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