Senate general calendar, 2017 March 27

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017

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

SR 403 State Election Board; Seth Harp, Jr.; appoint (RULES-48th)

HB 5

Courts; compensation of juvenile court judges; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Caldwell-131st

HB 9

Crimes and offenses; use of device to film under or through person's clothing under certain circumstances; prohibit (Substitute) (JUDY-20th) Blackmon-146th

HB 15 Courts; certain civil pleadings to be filed electronically; require (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Willard-51st

HB 37 Education; private postsecondary institutions in Georgia shall not adopt sanctuary policies; provide (H ED-53rd) Ehrhart-36th

HB 38 Motor vehicles; issuance of a noncommercial Class C and Class M driver's license; provide (PUB SAF-27th) Powell-32nd

HB 40 Evidence; confidentiality of certain medical information of animals within a veterinarian's care; provide exception (AG&CA-14th) Turner-21st

HB 50 Livestock; liability protection for certain activities; provide (AG&CA-8th) Pirkle-155th

HB 64 Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act; enact (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Blackmon-146th

HB 67 Crimes and offenses; entering a motor vehicle with the intent to commit a theft or felony; provide for increased punishment (Substitute) (JUDY-30th) Boddie-62nd

HB 73 Income tax credit; incentives to promote the revitalization of rural Georgia downtowns; provide (Substitute) (FIN-11th) Houston-170th

HB 76

Superior courts; change certain requirements and certifications for certain maps, plats, and plans for filing with clerk; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-23rd) Jasperse-11th

HB 87

Corporations, partnerships, and associations; multiple-year registrations for certain types of business organizations; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-19th) Raffensperger50th

HB 92 Insurance; automobile or motorcycle policies; expand definition of policy (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Carson-46th

HB 114 Move on When Ready Act; prohibit school systems from excluding students in dual credit courses from valedictorian or salutatorian determinations (ED&Y-37th) Dickey-140th

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Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
HB 117 Sales and use tax; certain voluntary contributions; exclude from definition of retail sales (FIN-56th) Watson-172nd
HB 118 Fantasy Contests Act; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-45th) Kelley-16th
HB 125 Sales and use tax; certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain a boat; create exemption (Substitute) (FIN-1st) Stephens-164th
HB 126 Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-18th) Willard-51st
HB 136 Drivers' licenses; demarcation of a valid driver's license, permit, or identification card; provide (Substitute)(Amend) (PUB SAF-7th) Carter-175th
HB 137 Crimes and offenses; restrictions on contingency fee compensation of an attorney appointed in forfeiture actions; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd) Turner-21st
HB 138 Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-49th) Hawkins-27th
HB 139 Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions (ED&Y-28th) Belton-112th
HB 148 Educating Children of Military Families Act; enact (ED&Y-43rd) Glanton-75th
HB 149 Law enforcement; comprehensive regulation of trauma scene cleanup services; provisions (PUB SAF-56th) Powell-32nd
HB 150 State Road and Tollway Authority; failure to pay tolls; place hold on motor vehicle registration (Substitute) (TRANS-30th) Powell-32nd
HB 154 Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Cooper-43rd
HB 155 Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-53rd) Carter-175th
HB 160 Mass transportation; create Georgia Commission on Transit Governance and Funding, provisions (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) Tanner-9th
HB 162 Income tax; transfer of setoffs by the Administrative Office of the Courts; revise procedures (JUDY-3rd) Price-48th
HB 165 Medical practice; maintenance of certification shall not be required; provide (H&HS-1st) Price-48th
HB 181 Revenue and taxation; furnishing of certain tax information in all municipalities having a population of 350,000 or more; change certain provisions (FIN-17th) Lott-122nd
HB 185 Probate court; associate judges; change provisions (JUDY-23rd) Coomer-14th
HB 195 Taxation; certain for profit corporations to participate in the indirect ownership of a home for the mentally disabled for primarily financing purposes; allow (FIN-27th) Harrell-106th
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Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
HB 196 Income tax; exemption for royalties paid to musical artists; provide (Substitute) (FIN-11th) Dollar-45th
HB 197 Fair Business Practices Act; requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; provide (JUDY-18th) Teasley-37th
HB 198 Elementary and secondary education; influenza vaccine; provide information (ED&Y-50th) Dempsey-13th
HB 203 Breach of restrictive covenants; provide accrual periods of rights of action; provisions (JUDY-17th) Strickland-111th
HB 206 The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; remove exception; provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-6th) Kelley-16th
HB 208 Game and fish; boat registration fees and additional methods for reporting the sale of boats; revise (Substitute) (NR&E-9th) Rhodes-120th
HB 209 Ad valorem tax; certain disabled veterans shall be issued refunds of certain taxes paid during certain periods of time; provide (FIN-49th) Hawkins-27th
HB 214 Crimes and offenses; consistent punishment for the unlawful manufacture, sale or distribution of a proof of insurance document; provide (Substitute) (I&L-19th) Golick-40th
HB 217 Income tax credit; certain scholarship organizations; increase amount of the aggregate cap on contributions (Substitute) (FIN-27th) Carson-46th
HB 225 Ride share networks; licensing and sales tax exemption; repeal inoperable provisions (Substitute) (FIN-6th) Powell-171st
HB 231 Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions (JUDY-52nd) Broadrick-4th
HB 234 Motor vehicles; drivers stop at crosswalks with user activated rectangular rapid-flash beacons; require (Amend) (Substitute) (PUB SAF-50th) Frye-118th
HB 237 Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; receive private donations for grants to public schools; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-37th) Coleman-97th
HB 243 Minimum wage; require additional pay to employees based on schedule changes; preempt local government mandates (I&L-16th) Werkheiser-157th
HB 246 Elementary and secondary education; annual fitness assessment program; repeal sunset provision (ED&Y-9th) Cantrell-22nd
HB 247 Sales and use tax; machinery used to mix or transport concrete; exempt (FIN-7th) LaRiccia-169th
HB 250 Foster homes; employee with satisfactory fingerprint records check in past 24 months exempt from additional background check; provide (Substitute) (SJUDY-49th) Ballinger-23rd
HB 251 Emergency management; personnel go on private property as necessary to perform duties during a state of emergency; authorize (PUB SAF-13th) Ealum-153rd
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Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
HB 253 Special license plates; dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program; increase the proportion of moneys derived from the sale (Substitute) (Amend 1) (Amend 2)(PUB SAF-54th) Willard-51st
HB 257 Local government authorities; register with Department of Community Affairs; require (SLGO(G)-7th) Tankersley-160th
HB 266 Guardian and ward; personal property value guardian may receive without becoming legal conservator of minor; provisions (B&FI-19th) Kelley-16th
HB 273 Quality Basic Education Act; daily recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-12th) Douglas-78th
HB 275 Game and fish; rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations; change provisions (NR&E-7th) Dubnik-29th
HB 279 Domestic relations; name change requested by victim of family violence; provide separate process (JUDY-22nd) Ballinger-23rd
HB 280 Firearms; license holders; carrying and possession of certain weapons in certain buildings or real property owned or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; authorize (Substitute) (JUDY) Ballinger-23rd
HB 287 Special license plates; honoring service members killed in action; provide at no cost to eligible family members (VM&HS-33rd) Kirby-114th
HB 292 Firearms; laws relating to the carrying of weapons and safety; revise and clarify (Substitute) (JUDY-7th) Jasperse-11th
HB 293 Evidence; procedure relating to child's testimony of sexual contact or physical abuse; provide effective date (JUDY-6th) Silcox-52nd
HB 308 Domestic relations; child support; enact provisions recommended by Georgia Child Support Commission (JUDY-42nd) Beskin-54th
HB 309 State liability; activities of organized militia engaged in training or duty; provide exception (VM&HS-43rd) Barr-103rd
HB 312 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Board of Trustees; include a qualified Roth contribution program in compensation plans (RET-8th) Maxwell-17th
HB 322 Military; war veterans; change definition (VM&HS-6th) Hitchens-161st
HB 323 Code Revision Commission; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions of said Code (JUDY-23rd) Caldwell-131st
HB 325 Ad valorem tax; property; change a definition (FIN-49th) Stephens-164th
HB 329 Income tax; rate of tax imposed on the taxable net income of individuals; modify (Substitute) (FIN-6th) Powell-171st
HB 342 Enterprise zones; certain urban redevelopment zones; provide designation (FIN-49th) Efstration-104th
HB 343 Criminal procedure; certain outdated terminology; replace (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Hilton-95th
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Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
HB 344 Paternity; parties beyond movants in a child support case request a genetic test; allow (JUDY-13th) Dempsey-13th
HB 357 Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-49th) Stephens-164th
HB 370 Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia; create and administer savings and deferred compensation plans for members; authorize (RET-8th) Hilton-95th
HB 382 Georgia Commission on Women; place under Department of Public Health administration (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Pruett-149th
HB 390 Motor vehicles; assessment of no points and maximum fine for failure to obey traffic control device in certain instances; provide (Substitute) (GvtO-14th) Setzler-35th
HB 405 Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; establish statewide system to facilitate the transport and distribution of essentials in commerce during a state of emergency; require (PUB SAF-1st) Hitchens-161st
HB 406 Weapons; reciprocity of recognizing and giving effect to licenses to carry from other states; revise requirements (JUDY-7th) Powell-32nd
HB 412 Motor vehicles; certain documents relating to registration and certificate of title of certain vehicles; provide for electronic submission (PUB SAF-56th) Barr-103rd
HB 413 Public utilities; regulation of certain matters pertaining to rural telephone cooperatives; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-18th) Parsons-44th
HB 419 Fireworks; certain counties further regulate use or ignition; enable authority (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Silcox-52nd
HB 427 Physicians and Health Care Practitioners for Rural Areas Assistance Act; enact (H&HS-1st) Newton-123rd
HB 428 Downtown development authorities; authorize assessments (RI&U-51st) Martin-49th
HB 430 Governor's Education Reform Commission; charter schools; implement recommendations (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Brockway-102nd
HB 432 Tuition grants; certain institutions that lack accreditation be approved for tuition equalization purposes; provide (H ED-6th) Dubnik-29th
HB 434 Eminent domain; requirement that condemnations not be converted to any use other than public use for 20 years; provide exception (JUDY-3rd) Willard-51st
HB 448 Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission; require certain postsecondary institutions to qualify for exemptions; provisions (H ED-9th) Williams-119th
HB 452 Georgia Bureau of Investigation; publicly post certain information to extent permitted by federal law; require (Floor Substitute) (PUB SAF-6th) Petrea-166th
HB 469 Motor vehicle franchise practices; provide for definitions; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-51st) Shaw-176th
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Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration HB 470 Economic Development, Department of; grants to certain organizations supporting military communities; create program (ED&T-30th) Blackmon-146th HB 472 Motor vehicles and traffic; following requirements for vehicles in a procession when speed is coordinated automatically; provide exception (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) Epps-144th HB 474 Driver Services, Department of; drivers' manual include best practices during traffic stop by law enforcement; require (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Hugley-136th HB 475 Charitable solicitations; use of collection receptacles for donations; implement additional requirements (Substitute) (RI&U-20th) Harden-148th HB 481 Aviation; unmanned aircraft systems; provide for preemption (TRANS-21st) Tanner-9th HB 485 Distilled spirits; referendum election be held prior to issuance of licenses to manufacture; remove requirement (RI&U-17th) Glanton-75th HB 486 Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; training of proxy caregivers; provisions (H&HS-13th) Benton-31st HB 506 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965; award certain contracts involving concessions; provide for vote by Board (Amend) (TRANS-21st) Taylor79th HB 515 State house districts; revise boundaries of a certain district (Substitute) (R&R-1st) Caldwell-131st HR 25 Senior Airman Tre Francesco Porfirio Memorial Intersection; Camden County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) Spencer-180th HR 279 Single Parent Day; March 21; designate each year (Substitute) (RULES-27th) Stovall-74th
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Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017

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

HB 59 HB 116 HB 204 HB 285

Revenue and taxation; tax credits for rehabilitation of historic structures; revise procedures, conditions, and limitations (Substitute) (FIN-49th) Stephens-164th
Juvenile Code; provide superior court with exclusive original jurisdiction for cases involving aggravated assault; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Reeves-34th
Ad valorem tax; property tax bills shall not include nontax related fees or assessments; provide (Substitute) (FIN-3rd) Harrell-106th
Ad valorem tax; criteria used by tax assessors to determine fair market value of real property; revise (FIN-52nd) Knight-130th

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Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017

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

SR 167 SR 188 SR 206 SR 222 SR 227
SR 318 SR 343 SR 344 SR 346 SR 347 SR 348 SR 349 SR 350 SR 352 SR 381
SR 392 SR 407
SR 410 SR 412

Yates, Honorable Sally; recognize (RULES-42nd)
Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians' Access to Adequate Healthcare (Substitute) (H&HS-45th)
Senate Work and Save Study Committee; create (I&L-27th)
Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee; create (FIN-56th)
US Department of Transportation; initiate or support whatever federal legislative action, prevent loss of aviation fuel tax revenue use in Clayton County; recommend Georgia congressional delegation to intercede (Substitute) (TRANS-21st)
Senate Cyber Challenge Study Committee; create (S&T-22nd)
Bell, Sally; recognize (RULES-51st)
Independent Living Day; recognize March 1, 2017 (RULES-41st)
Stokes, Sergeant Lakeia Nicole; awarded Purple Heart Medal of Honor; recognize (RULES-43rd)
Men of Summer Hill; recognize (RULES-43rd)
Stokes, Sergeant Lakeia Nicole; recognize (RULES-17th)
Congress; block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; urge (RULES-6th)
Hilliard, Mayor Patsy Jo; recognize (RULES-35th)
Senate Study Committee on Homelessness; create (H&HS-45th)
State Department of Economic Development; cooperate with Queen Blessing Itua, Global Empowerment Movement (GEM); request (RULES-35th)
Senate Rural Georgia Study Committee; create (RULES-26th)
Georgia Congressional Delegation; enact legislation with sole purpose of reestablishing a Nuclear Waste Program per the Nuclear Waste Policy Act; encourage (RULES-48th)
Senate Information Technology Corridors in Georgia Study Committee; create (Substitute) (S&T-9th)
Senate Stroke Trauma Center Study Committee; create (RULES-18th)

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SR 414 SR 448 SR 453 SR 454 SR 465 SR 467 SR 470 SR 481 HR 362

Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
Senate Study Committee on the Utilization and Modernization of the State Capitol and Other Buildings; create (RULES-53rd)
Joint Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create (RULES-27th)
Senate Study Committee on Massage Therapy Practices; create (RULES-45th)
Senate Cyber Security Education Study Committee; create (RULES-14th)
Senate Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws; create (RULES-39th)
Senate Study Committee on Service Animals for Physically or Mentally Impaired Persons; create (RULES-45th)
Title Ad Valorem Tax; create Joint Study Committee (FIN-52nd)
Senate Study Committee on Senate Bill 86; create (RULES-23rd)
Joint Study Committee on Stream Buffers in Georgia; create (NR&E-47th) Smith-70th

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017

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

SB 31 SB 44 SB 49 SB 65 SB 105 SB 107 SB 118 SB 122 SB 131 SB 140 SB 148 SB 161 SB 188 SB 189

Community Health Dept.; at least two members of board shall also be members of the state health benefit plan; State Health Benefit Plan Customer Advisory Council; create (H&HS-29th)
Public Disclosure; identities of individual and corporate donors to rural hospital organizations; exempt (H&HS-11th)
Carrying and Possession of Firearms; definition of a term; change provisions (PUB SAF-31st)
Tire Disposal Restrictions and Fees; new tire retailers that collect a fee; require to collect such fee whether or not scrap tires are relinquished to retailer (Substitute) (NR&E-47th)
Controlled Substances; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; provide; punishment; change provisions (JUDY-22nd)
Ethics in Government; filing campaign financial disclosure reports; additional date prior to general primary; revise the dates (Substitute) (ETHICS-40th)
Autism; age limit for coverage for autism spectrum disorders for an individual covered under a policy or contract; change (I&L-45th)
Open Seasons for Hunting Deer; provisions; change (Substitute) (NR&E-27th)
Juvenile Code; adoption proceedings be stayed while an appeal to terminate parental rights is pending; provide (JUDY-19th)
Division of Low-voltage Contractors; require continuing education; authorize (RI&U-49th)
Nonprofit Corporations; organized in foreign jurisdiction to change its jurisdiction or organization to this state; allow (JUDY-18th)
Drivers' Licenses; form of all drivers' licenses and identification cards issued to applicants who are US citizens; require horizontal orientations (PUB SAF-47th)
Health; adopt a policy prohibiting school personnel from taking actions; psychotropic medication; require each local board of education (Substitute) (ED&Y-35th)
Criminal Procedure; legal defense of indigents; provisions; change; clarify defined terms (Substitute) (JUDY-19th)

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

SB 194

Garnishment Proceedings; maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; change (JUDY-23rd)

SB 217

Municipal Probation Officer; exercise of power of arrest and a Georgia Peace Officer Standards Training Council certification; revise the authority (PUB SAF-23rd)

SB 220

Medical Practice; requirements for advertising or publicizing of medical specialty certification; repeal (H&HS-45th)

SB 225

Elections; tabulation of advance voting ballots in the same manner as absentee votes; provide (Substitute) (ETHICS-27th)

SB 235

"Deantre Gregory Turman Act" (ED&Y-35th)

SB 244

Telephone System for the Physically Impaired; establishment, administration and operation of state-wide dual party relay service; provisions; change (Substitute) (RI&U-17th)

SB 245

'Cory Joseph Wilson Act' (H&HS-49th)

SB 247

Municipal Corporations; meaning of municipality in certain instances; provide (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-27th)

SB 252

'Compact Among the States to Prohibit Public Financing of Professional Stadiums' (I COOP-29th)

SB 264

Board of Commissioners for Rockdale County; membership; reconstitute (SLGO(G)-17th)

SR 104 State Ad Valorem Taxes; prohibit levy -CA (FIN-31st)

SR 105

United States Constitution; religious organizations receive public aid; prevent discrimination - CA (Substitute) (GvtO-31st)

SR 149

Childhood Cancer Awareness Day; designate September 1 (RULES-27th)

SR 205

US Congress; eliminate all requirements for use of ethanol as a fuel for vehicles and equipment; urge (AG&CA-47th)

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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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