Senate first readers 2015 March 3

SENATE FIRST READERS TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 188. By Senators Harbison of the 15th and McKoon of the 29th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-12-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rules and regulations relative to bingo, so as to increase the permissible prize amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.

SB 189. By Senators James of the 35th and Albers of the 56th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County; to provide for a charter for the City of South Fulton; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for referenda; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Fulton County to the City of South Fulton; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

SB 190.

By Senators Miller of the 49th, Unterman of the 45th, Orrock of the 36th, Dugan of the 30th, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to provide for certain definitions; to provide for license fees and requirements for manufacturers and distributors; to provide for certain fees upon the transfer of a master license; to provide for an auction of certain licenses; to provide a procedure for dispute resolution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.

SB 191.

By Senators Tippins of the 37th, Jeffares of the 17th, Gooch of the 51st, McKoon of the 29th, Thompson of the 5th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to blasting or excavating near utility facilities, so as to prohibit local governing authorities from adopting or enforcing ordinances which mandate marking requirements or standards which are different from those contained in state law or the rules and regulations of certain departments of this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Transportation Committee.

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SB 192.

By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Fort of the 39th, Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd, James of the 35th and Jackson of the 24th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to provide for a civil penalty for commercial vehicle drivers and employers when a commercial vehicle is operated in violation of provisions relating to the display of license plates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

SB 193.

By Senators Bethel of the 54th, Stone of the 23rd, Kennedy of the 18th, Parent of the 42nd, Unterman of the 45th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to battery, so as to change penalty provisions relating to family violence battery; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.

SB 194.

By Senators Jeffares of the 17th, Millar of the 40th, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to provide that certain provisions of law regarding pharmacists and pharmacies shall not apply to a facility engaged solely in the distribution of dialysate, drugs, or devices necessary to perform home kidney dialysis to patients with end stage renal disease, provided that certain criteria are met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.

SB 195.

By Senators Williams of the 27th, Stone of the 23rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Hill of the 4th and Gooch of the 51st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and recognizances, so as to increase fees allowed for continuing education programs; to require bench warrants to be issued at the end of each court day; to provide for notices to be delivered and obtained using e-mail; to change provisions relating to principals who do not appear for court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.

SB 196. By Senator Beach of the 21st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide insurance requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for minimum liability limits; to provide for certain disclosures; to provide for certain notifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee.

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SB 197. By Senator Unterman of the 45th: A BILLto be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Buford," approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4622), so as to provide for the corporate boundaries; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. SR 396. By Senator Kennedy of the 18th:
A RESOLUTION commending Amy Maley for being named one of the Career Women's Network of Macon Women of Achievement for 2015; and for other purposes Read and Adopted. SR 397. By Senator Kennedy of the 18th: A RESOLUTION commending Cynthia "Cyndey" Costello Busbee for being named one of the Career Women's Network of Macon Women of Achievement for 2015; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 398. By Senator Tolleson of the 20th: A RESOLUTION commending the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and the 2014 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 399. By Senator Tolleson of the 20th: A RESOLUTION commending the Keep Georgia Beautiful Program and the 78 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates who organize hundreds of thousands of volunteers to improve communities state wide; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 400. By Senator Tolleson of the 20th: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Major General Thomas R. Moore on the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 401. By Senators Bethel of the 54th, Martin of the 9th and Jeffares of the 17th: A RESOLUTION commending Georgia Tech legend, George P. Burdell, on being an upstanding citizen and distinguished alumni and faculty member of the Georgia Institute of Technology; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted.
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SR 402. By Senators Harbison of the 15th and McKoon of the 29th:

A RESOLUTION commending Isaiah Crowell for his successful football career; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 403.

By Senators Hill of the 4th, Shafer of the 48th, Cowsert of the 46th, Millar of the 40th, Tolleson of the 20th and others:

A RESOLUTION commending Mr. Thomas "Tom" E. Daniel for his service and congratulating him on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 404. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd:

A RESOLUTION commending First Lady Mireille Goncalves Lema of Equateur Province; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 405. By Senator Dugan of the 30th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing Lisa McDonald as 2015 Charter School Leader of the Year; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 406. By Senator Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd:

A RESOLUTION commending the College of Coastal Georgia and recognizing March 3, 2015, as College of Coastal Georgia Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 407. By Senator Unterman of the 45th:

A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Preventing Youth Substance Use Disorders; and for other purposes.

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.

SR 408. By Senators Jones of the 10th and James of the 35th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Herman Jerome "HJ" Russell, Sr.; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 18. HB 51. HB 99. HB 118.

By Representatives Spencer of the 180th, Pruett of the 149th, Stephens of the 164th, Atwood of the 179th, Werkheiser of the 157th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional engineers and land surveyors, so as to exempt defense, aviation, space, or aerospace companies and those who work for them and who provide engineering for certain products or services from complying with the provisions of said chapter; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Benton of the 31st, Stephens of the 164th and Werkheiser of the 157th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to redemption of property sold for taxes, so as to change provisions relating to the amount payable at redemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Caldwell of the 131st, Willard of the 51st, Powell of the 171st, Quick of the 117th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to joint tenancy with survivorship, so as to provide for tenancy in common when joint tenants divorce or have their marriage annulled, under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Tanner of the 9th, Powell of the 32nd, Lumsden of the 12th and Hitchens of the 161st:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to amend certain provisions relative to the issuance of commercial drivers' licenses and commercial drivers' instruction permits so as to comply with federal law; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to prohibit certain activities with wireless telecommunications devices by drivers of commercial motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 184. HB 185. HB 197.
HB 207.

By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Morris of the 156th, Fludd of the 64th, Knight of the 130th, Coomer of the 14th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so to extensively revise said title; to provide for definitions relative to banking and finance; to provide for standards of notice for the Department of Banking and Finance; to provide for rules and regulations of the department; to provide for the deposit of funds in merchant acquirer limited purpose banks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Shaw of the 176th, Efstration of the 104th, Taylor of the 173rd, Smith of the 134th, Williamson of the 115th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to extensively revise the "Standard Valuation Law"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Jacobs of the 80th, Willard of the 51st, Fleming of the 121st, Evans of the 42nd, Welch of the 110th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 9, Title 11, and Chapter 2 of Title 18 of the O.C.G.A., relating to verdict and judgment, the commercial code, and debtor and creditor relations; to repeal the "Georgia Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act" and enact the "Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act"; to amend Titles 7, 10, 40, and 52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, commerce and trade, motor vehicles and traffic, and waters of the state, ports, and watercraft; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 and Code Section 1714-17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to limitations on recovery for deficiencies connected with improvements to realty and resulting injuries and fraudulent transfers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Beskin of the 54th, Willard of the 51st, Pak of the 108th, Caldwell of the 131st, Quick of the 117th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to change provisions relating to when a judge, judicial officer, grand juror, or trial juror may be disqualified from presiding or serving, as applicable, due to being related by consanguinity or affinity to a party; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 210. HB 233. HB 234. HB 316.

By Representatives Rogers of the 10th, Mayo of the 84th, Jasperse of the 11th, Dempsey of the 13th, Rice of the 95th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the dissemination of certain information by the Department of Driver Services; to provide for participation in an anatomical gift donation program when obtaining a personal identification card through the department; to provide for the designation of such participation on personal identification cards; to provide for the dissemination of identifying information for applicants making such election; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the option of a voluntary contribution from applicants of personal identification cards to prevent blindness and preserve sight; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Atwood of the 179th, Dudgeon of the 25th, Geisinger of the 48th, Dunahoo of the 30th and Jasperse of the 11th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice; to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Titles 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 27, 36, 38, 40, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alcoholic beverages, appeal and error, banking and finance, commerce and trade, conservation and natural resources, courts, criminal procedure, game and fish, local government, military, emergency management, veterans affairs, motor vehicles and traffic, public officers and employees, public utilities and public transportation, revenue and taxation, social services, waters of the state, ports, and watercraft; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Rutledge of the 109th, Powell of the 171st, Duncan of the 26th, Pak of the 108th, Strickland of the 111th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration and enforcement of tax collection, so as to include days on which the Federal Reserve Bank is closed in the list of days that excuse late filing or payment; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Reeves of the 34th, Meadows of the 5th, Smith of the 134th and Ehrhart of the 36th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 14-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional services provided by professional corporations, so as to provide that the practice of medicine and surgery and optometry shall be considered the practice of only one profession for purposes of professional corporations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 325. HB 340. HB 362. HB 394.

By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Tanner of the 9th, Lumsden of the 12th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Atwood of the 179th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to modify the definition of the term "passenger vehicle" to which the safety belt law applies; to provide for the imposition of fines; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st, Bryant of the 162nd and Gordon of the 163rd:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, so as to change certain provisions relating to such sales on Sunday during the St. Patrick's Day holiday period; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Clark of the 101st, Cooper of the 43rd, Fleming of the 121st, Coleman of the 97th, Carter of the 175th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to authorize licensed health practitioners to prescribe albuterol sulfate for schools; to authorize pharmacists to fill such prescriptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Clark of the 101st, Hatchett of the 150th, Smith of the 134th, Rynders of the 152nd and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to revise various provisions relating to the licensure of registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses; to revise provisions relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Board of Nursing; to provide for acceptance of nursing education programs located outside the United States; to provide for a time period for applicants who do not pass the licensing examination; to revise provisions relating to renewal of licensure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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