2019-2020 Regular Session

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

Sponsor: Ben Watson

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

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Physicians, Assistants; relating to the number a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; provisions; revise

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Agriculture; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

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

Crimes and offenses; offenses of improper sexual conduct by a foster parent in the first and second degrees; provide

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

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

Buildings and housing; residential industrial building; revise definition

Sponsor: Joe Campbell

Wheeler County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

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

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

"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

Lacee's Law; enact

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Courts and Revenue and Taxation; cost-of-living and general performance based increases; revise

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

White County; board of elections and registration; create

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Peace Officers; re-employment of retired peace officers and correctional officers during disasters and emergencies; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Georgia Podiatry Practice Act; podiatric medicine and surgery; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

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

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

Jefferson, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax homestead exemption; require yearly income statements to continue to receive exemption

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

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

Sponsor: William Ligon

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

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Administrative Services, Department of; certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; provide

Sponsor: Bonnie Rich

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

Sponsor: Heath Clark

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

Insurance; extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; provide

Sponsor: David Knight

Crimes and offenses; reproduction of recorded material; update terminology

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

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

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

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

Detainers; inmates charged with subsequent felony offenses under sentence and in custody; temporary custody provisions; revise

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

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

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Cash Bonds; unclaimed cash bonds; provide

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Criminal procedure; sentencing; change provisions

Sponsor: James Burchett

Financial institutions; clarify and remove superfluous language; provisions

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

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

Sponsor: Don Hogan

Annual Performance Evaluation; definition of "on-time graduation rate"; provide

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

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

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

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

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Seed Development Commission; stagger terms of members

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Advertisement and Sale of Meat; representation of nonanimal products and non-slaughtered animal flesh as meat; render unlawful

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

Electors of Glynn County; nonbinding advisory referendum; provide

Sponsor: William Ligon

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

Roger C. Dill Transportation Center; Tift County; dedicate

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Gwinnett County; Recorder's Court; provide for senior judges

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

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

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Revenue Bonds; definition of the term "undertaking" as it relates to electric systems; revise

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

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

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Courts; electronic filing requirements of superior and state courts; certain types of filings; exclude

Sponsor: William Ligon

Pharmacists; dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; authorize

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

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

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Glynn County Police Department; abolish; transfer of assets and property of such police department; provide

Sponsor: William Ligon

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

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Conservation and natural resources; burning of certain chemically treated wood products for purposes of commercial energy generation; prohibit

Sponsor: Alan Powell

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

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

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Property; granting of non-exclusive easements; authorize

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; power to make loan commitments and loans to local governments and nongovernment agencies for projects that permanently protect land and water; provide

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Effectiveness of Educational Programs; number of student assessments; reduce; when assessments must be administered; provide

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

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

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Warner Robins, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Heath Clark

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

Uvalda, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Motor vehicles; prohibition regarding eligibility of certain violators to receive early reinstatement of their driver's licenses and limited driving permits; repeal

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Port Wentworth, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Bill Hitchens

Public utilities and public transportation; penalties for violations of pipeline safety standards and regulations prescribed and enforced by the Public Service Commission; provide

Sponsor: Penny Houston

DeKalb County; board of commissioners; change manner of appointment and terms of office of members

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Lanier County Building Authority Act; enact

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

Hemp farming; definitions, penalties and criminal background checks; provide

Sponsor: John Corbett

Crimes and offenses; lifetime disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle by persons convicted of trafficking other persons for labor or sexual servitude; provide

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

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

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Office of College and Career Transitions; change the name to Office of College and Career Academies

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

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

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; prior service as a member of Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; creditable service; provide

Sponsor: William Ligon

Department of Natural Resources; construct, operate, maintain, and supply informational materials at welcome centers assigned to it by the Governor; provide

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

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

Sponsor: Dominic Lariccia

Columbia County; board of education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Johnson County; Board of Education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: James Hatchett

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

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act; enact

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

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

Barrow County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: Terry England

Fannin County; Board of Education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: David Ralston

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

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Dual Enrollment Act; enact

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

Upson County; board of education; modify compensation of members

Sponsor: Ken Pullin

Newton County; dissolve Recreation Commission; authorize

Sponsor: Pam Dickerson

Regents Retirement Plan; certain remittances required to be made by the University System of Georgia to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; eliminate

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

Community Affairs, Department of; consider amending the state minimum standard codes to allow tall mass timber construction types; direct

Sponsor: John Corbett

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

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Social services; authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

Butts County; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Susan Holmes

Banking and Finance; duties, powers, and responsibilities relative to industrial loans from the Industrial Loans Commissioner to Department of Banking and Finance; transfer

Sponsor: John Kennedy

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

Tifton, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Penny Houston

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

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Toombs County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Greg Morris

Forsyth, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Motor vehicles; issuance of a Class C driver's license to operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles; provide

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Wilcox County; board of elections and registration; provide for hiring of employees

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Atlanta, City of; Board of Education; provide for staggered terms for members

Sponsor: Betsy Holland

Habersham County; Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue; update procedures for filling vacancies

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Dade County; Probate Court; charge technology fee

Sponsor: Colton Moore

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

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

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

Fannin County; levy an excise tax; authorize

Sponsor: David Ralston

Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water and Sewer Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

Hall County Commission for Children and Families; repeal an Act

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

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

Sponsor: David Ralston

Lavonia, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Putnam County; nonbinding advisory referendum; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Jasper County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Susan Holmes

Oakwood, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

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

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Atkinson County; Board of Education; change compensation of members

Sponsor: James Burchett

Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

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

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Meigs, City of; elections and terms of office; provide

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; membership; change

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Arabi, Town of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Controlled substances; Schedule IV; change certain provisions

Sponsor: Butch Parrish

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

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

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

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

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Cobb County; tax commissioner's office; change compensation of certain employees

Sponsor: John Carson

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

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Pine Mountain, Town of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Vance Smith

City of Cartersville; ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; increase the amount

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

State Court of Rockdale County; additional judge for such court; provide

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Calhoun, City of; terms and qualifications for the mayor, councilmembers and board of education members; provide

Sponsor: Matt Barton

Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the executive assistant to the clerk

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

Bartow County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

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

Franklin, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Randy Nix

Argyle, Town of; elections and procedures; provide

Sponsor: John Corbett

Cook County; Probate Court; charge technology fee

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Waste Management; the coal ash surcharge imposed by host local governments; eliminate

Sponsor: William Ligon

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

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

DeKalb County Tax Liberation Amendment; authorize - CA

Sponsor: Viola Davis

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

United States Climate Alliance; join; urge Governor

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Young, Trae; commend

Sponsor: David Dreyer

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

Sponsor: Micah Gravley

Hicks, Sr.; Charlie Andrew; condolences

Sponsor: Horacena Tate

Ikomoni, Pastors Alexander and Angela; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Gordon, Representative J. Craig; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

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

Sponsor: Philip Singleton

The Frank and Joe Show; commend

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Immigrant Heritage Month; recognize June 2020

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

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

Sponsor: David Dreyer

Simpson, Monica Raye; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Curry, Constance Winifred; condolences

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Dickerson, Representative Pamela; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Smith, Bob; Mayor of Watkinsville, Georgia; congratulate

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Gardner, Representative Pat; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

White, Andre Moses; condolences

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Type 1 Diabetes Day; recognize March 26, 2020

Sponsor: Horacena Tate

Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; mobile homes procure permits and procure and display decals; remove the requirement

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Rodriguez, Danielle; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Jones, Yvonne "Shadé"; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Trump, President Donald; agenda for an AMERICA FIRST foreign policy; urge American people to support

Sponsor: Matt Gurtler

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

Sponsor: Erica Thomas

Mableton Improvement Coalition; commend

Sponsor: Erica Thomas

Coffer, M.L.; condolences

Sponsor: Al Williams

Trump, Donald; President of the United States; recognize

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

Hospital Authority; sale or lease of a hospital; provisions; revise

Sponsor: Ben Watson

Senate Law Enforcement Reform Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

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

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

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

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

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

Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

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

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Steiner, Scott; Phoebe Putney Health System; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

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

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Lighting Equipment of Motor Vehicles; requiring an amber strobe light upon low-speed vehicles; provisions; repeal

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Senate Systemic Inequalities Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

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

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Local Government; disaster mitigation improvements and broadband services infrastructure; downtown development authorities; provide

Sponsor: Matt Brass

State of Georgia; creation of a state veterans cemetery in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia; support

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Molnar, Whit; Heart of the Community Foundation's 2020 Young Heart Award recipient; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

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

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Senate COAM Study Committee; create

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Senate Educating Adult Students Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Senate Study Committee on Music Workforce Development; create

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Senate Study Committee on Digital Education and Screen Time in Georgia Public Schools; create

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Karinshak, Zahra; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Ross, Jonathan S.; commend

Sponsor: Timothy Barr

Senate Study Committee on Georgia Entrepreneur Empowerment; create

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Wilson, W. Frank; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Senate Study Committee on Midwifery Practices; create

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

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

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

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

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

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

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Atlanta Fire Cricket Club; commend

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Wildlife Club; commend

Sponsor: David Knight

School Districts; establish and maintain recycling programs; urge

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

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

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

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

Georgia High School Association (GHSA); assessment of its operations and practices pertaining to the inclusion of GHSA member officials on the GHSA Executive Committee; encourage

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Health and wellness coaches; commend

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Johnson, Jarrod "J.J."; Heart of the Community Foundation's 2020 Award of Honor recipient; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Muslim Advocacy Day participants; commend

Sponsor: Zahra Karinshak

Congress; expand the eligibility requirements of the H-2A and H-2B guest worker visa programs; urge

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Stone, Senator Jesse; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

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

2020 graduating class of Paulding County High School; commend

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Importance of ensuring access to higher education for all Georgians; recognize

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Stancil, Max; commend

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Dean, Josie; exemplary service and achievements in her work as a community activist; commend

Sponsor: Viola Davis

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Kleinlein, Tom; outstanding service as Georgia Southern University's Director of Athletics; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

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

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Quettan, Saurel J.; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Hursey, Elizabeth Zoller; outstanding public service as the Clerk of Court of Effingham County; commend

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; condemn

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Burroughs, Ophelia; grand occasion of her retirement; recognize

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

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

Sponsor: Sharon Beasley-Teague

Hopkins, Mary Gardner; celebrate birth

Sponsor: Penny Houston

Unterman, Senator Renee; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Gatson, Travis; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Reddick, Janis B.; grand occasion of her retirement; recognize

Sponsor: Jon Burns

2020 graduating class of East Paulding High School; commend

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Need to reform use of force policies to protect lives and keep communities safe; recognize

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Senate PeachCare Public Option Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Senate Zero Waste Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Donzella James

Insurance; employees of licensed property and casualty insurers to adjust residential property insurance claims of $1,000.00 or less without obtaining an adjuster license; allow

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

"Georgia Safe Business Act"; health and safety protocols for sanitation, safety, and general operations; provide

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Stewart, Calvin E.; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Cleveland, Rob; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: J Collins

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

Arbery, Mr. Ahmaud Marquez; condolences

Sponsor: Harold Jones

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

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Christ Chapel Community Church; recognize

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Sexual Assault By Persons with Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority; sexual contact between an employee and student enrolled at such school; prohibit

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Heath, Senator Bill; recognize

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

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

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Cook, Parissa; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Medical and Health category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Senate Coin Operated Amusement Machine Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Clark, Jenaye; receiving the 2020 Georgia Single Parent Legacy Builder Award in the Arts and Entertainment category; commend

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

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

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Ogeechee Judicial Circuit; provide additional judge of the superior courts

Sponsor: Jon Burns

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

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

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

Georgia Commission on African American History and Culture; create

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Law Assistants; rename as law clerks and staff attorneys

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Health; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Cervical Cancer Day; January 15, 2020; Cervical Health Awareness Month; January 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Teri Anulewicz

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

Sponsor: Renitta Shannon

James, Keya; commend

Sponsor: Erick Allen

Legislative Acts; void; people of this state may petition the judiciary for declaratory relief from certain acts of this state that violate the laws or Constitution of this state or the Constitution of the United States; provide -CA

Sponsor: John Kennedy

House Interns; 2020 Regular Session; commend

Sponsor: David Ralston

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

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

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

Sponsor: Josh McLaurin

Graziano, Louis C.; commend

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

McDuffie County; grand occasion of its 150th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Barry Fleming

Johnny's Hideaway; congratulate

Sponsor: Butch Miller

"Ahmaud Arbery Act"; enact

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Motor vehicles; issuance of a traffic citation to a vehicle owner in lieu of the individual operating the motor vehicle in certain instances; provide

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Thomas "Tommy's" Barber Shop; congratulate

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

Zayas, Safira; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Mutombo, Dikembe; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Cornett, Jean Mayes; condolences

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Hall County high school students and teachers; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Handy, Joseph; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Pate, Brenda A.; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Red Shoe House in Gainesville, Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Henderson, Sarahn; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

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

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Courts; special grand jury impaneling procedures; revise provisions

Sponsor: Viola Davis

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

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Georgians to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count; encourage

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Eligibility and Qualifications for Office; legislative findings; provide

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Hill, Senator Jack; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

National Minority Donor Awareness Month; August 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Taiwan ROC; efforts in aiding Georgia in the fight against COVID-19; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

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

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

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Barrow, Dr. Joseph C., Jr.; commend

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Professions and businesses; licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

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

Sponsor: Samuel Park

National Statuary Hall Collection Replacement Committee; create

Sponsor: Scot Turner

Criminal procedure; arrest by private persons; repeal article in its entirety

Sponsor: Renitta Shannon

Primaries and Elections; election superintendent of a county may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses; provide

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; certain employees who are required to be members and who were former members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; provide

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment; sentencing of defendants for crimes involving bias or prejudice; provisions; repeal

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

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

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

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

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

Governing authorities; adopt solutions to address systemic racial inequalities in police use of force and in economic empowerment; urge

Sponsor: Craig Gordon

Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Legislative Advisory Group; COVID-19 policy recommendations; support

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

Due Process in Civil Forfeiture Act; enact

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Citizens Detainment Act; enact

Sponsor: Jeff Jones

Criminal procedure; prohibit use of no-knock search warrants

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Johnny Meadows Memorial Interchange; Gordon County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

District Attorneys Oversight Commission; create

Sponsor: Robert Trammell

Holidays and Observances; June 19 of each year as a state holiday of Juneteenth; designate

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

2020 Juneteenth Freedom Day Unity Celebration; support

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

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

Sponsor: Brian Prince

Broadnax, Bonhuer; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

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

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Congress; pass Recovering America's Wildlife Act; urge

Sponsor: David Knight

Property; dispossessory proceedings; provide for certain notices to tenants

Sponsor: Samuel Park

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

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

Sponsor: Erick Allen

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

Persons Convicted of Felonies; lose their right to vote only if they are sentenced to incarceration; provide -CA

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

General Assembly; redistricting of the state congressional and state House and Senate districts by an independent commission; provide -CA

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Nagorno Karabakh Republic; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

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

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

National Prostate Awareness Association; commend

Sponsor: Donzella James

Lionetti, Lacey; Model High School's STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

2020 graduating class of Rockmart High School; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Googe, John Matthew; Coosa High School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Johnson, Eddie and Blanche; condolences

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

Vaughan, David, Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Love, Gay McLawhorn; condolences

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Ingram, Judge Edith Jacqueline; condolences

Sponsor: David Lucas

University of Georgia School of Law; recognize

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

Williams, Rebecca Chase; condolences

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

2020 graduating class of Cedartown High School; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Gao, Zijan; Darlington School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Woodward Academy boys basketball team; winning the 2020 GHSA AAAA State Basketball Championship; commend

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

2020 graduating class of Haralson County High School; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Sweet, John F.; condolences

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Owens, Frank Camden, Jr.; condolences

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

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

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Payne, Susan; Unity Christian School's 2019-2020 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

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

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Hood, William; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Emerson, Judge David; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Landrum, Coleman Reece; Unity Christian School's 2019-2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Auxiliary USA; recognize

Sponsor: Zahra Karinshak

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

Sponsor: David Ralston

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

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Smith, Robert; recognize

Sponsor: Bill Heath

Arbery, Mr. Ahmaud Marquez; condolences

Sponsor: Gloria Frazier

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

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

SINO-USA Next Generation Foundation; role in donating personal protective equipment to hospitals across the state of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Angelika Kausche

Banks, Mason; Victory Baptist School's 2020 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Clark, Dr. Erica P. I.; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

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

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

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

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Lassiter, Abigail; Loganville 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

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

Sponsor: Tom Kirby

Perry, William James; condolences

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, Inc.; 25 years of service to the Georgia legal community; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Wilson

Sewa International; Atlanta chapter; role in aiding in coronavirus relief efforts through personal protective equipment and meal donations; commend

Sponsor: Angelika Kausche

Gaines, Roy Edward; condolences

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Controlled Substances; sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; prohibit

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

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

Sponsor: Donzella James

"Max Gruver Act"; expanded definition of hazing; provide; enact

Sponsor: John Albers

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

Life Insurance; annual notification of policy owners and requested beneficiaries of the existence of such policies; require

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; deceptive practice of musical performance; without recording group's permission; prohibit

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

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

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

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

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

National internet privacy standards; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Parity for breast pump collection and storage supplies; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Passage of HR 1384; support

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

House Study Committee on Regulatory and Oversight Processes of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; create

Sponsor: Angelika Kausche

Atlantic Judicial Circuit; Superior Court; provide for the minimum supplement each county in the circuit shall provide to the judges

Sponsor: Al Williams

Panter, Roy W., Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

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

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Arrington, Sherena; recognize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Shiloh Baptist Church; occasion of its 180th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Kyle, Jeanette Ray; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

Williams, Rebecca Chase; condolences

Sponsor: John Carson

Chinnan, Dr. Manjeet; election to the International Academy of Food Science and Technology; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Lee, Madison; recognize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Nicholson, Glenn E.; condolences

Sponsor: David Ralston

Sales and use tax; certain persons that facilitate certain retail sales; require collection of tax

Sponsor: Brett Harrell

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

Sponsor: Dave Belton

Animal Protection; annual license fees; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

State-wide School Lunch Program; State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations; authorize; course of instruction; preparation of food

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

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

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

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

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Revenue and taxation; cultivation, processing, testing, sale, legalization, regulation and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products in certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

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

Social services; temporary assistance for needy families; repeal family cap on benefits

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Domestic relations; provisions relating to safe places for newborns; revise

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Jessye Norman Memorial Interchange; Richmond County; dedicate

Sponsor: Henry Howard

Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act; enact

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Retirement and pensions; require certain public employers to make employer and employee contributions to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for beneficiaries employed by such certain public employers

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; revise definition of innkeeper to include lodging facilitators

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Hidden Predator Act of 2019; enact

Sponsor: Heath Clark

Buildings and housing; agricultural structures from permitting fees; exempt

Sponsor: James Burchett

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

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

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

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

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Animals; veterinarians or veterinary technicians that provide treatment to animals to scan such animals' microchips and to report ownership information under certain circumstances; require

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

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

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Local government; downtown development authorities; remove provision providing perpetual existence to such authorities

Sponsor: Jan Tankersley

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

Sponsor: Henry Howard

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

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Wallace Lawson Jernigan Memorial Bridge; Clinch County; dedicate

Sponsor: Ellis Black

Animal Control Officers; seek training from nonprofits in areas pertaining to animal related cases and reporting; encourage

Sponsor: Steve Henson

City of Vista Grove in DeKalb County; incorporate

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Mooney, Roger; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Noel, Master Sergeant Timothy J.; recognize

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Education; child entertainer students performing during one or more school days shall not be counted absent from school; provide

Sponsor: Valencia Stovall

Unlocking the Promise Whole Child Model Schools Act; enact

Sponsor: Mike Glanton

Tax Commissioners Retirement Fund of Georgia; create

Sponsor: Tommy Benton

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

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

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Insurance; uninsured motorist coverage; revise liability of an insurer upon refusal to pay an insured

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Department of Revenue; electronic transmission of returns by public utilities; require

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

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

Sponsor: Bee Nguyen

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

Sponsor: Dominic Lariccia

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

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Georgia Department of Education; consider whether any course credit, recognition or other benefit may be conferred upon students who have foreign travel experience involving substantial and instructive exposure to a foreign country; urge

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

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

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Revenue and taxation; define "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; define the terms

Sponsor: John Carson

Congress; expand eligibility requirements of the H-2A and H-2B guest worker visa programs; urge

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Atlanta Judicial Circuit; provide for the selection of the chief judge

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

Torts; right of action for sexual harassment against a co-worker, supervisor, or employer; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

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

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Merritt, Marie Hawkins; recognizing service career upon her retirement; commend

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

"Move on When Ready Act" and Dual Credit Courses; Office of Student Achievement to establish objectives and participation targets for the program; require

Sponsor: Elena Parent

Austim Awareness Day; recognize March 5, 2020

Sponsor: Renee Unterman

Adjournment; relative to

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation; commend

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Central State University Chorus; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

Administrative Services, Department of; new authority to enter into or authorize agreements with private for profit organizations; provide

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Ross, Frank, Sr.; condolences

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

Development Impact Fees; education; provide

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

State holidays; June 19 of each year; designate

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

Simmons, Dr. Amber M.; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

Women's Golf Day; June 6, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

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

Sponsor: Winfred Dukes

Kaye, Ari Isaac; birth; commend

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Importance of civil discourse and better arguments; recognize

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Maternal Mental Health Day; recognize May 1, 2020

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Heritage High School 5 Star Dance Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act; repeal Act

Sponsor: Beth Moore

Atkins, Sallie Jackson; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

National Guard Day; recognize March 25, 2020

Sponsor: Bruce Thompson

African Women in Leadership Organization; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

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

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

Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; create

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Georgia Loves Our Adolescents Act of 2020; enact

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

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

Effectiveness of Educational Programs; administration of either the SAT or the ACT to all public schools students in grade 11; require

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

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

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

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

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

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

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Elections; change date of nonpartisan general elections

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Insurance; disability income insurance; residents of this state; monthly confirmation premiums/annual disclosure of premiums received; provide

Sponsor: P.K. Martin

Income tax; graduated credit based on taxpayer income for certain child and dependent care expenses; provide

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact

Sponsor: Mark Newton

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

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

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Motor vehicles; require registration application forms to include optional information regarding certain conditions which may interfere with a registrant's ability to communicate

Sponsor: Tom McCall

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

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Adjournment; relative to

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Ways & Means Conference Room; Representative Alfred Jackson "Jay" Powell Jr.; dedicate

Sponsor: Freddie Sims

Kao, H.E. Stanley; Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office; supporting all opportunities for an even closer economic partnership between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the State of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

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

Sponsor: John Albers

Wright, Jean Elisabeth; recognize

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

African Women in Leadership Organization; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Spencer, Sergeant Major Robert E.; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States; recognize

Sponsor: Demetrius Douglas

Boy Scouts of America Day at the state capitol; March 17, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

Jack and Jill of America Inc. Day at the state capitol; March 16, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: CaMia Hopson

Crawford, Corporal Jordan; recognize

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Adjournment; relative to

Sponsor: Michael Dugan

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

Marquez, Jose Antonio; co-founder, chair, and CEO of Georgia Latino Film Alliance and Festival; work in helping the Georgia Latino film industry thrive; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

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

Sponsor: Beth Moore

Duncan, Dr. Gloria; congratulate

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Georgia High School Fencing League and its team members; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Guerrero, Jose Antonio; vice president of the Georgia Latino Film Alliance and Festival; commend

Sponsor: Mable Thomas

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

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

Foster, Jim A.; commend

Sponsor: Donna McLeod

University of Georgia AGHON Honor Society; occasion of its centennial; commend

Sponsor: Tom McCall

Drake, Lesley-Ann; congratulate

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Georgia Lineman Appreciation Day; recognize April 13, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Georgia Women of Achievement; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Clanton, William E. "Billie"; outstanding citizenry; commend

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

Taylor, Dr. Jewel ; 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

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

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of approved school

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact

Sponsor: Viola Davis

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

Sponsor: Sheila Nelson

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

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

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

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Motor vehicles; tinting of windows or windshields; provide maximum monetary penalty

Sponsor: Clay Pirkle

Public officers and employees; coroners are full-time county employees; provide

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

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

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

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

Sponsor: Todd Jones

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

Sponsor: Randy Nix

Broadbent, Steve; commend

Sponsor: Angelika Kausche

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

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

Basso, Lucy, Ansley Jordan, Story South and Lauren York; Lumpkin County High School; commend

Sponsor: Kevin Tanner

Senate; all persons testifying tell the truth; providing bans on persons found to have lied; request

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

Penal institutions; certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney; provide

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Patient-Centered Physicians Coalition of Georgia Day; recognize March 5, 2020

Sponsor: Dean Burke

Burrell, Billy A.; recognize

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

Johnson, Nancy Flake; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Doyle, Patrick D.; condolences

Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

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

Sponsor: Vernon Jones

Morris Brown College; commend

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

Sales and use tax; categories of companies that are eligible for an exemption on the sale or lease of certain computer equipment; revise

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Income tax; adoption of foster children; revise tax credit

Sponsor: Albert Reeves

"After School Recess Act"; assignment of graded homework for students in grades kindergarten through two; prohibit; enact

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

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

Equal Opportunity for Access in Education Act; enact

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Wesley Frank Weaver Memorial Mile; Marion County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

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

Public Utilities and Public Transportation; governmental entities; adopting any policy that prohibits the connection or reconnection of any utility service based upon the type or source of energy or fuel; prohibit

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Courts; State-wide Business Court; pursuant to the Constitution of this state; establish

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

State government; observe daylight savings time year round; provide

Sponsor: Wesley Cantrell

Tomei, Betsy; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Minter, Daniel; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

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

Georgia Teenage Republicans (GATRs) organization; recognize

Sponsor: William Ligon

Georgia and the Truist Atlanta Open; long and steady friendship; recognize

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

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

Sponsor: Gregory Kirk

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

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Kittle, Fred; outstanding service as chairman on the Bartow County School Board; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Special Olympics Georgia; congratulate

Sponsor: Burt Jones

Sales and use tax; change certain definitions

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Berkshire Hathaway; commend

Sponsor: Matt Dollar

Burrell, Billy A.; commend

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Rankin, Jeannette Pickering; recognizing the lasting contributions that she made in empowering women to seek opportunities in the classroom and in public office; Jeannette Rankin Day in Georgia; June 11, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Holst, Tessa; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Massenzio, Lynn; commend

Sponsor: Karla Drenner

Collins, Larry; outstanding public service as mayor of Byron, Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Smith, Beverly Evans; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

Local government; county operated airport property; provisions

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Solid waste management; increase certain solid waste disposal surcharges

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions

Sponsor: Dave Belton

Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr., Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

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

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

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

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

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

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

Sponsor: Tom McCall

Elder Financial Exploitation Task Force; create

Sponsor: Calvin Smyre

Smith, Donnetta "Dee" E.; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Becky Evans

Plant, Rosla Garrett; receiving the 2020 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Xi Omega Chapter Chartering Day of Celebration in Georgia; recognize March 6, 2020

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Vigil, Allan; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

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

Groves, Brianna; commend

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Patient-Centered Physicians Coalition of Georgia Day at the state capitol; March 5, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

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

Crimes and Offenses; carrying of weapons in judicial courts by weapons carry license holders; provisions; revise

Sponsor: Tyler Harper

Stewart Webster Journal Patriot Citizen; 170th anniversary of its founding; recognize

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Senate Parking and Vehicle Immobilization Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Lee, Mayor Lamar; Walnut Grove, Georgia; outstanding public service; commend

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Maddox, Adelena Stergios; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

State-wide Business Court; remove administrative attachment from the Court of Appeals

Sponsor: Andrew Welch

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

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

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

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

State holidays; Pure Bred Dog Day in Georgia; designate

Sponsor: David Knight

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

Sponsor: Ben Watson

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

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

General Assembly; certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and federal congressional districts in this state; provide

Sponsor: Elena Parent

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

Sponsor: Donzella James

Ethics in Government; disclosure reports; provision; revise

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

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

Redner, Randy; commend

Sponsor: Pedro Marin

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

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

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

Sponsor: Sam Watson

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

Sponsor: John Corbett

Motor vehicles; issuance, use, and display of drivers' licenses and identification cards in electronic format; provide

Sponsor: John Corbett

Kiwanis Club of Athens; commend

Sponsor: Spencer Frye

Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; support implementation of the Coastal Georgia Greenway; encourage

Sponsor: William Ligon

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

Vivien Harmon Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Patricia Gardner

Waste management; local governments to impose a surcharge for auto shredder residue at municipal solid waste facilities operated by private enterprise; authorize

Sponsor: Trey Rhodes

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

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Kicklighter Overpass; Chatham County; dedicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

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

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Contracts; recovery of voluntary payments; provisions; repeal

Sponsor: Nikema Williams

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

Sponsor: John Albers

Crimes and Offenses; low THC oil, marijuana, and tetrahydrocannabinols do not include certain federally approved products; provide

Sponsor: Matt Brass

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

Sponsor: Erica Thomas

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

Coastal Marshland Protection Act; 50th anniversary; March 27, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Patricia Gardner

Fahnestock, Rachel; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

McConnell, Karlyn; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Seegar, Lisa; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Coleman, Sicily; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

McBee, Tammy; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Massey, Abit; recognize

Sponsor: Butch Miller

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

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

University of North Georgia; Dr. Bonita Jacobs; recognize

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Lasseter, Lara Allan; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Moore, Lecrae Devaughn; commend

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

American Society of Landscape Architects; recognize

Sponsor: John Albers

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

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Autism Awareness Day at the state capitol; March 5, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Scot Turner

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Georgia Nurses Day at the state capitol; March 5, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Alan Powell

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

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

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

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

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

Solid waste management; location of any municipal solid waste disposal facility within a certain distance of a blackwater river; prohibit

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Income tax; credit for new electric vehicles and electric vehicle chargers; revise

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Medical assistance; termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; prohibit

Sponsor: Samuel Park

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

Sponsor: John Carson

Gracie's Law; enact

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

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

Sponsor: Brandon Beach

Todd, Madison B.; commend

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Atlanta Black Chamber; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Evans, Mrs. Naomi N.; remarkable occasion of her 90th birthday; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Chisholm Leadership Academy; commend

Sponsor: Karen Bennett

2019 Atlanta Braves and the Team's Award-Winning Players and Manager; recognize

Sponsor: Burt Jones

Toccoa-Stephens County Day; recognize February 27, 2020

Sponsor: John Wilkinson

McClain, Judge William H. "Beau"; outstanding public service with the Superior Court of Douglas County; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association; commend

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2020; recognize

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and the 2019 Georgia Peach Queens; recognize

Sponsor: John Kennedy

Mueller, Richard Spencer; condolences

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Barker, Judge Eddie; outstanding service; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Denmon, Kennedy Simone; commend

Sponsor: Matt Barton

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

Sponsor: Lester Jackson

Special license plates; county tax commissioners; provide

Sponsor: David Knight

Public Property; restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; require

Sponsor: Donzella James

Senate Comprehensive Approach to Family Leave Policies within State Government Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Jennifer Jordan

Senate Domestic Violence Courts Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Jesse Stone

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

Sponsor: Steve Tarvin

House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; create

Sponsor: Shelly Hutchinson

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

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

The Promise Act; enact

Sponsor: Michael Wilensky

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

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Local government; compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; revise provisions

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; use of speed detection devices by law enforcement officers employed for the patrol of an elementary or secondary school; provide

Sponsor: Lindsey Tippins

Soil Amendments; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

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

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

Weidner, Matthew; commend

Sponsor: Terry Rogers

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

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Columbus, City of; Municipal Court; provide that the sheriff of Muscogee County shall be the ex officio marshal of said court

Sponsor: Vance Smith

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