Daily report [Jan. 28, 2010]

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TOMORROW'S FORECAST
* The House will reconvene for its 9th Legislative Day on Monday, February 1, at 10:00 AM. * 2 bills are expected to be debated on the floor.

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TODAY ON THE FLOOR

RULES CALENDAR
HR 1168 - House; amend rules
- BILL SUMMARY: This resolution will change the House Rules to enable the media to enter the floor after the devotion, eliminates the Hawk system, clarifies the rules that can be assigned to bills by the Committee on Rules, and only allows Committee on Rules to make substitute bills if there is an error.
- Authored By: Rep. David Ralston of the 7th - House Committee: Rules - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 169; Nays: 0
* The House will reconvene Monday, February 1, at 10:00 AM, for its 9th Legislative Day
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COMMITTEE ON RULES
The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 9th Legislative Day, Monday, February 1, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker.
TOMORROW ON THE FLOOR
HB 651 - Sexual offenders; information to schools on accessing registry; revise certain provisions
- BILL SUMMARY: Under the current provision, the Department of Education obtains a complete list of names and addresses of registered sex offenders and then sends that list to each school within the state. This currently costs the State over $7,000 to burn the CDs and mail them. This does not include time spent by employees to prepare the information.
With this bill, the Department of Education will provide access to that information when requested by schools. An example would be through a website or by other electronic means. - Authored By: Rep. Amy Carter of the 175th - House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil - House Committee Passed: 1/12/2010 - Rule: Open

HB 926 - Obligations of a bank; certain renewals or restructuring of loans; exempt
- BILL SUMMARY: This bill adds language that will allow the Department of Banking and Finance to renew performing loans from state chartered banks. - Authored By: Rep. James Mills of the 25th - House Committee: Banks & Banking - House Committee Passed: 1/14/2010 - Rule: Modified-Open
* The Rules Committee will next meet on Monday, February 1, at 09:00 AM, to set the Rules Calendar for the 10th Legislative Day.
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COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT
Appropriations
HB 869 - General Assembly; salary reduction of members; provide
- BILL SUMMARY: This legislation allows the Legislative Services Committee to direct a reduction in salary for the members and officers of the General Assembly. - Authored By: Rep. Bobby Franklin of the 43rd - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute
Education
HB 910 - Gender discrimination; Department of Education; annual gender equality reporting; remove requirements
- BILL SUMMARY: This bill removes the requirements from the Department of Education to provide a report on the annual gender equality in school systems to the Georgia General Assembly each year. They will be provided electronically, saving on printing and mailing costs. - Authored By: Rep. Howard Maxwell of the 17th - Committee Action: Do Pass
* Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office, and are then placed on the General Calendar.
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COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE
* This broadcast schedule is up to date at the time of this report, but meetings dates and times are subject to change. To keep up with the latest schedule please visit the General Assembly website www.legis.ga.gov and click on House Meetings. To view the live stream of these meetings, please visit the Georgia Legislative Network.
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