SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 18. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Jones of the 25th, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Harbison of the 15th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. SB 19. By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Albers of the 56th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Harbison of the 15th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to establish the Public Safety Officer Higher Education Fund; to provide for legislative findings and purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for authorization; to provide for requirements and conditions; to provide for penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Higher Education Committee. SB 20. By Senators Rhett of the 33rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Harbison of the 15th and Lucas of the 26th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide for the establishment of banking improvement zones to encourage opening of banks in areas underserved by banks; to provide for definitions; to provide for application and standards of approval for a banking improvement zone; to provide for the establishment of an agreement for the deposit of public funds in banks within a banking improvement zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. - 1 - SB 21. By Senators James of the 35th, Rhett of the 33rd, Seay of the 34th and Jones II of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require each local board of education to prescribe mandatory instruction concerning cybersecurity in every year in every grade from kindergarten through grade 12; to provide for a definition; to require the State Board of Education to prescribe a minimum course of study in cybersecurity; to provide for duties of the State School Superintendent; to provide for dates of implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Youth Committee. SB 22. By Senators James of the 35th, Rhett of the 33rd and Jones II of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to absentee voting, so as to provide increased privacy and security to electors in mailing absentee ballots to the board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk; to remove the elector's oath and other identifying information of an elector from the larger outside mailing envelope and instead include such oath and identifying information on the smaller inside envelope that is mailed inside of such larger outside mailing envelope; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Ethics Committee. SB 23. By Senators James of the 35th, Jones II of the 22nd and Rhett of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit the movement of trailers or semitrailers on any highway unless such trailers or semitrailers are engaged in the pickup or delivery of persons or property or traveling to or from such pickup or delivery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Public Safety Committee. SB 24. By Senators James of the 35th, Rhett of the 33rd and Jones II of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and license requirements, certificate of registration and temporary operating permit, and two-year registration option for new motor vehicles, so as to require the registration of certain electric personal assistive mobility devices; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Public Safety Committee. - 2 - SB 25. By Senator Heath of the 31st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-163 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera, so as to clarify when the driver of a vehicle need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Public Safety Committee. SR 18. By Senators Lucas of the 26th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Henson of the 41st, Seay of the 34th and others: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the vacancy in the office of Secretary of State upon the Secretary of State qualifying for election to another federal, state, county, or municipal elective office; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. Referred to Government Oversight Committee. SR 19. By Senators Beach of the 21st, Gooch of the 51st, Watson of the 1st, Miller of the 49th and Dugan of the 30th: A RESOLUTION creating the Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics; and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation Committee. SR 20. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Kirk of the 13th, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others: A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the organizations and their staff members of the Service Providers Association for Developmental Disabilities and celebrating their day at the Capitol on January 17, 2019; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 21. By Senators Martin of the 9th, Unterman of the 45th and Henson of the 41st: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the 2018 Parkview High School baseball team; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 22. By Senators Wilkinson of the 50th, Anderson of the 24th, Black of the 8th, Walker III of the 20th and Sims of the 12th: A RESOLUTION commending those in the veterinary medicine field and recognizing January 30, 2019, as Veterinary Medicine Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. - 3 - SR 23. By Senators Harbin of the 16th, Seay of the 34th, Brass of the 28th, Strickland of the 17th and Walker III of the 20th: A RESOLUTION commending the Peachtree City Little League baseball team for an outstanding 2018 season in baseball competition; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. - 4 -