Daily report, 2024 February 14

Wednesday February 14,
2024

COMMITTEE DAY REPORT

House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050
The House will reconvene for its 2nd Legislative Day on Thursday, February 15 at 11:00 a.m. The Rules Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m.

Committee Actions
Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office and are placed on the General Calendar.

Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee

HB 149

Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; require cash overpayments to be remitted by merchants in the form of store credit under certain circumstances
Bill Summary: HB amends O.C.G.A. 10-1-393.18 by adding a new Code section that requires certain merchants to return change in the form of store credit when the merchant does not have exact change to give a buyer for overpayment.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Mesha Mainor (56th) Agriculture & Consumer Affairs

Committee Action:

02-14-2024 Do Pass

HB 1093 Agriculture; prohibit acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities
Bill Summary: HB 1093 makes it illegal for nonresident aliens to acquire directly or indirectly agricultural land or any other land areas within a ten-mile radius of any military facility. This bill does not apply to the acquisition of residential property. Those found in violation of the provisions within this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined no more than $15,000 or face imprisonment of no less than one year and no more than two years, or both.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. David Clark (100th) Agriculture & Consumer Affairs

Committee Action:

02-14-2024 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

Higher Education Committee
HB 1124 Education; needs based financial aid program; provide for a definition Bill Summary: House Bill 1124 provides College Completion Grant eligibility to students who have completed seventy percent of a four-year program or forty-five percent of a two-year program.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Chuck Martin (49th) Higher Education

Committee Action:

02-14-2024 Do Pass

House of Representatives

Daily Report for February 14, 2024

Committee Meetings

Committee Meeting Schedule
This meeting schedule is up to date at the time of this report, but meeting dates and times are subject to change. To keep up with the latest schedule, please visit www.legis.ga.gov to view all upcoming events.

Thursday - February 15, 2024 8:00 AM INSURANCE (House) 8:00 AM Natural Resources and Environment Subcommittee on
Resource Management (House) 8:30 AM Natural Resources and Environment Subcommittee on
Environmental Quality (House) 9:00 AM RULES (House) 11:00 AM FLOOR SESSION (LD21) (House) 1:00 PM TRANSPORTATION (House) 1:00 PM JUVENILE JUSTICE (House) 1:00 PM JUDICIARY CIVIL (House) 1:00 PM Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Tax (House) 1:00 PM INTERSTATE COOPERATION (House) 2:00 PM PUBLIC HEALTH (House) 2:00 PM GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (House) 2:00 PM TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION
(House) 3:00 PM INDUSTRY AND LABOR (House) 3:00 PM Greene Subcommittee of Public Safety and Homeland
Security (House) 3:00 PM SPECIAL RULES (House) 3:30 PM Hong Subcommittee of Judiciary Non-Civil (House)

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