Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 189 HB 344 HB 398 HB 571 HB 665 HB 668 HB 671 HB 692 HB 699 HB 721 HB 729 HB 751 HB 754 HB 760 HB 769 Contract Cancellation Act; enact (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-54th) Nelson-125th Paternity; parties beyond movants in a child support case request a genetic test; allow (Substitute) (JUDY-13th) Dempsey-13th Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; update a cross-reference; provisions (RET-8th) Battles-15th Magistrates Retirement Fund; member in arrears for dues payments for 90 days shall be suspended; provisions (RET-8th) Watson-172nd Abandoned vessels; revise notice requirements; provisions (NR&E-28th) Lumsden-12th Guardian and ward; petitions for appointment of a guardian under certain circumstances; provisions (JUDY-29th) Price-48th Special license plates; Georgia Beekeepers Association; establish (Substitute) (PUB SAF-50th) Dunahoo-30th Deferred compensation plans; governing authority of a municipality may pay costs or fees associated with an employee's participation in a plan; provide (Substitute) (RET-8th) Maxwell-17th Firefighter certification; military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-30th) Belton-112th Motor vehicles; criteria by which the Department of Driver Services shall authorize licensed driver training schools to administer on-the-road driving skills testing; revise (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Powell-32nd Ad valorem tax; property; repeal certain provisions (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Harrell-106th Georgia Emergency Communications Authority Act; enact (Substitute) (PUB SAF-18th) Powell-32nd Insurance; division of a domestic insurer into two or more resulting domestic insurers; provisions (I&L-9th) Shaw-176th Insurance; certain policies, definitions, and property insurance; revise (Substitute) (I&L-14th) Lumsden-12th Health; recommendations from the House Rural Development Council; implement (Substitute) (H&HS-11th) Jasperse-11th - 1 - HB 775 HB 808 HB 809 HB 814 HB 815 HB 825 HB 831 HB 840 HB 844 HB 867 HB 886 HB 897 HB 906 HB 907 HB 920 HB 938 HR 1090 HR 1104 Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration Professions and businesses; real estate management companies; provisions (RI&U-47th) Powell-32nd Courts; term of court in certain counties in the Waycross Circuit; change (JUDY-7th) Nimmer-178th Motor vehicles; Georgia State Patrol motor vehicles for traffic law enforcement may be a solid color; provide (PUB SAF-7th) Hitchens-161st Coroners; county governing authority may establish salaries and benefits; provide (SLGO(G)-25th) Williams-145th Special license plates; Georgia Masonic Charities; establish (PUB SAF-56th) Martin-49th Death investigations; chief medical examiner to inter and disinter unidentified human remains under certain circumstances; allow (JUDY-25th) Williams-145th Georgia's Employment First Act; enact (ED&T-30th) Rogers-10th Revenue and taxation; penalties and interest in the event of military service in a combat zone; provide exemption (VM&HS-32nd) Hitchens-161st Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; revise provisions (H&HS-9th) Houston-170th Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; quorum for transaction of business; revise (PUB SAF-7th) Hitchens-161st Sales and use tax; exemption for agricultural machinery and equipment; provisions (AG&CA-50th) Watson-172nd Georgia Power of Attorney Act; revise (JUDY-18th) Efstration-104th Public records; public disclosure of personal information of certain foster parents; exclude (JUDY-18th) Dempsey-13th Public officers and employees; appointment and election of successor in event of vacancy in the office of district attorney; provide (JUDY-23rd) Fleming-121st Domestic relations; department's information concerning the parties to an adoption under certain circumstances; allow for the use (H&HS-40th) Dempsey-13th Insurance; limited credit insurance agency license; provide (I&L-25th) Taylor-173rd Jeff Davis County; Crisp County; change of use of certain property; authorize (SI&P-51st) Watson-172nd Property; granting of non-exclusive easements; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-151st - 2 - Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 61 HB 64 HB 85 HB 137 HB 181 HB 253 HB 305 HB 374 HB 419 HB 654 HB 664 HB 700 HB 734 HB 756 Sales and use tax; certain retailers to either collect and remit or notify purchaser and state; require (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Powell-171st Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act; enact (Substitute) (I&L-9th) Blackmon-146th Ad valorem tax; methodology used to establish forest land fair market value; revise (Substitute) (FIN-7th) Powell-171st Crimes and offenses; restrictions on contingency fee compensation of an attorney appointed in forfeiture actions; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd) Turner-21st 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 Special license plates; dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program; increase the proportion of moneys derived from the sale (PUB SAF-56th) Willard-51st Domestic relations; category of third parties who may be awarded custody in certain circumstances; add stepparents (H&HS-19th) Beskin-54th Ad valorem tax; property; allow electronic filing of returns in certain cases (Substitute) (FIN-28th) Knight-130th Fireworks; certain counties further regulate use or ignition; enable authority (Substitute) (PUB SAF-45th) Silcox-52nd Child support; reforms recommended by the Ga. Child Support Commission; enact (JUDY-19th) Beskin-54th Income tax; deduction from income for contributions to savings trust accounts; revise (FIN-56th) Teasley-37th Georgia Student Finance Authority; service cancelable educational loans; include graduate degree programs (VM&HS-1st) Belton-112th Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions (I&L-20th) Smith134th Sales and use tax; annual reporting requirements regarding projects using SPLOST funds; revise (FIN-56th) Hilton-95th - 1 - HB 757 HB 811 HB 843 HB 849 HB 876 HB 917 HB 951 HB 999 HR 51 HR 279 HR 898 HR 943 Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1 Local government; regulatory powers of cities and counties with certificate of public necessity and convenience; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-49th) Powell-32nd Revenue, Department of; authorized to share tax information that assists in the identification of noncompliant taxpayers; provide (FIN-52nd) Powell-171st Revenue and taxation; tax credits; include any census tract in a county that contains a federal military installation and industrial park (ED&T-20th) Shaw-176th Income tax; reporting of federal partnership adjustments; provisions (FIN-52nd) Peake-141st Buildings and housing; counties and municipalities proscribing the use of wood in the construction of certain buildings when state minimum standard codes are met; prohibit (AG&CA-50th) Corbett-174th Crimes and offenses; restitution; update terminology and change provisions (JUDY-19th) Dollar-45th Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions (ED&T-19th) Shaw-176th Weapons; carry license; inpatient hospitalization; provisions (JUDY-17th) Coomer-14th Forest land fair market value; prescribed methodology; remove - CA (Substitute) (FIN-7th) Powell-171st Single Parent Day; March 21; designate each year (RULES-42nd) Stovall-74th Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process; create (ED&Y-37th) Coleman-97th Joint Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create (RULES-49th) Morris-26th - 2 - Section 4 Non privileged resolutions WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SR 453 SR 467 SR 484 SR 489 SR 503 SR 506 SR 593 SR 732 SR 752 SR 761 SR 772 SR 778 SR 832 SR 865 SR 882 SR 899 SR 902 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) Nation of Israel; commend (RULES-40th) U.S. Congress; repeal the Johnson Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code; encourage (FIN-16th) Senate Study Committee on Dyslexia; create (H&HS-40th) Joint Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies; create (Substitute) (H&HS-14th) US Congress; National Park Service; reliable, predictable stream of resources to address deferred maintenance needs; create (NR&E-51st) Senate Study Committee on Risks Associated with Kratom; create (RULES-53rd) State of Georgia Council on Respiratory Health Promotion; support creation (H&HS-40th) Senate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Operations and Authority Creation Study Committee; create (TRANS-25th) Unify Georgia Day; recognize March 9, 2018 (RULES-35th) Joint Study Committee on Revising the Applicability and Nomenclature of the Offense of Rape; create (Substitute) (JUDY-35th) - 1 - SR 914 SR 935 SR 940 SR 967 Section 4 Non privileged resolutions Senate Emergency Pursuits By Law Enforcement Officers Study Committee; create (PUB SAF-44th) Senate School Safety Study Committee; create (RULES-56th) President of the United States; infrastructure plan; support (RULES-25th) Wynn, Taos and Perfect Love Foundation; recognize; Unify Georgia Day; recognize March 8, 2018 (RULES-35th) - 2 - Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 235 SB 314 SB 435 SB 456 SR 329 SR 351 SR 353 SR 539 SR 587 SR 629 SR 885 SR 906 SR 923 SR 924 SR 925 SR 942 SR 943 SR 944 "Deantre Gregory Turman Act" (ED&Y-35th) Invasions of Privacy; prohibit sexual extortion; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-22nd) School Buses; civil monetary penalties regarding violations of the duties of a driver; enforcement; revise (Substitute) (PUB SAF-21st) "Quality Basic Education Act"; no high school which receives funding; shall participate unless association has separate regions and playoffs; provide (ED&Y-53rd) Joint Study Committee on Professional Employer Organizations; create (Substitute) (I&L-21st) Grady Memorial Hospital; commend (RULES-48th) Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Therapy Dogs; recognize (RULES-45th) Richards, Jon; recognize (RULES-45th) State of Georgia; English as the official language; declare (CA) (RULES29th) People's Republic of China; recommend certain measures be taken regarding actions against Falun Gong practitioners (RULES-53rd) Carey Ellerbee Memorial Bridge; Upson County; dedicate (TRANS-21st) Walk of Heroes/Veterans Interchange; Rockdale County; dedicate (TRANS-43rd) Jasper W. "JW" Dodd, Jr. Memorial Intersection; Walker County; dedicate (TRANS-53rd) Ben Napier Memorial Intersection; Walker County; dedicate (TRANS53rd) William Calvert "Coach" Sandberg Memorial Intersection; Walker County; dedicate (TRANS-53rd) Annie Lois Freeman Souder Bridge; Clayton County; dedicate (TRANS44th) David M. Anthony Memorial Bridge; Marion/Talbot County; dedicate (TRANS-15th) Carl Genius Souder Bridge; Clayton County; dedicate (TRANS-44th) - 1 - Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) SR 947 Jackson and Queen Mary Dixon Memorial Highway; Clayton and Henry County; dedicate (TRANS-44th) SR 954 Samuel L. and LaTanya Jackson Highway; Fulton County; dedicate (TRANS-35th) - 2 - Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) - 3 -