Tuesday, March 22 is Day 39 at the Georgia General Assembly. With one legislative day to go, it promises to be a busy day of horse-trading, deal-making and voting in the state House and Senate.
The day’s schedule is subject to change. But here’s what was on tap at press time.
Events
6 a.m.-noon Rally Against SB 308, Feminist Women's Health Center — Liberty Plaza
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Champions for Children Easter Seals — Capitol south wing
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Press conference by Georgia Federation of Teachers, the Georgia AFL-CIO and others on Opportunity School District referendum, SR 287, being voted on this November 6th — Room 505 CLOB
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Shiloh Middle School Choir, state Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, D - Lithonia — Capitol rotunda
12:30 p.m. — Sen. Greg Kirk, R-Americus press conference on HB 757, Free Exercise Protection Act — Room 203 CLOB
1 p.m.-5 p.m. Pillars of Personhood Georgia Right to Life — Liberty Plaza
1 p.m. HB 859 (campus carry) petition delivery and press conference, Feminist Women's Health Center — Capitol rotunda
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Stop the Madness, Save a Life Youth Rally, Lion of Judah Faith Center — Capitol south wing
Up in the House
HR 1254, encouraging Medicaid care management organizations to cover certain attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder medications
HR 1564, encouraging the state Department of Public Health to provide sudden cardiac arrest prevention education
SB 18, establishing policies for the Technical College System of Georgia to grant academic credit for college level learning for military service and work experience
SB 230, creating the 'Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act'
SB 271, dealing with admission to emergency receiving facilities for mental health treatment
SB 417, create the 'Georgia Film and Television Trail Act'
SB 184, dealing with dog breeds
SB 255, changing garnishment laws
SB 275, dealing with free exercise of the right of freedom of speech for school board members
SB 329, expanding provisions awarding of high school diplomas based on certain dual credit coursework (Ed
SB 346, exempting projects for construction/improvement of public roads from environmental effects reports
SB 383, dealing with the Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council
SB 389, dealing with temporary assistance for needy families
SB 420, requiring referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds for fixed guideway transit
On the Senate calendar
HB 21 — Transit Authority; creation of; metropolitan areas; repeal a population provision
HB 51 – Taxes' amount payable at redemption of property; change provisions
HB 59 – State tort claims; waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; provide
HB 93 – Motor vehicles; law enforcement retaining license plate data obtained from automated license plate recognition systems for certain periods; prohibit
HB 166 – Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act; enact
HB 193 – Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Act; enact
HB 205 – Drivers' licenses; require driver who refused blood alcohol concentration testing to install and maintain ignition interlock devices on vehicle; provisions
HB 212 – Pain management clinics; health care professionals who must be on-site for the clinics to provide medical treatment or services; revise a provision
HB 216 – Occupational diseases; define certain terms; provisions
HB 304 – Criminal procedure; fixing of sentence; clarify service of consecutive sentences
HB 364 – Real estate transfer tax; change certain provisions
HB 402 – Insurance; encourage employers to provide work based learning opportunities for students age 16 and older; provisions
HB 408 – Excise tax; rooms, lodging and accommodations; clarify application of certain provisions to certain municipalities
HB 514 – South Fulton, City of; Fulton County; incorporate
HB 547 – Estates; taxes and tax liens; change provisions
HB 605 – Georgia Judicial Retirement System; member who was serving in a full-time position on his or her retirement may use prior part-time service for vesting; provide
HB 614 – Landon Dunson Act; enact
HB 654 – Tattoo studios; post notification that certain tattoos could disqualify wearer from military service; require
HB 659 – Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions
HB 690 – Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide that certain law enforcement officers obtain creditable service in system under certain conditions; provisions
HB 738 – Local government; county law libraries; revise use of excess funds
HB 745 – Public property; extend automatic repeals of certain provisions relating to writing off small amounts due to the state; provisions
HB 759 – Courts; financial institutions; certain activities shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law; provide
HB 763 – Sales and use tax; exemption regarding certain food and food ingredients; remove sunset
HB 764 – Motor vehicles; drives to stop at crosswalks with pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flash beacons; require
HB 769 – Ad valorem tax; certain watercraft held for sale or resale; make permanent at exemption
HB 772 – Elections; advanced voting with regard to Sunday voting; revise period of time
HB 773 – Georgia House and Finance Authority; outstanding bond limit; increase
HB 783 – Controlled substances; Schedules I and IV; change certain provisions
HB 792 – Firearms; carrying, possession, and use of electroshock weapons by persons who are students or who are employed at a public institution; authorize
HB 798 – HOPE; home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; provide eligibility
HB 802 – Revenue and taxation; deduction from income for contributions to savings trust accounts; revise
HB 806 – Drivers' licenses; expiration of certain licenses and identification cards; provisions
HB 808 – Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; create
HB 818 – Workers' compensation; insurance, awards, benefits and administration; change certain provisions
HB 821 – "Military Spouses and Veterans Licensure Act"; enact
HB 822 – Sales and use tax; energy used in agriculture; revise definition
HB 838 – Insurance; carriers that sell certain health plans through an agent shall compensate such agent a minimum of 5 percent of collected premiums; provide
HB 853 – "Coverdell-Murphy Act"; update current system of levels of certified stroke centers to reflect advances in stroke treatments and therapy; provisions
HB 856 – Probate courts; bond required for judges; change provisions
HB 862 – Ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; clarify definition of disabled veteran
HB 866 – Insurance; multiple employer self-insured health plans; exempt from premium taxes
HB 869 – Professions and businesses; responsibilities of brokers and qualifying brokers to review certain documents; change certain provisions
HB 874 – Courts; ability to prosecute street gang terrorism; improve
HB 879 – Elementary and secondary education; seal of biliteracy for high school graduates with a high level of proficiency in one or more foreign languages in addition to English; provide
HB 882 – Insurance; foreign and alien insurer deposit requirement of securities eligible for investment of capital funds in certain amounts; eliminate
HB 883 – Insurance; insurers rehabilitation and liquidation; change certain provisions
HB 885 – Health; certain counties to create a country board of health and wellness; repeal statue
HB 889 – Professions and businesses; funeral establishments and crematories; authorize certain advertisements related to crematories and cremation services
HB 895 – Elementary and secondary education; finance directors of charter schools participate in initial and annual training; require
HB 897– Health; care and protection of indigent and elderly patients; provide for the establishment and operation of a drug repository program to accept and dispense unused prescription drugs
HB 900 – Crimes and offenses; electronic data base of prescription information; authorize the retention of data base information for 2 years
HB 904 – Labor and industrial relations; employment security; change certain contribution rates and credits
HB 905 – Courts; child abuse; change provisions
HB 911 – Sales and use tax; agricultural machinery and equipment; provide exemption
HB 916 – "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; remove exception; provisions
HB 922 – Income tax credit; creating quality jobs; add definition of taxpayer
HB 926 – Pharmacists and pharmacies; regulation of certain facilities and entities involved in the wholesale, manufacture, and distribution of drugs; provide
HB 927 – "Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 2016"; enact
HB 935 – Ad valorem tax; properties eligible for a freeport exemption; add certain fulfillment centers
HB 936 – Income tax; wages necessary to qualify for a job tax credit; clarify certain terms
HB 937 – Sales and use tax; exemption for projects of regional significance; change sunset provision
HB 941 – Courts; review of incidents involving a peace officer's use of deadly force that results in death or serious bodily injury; provide for procedure
HB 943 – Contracts; additional limitations on indemnification and duty to defeat clauses which are void and enforceable in contracts for engineering or architectural services; provide
HB 944 – Health; pronouncement of death of patients in nursing homes who are organ donors by a physician assistant or registered professional nurse; provide
HB 949 – Crimes and offenses; illegal use of financial transaction cards; revise provisions
HB 954 – "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act"; enact
HB 957 – Probate courts; judges and clerks publicly post notice of the availability of the affidavit of indigence; provide
HB 959 – Education; K-12; update and clarify certain provisions
HB 960 – Tax and revenue; confidentiality of certain tax information; provisions
HB 976 – State records management; minimum retention periods for video recordings from law enforcement devices on or inside a vehicle; provide
HB 980 – Municipal elections; reopening of qualifications under certain conditions; provide
HB 987 – Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
HB 1004 – Courts; maps, plats, and plans to be filed for record; provide requirements
HB 1014 – Income tax; exemption for donation of real property for conservation use; extend sunset date
HB 1025 – Courts; service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; change provisions
HB 1030 – Georgia Seed Development Commission; change certain provisions
HB 1043 – Vaccine protocol agreements; influenza; exempt activities conducted by a hospital or health system from certain requirements
HB 1060 – Crimes and offenses; carrying and possession of firearms; confirm that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
HB 1070 – Domestic relations; adoption; permit the department to use certain information in the records concerning the adopted child's biological parents
HB 1072 – Education; service cancel-able loan fund; remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE
HB 1073 – Juvenile Code; procedure in juvenile courts; change provisions
HB 1085 – Social services; aging; transfer oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health
HR 1052 – Thomas William Poole Memorial Bridge; Schley County; dedicate
HR 1113 – Judicial Qualifications Commission; create
House committees
9 a.m. Rules Committee — Room 341 Capitol
Senate committees
None announced
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