Senate general calendar 2015 March 9

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

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

SB 35 SB 59 SB 64 SB 76 SB 91
SB 99
SB 110 SB 111 SB 116 SB 122 SB 127
SB 128
SB 142 SB 148

Crimes and Offenses; provide leaving certain children in vehicles; cruelty to children in the third degree (Substitute) (JUDYNC-35th)
"Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act" (Substitute) (ED&T-6th)
Juvenile Code, Domestic Relations, and Vital Records; repeal voluntary acknowledgments of legitimation (SJUDY-52nd)
"Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act"; safe operation of a motorcycle; inoperative traffic-control signal (Substitute) (PUB SAF-24th)
Alcoholic Beverages; provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores; locations near school buildings; local governing authority (RI&U-7th)
Conduct of Proceedings; reversal on appeal; judge expresses an opinion regarding proof in a criminal case; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-18th)
Certified Process Servers; repeal the sunset and legislative review provisions (JUDY-54th)
Continuing Care Providers and Facilities; define certain terms; provide for a provider to offer continuing care at home (Substitute) (I&L-23rd)
Celebrate Freedom Week; establish; posting of historical documents (Substitute) (ED&Y-3rd)
Revenue and Taxation; special purpose local option sales tax; provide for additional purpose for the use of the proceeds of tax (FIN-53rd)
Ethics in Government; provide for waivers of certain civil penalties and fees incurred by candidates for local elected office (Substitute) (ETHICS-17th)
Corporations; directors and officers; enact reforms consistent with the Model Act; functions of a board of directors; change provisions (JUDY-18th)
Local Government; regulate procedures governing applications for permits for critical infrastructure projects (Substitute) (RI&U-21st)
Commerce and Trade; transfer powers and responsibilities of Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs to Attorney General's office (Substitute) (AG&CA-18th)

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SB 160 SB 164 SB 183 SB 184 SB 195 SR 80 SR 155
SR 266 SR 267
SR 350

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Alcoholic Beverages; revise penalties for a violation of Code Section 3-323 (Substitute) (PUB SAF-27th)
Education; provide for positive behavioral interventions and supports and response to intervention initiatives (ED&Y-10th)
Animals; provide for liability protection for certain activities related to livestock; limitations (AG&CA-50th)
Dogs; provide breed-specific regulation shall be limited to enactment by general law (AG&CA-8th)
Bonds and Recognizances; increase fees allowed for continuing education programs (JUDYNC-27th)
College Board of Advanced Placement U.S. History; demand revision (Substitute) (ED&Y-3rd)
U.S. Congress; encouraged to adopt and to submit to the states a balanced amendment to the U.S. Constitution and balance our current budget (GvtO-32nd)
Property Conveyance; authorizing 10 counties (SI&P-17th)
Public Property; granting of nonexclusive easements for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities, utilities; 24 counties (Substitute) (SI&P-17th)
Congress; urged to enact the FairTax; express the State of Georgia's commitment to ratify the repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment (FIN-32nd)

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Section 2 Legislation read for the 2nd time today
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

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

SB 77 SB 154 SB 159 SB 161 SB 176 SB 186 SB 187 SR 135 HB 73 HB 91 HB 95

DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; provide for analysis and collection of DNA for individuals arrested and convicted of felony offenses (Substitute) (JUDYNC-56th)
Public Order and Safety, Offenses Against; provide for law enforcement officials to record in private places/during execution of a search warrant (JUDYNC-23rd)
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)
"Deantre Gregory Turman Act"; require youth athletes participating in gridiron football; four star rating on Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings (Substitute) (ED&Y-35th)
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)
General Assembly; authorize to provide by law for pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing -CA (Substitute) (RI&U-21st)
Public officers; counties and municipalities provide by local law for district durational residency requirements; authorize (SLGO(G)-56th) Turner-21st
Education; eliminate Georgia High School Graduation Test; provisions (ED&Y-40th) Coleman-97th
Local government investment pool; trust fund managed by state treasurer; provide (SLGO(G)-56th) Tanner-9th

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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
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

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

SB 97 SB 109 SB 113
SB 115
SB 179
SR 11 SR 26 SR 43 SR 74 SR 113 SR 114 SR 163
SR 282 SR 360 SR 388

Revenue and Taxation; modify certain provisions relating to tax executions (FIN-56th)
Health; clarify the use and effectiveness of Physician Orders for LifeSustaining Treatment forms (Substitute) (H&HS-36th)
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)
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)
Senate Study Committee on Employee Misclassification; create (Substitute) (I&L-2nd)
Joint House and Senate Coastal Greenway Study Committee; create (NR&E-3rd)
Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee; create (FIN-56th)
Minority Owned Plasma Centers; encouraging the development (S&T35th)
Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; create (ED&T32nd)
Joint 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)
Joint Peace Officer and Firefighter Occupational Disease Study Committee; create (PUB SAF-56th)
Senate Data Security and Privacy Study Committee; create (S&T-21st)
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 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 86

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

HR 103

Georgia's Day of Coding; December 10; recognize (S&T-42nd) Setzler35th

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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
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