SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
SB 2.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Wilkinson of the 50th, Harper of the 7th, Hill of the 4th, Kirk of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to specifically authorize electric membership corporations and their affiliates to provide broadband services; to provide for definitions; to authorize certain financing and partnerships for the provision of broadband services; to prohibit cross-subsidization between the provision of broadband services and an electric membership corporation's natural gas activities or electricity services activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.
SB 15.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Mullis of the 53rd, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to require public and private schools to have performed certain threat assessments; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, so as to provide for the center's role in preventing, discovering, responding to, and recovering from threats, warnings, and developing situations regarding any public or private school; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to property tax exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Public Safety Committee.
SB 16.
By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Ginn of the 47th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.
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SB 17.
By Senators Gooch of the 51st, Wilkinson of the 50th, Harper of the 7th, Hill of the 4th, Kirk of the 13th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to specifically authorize telephone cooperatives and their broadband affiliates to provide broadband services; to provide for definitions; to authorize certain financing and partnerships for the provision of broadband services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.
SR 3.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Beach of the 21st, Walker III of the 20th, Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dale Murphy for his legendary baseball career; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted.
SR 12.
By Senators Albers of the 56th, Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th and others:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that sales tax for educational purposes may be used and may be expended for school security projects; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to Finance Committee.
SR 13.
By Senators Miller of the 49th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Watson of the 1st, Black of the 8th, Kirk of the 13th and others:
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society on the occasion of Georgia Blue Key Day at the Capitol 2019; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted.
SR 15.
By Senator Seay of the 34th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Millard Johnson, Jr.; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted.
SR 16.
By Senator Seay of the 34th:
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Carol L. Hagins; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted.
SR 17.
By Senators Miller of the 49th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Watson of the 1st, Black of the 8th, Kirk of the 13th and others:
A RESOLUTION commending Youth Villages Georgia and recognizing January 15, 2019, as Youth Villages Georgia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
Read and Adopted.
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