HOUSE BUDGET & RESEARCH OFFICE (404) 656-5050 HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS (404) 656-0305 TOMORROW'S FORECAST * The House will reconvene for its 32nd Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 12, at 1:00 PM. * 1 bill is expected to be debated on the floor. GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY REPORT Monday, March 11, 2013 TODAY ON THE FLOOR 31st Legislative Day RULES CALENDAR HB 233 - Albany, City of; levy an excise tax - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize the City of Albany to levy a hotel/motel tax. - Authored By: Rep. Winfred Dukes of the 154th - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 233 - Albany, City of; levy an excise tax - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize the City of Albany to levy a hotel/motel tax. - Authored By: Rep. Winfred Dukes of the 154th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 273 - Bibb County; State Court; provide additional judge - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for an additional judge, the appointment thereof, the election of, the terms of office for, and the compensation for, in the State Court of Bibb County. - Authored By: Rep. Nikki Randall of the 142nd - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 470 - Bibb County; Civil Service System and Civil Service Board; define a certain term; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend the Act which created a Civil Service System and a Civil Service Board for Bibb County so as to provide for the award of an attorney's fee under certain conditions. - Authored By: Rep. Nikki Randall of the 142nd - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 476 - Hinesville, City of; change corporate limits - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to change the corporate limits of the City of Hinesville. - Authored By: Rep. Al Williams of the 168th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 514 - Macon, City of; Payne City, City of; Bibb County; change provisions relative to initial budgets - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend the Act to provide a unified form of government for Macon/Bibb County so as to change provisions relative to initial budgets, to provide for the first annual budget, to provide for the terms of certain boards, commissions, and authorities, to provide for transition of membership and appointing authority, to provide for membership on the transition task force, and to provide for a change in an effective date. - Authored By: Rep. Nikki Randall of the 142nd - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 522 - Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority; change name to Henry County Water Authority - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend the Act which created the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority, so as to change the name of the authority and to provide for its powers and duties. - Authored By: Rep. Dale Rutledge of the 109th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 525 - Statesboro, City of; increase excise tax - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize the City of Statesboro to levy a hotel/motel tax. - Authored By: Rep. Jan Tankersley of the 160th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 529 - Cordele, City of; increase excise tax - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize the City of Cordele to levy a hotel/motel tax. - Authored By: Rep. Buddy Harden of the 148th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 534 - Tifton, City of; change amount of homestead exemption for residents 65 or older - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide a homestead exemption from City of Tifton ad valorem taxes in the amount of $35,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city aged 65 or older. - Authored By: Rep. Penny Houston of the 170th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 541 - Fulton County; increase homestead exemption amount to $60,000 after three-year phase in period; provide - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to increase the homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes from $30,000.00 to $60,000.00 after a three-year phase-in period. - Authored By: Rep. Jan Jones of the 47th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled HB 543 - Douglas County; levy an excise tax - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize Douglas County to levy a hotel/motel tax. - Authored By: Rep. Micah Gravley of the 67th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 544 - Cherokee County; board of commissioners; candidates shall have resided within district for period of 12 months preceding election - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide residency requirements for candidates for the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners. - Authored By: Rep. Scot Turner of the 21st - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 SB 182 - Board of Education of Hancock County; change description of education districts - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to reapportion the Hancock County Board of Education. - Authored By: Sen. David Lucas of the 26th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled SB 183 - Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County; change the description of the commissioner districts - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to reapportion the Hancock County Board of Commissioners. - Authored By: Sen. David Lucas of the 26th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Tabled SB 199 - Board of Education of McDuffie County; change description of the education districts - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to reapportion the McDuffie County Board of Education. - Authored By: Sen. Jesse Stone of the 23rd - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 * The House will reconvene Tuesday, March 12, at 1:00 PM, for its 32nd Legislative Day. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ON RULES The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 32nd Legislative Day, Tuesday, March 12, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. NEXT ON THE FLOOR HB 106 - General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 - BILL SUMMARY: The Fiscal Year 2014 budget totals $19.8 billion in state funds. - Authored By: Rep. David Ralston of the 7th - House Committee: Appropriations - House Committee Passed: N/A - Rule: Modified-Open ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT Appropriations HB 106 - General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 - BILL SUMMARY: The Fiscal Year 2014 budget totals $19.8 billion in state funds. - Authored By: Rep. David Ralston of the 7th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 535 - Rabun County Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; revise composition of board of directors - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend the Act creating the Rabun County Convention and Visitors Bureau so as to revise the composition of the board of directors and the budget schedule. - Authored By: Rep. Stephen Allison of the 8th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 542 - Hagan, City of; change description of election districts - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to reapportion the city council of the City of Hagan. - Authored By: Rep. Delvis Dutton of the 157th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 551 - Locust Grove, City of; change corporate limits - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to change the corporate limits of the City of Locust Grove. - Authored By: Rep. David Knight of the 130th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 552 - Appling County; board of elections; create - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to create the Appling County Board of Elections and to provide for its powers and duties. - Authored By: Rep. Greg Morris of the 156th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 553 - Montgomery County; board of commissioners; provide for appointment of county manager - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for the appointment of a county manager and the powers and duties thereof in Montgomery County. - Authored By: Rep. Greg Morris of the 156th - Committee Action: Do Pass Juvenile Justice SB 193 - "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; update - BILL SUMMARY: SB 193 updates the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), last revised in 1996, which provides a substantive and procedural framework for the establishment, modification and subsequent enforcement of support orders among the states. Since then, UIFSA has been modernized to streamline interstate cooperation and to comply with the new Hague Maintenance Convention. - Authored By: Sen. Bill Cowsert of the 46th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE TBD 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Floor Session (LD32) Resource Management Subcommittee of Natural Resources GAME, FISH & PARKS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM Admin/Licensing Subcommittee of Insurance TRANSPORTATION JUDICIARY CIVIL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS EDUCATION DEFENSE & VETERANS AFFAIRS WAYS & MEANS HOUSE CHAMBER (1:00pm) 506 CLOB 403 CAP 506 CLOB 606 CLOB 506 CLOB 132 CAP 406 CLOB 506 CLOB (or Upon Adjournment) 415 CLOB (or Upon Adjournment) 606 CLOB (or Upon Adjournment) * 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.house.ga.gov and click on Meetings Calendar.