Senate first readers, 2021 January 14

SENATE FIRST READERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 6. SB 7. SB 8.

By Senators Albers of the 56th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st, Strickland of the 17th and others:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fiscal bills generally, so as to provide for independent economic analyses to be procured by the Office of Planning and Budget for certain tax benefits upon request by the chairpersons of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee; to provide a short title; to provide for limits; to provide for summaries to be attached to related fiscal notes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Finance Committee.
By Senators Beach of the 21st, Jones of the 25th, Albers of the 56th and Dolezal of the 27th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that designated research universities shall ensure that at least 90 percent of early action admissions are offered to Georgia resident students; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Higher Education Committee.
By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Miller of the 49th, Ginn of the 47th 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 modify the percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.

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SB 9.

By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd, Strickland of the 17th, Miller of the 49th, Mullis of the 53rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia, to be known as the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; to provide for the transfer of certain funds from the Augusta Judicial Circuit to the Columbia Judicial Circuit; to provide for and allocate circuit-wide costs and expenditures; to conform the county salary supplements for the judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to revise the composition and terms of court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

SR 6.

By Senators Seay of the 34th and Butler of the 55th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jabari Smith Jr.; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 8.

By Senators Miller of the 49th, Butler of the 55th, Gooch of the 51st, Walker III of the 20th, Kennedy of the 18th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jim Galloway upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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