SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2021 ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 75. By Senators Jackson of the 41st, Strickland of the 17th, Parent of the 42nd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Merritt of the 9th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-7-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to termination of residential lease after issuance of civil family violence order or criminal family violence order, notice, and occupancy, so as to provide for lease terminations for victims of stalking; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. SB 76. By Senators Albers of the 56th, Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency communications authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for Next Generation 911 systems and services; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 and Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment and training of peace officers and general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, respectively, so as to revise training requirements for communication officers; to provide for related matters; to condition effectiveness upon approval by two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. SB 77. By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Anderson of the 43rd, Harrell of the 40th, Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th and others: 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 provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitutes a misdemeanor; to revise provisions regarding punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. - 1 - SB 78. By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Anderson of the 43rd, Harrell of the 40th, Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasion of privacy, so as to revise the prohibition on electronically transmitting or posting nude or sexually explicit photographs or videos for purposes of harassing the depicted person; to provide for an increased penalty for the electronic transmission or posting to a web page that is accessible to the general public; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. SB 79. By Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Anderson of the 43rd, Harrell of the 40th, Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of voters, so as to enumerate the felonies involving moral turpitude whereby a person being convicted of such shall not register to, remain registered to, or vote; to provide for a definition; to provide that any person convicted of a felony and serving a term of incarceration, during such incarceration, shall not register to, remain registered to, or vote; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. SB 80. By Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Burke of the 11th, Watson of the 1st, Walker III of the 20th, Harbison of the 15th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for standards for utilization review; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee. SB 81. By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Anderson of the 43rd, Dugan of the 30th, Walker III of the 20th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-4-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of College and Career Transitions and powers and duties, so as to change the name of the Office of College and Career Transitions to the Office of College and Career Academies; to provide for increased technical skills; to provide for collaboration between the Technical College System of Georgia and certain entities to support efforts to recruit new industries and expand existing industries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Higher Education Committee. - 2 - SB 82. By Senators Au of the 48th, Watson of the 1st, Burke of the 11th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the final diagnosis given; to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to also clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the final diagnosis given; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Insurance and Labor Committee. SR 53. By Senators Beach of the 21st and Harbison of the 15th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide for pari-mutuel betting in this state under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. SR 54. By Senators Harbin of the 16th, Butler of the 55th, Strickland of the 17th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Rhett of the 33rd: A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Reverend Dr. Randy Valimont; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 55. By Senators Goodman of the 8th, Summers of the 13th, Burke of the 11th, Harper of the 7th and Hufstetler of the 52nd: A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kevin Raymond Moore on his outstanding service as an assistant principal in Lanier County; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 56. By Senators Watson of the 1st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Thompson of the 14th, Burke of the 11th and Dolezal of the 27th: A RESOLUTION commending the Technology Association of Georgia Digital Health, the Georgia Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society, and the health information technology industry of Georgia and recognizing January 28, 2021, as Health Information Technology Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. - 3 -