Proposed Senate first readers, 2023 February 13

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023
SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 128. SB 129. SB 130. SB 131.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Burns of the 23rd, Harbin of the 16th, Anderson of the 24th, Beach of the 21st and others:
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 time off for employees to advance vote; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Payne of the 54th, Moore of the 53rd and Hufstetler of the 52nd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating, amending, and codifying the various Acts incorporating the City of Dalton, approved February 24, 1874 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 181), as amended, so as to change the description of the election wards for the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Hatchett of the 50th, Dugan of the 30th, Harbin of the 16th, Cowsert of the 46th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to permanent guardianship, so as to provide for service by publication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 132. SB 133. SB 134. SB 135. SB 136.

By Senators Beach of the 21st, Dolezal of the 27th, Goodman of the 8th, Summers of the 13th, Anderson of the 24th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain nonresident aliens; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Burns of the 23rd, Dugan of the 30th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the juvenile code, so as to create a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for a hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Strickland of the 17th 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 that a child witness be deemed competent to testify without taking the oath; to allow the use of narrative form medical reports in dependency and termination matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hatchett of the 50th, Kennedy of the 18th, Strickland of the 17th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
To be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determination of paternity, so as to align evidentiary medical and genetic testing with the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Dugan of the 30th, Walker III of the 20th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Jones of the 10th, Dixon of the 45th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-71-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to calculation of development impact fees, so as to modify the required revenue source for a development project involving workforce housing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 137. SB 138. SB 139. SB 140.

By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Strickland of the 17th, Williams of the 25th, Anavitarte of the 31st and Orrock of the 36th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to revise the definition of approved school; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Robertson of the 29th, Hatchett of the 50th, Beach of the 21st, Anderson of the 24th and others:
To be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 15-16-8 and 45-5-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to how vacancies filled, failure to appoint, and certification required and public official investigated by special commission upon indictment, gubernatorial review if commission recommends suspension, suspension, reinstatement, and replacement or temporary officer, respectively, so as to revise the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of sheriff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th, Anderson of the 43rd and Harrell of the 40th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for the establishment of a state-wide data base of peace officer disciplinary actions and complaints of misconduct; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and procedures relating to submission of information for such data base; to require a waiver; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Summers of the 13th, Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th, Anderson of the 24th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to prohibit certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors from being performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities; to provide for exceptions; to provide for violations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to prohibit certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors; to provide for exceptions; to provide for violations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 141.
SB 142. SB 143. SB 144.

By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st, Harbin of the 16th, Robertson of the 29th, Still of the 48th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to professions and businesses, so as to prohibit health care providers from performing specified practices on minors relating to altering a person's appearance relating to gender; to prohibit health care providers from aiding or abetting such practices for minors; to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to student health, so as to prohibit school nurses and other employees and officials from engaging in certain conduct relating to a minor's perception of his or her gender; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Brass of the 28th, Burns of the 23rd, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to responsible dog ownership, so as to revise the definition of dangerous dog; to provide for the owner of a dangerous or vicious dog to maintain minimum liability insurance coverage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Hatchett of the 50th, Williams of the 25th, Sims of the 12th, Brass of the 28th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Islam of the 7th, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Anderson of the 43rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 38-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adjutant general, duties, records, seal, and effect on documentary evidence, so as to remove the requirement that the adjutant general include a roster of all commissioned officers in the organized militia in the annual report to the Governor; to provide for the removal of the requirement that the laws and regulations of such militia shall be indexed, printed, bound, and distributed to all forces of the militia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 145. SB 146. SB 147.

By Senators Still of the 48th, Dolezal of the 27th, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Payne of the 54th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulations that create differing standards for or distinguish gasoline-powered leaf blowers from similar equipment; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Cowsert of the 46th, Walker III of the 20th, Lucas of the 26th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46, Chapter 1 of Title 10, and Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to jurisdiction of and powers and duties of the Georgia Public Service Commission generally, selling and other trade practices, and motor fuel tax, respectively, so as to provide for the regulation and taxation of the provision of certain electricity used as a motor fuel in electric vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Still of the 48th, Dolezal of the 27th, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Dixon of the 45th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to permit student transfers between local school systems without contracts between the local school system where the student resides and the local school system where the student seeks to enroll; to require the State Board of Education to provide for procedures for such student transfers; to provide for caps on tuition that can be charged to a student by an enrolling local unit of administration that exclusively provides virtual instruction to such student; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 148. SB 149. SB 150.

By Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Strickland of the 17th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter; to provide for construction of said chapter; to provide definitions that clarify, shorten, and simplify the chapter and allow corporations flexibility in their articles and bylaws;to amend Code Section 8-2-42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bribery of property or association managers regarding claims for damages arising out of construction defects prohibited and procedure for bringing action to remedy construction defects, to amend Code Section 14-540 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of Chapter 3 of Title 14, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Esteves of the 6th, Goodman of the 8th, Gooch of the 51st, Watson of the 11th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to sales under the commercial code, so as to enact the "Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require sellers to furnish to buyers receipts and copies of any contracts; to require sellers to provide notice of how to cancel a sale; to restrict certain door-to-door sales; to regulate the use of certain forms and notices; to provide for certain exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Beach of the 21st, Seay of the 34th, Rhett of the 33rd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health of students in elementary and secondary education and general provisions regarding health, respectively, so as to require certain public schools, health clubs, and public sports facilities to have at least one functional automated external defibrillator on site; to amend Code Section 51-1-29.3 of the O.C.G.A. relating to immunity for operators of external defibrillators, so as to provide tort immunity for individuals using an automated external defibrillator at a public school or public sports facility which conducts or participates in organized sports competitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SR 123. SR 124. SR 125. SR 126. SR 127. SR 128.

By Senators Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Anderson of the 24th and Harbison of the 15th:
A RESOLUTION urging the Attorney General to negotiate with the State of South Carolina 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.
By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Halpern of the 39th, Echols of the 49th, Seay of the 34th, Davenport of the 44th and others:
A RESOLUTION commending the League of Women Voters of Georgia on the grand occasion of its 103rd anniversary; and for other purposes.
By Senators Still of the 48th, Dolezal of the 27th, Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th, Payne of the 54th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Indian community in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
By Senator Dugan of the 30th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its 68th anniversary and its sister organization Carroll Tomorrow on its 24th anniversary; and for other purposes.
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 honoring the life and memory of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II and her lifelong commitment and dedication in keeping strong relations with the United States; and for other purposes
By Senators Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Walker III of the 20th, Sims of the 12th, Watson of the 11th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 14, 2023, as Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

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