Senate general calendar 2015 March 18

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015

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

HB 57
HB 95 HB 184 HB 246

Electricity; financing of solar technology by retail customers for generation of electric energy to be used on and by property owned or occupied by such customers or to be fed back to the electric service provider; provide (RI&U-51st) Dudgeon-25th
Local government investment pool; trust fund managed by state treasurer; provide (SLGO(G)-56th) Tanner-9th
Banking and finance; extensively revise Title 7; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson-115th
Accountants; provide for powers and actions granted to other licensing boards; provisions (RI&U-27th) Knight-130th

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Section 2 Legislation read for the 2nd time today
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015

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

HB 18 HB 227

Professional engineers and land surveyors; defense, aviation, space or aerospace companies from complying with provisions; exempt (RI&U-56th) Spencer-180th
Sales and use tax; programmable thermostats from the definition of Energy Star Qualified Product for purposes of the state sales tax holiday; remove (FIN-32nd) Duncan-26th

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Section 3 Legislation left in Sections 1, 2,3 and 4 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that
will be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.5
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015

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

SR 11 SR 43 SR 74 SR 113 SR 163
SR 360 SR 412 HB 73
HB 86
HB 91 HR 395

Senate Study Committee on Employee Misclassification; create (Substitute) (I&L-2nd)
Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee; create (FIN-56th)
Minority Owned Plasma Centers; encouraging the development (S&T-35th)
Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; create (ED&T-32nd)
Senate Rules Committee; authorize to place witnesses under oath or affirmations; testifying; eligible for placement on the rules calendar (Substitute) (RULES-53rd)
Senate Data Security and Privacy Study Committee; create (S&T-21st)
Senate Cyber Challenge Study Committee; create (S&T-22nd)
Public officers; counties and municipalities provide by local law for district durational residency requirements; authorize (SLGO(G)-56th) Turner-21st
Social services; provide for transfer of the Division of Aging Services to the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; provisions (H&HS-45th) Benton-31st
Education; eliminate Georgia High School Graduation Test; provisions (ED&Y-40th) Coleman-97th
Joint Georgia-Alabama Study Committee; create (Substitute) (I COOP-12th) Greene-151st

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015

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

SB 77 SB 90 SB 97 SB 110 SB 113 SB 115 SB 137 SB 142 SB 159 SB 161 SB 179 SB 186 SB 187 SB 196

DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; provide for analysis and collection of DNA for individuals arrested and convicted of felony offenses (Substitute) (JUDYNC-56th)
Railroads; provide for the installation of farm crossings and cattle guards on property intersected by a railroad (Substitute) (JUDY-29th)
Revenue and Taxation; modify certain provisions relating to tax executions (FIN-56th)
Certified Process Servers; repeal the sunset and legislative review provisions (JUDY-54th)
Motor Vehicles and Traffic; create new class or motor vehicles to be known as autonomous vehicles; definitions; requirements (Substitute) (S&T-29th)
Physician Assistants; authorize a physician to delegate to physician assistant the authority to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances (Substitute) (H&HS-52nd)
Property Insurance; expand the ownership restriction; value of the property covered against loss by fire (Substitute) (I&L-16th)
Local Government; regulate procedures governing applications for permits for critical infrastructure projects (Substitute) (RI&U-21st)
Searches with Warrants; provide for the use of no-knock search warrants (Substitute) (JUDYNC-23rd)
Education; automatic expulsion for possession of firearms and dangerous weapons at school; revise a provision (Substitute) (ED&Y-10th)
Georgia Lottery; allow winner to remain anonymous if donates 25 percent to the Lottery for Education Account or other tax exempt organizations (Substitute) (H ED-29th)
Counties, Municipalities, Other Entities; provide for electronic publication for certain public notices; procedures, conditions, and limitations (SLGO(G)-31st)
Education; expand eligibility for the program to certain lawful refugees and asylees (Substitute) (ED&Y-54th)
Insurance; provide insurance requirements for transportation network companies and drivers; definitions; minimum liability limits (Substitute) (I&L-21st)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)

SR 26

Joint House and Senate Coastal Greenway Study Committee; create (NR&E-3rd)

SR 114 Joint Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; create (ED&T-32nd)

SR 135

General Assembly; authorize to provide by law for pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing -CA (Substitute) (RI&U-21st)

SR 282

Joint Peace Officer and Firefighter Occupational Disease Study Committee; create (PUB SAF-56th)

SR 388

Constitution; prevent discrimination in the public funding of social services; allow religious/faith based organization to receive public aid CA (GvtO-31st)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
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