Senate general calendar, 2019 March 21

Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019

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

HB 128
HB 196 HB 197 HB 405 HB 481 HB 507

Insurance; insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; provide (I&L-18th) Silcox-52nd
Retirement and pensions; each public retirement system trustee to complete appropriate education applicable to his or her fiduciary duties; require (RET-52nd) Benton-31st
Office of Planning and Budget; provide for the establishment of the Strategic Integrated Data System (S&T-45th) Dempsey-13th
Revenue and taxation; Level 1 Freeport Exemption; modify provisions (FIN-52nd) Knight-130th
Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act; enact (Substitute) (S&T-45th) Setzler-35th
Ad valorem tax; criteria used by tax assessors to determine the fair market value of real property; revise (FIN-56th) Wilensky-79th

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Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019

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

HB 63 HB 64
HB 85 HB 99 HB 101 HB 171
HB 182 HB 184 HB 193
HB 220 HB 242 HB 253 HB 314 HB 315

Insurance; health benefit plans to establish step therapy protocols; require (Substitute) (I&L-32nd) Cooper-43rd
Parent and child; require child welfare agencies to make efforts to determine whether a parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of abuse allegations is on active duty in the military (JUDY-42nd) Prince127th
Sales and use tax; organ procurement organizations; exempt sales (FIN52nd) Houston-170th
Insurance; provide for modernization and updates (Substitute) (I&L-25th) Smith-134th
Ad valorem tax; all-terrain vehicles; revise definitions (FIN-7th) Ridley6th
Motor vehicles; use of mounts on windshields for the support of wireless telecommunications devices and stand-alone electronic devices under certain circumstances; allow (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Barr-103rd
Sales and use tax; lower threshold amount for certain dealers (FIN-52nd) Harrell-106th
Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act; enact (RI&U-51st) Harrell-106th
Banking and finance; banks and credit unions to offer savings promotion raffle accounts in which deposits to a savings account enter a depositor in a raffle; allow (B&FI-9th) Dunahoo-30th
Solid waste management; certain solid waste disposal surcharges; extend sunset date (Substitute) (FIN-19th) Rogers-10th
Professions and businesses; regulation of massage therapy educational programs; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd) Hawkins-27th
Professions and businesses; occupational therapists; update and revise various provisions (RI&U-32nd) Hawkins-27th
Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Stephens-164th
Local government; certain agreements from consultants who enter into contracts or arrangements to prepare or develop requirements for bids; provide (Substitute) (GvtO-24th) Newton-123rd

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HB 319
HB 341 HB 344
HB 367 HB 382 HB 392 HB 406 HB 456 HB 491 HB 525 HR 51

Section 3 Legislation not eligible for section 1
Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; member's benefits payable after death shall be paid to his or her estate when such member failed to designate a beneficiary or his or her designated beneficiaries are deceased; provide (RET-52nd) Williams-148th
Crimes and offenses; reproduction of recorded material; update terminology (S&T-45th) Dollar-45th
Sales and use tax; mission to advance arts shall not be required to be an organization's primary mission in order to obtain an exemption for certain sales of tickets for admission to fine arts performances; provide (FIN14th) Gambill-15th
Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Act; enact (I&L-16th) Taylor173rd
Outdoor stewardship; eligible applicants for and recipients of the grants; redefine (Substitute) (NR&E-51st) Burns-159th
Board of Public Safety; expense allowance and travel cost reimbursement for members in like fashion as other state boards and commissions; provide (GvtO-7th) Wiedower-119th
Local government; joint authorities to furnish certain information necessary for the state auditor to determine the net impact of their activities on associated tax digests; require (FIN-46th) Williamson-115th
Local government; elect an annual report in lieu of a biennial audit; increase expenditure amount (GvtO-7th) Tankersley-160th
Insurance; regulation of insurance company holding systems; update (I&L-20th) Taylor-173rd
Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center; rename to Savannah Convention Center (ED&T-1st) Stephens-164th
Joint Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create (I COOP-27th) Morris-26th

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Section 4 Non privileged resolutions
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019

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

SR 24 SR 44 SR 133 SR 214 SR 276

United States Congress; amend the allocation of funds collected through federal motor fuel taxes; urge (TRANS-21st)
Interstate 14; support (Substitute) (TRANS-15th)
Atlanta-region Transit Link "ATL" Authority; prioritize and encourage the use of technological innovation; urge (S&T-21st)
State Agencies and Departments; publish their reports to the General Assembly by electronic means; urge (GvtO-31st)
Congress; eliminate five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); urge (H&HS-45th)

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Section 7 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a)
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019

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

SB 4
SB 45 SB 76 SB 107
SB 124 SB 134 SB 150
SB 165 SB 210 SB 229
SR 84 SR 104 SR 202

Legislative Services; private lactation room open to the public in the Capitol Building or the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building; provide (SI&P-6th)
"Rural Georgia Jobs and Growth Act" (Substitute) (ED&T-21st)
Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; veterinary technicians as veterinary nurses; redesignate (Substitute) (AG&CA-8th)
State Flag, Seal and Other Symbols; placement of monument in honor of the Honorable Zell Bryan Miller upon capitol grounds of state capitol building; provide (Substitute) (SI&P-53rd)
Insurance; language used in certain automobile and property insurance reduction of coverage notices; revise (I&L-9th)
Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; commission for administrative purposes; reassign (UAff-32nd)
Crimes and Offenses; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence receiving, possessing, transporting a firearm; prohibit (Substitute) (JUDY-6th)
Education; designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; provide (ED&Y-14th)
"Quality Basic Education Act"; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd)
Courts; parental accountability court divisions to provide alternative adjudication to the traditional judicial system; create (Substitute) (JUDY29th)
General Assembly; pari-mutuel betting on horse racing; provide by lawCA (ED&T-21st)
United States Department of Veterans Affairs; establish new outpatient Veterans Affairs clinics; request (VM&HS-48th)
Joint Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers; create (Substitute) (RULES-52nd)

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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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