House general calendar, 2021 March 18

HB 1 HB 7
HB 48
HB 56 HB 60 HB 86 HB 120 HB 122
HB 148
HB 159 HB 164 HB 270 HB 274 HB 347 HB 358
HB 377
HB 389
HB 468
HB 514
HB 536
HB 545 HB 556 HB 589 HB 624
HB 640

HOUSE GENERAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HOUSE BILLS Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act; enact State flag, seal, and other symbols; monument to honor the Original 33; provide Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide additional judge Georgia Educational Scholarship Act; enact Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act; enact Georgia Resident In-State Tuition Act; enact Revenue and taxation; manufacturers' sales tax exemption for concrete mixers; extend sunset Local government; taxpaying business owners to be appointed to development authorities; provide State Cybersecurity Review Board; establish Prescription Drug Consumer Financial Protection Act; enact Elections; mailing and issuance of absentee ballots; provide time periods Courts; certain juvenile court judges; provide salary supplement State sexual offender registry; assessment classifications; revise certain risk Emergency Management Act; provide when a declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the Governor shall expire Georgia Women's Care (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act; enact Employment security; change definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages Governor; continued operation of businesses during a public health state of emergency if they comply with certain health and safety measures; provide Insurance; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; update references Emergency management; limitation on Governor's power to control the practice of any religion during an emergency; provide Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act; enact Criminal procedure; revise authority for trial upon accusations The Georgia Civics Renewal Act; enact South Georgia Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior court; provide Crimes and offenses; firearms and the carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various laws

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HB 675 HB 691 HB 745
HR 11 HR 14 HR 52 HR 117
HR 120 HR 129 HR 188 HR 222
SB 9 SB 27 SB 32 SB 34 SB 44 SB 46 SB 49 SB 60 SB 66
SB 75 SB 80

General Assembly; members and officers; revise compensation, expenses, and allowances Economic Development, Department of; define innovation, innovative product or service, and startup Washington County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections for members
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS House Study Committee on Innovative Ways to Maximize Global Talent; create National Statuary Hall Collection Replacement Committee; create Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create House Study Committee on Homeowners' Associations, Condominium Owners' Associations, and Property Owners in Community Associations; create House Study Committee on Motor Vehicle Crimes; create General Assembly; provide for net proceeds of one or more lottery games to support economic development purposes and programs; authorize - CA State Workgroup to Increase Chronic Disease Information and Screenings in Communities of Color; creation; support House Study Committee on Annexation; create
SENATE BILLS Courts; the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia Professional Licenses; extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license; electrical contractor, plumber; Public Disclosure; certain personal records of state and federal employees; exempt Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide Special License Plates; honoring Support Our Troops, Inc.; establish Health; certain medical personnel to administer vaccines during public health emergencies under certain conditions; authorize Buildings and Housing; procedures for alternative plan review, permitting, and inspection by private professional providers; provide Georgia State Indemnification Fund; shall be paid in instances of a heart attack, stroke; public safety officer; revise Georgia Foundation for Public Education; a nonprofit corporation created by the foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; authorize Termination of Residential Lease; victims of stalking; provide "Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act"; enact

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SB 82 SB 95 SB 114 SB 119 SB 143 SB 144 SB 145
SB 148 SB 152 SB 159 SB 163 SB 164 SB 165 SB 168 SB 169 SB 185
SB 187 SB 193 SB 195 SB 210 SB 219 SB 220

Emergency Medical Services; prudent layperson standard is not affected by the final diagnosis given; clarify State Government; conditions for meetings and public hearings to be held by teleconference in emergency conditions; provide Professions and Businesses; grounds for refusing to grant or revoking a license; revise Permit Required for Burning Woods, Lands, and Marshes or Other Flammable Vegetation; except certain yard waste from permitting Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver of lien and labor or material bond rights; conform a reference within a statutory form Housing Authorities; ability of city housing authorities to operate outside municipal boundaries without authorization; limit Distilled Spirits; initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; modify the petition requirements 2021 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians and the Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure; create State and Other Flags; pledge of allegiance to the state flag; add language Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise Judicial Emergency; suspension of statutory speedy trial requirements; provide HIV Tests; modernization of HIV related laws to align with science; provide Motor Vehicles; autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; exempt Meetings; corporation may hold annual shareholders' meetings and special shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; provide Bonds; acceptance of electronic signatures and electronic corporate seals on bonds; provide Revenue and Taxation; all questions of law decided by a court; matters from state board of equalization and refunds and appeals be decided without deference; require HOPE Scholarship; procedure for students with disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act to apply for a waiver; establish Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; requiring that mobile homes procure and display decals; grant counties the option Hemp Farming; definition; revise Motor Vehicles and Traffic; definitions relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles; provide Alcoholic Beverages; regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of malt beverages; provide "The Georgia Civics Renewal Act"; enact

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SB 221 SB 225
SB 237 SB 247 SB 256 SB 260

Ethics in Government; leadership committees; chairpersons; such committees may receive contributions and make expenditures; provide License Plates; individuals who served in the armed forces for an ally of the United States during active military combat; provide a veteran's license plate License Plates; specialty license plate supporting members of the United States Army Rangers; establish Agricultural Commodity Commissions; public hearings with online public comment opportunities; replace County Boards of Health; comprehensive reorganization; provide Soil Amendments; exclude from regulation

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