SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M. 
 
SENATE RULES CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022 TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DAY 
 
SB 609 SB 487 SB 96 SR 131 SB 212 SB 566 SB 605 
SR 463 SB 553 SB 601 
 
Medical Cannabis; the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is subject to state procurement laws; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-53rd) 
Insurance; diagnostic breast examinations shall not be treated less favorably than screening mammography for breast cancer with respect to cost-sharing requirements; provide (Substitute) (I&L-3rd) 
Notaries Public; identification of persons for whom notaries perform notarial acts shall be evidenced; valid Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; provide (VM&HS-2nd) 
General Assembly; law for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing; provide - CA (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd) 
"Harry Geisinger Rural Georgia Jobs and Growth Act"; enact (Substitute) (RI&U53rd) 
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; a medical or traumatic condition includes a mental health condition or substance use disorder; emergency medical services include post-stabilization services; clarify (Substitute) (I&L-11th) 
Employment Security; certain nonprofit organizations have the option of making installment payments to finance unemployment benefits paid to its employees for certain time periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency; provide (Substitute) (I&L-11th) 
Joint Study Committee on the Electrification of Transportation; create (RULES51st) 
Watercraft; any person 15 years of age or older to operate a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 vessel; authorize (Substitute) (NR&E-29th) 
'Georgia Educational Freedom Act'; enact (ED&Y-49th) 
 
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 SB 558 SB 167 SB 353 SB 470 
SB 267 
SB 76 SB 108 SB 171 SB 227 
SB 279 SB 468 
SB 474 
SB 491 
 
Department of Transportation; meetings for the election of board members; amend notice provisions (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) 
Retirement; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (RET-36th) 
Drivers' License; judicial discretion in suspension of a driver's license upon failure to appear for certain traffic violations; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-14th) 
Mortgage Lenders and Brokers; different categories of felony convictions for purposes of investigations of mortgage loan originator applicants; provide (Substitute) (B&FI-29th) 
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; retired member who elected an optional retirement allowance; eligible to change any of such named beneficiaries; provide (Substitute) (RET-5th) 
Emergency Communications Authority; Next Generation 911 systems and services; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) 
Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create (Substitute) (GvtO44th) 
"Safe Communities Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) 
Eminent Domain; alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties; provide (Substitute) (JUDY22nd) 
State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; placement of a monument to honor the Original 33; provide (GvtO-43rd) 
Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; provide (I&L-41st) 
Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption; ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers or other agricultural products; provide (Substitute) (FIN-13th) 
Revenue and Taxation; a qualified down payment savings program to be implemented by the Department of Revenue; create (Substitute) (B&FI-44th) 
 
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 SB 498 
SB 504 SB 512 SB 516 SB 537 SB 539 
SB 543 
SB 545 
SB 552 SB 556 SB 565 
SB 572 SB 573 
 
Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in secondary schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th) 
Bonds and Recognizances; the term "bail restricted offense"; redefine (JUDY29th) 
Gambling; dogfighting; revise provisions (Substitute) (AG&CA-54th) 
Solid Waste Management; Environmental Protection Division to contract with the Department of Revenue to collect certain fees; require (Substitute) (FIN-29th) 
"Georgia Food Insecurity Eradication Act"; enact (Substitute) (AG&CA-22nd) 
Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-50th) 
Wrongful Death; a parent who is determined to be responsible for the homicide of his or her child shall have no right of recovery against the value of the child's life; provide (JUDY-39th) 
Core Curriculum; schools to provide training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator for students in grades nine or ten; require (ED&Y-39th) 
Superior Courts; eighth judge of the superior courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; provide (JUDY-28th) 
Drivers' Licenses; issuance of a driver's license to current and retired peace officers at no charge; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-14th) 
Sentence and Punishment; any time after conviction; defendant convicted of an offense and sentenced as a direct result of being a victim of trafficking for labor or sexual servitude may petition the sentencing court to grant the relief of vacatur; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) 
Taxes On Tobacco And Vaping Products; Attorney General to establish a vapor product directory; provide (Substitute) (AG&CA-53rd) 
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities;hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; require (Substitute) (H&HS-28th) 
 
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 SB 575 SB 576 SB 581 SB 588 SB 591 SB 610 SR 596 SR 613 SR 623 
 
Education; local boards of education shall review the financial status of the local school system at least quarterly rather than monthly, subject to an exception; provide (ED&Y-37th) 
Grandparents or Family Members Visitation Rights; provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; revise (JUDY-17th) 
Property Boundary Lines; plane coordinates for defining and stating geographic position within this state as the Georgia State Plane Coordinate System; designate (S&T-20th) 
Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide (ED&Y-49th) 
Secondary Metals Recyclers; shall be illegal for certain persons to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell used, detached catalytic converters, used utility wire, or used communications copper; provide (Substitute) (NR&E-50th) 
Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require (H&HS-40th) 
Isaiah "Coach" Berry Memorial Intersection; Barrow County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-47th) 
Georgia Building Authority and the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator's Office; develop a plan to make the Georgia State Capitol building more accessible for individuals with disabilities; urge (RULES-35th) 
Election and Term of Members; implementation of staggered terms of office for members of the Senate; provide -CA (Substitute) (ETHICS-37th) 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
Mullis of the 53rd, Chairman Senate Rules Committee 
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