Senate first readers, 2020 March 9

SENATE FIRST READERS MONDAY, MARCH 09, 2020 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SR 903. By Senator Wilkinson of the 50th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Billy A. Burrell; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 904.

By Senators Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd, Williams of the 39th, Davenport of the 44th, Jordan of the 6th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 17, 2020, as Children's Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 905.

By Senators Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd, Williams of the 39th, Davenport of the 44th, Jordan of the 6th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing Southern Crescent Women In Business Inc.; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 906.

By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Dugan of the 30th, Payne of the 54th, Tillery of the 19th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Christian Owen Stevens; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 907.

By Senators Burke of the 11th, Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd and Hill of the 4th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 5, 2020, as Patient-Centered Physicians Coalition of Georgia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 908.

By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th, Davenport of the 44th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Love Fellowship of Churches; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 909.

By Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th, Henson of the 41st and others:

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Birder Mae Boutte; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 910.

By Senators Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th, Seay of the 34th, Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Howard Edwin Turnipseed; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 911. By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Patrick D. Doyle; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 912. By Senators Miller of the 49th, Anderson of the 43rd and Beach of the 21st:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Nancy Flake Johnson for her contributions to education; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

HB 576.

By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Tanner of the 9th, Carpenter of the 4th, Powell of the 32nd and Momtahan of the 17th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for the distribution priority of partial payments of fines, bond forfeitures, and costs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

HB 815.

By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, England of the 116th, Wiedower of the 119th, Benton of the 31st and Kirby of the 114th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from taxation local authorities providing public water or sewer service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Finance Committee.

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HB 847.

By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, McCall of the 33rd, Dickey of the 140th, Pruett of the 149th and Gilliard of the 162nd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to provide definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for criminal background checks; to provide for compliance with federal laws and regulations; to provide for hemp nursery licensees; to provide for license and permit fees; to provide for testing of hemp samples; to provide for destruction of noncompliant hemp; to provide for violations of the state hemp plan; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

HB 855.

By Representatives Wiedower of the 119th, Jasperse of the 11th, Gaines of the 117th, McCall of the 33rd, Reeves of the 34th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs, so as to direct the State Board of Education to determine eligibility criteria for foster care students to receive special education and related services; to require the Department of Education to provide guidance to local school systems; to require local school systems to immediately determine whether to initiate the initial evaluation process for newly enrolled foster care students; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Education and Youth Committee.

HB 859.

By Representatives Pirkle of the 155th, Corbett of the 174th, Sainz of the 180th and Hatchett of the 150th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-8-73.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tinting of windows or windshields, so as to provide for a maximum monetary penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

HB 885.

By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Fleming of the 121st, Cantrell of the 22nd, Collins of the 68th, Newton of the 123rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidentiality of information supplied by inmates, penalties for breach, classified nature of department investigation reports, confidentiality of certain identifying information, and custodians of records, so as to provide that certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney for purposes of responding to proposed actions of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

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HB 1054. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Silcox of the 52nd and Martin of the 49th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to newborn screening for various disorders; to create the Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations to the department when a new disorder is added to the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel; to provide for requests for appropriations to cover new disorders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. HR 1167. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Dunahoo of the 30th, Pirkle of the
155th, Werkheiser of the 157th and Lumsden of the 12th: A RESOLUTION authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Glynn County; authorizing the lease of certain state owned real property located in Gordon County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Muscogee County; authorizing the conveyance and lease of certain state owned real property located in Paulding County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Rabun County; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Terrell County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Government Oversight Committee.
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