Proposed Senate first readers, 2023 February 9

PROPOSED SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2023 SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 115. SB 116. SB 117.

By Senators McLaurin of the 14th, Dugan of the 30th, Kennedy of the 18th, Moore of the 53rd, Dolezal of the 27th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, privileges, and prohibitions, so as to provide for the adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program for the Georgia National Guard; to provide for duties for the adjutant general regarding the program; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Watson of the 1st, Mallow of the 2nd, Hickman of the 4th, Gooch of the 51st and Ginn of the 47th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-37-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of municipal property generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the maximum term of certain leases or contracts for the use, operation, or management of real or personal property owned by a municipality for recreational facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Williams of the 25th, Hickman of the 4th, Walker III of the 20th, Mallow of the 2nd and Brass of the 28th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Employees' Assurance Department, so as to provide for the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 118. SB 119. SB 120. SB 121.

By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise a state income tax credit based upon the federal qualified child and dependent care tax credit; to provide for a state income tax credit equal to 25 percent of the federal child tax credit; to provide for an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Harrell of the 40th, Jackson of the 41st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm and to prohibit persons subject to family violence protective orders from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Echols of the 49th, Hatchett of the 50th, Still of the 48th, Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Ginn of the 47th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Robertson of the 29th and others:
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 governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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SB 122. SB 123. SB 124. SB 125.

By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Burns of the 23rd, Anavitarte of the 31st, Gooch of the 51st, Watson of the 11th 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 the qualifications of members of performance review boards; to provide for ballots and ballot labels to be securely stored; to provide for construction; to revise provisions related to the retention and preservation of ballots and other election documents; to remove provisions for keeping such ballots and documents under seal; to provide for electronic document inspection upon certification of election results; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Dixon of the 45th, Payne of the 54th, Halpern of the 39th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to effectiveness of educational programs, so as to require the state funded administration of a nationally recognized career and college readiness assessment and an assessment leading to a nationally recognized workforce credential to public school students in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senators Setzler of the 37th, Albers of the 56th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county governing authorities, so as to restate constitutional limitations on the authority of county governing authorities to reapportion or redistrict their election districts; to address local laws relating to consolidated governments; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator James of the 35th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, regarding landlord and tenant in general, so as to repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SB 126.
SB 127.
SR 113. SR 114. SR 115. SR 116.

By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Gooch of the 51st, Goodman of the 8th, Halpern of the 39th, Albers of the 56th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for a limitation on interchange fees charged by payment card networks for credit or debit card transactions at retailers; to provide requirements for payment card networks in relation to such interchange fees; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Senator Hickman of the 4th:
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 procedures for certain local governments to change the designated private sector nonprofit organization engaged to promote tourism, conventions, and trade shows for such jurisdiction; 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, Rhett of the 33rd, Jackson of the 41st, Dixon of the 45th and Williams of the 25th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7, 2023, as Strolling Thunder Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Harbison of the 15th, Islam of the 7th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charlie Flemming on his outstanding service; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, Merritt of the 9th, Davenport of the 44th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Apostle Alexander Oyewole Bamgbola; and for other purposes.
By Senators James of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, Merritt of the 9th, Davenport of the 44th, Seay of the 34th and others:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bunnie Jackson-Ransom; and for other purposes.
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SR 117. SR 118.
SR 119. SR 120. SR 121. SR 122.

By Senators Seay of the 34th, Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Lucas of the 26th and Rhett of the 33rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Colonel Marcus Lamont Moss; and for other purposes.
By Senators Seay of the 34th, Davenport of the 44th, Anderson of the 43rd, Lucas of the 26th and Rhett of the 33rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2023 as American Heart Month; and for other purposes.
By Senators Seay of the 34th, Davenport of the 44th, Anderson of the 43rd, Lucas of the 26th and Rhett of the 33rd:
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 9, 2023, as Clayton County Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th and Harbin of the 16th:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mitchell Smith; and for other purposes.
By Senators Butler of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th, James of the 35th, Harbison of the 15th, Jones II of the 22nd and others:
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Helping Georgia Students Overcome COVID-19 Related Learning Loss Study Committee; and for other purposes.
By Senators Harbison of the 15th, Payne of the 54th, Brass of the 28th, Dugan of the 30th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others:
A RESOLUTION designating the song "The Veteran Anthem," with lyrics and music by Takosha M. Swan, as the official song of Georgia service members, veterans, and their families; and for other purposes.

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