Senate Bills
| Bill No |
Short Title |
| SB 1 |
Sexual Offenders; unlawful to photograph minors; provide penalties |
| SB 12 |
Budget Act; periodic application of zero-base budgeting; analysis of departmental/program objectives |
| SB 16 |
Animal Fighting Act; change certain provisions |
| SB 24 |
Computer Security; persons provide identifying information by falsely representing themselves to be a business; definitions; penalties |
| SB 33 |
Emergency Management; state-wide first responder building mapping information system; definitions; rule/regulations |
| SB 48 |
Penal Institutions; transmittal information on convicted persons; provide notice to the attorney of record for the convicted persons |
| SB 54 |
Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality |
| SB 55 |
Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially consumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road |
| SB 58 |
Taxation; payment of taxes where property lies in more than one county; repeal certain provisions |
| SB 68 |
Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools |
| SB 80 |
Public Retirement Systems; define terms; alternative investments; provide code of ethics |
| SB 89 |
Georgia Townships Act; creation |
| SB 113 |
Insurance; appointment of agents by authorized insurer before licensing; background checks |
| SB 125 |
Motor Vehicles; speed restrictions; instruments charging violations of speed regulations; specify two-lane or highway |
| SB 130 |
Georgia Building Authority; general provisions; operational powers |
| SB 134 |
Hospital; acquisitions; notice to the Attorney General; change certain provisions |
| SB 154 |
Municipal Corporations; agreements with solid waste collection firms; territory annexed/incorporated |
| SB 159 |
Homestead Exemptions; change date of filing applications |
| SB 163 |
Retirement; county revenue employees; no person who becomes tax commissioner or any such officer shall be eligible for membership |
| SB 169 |
Ga. Student Finance Authority; direct loans to students; postsecondary schools; 1% rate annually |
| SB 174 |
Public Officers/Employees; development of medical/physical fitness standards; appointment of medical review board |
| SB 175 |
State Government; clarify meaning of criminal action; replace Dept. of Administrative Services with Office of Treasury/Fiscal Services |
| SB 181 |
Motor Vehicles; provide imposition of fee by motor vehicle rental companies; definitions; procedures, conditions and limitations |
| SB 183 |
Insurance; authorize agents to charge/collect certain fees; provide for keeping records of such fees; separate receipts |
| SB 185 |
Watercraft; applicant for certificate of number for vessels purchased outside Georgia; sales/use tax has been paid |
| SB 196 |
Military Scholarships; provide for children of persons killed/disabled as a result of combat wound; define terms |
| SB 202 |
Mattie's Call Act; revise/redesignate Article 7 |
| SB 213 |
Insurance Commissioner; waive retaliatory obligations, prohibitions or restrictions under certain circumstances; provide exceptions |
| SB 217 |
Property Owners' Associations; shall have standing as a party to bring legal action to enforce covenants |
| SB 230 |
State Personnel Board/Merit System; define classified/unclassified service |
| SB 232 |
Court Reports; remove requirement of publishing a volume of rules from the definition of reports |
| SB 249 |
Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides |
| SB 254 |
Georgia State Indemnification Commission; composition; define certain terms |
| SB 271 |
Taxes; change the period of time within which a tax deed shall ripen by prescription |
| SB 300 |
Transparency in Government Act; Dept. of Audits/Accounts; creation/maintenance of certain state expenditure information |
| SB 305 |
Emergency Management; licensing of nongovernmental rescue organizations; revise a provision |
| SB 328 |
Georgia State Employee Savings Plan; deferred compensation plan; employer contribution; provide rules/regulations |
| SB 332 |
MARTA; allow a transportation services contract to authorize the extension of/addition to the Authority's existing rail system |
| SB 340 |
Counties; municipal corporations; prohibit sanctuary policies by local government entities |
| SB 341 |
Council on Aging; assign additional duties; produce a report; appointment of advisory committees |
| SB 342 |
Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act; issuance of permits; certifications; construction of new public water supply reservoirs |
| SB 348 |
Insurance; imposition of fees/taxes for services provided by counties/municipal; contravention of public policy |
| SB 355 |
Property; mortgages, conveyance to secure debt, liens; disbursement of certain settlement funds after closing; general provisions |
| SB 358 |
Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008; repealing it in its entirety and enacting a new chapter |
| SB 361 |
Georgia Credit Protection Act; provide definitions; credit reports; provide method of placing and removing security freeze |
| SB 363 |
Dentists/Dental Hygienists; provide advanced dental education programs; revisions |
| SB 366 |
Inmates; telecommunications devices; prohibit receiving/possessing; provide definition |
| SB 367 |
Georgia Coastal Management Act; automatic repeal; change certain provisions |
| SB 371 |
Local School Districts; rail crossings without active warning devices used by school buses; reroute buses to minimize use of such crossings |
| SB 374 |
Liens; revise certain time periods of filing materialmen's/mechanics liens; provide for certain notices regarding waiver of liens or claim upon bond |
| SB 381 |
No Heartbeat Act; registration and certificates of birth; change certain provisions; provide for a definition |
| SB 382 |
Game/Fish; license, permit, tag and stamp fees; change certain provisions |
| SB 383 |
Ga. Affordable HSA Eligible High Deductible Health Plan; Insurance Commissioner; adopt policies to promote, approve, and encourage |
| SB 393 |
Pawnbrokers; restrict local governments' power; payment of any fee for transactions/hours of operation |
| SB 396 |
Administrative Services Dept.; remove/transfer functions; Council of Superior Court Judges of Ga., Prosecuting Attorneys' Council |
| SB 398 |
Powder Springs, City; provide for mayor's or city councilmembers terms and qualifications for office |
| SB 400 |
Forestry/Fire; enforcement of laws; punishment of certain violations; forestry investigators; provide for qualifications/powers |
| SB 405 |
Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; enactment; definitions; provide for anatomical gift |
| SB 406 |
Offenses; increase penalties for reproducing, transferring, selling, distributing certain recorded material; forfeiture of certain terms |
| SB 410 |
State Road/Tollway Authority; authorize to create a state congestion relief fund; community improvement districts |
| SB 417 |
Transportation Commissioner; required to develop/publish benchmarks; issue reports on the progress of construction projects |
| SB 418 |
Georgia Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act; definitions; provide for standards for testing cigarettes; written certification |
| SB 425 |
Insuring/Indemnification; Commissioner of Admin. Services; amend certain provisions; establish incentive programs |
| SB 429 |
Agriculture, Dept. of; assigned functions; enforcement of state laws; control of infectious diseases in livestock; change provisions |
| SB 434 |
Retirement; Dept. of Adult and Technical Education to Technical College System of Georgia; change all references |
| SB 435 |
Technical/Adult Education, Dept. of; change name to Technical College System of Georgia |
| SB 436 |
Business Corporations; voting for directors in publicly traded corporations; change provisions |
| SB 437 |
Motor Vehicles; provide for registration/licensing of assembled motor vehicles and motorcycles; issuance of certificate of title to owners |
| SB 438 |
Rules of the Road; serious injury due to right of way violation resulting in a collision; provide for a penalty for a second offense |
| SB 445 |
Administrative Procedure; effectiveness of a challenged agency rule;
General Assembly take action on such rule at next legislative session |
| SB 451 |
Protecting Georgia's Investment Act; require boards administering public retirement funds identify all companies doing investments in Iran |
| SB 453 |
Controlled Substances; add the state as entity authorized to govern certain criminal activity; designated areas for recreational purposes |
| SB 454 |
Alcoholic Beverages; any county which Sunday sale is authorized; may authorize the sale in public stadiums, coliseums, and auditoriums |
| SB 455 |
O.C.G.A.; correct errors/omissions |
| SB 456 |
O.C.G.A.; correct/omissions |
| SB 458 |
Education; require local school systems and schools to be accredited; provide for definitions |
| SB 460 |
Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund; membership dues in such fund; creditable service; provide a penalty |
| SB 461 |
Education; provide schools with certain guidelines regarding bullying; submit policy to Dept. of Education |
| SB 466 |
Water Resources; exempt permanent facility car washes from outdoor watering restrictions under certain conditions |
| SB 469 |
Health; revise definition for personal care home; provide guidelines/oversight of host homes |
| SB 470 |
Property and Casualty Actuarial Opinion Law; provide for submission of annual statement |
| SB 471 |
Insurance; provide regulator financial examinations of domestic insurers every five years |
| SB 473 |
Accountants; increase regulatory protections for consumers of accounting services; definitions |
| SB 480 |
HOPE scholarships; change certain definitions |
| SB 488 |
Drivers' Licenses; allow foreign nationals to keep license from their home country; exempt nonresidents; meet all licensing requirements in Georgia |
| SB 490 |
State Health; skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and intermingled nursing facilities may be allowed to divide; conditions |
| SB 492 |
HOPE scholarships; add accrediting entity to the definition of the term eligible high school |
| SB 493 |
Redevelopment Powers; computation of tax allocation increments of districts |
| SB 498 |
Cosmetic Laser Services; licensing; change certain provisions |
| SB 507 |
Public Assistance; basic therapy services for children with disabilities; establish requirements; definitions |
| SB 508 |
Probate Courts; update/change provisions |
| SB 517 |
Special License Plate; persons with disability; provide for issuance; business vehicles used by disabled employees |
| SB 518 |
Insurance; include contracts, agreements; removal of dents in motor vehicle; within definition of property insurance |
| SB 525 |
Georgia Technology Authority; change certain powers; authorize to develop certain plans and reports |
| SB 526 |
Lottery for Education Act; define certain terms; under certain conditions lottery winnings may be assigned; court order |
| SB 529 |
Rules of the Road; commit the offense of felony hit and run; provide for offense of homicide by vehicle, vessel |
| SB 531 |
Foreclosure; conduct by the current owner/holder
of mortgage; require |
| SB 535 |
Local Boards of Education; require school systems to attain/maintain accreditation; definition; removal of members; provide for procedures |
| SB 537 |
State Inspector General, Office of; establish; provide for definitions, duties, certain powers, procedures for the application of such office |
| SB 539 |
Certificate of Need Program; exempt continuing care retirement communities; certificate of need requirements; certain conditions |
