SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 247. By Senator Henson of the 41st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant generally, so as to clarify and modernize the law governing landlords and tenants; to provide for definitions; to provide for the duties of landlords; to provide for duties of tenants; to establish rights and remedies for landlords and tenants; to provide requirements for notice; to provide for entry to premises; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SB 248.

By Senators Seay of the 34th, Jones of the 10th, Davenport of the 44th and Butler of the 55th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to provide for the profession of dental hygiene therapy; to change the "Georgia Volunteers in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Act" to include the issuance of special licenses to dental hygiene therapists; to change certain provisions relating to applicability; to provide that a dental assistant may assist a licensed dental hygiene therapist; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.

SB 249. By Senator Millar of the 40th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for the transaction of insurance, so as to eliminate the foreign and alien insurer deposit requirement of securities eligible for the investment of capital funds in certain amounts at the discretion of the Commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee.

SR 620. By Senator Tippins of the 37th:

A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's 2015 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholars; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 621. By Senator Tippins of the 37th:

A RESOLUTION commending Dr. William Harry Hill, Jr.; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 622. By Senator Tippins of the 37th:

A RESOLUTION commending the Cobb County Department of Transportation for their efforts in the synchronization of traffic control signals; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 623.

By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Williams of the 19th, Jones of the 25th, Harbison of the 15th, Shafer of the 48th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Gerald Theodore Bryant; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 624. By Senators Williams of the 27th and Millar of the 40th:

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may by general law authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Referred to Education and Youth Committee.

SR 625.

By Senators Hill of the 4th, Dugan of the 30th, Hill of the 6th, Harbison of the 15th and Watson of the 1st:

A RESOLUTION commending Lamar Smith Signature Homes; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 626.

By Senators Tate of the 38th, Butler of the 55th, Fort of the 39th, Davenport of the 44th, Henson of the 41st and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mrs. Virginia C. Barnett Tate on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 627. By Senators James of the 35th and Henson of the 41st:

A RESOLUTION commending Teri Brown Walker, Esq.; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 628. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Sophia Jolene Fiese; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted. SR 629. By Senator Shafer of the 48th:
A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Phillips "Pip" Elizabeth Kindregan; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 630. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Victoria Ridley Vaughn; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 631. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Felicity Belle DeBussey; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 632. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Brooks Few Collins; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 633. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Margaret Bishop Ashbee; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 634. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Hannah Mitchell Fleming; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 635. By Senator Shafer of the 48th: A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Susanna Ursula Leitman; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted.
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SR 636. By Senator Shafer of the 48th:

A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Crawford King Richards; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 637. By Senator Shafer of the 48th:

A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Zachariah Fouad Kurdi; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 638.

By Senators Shafer of the 48th, Mullis of the 53rd, McKoon of the 29th and Millar of the 40th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Atticus Allen "Rick" Richardson; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 639. By Senator Tate of the 38th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing National Older Americans Month and honoring Living Legends: The Esteemed Seniors of Radcliffe Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 640. By Senator Shafer of the 48th:

A RESOLUTION celebrating the births of Katherine Keith Thompson and Emmeline Clare Thompson; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 641. By Senators Harbison of the 15th and Jackson of the 2nd:

A RESOLUTION commending Shazad Hamid upon being named Legislative Intern of the Year; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 642. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Crystal Springs Smokehouse in Chickamauga, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 643. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Bailey's Bar-B-Que in Ringgold, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 644. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Choo-Choo Bar-B-Que & Grill in Chickamauga, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 645. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Huddle House in Chickamauga, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 646. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Park Place Restaurant in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 647. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Home Plate Grill in Ringgold, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 648. By Senator Unterman of the 45th:

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine upon the grand occasion of its tenth anniversary; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 649.

By Senators James of the 35th, Fort of the 39th, Tate of the 38th and Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd:

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine upon the grand occasion of its tenth anniversary; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 650.

By Senators Henson of the 41st, Millar of the 40th, Cowsert of the 46th and Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Travis J. Crawford; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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