Senate first readers, 2021 March 17

SENATE FIRST READERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 297.

By Senators Miller of the 49th and Hatchett of the 50th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a method of compensating the members of the board of education of Hall County, approved February 25, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3504), as amended, so as to revise such compensation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

SB 298.

By Senators Miller of the 49th and Hatchett of the 50th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Hall County, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 18, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007 p. 3951), so as to change the provisions of law concerning the expense allowance received by the chairperson and members of the Board of Commissioners of Hall County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

SB 299.

By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Robertson of the 29th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Anavitarte of the 31st and Butler of the 55th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to generation and distribution of electricity generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to "The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001" and the "Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015"; 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.

SR 259.

By Senator James of the 35th:

A RESOLUTION commending The First Annual Yoruba Cultural Day Virtual Celebration in Georgia on March 27, 2021; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 260.

By Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Mr. Elmore "Mo" Callaway Thrash Jr. upon his 50th year of lobbying at the Georgia State Capitol; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 261.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th and Dugan of the 30th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of William "Bill" Ercolini; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 262.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Thompson of the 14th, Miller of the 49th, Payne of the 54th and Dugan of the 30th:

A RESOLUTION honoring the graduation of the first certified cohort of high school apprentices trained in accordance with the German model of apprenticeship; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 263.

By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Mullis of the 53rd, Dugan of the 30th and others:

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Warner Robins High School football team for winning the Warner Robins City Championship, the Region 1 5A Championship, and the GHSA 5A State Championship; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 264.

By Senator Mullis of the 53rd:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Navy Lieutenant Commander Hugh Lester Campbell and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.

Referred to Transportation Committee.

SR 265.

By Senators Rahman of the 5th, Harrell of the 40th, Merritt of the 9th, Jackson of the 41st and Au of the 48th:

A RESOLUTION urging the Congress of the United States to abolish the practice of involuntary sterilization of women in custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency; and for other purposes.

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SR 266.

By Senators Rahman of the 5th and Harrell of the 40th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ali Hossain for his outstanding civic engagement and commitment to community service to the Bangladeshi Americans living in Georgia; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 267.

By Senators Rahman of the 5th, Merritt of the 9th, Jackson of the 41st and Au of the 48th:

A RESOLUTION supporting the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank and calling upon Congress to pass HR 6422; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee.

HB 724.

By Representatives Allen of the 40th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Reeves of the 34th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Bruce of the 61st and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3620), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 730.

By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Tarvin of the 2nd and Ridley of the 6th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create and establish the Whitfield County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 734.

By Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Kelley of the 16th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Euharlee, approved May 7, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4472), so as to revise the corporate limits; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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HB 742.

By Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 30th, Hawkins of the 27th and Barr of the 103rd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to continue the existence of the Gainesville City School District as an independent school system; to provide for powers of the board of education; to provide for number of members, districts, elections, qualifications of members, organization, and compensation of the board of education; to provide for the position of superintendent; to provide for related matters; to repeal and reserve provisions of a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 743.

By Representative Dickey of the 140th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Fort Valley, approved August 22, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 651), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, 4170), so as to add three appointed members to the Utility Commission for the City of Fort Valley; to provide for the filling of vacancies on such commission; to remove provisions providing for agreements between the city and commission as to certain payments from the commission to the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 749.

By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st and Mallow of the 163rd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create and establish the Chatham County Building and Facilities Authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 750.

By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st and Mallow of the 163rd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Chatham County Legislative Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission; to provide for membership; to provide for powers, duties, and objectives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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