SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 236. By Senators Brass of the 28th, Jones of the 25th, Miller of the 49th, Robertson of the 29th, Beach of the 21st and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to allow food service establishments licensed to sell distilled spirits for consumption on the premises to sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption in approved containers under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Commissioner of Revenue to promulgate certain rules and regulations; 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 237. By Senators Harbison of the 15th and Dugan of the 30th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate supporting members of the United States Army Rangers; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. SB 238. By Senator Strickland of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to revise provisions relating to the enactment of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to clarify the portions of the Code which have the effect of law; to clarify the matter included in the Code that does not have the effect of law; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Code Revision Commission, so as to clarify the oversight of the commission with respect to state content; to clarify the oversight of the commission with respect to supplementary content; to revise a provision relating to copyright of the Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. - 1 - SB 239. By Senators Harrell of the 40th, Jordan of the 6th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 41st and Payne of the 54th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide that tuition and mandatory student fees for students enrolled in a unit of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia shall be calculated and assessed on a per credit hour basis, subject to certain conditions; to provide for caps on assessed tuition and mandatory student fees based on the number of credit hours students are enrolled; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Higher Education Committee. SB 240. By Senators Harrell of the 40th and Burns of the 23rd: 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 provide for an instructional program for students in grades eleven and twelve which covers the critical role elections play in the democratic way of life for people in Georgia and the United States; to provide for conditioning graduation on completion of such instructional program; to provide for the development of curriculum content and training; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Youth Committee. SB 241. By Senators Dugan of the 30th, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Cowsert of the 46th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to comprehensively revise elections and voting; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the establishment of a voter intimidation and illegal election activities hotline; to limit the ability of the State Election Board and the Secretary of State to enter into certain consent agreements; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding administrative procedure, so as to provide for the submission and suspension of emergency rules by the State Election Board; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Ethics Committee. - 2 - SB 242. By Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Brass of the 28th, Albers of the 56th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grand juries, so as to provide for a state grand jury; to provide for its creation, selection, composition, compensation, procedures, and term; to provide for definitions; to provide for a foreperson and deputy foreperson; to provide for certain disqualifications and recusals; to provide for certain oaths; to provide for a legal advisor; to provide secrecy of proceedings; to provide for sanctions for violations; to provide for subpoenas and compelling the production of evidence and testimony; to provide for assistance; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Supreme Court; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. SR 141. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Anderson of the 24th, Goodman of the 8th, Hatchett of the 50th, Rahman of the 5th and others: A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia peanut industry and recognizing March 1, 2021, as Peanut Butter and Jelly Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 142. By Senators Jackson of the 2nd, Au of the 48th, Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Louvenia Rainge; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 143. By Senators Harbin of the 16th, Cowsert of the 46th, Hickman of the 4th, Summers of the 13th, Anavitarte of the 31st and others: A RESOLUTION appointing the honorary position of General Assembly chaplain; and for other purposes. Referred to Rules Committee. - 3 - SR 144. By Senators Brass of the 28th, Jones of the 25th, Rhett of the 33rd, Merritt of the 9th, Beach of the 21st and others: A RESOLUTION recognizing February 19, 2021, as Georgia Caregivers Day; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 145. By Senators Watson of the 1st, Jackson of the 2nd, McNeill of the 3rd, Hickman of the 4th and Harper of the 7th: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Eleanor "Sandy" Torrey West; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. HB 68. By Representatives Clark of the 147th, Bonner of the 72nd, Belton of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Smyre of the 135th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-14-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain military certifications that entitle persons to obtain certain professional licenses, so as to extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license or certification as an electrical contractor, plumber, conditioned air contractor, low-voltage contractor, or utility contractor using his or her military specialty or certification; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. HB 119. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Rich of the 97th, Ehrhart of the 36th and Singleton of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 14-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional services in which a professional corporation may engage, so as to provide that chiropractors may own professional corporations with physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. - 4 - HB 149. By Representatives Williamson of the 115th, Carson of the 46th, Knight of the 130th, Blackmon of the 146th and Petrea of the 166th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to allow for certain elections to be made by Subchapter "S" corporations and partnerships for the filing of tax returns and imposition of taxes; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Committee. HB 161. By Representatives Tankersley of the 160th, Dickey of the 140th, Fleming of the 121st, Rich of the 97th, Houston of the 170th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 42 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to downtown development authorities, so as to remove a provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Government Oversight Committee. HB 210. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Barton of the 5th, Watson of the 172nd, Rhodes of the 120th and Ridley of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificates of title to motor vehicles, so as to exempt certain vehicles from the recording of odometer readings upon certificates of title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation Committee. HB 223. By Representatives Benton of the 31st and Gaines of the 117th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3682), so as to provide for the authority of the board of elections and registration to act in certain situations; to provide for the terms of members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. - 5 - HB 241. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Lumsden of the 12th, Williams of the 148th, Gaines of the 117th and Smith of the 133rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, contract requirements, rules and regulations, and exemptions, so as to revise the meaning of property insurance; to change the parameters under which certain contracts, agreements, or instruments may be canceled; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee. HB 245. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Gaines of the 117th, Cooper of the 43rd, Newton of the 123rd and Holmes of the 129th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 35 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to podiatry practice, so as to amend a provision relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. HB 305. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Powell of the 32nd, Mathiak of the 73rd, Mitchell of the 88th and Jackson of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of massage therapy, so as to revise a definition; to revise a provision relating to continuing education requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. HB 342. By Representatives Washburn of the 141st, Powell of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Kelley of the 16th and Momtahan of the 17th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage contractors, and utility contractors, so as to prohibit certain advertisements related to plumbing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. - 6 - HB 354. By Representatives Williams of the 145th, Powell of the 32nd, Collins of the 68th, Bentley of the 139th, Mathis of the 144th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to require the State Board of Cemeterians and the State Board of Funeral Service to report suspected unlawful activity to the sheriff's office and the Attorney General; to require the Attorney General to provide notice of such suspected unlawful activity to the appropriate prosecuting attorney; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. HB 367. By Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Stephens of the 164th and Reeves of the 34th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Public Safety Committee. HB 374. By Representatives Gaines of the 117th, England of the 116th, Wiedower of the 119th, Benton of the 31st and Frye of the 118th: 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. HB 396. By Representatives Greene of the 151st, Campbell of the 171st and Dukes of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority, approved May 29, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 4336), as amended; to provide for assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. - 7 - HB 456. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, Nix of the 69th, Collins of the 68th and Smith of the 70th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Carroll County Board of Elections, approved April 29, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4592), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3592), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for appointments to the board; to provide for terms of the additional board members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. HB 490. By Representatives Hill of the 3rd and Tarvin of the 2nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 12, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 858), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5538) and an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4290) so as to remove certain bidding requirements on certain purchases made by the county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. - 8 -