House general calendar, 2021 March 5

HB 44
HB 48
HB 56 HB 60 HB 76
HB 86 HB 92 HB 109 HB 114 HB 117
HB 122
HB 148
HB 159 HB 160
HB 173
HB 194
HB 247
HB 270 HB 272
HB 274 HB 290
HB 302

HOUSE GENERAL CALENDAR FRIDAY, MARCH 05, 2021
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
HOUSE BILLS State government; Georgia shall observe daylight savings time year round; provide (Postponed) 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 Public utilities and public transportation; percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; modify Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act; enact Health; transfer of vital records to State Archives; revise provisions Child Victim Protection Act of 2021; enact Income tax; adoption of foster children; revise tax credit Low THC Oil Patient Registry; ulcerative colitis as a condition for which low THC oil may be used for treatment; add 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 Revenue and taxation; water and sewer projects and costs tax (MOST); provide for audits of tax by state auditor under certain conditions Retirement and pensions; eligible large retirement system's assets that may be invested in alternative investments; increase percentage Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify Uniform rules of the road; commission of an offense of distracted driving; provide for penalties Elections; mailing and issuance of absentee ballots; provide time periods Juvenile Code; juvenile court to include children who are under 18 years of age; change jurisdiction Courts; certain juvenile court judges; provide salary supplement Hospitals and nursing homes; policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members and friends; provisions Revenue and taxation; proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity; require (Postponed)

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HB 316 HB 317 HB 328 HB 333 HB 343 HB 346 HB 347 HB 364
HB 369 HB 377 HB 383 HB 428 HB 450 HB 451 HB 454 HB 464 HB 465
HB 468 HB 469 HB 498 HB 514 HB 517 HB 520 HB 532

Pharmacies; increase pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratio for providing direct supervision at any time Excise tax; revise definition of innkeeper to include marketplace facilitators; provisions Public utilities; one-time right of way permit fee and reduce annual right of way use fees; establish (Postponed) Ethics in Government Act of 2021; enact Game and fish; rebuttable presumption of violation by individuals in possession of hunting paraphernalia while on others' lands; provide Jarom's Act; enact State sexual offender registry; assessment classifications; revise certain risk Professions and businesses; exempt persons having completed Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training from required fingerprint submission for application to be licensed as a private guard, watchman, or patrolman Physicians; job description submission to Georgia Composite Medical Board; provisions Georgia Women's Care (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act; enact State government; certain contracts; Israel; provisions Sales and use tax; change certain definitions Low THC Oil Patient Registry; authorize Department of Public Health to release deidentified data to government entities for research Ad valorem tax; property; fair market value applicable to inventor; provisions Insurance; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide Guardian and ward; petition for appointment of temporary guardian of minor filed in probate court may be transferred to juvenile court; provide Local government; imposing civil penalties upon an alarm systems contractor for a false alarm that occurs through no fault of alarm systems contractor; prohibit Governor; continued operation of businesses during a public health state of emergency if they comply with certain health and safety measures; provide Income tax; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credits Ad valorem tax; property; expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products Insurance; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; update references Education; calculation of minimum revenue obligations for scholarships and tuition grants; provide for the inclusion of earned interest State government; promotion and deployment of broadband services; revise a definition Labor, Department of; employment security; change certain provisions

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HB 536
HB 544
HB 545 HB 554 HB 567 HB 577
HB 579 HB 582 HB 589 HB 591
HB 601
HB 605
HB 606
HB 611 HB 619
HB 620
HB 624
HB 645 HB 647
HB 675
HB 676
HB 693 HB 697
HR 11
HR 14 HR 24

Emergency management; limitation on Governor's power to control the practice of any religion during an emergency; provide State government; composition of the board of directors of the lottery; change Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act; enact Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee; create Highways, bridges, and ferries; proposal guaranty for bids upon certain projects; provide Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Act; enact Cherokee County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections The Georgia Civics Renewal Act; enact Mental health; marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians and others are authorized to perform; authorize Crimes and offenses; low THC oil, marijuana, and tetrahydrocannabinols do not include certain federally approved products; provide Health; provide for authorized electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities HOPE scholarships; add Georgia Independent School Association to the list of accrediting agencies State government; definition of small business; change Heritage trust program; sale of Patrick's Fishing Paradise to a private entity; authorize Guardian and ward; payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors; clarify and revise procedures and requirements South Georgia Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior court; provide Crimes and offenses; medical cannabis; update and revise provisions Solid waste management; post-closure ground-water monitoring at closed coal combustion residual impoundments; provide General Assembly; members and officers; revise compensation, expenses, and allowances Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority Act; enact Motor vehicles; operation of farm tractors on interstate highways; prohibit Health care data collection; hospitals maintain certain technology; provisions
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS House Study Committee on Innovative Ways to Maximize Global Talent; create National Statuary Hall Collection Replacement Committee; create Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate

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HR 25 HR 26 HR 29 HR 52 HR 120 HR 144 HR 183 HR 188
HR 204
HR 282
SB 4
SB 9
SB 60

Jones, Mark Jason; compensate Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate Robinson, Mr. Jakeith Bendray, Sr.; compensate Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create House Study Committee on Motor Vehicle Crimes; create Katie Poff Memorial Interchange; Baldwin County; dedicate Congress; pass Recovering America's Wildlife Act; urge State Workgroup to Increase Chronic Disease Information and Screenings in Communities of Color; creation; support Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate Sydnie Grace Jones Memorial Intersection; dedicate
SENATE BILLS Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide Courts; the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia Georgia State Indemnification Fund; shall be paid in instances of a heart attack, stroke; public safety officer; revise

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