SENATE FIRST READERS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2023 FOURTEENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 94.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Dugan of the 30th, Brass of the 28th, Still of the 48th, Strickland of the 17th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to authorize the use of automated plate recognition systems for the issuance of a civil monetary penalty for the ownership of a motor vehicle operated without proper insurance or with an expired, revoked, canceled, or suspended registration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Public Safety Committee.

SB 95.

By Senators Robertson of the 29th, Hatchett of the 50th, Hodges of the 3rd, Still of the 48th, Moore of the 53rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-8-37.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state grants authorized relative to general provisions of solid waste management, so as to specify the manner in which funds appropriated to the Solid Waste Trust Fund shall be used; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.

SB 96.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Dixon of the 45th, Brass of the 28th, Halpern of the 39th, Esteves of the 6th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider teacher programs outside of this state which meet certain requirements of the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Education and Youth Committee.

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SB 97.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Albers of the 56th, Dugan of the 30th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency management, so as to create the Georgia Cyber Command Division under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee.

SB 98.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Dixon of the 45th, Echols of the 49th, Dolezal of the 27th, Gooch of the 51st and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local boards of education, so as to prohibit local board of education members from discussing individual personnel matters with school officials except under certain circumstances provided by law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Education and Youth Committee.

SB 99.

By Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Watson of the 1st, Brass of the 28th and Cowsert of the 46th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.

SB 100.

By Senators Hatchett of the 50th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st, Kennedy of the 18th and others:

A BILL to amend Code Section 17-6-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unsecured judicial release, requirement, and effect of failure of person charged to appear for trial, so as to provide for the limitation of unsecured judicial release in certain circumstances where the accused has a prior conviction for the offense of bail jumping or failure to appear; to provide for the requirement that an accused's criminal history be considered prior to issuing an unsecured judicial release; to provide for reconsideration of eligibility; to amend Code Section 52-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty regarding general provisions for registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for a conforming cross reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Judiciary Committee.

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SB 101.

By Senators Halpern of the 39th, Jackson of the 41st, Anderson of the 43rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th and others:

A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that an application for an absentee ballot in a primary or election shall also be an automatic application for an absentee ballot in a runoff resulting from such primary or election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Ethics Committee.

SB 102.

By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Brass of the 28th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Esteves of the 6th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to revise a provision relating to the administration of anesthesia by certified registered nurse anesthetists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee.

SB 103.

By Senators Goodman of the 8th, Burns of the 23rd, Anderson of the 24th, Merritt of the 9th, Anderson of the 43rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of unclaimed property, so as to provide for the handling of certain wills; to provide for definitions; to provide for administrative expenses of the commissioner; to provide for a claimant's designated representative; to provide for appeals; to provide for agreements for recovery; to provide for confidentiality; to provide a searchable data base for account information; 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.

SR 94.

By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Burns of the 23rd, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st and Watson of the 1st:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. E. Raybon Anderson and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.

Referred to Transportation Committee.

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SR 95.

By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Merritt of the 9th, Butler of the 55th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Echols of the 49th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 96.

By Senators Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 41st, Islam of the 7th, Merritt of the 9th, Anderson of the 43rd and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Bobby Wilson; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 97.

By Senator Harbison of the 15th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Paul Pierce upon his retirement; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 98.

By Senators Brass of the 28th, Robertson of the 29th, Watson of the 1st, Ginn of the 47th, Albers of the 56th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 99.

By Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Echols of the 49th and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 7, 2023, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 100.

By Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Hatchett of the 50th, Tillery of the 19th, Jones II of the 22nd and Parent of the 42nd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia for its 75 years of service; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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SR 101.

By Senators Watson of the 1st, Hodges of the 3rd, Echols of the 49th, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Jackson of the 41st and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring and commending Visiting Nurse Health System; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 102.

By Senators Moore of the 53rd, Dugan of the 30th, Tillery of the 19th, Summers of the 13th, Still of the 48th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Sean Kornacki; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 103.

By Senator Sims of the 12th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Second Mount Zion Baptist Church; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 104.

By Senator Sims of the 12th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Communities in Schools; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 105.

By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Dugan of the 30th, Kennedy of the 18th, Beach of the 21st, Albers of the 56th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Ronald Anthony "Tony" Crowe; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

SR 106.

By Senators Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Walker III of the 20th, Sims of the 12th, Watson of the 11th and others:

A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Young Farmers Association and recognizing February 8, 2023, as Young Farmers Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Read and Adopted.

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HB 94.

By Representative Campbell of the 171st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of the office of county administrator of Mitchell County, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3616), so as to provide the county administrator with final authority to take employment action on department heads subject to consultation with the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 117.

By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th and Gambill of the 15th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Bartow County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4915), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4585), so as to revise the district boundaries plan; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 118.

By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th and Gambill of the 15th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district, approved April 1, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4556), so as to increase the exemption to $15,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 125.

By Representatives Smith of the 138th and Smith of the 139th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Harris County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; 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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HB 159.

By Representatives Meeks of the 178th and DeLoach of the 167th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Jesup, approved December 16, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937-38 Ex. Sess., p. 1142), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3997), so as to reapportion the city board of commissioners election districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 164.

By Representative Smith of the 18th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Mount Zion, approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3862), so as to provide that members of the city council shall be elected from districts instead of at large; to provide district residency requirements for councilmembers; to revise election procedures to provide for district elections; to provide the description of council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

HB 169.

By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Smith of the 18th, Smith of the 70th and Huddleston of the 72nd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Carroll County, approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4720), so as to change provisions relating to compensation of the members of the board; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.

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