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) 406 CLOB 606 CLOB HYBRID 606 CLOB VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda 341 CAP House Chamber 606 CLOB 515 CLOB 132 CAP 341 CAP 403 CAP 403 CAP 406 CLOB 506 CLOB VIDEO Agenda VIDEO VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda 506 CLOB 515 CLOB VIDEO Agenda VIDEO Agenda 406 CLOB 606 CLOB VIDEO Agenda VIDEO