2019-2020 Regular Session

Local School Systems; financial management; strengthen provisions

Sponsor: Freddie Sims

State Board of Education; determine eligibility criteria for foster care students to receive special education and related services; provisions

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

'Georgia Right to Shop Act'; greater transparency of prices for nonemergency healthcare services; provide

Sponsor: Ben Watson

State Board of Veterinary Medicine; membership; increase; registered veterinary technician member; authorize

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Abandoned Vessels; unattended vessels in public waters; remove certain redundant processes

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Buildings and housing; residential industrial building; revise definition

Sponsor: Joe Campbell

Lacee's Law; enact

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; information required to be provided by sexual offenders when they register; revise

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Public Utilities and Public Transportation; compliance with certain safety and permit requirements; electric easements are utilized for broadband services; provide

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Insurance; carriers issuing a health benefit plan in this state through an agent shall file proposed commission rates with the department; provide

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

Juvenile Code; enhanced notice to and improved participation of foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers in certain hearings; provide

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Air Quality; reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; provide

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Barrow County; State Court; create

Sponsor: Terry England

Miller County; Board of Commissioners; provide for the election of members by qualified electors within their respective districts

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

County and Municipal Hospital Authorities; standard of indigency; proceeds from the sale or lease of a hospital by a hospital authority; revise

Sponsor: Ben Watson

Disaster Volunteer Relief Act; certain employees of state agencies to be granted leave from work with pay in order to participate in specialized disaster relief services; authorize

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Property; amendments to property owners' association instruments and covenants that restrict rental of residential lots and plots; prohibit

Sponsor: William Ligon

Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of a Georgia certificate of title for certain motor vehicles; provide

Sponsor: Don Hogan

Professions and businesses; national background checks by FBI through Georgia Crime Information Center for licensing to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; provide

Sponsor: Dave Belton

Electric membership corporations; comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; require

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Georgia Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Program Act; enact

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; revise a definition

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Professions and businesses; military spouses licensed in other states to practice certain professions and occupations in this state; provide

Sponsor: Heath Clark

Wheeler County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Professions; regulations; provide; certain boxing, wrestling, and martial arts associations and federations; provisions

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

"Georgia Food Act"; certain information obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the federal Food and Drug Administration; confidential and not subject to disclosure; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Law enforcement officers and agencies; Office of Public Safety Officer Support; change the name

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Department of Transportation Officers; state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; provide

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; invest in alternative investments; permit

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Housing; certain provisions pertaining to unlawful practices in selling or renting dwellings and the procedures, remedies, and judicial review related thereto; change

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Criminal History Record Information; automatic restriction; final disposition other than a conviction; provide

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Pharmacies; various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; revise

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Business corporations; provide for benefit corporations

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Garnishment Proceedings; revise; uniform procedures for garnishment actions; provide

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Crimes and offenses; reproduction of recorded material; update terminology

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012; consideration of the deployment of motor carrier safety improvements in determining an individual's employment status with a motor carrier; prohibit

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Insurance; imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or office visit charge in an amount greater than charges imposed for physician; prohibit

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Insurance; creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer's network; provide

Sponsor: Mark Newton

Ware County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees

Sponsor: James Burchett

Charlton County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees

Sponsor: James Burchett

Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; nonprofit organizations to prepare in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Roger C. Dill Transportation Center; Tift County; dedicate

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Glynn County; Murray County; change of use of certain property; authorize

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Electors of Glynn County; nonbinding advisory referendum; provide

Sponsor: William Ligon

Income tax; certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; exempt

Sponsor: Sam Watson

'Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act'; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Property; conveyance of certain state owned real property; authorize

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

"Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act"; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; state all-payer claims database; establishment of an advisory committee; provide

Sponsor: Dean Burke

Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon Memorial Bridge; Hall County; dedicate

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Conservation and natural resources; regulate the harvest and sale of palmetto berries

Sponsor: James Burchett

Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; commission for administrative purposes; reassign

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Motor vehicles; veterans' license to any person who is a United States citizen and resident of this state who served in the military for an ally of the United States during a time of war or other conflict; authorize issuance

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Property; granting of non-exclusive easements; authorize

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

Agriculture; provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Alcoholic beverages; legislative intent of the General Assembly to exercise strict regulatory control over the three-tier system; provide

Sponsor: Brett Harrell

Invasion of Privacy; prohibition against the transmission of photography depicting nudity; include falsely created videographic or still images

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Bacon County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees

Sponsor: James Burchett

Code Revision Commission; statutory portion of said Code; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact

Sponsor: William Ligon

Tallulah Falls, Town of; terms, qualifications, election, and vacancies of mayor and councilmembers; modify provisions

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Brookhaven, City of; increase term limit of mayor

Sponsor: Matthew Wilson

Uvalda, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Cordele, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Butts County; joint county-municipal board of elections; prohibit persons employed by certain local governments from being eligible to serve on the board for a designated period of time following their government employment

Sponsor: Susan Holmes

Livestock Running at Large or Straying; impounding animals and disposing of impounded animals; change the fees

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; water and sewer authorities to be designated as local issuing authorities for land-disturbing activity permits; authorize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Taxes on Tobacco Products; issuance of special event tobacco permits; authorizing off-premise sales of certain tobacco products; provide

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

State Forestry Commission; create a standing timber notification website; require

Sponsor: James Burchett

Cigarettes and Tobacco Related Products; additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age; provide; definition of vapor product; revise

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Professions and businesses; temporary licenses for dentists licensed in other states to provide dental care to indigent populations in this state; authorize

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Education; certain charter school employees shall be included in the health insurance fund for public school teachers; provide

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Fannin County; Board of Education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: David Ralston

Randolph County; board of education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Peace Officers' Annuity Fund; require certain benefits payable to a surviving spouse to terminate if such surviving spouse remarries; remove a provision

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Newton County; dissolve Recreation Commission; authorize

Sponsor: Pam Dickerson

Clinch County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: John Corbett

Public officers and employees; revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund

Sponsor: Dominic Lariccia

Deficiencies Connected with Improvements to Realty and Resulting Injuries; actions that may be brought pursuant to Code Section 9-3-51; clarify

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Berrien County; Magistrate Court; provide for election of future chief magistrates

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Johnson County; Board of Education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Nonprofit Corporations; directors and officers of electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives; provisions; change

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Upson County; board of education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: Ken Pullin

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; increase benefit amount payable to beneficiaries after the member's death

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Columbia County; board of education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Magistrate Court of Henry County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for certain persons employed in certain full-time positions requiring admission to the State Bar of Georgia as a condition of employment; require

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

"Quality Basic Education Act"; home study students and private school students to take courses at a college and career academy; authorize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Reinsurance of Risks; adequate regulation of reinsurers; incorporation of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reinsurance model into the Georgia Insurance Code; provide

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Health; vital records reports and data from the state registrar relating to child abuse reports; provide

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Screven, City of; terms of mayor and city council; revise

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Macon County; board of elections and registration; expand from three to five members

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Whitfield County Board of Education; revise and restate the law

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Colquitt County; Airport Authority; modify provisions regarding qualifications, selection, terms, powers, officers, and duties of members

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Putnam County; nonbinding advisory referendum; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Fannin County; levy an excise tax; authorize

Sponsor: David Ralston

Hall County Family Connection Network; repeal an Act

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

Mountain Park, City of; new term for a city council seat; provide

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Young Harris, City of; reduce size of city council; modify term of mayor

Sponsor: Matt Gurtler

Carroll County Water Authority; increase annual compensation cap for members

Sponsor: Randy Nix

Holly Springs, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption in the amount of up to $409,900.00 for residents 62 years or older

Sponsor: Scot Turner

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021

Sponsor: David Ralston

Hall County Commission for Children and Families; repeal an Act

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

Greene County Airport Authority; provide procedures for inactivation and reactivation

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

Homer, City of; city council; provide for election districts

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Dade County; Probate Court; charge technology fee

Sponsor: Colton Moore

Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Jan Tankersley

Health; additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Revenue and taxation; interest paid on refunds of overpayments of taxes and past due taxes shall be equal to the bank prime loan rate; provide

Sponsor: John Corbett

City of Fayetteville Community Improvement Districts Act; enact

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

Shellman, City of; filling vacancies on the city council; revise provisions

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Toombs County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Flowery Branch, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

Clarksville, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide new homestead exemption

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Franklin County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption

Sponsor: Alan Powell

South Fulton, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; provide

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Union City; City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Jackson, City of; levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; authorize the governing authority

Sponsor: Burt Jones

Newton County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Pam Dickerson

Argyle, Town of; elections and procedures; provide

Sponsor: John Corbett

South Fulton, City of; revise provisions regarding city attorney

Sponsor: Roger Bruce

Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County; levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Bartow County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Hart County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members

Sponsor: Alan Powell

City of Grayson; terms of the mayor and city council; revise

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

East Dublin, City of; new term for the mayor pro tempore; provide

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority; repeal Act

Sponsor: Al Williams

Ludowici, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Jeff Jones

Macon County; board of elections and registration; expand the board from three to five members

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Cook County; Probate Court; charge technology fee

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; revise distribution of the proceeds of such taxes among local governments

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Appling County; ascertaining whether electors desire to reduce the size of the board of commissioners; nonbinding advisory referendum; provide

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Blue Ridge, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: David Ralston

Arabi, Town of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Braselton, Town of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

City of Buford; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Verniero Jr, Honorable Colonel Dr. Samuel; recognize

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

2019 FreakNik Festival and the After 9 Partners Adult Health Fair; commend

Sponsor: David Dreyer

Simpson, Monica Raye; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Armstrong, Dr. Mark; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

The Frank and Joe Show; commend

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Crimes and offenses; unlawful conduct during 9-1-1 call to include bias motivations in calling or otherwise contacting 9-1-1; revise

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Watercraft; completion of a boater education program in order to operate and rent or lease certain vessels; require

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Immigrant Heritage Month; recognize June 2020

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Curry, Constance Winifred; condolences

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Property; general warranty of title shall not limit or encumber rights arising from the relationship of landlord and tenant; provide

Sponsor: Josh McLaurin

Coffer, M.L.; condolences

Sponsor: Al Williams

Rodriguez, Danielle; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation; commend

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Zacharias, Ravi; condolences

Sponsor: Matt Gurtler

Best, Mayor Phil; outstanding service as president of the Georgia Municipal Association; commend

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Smith, Bob; Mayor of Watkinsville, Georgia; congratulate

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Stamper, Ashley and David; birth of their daughter; congratulate

Sponsor: Philip Singleton

Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce; commend

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

2020 graduating class of Bremen High School; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Taylor, Breonna; condolences

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Motor vehicles; license suspension for conviction of drug related offenses; provide

Sponsor: Micah Gravley

White, Andre Moses; condolences

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Emory Hillandale Hospital; congratulate

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Fibroid Awareness Month at the state capitol; July 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Erica Thomas

Burkhalter, J. Mark; nomination as the United States Ambassador to Norway; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Jones, Michael; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

U.S. Congress; pursuing impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump; condemn

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

The Silver Skillet; commend

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

China Day; recognize February 3, 2020

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Trump, Donald; President of the United States; recognize

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

International Paper; Heart of the Community Foundation's 2020 Business Award recipient; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Senate Study Committee on Music Workforce Development; create

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Wright, Jean Elisabeth; occasion of her induction into the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame; recognize

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Criminal procedure; add public child welfare case manager to the people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Public officers and employees; right of action against coroners or medical examiners for negligence in certain death investigations involving persons killed by a peace officer; provide

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Karinshak, Zahra; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Senate Study Committee on Georgia County Boards of Elections and Registration; create

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Forest Resources and Other Plant Life; harvest and sale of palmetto berries; regulate

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

"Behavioral Rehabilitation and Stability Services Act"; certain Medicaid reimbursement; enact

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

City of Fort Valley; vacancies on the Fort Valley Utility Commission; provide

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Thomas, LuJuana Louisa; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Primaries and Elections; provisions and references regarding direct recording electronic voting machines; remove

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Kolansky, Monzua Sanders; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Senate Study Committee on Midwifery Practices; create

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Human Trafficking; transport in and around metro Atlanta; implement recognizable brand; resolve the issues

Sponsor: Donzella James

Dupree, Casual Cal; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Military Spouses; licensed in other states to practice certain professions; obtain a license by endorsement to practice in this state; provide

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

School Districts; establish and maintain recycling programs; urge

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

"Georgia Uniform Mediation Act"; uniform laws governing mediation and participants in mediation; provide; enact

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Goldfaden, Dr. Daniel; recognize

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Steiner, Scott; Phoebe Putney Health System; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

President and U.S. Congress; citizenship of internationally adopted adults; enact legislation; urge

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Martin, Dr. Victoria W.; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Education; public forums at public institutions of higher education; provide

Sponsor: William Ligon

Mason, Maudlin, commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Clayton County; Firefighter/Emergency Medical Services Apprenticeship Academy; first graduating class; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Hatcher, Linda; Heart of the Community Foundation's 2020 Award of Honor recipient; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

City of Woodstock; corporate limits of the city; change

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

City of Atlanta; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; new homestead exemption; provide

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Georgia Legislative Black Caucus; policy recommendations regarding election reform; support

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Courts; increase in the minimum compensation for chief magistrates; provide

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

Karinshak, Senator Zahra; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; condemn

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Hopkins, Mary Gardner; celebrate birth

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Luton, Jimmie "MeMa"; celebrating 103rd birthday; recognize

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

International Women of H.O.P.E.; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

2020 graduating class of Hiram High School; commend

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Hall, Wayne; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Holloway, Mary W.; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Gatson, Patsy Austin; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Wright, G. Bryant, Jr.; commend

Sponsor: John Carson

Witness or Criminal Defendant; certain proceedings conducted by video conference; requirements; provide

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Wilkinson, Senator John; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Black, Senator Ellis; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Development Impact Fees; exemption of development projects from funding such projects' proportionate share of system improvement; authorize

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; basic and in-service training courses for all peace officers training on post-traumatic stress disorder; provide

Sponsor: David Dreyer

Gatson, Travis; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

2020 graduating class of Paulding County High School; commend

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Leiter, Gordon; Heart of the Community Foundation's 2020 Board of Governors Award recipient; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Black Lives Matter; recognize

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Solid Waste Management; location of any municipal solid waste disposal facility within certain distance of a blackwater river; flows directly into the ocean; prohibit

Sponsor: William Ligon

Heath, Senator Bill; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Need for federal fiscal relief and new state revenue streams to ensure equitable economic recovery in Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Thomas, Representative "Able" Mable; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Barnwell, Sharon; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Arbery, Mr. Ahmaud Marquez; condolences

Sponsor: Harold Jones

White, Andre Moses; condolences

Sponsor: Gloria Butler

Horton, Sandra K.; completion of her service as the Southern Regional Director for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Sims, Nerissa; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Public Service category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Revenue and taxation; allow businesses to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Georgia's law enforcement agencies; implement psychological testing and improve current training practices for peace officers; urge

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Christ Chapel Community Church; recognize

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Lassiter, Bianca; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Business category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Hobbs, Dr. Joseph; longtime chair of the Department of Family Medicine; contributions to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and to the State of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Henry Howard

2020 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Jordan, Clarissa; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Community Service category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Stewart, Calvin E.; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Bona, Dr. Joseph; condolences

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Walker, Jeneen; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Faith Based category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Ogeechee Judicial Circuit; provide additional judge of the superior courts

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Courts; appointment of a prosecuting attorney when the accused is a law enforcement officer charged with a felony or an act of family violence; provide

Sponsor: James Beverly

Law Assistants; rename as law clerks and staff attorneys

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Professions and businesses; licensure of individuals in the practice of applied behavior analysis; provisions

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Sales and use tax; exemption for the sale of food and food ingredients to qualified food banks; eliminate sunset period

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Smith, Lillian E.; commend

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

State government; local workforce development boards to conduct meetings via teleconference; authorize

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Georgia Commission on African American History and Culture; create

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

James, Keya; commend

Sponsor: Erick Allen

House Interns; 2020 Regular Session; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

State holidays; June 19 of each year as Juneteenth Independence Day; designate

Sponsor: Renitta Shannon

Graziano, Louis C.; commend

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Water pollution and surface-water use; notice to local governing authorities prior to the dewatering of coal combustion residual surface impoundments; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

"Ahmaud Arbery Act"; enact

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Lipscomb, Breana; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Funari, Tony; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Hall County high school students and teachers; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Henderson, Sarahn; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Pate, Brenda A.; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Fulton County; board of elections and registration; provide for abolition of the board on a date certain

Sponsor: Josh McLaurin

Veterans Memorial Bridge; Grady County; dedicate

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Fulton County; reconstitute board of elections and registration; provisions

Sponsor: Josh McLaurin

Carrying and Possession of Firearms; lifetime weapons carry licenses; provide

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Cornett, Jean Mayes; condolences

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Waggoner, Mayor John Austin; condolences

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Major Henry Talmage Elrod Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial Bridge; Thomas County; dedicate

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Adjournment; relative to

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

Courts; special grand jury impaneling procedures; revise provisions

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Revenue and taxation; rate of tax on tobacco products; increase or revise

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Mutombo, Dikembe; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Community Activist Day; April 3, 2020; to acknowledge the unsung heroic activists and their strength, selfless courage, and hopeful actions that create a positive and much improved future; recognize

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Primaries and Elections; qualifications of poll officers; revise

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Carl Evans Memorial Intersection; Floyd County; dedicate

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Helping Hands Ending Hunger Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Saunders, Kenneth, III; condolences

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Insurance; health benefit policies to provide coverage for expenses incurred in home childbirth; require

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Tallulah Falls, Town of; terms, qualifications, election, and vacancies of the mayor and councilmembers; modify provisions

Sponsor: Matt Gurtler

Superior Courts of the Cobb Judicial Circuit; eleventh judge; provide

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Georgians; participate in 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count; urge

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Henson, Senator Steve; recognize

Sponsor: Gloria Butler

Joint Private Financing of Infrastructure Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Public utilities and public transportation; prohibit utility companies from suspending or disconnecting retail service on certain days

Sponsor: Michael Smith

Cervical Health Awareness Month; recognize January 2020

Sponsor: Zahra Karinshak

Senate Study Committee on Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair; create

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Morgan, Mayor Larry; recognize

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

Broadnax, Bonhuer; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Miller-Betts, Christine; executive director of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, on her retirement; commend

Sponsor: Brian Prince

Heritage High School 5 Star dance team; winning the 2020 GHSA Class 3A-4A State Dance Championship; commend

Sponsor: Dewayne Hill

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; operation of motorized mobility devices; provide

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Hill, Senator Jack; state park; rename in his honor

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Johnny Meadows Memorial Interchange; Gordon County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Criminal procedure; prohibit use of no-knock search warrants

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Criminal procedure; indictment or special presentment of a peace officer for a crime committed in the performance of his or her duties and the right to testify before a grand jury; repeal procedure

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Police Accountability Act; enact

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

State symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

State symbols; display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; prohibit

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

End Racial Profiling Act; enact

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

District Attorneys Oversight Commission; create

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Shanahan, Anwyn MacKenzie; Pepperell High School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Carroll, Tessa Marie; Model High School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

National Prostate Awareness Association; commend

Sponsor: Donzella James

Johnson, Eddie and Blanche; condolences

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Irwin County Indians Football Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Woodward Academy War Eagles wrestling team; winning the 2020 GHSA AAAA Team Dual Wrestling State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Georgia Building Authority; implementation of a workplace wellness program for the General Assembly and state agencies; urge

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Special license plates; Georgia Tennis Foundation; establish

Sponsor: Teri Anulewicz

Immigrant Heritage Month; June 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Windom, Laura; Coosa High School's 2019-2020 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Crimes and offenses; aggravated strangulation by a peace officer; provide

Sponsor: William Boddie

Criminal procedure; motion for a change of venue by prosecuting attorney in certain cases; provide

Sponsor: William Boddie

Emerson, Judge David; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Elections; manner of giving notice of changes in voter registration as a result of using the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service; revise

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Justification and Excuse; "stand your ground" law; repeal

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Solid waste management; post-closure ground-water monitoring at closed coal combustion residual impoundments; provide

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Miller, Tonya; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Nagorno Karabakh Republic; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Yin, Zheng; Darlington School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

The Maternity Supportive Housing Act; enact

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Nowruz; recognize as the Persian New Year on March 20, 2020

Sponsor: Zahra Karinshak

Mayes, Vicki; Pepperell High School's 2019-2020 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Love, Gay McLawhorn; condolences

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Richey, Brindley; Armuchee High School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Law enforcement officers and agencies; release of certain audio and video recordings from peace officer body cameras; provide

Sponsor: Erick Allen

Property; dispossessory proceedings; provide for certain notices to tenants

Sponsor: Samuel Park

McDurmon, Kelly; Darlington School's 2019-2020 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

House Study Committee on Implementing a State of Georgia Climate Resilience Plan; create

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Britt, David; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Torts; immunity from civil damages for certain conduct in regard to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); provide

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Leroy Johnson Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Donzella James

Congress; pass Recovering America's Wildlife Act; urge

Sponsor: David Knight

Indictments; preferential privileges given to peace officers; indictment or special presentment to a grand jury; remove

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

2020 graduating class of Haralson County High School; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Norgren, Noah; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

General Assembly; allocation of certain funds; program of public funding for campaigns for membership; provide -CA

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Education; number of REACH scholars to be designated by participating school systems; revise

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Blue Ridge, City of; staggered terms of mayor and councilmembers; provide

Sponsor: David Ralston

Georgia Equality; 25 years of service to Georgia's LGBTQ communities; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Wilson

Borom, Trevor; recognize

Sponsor: Burt Jones

Smith, Robert; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Heath

Dixon Sr., Mayor Ronnie A.; condolences

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Arbery, Mr. Ahmaud Marquez; condolences

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Parks, Robert; Loganville Christian Academy's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Camp, Judge Susan S.; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Freeman, Lauren; Winder-Barrow High School's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Mistretta, Claire; Grayson High School's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Williams, Cameron Kyle; Troop 1099 Northeast Council; completing his Eagle Scout; commend

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Hutcheson, Danny; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Heath

Kuykendall, Drew; Victory Baptist School's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

New Providence Baptist Church; occasion of its 150th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

"Georgia Justice Act"; police and justice matters; various titles of the O.C.G.A.; revise

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Doolittle, Rebekah; Bethlehem Christian Academy's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Georgia High School Association; perform a thorough assessment of its operations and practices; encourage

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Cartwright, Maggie Bell Cheatham; commend

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Passage of HR 1384; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Kyle, Jeanette Ray; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

President Donald J. Trump Highway; Cherokee County; dedicate

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Arrington, Sherena; recognize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Williams, Rebecca Chase; condolences

Sponsor: John Carson

Creation of a Gender Parity Task Force; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Wade, Mr. Walter; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Local Boards of Education; feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; provide

Sponsor: Donzella James

Animal Protection; pet dealers to microchip dogs and cats; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Webb, Garnett P.; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

General Obligation Debt; make loans or grants; counties, municipalities, consolidated governments, and local authorities; airports; authorize the state -CA

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Health; Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases; adopt

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Gaines, Roy Edward; condolences

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

State Administrative Organization; compensation to be paid from sales and use tax collections on a contingency basis; authorize

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require

Sponsor: Zahra Karinshak

Smith, Sherry D.; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Residents of Gwinnett County; electing a diverse group of community leaders; commend

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Rappé Way; City of Savannah; rededicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

Georgia State Indemnification Fund; when indemnification shall be paid in instances of a heart attack; public safety officer resulting in certain disabilities or death; revise

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Selling and Other Trade Practices; legislative findings; standards for cybersecurity programs to protect businesses from liability; provide

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

National internet privacy standards; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020

Sponsor: David Ralston

Retirement and pensions; granting postretirement benefit adjustments to certain individuals; provisions

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Education; loan forgiveness program for teachers who agree to teach in a turnaround school in a high demand subject area; establish

Sponsor: Dave Belton

Public utilities and public transportation; eliminate percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate

Sponsor: John Carson

Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution; origins in rationalism, empiricism, and religious texts; provide

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow the mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Revenue, Department of; access Bank Match Registry for certain purposes; allow

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Work Based Learning Programs; definitions regarding work based learning and related positions and programs; provide

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Noel, Master Sergeant Timothy J.; recognize

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Local government; no municipal charter shall be enacted where a portion of the proposed corporate boundary was ever part of an existing municipality; provide

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate

Sponsor: Craig Gordon

Local government; battery charged fences; provisions

Sponsor: Dale Rutledge

State government; provide for the creation of the Georgia Endowment for Teaching Professionals

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Hidden Predator Act of 2019; enact

Sponsor: Heath Clark

Commerce and trade; provide for assistance to individuals with disabilities at self-service gasoline stations

Sponsor: Henry Howard

Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act; enact

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Dogs; animal shelters to accept registration of veterans' service dogs; require

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Commerce and trade; prevent organized retail crime

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

General Income Tax Provisions; certain actions relating to false or fraudulent material matter on returns, affidavits, claims, or documents; penalties; increase

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate

Sponsor: Craig Gordon

Crimes and offenses; modernization of HIV related laws; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Air quality; reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; provide

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; prior school year requirement; revise

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Robinson, Mr. Jakeith Bendray, Sr.; compensate

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Joint Study Committee on Preparing Our Future Workforce; create

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Heritage Trust Program; condition the method utilized for conveyance of heritage preserve property on the property's amount of acreage

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Criminal procedure; motion to vacate and expunge the record of any previous conviction for certain offenses regarding marijuana; provide

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Courts; provisions relating to addressing criminal gang activities; revise

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; provide

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Insurance; include flood risk reduction in the enumerated list of county purposes for which certain proceeds from county taxes shall be used

Sponsor: Don Hogan

Peanut Proud Inc. Day at the state capitol; March 28, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Georgia Women of Achievement; commend

Sponsor: Jan Tankersley

Tax Commissioners Retirement Fund of Georgia; create

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Alive Home Care; commend

Sponsor: CaMia Hopson

'Coach Safely Act'; enact

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Right to Register and Vote; only citizens of the United States shall have a right to vote in elections; clarify- CA

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Kaye, Ari Isaac; birth; commend

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Powell, Bishop Victor L.; occasion of his 30th anniversary leading Rhema Word Cathedral; recognize

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

Importance of civil discourse and better arguments; recognize

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Use of Safety Belts in Passenger Vehicles; all occupants of a passenger vehicle shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Maternal Mental Health Day; recognize May 1, 2020

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Article V of the United States Constitution; a convention of the states; apply

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Giving in Action Inc.; commend

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

Charlotte Nash Intersection; Gwinnett County; dedicate

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Halm, April; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Rucker, Velma L.; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Inspection of Public Records; Open Records Act and provisions; applicable to the General Assembly

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

SkillsUSA; outstanding contributions; commend

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

Health; heath care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits through an exchange to meet their indigent and charity care requirements; authorize

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Camp Sunshine; commend

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

National Guard Day; recognize March 25, 2020

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Development Impact Fees; education; provide

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

State government; state contracting certification that a boycott of Israel is not to be conducted by the other party; revise applicability

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Rules of the Road; use of a stand-alone electronic device; persons under 18 years of age while operating a motor vehicle; prohibit

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

Courts; assessment and collection of a technology fee by any court in this state; authorize

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Baldwin, City of; reincorporate and provide new charter

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Unlocking the Promise Whole Child Model Schools Act; enact

Sponsor: Mike Glanton

Domestic relations; employment retaliation against persons who fulfill a lawful requirement to report a suspected case of child abuse; prohibit

Sponsor: Bee Nguyen

Insurance; requirements of insurers upon information requests by claimants; provide

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Maggie Bell Cheatham Cartwright Bridge; City of Keysville; dedicate

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

Heritage High School 5 Star Dance Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Motor vehicles; exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of the roadway; clarify what constitutes an obstruction

Sponsor: Todd Jones

PFC Charles E. Day and SFC Jerome Day Bridge; Coffee County; dedicate

Sponsor: Dominic Lariccia

Ad valorem tax; contracts with the county tax commissioner; modify provisions

Sponsor: Charles Martin

State government; paying ransoms in response to cyber attacks; prohibit state agencies

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Sex Trafficking Awareness Day; recognize March 12, 2020

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Electric Membership Corporations; comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; require

Sponsor: John Kennedy

General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide -CA

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Property; procedures and requirements for the payment of certain settlements involving minors' claims; clarify and revise

Sponsor: James Burchett

Payne, Judge Jonathan Marlin; recognize

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Insurance; rebates received from pharmaceutical manufacturers; provide requirements

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Civil practice; designating a biweekly paper as the official legal organ; allow

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Insurance; life insurers to provide certain policy information to funeral homes within 24 hours of receipt of the funeral home's notification of an insured's death; require

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation; commend

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

National African American Gun Association Second Amendment Day at the state capitol; February 22, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

State Income Tax; all expenditures of a production company's state certified productions may be combined to meet spending thresholds; provide

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Shelley, "Red Carpet"; outstanding work in the entertainment industry; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Batteries Not Included Robotics Team; recognize

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

Byrd, Dr. Vernita E.; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Revenue and taxation; collection and remittance of excise taxes on rental motor vehicles by marketplace facilitators that are dealers that facilitate the rental or lease of five or more rental motor vehicles; require

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Counties and Municipal Corporations; regulatory powers of cities and counties with certificates of public necessity and convenience or medallion programs; provide

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Elections; change date of nonpartisan general elections

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; March 12, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Ski, Frank; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; monthly dues, tax on premiums and maximum monthly benefit amount payable; increase

Sponsor: John Albers

Drake, Lesley-Ann; congratulate

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Georgia Lineman Appreciation Day; recognize April 13, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Police Chiefs and Heads of Law Enforcement Agencies Recognition Day; recognize March 10, 2020

Sponsor: John Albers

Public utilities and public transportation; text messages as a method of making unwanted telephone solicitations; prohibit

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Peoples, Dottie; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of approved school

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact

Sponsor: Mark Newton

Insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; revise provisions relating to rules and regulations

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Motor vehicles; standards for the issuance of manufacturer's, manufacturer headquarters', distributor's, and dealer's license plates; revise

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

Property; owner's obligation for the payment of assessments shall include reasonable attorney's fees actually incurred, the collection costs of an attorney, court costs, and, in certain cases, the costs of a completed judicial foreclosure; provide

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Wright, Jean Elisabeth; recognize

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Second Amendment Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

Public officers and employees; certain provisions related to homeowner tax relief grants; remove

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Montenegro, Ingrid; recognize

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

African Women in Leadership Organization; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Spencer, Sergeant Major Robert E.; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Birth Safety Awareness Day at the state capitol; recognition of Kason Choice and Robin Rohe-Oji, two children in recovery from severe birth injuries, and their families; March 16, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Mary Oliver

Domestic relations; revise presumption in cases in which the custody of any child is at issue

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Cain, Jessica; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Professions and Businesses; certain boxing, wrestling, and martial art associations and federations; provisions; change

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Public officers and employees; Office of Planning and Budget; repeal certain duties

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Georgia Women of Achievement; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Motor vehicles; personal assistive mobility devices; prohibit clinging to vehicles

Sponsor: Michael Smith

Hall, William Anthony; distinguished military career; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Moise, Yvette; co-founder and president of the Georgia Latino Film Alliance and Festival; work in helping the Georgia Latino film industry; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Lissencephaly Awareness Day at the state capitol; September 8, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Haynes, Beth; congratulate

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Public Library Day at the state capitol; March 10, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Beth Moore

Duncan, Dr. Gloria; congratulate

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

House Study Committee on Local Law Enforcement Retirement; create

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

Income tax; add Georgia income tax paid by an individual to Georgia taxable net income to the extent such tax was deducted in determining federal taxable income

Sponsor: Brett Harrell

Health; newborn screening for various disorders; revise provisions

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act; enact

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Sexual offenses; persons with supervisory or disciplinary authority; revise crime of sexual assault

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; biennial review of institutions rather than programs; provide

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Criminal procedure; verification of immigration status; provisions

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Drummond, Dr. Clarence Everette; condolences

Sponsor: J Collins

Income tax; expand tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

Sponsor: Matt Barton

Civil Practice and Litigation; several titles of the O.C.G.A.; amend and revise

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

James "Jimmy" Smith, Jr., Intersection; City of Augusta; dedicate

Sponsor: Sheila Nelson

Special license plates; distinctive plate for veteran spouse's in certain instances; provide

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Joint Study Committee on Advanced Technology Solutions for State Government; create

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Children's Day; recognize March 17, 2020

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Burrell, Billy A.; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Metzger, Addis Bamie; condolences

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Conservation and natural resources; control of soil erosion and sedimentation; remove certain exemptions

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

Stevens, Christian Owen; condolences

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Charlie Joseph's; grand occasion of its 100th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Randy Nix

Johnson, Nancy Flake; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Federal government; allow states to switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time; urge

Sponsor: Wesley Cantrell

Albert W. Thompson Memorial Bridge; Muscogee County; dedicate

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

C. Arthur Howard, Jr., Highway; Screven County; dedicate

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Morris Brown College; commend

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Day at the state capitol; March 9, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Inc.; commend

Sponsor: Mike Glanton

Alcoholic beverages; Department of Revenue to develop and implement a state-wide centralized application process for retailers for initial applications and renewals of license and permits; provide

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Senate Study Committee on Transferring Oversight of Developmental Disabilities to the Department of Community Health; create

Sponsor: Gregory Kirk

"The Living Hope Home Act"; related to supportive housing for pregnant women age 18 or older; enact

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

US Senate; failure to pass the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; condemn

Sponsor: William Ligon

State government; observe daylight savings time year round; provide

Sponsor: Wesley Cantrell

Civil practice; conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings; require

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Local government; counties and municipalities to consider the effect of a proposed zoning action on local school systems; allow

Sponsor: Michael Wilensky

O.C.G.A.; amend various titles; streamline the process of litigation

Sponsor: Tom McCall

Solid waste management; increase certain solid waste disposal surcharges

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Minter, Daniel; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Georgia Teenage Republicans (GATRs) organization; recognize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Georgia Cattlemen's Association; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act; enact

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Caldwell, Debbie; commend

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

Brand, Miranda; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

9-1-1 and Public Safety Telecommunicators as First Responders; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Stewart, Walter James "Coach", Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

Special Olympics Georgia; congratulate

Sponsor: Burt Jones

Blessed Trinity Football Team; commend

Sponsor: John Albers

Georgia and the Truist Atlanta Open; long and steady friendship; one of ten ATP World Tour professional tennis events in the United States; celebrating ten years of men's professional tennis in Atlanta; commend

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United Inc. and MOBB United for Social Change Inc. (MUSC); commend

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Burrell, Billy A.; commend

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Marvin L. Curtis, Jr., State Transition Center; City of Savannah; dedicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

County Law Libraries; authorize the charging and collection of law library fees in county recorders' courts and magistrate courts; allow county governing authorities

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Holidays and Observances; A Day of Prayer and Remembrance for First Responders; declare

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Community Health, Department of; engage an actuary to conduct a study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state's current Medicaid care management organizations; require

Sponsor: David Knight

Counties, Municipal Corporations, and Other Governmental Entities; additional manner of publishing certain legal notices by counties; provide

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Seliskar, Holli Vah; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Quality Basic Education Act; teacher who receives in two consecutive school years any combination of two unsatisfactory, ineffective, or needs development annual summative performance evaluations shall not be eligible for a renewable certificate; provide

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Holst, Tessa; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Tomei, Betsy; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

State government; facilitate sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; provisions

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Georgia Water Customer Bill of Rights Act; enact

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Public utilities and public transportation; limitations on fees that may be charged for installation of telephone facilities; provide

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

"Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act"; enact

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Local school district tax; authorize assessment of residential homesteaded property owned by individuals of 65 years of age or older at 20 percent of its fair market value; provide for local referenda

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Local school district tax; authorize assessment of residential homesteaded property owned by individuals of certain ages at 20 percent of its fair market value; authorize General Assembly - CA

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Motor Vehicles and Traffic and Ignition Interlock Devices; condition of probation; individuals convicted of a first offense of driving under the influence; require

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Secretary of State; nonbinding, advisory referendum election; continue the advancement of time from standard time to daylight saving time; provide

Sponsor: Ben Watson

Vigil, Allan; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Weeping Time Commemoration Committee; commend

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Memorializing the four known victims of lynching in DeKalb County, Georgia; honoring work Remembrance Project Initiative of the NAACP DeKalb branch, which memorializes incidents of racial terrorism perpetrated throughout the U.S. & DeKalb County; commend

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Special Olympics Georgia; congratulate

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Ethics in Government; disclosure reports; provision; revise

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Carter, Mr. Keith; named Principal of the Year by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals; recognizing his many years of service to the Oconee County education system; commend

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Greater Atlanta Chapter, 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association; efforts to preserve and promote the history of Buffalo Soldiers; commend

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Hunting; any licensee 80 years of age or older who did not obtain the full 2019 turkey gobbler bag limit may rollover to the 2020 turkey hunting season; provide

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Georgia Department of Public Safety; be attentive to the needs of livestock in transport while enforcing transportation laws; encourage

Sponsor: Tom McCall

Chamberlain, Kendall; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Sheri Gilligan

City of South Fulton in Fulton County; ability of the city council to remove the mayor and city council members from office; eliminate

Sponsor: Donzella James

Burns, Dorothy Mae McCormick; condolences

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Georgia Association of REALTORS®; commend

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Apraxia Awareness Day; May 14, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: David Clark

Ibrahim, Chama; Noor Family Services Corporation; providing various services and supporting victims of domestic violence in the greater Atlanta region; commend

Sponsor: Angelika Kausche

Department of Agriculture; rules and regulations relating to the public use of restroom facilities in food sales establishments; establish

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Special license plates; Support Our Troops, Inc.; establish

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Professions and businesses; power and duties of the Division of Electrical Contractors as to the approval of continuing education courses; change

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2020; enact

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; remove from the definition of the term "agency" the exemption for the State Board of Workers' Compensation

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Civil Air Patrol; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Heath

State Board of Pardons and Paroles; issue posthumous pardon for Susan Eberhart; urge

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

House Study Committee on Claims of Wrongfully Convicted Persons; create

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

McConnell, Karlyn; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Hagan, Jamie; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Georgia Golf Day; recognize March 9, 2020

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Constituent Day; recognize March 2, 2020

Sponsor: Donzella James

Contracts; recovery of voluntary payments; provisions; repeal

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Elliott, Lisa; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Drivers' licenses; notices of revocation and suspension by regular mail; provide

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Deas, Dr. Timothy B., Sr.; commend

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Georgia Golf Day at the state capitol; March 9, 2020; Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association for the development of the Best Management Practices for Georgia Golf Courses; recognize

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Distilled Spirits; number of retail dealer licenses that a person may hold or have a beneficial interest in; change

Sponsor: John Albers

Harrison High School Varsity Football Team; commend

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Lawrence, PhD., Paul R.; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Tom Price Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: John Albers

Albany African American Honors' Day; February 22, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: CaMia Hopson

Criminal procedure; statute of limitations on the offenses of rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery; revise

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

American Society of Landscape Architects; recognize

Sponsor: John Albers

Motor vehicles; assessment of no points and maximum fine for the offense of failure to obey a traffic control device in certain instances; provide

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

McDaniel, Tracee; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Special license plates; logo design issued to support breast cancer related programs; amend

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Johnson, Katherine; condolences

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Maternal Mental Health Day at the state capitol; May 1, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

House Study Committee on Motor Carrier Inspections; create

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Foster Care and Adoption Day at the state capitol; March 6, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Erica Thomas

Motor vehicles; commissioner of driver services to enter into certain reciprocal agreements with foreign jurisdictions; provide authority

Sponsor: John Corbett

Halpern, Sonya; congratulate

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Clark, Linda; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Coastal Georgia Honor Flight; Georgia's World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans; commend

Sponsor: Jeff Jones

Hammonds, Freda; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Limitations on Prosecution; statute of limitations on the offenses of rape; revise

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; enact

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

General Assembly; United States Corps of Engineers; perform additional environmental studies and evaluate the riverbanks of the Chattahoochee River above Columbus, Georgia; urge

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

Thomaston-Upson Community Heart & Soul Day; recognize March 2, 2020

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Gracie's Law; enact

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Owens, Dr. Roger; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

City of Stonecrest in DeKalb County; mayor from the city council; remove

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; certain fines for violations by location owners and location operators; increase

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Sex Offenders; residing near their victims and such victims' immediate family members; prohibit

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; prior school year requirement; revise

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

Ad valorem tax; qualified affordable building projects may be classified as a separate class of property and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided for such building projects; provide - CA

Sponsor: David Knight

House Study Committee on the Collection of Public Utility Ad Valorem Taxes; create

Sponsor: John Carson

Caldwell, Devetrion D.; outstanding public service as a member of the Douglas County Board of Education; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Firearms; carry weapons in places of worship and in schools operated by such places of worship; revise the ability

Sponsor: Bill Heath

Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association; commend

Sponsor: Matt Brass

"Permanent Classroom Act"; State Board of Education to establish facility requirements for temporary classrooms; require; enact

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

County Board of Education of DeKalb County; boundaries of certain independent school systems; annexation; approved in a local Act; provide

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Atlanta Black Chamber; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Hill, Victoria; Miss Georgia 2019; commend

Sponsor: Mandi Ballinger

Chisholm Leadership Academy; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

North Hall High School Trojans wrestling team; winning the 2020 GHSA Class AAA Dual State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Howard-Taylor, Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Prevention and Control of Air Pollution; burning of certain chemically treated wood products for purposes of commercial energy generation; prohibit

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Walker, Judge Peggy H.; outstanding service as a Douglas County Juvenile Court judge; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; disposition of certain forfeited assets; provide

Sponsor: Steve Tarvin

Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical University System; create; composition of the board and terms of office; provide

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Trusts; modifying or terminating a noncharitable irrevocable trust; revise certain requirements

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Dr. Randy Valimont Memorial Highway; Spalding County; dedicate

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

Education; tuition, fees, and other charges for part-time students of the University System of Georgia shall be charged at a per credit hour rate; provide

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Labor and industrial relations; violations of provisions related to employment of minors; provide civil penalties

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

Save School Money Act; enact

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Stringer, Major Ruth; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Sales and use tax; sale or use of equipment used in the business of providing communications services; provide exemption

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Finch, Reverend Robert D.; installation as pastor at Billups Grove Baptist Church; years of public service and ministry in Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Education; fee waiver for students who serve full time or part time as graduate teaching/research assistant at units of the University System of Georgia; provide

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Food Service Establishments; mobile food service units that provide food for pickup and delivery via a smartphone or web-based application; provide

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Special license plates; county tax commissioners; provide

Sponsor: David Knight

Primaries and Elections; persons 17 years of age may register to vote and may vote in political party primaries under certain conditions; provide

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Lipscomb, Ava; outstanding public service as Bartow County CASA director; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Day at the state capitol; March 28, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Micah Gravley

The Links, Incorporated; Links Day at the state capitol; March 3, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Doolittle, Caleb; Cass High School's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill