Senate rules calendar 2015 March 31

SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

SENATE RULES CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 THIRTY-NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HR 215 HB 429 HB 192
HB 279 HB 322 HB 118 HB 147 HB 70 HB 162 HB 428 HB 185 HB 566 HB 85

Judge Ronald L. Newton Memorial Highway; Fannin County; dedicate (TRANS-51st) Ralston-7th
Insurance; no health benefit plan shall restrict coverage for prescribed treatment based upon insured's diagnosis with a terminal condition; provide (Substitute) (I&L-54th) Stephens-164th
Local government; counties, municipal corporations, school districts, and consolidated governments be reimbursed for expenses only through submission of expense reimbursement requests; provisions (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-53rd) Powell-32nd
Public officers and employees; annual salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals, superior court judges and district attorneys; repeal provisions (Substitute) (APPROP-54th) Powell-171st
Foreclosure; provide for recording of deeds under power within a certain time after sale; provisions (Substitute) (Sen fl amend 1 AM 34 0718EC)(JUDY-54th) Strickland-111th
Drivers' licenses; issuance of commercial licenses and instruction permits to comply with federal law; amend certain provisions (PUB SAF-7th) Tanner-9th
Motor vehicles; initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; provide (PUB SAF-53rd) Powell-32nd
State symbols; designate gray fox as official state mammal (Substitute) (GvtO-15th) Hugley-136th
Insurance; provide for insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Shaw-176th
Sales and use tax; materials to be used in certain construction projects of zoological institutions; extend exemption (Substitute) (FIN-53rd) Stephens-164th
Insurance; Standard Valuation Law; extensively revise (Substitute) (I&L-25th) Shaw-176th
State house districts; boundaries of certain districts; revise (R&R-46th) Nix-69th
Alcoholic beverages; sale or furnishing to patients or inmates of Central State Hospital and sale or possession near or upon the grounds; change certain provisions (RI&U-25th) Harrell-106th

HB 552 HB 461 HB 72 HB 308 HB 412 HB 98
HB 94 HB 123 HB 99 HB 190 HB 233 HB 234
HB 502 HB 470 HB 475 HB 464 HB 3 HB 209

Insurance; provide changes to the captive insurance company provisions; add definitions (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Williamson-115th
Secondary metals recyclers; buying and selling regulated metal property; change certain provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-45th) Shaw-176th
Crimes and offenses; protection of disabled adults and elder persons; expand and clarify (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Willard-51st
Income tax; revise tax credit for rehabilitation of historic structures; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-32nd) Stephens-164th
Workers' compensation; change certain provisions (I&L-9th) Hamilton24th
Appellate courts; provide direct appeals and appeals requiring an application for appeals pertaining to courts-martial; provisions (JUDY-6th) Coomer-14th
Ad valorem tax; certain members of armed forces from penalties for failure to timely pay tax; exempt (FIN-50th) Williams-119th
Motor vehicles; use of safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; provide (PUB SAF-17th) Yates-73rd
Property; joint tenants divorce or have marriage annulled under certain circumstances; provide tenancy in common (JUDY-19th) Lumsden-12th
Insurance; provide requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-54th) Golick-40th
Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; enact (JUDYNC-23rd) Atwood-179th
Tax collection; days in which the Federal Reserve Bank is closed in the list of days that excuse late filing or payment; include (FIN-17th) Rutledge-109th
Elementary and secondary education; update and clarify provisions and repeal obsolete provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-52nd) Dudgeon-25th
The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; change certain provisions (Substitute) (I&L-6th) Knight-130th
Game and fish; hunting of feral hogs; revise provisions (Substitute) (NR&E-19th) McCall-33rd
Income tax; water conservation facilities and a shift from ground-water usage; sunset tax credit (FIN-51st) Williamson-115th
Education; programs; person solicit transaction with student-athlete; provide sanctions (H ED-46th) Fleming-121st
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; prior school year attendance requirement to prior semester; revise (Substitute) (ED&Y-32nd) Cantrell-22nd

HR 36 HB 110 HB 339 HB 117
HB 63 HB 48
HB 511
HB 510 HB 385
HB 386
HB 372 HB 512 HB 312 HB 319 HB 197 HB 17 HB 71

Staff Sergeant Shaun J. Whitehead Memorial Bridge; Jackson County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-19th) Benton-31st
Fireworks; provide for sale of consumer fireworks; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-53rd) Roberts-155th
Income tax credit; film, video or digital production; extend (Substitute) (FIN-54th) Burns-159th
Employment security; modify definition of the term most recent employer; change certain provisions (Substitute) (I&L-29th) Hamilton-24th
Georgia Employer GED Tax Credit Act of 2015; enact (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Tanner-9th
Special license plates; include surviving spouse of a sibling of service member killed in action; extend eligibility (PUB SAF-30th) Coleman97th
Pharmacists and pharmacies; technicians to fill remote automated medication systems in skilled nursing facilities and hospices; authorize (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Stephens-164th
Georgia Sports Commission Fund; create; provisions (Substitute) (ED&T-33rd) Stephens-164th
Health records; determining annual cost adjustment for providing medical records from Office of Planning and Budget to Department of Community Health; move responsibility (GvtO-49th) Nimmer-178th
Georgia Coordinating Committee for Rural and Human Services Transportation; Chapter 12 of Title 32; repeal (GvtO-49th) Nimmer178th
Utopian Academy for the Arts Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-49th) Coomer-14th
Mental health; governing and regulation; change certain terminology and provisions (H&HS-54th) Jasperse-11th
Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements (FIN-7th) Tankersley-160th
Taxes; provide for legislative findings concerning gasoline and aviation fuel; provisions (FIN-49th) Nimmer-178th
Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Jacobs-80th
Hidden Predator Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-45th) Spencer-180th
Pardons and paroles; provide input and transparency relative to granting a parole or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-51st) Tanner-9th

HB 84
HB 361 HB 436 HB 408 HB 268 HB 568 HB 20 HB 95 HB 104 HB 114
HB 152
HB 567 HB 524 HB 474
HB 180 HB 206 HB 210

Insurance; denial of an aircraft claim unless the insured's action or failure to act had a direct causal connection to loss upon which claim is based; prohibit (I&L-54th) Cheokas-138th
Juvenile Code; enact reforms as recommended by Georgia Council on Criminal Justice reforms; provisions (JUDYNC-18th) Welch-110th
Georgia HIV/Syphilis Pregnancy Screening Act of 2015; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Clark-101st
Excise tax; rooms, lodging and accommodations; clarify application of certain provisions to certain municipalities (FIN-56th) Willard-51st
Child abuse; mandatory reporters; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Paternity; testing in certain cases; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-11th) Dempsey-13th
State income tax; certain allocations to owners of certain entities shall be governed by Georgia law; clarify (FIN-32nd) Carson-46th
Local government investment pool; trust fund managed by state treasurer; provide (SLGO(G)-56th) Tanner-9th
State Properties Code; applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; clarify (SI&P-17th) Dunahoo-30th
Drivers' licenses; provide for use of paper eye charts for testing of noncommercial driver's vision; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Tanner-9th
Alcoholic beverages; holders of certain alcohol licenses and those who issue such licenses; impose certain requirements (Substitute) (RI&U-46th) Duncan-26th
Alimony and child support; jurisdiction of courts that hear contempt proceedings; expand (JUDY-54th) Dempsey-13th
Trade names; require registration with clerk of superior court; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Fleming-121st
Charter schools; enrollment priorities for educationally disadvantaged students and military students; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-42nd) Kaiser-59th
War Veterans' Home; residency requirements to qualify for admission; revise (VM&HS-25th) Kidd-145th
Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing sanitation vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Harrell-106th
Drivers' licenses; provide for dissemination of certain information by the Department of Driver Services; provisions (As Passed House) (PUB SAF-1st) Rogers-10th

HB 217 HB 221 HB 426 HB 416 HB 401 HB 375 HB 374 HB 352 HB 266 HB 275 HB 288 HB 316 HB 341 HB 409 HB 261 HB 89

Investments; public retirement systems to invest in mutual funds, commingled funds, collective investment funds, common trusts, and group trusts; authorize (RET-8th) Maxwell-17th
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions (Substitute) (FIN-14th) Powell-171st
Sales and use tax; provide new exemption only for limited period of time regarding tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-6th) Taylor-173rd
Consumer Information and Awareness Act; enact (H&HS-40th) Rogers-29th
Early care and learning; revise terminology relating to restrictions on persons with criminal records with regard to child, family or group-care facilities; provisions (ED&Y-50th) Efstration-104th
Motor vehicles; driving with suspended, canceled, or revoked registration; change provisions relating to plea of nolo contendre (PUB SAF-7th) Powell-171st
Ad valorem tax; certain farm equipment held for sale in dealer inventory; exempt (Substitute) (FIN-7th) Nix-69th
Criminal procedure; change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; provisions (JUDYNC-54th) Strickland-111th
Retirement and pensions; investment authority of local retirement systems; correct certain provisions (Substitute) (RET-8th) Battles-15th
Income tax; claimant agency; revise definition (FIN-6th) Strickland111th
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; two additional members to serve on council; provide (H&HS-45th) Dempsey-13th
Professional corporations; practice of medicine and surgery and optometry shall be considered the practice of only one profession; provide (H&HS-14th) Reeves-34th
Buildings and housing; certain qualified inspectors may be certified by Building Officials' Association of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-17th) Maxwell-17th
Insurance; reimbursement for treatment of burns for skin substitutes utilizing cadaver derived skin tissue or nonhuman xenographic derived skin tissue; provide (I&L-11th) Taylor-173rd
Alcoholic beverages; sale during certain times on Sunday in commercial service airports owned or operated by a municipal governing authority; provide (RI&U-15th) Harrell-106th
Drug-free commercial zones; date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; change (JUDYNC-35th) Bruce-61st

HB 232 HB 245 HB 213

State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers; change certain provisions (RI&U-11th) Carter-175th
Condominiums; amount permissible as a special assessment fee; change (JUDY-9th) Dollar-45th
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965; permanent suspension of restrictions on use of sales and use tax proceeds upon submission of an independent management audit to certain officials; provide (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) Jacobs-80th

Respectfully submitted,
Mullis of the 53rd, Chairman Senate Rules Committee