Senate general calendar 2014 March 5

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 744 HB 824

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015 (Substitute) (APPROP-4th) Ralston-7th
Banking and finance; term "interest" does not include certain fees agreed upon by financial institution and depositor in written agreement between parties; clarify (Substitute) (B&FI-23rd) Smith-134th

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Section 3 Legislation left in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that will
be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.5
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

SR 820 SR 881 SR 953 SR 986 HB 3 HB 215 HB 296 HB 365
HB 511
HB 513 HB 737
HB 784
HB 829

Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; create (ECD-32nd)
Senate Senior Technology Gap Study Committee; create (S&T-34th)
Senate Mold and Mildew Remediation Contractor Study Committee; create (RI&U-35th)
Senate Unified Courts Technology Study Committee; create (S&T-29th)
Evidence; professional forestry; Department of Public Health; AIDS; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) Willard-51st
Superior courts; filings in the clerk's office; change provisions (JUDY-29th) Benton-31st
Motor vehicles; authorized to receive registration records; add certain persons (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd) Powell-32nd
Safety belts; definition of the term "passenger vehicle" to which the safety belt law applies; modify (Substitute) (PUB SAF-1st) Hitchens-161st
State employees' health insurance plan; pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for treatment and management of obesity; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Dempsey-13th
Education; Georgia Medical Center Authority; abolish (Substitute) (H&HS-13th) Houston-170th
Alcoholic beverages; malt beverages produced in private residences to be transported to other locations and consumed by the producer and other individuals; allow (Substitute) (RI&U-27th) Harrell-106th
Alcoholic beverages; local authorization and regulation of sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises on Sundays during the St. Patrick's Day holiday period; allow (RI&U-2nd) Stephens-164th
Certified process servers; change sunset and legislative review provisions (JUDY-23rd) Willard-51st

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Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 166 SB 214
SB 323 SB 334 SB 335 SB 351 SB 354 SB 360 SB 369 SB 377 SB 379 SB 399 SB 404
SB 406
SB 409

Selling/Other Trade Practices; motor vehicles; custom design specifications; modify provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-49th)
Lottery for Education; allow winner of lottery prize to remain anonymous; 25 percent of prize to Lottery for Education Account (Substitute) (H ED-29th)
Driver's Licenses; authorize Department of Driver Services to conduct certain tests of license applicants (Substitute) (PUB SAF-6th)
"The Georgia Health Care Freedom and ACA Noncompliance Act" (Substitute) (I&L-1st)
Alcoholic Beverages; provide that local governing authorities may authorize retail dealers to conduct tasting events (RI&U-25th)
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; assign to Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes (AG&CA-17th)
"Georgia Civil Practice Act"; governing discovery general provisions; electronically stored information (Substitute) (JUDY-46th)
Hospitals; prohibit certain conduct relating to physicians; provide definitions (Substitute) (H&HS-52nd)
Motor Vehicles; create a new class of motor vehicles; autonomous vehicles; definitions; requirements to operate (S&T-29th)
"Preservation of Religious Freedom Act" (Substitute) (JUDY-29th)
Motor Vehicles; failure to use safety belts may be considered evidence of causation and negligence (I&L-32nd)
Elections; revise a timeline relating to compliance with reducing a local board to seven members (ED&Y-55th)
Motor Vehicle; remove evidence of approved deferred action status from the list of available documents; temporary driver's license or permit (JUDYNC-31st)
Administrative Services, Department of; contracting with companies having business operations in Sudan; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-29th)
"Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact; blind or visually impaired child; determine need for Braille instruction (ED&Y-2nd)

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Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)

SB 412

Income Tax; increase the amount of the basic skills education program tax credit (Substitute) (FIN-51st)

SB 415

"Quality Basic Education Act"; deferments on certain assessments for limited-English proficient students (Substitute) (ED&Y-43rd)

SR 99

"Health Care Freedom of Choice Constitutional Amendment" -CA (H&HS-32nd)

SR 1031 State of Georgia; English as official language (RULES-9th)

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Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
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