SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023
THIRTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 38 SB 43 SB 52 SB 78 SB 96 SB 98 SB 100 SB 117 SB 123

Speed Limit in School Zones; local governing body to apply for a permit to operate a traffic enforcement safety device which enforces the speed limit in a school zone by recorded image; authorize (PUB SAF-29th)
Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty; provide (I&L-41st)
Georgia Student Finance Commission; to establish participation and performance targets for the program; require (Substitute) (H ED-42nd)
Off-Road Vehicles; civil forfeiture of any off-road vehicle operated while fleeing police or driving aggressively; authorize (PUB SAF-29th)
Professional Standards Commission; the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)
Local Boards of Education; local board of education members from discussing individual personnel matters with school officials; prohibit (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)
Unsecured Judicial Release; limitation of unsecured judicial release in certain circumstances where the accused has a prior conviction for the offense of bail jumping or failure to appear; provide (JUDY-50th)
State Employees' Assurance Department; the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member; provide (RET-25th)
Educational Programs; state funded administration of a nationally recognized career and college readiness assessment and an assessment leading to a nationally recognized workforce credential; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)

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SB 162
SB 183 SB 208 SB 221
SB 225 SB 235 SB 260 SR 123
SR 189 SR 221 SR 250
HB 31
HB 36

Health; certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services; eliminate (Substitute) (RI&U-1st)
Ticket Brokers; exception permitting certain resale restrictions; remove (Substitute) (ED&T-27th)
'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education (ED&Y-27th)
Primaries and Elections; the language that must be used on absentee ballot applications distributed by persons or entities; revise (Substitute) (ETHICS-23rd)
National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Policy Locator; conduct a quarterly search; require an insurer (I&L-16th)
"HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Act"; enact (Substitute) (ED&T-39th)
"Georgia Electric Vehicle Future Act"; enact (RI&U-50th)
Attorney General; negotiate with the State of South Carolina terms of a reciprocal immunity agreement for officials of either state carrying out certain official duties; urge (RULES-23rd)
General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide -CA (ED&Y-27th)
Joint Study Committee on Run-off Elections; create (RULES-23rd)
City of East Point and the City of South Fulton; take joint action to activate the East Point and South Fulton Hospital Authorities to establish a new hospital; urge (H&HS-35th)
Conservation and natural resources; Hazardous Waste Trust Fund; dedicate proceeds of certain hazardous waste fees (FIN-52nd) Buckner137th
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (FIN-52nd) Martin-49th

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HB 43 HB 51
HB 76
HB 80 HB 81 HB 82
HB 87 HB 88 HB 91
HB 119 HB 126 HB 128

Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership (NR&E-31st) Lim-98th
Education; local boards of education use vehicles other than school buses for transport of students; authorize (Substitute) (ED&Y-29th) Pirkle169th
Professions and businesses; education, experience, and training requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy; revise provisions (Substitute) (C&F-28th) Powell-33rd
Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-18th) Leverett-123rd
Education; eligibility criteria for certain capital outlay grants for lowwealth school systems; revise (ED&Y-12th) Corbett-174th
Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023 (Substitute) (FIN-23rd) Jackson-128th
Nontraditional Special Schools Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-50th) Erwin-32nd
Coleman-Baker Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) Gaines-120th
Wills, trusts and administration of estates; notices to beneficiaries regarding issuance of letters testamentary; require (JUDY-50th) Wade9th
Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing stationary vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-14th) Corbett-174th
Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Smith-18th
Revenue and taxation; representation of minority business enterprises, women and veteran owned businesses in procurement of state contracts; provide (ED&T-3rd) Hong-103rd

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HB 130 HB 132 HB 139 HB 143 HB 166 HB 167 HB 170 HB 175 HB 181 HB 182 HB 183 HB 185

Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide (H ED-50th) Gambill-15th
Buildings and housing; amend Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize certain uses of ungraded lumber; require (AG&CA-24th) Jenkins-136th
Criminal procedure; restrictions of disclosure of personal information of nonsworn employees; provisions (JUDY-56th) Crowe-118th
Community Health, Department of; include continuous glucose monitors as a pharmacy benefit for Medicaid recipients; require (Substitute) (H&HS-49th) Mathis-149th
Courts; provide for qualification of constables (JUDY-17th) Mathiak74th
Motor vehicles and traffic; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Momtahan-17th
Sales and use tax; taxation of certain digital products and services; provide (Substitute) (FIN-56th) Carpenter-4th
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date (Substitute) (PUB SAF-9th) Daniel-117th
Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-56th) Townsend-179th
Property; curing defective deeds and other instruments; revise provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-17th) Reeves-99th
Motor vehicles; temporary license plates and operating permits; revise terminology (TRANS-54th) Barton-5th
Education; provide for HOPE Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) grants (Substitute) (H ED-4th) Gaines-120th

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HB 186 HB 188 HB 189 HB 204 HB 219 HB 220 HB 227 HB 228 HB 230 HB 237 HB 243 HB 244

Appeal and error; filing of petitions for review in reviewing courts from lower judicatories; revise an exception (JUDY-18th) Leverett-123rd
Georgia Dangerous Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact (Substitute) (PUB SAF-56th) Sainz-180th
Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide for (Substitute) (TRANS-8th) Meeks178th
Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create (Substitute) (JUDY37th) Yearta-152nd
Banking and finance; venue for offense of money laundering; provide (JUDY-56th) Hilton-48th
Property; means of enforcement of condominium and property owners' association instruments, rules, and regulations; provide (JUDY-17th) Leverett-123rd
Crimes and offenses; offense of criminal interference with critical infrastructure; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Leverett-123rd
Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school (Substitute) (H ED-23rd) Dempsey13th
Revenue and taxation; qualified consolidated government special purpose local option sales tax; provide (Substitute) (FIN-23rd) Newton-127th
State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate (Substitute) (ED&T-28th) Hagan-156th
Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide eighth judge (Substitute) (JUDY-28th) Smith-70th
Board of Natural Resources; effective date for certain rules and regulations; extend (Substitute) (NR&E-3rd) Petrea-166th

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HB 254 HB 264 HB 269 HB 279 HB 285 HB 290 HB 291 HB 294 HB 298 HB 299 HB 302 HB 306

Civil practices; alternative procedure for designation of official legal organ; provide (SLGO(G)-24th) Jenkins-136th
Revenue and taxation; handling of appeals of property tax assessments; revise certain deadlines and procedures (Substitute) (FIN-4th) Smith138th
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; authorize local workforce development boards to conduct meetings via teleconference (Substitute) (GvtO-20th) Blackmon-146th
Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; provide (I&L-29th) Gambill-15th
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit (RET-16th) Franklin-160th
Revenue and taxation; county tax commissioner duties; revise provisions (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Scoggins-14th
Guardian and ward; add to the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult (Substitute) (C&F-11th) Scoggins-14th
Insurance; administration of certain rehabilitation policies by a ceding insurer placed into liquidation; provisions (Substitute) (I&L-20th) DeLoach-167th
Courts; exemption or deferment from jury service for natural or adoptive mothers of children six months of age or younger; provide (JUDY-49th) Daniel-117th
Georgia Code; add appropriate references to United States Space Force; provisions (VM&HS-32nd) Thomas-21st
Crimes and offenses; issuance of a temporary or permanent protective order by the court; provide (JUDY-1st) Franklin-160th
Education; energy cost savings measures; revise definition (Substitute) (ED&Y-45th) Fleming-114th

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HB 308 HB 309
HB 317 HB 318 HB 327 HB 338 HB 340 HB 353
HB 375
HB 383 HB 396 HB 404 HB 406

Revenue and taxation; certain medical preceptor rotations; revise tax credit (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Newton-127th
Health; financial stability requirements for applicants and licensees of personal care homes and assisted living communities; revise provisions (H&HS-32nd) Cooper-45th
State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits; provisions (RET-25th) Taylor-173rd
Education; reestablishment of Office of Charter School Compliance under State Charter Schools Commission (ED&Y-49th) Hilton-48th
Crimes and offenses; incest; include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship (JUDY-54th) Cameron-1st
Student Technology Protection Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st) Erwin-32nd
Education; daily duty-free planning periods for teachers in grades six through twelve; provide (ED&Y-31st) Corbett-174th
Georgia Lottery for Education Act; administrative procedures regarding coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-45th) Powell-33rd
Guardian and ward; authority of conservator and cooperation with guardian or other interested parties; define gross settlement (JUDY-25th) Leverett-123rd
Safer Hospitals Act; enact (H&HS-1st) Reeves-99th
Oconee River Greenway Authority; add president of Georgia College and State University (NR&E-25th) Vance-133rd
Safe at Home Act; enact (JUDY-52nd) Carpenter-4th
Georgia Public Service Commission; regulation of the provision of certain electricity used as a motor fuel in electric vehicles; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-51st) Jasperse-11th

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HB 412 HB 416 HB 436 HB 437
HB 444 HB 453 HB 455
HB 470 HB 475 HB 480 HB 497 HB 498 HB 500

Income tax; repeal a limitation on types of partnerships that may elect to pay income taxes at the entity level (FIN-56th) Williamson-112th
Pharmacies; authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines (H&HS-50th) Silcox-53rd
Surface mining; revise maximum criminal penalties for violations (NR&E-11th) Corbett-174th
Georgia State Indemnification Commission; abolish and authorize commissioner of administrative services to assume duties; provisions (SLGO(G)-56th) Hitchens-161st
Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens (JUDY17th) Reeves-99th
Health; ambulance services pay annual license fee; repeal requirement (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Hilton-48th
Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions (RI&U-56th) LaHood-175th
Georgia Candor Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Cooper-45th
Code Revision Commission; revise, modernize and correct errors in omissions (JUDY-18th) Smith-18th
Workers' compensation; benefits; change certain provisions (I&L-20th) Franklin-160th
Health; use of certified medication aides in penal institutions; authorize (H&HS-49th) LaHood-175th
Funeral directors and embalmers; reinstatement of lapsed license; change certain provisions (RI&U-25th) Mathis-149th
Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide (JUDY-56th) Silcox-53rd

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HB 504
HB 508 HB 509 HB 514 HB 524
HB 528 HB 529
HB 538 HB 543 HB 557
HB 563 HB 571

Education; exclude amounts attributable to level 1 freeport exemptions for purposes of calculating local five mill share (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Hatchett-155th
Crimes and offenses; orders be served on a respondent within 24 hours of the court's issuance of such order; provide (JUDY-42nd) Ballinger-23rd
Crimes and offenses; burglary; include an act of family violence (C&F54th) Ballinger-23rd
Housing Regulation Transparency Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&T-30th) Washburn-144th
Motor vehicles; issuance of Class C driver's license to operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles; provide (TRANS-32nd) Ridley22nd
Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact (Substitute) (AG&CA-42nd) Gaines-120th
Insurance; minimum amounts of uninsured and underinsured coverage to be maintained by transportation network and taxi service companies; provide (TRANS-20th) Williams-148th
Georgia Early Literacy Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-4th) Ballard-147th
Courts; six-person jury trials in civil actions; revise an exception (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Reeves-99th
Professions and businesses; authority to certain nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; authorize (Substitute) (RI&U-20th) Stephens-164th
Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; hearing before an administrative law judge; provide (JUDY-31st) Leverett-123rd
Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan; updated every four years; provide (H&HS-32nd) Silcox-53rd

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HB 572 HB 607 HR 256

Elections; rename Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission (ETHICS-25th) Reeves-99th
Education; revise definition of Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar by changing ACT score requirement for certain students (H ED-23rd) Pirkle169th
Sophia Ruth Fisher Interchange; Tift County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-27th) Pirkle-169th

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