Senate first readers, 2018 January 11

SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 318.

By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Unterman of the 45th, Burke of the 11th, Mullis of the 53rd, Brass of the 28th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for the execution of a physician's certificate for emergency examination of a person for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse based on consultation with an emergency medical technician or paramedic who has personally observed the person; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.

SB 320.

By Senators Henson of the 41st, Tate of the 38th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Seay of the 34th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that public elementary and secondary schools register parents and guardians to vote when enrolling their children for school; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Ethics Committee.

SB 321.

By Senators Tillery of the 19th, Stone of the 23rd, Mullis of the 53rd, Parent of the 42nd and Cowsert of the 46th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-168.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims, so as to increase the civil penalties that shall be imposed in order to allow this state to recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SB 322.

By Senators James of the 35th, Rhett of the 33rd, Henson of the 41st and Harbison of the 15th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personal assistive mobility devices, so as to require certain reflectors on nonelectric personal assistive mobility devices when operated on highways and sidewalks, to require electric and nonelectric personal assistive mobility devices sold in this state after a certain date to be sold equipped with certain reflectors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

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SR 584.

By Senators Heath of the 31st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Tippins of the 37th, Kirk of the 13th, Jones of the 25th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing January 11, 2018, as "Keeping Georgia Wild Day"; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 585.

By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Walker III of the 20th, James of the 35th, Jordan of the 6th and others:

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Ruth M. Young on the occasion of her 95th birthday; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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