Senate general calendar, 2021 March 22

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021
THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 11 SB 31
SB 102
SB 108 SB 158 SB 197 SB 203
SB 239
SB 266 SR 11
SR 37 SR 117 SR 125

"Senator Jack Hill Veterans Act"; enact (Substitute) (VM&HS-33rd)
Indigent and Elderly Patients; establishment of a pilot program to conduct a simulated exchange for health care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits to meet their charity care requirements; provide (Substitute) (FIN-52nd)
Public Utilities and Public Transportation; governmental entities from adopting any policy that prohibits the connection or reconnection of any utility service based upon the type or source of energy or fuel; prohibit (Substitute) (RI&U-18th)
Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create (GvtO-44th)
Stone Mountain Memorial Association; creation and erection of the "Let Freedom Ring Monument"; provide (ED&T-10th)
Stalking; the definition of "place or places"; revise (JUDY-41st)
Motor Vehicles; use of mounts on windshields for support of wireless telecommunications devices and stand-alone electronic devices; allow (Substitute) (TRANS-51st)
Education; tuition and mandatory student fees for students enrolled in a unit of the University System of Georgia; calculated and assessed on a per credit hour basis; provide (Substitute) (H ED-40th)
"Save Girls Sports Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-16th)
Georgia Recyclers Association, the Georgia Recycling Coalition, and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and their employees; recognize (Substitute) (RULES47th)
Members of the Senate; four-year term of office; provide-CA (GvtO-27th)
Democratic Party of Clayton County and the Young Democrats of Clayton County; recognize (RULES-34th)
Georgia Companies and Institutions; equitable and diverse gender representation on the boards and in the senior management; encourage (RULES-2nd)
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HB 34 HB 43
HB 44 HB 97 HB 130 HB 134 HB 141
HB 146
HB 165
HB 173 HB 174 HB 205 HB 218 HB 236

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act; enact (H&HS34th) Belton-112th
Motor vehicles; require registration application forms to include optional information regarding certain conditions which may interfere with a registrant's ability to communicate (Substitute) (PUB SAF-14th) Cantrell-22nd
State government; Georgia shall observe daylight savings time year round; provide (Substitute) (GvtO-1st) Cantrell-22nd
Courts; oath for certain clerks of the probate court; require and provide (SJUDY50th) Leverett-33rd
Local government; fence detection system; define term (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-29th) Gullett-19th
State government; meetings relating to cybersecurity contracting and planning from open meeting requirements; exclude (S&T-50th) Anderson-10th
Criminal procedure; requirements for awards made from Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to medical service providers; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-1st) Gaines-117th
Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for eligible state employees and eligible local board of education employees; provide (Substitute) (I&L-49th) Gaines117th
Motor vehicles; use of mounts on windshields for the support of wireless telecommunications devices and stand-alone electronic devices under certain circumstances; allow (TRANS-29th) Barr-103rd
Retirement and pensions; eligible large retirement system's assets that may be invested in alternative investments; increase percentage (RET-52nd) Benton-31st
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date (TRANS-25th) Wiedower-119th
Insurance; framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance; provide (I&L-28th) Williams-148th
Crimes and offenses; weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; expand (Substitute) (PUB SAF-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Domestic relations; additional monitoring of victim after granting of a temporary protective order; provide (PUB SAF-29th) Neal-74th
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HB 241 HB 246 HB 258 HB 268 HB 273 HB 282 HB 286 HB 287 HB 289 HB 305 HB 307 HB 322 HB 328 HB 333 HB 342 HB 346

Insurance; revise meaning of property insurance; change parameters under which certain contracts or agreements may be canceled (I&L-29th) Gambill-15th
Motor vehicles; issuance of replacement licenses and permits; increase fee (PUB SAF-56th) Watson-172nd
Crimes and offenses; response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85; provisions (JUDY-3rd) Sainz-180th
The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act; enact (H&HS-1st) Werkheiser157th
Distilled spirits; initiate a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses; provide additional method (Substitute) (RI&U-28th) Ballinger-23rd
Ad valorem tax; qualified timberland property; add a definition (Substitute) (FIN52nd) Meeks-178th
Local government; restrict ability of county governing authorities to reduce funding for county police departments (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Gaines-117th
Education; tobacco and vapor products in course of instruction regarding alcohol and drugs; include (Substitute) (ED&Y-32nd) Rich-97th
Motor vehicles; issuance of Class C drivers' licenses; provide for requirements (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Belton-112th
Professions and businesses; massage therapy; revise a definition (H&HS-53rd) Hawkins-27th
Georgia Telehealth Act; revise (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Cooper-43rd
Juvenile Code; revise definition of sexual exploitation (Substitute) (JUDY-28th) Wiedower-119th
Public utilities; one-time right of way permit fee and reduce annual right of way use fees; establish (RI&U-51st) Momtahan-17th
Ethics in Government Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (ETHICS-17th) Efstration104th
Professions and businesses; certain advertisements related to plumbing; prohibit (Substitute) (ED&T-28th) Washburn-141st
Jarom's Act; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-7th) LaRiccia-169th
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HB 353 HB 354
HB 355 HB 363 HB 370 HB 371 HB 392
HB 453 HB 455 HB 459 HB 465
HB 470 HB 476 HB 479

Motor vehicles; clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of roadway (PUB SAF-56th) Jones-25th
State Board of Cemeterians and Funeral Service; report suspected unlawful activity to the sheriff's office and the Attorney General; require (Substitute) (SJUDY-23rd) Williams-145th
Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction; provisions (NR&E-7th) Wiedower-119th
Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; revise definitions (JUDY-17th) LaHood-175th
Health; term limits for members of joint hospital authorities; provide (H&HS-32nd) Jones-47th
Evidence; certain proceedings may be conducted by video conference; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd) Gunter-8th
Alcoholic beverages; licenses for retail sale packages of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises shall be subject to regulation as to distance from schools as determined by the local governing authority; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd) Ridley-6th
Special license plates; certified, volunteer, and retired firefighters; provide standards for proof of eligibility (PUB SAF-56th) McDonald-26th
Education; student transportation; revise a provision (Substitute) (ED&Y-51st) Barr103rd
Local government; prohibit annexations of county operated airport property (SLGO(G)-56th) Martin-49th
Local government; imposing civil penalties upon an alarm systems contractor for a false alarm that occurs through no fault of alarm systems contractor; prohibit (GvtO29th) Gullett-19th
Property; no plans are required when units are not designated by physical structures; provide (JUDY-28th) Washburn-141st
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021; enact (RI&U-56th) Washburn-141st
Criminal procedure; revise certain arrest powers; provisions (JUDY-46th) Reeves34th
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HB 498 HB 509
HB 534 HB 548 HB 553 HB 562
HB 567 HB 611 HB 620
HB 631
HR 24 HR 25 HR 26 HR 119

Ad valorem tax; property; expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products (FIN-20th) Watson-172nd
Insurance; require certain insurers to make at least one reasonably priced comprehensive major medical health insurance policy available (I&L-17th) Gaines117th
Crimes and offenses; promoting illegal drag racing and laying drags; provide for offense (JUDY-10th) Bonner-72nd
Social services; reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide (JUDY-50th) Dempsey-13th
State government; participation in hearings by electronic communications; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Criminal procedure; add DFCS case managers to people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Carpenter4th
Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee; create (Substitute) (H&HS11th) Cooper-43rd
State government; definition of small business; change (Substitute) (FIN-14th) Cheokas-138th
Guardian and ward; payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors; clarify and revise procedures and requirements (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Leverett33rd
Georgia Crime Information Center; develop a system to collect information on an individual's ability to communicate with law enforcement or emergency responders; provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Cheokas-138th
Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate (APPROP-1st) Mallow-163rd
Jones, Mark Jason; compensate (APPROP-1st) Mallow-163rd
Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate (APPROP-1st) Mallow-163rd
Senator Johnny Isakson Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate (TRANS-53rd) Ralston7th

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HR 130
HR 183 HR 204 HR 282

Board of Community Affairs; approving transfer of Forsyth County from Georgia Mountains Regional Commission to Atlanta Regional Commission; ratify action (Substitute) (GvtO-27th) McDonald-26th
Congress; pass Recovering America's Wildlife Act; urge (NR&E-7th) Knight-130th
Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate (SI&P-1st) Gilliard-162nd
Sydnie Grace Jones Memorial Intersection; dedicate (TRANS-51st) Gunter-8th

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