Senate general calendar, 2021 March 25

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
THIRTY-EIGHTH 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 SR 281

"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) (RULES-47th)
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)
Senate Study Committee on Violence Against Health Care Workers; create (RULES49th)
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HB 32 HB 43
HB 44 HB 67 HB 92 HB 94 HB 97 HB 117 HB 128
HB 130 HB 134 HB 152 HB 160
HB 165

Income tax; credit for teacher recruitment and retention program; provide (Substitute) (FIN-25th) 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
State government; public property; extend automatic repeals of certain provisions (Substitute) (H ED-46th) Martin-49th
Health; transfer of vital records to State Archives; revise provisions (Substitute) (GvtO-29th) Gambill-15th
Crimes and offenses; provide for the crime of theft by possession of stolen mail (Substitute) (JUDY-18th) Rich-97th
Courts; oath for certain clerks of the probate court; require and provide (SJUDY-50th) Leverett-33rd
Low THC Oil Patient Registry; ulcerative colitis as a condition for which low THC oil may be used for treatment; add (Substitute) (H&HS-29th) Wilensky-79th
Health; prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient (H&HS-45th) Williams-145th
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
Postsecondary education; exemption applicable to certain institutions operating on military installations or bases; revise provisions (H ED-54th) Wiedower-119th
Revenue and taxation; water and sewer projects and costs tax (MOST); provide for audits of tax by state auditor under certain conditions (Substitute) (FIN-39th) Boddie62nd
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

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HB 174 HB 179 HB 194
HB 200 HB 218 HB 231 HB 236 HB 241 HB 244 HB 246 HB 247 HB 254 HB 255 HB 258 HB 272 HB 273

Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date (TRANS-25th) Wiedower-119th
Special license plates; support breast cancer related programs; amend logo design (PUB SAF-3rd) Camp-131st
Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Sainz180th
Motor vehicles; issuance of a Class C driver's license to operators of certain threewheeled motor vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-51st) Powell-32nd
Crimes and offenses; weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; expand (Substitute) (PUB SAF-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Crimes and offenses; victims of stalking; expand applicability of protective orders (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Gaines-117th
Domestic relations; additional monitoring of victim after granting of a temporary protective order; provide (PUB SAF-29th) Neal-74th
Insurance; revise meaning of property insurance; change parameters under which certain contracts or agreements may be canceled (I&L-29th) Gambill-15th
Insurance; flood risk reduction in the enumerated list of county purposes for ad valorem taxes; include (I&L-3rd) Hogan-179th
Motor vehicles; issuance of replacement licenses and permits; increase fee (PUB SAF56th) Watson-172nd
Uniform rules of the road; commission of an offense of distracted driving; provide for penalties (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Carson-46th
Insurance; Commissioner's enforcement authority with regard to adjusters; increase (Substitute) (I&L-29th) Lumsden-12th
Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2021; enact (PUB SAF-56th) Holcomb-81st
Crimes and offenses; response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85; provisions (JUDY-3rd) Sainz-180th
Juvenile Code; juvenile court to include children who are under 18 years of age; change jurisdiction (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Ballinger-23rd
Distilled spirits; initiate a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses; provide additional method (Substitute) (RI&U-28th) Ballinger-23rd
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HB 282 HB 287 HB 289 HB 290
HB 291 HB 303 HB 305 HB 306
HB 307 HB 317 HB 322 HB 327 HB 328 HB 333 HB 334 HB 338

Ad valorem tax; qualified timberland property; add a definition (Substitute) (FIN52nd) Meeks-178th
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
Hospitals and nursing homes; policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members and friends; provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-19th) Setzler-35th
Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school (H ED-17th) Dempsey-13th
Jaida Act; enact (Substitute) (I&L-15th) Glanton-75th
Professions and businesses; massage therapy; revise a definition (H&HS-53rd) Hawkins-27th
Corporations, partnership, and associations; corporations may hold shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Georgia Telehealth Act; revise (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Cooper-43rd
Excise tax; revise definition of innkeeper to include marketplace facilitators; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-1st) Stephens-164th
Juvenile Code; revise definition of sexual exploitation (Substitute) (JUDY-28th) Wiedower-119th
Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-56th) Momtahan17th
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) Efstration-104th
Superior courts; clerks; notaries public; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Gullett19th
Motor vehicles; issuance of veterans' driver's licenses; revise qualifications (VM&HS3rd) DeLoach-167th

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HB 342 HB 355 HB 369 HB 371 HB 383 HB 392
HB 409 HB 411 HB 443 HB 449 HB 454 HB 455 HB 458 HB 464
HB 466

Professions and businesses; certain advertisements related to plumbing; prohibit (Substitute) (ED&T-28th) Washburn-141st
Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction; provisions (NR&E-7th) Wiedower-119th
Physicians; job description submission to Georgia Composite Medical Board; provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-20th) Powell-32nd
Evidence; certain proceedings may be conducted by video conference; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd) Gunter-8th
State government; certain contracts; Israel; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-32nd) Carson-46th
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
Judicial Legal Defense Fund Commission; establish (Substitute) (GvtO-50th) Gunter8th
Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; create (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) Gullett-19th
Torts; transfer of structured settlement payment rights; provide new requirements (Substitute) (JUDY-4th) Leverett-33rd
Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act; revise (Substitute) (RI&U-37th) Smith-133rd
Insurance; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-ofnetwork during a plan year; provide (Substitute) (I&L-32nd) Newton-123rd
Education; student transportation; revise a provision (Substitute) (ED&Y-51st) Barr103rd
Georgia Composite Medical Board; require certain training relating to sexual misconduct for members (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Cooper-43rd
Guardian and ward; petition for appointment of temporary guardian of minor filed in probate court may be transferred to juvenile court; provide (JUDY-50th) Scoggins14th
Motor vehicles; number of required hours in the intervention component of DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; reduce (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Powell-32nd
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HB 469 HB 470 HB 476 HB 477 HB 479 HB 480
HB 495 HB 498 HB 509
HB 517 HB 531 HB 532 HB 534 HB 539 HB 548

Income tax; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credits (Substitute) (FIN52nd) Stephens-164th
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
Income tax; applications for credit for qualified donations of real property; extend sunset date (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Watson-172nd
Criminal procedure; revise certain arrest powers; provisions (JUDY-46th) Reeves-34th
Property; creation, declaration and priority of liens for labor, services, or materials performed or furnished by registered interior designers; provide (RI&U-24th) Washburn-141st
Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; revise duties (PUB SAF-29th) Crowe-110th
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
Education; calculation of minimum revenue obligations for scholarships and tuition grants; provide for the inclusion of earned interest (Substitute) (FIN-54th) Carson-46th
Elections; no election superintendents or boards of registrars shall accept private funding; provide (Substitute) (ETHICS-30th) Fleming-121st
Labor, Department of; employment security; change certain provisions (I&L-16th) Werkheiser-157th
Crimes and offenses; promoting illegal drag racing and laying drags; provide for offense (JUDY-10th) Bonner-72nd
Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia; institutional licenses; revise provisions (Substitute) (H&HS-11th) Cooper-43rd
Social services; reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide (JUDY-50th) Dempsey-13th

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HB 562 HB 574
HB 575 HB 577 HB 579 HB 586 HB 587 HB 588 HB 591
HB 605 HB 606 HB 617 HB 619 HB 620 HB 635

Criminal procedure; add DFCS case managers to people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Carpenter-4th
Animals; Companion Local Government Animal Trust Fund for reimbursement of impoundment expenses incurred by local governments; provide (Substitute) (FIN25th) Camp-131st
Ad valorem tax; authorize on premises processing and marketing of agricultural products as a qualifying conservation use (Substitute) (FIN-18th) Dickey-140th
Highways, bridges, and ferries; proposal guaranty for bids upon certain projects; provide (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) Carpenter-4th
Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Act; enact (PUB SAF-10th) Oliver-82nd
Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Watson172nd
Georgia Economic Renewal Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (FIN-18th) Williamson115th
Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Jasperse-11th
Mental health; marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians and others are authorized to perform; authorize (Substitute) (JUDY-32nd) Hogan179th
Health; provide for authorized electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities (Substitute) (H&HS-18th) Cooper-43rd
HOPE scholarships; add Georgia Independent School Association to the list of accrediting agencies (H ED-28th) Nix-69th
Postsecondary education; student athletes may receive compensation for use of name, image, or likeness; provide (H ED-46th) Martin-49th
Heritage trust program; sale of Patrick's Fishing Paradise to a private entity; authorize (Substitute) (GvtO-7th) Houston-170th
Guardian and ward; payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors; clarify and revise procedures and requirements (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Leverett-33rd
Courts; each judge of the superior court, state court, and probate court and each magistrate shall have authority to perform any lawful judicial act; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Leverett-33rd

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HB 653 HB 676 HB 681 HB 714 HR 130
HR 142 HR 143 HR 144 HR 204 HR 248

Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act; pharmacy care; revise definition (H&HS-52nd) Jasperse-11th
Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority Act; enact (Substitute) (AG&CA-20th) Houston-170th
Education; course of study in financial literacy for students in tenth or eleventh grade; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-14th) Yearta-152nd
Georgia Civil Practice Act; revise and provide for new requirements (Substitute) (I&L-18th) Kelley-16th
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
Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P28th) Greene-151st
Property; granting of non-exclusive easements; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-28th) Greene-151st
Katie Poff Memorial Interchange; Baldwin County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS45th) Williams-145th
Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate (SI&P1st) Gilliard-162nd
Savannah Logistics Technology Innovation Corridor; designate (ED&T-1st) Stephens164th

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