Senate general calendar 2012 February 24

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

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

SB 176 SB 269 SB 403 SB 407 SB 412
SB 430 SB 441
SB 448

Open and Public meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances (SLGO(G)-16th)
Water Resources; cooperative efforts for abatement of pollution, order of director, request for hearing; provisions (Substitute) (NR&E-17th)
Education; school health nurse programs; revise provisions (Amendment) (APPROP-40th)
Health; repeal creation of the Health Strategies Council, Clinical Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Tissue Bank Committee (H&HS-45th)
County Boards of Education; homestead option sales and use tax; county sales and use tax for educational purposes; delay effective date of Code section (ED&Y-40th)
State Senate Districts; revise certain boundaries (R&R-54th)
Obstruction of Public Administration; establish the offense of unlawful pointing of a laser device at a law enforcement officer; penalties (Substitute) (PUB SAF-13th)
'Small Business Borrower Protection Act'; enact; provide recovery limits for debt obligations by successor creditors (Substitute) (B&FI-9th)

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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
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

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

SB 13 SB 49 SB 77
SB 87
SB 127 SB 137 SB 238
SB 321 SB 322 SB 328
SB 329 SB 340 SB 346 SB 348 SB 350

Rules of the Road; driving under influence with a child in a motor vehicle is a felony (Substitute) (S JUDY-2nd)
Education; raise age of mandatory education; adult literacy for purposes of conformity; revise provisions (ED&Y-56th)
Administrative Services; specified preference; qualified business enterprises; disabled veterans; certain types of state contracts (VM&HS-15th)
Education; rename to Georgia Educational Freedom Act; expand eligibility for the program; revise requirements relating to qualifications for scholarship (Substitute) (ED&Y-21st)
Juvenile Proceedings; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-30th)
Retirement; update certain cross-references to Chapter 11 of Title 15; provide for conditions (Substitute) (JUDY-30th)
Handicapped Persons; motorized wheelchair/scooter operated on public ways after dark shall be equipped with reflectors (Substitute) (PUB SAF35th)
Secondary Metal Recyclers; comprehensive revision of provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-45th)
'Georgia Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2012'; website; with an itemized receipt showing how taxes they pay are utilized (Substitute) (GvtO-6th)
University System of Georgia; Board of Regents establish process; granting veterans academic credit; previous instruction while in military (Substitute) (VM&HS-15th)
Returning Veterans Task Force; membership; provide duties; recommendations (Substitute) (VM&HS-2nd)
Property; covenants; provisions; adopted prior to the adoption of zoning laws (SLGO(G)-51st)
State Board of Pharmacy; prescription drugs by mail/other common carriers; provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-9th)
Civil Practice; personal service of a summons on a corporation; provisions (Substitute) (S JUDY-10th)
Crimes and Offenses; disposition of firearms used in burglaries or armed robberies (Substitute) (JUDY-9th)

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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

SB 371

Aviation; provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds (SLGO(G)-37th)

SB 381

Local Government; electronic transmission of budgets; change certain definitions (ED&Y-3rd)

SB 404

Education; provide for development of category -level expenditure controls for staff development funds (Substitute) (APPROP-40th)

SB 405

Student Achievement Office of; private college submit confidential student data to Dept. of Education shall not be liable for breach (Substitute) (ED&Y-49th)

SB 406

'Jace Hester Law'; emergency closure of an early care and education program upon death of a minor (ED&Y-12th)

SB 411

Georgia Sheriffs' Cooperative Authority; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th)

SB 427

Administrative Procedure; require agency procedures for timely processing; applications for issuance/renewal of licenses (Substitute) (ECD-20th)

SB 428

Administrative Procedure; provide for agency reports regarding federal government mandates and duplicate state/federal regulation (Substitute) (ECD-20th)

SB 429

General Assembly; fiscal notes for bills changing compensation; change provisions (Substitute) (ECD-20th)

SR 28

Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; create (Substitute) (FIN-32nd)

SR 322

Daylight Saving Time; commend (40th)

SR 480

Local Board of Education; urged to adopt policies requiring vending machines in schools be stocked with only healthy options (Substitute) (ED&Y-41st)

SR 590

Georgia Dept. of Education; urged to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes in the public schools (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd)

SR 769

Fulton Science Academy Charter High School; recognize (ED&Y-56th)

SR 858

U.S.Congress; urge to permit the use of "cellular jammers" for the prevention of illegal cell phone use in prisons, jails, youth detention facilities (PUB SAF-25th)

HB 39

Education; unexcused absence notices made by United States mail; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-52nd) Benton-31st

HB 93

Code enforcement boards; code enforcement officers; change definition (SLGO(G)-56th) Taylor-79th

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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

HB 110

Mortgages and liens; vacant property registry; provisions (Substitute) (B&FI-23rd) Jacobs-80th

HB 130

Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission; meetings; change certain provisions (ED&Y-12th) Maxwell-17th

HB 173

Teachers; expungement of records; revise provisions (ED&Y-40th) Coleman-97th

HB 175 Online Clearinghouse Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-21st) Casas-103rd

HB 181

Special needs scholarship program; waiver one requirement; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Golick-34th

HB 237

Residential mortgage fraud; mortgage lending process; revise definition (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Golick-34th

HB 293 Retirement bills; define a certain term (RET-8th) Benton-31st

HB 295

Georgia State Employees Pension and Savings Plan; transfer of accrued benefit; provide (RET-31st) Maxwell-17th

HB 297

Retirement and pensions; public systems prohibited from expending fund for certain purposes; provide (RET-54th) Maxwell-17th

HB 308

Public retirement systems; duties of boards of trustees; provide (RET-54th) Maxwell-17th

HB 371

Insurable interest; state entity; not fund life insurance on public officers or employees; provide (Substitute) (I&L-27th) Maxwell-17th

HB 706

Elementary and secondary education; delete and clarify provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th) Dudgeon-24th

HB 713

Quality Basic Education Act; career and college readiness initiatives; delay implementation (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Nix-69th

HB 760

Elementary and secondary education; capital outlay funds replace exceptional growth program (APPROP-37th) Coleman-97th

HB 832

Vidalia onion trademark; royalty and license fee not exceed a certain amount; eliminate requirement (AG&CA-11th) McCall-30th

HR 1103 Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Highway; Richmond County; dedicate (TRANS-22nd) Sims-119th

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Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

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

SB 299 SB 356 SB 365 SB 384 SB 424 SB 458 SR 673 SR 766 SR 848 HB 642 HB 805

Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act; define certain terms; provide charitable contribution made to a charitable contribution; good faith (Substitute) (JUDY-22nd)
Superior Courts; provide additional judge of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; initial appointment; election and term of office (Substitute) (JUDY-27th)
Property; collected funds; change prov.; residential real property; provide form Acknowledgment and Waiver of Borrower's Rights (Substitute) (JUDY-30th)
Conservation/Natural Resources; commercial lawn/landscape companies shall not deposit grass trimmings; within 50 meters of storm drain (Substitute) (NR&E-43rd)
Foundations of American Law and Government Displays; revise provisions (GvtO-31st)
Government; modify provisions; verification requirements, procedures, and conditions for applicants for public benefits (Substitute) (JUDY-52nd)
U.S. Congress; making renewed application to call for a convention; proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States (GvtO-46th)
U.S. Congress; urged to adopt/submit to states a balanced budget amendment to U.S. Constitution and balance current budget (Substitute) (GvtO-32nd)
Congress; urge to prohibit Environmental Protection Agency from further regulating greenhouse gas emissions; without comprehensive economic and environmental study (Substitute) (NR&E-20th)
Georgia Services Administration; create; revise several Titles (GvtO-16th) Collins-27th
State Personnel Administration; abolition; make conforming amendments and correct references (GvtO-16th) Collins-27th

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Section 4 Current legislation read for the 2nd time today
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