Senate general calendar, 2018 March 21

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

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

SR 989
HB 40
HB 65 HB 85 HB 93 HB 121 HB 161 HB 189 HB 190 HB 214
HB 271 HB 332 HB 357 HB 374 HB 392

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); withdraw Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations on the agriculture industry; encourage (AG&CA-50th)
Evidence; confidentiality of certain medical information of animals within a veterinarian's care; provide exception (AG&CA-14th) Turner-21st
Low THC Oil Patient Registry; conditions and eligibility; change provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-28th) Peake-141st
Ad valorem tax; methodology used to establish forest land fair market value; revise (Substitute) (RULES-7th) Powell-171st
Sales and use tax; no interest shall be paid on refunds; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Corbett-174th
Trusts; minor or unborn beneficiaries; change provisions (JUDY-23rd) Efstration-104th
Drug related objects; employees of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Price-48th
Contract Cancellation Act; enact (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-54th) Nelson-125th
Domestic relations; marriage articles and antenuptial agreements; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Hanson-80th
Crimes and offenses; consistent punishment for the unlawful manufacture, sale or distribution of a proof of insurance document; provide (Substitute) (I&L-14th) Golick-40th
Water resources; shore protection; revise various provisions (Substitute) (NR&E-7th) Petrea-166th
Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act; enact (Substitute) (APPROP-51st) Watson-172nd
Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-49th) Stephens-164th
Ad valorem tax; property; allow electronic filing of returns in certain cases (Substitute) (FIN-28th) Knight-130th
Move on When Ready Act; students taking dual credit courses at certain eligible postsecondary institutions; allow funding (Substitute) (H ED-25th) Fleming-121st

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HB 410 HB 487 HB 489 HB 571 HB 588 HB 635 HB 636 HB 642 HB 647 HB 655 HB 658 HB 665 HB 668 HB 684 HB 692 HB 697

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Condominiums; certain fees imposed on purchasers; provide for limits (Substitute) (JUDY-3rd) Powell-32nd
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
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
Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act; at-risk adult protection investigative/coordinating teams; provide establishment (H&HS-45th) Cooper-43rd
Genetic Counselors Act; enact (RI&U-47th) Silcox-52nd
Local government; provide definitions; provisions (Substitute) (ED&T-39th) Nimmer-178th
Community Health, Department of; pilot program to provide coverage for treatment and management of obesity; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-1st) Dempsey-13th
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
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
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
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 (Substitute) (APPROP-4th) Ralston-7th
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
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

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HB 699 HB 703 HB 713 HB 714 HB 717 HB 721 HB 723 HB 729 HB 734 HB 735 HB 743 HB 749 HB 759 HB 760 HB 761 HB 763 HB 775

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
Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Hitchens-161st
Postsecondary education; HOPE and Zell Miller eligibility requirements relative to students who graduated from an ineligible high school; provide (Substitute) (H ED-16th) Chandler-105th
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; applicability of certain consumer protection laws to autonomous vehicles; provide (TRANS-51st) Kelley-16th
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
Sales and use tax; certain veterinary diagnostic and disease monitoring services; create exemption (FIN-50th) Watson-172nd
Ad valorem tax; property; repeal certain provisions (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Harrell-106th
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions (I&L-20th) Smith134th
Income tax credit; expenditures on the maintenance of a railroad track owned or leased by a Class III railroad; create (Substitute) (RULES-51st) Bentley-139th
Jeremy Nelson and Nick Blakely Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act; enact (ED&Y-21st) Clark-98th
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
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program; prior school year requirement; revise (Substitute) (ED&Y-40th) Turner-21st
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
Education; student attendance protocol committees to school climate; expand (Substitute) (ED&Y-28th) Nix-69th
Professions and businesses; real estate management companies; provisions (RI&U-47th) Powell-32nd

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HB 782 HB 783 HB 785 HB 790 HB 800 HB 803 HB 808 HB 809 HB 814 HB 815 HB 818 HB 825 HB 834 HB 840 HB 866 HB 867

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
Administrative procedure; provisions creating inactive boards, panels, authorities and other such bodies; repeal (Substitute) (GvtO-56th) Caldwell-20th
Solid waste management; certain definitions; modify and enact (Substitute) (NR&E-7th) Nix-69th
State government; recommendations of the Court Reform Council; implement (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Efstration-104th
Workers' compensation; eligibility for appointment as director emeritus and administrative law judge emeritus; change certain provisions (I&L-25th) Bonner-72nd
Crimes and offenses; trafficking a disabled adult, elder person, or resident; prohibit (H&HS-32nd) Willard-51st
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
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

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HB 879
HB 899 HB 904 HB 927 HB 929 HB 930
HB 938 HB 951 HB 956 HB 972
HB 982 HB 992 HB 999 HR 51 HR 238
HR 444 HR 1103

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
Water resources; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide (NR&E-25th) Jones-167th
Contracts; limitation on disqualification of bidders; change (ED&T-28th) LaRiccia-169th
Torts; effect of a landowner charging an admission price or fee; clarify provisions (Substitute) (AG&CA-19th) Hanson-80th
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
Insurance; limited credit insurance agency license; provide (I&L-25th) Taylor-173rd
Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions (ED&T-19th) Shaw-176th
Georgia Veterinary Practice Act; enact (Substitute) (AG&CA-8th) Pirkle-155th
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
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
Weapons; carry license; inpatient hospitalization; provisions (JUDY-17th) Coomer-14th
Forest land fair market value; prescribed methodology; remove - CA (Substitute) (RULES-7th) Powell-171st
Sales and use tax; annual allocation of 75 percent of revenue from sale of outdoor recreation equipment for protection and preservation of conservation land; provide - CA (Substitute) (APPROP-51st) Watson-172nd
Willie Thomas Murray Memorial Bridge; Lincoln County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-21st) McCall-33rd
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
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018

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

HB 59 HB 61 HB 64 HB 118 HB 137 HB 181 HB 195 HB 253 HB 258 HB 305 HB 314 HB 327 HB 654 HB 664

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
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
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
Taxation; certain for profit corporations to participate in the indirect ownership of a home for the mentally disabled for primarily financing purposes; allow (Substitute) (FIN-36th) Harrell-106th
Special license plates; dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program; increase the proportion of moneys derived from the sale (PUB SAF-56th) Willard-51st
Crimes and offenses; sentencing for persons who knowingly commit aggravated assault upon a peace officer; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Powell-32nd
Domestic relations; category of third parties who may be awarded custody in certain circumstances; add stepparents (H&HS-19th) Beskin-54th
Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Shaw-176th
Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; change manner for determining fair market value (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Blackmon-146th
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

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HB 694 HB 696 HB 756 HB 757 HB 789 HB 811
HB 827 HB 849 HB 871 HB 887 HB 890 HB 917 HB 973 HR 898 HR 943

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Motor fuel tax; electronic filing of certain reports; require (Substitute) (I&L-3rd) Harrell-106th
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; 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
Labor and industrial relations; marketplace contractors to be treated as independent contractors under state and local laws; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-14th) Fleming-121st
Revenue, Department of; authorized to share tax information that assists in the identification of noncompliant taxpayers; provide (FIN-52nd) Powell-171st
Income tax; increase value of rural hospital organization tax credit to 100 percent; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Kelley-16th
Income tax; reporting of federal partnership adjustments; provisions (FIN-52nd) Peake-141st
Sales and use tax; 50 percent of the sales price of manufactured homes; create exemption (Substitute) (FIN-28th) LaRiccia-169th
Georgia Communications Services Tax Act; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-51st) Powell-171st
Crimes and offenses; make it unlawful to use an emergency exit after having shoplifted (JUDY-23rd) Fleming-121st
Crimes and offenses; restitution; update terminology and change provisions (JUDY-19th) Dollar-45th
Ethics in government; lobbyists shall acknowledge and agree to abide by sexual harassment policy of General Assembly; provisions (Substitute) (ETHICS-29th) Jones-47th
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
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-EIGHTH 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 SR 1019
SR 1049 SR 1063 SR 1064 SR 1067 SR 1068

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)
Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Policy Modernization Study Committee; create (Substitute) (RI&U-47th)
Senate Cross Media Development Study Committee; create (RULES35th)
Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need Reform; create (Substitute) (RULES-1st)
Senate Study Committee on Continual Audit Exceptions on Local School Systems; create (RULES-12th)
Senate Study Committee on the Financial Impact of Atlanta Annexation on Schools; create (Substitute) (RULES-10th)
Senate Study Committee on Evaluating the School Year Calendar of Georgia Public Schools; create (RULES-51st)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE
THIRTY-EIGHTH 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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