Legislation tabled on day 39, 2021 March 31

SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

LEGISLATION TABLED IN THE SENATE ON THE THIRTY-NINTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021
FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 44 HB 97 HB 117 HB 160 HB 194 HB 236 HB 241 HB 244 HB 246 HB 258

State government; Georgia shall observe daylight savings time year round; provide (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (GvtO-1st) Cantrell-22nd
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) Wilensky79th
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) Boddie-62nd
Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Sainz-180th
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) Gambill15th
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 SAF-56th) Watson-172nd
Crimes and offenses; response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85; provisions (JUDY-3rd) Sainz-180th

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HB 289 HB 291 HB 306
HB 317 HB 327 HB 333 HB 334 HB 369 HB 371 HB 383 HB 392
HB 411 HB 443

Motor vehicles; issuance of Class C drivers' licenses; provide for requirements (Substitute) (PUB SAF-29th) Belton-112th
Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school (H ED-17th) Dempsey-13th
Corporations, partnership, and associations; corporations may hold shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Excise tax; revise definition of innkeeper to include marketplace facilitators; provisions (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (FIN-1st) Stephens-164th
Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act; enact (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (JUDY-56th) Momtahan-17th
Ethics in Government Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (ETHICS-17th) Efstration-104th
Superior courts; clerks; notaries public; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Gullett-19th
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) (JUDY32nd) 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) (Rules) (Substitute) (RI&U-53rd) Ridley-6th
Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; create (Substitute) (JUDY29th) Gullett-19th
Torts; transfer of structured settlement payment rights; provide new requirements (Substitute) (JUDY-4th) Leverett-33rd

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HB 454 HB 470 HB 477 HB 480 HB 498 HB 517 HB 548 HB 562 HB 574 HB 575 HB 577 HB 579

Insurance; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (I&L-32nd) Newton-123rd
Property; no plans are required when units are not designated by physical structures; provide (JUDY-28th) Washburn-141st
Income tax; applications for credit for qualified donations of real property; extend sunset date (Substitute) (Rules) (Substitute) (FIN-51st) Watson-172nd
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
Ad valorem tax; property; expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products (Substitute) (Rules) (FIN-20th) Watson-172nd
Education; calculation of minimum revenue obligations for scholarships and tuition grants; provide for the inclusion of earned interest (Substitute) (FIN54th) Carson-46th
Social services; reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide (JUDY-50th) Dempsey13th
Criminal procedure; add DFCS case managers to people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers (Substitute) (JUDY17th) Carpenter-4th
Animals; Companion Local Government Animal Trust Fund for reimbursement of impoundment expenses incurred by local governments; provide (Substitute) (FIN-25th) 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) (Rules) (Substitute) (TRANS-51st) Carpenter-4th
Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Act; enact (PUB SAF-10th) Oliver-82nd

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HB 587 HB 588 HB 591
HB 605 HB 606 HB 617 HB 653 HB 681 HR 144 HR 248

Georgia Economic Renewal Act of 2021; enact (Substitute) (FIN-18th) Williamson-115th
Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions (Substitute) (Rules) (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) (Rules) (Substitute) (JUDY-32nd) Hogan-179th
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
Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act; pharmacy care; revise definition (H&HS52nd) Jasperse-11th
Education; course of study in financial literacy for students in tenth or eleventh grade; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-14th) Yearta-152nd
Katie Poff Memorial Interchange; Baldwin County; dedicate (Substitute) (TRANS-45th) Williams-145th
Savannah Logistics Technology Innovation Corridor; designate (ED&T-1st) Stephens-164th

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