Senate general calendar, 2018 March 15

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

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

HB 121 HB 189 HB 381 HB 398 HB 487
HB 489
HB 494
HB 571 HB 588 HB 655
HB 665 HB 668 HB 671 HB 692

Trusts; minor or unborn beneficiaries; change provisions (JUDY-23rd) Efstration-104th
Contract Cancellation Act; enact (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-54th) Nelson-125th
Abandoned Mobile Home Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-18th) Corbett-174th
Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; update a cross-reference; provisions (RET-8th) Battles-15th
Disaster Volunteer Relief Act; granted leave from work with pay in order to participate in specialized disaster relief services; authorize certain employees of state agencies (PUB SAF-30th) Bonner-72nd
Local government; use Georgia Procurement Registry in addition to official legal organ to advertise certain bid opportunities; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-28th) McCall-33rd
Early care and learning; safety of children in early care and education programs; revise certain provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-50th) Dempsey-13th
Magistrates Retirement Fund; member in arrears for dues payments for 90 days shall be suspended; provisions (RET-8th) Watson-172nd
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; member may purchase annuity; revise method and manner (RET-52nd) Maxwell-17th
Quality Basic Education Act; post sign containing telephone number to receive reports of child abuse; require every public school (Substitute) (ED&Y-32nd) Williams-145th
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

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HB 699
HB 700 HB 701 HB 714
HB 721
HB 729 HB 732 HB 734 HB 740
HB 743 HB 760 HB 761 HB 775 HB 780 HB 785 HB 792 HB 793

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Firefighter certification; military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-30th) Belton-112th
Georgia Student Finance Authority; service cancelable educational loans; include graduate degree programs (VM&HS-1st) Belton-112th
State employment; drug testing; allow testing for all forms of opioids (H&HS-53rd) Tanner-9th
Motor vehicles; reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update (PUB SAF-7th) Rogers-10th
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
Crimes and offenses; trafficking an individual for sexual servitude; provisions (JUDY-45th) Silcox-52nd
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions (I&L-20th) Smith-134th
Education; local school system to conduct certain screenings, assessments, and reviews prior to expelling a student; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-30th) Nix-69th
Jeremy Nelson and Nick Blakely Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act; enact (ED&Y-21st) Clark-98th
Insurance; certain policies, definitions, and property insurance; revise (Substitute) (I&L-14th) Lumsden-12th
Motor vehicles; filing of certificates of title by dealers; provide (PUB SAF-53rd) Ridley-6th
Professions and businesses; real estate management companies; provisions (RI&U-47th) Powell-32nd
Banking and finance; changes to provisions applicable to financial institutions; provide (Substitute) (B&FI-18th) Williamson-115th
Solid waste management; certain definitions; modify and enact (Substitute) (NR&E-7th) Nix-69th
Waste management; sunset date for certain solid waste surcharges and hazardous waste fees; extend (Substitute) (NR&E-20th) Rogers-10th
Sales and use tax; certain aquarium construction; provide exemption (FIN-14th) LaRiccia-169th

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HB 800 HB 808 HB 809 HB 814 HB 815 HB 818 HB 820 HB 825 HB 840 HB 852 HB 856 HB 866 HB 867 HB 876 HB 879 HB 886 HB 897

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Workers' compensation; eligibility for appointment as director emeritus and administrative law judge emeritus; change certain provisions (I&L-25th) Bonner-72nd
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
Insurance; health care provider shall choose the method of reimbursement by insurer; provide (I&L-53rd) Hawkins-27th
Revenue and taxation; procedure for counties following a rejection of a tax digest; establish (Substitute) (FIN-40th) Beskin-54th
Death investigations; chief medical examiner to inter and disinter unidentified human remains under certain circumstances; allow (JUDY-25th) Williams-145th
Revenue and taxation; penalties and interest in the event of military service in a combat zone; provide exemption (VM&HS-32nd) Hitchens-161st
Quality Basic Education Act; student's continued enrollment in a public school under certain circumstances; provide (ED&Y-40th) Smith-41st
Board of Public Safety; add commissioner of community supervision (PUB SAF-7th) Deffenbaugh-1st
Commerce and trade; charging fee for placing a security freeze on a consumer's account; prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies (B&FI-48th) Turner-21st
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; quorum for transaction of business; revise (PUB SAF-7th) Hitchens-161st
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
Water resources; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide (NR&E-25th) Jones-167th
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

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HB 898 HB 899 HB 906 HB 920
HB 927 HB 938 HB 995
HB 999 HR 279 HR 1103

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Motor vehicles; fleet vehicles and fleet vehicle registration plans; revise provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th) Powell-32nd
Contracts; limitation on disqualification of bidders; change (ED&T-28th) LaRiccia-169th
Public records; public disclosure of personal information of certain foster parents; exclude (JUDY-18th) Dempsey-13th
Domestic relations; department's information concerning the parties to an adoption under certain circumstances; allow for the use (H&HS-40th) Dempsey-13th
Courts; certain information be provided to caregiver upon placement of a child; require (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Nimmer-178th
Insurance; limited credit insurance agency license; provide (I&L-25th) Taylor-173rd
Local government; certain disclosures from consultants who enter into contracts to prepare requirements for bids; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-24th) Newton-123rd
Weapons; carry license; inpatient hospitalization; provisions (JUDY-17th) Coomer-14th
Single Parent Day; March 21; designate each year (RULES-42nd) Stovall-74th
Property; conveyance of certain state owned real property; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-151st

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Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-SIXTH 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 697 HB 703 HB 723

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
Sales and use tax; sale or use of tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; extend exemption for five additional years (FIN-8th) Taylor-173rd
Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Hitchens-161st
Sales and use tax; certain veterinary diagnostic and disease monitoring services; create exemption (FIN-50th) Watson-172nd

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HB 756 HB 757 HB 811 HB 843 HB 849 HB 917 HB 929 HB 930 HB 972 HB 951 HR 51 HR 444 HR 898 HR 943

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Sales and use tax; annual reporting requirements regarding projects using SPLOST funds; revise (FIN-56th) Hilton-95th
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
Crimes and offenses; restitution; update terminology and change provisions (JUDY-19th) Dollar-45th
Water and sewer projects and costs tax (MOST); additional renewals of tax; allow (FIN-49th) Efstration-104th
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; creation of certain community improvement districts; provisions (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) Tanner-9th
Human Services, Department of; Division of Family and Children Services to offer extended care youth services under certain circumstances; allow (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Willard-51st
Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions (ED&T-19th) Shaw-176th
Forest land fair market value; prescribed methodology; remove - CA (Substitute) (FIN-7th) Powell-171st
Willie Thomas Murray Memorial Bridge; Lincoln County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) McCall-33rd
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

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Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-SIXTH 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)

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SR 914 SR 935 SR 940 SR 967 SR 977 SR 995

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)
Senate Study Committe on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; create (H ED-39th)
Senate Study Committee on Combat Sports; create (RULES-21st)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-SIXTH 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)

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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 953

Joint Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools; create (ED&T-51st)

SR 954

Samuel L. and LaTanya Jackson Highway; Fulton County; dedicate (TRANS-35th)

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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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