Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

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

HB 3 HB 17 HB 20 HB 48 HB 49 HB 57
HB 71 HB 85 HB 94 HB 95 HB 99 HB 104 HB 114 HB 118

Education; programs; person solicit transaction with student-athlete; provide sanctions (H ED-46th) Fleming-121st
Hidden Predator Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-45th) Spencer-180th
State income tax; certain allocations to owners of certain entities shall be governed by Georgia law; clarify (FIN-32nd) Carson-46th
Special license plates; include surviving spouse of a sibling of service member killed in action; extend eligibility (PUB SAF-30th) Coleman-97th
Revenue and taxation; electronic service of certain notices; provide (Substitute) (FIN-14th) Harrell-106th
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
Pardons and paroles; provide input and transparency relative to granting a parole or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-51st) Tanner-9th
Alcoholic beverages; sale or furnishing to patients or inmates of Central State Hospital and sale or possession near or upon the grounds; change certain provisions (RI&U-25th) Harrell-106th
Ad valorem tax; certain members of armed forces from penalties for failure to timely pay tax; exempt (FIN-50th) Williams-119th
Local government investment pool; trust fund managed by state treasurer; provide (SLGO(G)-56th) Tanner-9th
Property; joint tenants divorce or have marriage annulled under certain circumstances; provide tenancy in common (JUDY-19th) Lumsden-12th
State Properties Code; applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; clarify (SI&P-17th) Dunahoo-30th
Drivers' licenses; provide for use of paper eye charts for testing of noncommercial driver's vision; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Tanner-9th
Drivers' licenses; issuance of commercial licenses and instruction permits to comply with federal law; amend certain provisions (PUB SAF-7th) Tanner-9th

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HB 119 HB 123 HB 131 HB 147 HB 153 HB 162 HB 180 HB 192
HB 202 HB 209 HB 210 HB 217 HB 232 HB 233 HB 237 HB 253

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
AIDS; disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; change provisions (JUDY-18th) Reeves-34th
Motor vehicles; use of safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; provide (PUB SAF-17th) Yates-73rd
The End to Cyberbullying Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-17th) Dickerson-113th
Motor vehicles; initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; provide (PUB SAF-53rd) Powell-32nd
Courts; civil action for damages; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-23rd) Weldon-3rd
Insurance; provide for insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Shaw-176th
War Veterans' Home; residency requirements to qualify for admission; revise (VM&HS-25th) Kidd-145th
Local government; counties, municipal corporations, school districts, and consolidated governments be reimbursed for expenses only through submission of expense reimbursement requests; provisions (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-53rd) Powell-32nd
Revenue and taxation; provisions regarding ad valorem taxation, assessment, and appeal; provide comprehensive revision (Substitute) (FIN-14th) Battles-15th
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; prior school year attendance requirement to prior semester; revise (Substitute) (ED&Y-32nd) Cantrell-22nd
Drivers' licenses; provide for dissemination of certain information by the Department of Driver Services; provisions (PUB SAF-1st) Rogers-10th
Investments; public retirement systems to invest in mutual funds, commingled funds, collective investment funds, common trusts, and group trusts; authorize (RET-8th) Maxwell-17th
State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers; change certain provisions (RI&U-11th) Carter-175th
Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; enact (JUDYNC-23rd) Atwood-179th
State income tax; angel investor tax credit; extend (FIN-46th) Williamson-115th
Real estate appraisers; requirements for establishment and maintenance of a real estate appraisal management company; change certain provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-21st) Ballinger-23rd

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HB 255
HB 256 HB 259 HB 266 HB 268 HB 277 HB 278
HB 304 HB 310
HB 312 HB 313 HB 314 HB 316
HB 322 HB 328 HB 339 HB 342

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
State purchasing; equal credits be given to certain forestry certification systems when using green building standards in state construction operation, repair, and renovation projects; require (AG&CA-11th) Cheokas-138th
Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; provide new definitions; provisions (RET-56th) Maxwell-17th
Georgia Business Act; enact (GvtO-30th) Rogers-10th
Retirement and pensions; investment authority of local retirement systems; correct certain provisions (Substitute) (RET-8th) Battles-15th
Child abuse; mandatory reporters; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Sales and use tax; value all flooring samples at the same rate for purposes of fair market value (FIN-14th) Broadrick-4th
Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988; transfer responsibility to Safety Fire Commissioner; provisions (PUB SAF-30th) Clark-98th
Criminal procedure; fixing of sentence; clarify service of consecutive sentences (Substitute) (JUDYNC-23rd) Hightower-68th
Penal institutions; create Board of Community Supervision, Department of Community Supervision, and Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry; provisions (PUB SAF-18th) Powell-32nd
Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements (FIN-7th) Tankersley-160th
Public employees; limited paid leave for purpose of promoting education; authorize (Substitute) (ED&Y-30th) Dickey-140th
Professions and businesses; State Board of Barbers and State Board of Cosmetology; combine (RI&U-47th) Tankersley-160th
Professional corporations; practice of medicine and surgery and optometry shall be considered the practice of only one profession; provide (H&HS-14th) Reeves-34th
Foreclosure; provide for recording of deeds under power within a certain time after sale; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-54th) Strickland-111th
Adult offenders; enact reforms recommended by Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform (Substitute) (JUDYNC-18th) Efstration-104th
Income tax credit; film, video or digital production; extend (Substitute) (FIN-54th) Burns-159th
Nursing homes; violation of certain regulations shall not constitute negligence per se; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-54th) Kelley-16th

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HB 352 HB 361 HB 362 HB 370 HB 372 HB 375 HB 385 HB 386 HB 394 HB 401 HB 412 HB 416 HB 418 HB 432
HB 436 HB 439

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Criminal procedure; change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; provisions (JUDYNC-54th) Strickland-111th
Juvenile Code; enact reforms as recommended by Georgia Council on Criminal Justice reforms; provisions (JUDYNC-18th) Welch-110th
Student health; licensed health practitioners to prescribe albuterol sulfate for schools; authorize (ED&Y-45th) Clark-101st
Elections; provide for waivers of certain civil penalties and fees incurred by candidates for local elected office; provisions (Substitute) (ETHICS-53rd) Fleming-121st
Utopian Academy for the Arts Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-49th) Coomer-14th
Motor vehicles; driving with suspended, canceled, or revoked registration; change provisions relating to plea of nolo contendre (PUB SAF-7th) Powell-171st
Health records; determining annual cost adjustment for providing medical records from Office of Planning and Budget to Department of Community Health; move responsibility (GvtO-49th) Nimmer-178th
Georgia Coordinating Committee for Rural and Human Services Transportation; Chapter 12 of Title 32; repeal (GvtO-49th) Nimmer178th
Georgia Board of Nursing; revise provisions relating to powers and duties; provisions (H&HS-1st) Cooper-43rd
Early care and learning; revise terminology relating to restrictions on persons with criminal records with regard to child, family or group-care facilities; provisions (ED&Y-50th) Efstration-104th
Workers' compensation; change certain provisions (I&L-9th) Hamilton-24th
Consumer Information and Awareness Act; enact (H&HS-40th) Rogers-29th
Grand jurors; prohibit certain individuals from serving; provisions (JUDY-18th) Reeves-34th
Annexation of territory; local Acts providing for deannexation of property from a municipality and annexation of same property to another municipality which are effective on the same day do not create a prohibited unincorporated island; provide (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-29th) Raffensperger-50th
Georgia HIV/Syphilis Pregnancy Screening Act of 2015; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Clark-101st
Georgia New Markets Jobs Act; enact (Substitute) (I&L-54th) Shaw-176th

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HB 443 HB 452 HB 457 HB 461 HB 474
HB 492 HB 502 HB 504 HB 510 HB 531 HB 551
HB 567 HB 568 HR 36 HR 215

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act; enact (VM&HS-6th) Dempsey-13th
Protective Order Registry Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDYNC-22nd) Ballinger-23rd
Ad valorem tax; watercraft held in inventory; exempt (Substitute) (FIN-49th) Hawkins-27th
Secondary metals recyclers; buying and selling regulated metal property; change certain provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-45th) Shaw-176th
Charter schools; enrollment priorities for educationally disadvantaged students and military students; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-42nd) Kaiser-59th
Crimes and offenses; carrying in unauthorized locations; revise provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-47th) Jasperse-11th
Elementary and secondary education; update and clarify provisions and repeal obsolete provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-52nd) Dudgeon-25th
Health; vaccination against meningococcal disease of college students; revise provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Cooper-43rd
Georgia Sports Commission Fund; create; provisions (Substitute) (ED&T-33rd) Stephens-164th
Nonresidents; grounds for exercising personal jurisdiction over nonresidents; change provisions (JUDY-43rd) Mabra-63rd
Public officers and employees; authorize political subdivisions to provide for voluntary contributions by employees through payroll deductions to certain not for profit organizations; provisions (SLGO(G)-56th) Brockway-102nd
Alimony and child support; jurisdiction of courts that hear contempt proceedings; expand (JUDY-54th) Dempsey-13th
Paternity; testing in certain cases; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-11th) Dempsey-13th
Staff Sergeant Shaun J. Whitehead Memorial Bridge; Jackson County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-19th) Benton-31st
Judge Ronald L. Newton Memorial Highway; Fannin County; dedicate (TRANS-51st) Ralston-7th

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Section 2 Legislation read for the 2nd time today
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

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

SR 460 SR 507 SR 564 SR 573 HB 21 HB 89 HB 103 HB 110 HB 152
HB 190 HB 297
HB 308 HB 341
HB 535
HB 552 HR 519

Senate Minor Traffic Offense Study Committee; create (PUB SAF-22nd)
Municipal Annexations and Incorporations; create Joint Study Committee (SLGO(G)-42nd)
School Construction; create Senate Study Committee (ED&Y-8th)
Senate Court of Appeals Workload Study Committee; create (JUDY-29th)
Transit authority; creation of; metropolitan areas; repeal a population provision (TRANS-6th) Carson-46th
Drug-free commercial zones; date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; change (JUDYNC-35th) Bruce-61st
Kelsey's Law; enact (JUDYNC-17th) Belton-112th
Fireworks; provide for sale of consumer fireworks; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-53rd) Roberts-155th
Alcoholic beverages; holders of certain alcohol licenses and those who issue such licenses; impose certain requirements (Substitute) (RI&U-46th) Duncan-26th
Insurance; provide requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-54th) Golick-40th
Professional licensing boards; make designations for the receipt and processing of applications for examination; provide (RI&U-29th) Beskin-54th
Income tax; revise tax credit for rehabilitation of historic structures; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-32nd) Stephens-164th
Buildings and housing; certain qualified inspectors may be certified by Building Officials' Association of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-17th) Maxwell-17th
Alcoholic beverages; local authorization of sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises is lawful during a certain time on Sunday; provide (RI&U-45th) Harrell-106th
Insurance; provide changes to the captive insurance company provisions; add definitions (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Williamson-115th
Mixon, Mr. Harry; Mr. Brad Dorminy; name building in their honor; recognize (SI&P-7th) Roberts-155th

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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
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

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

HB 65 HB 70 HB 73 HB 84 HB 117 HB 121

Education; local boards of education and certain charter schools to hold at least two public meetings on the proposed annual operating budget; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-14th) Caldwell-20th
State symbols; designate gray fox as official state mammal (Substitute) (GvtO-15th) Hugley-136th
Public officers; counties and municipalities provide by local law for district durational residency requirements; authorize (SLGO(G)-56th) Turner-21st
Insurance; denial of an aircraft claim unless the insured's action or failure to act had a direct causal connection to loss upon which claim is based; prohibit (I&L-54th) Cheokas-138th
Employment security; modify definition of the term most recent employer; change certain provisions (Substitute) (I&L-29th) Hamilton24th
Elections; write-in candidacy filings to include authorization by candidate if not done by candidate; require notice (ETHICS-1st) Hamilton-24th

HB 206 HB 207 HB 210 HB 213 HB 227 HB 234

Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing sanitation vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Harrell-106th
Courts; judge, judicial officer, grand juror, or trial lawyer may be disqualified for presiding or serving due to being related by consanguinity or affinity to a party; change provisions (JUDY-23rd) Beskin-54th
Drivers' licenses; provide for dissemination of certain information by the Department of Driver Services; provisions (PUB SAF-1st) Rogers-10th
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965; permanent suspension of restrictions on use of sales and use tax proceeds upon submission of an independent management audit to certain officials; provide (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) Jacobs-80th
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
Tax collection; days in which the Federal Reserve Bank is closed in the list of days that excuse late filing or payment; include (FIN-17th) Rutledge-109th

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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

HB 245

Condominiums; amount permissible as a special assessment fee; change (JUDY-9th) Dollar-45th

HB 261

Alcoholic beverages; sale during certain times on Sunday in commercial service airports owned or operated by a municipal governing authority; provide (RI&U-15th) Harrell-106th

HB 276

Alcoholic beverages; modernize certain terms; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-17th) Harrell-106th

HB 279

Public officers and employees; annual salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals, superior court judges and district attorneys; repeal provisions (Substitute) (APPROP-54th) Powell-171st

HB 470

The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; change certain provisions (Substitute) (I&L-6th) Knight-130th

HB 540

Interstate cooperation; Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee and House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; clarify number of members (I COOP-35th) Dollar-45th

HR 395

Joint Georgia-Alabama Study Committee; create (Substitute) (I COOP-12th) Greene-151st

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Section 5 Resolutions expressing the will of the Senate
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SR 11 SR 43 SR 74 SR 84 SR 113 SR 163
SR 329 SR 360 SR 412 SR 447 SR 449 SR 462 SR 494

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)
U.S. Congress; urged to enact significant reforms to the nation's federally financed graduate medical education programs (H&HS-11th)
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)
Taiwan; commend (ED&T-21st)
Senate Data Security and Privacy Study Committee; create (S&T-21st)
Senate Cyber Challenge Study Committee; create (S&T-22nd)
Joint Study Committee on School Construction; create (ED&Y-8th)
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); encouraged to withdraw the proposed Clean Power Plan (NR&E-51st)
U.S. Congress; urged to amend the Controlled Substances Act of 1970; authorize the study of medical marijuana (H&HS-23rd)
Effect on Georgia of Normalization of Relations with Cuba; Senate Study Committee (ED&T-26th)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

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THIRTY-EIGHTH 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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