Senate general calendar 2011 March 7

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 54 SB 79 SB 81 SB 86
SB 96 SB 100 SB 110 SB 113 SB 121 SB 138 SB 151 SB 168 HB 179 HB 326

State Highways; add a definition of "on-premise" or "on-property" signs (Substitute)(TRANS-53rd)
Local Boards of Education; members shall serve terms of no less than four years in length; provide for phase-in period (ED&Y-1st)
Pharmacists; mental/physical examinations of licensees for the practice of pharmacy (Substitute)(H&HS-1st)
Community Affairs Dept.; repeal definition of "qualified local government"; comprehensive planning by local governments shall be optional (Substitute)(SLGO(G)-47th)
Peace Officers Annuity/Benefit Fund; certain employees of the Natural Resources Dept. shall be eligible for membership (RET-8th)
Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; revise a definition (Substitute)(H&HS-28th)
Waste Management; restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas; provisions (NR&E-27th)
Local Government; municipal corporations; contracts; does not change/conflict with any existing authority (Substitute)(SLGO(G)-1st)
Natural Resources Dept.; provide for refunding of fees under certain circumstances (SLGO(G)-49th)
Licenses Plates; require a sworn statement by an applicant for a tag renewal (Substitute)(PUB SAF-37th)
State-wide Reserve Ratio; extend suspension of adjustments; provide for increase in the overall rate (I&L-8th)
Rules of the Road; dedicate the Georgia Move-Over law in memory of Spencer Pass (TRANS-34th)
State highway system; permits for legally erected signs; change provisions (TRANS-9th) Burns-157th
HOPE program; comprehensive revisions; provide (Substitute) (H ED-50th) Collins-27th

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Section 3 Legislations left in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that
will be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.4
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 1
SB 10 SB 18 SB 26 SB 40 SB 52 SB 62
SB 107 SR 28 SR 68 SR 225 SR 322 HB 40 HB 41 HB 49

Ad Valorem; prohibit local govt. on increasing millage rates the same day as other local govt. which affect all/portion of same properties subject to increase. (Substitute)(FIN-26th)
Alcoholic Beverages; if approved by referendum; each county may authorize package sales by a retailer on Sundays (SLGO(G)-11th)
State Defense Force; rights of public officers, employees; remove restrictions (Substitute)(VM&HS-32nd)
Firearms; prohibit any additional limitations on carrying firearms during states of emergency (GvtO-48th)
Public Contracts; provide penalties for the failure of a public employer to utilize the federal work authorization program (Substitute)(JUDY-27th)
Courts; require marshals to notify protected persons upon the service of certain protective orders (PUB SAF-55th)
State; no private property shall be alienated to any other state; exercise of state sovereignty/jurisdiction without consent of General Assembly (Substitute)(JUDY-3rd)
Superior Courts; increase penalties that can be imposed for contempt of court (Substitute)(S JUDY-23rd)
Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; create (FIN-32nd)
Science and Technology Strategic Initiative Joint Study Commission; create (Substitute)(S&T-52nd)
Wisconsin Legislature; express support for Governor and majority members (RULES-56th)
Daylight Saving Time; commend (40th)
Chief's Law; enact (S JUDY-32nd) Benton-31st
Superior court fees; appellate record and transcript; change; provisions (JUDY-30th) Smith-131st
Technical and adult education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; change name (H ED-50th) Walker-107th

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Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 49 SB 108
SB 109 SB 143 SB 150

Education; raise age of mandatory education; adult literacy for purposes of conformity; revise provisions (ED&Y-56th)
Public Utilities; universal service fund; provisions; provide for creation/maintenance from the proceeds of the sale/lease of certain facilities (Substitute)(RI&U-48th)
Elections; adjust dates for certain elections to be held 2012; dates for qualifying for elections (ETHICS-29th)
Massage Therapy Practice; provide that an applicant for a license by endorsement shall provide certain information (RI&U-41st)
Alcoholic Beverages; provide for the sale of distilled spirits at public golf courses (Substitute)(RI&U-43rd)

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Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today
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