Senate general calendar, 2022 March 18

SB 197 SB 245
SB 272 SB 328 SB 354 SB 421 SB 452 SB 499 SB 528 SB 532 SB 535 SB 536
SB 577 SB 580
SB 584

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Stalking; the definition of "place or places"; revise (Substitute) (JUDY-41st)
Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibit public officers from ordering the enforcement of certain federal acts regarding the right to keep and bear arms (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th)
Racial Equity and Reconciliation Commission of Georgia; create (Substitute) (GvtO-35th)
Education; designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd)
Annexation; notice to residential tenants; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-33rd)
'Georgia Utility Rate Reduction Act (GURRA)'; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-52nd)
Education; administration of a nationally recognized college entrance exam to public school students in grade 11 who choose to participate; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-3rd)
DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; analysis and collection of DNA of individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-37th)
Emergency Management; the inclusion of barbers and cosmetologists as essential workers in the event the Governor declares a public health emergency; provide (GvtO-3rd)
Back the Blue Fund; establish (Substitute) (I&L-25th)
"Reducing Street Homelessness Act of 2022"; enact (Substitute) (GvtO-13th)
Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; administrative procedures and actions regarding bona fide coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-45th)
Traffic Offenses; aggressive driving to the underlying offenses for the offense of homicide by vehicle; add (JUDY-17th)
Ethics in Government; no political action committee which is affiliated with a member of the General Assembly shall seek or accept a contribution or pledge of a contribution to such political action committee during a legislative session; provide (ETHICS-27th)
County Tax Officials and Administration; state revenue commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; offer the option to participate in a state administered deferred compensation plan; require (RET-29th)

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SB 599
SR 37 SR 363 SR 507 SR 525
SR 542 SR 546 SR 584 SR 603 HB 56
HB 275
HB 305 HB 343
HB 385
HB 893 HB 899
HB 969 HB 1011
HB 1021
HB 1049

Reckless Conduct; offense of reckless conduct by discharging a firearm; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-4th)
Members of the Senate; four-year term of office; provide-CA (GvtO-27th)
United States Citizens; right to register and vote; provide -CA (ETHICS-49th)
Coleman-Benton, Kerri; recognize (RULES-35th)
Board of Regents of the University System of Ga; ensure that no less than 85 percent of all early-action admissions are awarded to Georgia resident students; urge (RULES-21st)
Women Veterans Day; recognizing the first Tuesday in March of every year (RULES-43rd)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day; recognizing March 3, 2022 (RULES-43rd)
Maternal Mental Health Day; recognize May 4, 2022 (Substitute) (H&HS-41st)
Russian Government; illegally and immorally invading Ukraine; condemn (RULES-55th)
Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide additional judge (Substitute) (JUDY-14th) Cantrell-22nd
Fire protection and safety; random drug tests for certain firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, paramedics, and cardiac technicians; require (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) McDonald-26th
Professions and businesses; massage therapy; revise a definition (H&HS-53rd) Hawkins-27th
Game and fish; rebuttable presumption of violation by individuals in possession of hunting paraphernalia while on others' lands; provide (Substitute) (NR&E-8th) Rhodes-120th
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; employ beneficiaries; permit public school systems (RET-8th) Blackmon-146th
Conservation and natural resources; extend date for hazardous waste fees (NR&E-7th) Nix-69th
Contracts; legal effects of the discontinuance of LIBOR; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson115th
Insurance; update regulation of company holding systems (I&L-11th) Smith-18th
Motor vehicles; amber strobe lights; permitting requirements; exempt low speed vehicles (TRANS-3rd) Hogan-179th
Insurance; minimum nonforfeiture interest rate for individual deferred annuities; decrease (I&L11th) Lumsden-12th
State Board of Nursing Home Administrators; revise composition (RI&U-4th) LaHood-175th

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HB 1059 HB 1064 HB 1086 HB 1089 HB 1148 HB 1186 HB 1195 HB 1303 HB 1308 HB 1324 HB 1346 HB 1349 HB 1381 HB 1385 HB 1406 HR 204 HR 664

Insurance; unfair trade practices and unlawful inducements; provide for exclusions (I&L-20th) Gambill-15th
Income tax; certain retirement income for military service; provide exemption (FIN-32nd) Petrea-166th
Health; influenza vaccinations for discharged patients; lower age to 50 (H&HS-1st) Dempsey13th
Revenue and taxation; certain violations of registration requirements for motor vehicles operated by motor carriers; increase penalty (TRANS-37th) Smith-133rd
Game and fish; possession of cervid carcasses; remove definitions; provisions (NR&E-7th) Rhodes-120th
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions (H&HS-32nd) Houston-170th
Local government; audits of funds may be conducted in accordance with statutory accounting principles; provide (I&L-20th) Lumsden-12th
Education; transition a pilot program for elementary agricultural education to an ongoing program (Substitute) (AG&CA-23rd) Dickey-140th
Insurance; allow plan sponsor to consent on behalf of an enrollee to electronic delivery of all communication (I&L-20th) Williams-148th
Health and insurance; clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the diagnoses given (I&L-32nd) Camp-131st
Courts; clerks of superior courts; provide for construction (JUDY-32nd) Ballinger-23rd
Natural Resources, Dept. of; attempt to prevent net loss of land acreage available for hunting on state owned lands; extend date (NR&E-7th) Ridley-6th
Local government; water and sewer authority board members to complete yearly continuing training courses; require (SLGO(G)-24th) Stephens-164th
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office; revise annexation reporting requirements (SLGO(G)-50th) Anderson-10th
Zoning; changes to ordinances that revise single-family residential classifications; provide additional notice and hearing provisions (SLGO(G)-23rd) Martin-49th
Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate (SI&P-1st) Gilliard-162nd
Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-151st

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