixing the compensation of the board of commissioners of counties having a population in excess of 500,000, according to the 1970 United States Census, or any future census, and providing that the commissioners shall be authorized to fix the compensation of the chairman and commissioners within certain limitations, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2369), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 1473); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Sims of the 12th and Harbison of the 15th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to provide for certificates of good standing for payment of annual assessments; to require associations to offer to participate in alternative dispute resolution prior to the effectuation of a lien on a lot for unpaid assessments; to provide that such a lien shall be inferior to liens for unpaid medical bills; to provide for alternative dispute resolution policies and requirements therefor; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Halpern of the 39th, Esteves of the 6th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Dolezal of the 27th, Gooch of the 51st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hatchett of the 50th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to prosecuting attorneys, so as to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Attorney General in prosecuting a criminal case or cases due to the failure of a district attorney to prosecute such criminal case or cases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 32. SB 33.
SB 34. SB 35.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public school property and facilities, so as to require local education agencies to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Harbison of the 15th, Harrell of the 40th, Anderson of the 43rd, Butler of the 55th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of the Georgia Crime Information Center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to provide for a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; to change provisions relating to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Ginn of the 47th, Albers of the 56th, Jones II of the 22nd and Harrell of the 40th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to food service establishments, so as to prohibit a third-party food delivery service from committing unfair, unsafe, and unhealthy practices in this state; 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, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Harbison of the 15th, Parent of the 42nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 36. SB 37. SB 38. SR 42. SR 43.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Albers of the 56th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Echols of the 49th, Hatchett of the 50th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 166-12, so as to increase the penalty provisions relating to pimping and pandering; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Albers of the 56th, Hatchett of the 50th, Summers of the 13th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; to require certification as a peace officer at the time of qualifying as a candidate for sheriff; to require such candidate to be in good standing with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a confirming affidavit; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-14-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enforcement of speed limit in school zones with recorded images, civil monetary penalty, and vehicle registration and transfer of title restrictions for failure to pay penalty, so as to authorize a local governing body to apply for a permit to operate a traffic enforcement safety device which enforces the speed limit in a school zone by recorded image; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th, Watson of the 1st, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 22, 2023, as Self-Direction Day; and for other purposes.
By Senators Brass of the 28th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Dolezal of the 27th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing May 18, 2023, as the Georgia World Organization of China Painters Day; and for other purposes.

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SR 44. SR 45. SR 46.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Steve Penley; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Robertson of the 29th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Deputy Marshall Samual Ervin, Jr., and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
By Senators Merritt of the 9th, Lucas of the 26th, Anderson of the 43rd, Seay of the 34th, Rahman of the 5th and others:
A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to study whether the state can, either directly or indirectly, produce low-cost insulin products in the state; and for other purposes.

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