Senate general calendar, 2018 February 21

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

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

SB 74 SB 82 SB 293 SB 294
SB 309 SB 324 SB 334 SB 337 SB 363 SB 373
SB 377 SB 391
SB 397 SB 401 SB 402

Courts; parental notification of abortion; provide for clear and convincing evidence for waiver (JUDY-29th)
HOPE; need based HOPE scholarship and grant; create (Substitute) (H ED-2nd)
Retirement; employment of beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; repeal existing provisions (Substitute) (RET-8th)
Retirement; certain public employers and employee contributions; Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; employed beneficiaries; require (Substitute) (RET-8th)
Elections; time for opening and closing of the polls; provide (Substitute) (ETHICS-29th)
Contracts with State Agencies and Adjoining Counties; municipalities may contract with abutting counties; provide (TRANS-56th)
Nurses; administrative purposes only; Georgia Board of Nursing to Department of Community Health; transfer (H&HS-45th)
Admissions and Confessions; effective date for the procedure; testimony of a child's description of sexual contact; provide (JUDY-45th)
Elections and Primaries; time for opening and closing of the polls; provide (Substitute) (ETHICS-28th)
Judges of Superior Courts; eleventh judge of the superior courts of the Cobb Judicial Circuit; appointment of such additional judge; provide (JUDY-37th)
State Workforce Development Board; transfer to Technical College System of Georgia; duties and obligations; revise (H ED-17th)
State Road and Tollway Authority; requirements relating to identification and regulation of motor vehicles; exempt transit service buses, motor vehicles, and rapid rail systems (TRANS-21st)
Real and Personal Property; municipalities to hire state licensed real estate brokers to assist in sale; allow (SLGO(G)-1st)
Individual Graduation Plans; guidance in career oriented aptitudes and career interests; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th)
"Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act" (Substitute) (RI&U-51st)

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SB 405
SB 409 SB 427
SR 104 SR 774

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Georgia Student Finance Authority; grants for certain eligible students enrolled in an institution of the University System of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (H ED-40th)
Railroad Crossings; persons driving vehicles shall exercise due care and caution for other on-track equipment; require (PUB SAF-7th)
Child Support in Final Verdict or Decree; court's discretion in making a final determination of support; provisions; change (Substitute) (JUDY-18th)
State Ad Valorem Taxes; prohibit levy -CA (FIN-31st)
Joint Study Committee on Adoption Expenses; create (JUDY-23rd)

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Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
TWENTY-FIFTHLEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 235 SB 336
SB 349 SB 354 SB 355 SB 375 SB 385 SR 351 SR 353 SB 418
SR 539 SR 587 SR 629 SR 732 HB 61 HB 135 HB 162

"Deantre Gregory Turman Act" (ED&Y-35th)
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; general provisions; subpoena issued for production of electronic communication; not provide notice to the subscriber (Substitute) (JUDY-45th)
Notaries Public; identification of persons evidenced satisfactorily by a valid Veterans Health Identification Card; provide (SJUDY-2nd)
Technical College System of Georgia; classify certain active duty service members as in-state for tuition purposes; require (Substitute) (H ED-2nd)
Nuclear Generating Plant; recovery of the costs of financing the construction; provisions; change (Substitute) (RI&U-52nd)
"Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act" (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd)
Solid Waste Disposal Facilities; surcharge imposed by host local governments; change (Substitute) (NR&E-25th)
Grady Memorial Hospital; commend (RULES-48th)
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Therapy Dogs; recognize (RULES-45th)
Selling and Trade Practices; banning the sales of goods, products, or items regulated; sold at properly zoned retail establishments; prohibit county, municipal and consolidated governments (AG&CA-50th)
Richards, Jon; recognize (RULES-45th)
State of Georgia; English as the official language; declare (CA) (RULES-29th)
People's Republic of China; recommend certain measures be taken regarding actions against Falun Gong practitioners (RULES-53rd)
Nation of Israel; commend (RULES-40th)
Sales and use tax; certain retailers to either collect and remit or notify purchaser and state; require (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Powell-171st
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service for certain law enforcement officers; expand (Substitute) (RET-7th) Hitchens-161st
Income tax; transfer of setoffs by the Administrative Office of the Courts; revise procedures (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd) Price-48th

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HB 181 HB 257 HB 273 HB 275 HB 287 HB 344 HB 354 HB 419 HB 432 HB 448 HB 475 HB 777

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Revenue and taxation; furnishing of certain tax information in all municipalities having a population of 350,000 or more; change certain provisions (FIN-24th) Lott-122nd
Local government authorities; register with Department of Community Affairs; require (SLGO(G)-7th) Tankersley-160th
Quality Basic Education Act; daily recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd) Douglas-78th
Game and fish; rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations; change provisions (Substitute) (NR&E-7th) Dubnik-29th
Special license plates; honoring service members killed in action; provide at no cost to eligible family members (VM&HS-33rd) Kirby-114th
Paternity; parties beyond movants in a child support case request a genetic test; allow (Substitute) (JUDY-13th) Dempsey-13th
Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center; reconstitute and authorize Department of Economic Development to contract for certain projects (Substitute) (ED&T-1st) Stephens-164th
Fireworks; certain counties further regulate use or ignition; enable authority (Substitute) (PUB SAF-45th) Silcox-52nd
Tuition grants; certain institutions that lack accreditation be approved for tuition equalization purposes; provide (H ED-55th) Dubnik-29th
Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission; require certain postsecondary institutions to qualify for exemptions; provisions (Substitute) (H ED-9th) Williams-119th
Charitable solicitations; use of collection receptacles for donations; implement additional requirements (Substitute) (RI&U-13th) Harden148th
Historic Chattahoochee Compact; repeal (I COOP-15th) Greene-151st

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Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
TWENTY-FIFTHLEGISLATIVE DAY

SR 453 SR 467 SR 484 SR 489 SR 503 SR 506
SR 593 HR 279

Senate Study Committee on Massage Therapy Practices; create (Substitute) (RULES-45th)
Senate Study Committee on Service Animals for Physically or Mentally Impaired Persons; create (Substitute) (RULES-45th)
Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans; create (Substitute) (RULES-15th)
Senate Study Committee on Prescribing Patterns for Antidepressants and Other Psychotropic Medications; create (Substitute) (RULES-3rd)
Senate African American History and Culture Study Committee; create (Substitute) (RULES-2nd)
Senate Study Committee on the Excessive and Duplicative Regulatory Oversight of Community Based Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD); create (Substitute) (RULES-30th)
U.S Congress; public facilities shall be required to provide adult changing stations; urged to establish a policy (Substitute) (RULES-34th)
Single Parent Day; March 21; designate each year (RULES-27th) Stovall-74th

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Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
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