Georgia Sen. Chuck Payne (R)

GA - Appropriations (Senate)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - Education and Youth (Senate)

Title:

Chairman

GA - Finance (Senate)

Title:

Secretary

GA - Higher Education (Senate)

Title:

Secretary

GA - Public Safety (Senate)

Title:

Ex-officio

GA - State and Local Governmental Operations (Senate)

Title:

Vice Chairman

GA - SR553 Georgia Association of Educators; congratulate

GA - SR375 National School Counseling Week; recognize February 7-11, 2022; recognize

GA - SR33 Advanced Placement Days; recognize January 27 and 28, 2021

GA - SR846 Georgia Pre-K Week; recognizing October 3-7, 2022

GA - SB287 City of Eton; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide

GA - SB512 Gambling; dogfighting; revise provisions

GA - SR488 Georgia's career, technical, and agricultural education programs; career technical student organizations; educators; honoring

GA - SB409 Whitfield County Board of Education; description of the education districts; change

GA - SR409 Dalton State College Golf Team; congratulate

GA - SR38 Ingle, Tony; condolences

GA - SR560 Dalton High School Soccer Team; congratulate

GA - SR558 Coahulla Creek High School Soccer Team; congratulate

GA - SR559 Southeast Whitfield High School Soccer Team; congratulate

GA - SB410 Board of Education of Gordon County; description of the education districts; change

GA - SR192 Senate Age of Mandatory Education Study Committee; create

GA - SB220 "The Georgia Civics Renewal Act"; enact

GA - SB20 Child Advocate Advisory Committee; composition; revise

GA - SB213 Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools; payment on guaranteed energy saving contracts; proceeds from local option sales taxes collected for educational purposes; provide

GA - SR787 Morris, Wayne; recognize

GA - SR605 Georgia's Truckers; recognize

GA - SB196 Sexual Offenses; offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; revise

GA - SR776 Stalnaker, Chairman Tommy; recognize

GA - SB524 Department of Economic Development; civil penalties and benefit recapture from employers that move call centers from this state; provide

GA - SR274 Beggs, Cory; Coordinating Chief Community Supervision Officer; recognize

GA - SB118 Permits for Vehicles; issuance of an annual forest product permit for certain vehicles and loads exceeding weight and dimension maximums; provide

GA - SR241 President Jimmy Carter; recognize

GA - SR549 Tippins, Senator Lindsey; recognize

GA - SB541 Health of Students; care of students being treated for epilepsy or a seizure disorder; provide

GA - SR506 Smith Jr., Bobby C.; condolences

GA - SR629 Reid, Hank; recognize

GA - SB479 Firearms by Convicted Felons and First Offender Probationers; each firearm in the possession or attempted possession of certain offenders shall be charged as a separate offense; specify

GA - SR28 United States Congress; call a convention; limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; United States House of Representatives; request- CA

GA - SR630 Drake, Laura; recognize

GA - SR154 Joint Study Committee for Strengthening Georgia's Future Workforce; create

GA - SB377 State Government; take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require state agencies

GA - SB563 "Quality Basic Education Act"; a campus program to support military students and their families; provide

GA - SR204 State Board of Education; create multiple diploma pathways for high school students; urge

GA - SB119 Permit Required for Burning Woods, Lands, and Marshes or Other Flammable Vegetation; except certain yard waste from permitting

GA - SR815 Smith II, Arch D.; recognize

GA - SR738 Gravley, Representative Micah; recognize

GA - SR761 Geros, Garrett; recognize

GA - SB63 "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; digital application distribution platforms with regard to application store processing services; prohibit certain actions

GA - SR754 2022 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SB456 Health; requirements relating to the use of abortion-inducing drugs; provide

GA - SR760 Greenwood, Dave; recgonize

GA - SR765 Barnes, Henry Jewett; condolences

GA - SR757 Tritt, Travis; recognize

GA - SR250 Carraway, Dr. Sandra; recognize

GA - SB345 State Government; state and local governments from mandating vaccine passports; prohibit

GA - SB480 Special Education Services Bill of Rights; provide

GA - SB223 "Community Rebound Act"; enact

GA - SB337 Public Officers; suspension of compensation because of indictment for a felony; provide

GA - SR658 People of Ukraine; crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; support

GA - SR856 Thompson, Senator Bruce; recognize

GA - SR415 University of Georgia 4-H Program, Ms. Jhaycee Barnes, Mr. Arch D. Smith, and the 2020-2021 4-H Leadership Teams; recognize

GA - SR183 Captain Thornell "T.K." King, Cornell L. Harvey, Johnny Robinson, and Clainetta T. Jefferson; recognize

GA - SB339 'Green Call Act'; enact

GA - SR29 Article V of the United States Constitution; a convention of the states; apply

GA - SB328 Education; designation of a nonprofit organization to govern high school athletics in this state; provide (PF)

GA - SR758 Mangold, Ronald; recognize

GA - SR307 Creation of Multiple Dipolma Pathways for High School Students; recognize the importance

GA - SB252 Public Officers; the compensation of certain public officials; revise

GA - SR859 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SB222 State Symbols; pecan as the official state nut; designate

GA - SB342 Insurance; annual reporting regarding mental health parity in healthcare plans; provide

GA - SR379 Georgia Bulldogs; congratulate

GA - SB511 County Boards of Equalization; handling of appeals of property tax assessments; revise certain deadlines

GA - SR32 NewLife Radio; congratulate

GA - SR414 4-H Day; recognize February 9, 2022

GA - SR111 Bloodworth, Charles; commend

GA - SB81 Office of College and Career Transitions; change name to the Office of College and Career Academies

GA - SR383 Senate Study Committee on the Restoration of Veterans Nursing Facilities; create

GA - SB380 Imputable Negligence; remove vicious or dangerous requirement before an animal owner may be liable for injuries caused by his or her animal

GA - HB1232 Motor vehicles; temporary license plates and operating permits; revise terminology

GA - SR875 Jordan, Senator Jen; recognize

GA - SR874 Jackson III, Dr. Lester G.; recognize

GA - SB225 License Plates; individuals who served in the armed forces for an ally of the United States during active military combat; provide a veteran's license plate

GA - SR363 United States Citizens; right to register and vote; provide -CA

GA - SR824 Senator Jeff Mullis Intersection; Walker County; dedicate

GA - SR750 2022 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SR80 Harris, Pastor Douglas Eugene "Doug"; condolences

GA - SR860 Jones, Senator Burt; recognize

GA - SR436 Thompson, Jessie Will; recognize

GA - SR681 Mullis, Senator Jeff; commend

GA - SB202 Elections and Primaries; persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications shall mail such applications only to eligible registered electors; provide

GA - SR858 Jackson III, Dr. Lester G.; recognize

GA - SR768 Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement; express support

GA - SB382 Child Molestation; misdemeanor convictions for the offense of aggravated child molestation by raising the minimum age of victims from 13 to 14; revise provisions

GA - SB449 Education; protection of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their minor children from undue infringement by a state or local government entity; provide

GA - SR788 Jones, Thomas Chase; honoring

GA - SR540 Banks County Deputies; Deputy Dillon Crump, Deputy Cale Mathis, and Deputy Jeffrey Ledford; recognize

GA - SR497 Carroll, Ken; recognize

GA - SB161 Inmate Policies; inmates receive an identification card upon release; require

GA - SB231 Education; pilot program; individuals between ages 21 and 35 who have not attained a high school diploma; provide

GA - SB538 Elections and Primaries; fraud countermeasure on physical absentee ballots; require

GA - SB355 Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

GA - SB596 Emergency Management; the creation of the Georgia Cyberforce; provide

GA - SB499 DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; analysis and collection of DNA of individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses; provide

GA - SB192 Elections and Primaries; hearings and procedures when the right of a person to register to vote, vote, or remain on the list of electors is challenged; provide

GA - SR449 Aerospace Day; recognize February 15, 2022

GA - SB370 "Fostering Success Act"; enact

GA - SR99 Lunar New Year Celebration; recognize

GA - SB533 Public Disclosure; public disclosure of certain public records pertaining to state employees; remove an exemption

GA - SB383 Department of Public Safety; instructional course or presentation educating drivers and the public on the best practices to implement when interacting with law enforcement officers; provide

GA - SB45 Professions and Businesses; individuals who move to the state and establish residency to obtain a license by endorsement to practice certain professions and occupations in this state; provide

GA - SB435 Education; shall be unlawful for Ga public school students or teams to compete against a Ga public school that permits a person of one gender to participate in an athletic program that is designated for persons of opposite gender; provide

GA - SB515 Emergency Medical Services; provide emergency transport or care to a police dog injured while on duty in certain instances; authorize ambulance service providers and first responders

GA - SB246 "The Learning Pod Protection Act"; exemptions applicable to learning pods, student attendance, administrative and judicial proceedings; provide

GA - SB375 Education; state agencies and certain local government entities to take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require

GA - SR864 Harding, Hannah; recognize

GA - SR737 England, Representative Terry; recognize

GA - SB598 Dealership Restrictions; a prohibition on the ownership, operation, and control of motor vehicle dealerships by certain manufacturers, franchisors, etc.; amend

GA - SR490 Jones, Chandler; recognize

GA - SB266 "Save Girls Sports Act"; enact

GA - SR785 Weyant, Emma; recognize

GA - SB341 Healthcare Services; guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy; provide

GA - SB448 Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; peace officer in this state who lawfully arrests an individual with or without a warrant or as the result of a traffic stop shall check such individual's citizenship status; provide

GA - SR152 Jim Arendt Day; recognize February 9, 2021

GA - SB88 Education; Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as as advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; provide

GA - SB535 "Reducing Street Homelessness Act of 2022"; enact

GA - SB452 Education; administration of a nationally recognized college entrance exam to public school students in grade 11 who choose to participate; require

GA - SB441 Courts; reestablishment of the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board as an advisory board to The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia; provide

GA - SB381 Pimping and Pandering; penalty provisions; increase

GA - SB332 "Inform Consumers Act" enact

GA - SR635 Jordan, Troy H.; recognize

GA - SB403 "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact

GA - SB265 Solid Waste Management; certain buffer areas around landfills; provide

GA - HB517 Education; calculation of minimum revenue obligations for scholarships and tuition grants; provide for the inclusion of earned interest

GA - SB361 "Law Enforcement Strategic Support Act" or "LESS Crime Act"; enact

GA - SR491 Ballard, Bethany; recognize

GA - SB76 Emergency Communications Authority; Next Generation 911 systems and services; provide

GA - SB171 "Safe Communities Act of 2021; enact

GA - SR138 Henry "Hank" Louis Aaron Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

GA - SB408 Drivers' Licenses; a waiver of required fees for reinstatement and restoration of a driver's license for suspensions based upon a failure to appear for nonmoving traffic violations; provide

GA - SR863 Morley, Cindy; recognize

GA - SB239 Education; tuition and mandatory student fees for students enrolled in a unit of the University System of Georgia; calculated and assessed on a per credit hour basis; provide

GA - SB478 Firearms; use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; provisions

GA - SR536 State Restaurant Day; recognizing February 23, 2022

GA - SR594 Garnett, Ludell; congratulate

GA - SR489 Terry, Josh; recognize

GA - SB510 Motor Vehicle; operation of motor vehicles by Class D license holders with certain passengers in the vehicle; remove a restriction

GA - SR413 Breedlove, Henry Donald; honoring

GA - SR410 2021-2022 Cass High School Men's Wrestling Team; recognize

GA - SB42 Education; school climate rating does not include discipline data; provide

GA - SR478 McMillan, Shawn; recognize

GA - SB255 "OneGeorgia Authority Act"; grant program to support border region retail and tourism projects; provide

GA - SR163 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia; recognize

GA - SR857 Harper, Senator Tyler; recognize

GA - SR873 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SR371 National Public Safety Week; recognize September 5-11

GA - SR650 Senate Study Committee to Review Education Funding Mechanisms; create

GA - SB394 "Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act"; enact

GA - SR378 Smart, Kirby; Georgia Bulldogs' Head Coach; recognize

GA - SB92 Controlled Substances; sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; prohibit

GA - SR148 Ayers, Alex Martin; condolences

GA - SB534 State Government; certain procedural requirements and considerations for the adoption of rules by state agencies that are applicable to charitable organizations; provide

GA - SB86 "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 "; requirements for solicitations of services for corporate filings required by the Secretary of State; provide

GA - SB438 Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change

GA - SB316 Stalking; a person 18 years old or older who commits the offense of stalking against a minor shall be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor; provide

GA - HB1307 Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act; revise

GA - SB326 State Flag, Seal, Symbols; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the capitol building or grounds; provide (PF)

GA - SB393 'Common Carrier Non-Discrimination Act'; enact

GA - SB183 Office of Sheriff; qualification requirements; revise

GA - HB1043 Georgia Endowment for Teaching Professionals; create

GA - SB492 Public Utilities and Transportation; the deployment of electric vehicle charging equipment; provide

GA - SB358 Georgia Public Safety Training Center; reimbursement of certain costs incurred by active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the US armed forces who are attending basic law enforcement training; provide

GA - SB445 National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974; civil penalties; revise

GA - SB116 Children and Youth Services; registration of maternity supportive house residences to provide housing for pregnant women; provide

GA - SB346 Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by China to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit

GA - SB461 Bails, Bonds; human trafficking as a bailable offense; add the offense

GA - SB357 Military Student Transfers; military students with the discretion to select adjacent school districts for attendance; provide

GA - HB1279 Controlled substances; certain persons to carry prescription medications in a compartmentalized container; authorize

GA - SR319 Electoral College; recognize

GA - SB474 Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption; ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers or other agricultural products; provide

GA - SB498 Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in secondary schools; provide

GA - SB514 "Unmask Georgia Students Act"; enact

GA - SB468 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; provide

GA - SB359 "Safe and Secure Georgia Act"; enact

GA - SB562 Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by Russia to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit

GA - SB397 General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide

GA - SR263 Warner Robins High School Football Team; congratulate

GA - SB210 Motor Vehicles and Traffic; definitions relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles; provide

GA - SB52 Selling and Other Trade Practices; legislative findings; standards for cybersecurity programs to protect businesses from liability; provide

GA - SR667 Thaxton, Dr. Charles and Mrs. Carole; recognize

GA - SR570 McNeill, Senator Sheila M.; recognize

GA - SR24 King, Lindsey; commend

GA - SB51 "Dexter Mosely Act"; enact

GA - SB502 Employment Security; definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages; change

GA - SB182 Counties and Municipal Corporations; "fence detection system"; define the term; counties, consolidated governments, and municipalities regulate or prohibit such system; limit the ability

GA - SR453 New Americans Day; recognize February 10, 2022

GA - SR136 Technical College System of Georgia; collaborate and develop programs to expand technical education; individuals age 16 or older who have withdrawn from high school; encourage

GA - SR297 Heath, Senator Bill; recognize

GA - SR98 Dawkins, Reverend Dr. Clifton E.; recognize

GA - SR231 2021 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SR110 State Restaurant Day; recognize February 17, 2021

GA - SB114 Professions and Businesses; grounds for refusing to grant or revoking a license; revise

GA - SR100 State-Wide Grand Juries; jurisdiction, powers, and duties; provide -CA

GA - SB440 Dam Safety; revise the definition of a dam

GA - SB27 Professional Licenses; extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license; electrical contractor, plumber;

GA - SR527 Carter, Dr. John H.; recognize

GA - SR479 Taiwan; relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend

GA - SB117 Department of Human Services; offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; revise

GA - SR530 Spooner, Katrina; recognize

GA - SB250 Georgia Legislative Retirement System; retirement allowance; increase

GA - SR535 Lunsford, Mack Newman "Bud"; condolences

GA - SB439 Dispossessory Proceedings; the owner of a property or tenement at issue in a dispossessory proceeding shall be allowed to appear during a trial of the issues individually; provide

GA - SR581 City of Rockmart; congratulate

GA - SR321 Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol Post 30 Troopers; recognize

GA - SR829 57th Annual Community Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize May 1, 2022

GA - SR747 England, Representative Terry; recognize

GA - SR394 National School Choice Week; recognize January 23-29, 2022

GA - SR199 University of North Georgia CyberHawks Team; recognize

GA - SR170 Melton, Harold; Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice; recognize

GA - SR582 Smith-Lockwood Inc.; congratulate

GA - SR79 Stephens, Pastor Mike; condolences

GA - SR569 Georgia Peanut Month; recognizing March 2022

GA - SR164 Family Life Education Month; recognize February 2021

GA - SR496 Henderson, Joey; recognize

GA - SB87 "Senator Jack Hill Veterans' Act"; enact

GA - SB267 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; retired member who elected an optional retirement allowance; eligible to change any of such named beneficiaries; provide

GA - SR567 Smyre, Representative Calvin; United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic; recognize

GA - SR862 Duncan, Geoffrey L.; recognize

GA - SB28 Juvenile Code and Domestic Relations; provisions relating to the protection of children; strengthen, clarify and update

GA - SR73 Cobb, Kim; recognize

GA - SR301 Goolsby, Richard; condolences

GA - SR245 McGill, Frank; condolences

GA - SR275 Pittard, Billy; recognize

GA - SR666 Roberts, William "Bill" Fred; condolences

GA - SR775 Floyd, Leonard; recognize

GA - SB54 Child Custody Proceedings; judicial discretion in determining the right of a surviving parent; when such surviving parent is criminally charged with the murder or voluntary manslaughter of the other parent; provide

GA - SR494 Marshall, Deborah Bailey; condolences

GA - HB292 Ad valorem tax; property; remove certain training requirements for members of county boards of equalization following their initial training for their first term

GA - SR445 Robinson, Miller Peterson "Pete"; condolences

GA - SR552 Joint Achievement Gap for Boys Study Committee; create

GA - SR127 Department of Public Health Workers; recognize

GA - SB542 "Broadband Resiliency, Public Safety, and Quality Act"; enact

GA - SR114 National Wresting Alliance Day; recognize October 21, 2021

GA - SR78 Cline, Pastor Bill; recognize

GA - SR262 Georgia Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (GA CATT); Georgia high school apprenticeship; honor

GA - SR826 High-Risk Athletic Activities; training program covering important safety information for prevention and treatment of injuries to our young athletes; encourage

GA - SB351 "Women's Health and Safety Act"; enact

GA - SR95 Dyslexia Day; recognize February 23, 2021

GA - SR861 Jordan, Senator Jen; recognize

GA - SR129 Senate Retirement Security for Georgians Study Committee; create

GA - SB253 Elections and Primaries; notice when polling places are relocated; provide

GA - SB67 Elections and Primaries; submission of identification in connection with absentee ballot applications; provide

GA - SB62 Elections and Primaries; name and designation of the precinct appears on every ballot; provide

GA - HB271 Community Health, Department of; assess one or more provider matching payments on ambulance services; authorize

GA - SB200 Emergency Powers of the Governor; certain business and religious institutions may continue to resume operations; certain states of emergency; provide

GA - SR167 Taiwan; relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend

GA - SR190 Congress; allow individuals to retain the right to use their image and likeness and shield them from copyright infringement; urge

GA - SR308 Sergeant Barry Henderson Memorial Intersection; Polk County; dedicate

GA - SB319 "Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021"; enact

GA - SR30 State Election Board; Matthew Mashburn; appoint

GA - SB66 Georgia Foundation for Public Education; a nonprofit corporation created by the foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; authorize

GA - SB204 Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide

GA - SR92 Aaron, Hank; condolences

GA - HB152 Postsecondary education; exemption applicable to certain institutions operating on military installations or bases; revise provisions

GA - HB488 Courts; increase minimum compensation for chief magistrates and others; provide

GA - SB141 Elections and Primaries; immediate counting and tabulation of ballots after the close of the polls until such counting and tabulation is completed; provide

GA - SB159 Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise

GA - SR60 Hicks, Lt. Colonel Crawford; commend

GA - SB59 Education; additional QBE funding for each full-time equivalent student within a local charter school; provide

GA - SB60 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; shall be paid in instances of a heart attack, stroke; public safety officer; revise

GA - SB156 Labor and Industrial Relations; appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; provide

GA - SB115 Drivers' Licenses; instructional course; educating drivers and the public on best practices to implement when interacting with law enforcement officers; provide

GA - SB226 Sale or Distribution of Harmful Materials to Minors; provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; provide

GA - SR84 Airport Infrastructure and Improvements; create Joint Study Committee

GA - SB44 Special License Plates; honoring Support Our Troops, Inc.; establish

GA - SR25 Chase Elliott Day; recognize February 9, 2021

GA - SB241 Elections and Voting; revise comprehensively