Senate general calendar, 2022 March 9

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 09, 2022 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 96
SB 108 SB 167
SB 197 SB 212 SB 245
SB 279 SB 328 SB 353
SB 421 SB 452

Notaries Public; identification of persons for whom notaries perform notarial acts shall be evidenced; valid Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; provide (VM&HS-2nd)
Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create (Substitute) (GvtO44th)
Retirement; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide (Substitute) (RET36th)
Stalking; the definition of "place or places"; revise (Substitute) (JUDY-41st)
"Harry Geisinger Rural Georgia Jobs and Growth Act"; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd)
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)
State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; placement of a monument to honor the Original 33; provide (GvtO-43rd)
Education; designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-53rd)
Drivers' License; judicial discretion in suspension of a driver's license upon failure to appear for certain traffic violations; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF14th)
'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)

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SB 470 SB 474 SB 491 SB 498 SB 516 SB 537 SB 545 SB 556 SB 558 SB 575 SB 581 SR 37 SR 131

Mortgage Lenders and Brokers; different categories of felony convictions for purposes of investigations of mortgage loan originator applicants; provide (Substitute) (B&FI-29th)
Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption; ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers or other agricultural products; provide (Substitute) (FIN-13th)
Revenue and Taxation; a qualified down payment savings program to be implemented by the Department of Revenue; create (Substitute) (B&FI-44th)
Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in secondary schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th)
Solid Waste Management; Environmental Protection Division to contract with the Department of Revenue to collect certain fees; require (Substitute) (FIN29th)
"Georgia Food Insecurity Eradication Act"; enact (Substitute) (AG&CA-22nd)
Core Curriculum; schools to provide training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator for students in grades nine or ten; require (ED&Y-39th)
Drivers' Licenses; issuance of a driver's license to current and retired peace officers at no charge; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-14th)
Department of Transportation; meetings for the election of board members; amend notice provisions (Substitute) (TRANS-51st)
Education; local boards of education shall review the financial status of the local school system at least quarterly rather than monthly, subject to an exception; provide (ED&Y-37th)
Property Boundary Lines; plane coordinates for defining and stating geographic position within this state as the Georgia State Plane Coordinate System; designate (S&T-20th)
Members of the Senate; four-year term of office; provide-CA (GvtO-27th)
General Assembly; law for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing; provide - CA (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd)

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SR 363 SR 507 SR 542 SR 544 SR 596 SR 603 HB 275
HB 305 HB 343
HB 385 HB 891 HB 893 HB 899 HB 1011 HB 1049

United States Citizens; right to register and vote; provide -CA (ETHICS-49th)
Coleman-Benton, Kerri; recognize (RULES-35th)
Women Veterans Day; recognizing the first Tuesday in March of every year (RULES-43rd)
World Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce; commend (RULES-33rd)
Isaiah "Coach" Berry Memorial Intersection; Barrow County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-47th)
Russian Government; illegally and immorally invading Ukraine; condemn (RULES-55th)
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&E8th) Rhodes-120th
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; employ beneficiaries; permit public school systems (RET-8th) Blackmon-146th
Banking and finance; financial institutions; provide for numerous updates (B&FI-18th) Williamson-115th
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) Williamson-115th
Motor vehicles; amber strobe lights; permitting requirements; exempt low speed vehicles (TRANS-3rd) Hogan-179th
State Board of Nursing Home Administrators; revise composition (RI&U-4th) LaHood-175th

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HB 1086 HB 1089
HB 1148 HB 1302 HB 1320
HR 204 HR 664 HR 683

Health; influenza vaccinations for discharged patients; lower age to 50 (H&HS1st) Dempsey-13th
Revenue and taxation; certain violations of registration requirements for motor vehicles operated by motor carriers; increase penalty (TRANS-37th) Smith133rd
Game and fish; possession of cervid carcasses; remove definitions; provisions (NR&E-7th) Rhodes-120th
Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2020 and 2021 taxable years; provide (FIN-45th) Bonner-72nd
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; define terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (FIN-4th) Knight-130th
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
Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P15th) Greene-151st

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