Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018

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

HB 121 HB 149 HB 189 HB 398 HB 419 HB 487
HB 489
HB 494
HB 571 HB 588 HB 655
HB 665 HB 668 HB 671

Trusts; minor or unborn beneficiaries; change provisions (JUDY-23rd) Efstration-104th
Law enforcement; comprehensive regulation of trauma scene cleanup services; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Powell-32nd
Contract Cancellation Act; enact (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-54th) Nelson-125th
Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; update a cross-reference; provisions (RET-8th) Battles-15th
Fireworks; certain counties further regulate use or ignition; enable authority (Substitute) (PUB SAF-45th) Silcox-52nd
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

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HB 692
HB 699
HB 700 HB 701 HB 714
HB 718 HB 721
HB 729 HB 734 HB 739 HB 740
HB 743 HB 760 HB 761 HB 765 HB 775 HB 779 HB 780

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
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) Belton112th
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
Education; certain absences of students with parents in service of the armed forces of the United States; excuse (ED&Y-43rd) Scott-76th
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
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions (I&L-20th) Smith134th
Tracy Rainey Act; enact (ED&Y-1st) Williams-168th
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
C.J.'s Law; enact (JUDY-35th) Thomas-56th
Professions and businesses; real estate management companies; provisions (RI&U-47th) Powell-32nd
Emergency management; homeland security division; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Powell-32nd
Banking and finance; changes to provisions applicable to financial institutions; provide (Substitute) (B&FI-18th) Williamson-115th

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HB 782 HB 785 HB 800 HB 808 HB 809 HB 814 HB 815 HB 818 HB 825 HB 834 HB 840 HB 843 HB 866 HB 867 HB 878 HB 879

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Crimes and offenses; provisions relating to permissible users with access to prescription drug monitoring program data base; revise (Substitute) (H&HS-20th) Rhodes-120th
Solid waste management; certain definitions; modify and enact (Substitute) (NR&E-7th) Nix-69th
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
Death investigations; chief medical examiner to inter and disinter unidentified human remains under certain circumstances; allow (JUDY-25th) Williams-145th
Landlord and tenant; termination of a rental or lease agreement under circumstances involving family violence; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-23rd) Ballinger-23rd
Revenue and taxation; penalties and interest in the event of military service in a combat zone; provide exemption (VM&HS-32nd) Hitchens-161st
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
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
Insurance; cancellation of an insurance policy by an insured; change certain provisions (I&L-16th) Clark-147th
Water resources; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide (NR&E-25th) Jones-167th

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HB 886 HB 898 HB 899 HB 906 HB 920
HB 938 HB 982 HB 992 HB 995
HB 999 HR 1103

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Sales and use tax; exemption for agricultural machinery and equipment; provisions (AG&CA-50th) Watson-172nd
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
Insurance; limited credit insurance agency license; provide (I&L-25th) Taylor-173rd
Courts; relative searches conducted by DFCS; change provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-19th) Nimmer-178th
Health; use of automated external defibrillators; eliminate certain requirements (Substitute) (PUB SAF-50th) Lott-122nd
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
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
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018

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

HB 40 HB 59 HB 61 HB 64 HB 85 HB 118 HB 137 HB 161 HB 181 HB 190 HB 253 HB 305 HB 314 HB 357

Evidence; confidentiality of certain medical information of animals within a veterinarian's care; provide exception (AG&CA-14th) Turner21st
Revenue and taxation; tax credits for rehabilitation of historic structures; revise procedures, conditions, and limitations (Substitute) (FIN-40th) Stephens-164th
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
Fantasy Contests Act; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-45th) Kelley-16th
Crimes and offenses; restrictions on contingency fee compensation of an attorney appointed in forfeiture actions; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd) Turner-21st
Drug related objects; employees of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Price-48th
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
Domestic relations; marriage articles and antenuptial agreements; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Hanson-80th
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) Beskin54th
Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN) Shaw176th
Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-49th) Stephens-164th

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HB 374 HB 636 HB 654 HB 658 HB 664 HB 696 HB 697 HB 703 HB 723 HB 735 HB 749 HB 756 HB 757 HB 783 HB 811 HB 849

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Ad valorem tax; property; allow electronic filing of returns in certain cases (Substitute) (FIN-28th) Knight-130th
Genetic Counselors Act; enact (RI&U-47th) Silcox-52nd
Child support; reforms recommended by the Ga. Child Support Commission; enact (JUDY-19th) Beskin-54th
Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; remove sunset date for the time during which a certain tax may be collected (Substitute) (FIN-37th) Ehrhart-36th
Income tax; deduction from income for contributions to savings trust accounts; revise (FIN-56th) Teasley-37th
Sales and use tax; certain computer equipment sold or leased to certain entities for use in high-technology data centers; create exemption (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Kelley-16th
Sales and use tax; sale or use of tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; extend exemption for five additional years (FIN8th) 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
Income tax credit; expenditures on the maintenance of a railroad track owned or leased by a Class III railroad; create (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Bentley-139th
Income tax; retirement income is applicable as a retirement benefit from noncivilian service in the United States armed forces; clarify an exemption (FIN-56th) Blackmon-146th
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
Administrative procedure; provisions creating inactive boards, panels, authorities and other such bodies; repeal (Substitute) (GvtO-56th) Caldwell-20th
Revenue, Department of; authorized to share tax information that assists in the identification of noncompliant taxpayers; provide (FIN-52nd) Powell-171st
Income tax; reporting of federal partnership adjustments; provisions (FIN-52nd) Peake-141st

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HB 887 HB 890 HB 904 HB 917 HB 927 HB 929 HB 930
HB 951 HB 972
HB 973
HR 51 HR 444 HR 898 HR 943

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Georgia Communications Services Tax Act; enact (Substitute) (RI&U51st) Powell-171st
Crimes and offenses; make it unlawful to use an emergency exit after having shoplifted (JUDY-23rd) Fleming-121st
Torts; effect of a landowner charging an admission price or fee; clarify provisions (Substitute) (AG&CA-19th) Hanson-80th
Crimes and offenses; restitution; update terminology and change provisions (JUDY-19th) Dollar-45th
Courts; certain information be provided to caregiver upon placement of a child; require (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Nimmer-178th
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
Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions (ED&T-19th) Shaw-176th
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
Ethics in government; lobbyists shall acknowledge and agree to abide by sexual harassment policy of General Assembly; provisions (Substitute) (ETHICS-29th) Jones-47th
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
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-SEVENTH 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 989
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)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); withdraw Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations on the agriculture industry; encourage (AG&CA-50th)
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)
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018

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

SR 983

Joint Study Committee on Low THC Medical Oil Access; create (Substitute) (H&HS-28th)

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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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