Senate general calendar, 2022 March 28

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

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022
THIRTY-SIXTH 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) (GvtO35th)
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 (GvtO3rd)
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)

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SB 584
SB 599 SR 37 SR 62 SR 363 SR 525 SR 546 SR 584 SR 603 SR 658 SR 744 HB 1 HB 56 HB 203 HB 412 HB 424 HB 437
HB 469

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)
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)
Smith, Tommie; recognize (Substitute) (RULES-2nd)
United States Citizens; right to register and vote; provide -CA (ETHICS-49th)
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)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day; recognizing March 3, 2022 (RULES43rd)
Maternal Mental Health Day; recognize May 4, 2022 (Substitute) (H&HS-41st)
Russian Government; illegally and immorally invading Ukraine; condemn (RULES55th)
People of Ukraine; crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; support (Substitute) (RULES-4th)
Pakistan Day; recognize March 23, 2022 (RULES-5th)
Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact (JUDY-14th) Bonner72nd
Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide additional judge (Substitute) (JUDY14th) Cantrell-22nd
Special license plates; Tybee Island Historical Society; establish (PUB SAF-1st) Petrea166th
Professions and businesses; licensure of individuals in the practice of applied behavior analysis; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-28th) Dempsey-13th
Income tax; change certain definitions (FIN-46th) Williamson-115th
Local government; attendants at self-service motor fuel establishments to dispense motor fuel to individuals with special disabilities; require (Substitute) (RI&U-43rd) Howard124th
Income tax; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credits (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Stephens-164th

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HB 478 HB 508 HB 554 HB 624 HB 733 HB 752 HB 884 HB 893 HB 895 HB 896 HB 899 HB 934 HB 937 HB 969 HB 972 HB 997 HB 1004 HB 1009

Evidence; expert testimony in criminal cases; change rules (JUDY-17th) Rich-97th
Commerce and trade; commercial recordings, musical performances, and audiovisual works; provide protections (AG&CA-7th) Carpenter-4th
Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
South Georgia Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior court; provide (JUDY18th) Taylor-173rd
Insurance; guaranteed asset protection waiver; revise definition (I&L-31st) Smith-18th
Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-18th) Cooper-43rd
Professions and businesses; expedited licenses for military spouses; provisions (VM&HS-32nd) Belton-112th
Conservation and natural resources; extend date for hazardous waste fees (NR&E-7th) Nix-69th
Criminal procedure; restrictions of the disclosure of personal information of nonsworn employees; provisions (JUDY-56th) Crowe-110th
Revenue and taxation; update population bracket and census date for a certain property tax exemption for certain leased property (FIN-25th) Crowe-110th
Contracts; legal effects of the discontinuance of LIBOR; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson-115th
Sales and use tax; special district mass transportation; local government; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-31st) Leverett-33rd
Medicaid; coverage for annual mammograms at no cost to recipient; provide (H&HS55th) Henderson-113th
Insurance; update regulation of company holding systems (I&L-11th) Smith-18th
Professional counselors; licensing requirements; change certain definitions (Substitute) (RI&U-28th) Belton-112th
Ad valorem tax; timber equipment and timber products held by timber producers; provide exemption (FIN-20th) Watson-172nd
Education; unified campus police forces through agreements entered into by colleges and universities; provide for establishment (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Mainor-56th
Motor vehicles; use of personal delivery devices to transport cargo; authorize (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) Jones-25th

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HB 1034 HB 1041 HB 1044 HB 1055 HB 1056 HB 1058 HB 1103 HB 1146 HB 1178 HB 1183 HB 1186 HB 1188 HB 1193 HB 1194 HB 1216 HB 1224 HB 1232

Sales and use tax; exemption for sales of admissions to nonrecurring major sporting events; revise (FIN-56th) Wiedower-119th
Income tax; tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; increase aggregate limit (FIN-4th) Pirkle-155th
Local government; creation of regional development authorities; provide (ED&T-51st) Pirkle-155th
Motor vehicles; revise definition of all-terrain vehicle (TRANS-51st) Ridley-6th
Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; authority to make alternative investments; repeal certain restrictions (RET-53rd) Hill-3rd
Income tax; affiliated corporations file separate or consolidated returns; provisions (FIN4th) Williamson-115th
Motor vehicles; heavy-duty equipment motor vehicle; revise definition (TRANS-14th) Cheokas-138th
Motor vehicles; law enforcement vehicles be equipped with primarily blue flashing or revolving lights; provide (PUB SAF-56th) Lott-122nd
Parents' Bill of Rights; enact (ED&Y-45th) Bonner-72nd
Criminal procedure; increase time allotted to try a criminal case in judicial emergencies; provide (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions (H&HS-32nd) Houston-170th
Criminal procedure; each act of child molestation charged as a separate offense; provide (JUDY-50th) Lott-122nd
Funeral directors and embalmers; reinstatement of lapsed license under certain conditions; provide (RI&U-28th) Gambill-15th
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and carriers; update reference date (TRANS-45th) Crowe-110th
Traffic offenses; enhanced penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) McDonald-26th
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; revise (FIN-56th) Martin-49th
Motor vehicles; temporary license plates and operating permits; revise terminology (PUB SAF-54th) Barton-5th

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HB 1234 HB 1275 HB 1276 HB 1279 HB 1280 HB 1288 HB 1294 HB 1295 HB 1297 HB 1307 HB 1324 HB 1331 HB 1343 HB 1344 HB 1348 HB 1350
HB 1355

Juvenile proceedings; right to an attorney for any child receiving extended care services from Department of Family and Children Services; provide (JUDY-50th) Ballinger-23rd
Local government; appointment and removal of municipal court judges; revise provisions (JUDY-18th) Rich-97th
Community Health, Department of; statistical reports data relating to state health plans be posted on department website; require (Substitute) (I&L-20th) Hawkins-27th
Controlled substances; certain persons to carry prescription medications in a compartmentalized container; authorize (PUB SAF-54th) Gambill-15th
Revenue and taxation; county tax commissioner duties; revise provisions (Substitute) (FIN-45th) Lim-99th
State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits; provide (RET-44th) Taylor-173rd
Property; timing of sending notice when an abandoned mobile home has been determined to be derelict; provide (SJUDY-13th) Corbett-174th
Quality Basic Education Act; group of performance evaluation ratings; remove needs development rating (ED&Y-56th) Corbett-174th
Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado and catastrophic windstorm events; provide (I&L-29th) Gambill-15th
Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act; revise (PUB SAF-54th) Houston-170th
Health and insurance; clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the diagnoses given (I&L-32nd) Camp-131st
State Employment Service and the Employment Security Administration Fund; change certain provisions (APPROP-8th) Meeks-178th
Military; requirement of adjutant general to publish personal information of commissioned officers of the organized militia; eliminate (VM&HS) Clark-147th
Public officers and employees; updated language regarding spouses of armed forces service members; provide (VM&HS-14th) Clark-147th
Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; revise (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd) Rich-97th
Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; executors to send notices to beneficiaries regarding filing of petitions to probate wills; require (Substitute) (SJUDY-51st) Wade9th
Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act; revise (Substitute) (H&HS-1st) Dempsey-13th

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HB 1357 HB 1358 HB 1382 HB 1383 HB 1384 HB 1385 HB 1388 HB 1390 HB 1405 HB 1406 HB 1409 HB 1428 HB 1433 HB 1438 HB 1441 HB 1443 HB 1452

Professional Standards Commission; standards and procedures for certification programs; provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st) Smith-18th
Chairman John Meadows Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-31st) Ballinger-23rd
Local government; require directors to do yearly continuing education (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-24th) Stephens-164th
Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; hearing before an administrative law judge; provide (SJUDY-56th) Wilensky-79th
Buildings and housing; amend Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize certain uses of ungraded lumber; require (Substitute) (AG&CA-24th) Jenkins-132nd
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office; revise annexation reporting requirements (SLGO(G)-50th) Anderson-10th
Civil practice; alternative procedure for designation of official legal organ; provide (JUDY-17th) Burchett-176th
Labor and industrial relations; right of action against a county or city employer for retaliation; provide (JUDY-42nd) Anulewicz-42nd
The Zoning Procedures Law; revise (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Roberts-52nd
Zoning; changes to ordinances that revise single-family residential classifications; provide additional notice and hearing provisions (SLGO(G)-23rd) Martin-49th
Labor and industrial relations; workers' compensation benefits; change certain provisions (I&L-32nd) Werkheiser-157th
Code Revision Commission; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions (JUDY-17th) Efstration-104th
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; revise and update composition of advisory board (PUB SAF-42nd) Ballinger-23rd
Transportation, Department of; meetings for election of board members; amend notice provisions (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) Thomas-21st
Professions and businesses; exempt a certified peace officer employed as an independent contractor from certain requirements (RI&U-28th) Collins-68th
Mobile food service establishments; operate in county of origin or other counties without an additional permit; provide (AG&CA-56th) Gaines-117th
Domestic relations; dating violence protective orders; revise a definition (JUDY-18th) Gaines-117th

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HB 1455 HB 1516 HB 1520 HR 204 HR 593 HR 594
HR 626 HR 664

Georgia Ports Authority; provide for powers of authority (PUB SAF-29th) Hitchens161st
Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority; provide for definitions; provisions (ED&T-46th) Gaines-117th
Georgia Council on Addressing Health Care Workforce Challenges; create (Substitute) (GvtO-49th) Hawkins-27th
Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate (SI&P-1st) Gilliard-162nd
Perry, Mr. Dennis Arnold; compensate (APPROP-21st) Hogan-179th
County and municipal governing authorities; grant temporary tax relief to properties severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area; provide - CA (FIN-28th) Smith-70th
Robinson, Kerry; compensate (APPROP-21st) Holcomb-81st
Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-151st

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