HOUSE BUDGET & RESEARCH OFFICE (404) 656-5050 HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS (404) 656-0305 TOMORROW'S FORECAST * The House will reconvene for its 29th Legislative Day on Wednesday, February 26, at 10:00 AM. * 23 bills are expected to be debated on the floor. Tuesday, February 25, 2014 28th Legislative Day TODAY ON THE FLOOR MOTIONS TO AGREE HB 743 - Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 743 is the Amended Fiscal Year 2014 state budget, which adjusts state funds by $313.9 million to a total of $20.2 billion for the year ending June 30, 2014; the increase includes $183 million for the mid-year adjustment for K12 Education. - Authored By: Rep. David Ralston of the 7th - House Committee: Appropriations - A "Motion to Agree AS AMENDED by the House" sends this bill back to the Senate for consideration. If the Senate agrees to the House amendment, that will represent Final Passage of the bill. RULES CALENDAR HB 412 - Revenue and taxation; option to taxpayer to receive bills or subsequent notices via electronic transmission; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation allows for county Tax Commissioners to offer the ability for taxpayers to opt in for receiving their tax bills and notifications electronically. - Authored By: Rep. Brett Harrell of the 106th - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Structured - Yeas: 164; Nays: 0 HB 438 - Court-referred alternative dispute resolution programs; legal costs; increase maximum amount of additional cost - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 438 amends Code Section 15-23-7(a) relating to the collection of additional fees in civil cases for the purpose of providing court-connected or court-referred ADR programs. The fee cap is raised from $7.50 to not more than $10.00. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Powell of the 171st - House Committee: Judiciary - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 164; Nays: 3 HB 449 - Agency records disclosure; change certain provisions relating to 9-1-1 calls - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 449 amends Code Section 50-18-72(a), by adding new paragraph (26.1)(A). The new paragraph expands records that need not be disclosed to the public to included 9-1-1 telephone calls which contain cries in extremis or speech in distress of a caller who died during the call or the speech or cries of a person who was a minor at the time. The records need not be turned over except to: a. representative of deceased estate's caller; b. parent or legal guardian of a minor; c. accused in a criminal case where the call is relevant to criminal proceedings; d. party to a civil action where the call is relevant; e. attorney for any person identified in a-d or; f. an attorney who may pursue a civil action and with a good faith belief the call is relevant. - Authored By: Rep. Micah Gravley of the 67th - House Committee: Judiciary - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 163; Nays: 3 HB 566 - Motor vehicles; temporary transporter license plates available to permit mechanics to test drive certain vehicles being serviced or repaired; make - BILL SUMMARY: HB 566 makes temporary license plates available to auto mechanics in order to allow them to test drive motor vehicles being serviced or repaired. - Authored By: Rep. B.J. Pak of the 108th - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 169; Nays: 0 HB 643 - Georgia Civil Practice Act; general provisions governing discovery; change provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 643 amends OCGA 9-11-26 and explicitly provides that e-discovery can be privileged and receive protective orders based along same lines as other discovery protections. For spoliation claims regarding e-discovery attorneys' fees, negative jury instruction, and dismissal are available remedies depending on how egregious the spoliation is. Subpoenas may specify the form in which e-discovery is produced, if it does not specify, then it must be produce in a form that it is either ordinarily maintained or reasonably usable. A responding person cannot be required to produce: the same information in more than one form, and e-discovery not reasonably accessible due to undue burden or cost. House Bill 643 provides new provisions for discovery meetings, conferences, and plans. At the meeting the parties must discuss the nature and basis of claims and ability to resolve promptly, resolve issues over preservation, scope of discovery, and discuss a discovery plan. If party fails to participate in good faith in the framing of a discovery plan sanctions are available. Scope of Discovery is changed from an itemized list of what is discoverable to a more inclusive language of designated documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things which constitute or contain matters within the scope of subsection (b) of Code Section 9-11-26 and which are in the possession, custody, or control of the party upon whom the request is served. Still includes entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. - Authored By: Rep. Wendell Willard of the 51st - House Committee: Judiciary - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 116; Nays: 54 HB 658 - Revenue and taxation; repeal Chapter 12 relating to estate tax - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation removes from the code references to the estate tax (48-12-1), but does not affect any tax that was to be collected prior to December 31, 2004. - Authored By: Rep. B.J. Pak of the 108th - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Structured - Yeas: 164; Nays: 0 HB 731 - J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act; enact - BILL SUMMARY: The goal of the Code Revision committee is to revise, modernize, and correct errors or omissions in Georgia's Code and to repeal those portions which have become obsolete, have been declared unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws. Last year, under the direction of Rep. Calvin Hill, the officers of the committee reached out to the agency community and requested input on any antiquated sections and provisions of the Official Code of Georgia. The "J. Calvin Hill, Jr." bill is the result of this effort and is so named under Part I. - Authored By: Rep. Andrew J. Welch of the 110th - House Committee: Code Revision - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 167; Nays: 0 HB 755 - Ad valorem tax; revised definition of forest land fair market value; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation amends the original language of the Forest Land Protection Act. Additionally if there is an appeal of a FLPA property, the final determination becomes the final valuation for purposes for the 2008 local assistance grants. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Powell of the 171st - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Structured - Yeas: 166; Nays: 0 HB 757 - Ad valorem tax; use of certain property for collection and conversion of solar energy shall not constitute breach of conservation use covenants; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation alters the CUVA statute so as to allow land owners who have property in a covenant, who wish to install solar power panels, to remove such property from the covenant without causing a breech and the property will then be taxed at the FMV. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Powell of the 171st - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Structured - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 761 - Public Retirement Systems Standards Law; definition of annual required contribution; change references - BILL SUMMARY: This bill revises the Public Retirement Systems Standards Law as they relate to the annual employer contribution. This bill changes the definition of "annual required contribution" to reflect the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statements No. 25 and 27 that went into effect June 15, 2013. This is a nonfiscal retirement bill. - Authored By: Rep. Lynne Riley of the 50th - House Committee: Retirement - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 171; Nays: 0 HB 776 - Courts; information provided to compile state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists; clarify - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 776 amends OCGA 21-2-231, 31-2A-4, 35-3-33, 40-5-2, and Title 42. Section 6 amends 15-12-12 if the Chief Judge of a circuit had the power to appoint a jury clerk, as of January 1, 2011, they shall continue to have that power. Section 8 amends 15-12-40.1 relating to state-wide master jury lists, which shall be partly gathered from DDS, registered voters, Department of Public Health, and Department of Corrections. - Authored By: Rep. Alex Atwood of the 179th - House Committee: Judiciary - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 171; Nays: 0 HB 782 - Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2014; enact - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation provides for the ability for utility contractors who come into the state or travels to another state during times of a natural disaster to pay and file taxes in their home states. This only applies during times of a natural disaster and immediate clean-up and restoration of services. - Authored By: Rep. Bruce Williamson of the 115th - House Committee: Ways & Means - Rule: Structured - Yeas: 164; Nays: 0 HB 803 - Law enforcement agencies; develop policies addressing how peace officers shall negotiate their encounters with domesticated pet animals; require - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 803 amends Title 35 of the O.C.G.A. by stating that, on and after July 1, 2014, a state, county, and local law enforcement agency shall adopt written policies that set forth the manner in which peace officers employed/appointed by the law enforcement agency shall negotiate encounters with animals as well as develop methods to allow for control/neutralization of an animal that is or could become aggressive. The methods must utilize the least amount of force or likelihood of harm to the animal. - Authored By: Rep. Tommy Benton of the 31st - House Committee: Public Safety & Homeland Security - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 155; Nays: 16 HB 804 - Trial proceedings; relating to testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; repeal provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 804 repeals and enacts a new OCGA 17-8-55, which relates to the conduct of trial proceedings, so as to repeal provisions relating to the testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present. House Bill 804 further provides for the testimony of individuals under 18 years of age outside the physical presence of an accused in criminal proceedings under certain circumstances. - Authored By: Rep. Edward Lindsey of the 54th - House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 163; Nays: 0 HB 825 - Alcoholic beverages; fruit growers licensed as farm wineries obtain license authorizing production of distilled spirits and fortified wines pursuant to certain conditions; permit - BILL SUMMARY: HB 825 provides an exception to licensed farm wineries to manufacture distilled spirits and fortified wines for sale through a licensed wholesaler as long as the farm winery has no more than one tasting room on its premises. Additionally, the commissioner shall not authorize farm wineries to offer wine samples in more than one tasting room. - Authored By: Rep. Penny Houston of the 170th - House Committee: Regulated Industries - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 161; Nays: 6 HB 826 - Crimes and offenses; carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; change provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House 826 provides definitional changes of key terms. These new definitions are then implemented throughout various parts of the official code. The bill specifically adds a provision that requires an individual who is licensed to carry a weapon to keep their license in their immediate possession. If they are licensed, but do not have the license in their immediate possession, they may be fined no more than $10.00. Finally, the bill replaces the language "school safety zone" with a broader definition so as to expand the area of applicability for certain school related offenses. - Authored By: Rep. Ed Setzler of the 35th - House Committee: Juvenile Justice - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 170; Nays: 0 HB 827 - Motor vehicles and traffic; Class D license holder prohibited from driving a Class C motor vehicle on public roads, streets, or highways; revise time - BILL SUMMARY: HB 827 changes the law as it relates to a class C driver's license. Currently, class C license holders cannot drive between the hours of midnight and 6:00 am. HB 827 would change it to midnight to 5:00 am. - Authored By: Rep. Ronnie Mabra of the 63rd - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 168; Nays: 1 HB 844 - Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; actions intended to defraud fund shall be a felony; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This bill revises the code section relating to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund. This bill increases the consequences of making a false statement or falsifying records of the fund in an attempt to defraud the fund. The original penalty was a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed $500 and imprisonment for up to 12 months. The new penalty is a felony with a fine not to exceed $5,000 and imprisonment for up to 5 years. The member may be ordered to forfeit all rights and benefits that they are entitled to under the fund. Also, the member will have the right of judicial review in the superior courts. This is a nonfiscal retirement bill. - Authored By: Rep. Tommy Benton of the 31st - House Committee: Retirement - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 163; Nays: 2 HB 872 - Evidence; privileged communication between law enforcement and peer counselors under certain circumstances; create - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 872 amends Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the O.G.C.A. to create privileged communication between law enforcement officers and peer counselors under certain circumstances. The bill defines client, immediate family, and peer counselor while stating that communications between a client and peer counselor shall be privileged and not disclosed unless certain exceptions are met. - Authored By: Rep. Terry Rogers of the 10th - House Committee: Public Safety & Homeland Security - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 160; Nays: 3 HB 937 - Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund; define certain terms; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 937 revises the code section relating to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund. This bill revises the definition of "fire department" to align to O.C.G.A. 25-3-22, relating to fire protection and safety. A definition of "good standing" is added to mean a member of the fund who is current with all dues and payments to the fund and is still a member of the fund. Lastly, this bill states the fund will return contributions, less 5 percent, paid by a member who is now deceased who is not vested and not in good standing. The payment will be paid to the member's beneficiary upon application and receipt of the death certificate. The is a nonfiscal retirement bill. - Authored By: Rep. Tommy Benton of the 31st - House Committee: Retirement - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 164; Nays: 0 HB 938 - Gwinnett County; office of chief magistrate; provide nonpartisan elections - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for nonpartisan elections of the Chief Magistrate of Gwinnett County. - Authored By: . Chuck Efstration of the 104th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 106; Nays: 56 HB 939 - Gwinnett County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for nonpartisan elections of the Probate Judge of the Probate Court of Gwinnett County. - Authored By: . Chuck Efstration of the 104th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 114; Nays: 49 HB 947 - Labor and industrial relations; payment of wages by credit to prepaid debit card; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 947 allows employers to pay employees wages by placing them on a prepaid debit card. In order to do so, they must give employees the option of direct deposit in lieu of the prepaid debit card. - Authored By: Rep. Josh Clark of the 98th - House Committee: Industry and Labor - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 163; Nays: 1 HB 965 - Georgia 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law; enact - BILL SUMMARY: The purpose of this bill is to provide amnesty to individuals seeking medical assistance for a drug overdose. The bill provides definitions for "drug overdose," "drug violation," and "medical assistance." A person who seeks medical assistance for someone who is experiencing a drug overdose will be provided amnesty regarding any evidence obtained solely from seeking the medical assistance. The same standard applies for an individual seeking medical assistance for himself. - Authored By: Rep. Sharon Cooper of the 43rd - House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil - Rule: Modified-Structured - Amendments(s): AM 33 1393 - Yeas: 144; Nays: 20 HB 966 - Pharmacies; licensed health practitioners prescribe opioid antagonists to certain individuals and entities pursuant to a protocol; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 966 allows a practitioner, pharmacist, or person acting in good faith to administer an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experience an opioid related overdose. An opioid antagonist is approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration and works to counter the effects of an opiate overdose. The following individuals may also administer an opioid antagonist: emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and cardiac technicians. - Authored By: Rep. Sharon Cooper of the 43rd - House Committee: Health & Human Services - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 163; Nays: 0 HB 974 - Retirement and pensions; required contributions to receive service credit; change - BILL SUMMARY: This bill revises the code section relating to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund. To purchase creditable service under this fund a member would owe the amount determined by the actuary so as not to create any actuarial accrued unfunded liability to the fund. Currently, members pay $20 per month plus 10 percent interest for each year compounded annually from the date service was rendered to the date of payment for all years claimed as prior service. This is a nonfiscal retirement bill. - Authored By: Rep. Howard Maxwell of the 17th - House Committee: Retirement - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 163; Nays: 0 HB 977 - Civil practice; provide filings that contain redacted information; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 977 amends Articles 3 and 10 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so that paper and electronic filings with the court may have the all but the last four digits of a: social security number, taxpayer identification number, financial account number, individual's birth year, and a minor's initials redacted. - Authored By: Rep. Mike Jacobs of the 80th - House Committee: Judiciary - Rule: Modified-Open - Yeas: 158; Nays: 0 HB 985 - Crimes and offenses; filing false liens or encumbrances against public employees; change provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 985 amends 16-10-20.1 and includes a definition for the term document, which is defined as information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium. 16-10-20.1 is further amended and states that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly file, enter, or record any document in a public record or court that the person knowingly or having reason to know that such document contains materially false information. The bill also makes it unlawful to knowingly alter, conceal, cover up, or create a document and file or record. - Authored By: Rep. Tom Kirby of the 114th - House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 161; Nays: 0 HB 1009 - State sales and use tax; applicability of exemption to local sales and use tax cap for a county that levied a tax for purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation; extend date - BILL SUMMARY: HB 1009 amends Part 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A by extending the date to November 1, 2016 for the applicability of an exemption to the local sales and use tax cap for a county that levied a tax for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation. - Authored By: Rep. Mike Glanton of the 75th - House Committee: Transportation - Rule: Modified-Open - This bill was Recommitted to the Committee on Rules HB 1027 - State government; certain processes and procedures affecting unemployment insurance; change - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 1027 is the annual Department of Labor bill which aligns Georgia statute into compliance with federal law. Failure to adopt its provisions could result in a loss of $80 million dollars to the Unemployment Trust Fund. - Authored By: Rep. Brian Strickland of the 111th - House Committee: Industry and Labor - Rule: Modified-Structured - Yeas: 159; Nays: 2 LOCAL CALENDAR HB 967 - City of McRae-Helena; create and incorporate new municipality; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide a unified form of government for the City of Helena and the City of McRae and to provide for its powers and duties. - Authored By: Rep. Jimmy Pruett of the 149th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 158; Nays: 0 HB 1048 - Forsyth County; Board of Registrations and Elections; increase membership - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend an Act creating the Forsyth County Board of Registration and Elections, so as to increase membership. - Authored By: Rep. Mark Hamilton of the 24th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 158; Nays: 0 SB 359 - Troup County Airport Authority; repeal - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to repeal an Act creating the Troup County Airport Authority. - Authored By: Sen. Joshua McKoon of the 29th - House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination - Local - Rule: Open - Yeas: 158; Nays: 0 POSTPONED TO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 504 - Motor vehicles; failure to use safety belts may be admitted into evidence under certain circumstances; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 504 amends O.C.G.A. 40-8-76.1(d), and allows that an occupant in the front seat of a passenger vehicle, who fails to wear a seat belt, can be used as a fact to mitigate damages if the court finds that the occupant was 18 years old and not wearing a safety belt by clear and convincing evidence. The party seeking to introduce evidence that the occupant was 18 years of age shall file a motion within 30 days after discovery. - Authored By: Rep. B.J. Pak of the 108th - House Committee: Judiciary - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured RECOMMITTED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE HB 1009 - State sales and use tax; applicability of exemption to local sales and use tax cap for a county that levied a tax for purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation; extend date - BILL SUMMARY: HB 1009 amends Part 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A by extending the date to November 1, 2016 for the applicability of an exemption to the local sales and use tax cap for a county that levied a tax for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation. - Authored By: Rep. Mike Glanton of the 75th - House Committee: Transportation - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open * The House will reconvene Wednesday, February 26, at 10:00 AM, for its 29th Legislative Day. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ON RULES The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 29th Legislative Day, Wednesday, February 26, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. NEXT ON THE FLOOR HB 88 - Licenses; Class E and Class F drivers' license free of charge to qualified volunteer firefighters; provide - BILL SUMMARY: HB 88 provides free class E or F driver's licenses to certified volunteer fireman. - Authored By: Rep. Jason Shaw of the 176th - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 153 - Local option sales tax; taxes to be imposed at a rate of less that 1 percent; allow - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation would allow counties to impose fractional SPLOST. The rate may be less than 1% and must be in increments of .05%. Before a county can call for a referendum of a rate of less than 1%, the county must enter into intergovernmental agreements with all the cities within the county. - Authored By: Rep. John Carson of the 46th - House Committee: Ways & Means - House Committee Passed: 2/18/2014 - Rule: Structured HB 405 - Elementary and secondary education; members of governing boards of nonprofit organizations which are charter petitioners and charter schools to participate in governance training; require - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 405 would require members of governing boards of nonprofit organizations which are charter petitioners, charter schools, and state charter schools to participate in governance training. - Authored By: Rep. Rahn Mayo of the 84th - House Committee: Education - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 459 - Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 459 provides that on a controlled-access highway, no one may drive in the left lane except when passing another vehicle. - Authored By: Rep. Bill Hitchens of the 161st - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - House Committee Passed: 2/24/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 549 - Water pollution; establish water emergency response procedures - BILL SUMMARY: This bill creates a new code section stating that if any substance that endangers the health or property of downstream water users in Georgia is discharged into such waters, it is the duty of the person in charge of the substance to immediately notify EPD of the discharge's nature and location, and to immediately take all reasonable steps to prevent injury to the health of property of downstream users. EPD must immediately conduct an initial investigation upon receiving notice made according to this new code section, or by someone in the public that observes such a situation and determines the criteria described above are satisfied. If EPD determines that the health or property of downstream users is threatened, then it shall as soon as possible, but not more than 24 hours after such determination, notify and consult with GEMA, as well as other appropriate emergency response agencies to determine if it is necessary to prepare and distribute a public notice concerning the threat. Upon EPD's notification, the local emergency management agency or local county health department must prepare and post the appropriate public notice through electronic media and print. The public notice must be located at places where the public regularly uses water or seeks information about such waters. EPD must ensure that immediate corrective action is initiated to the maximum extent practicable and as otherwise authorized to prevent further danger to health and property. EPD must also establish a protocol, which will be reviewed every five years, for coordinated response to discharges that create emergency situations, and must coordinate with the appropriate emergency response agencies to provide for continual emergency response so as to most efficiently and effectively meet the needs of affected communities. EPD may provide training to state and local emergency response agencies in furtherance of this code section. EPD must promulgate necessary rules and regulations by December 1, 2014. - Authored By: Rep. Jon Burns of the 159th - House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment - House Committee Passed: 2/24/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 601 - Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; define certain terms; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This bill revises the code section relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Funds of Georgia. This bill adds the definition of "adjusted monthly income" and "adjusted annual income." Also, this bill adds language that makes the cost of living adjustment discretionary rather than automatic. This is a fiscal retirement bill. - Authored By: Rep. Howard Maxwell of the 17th - House Committee: Retirement - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 777 - Watercraft; suspension of privileges to operate a vessel for violations of vessel laws of this state and other states; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 777 amends OCGA 52-7-12.7, relating to the registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for suspension of privileges to operate a vessel upon the waters of this state for violations of vessel laws of this state and other states. - Authored By: Rep. Alan Powell of the 32nd - House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil - House Committee Passed: 2/24/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 788 - Ad valorem tax; property owned by University System of Georgia operated by third party; provide exemption - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation amends 48-5-41 to provide from a real property ad valorem exemption for properties held in title by the Board of Regents of Georgia but that are leased to a third party for purposes of operating such properties. Additionally the legislation provides for a ballot referendum and such ballot question. - Authored By: Rep. Lynne Riley of the 50th - House Committee: Ways & Means - House Committee Passed: 2/6/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 810 - HOPE; home study students regarding scores on standardized college admission test; revise requirements - BILL SUMMARY: This bill amends HOPE eligibility requirements for students who completed a home study program instead of graduating from an eligible high school. Under this bill, those students must score in the eightieth percentile or higher nationally on a standardized admission test, such as the SAT or ACT. - Authored By: Rep. Joyce Chandler of the 105th - House Committee: Appropriations - House Committee Passed: 2/24/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 828 - Insurance; solicitation, release, or sale of automobile accident information; prohibit - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 828 prohibits the solicitation, release, or sale of car wreck information including the personal information of individuals' involved in the accident. A first time violation of this provision is a misdemeanor. Second and subsequent violations are felonies. - Authored By: Rep. Ronnie Mabra of the 63rd - House Committee: Insurance - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 878 - Motor vehicles; certain fees included in liens upon abandoned vehicles; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 878 allows motor vehicle towing and storage companies to recover all their fees that were incurred after the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle at public auction. The current law simply allows for the collection of "reasonable" fees. This will clear up a vagueness in the law. - Authored By: Rep. Alan Powell of the 32nd - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 881 - Special license plates; Grady Health Foundation; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 881 creates a special license plate for the Grady Health Foundation. The funds raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be disbursed to Grady Health Foundation. - Authored By: Rep. James Epps of the 144th - House Committee: Motor Vehicles - House Committee Passed: 2/24/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 886 - Elementary and secondary education; local board of education and each charter school shall hold at least two public hearings on proposed budget; provide - BILL SUMMARY: Provides that each local board of education and each charter school shall hold at least two public hearings on the proposed budget, and requires that both the proposed budget and adopted budget be posted on the Internet. Final adopted budgets shall be posted on the respective school board or school website until the next annual budget is adopted. - Authored By: Rep. Michael Caldwell of the 20th - House Committee: Education - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 887 - Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements - BILL SUMMARY: HB 887 removes the requirement that manufacturers and importers engaged in the tobacco business must file a bond of at least $1,000.00 with the commissioner. Manufacturers and importers must still exhibit their license in their place of business. - Authored By: Rep. Penny Houston of the 170th - House Committee: Regulated Industries - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Open HB 891 - Elections; period for advance voting prior to municipal primary or election; change - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 891 changes the period of early voting for municipal elections. Under this bill, early voting will begin on the second Saturday immediately prior to each primary or election and as soon as possible prior to a runoff, but not earlier than the second Saturday immediately prior to such runoff, and shall end on the Friday immediately prior to each primary, election, or runoff. Voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and shall be conducted on the second Saturday prior to a primary or election during the hours of 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. If a municipal election is held in conjunction with a county, state, or federal primary or election, then the dates would be the same as for the other elections. - Authored By: Rep. Barry Fleming of the 121st - House Committee: Governmental Affairs - House Committee Passed: 2/17/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 897 - Elementary and secondary education; update and clarify provisions; repeal obsolete provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 897 repeals, amends, and revises Title 20: 1. Repeals subsection (d) of Code Section 20-2-51. Subsection (d) prohibits any county board of education member in a county with a population between 500,000 and 600,000, according to most recent census data, from holding another elective government office. 2. 3.Clarifies that the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. Adds science and socials studies to the statemandated content standards. 4. Amends O.C.G.A. 20-2-140.1 by adding that students can register for online learning through the clearing-house established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-319.3. 5 & 6. Revises language reflecting content standards, deletes language such as competencies and core curriculum. 7. Clarifies the state mandates content standards and makes first grade readiness report optional instead of mandatory. 8. Clarifies that the state mandates content standards and repeals language regarding the middle grades program. 9. 10. 11. 12. Revises language reflecting content standards, deletes language such as competencies and core curriculum. 13. 14. 15. 16. Repeals all language pertaining to the middle grades program 17. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. 18. Reserved 19. Repeals and reserves Code 20-2-217 relating to professional and staff development stipends. 20. Amends Code 20-2-241 allowing the State School Superintendent to authorize the CFO to enter into contracts of $50.000 or less on behalf of DOE. 21. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. 22. Adds a new Code section, 20-2-244.1 which sets out definitions for students, substantial hardship, variance, and waiver. This Code section also outlines the authority of the State Board of Education to grant waivers and variances. 23. Amends subsection (b) of O.C.G.A. 20-2-260 relating to capital outlay by including expenditures for computer equipment and software. 24. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. 25. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. Revises O.C.G.A. 20-2-281 as it relates to assessments. Writing assessments shall be administered to students in grades designated by the State Board of Education and the state board will develop or adopt an alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities pursuant to Code Section 20-2-140. Deletes outdated language in section (k)(2). 26. Deletes language that was specific to the middle school program as both the middle school program and middle grades program are being funded in the same category now. 27. Reflecting the Executive Order by the Governor in 2013 to move the Governor's Honors Program to the Office of Student Achievement. 28. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. 29. Revises O.C.G.A. 20-2-315 by making the publication and distribution of the GaDOE annual report regarding expenditures and participation for each gender optional. 30. O.C.G.A. is amended to reflect current funding. Private and home-schooled students may enroll at no cost if appropriations are provided. If appropriations are not provided they may enroll at a cost not to exceed $250.00 per semester. Local systems are responsible for paying for their enrolled students and if said student enrolls in more than the maximum number of courses the student is subject to the cost of tuition not to exceed $250.00 per semester. 31. & 32. Eliminate duplicate language from two online clearing-house bills passing in the same year. 33. Repealing and reserving O.C.G.A. 20-2-319.5, which required the DOE to submit a report by 12/1/12, identifying the best methods and strategies to assist local boards of education in acquiring digital learning. 34. & 35. Clarifies the state mandates content standards, not curriculum. 36. Amends O.C.G.A. 20-2-690, which would require the declaration of intent to utilize the home study program to also include the local school system in which the home study program is located. 37. & 38. State Board of Education will satisfy all outstanding obligations of the local employer to the health insurance fund. 39. Currently, the local board has until April 15th to serve a teacher with a nonrenewal notice and teachers have until May 1st to inform the local board of their intentions not to renew. This section extends those deadlines from April 15th to May 15th and from May 1st to June 1st. 40. This section amends O.C.G.A. to give the State Board of Education the authority to affirm, reverse, remand, or refer to mediation and local board tribunal decision that has been appealed to the state board. 41. Adds a new paragraph to O.C.G.A. 20-2-2062 defining "charter authorizer" or "authorizer." 42. Allows for an expedited petition process for high-performing charter schools to replicate, renew, or expand their school design. Establishes twice a year charter deadlines and "shot clocks". 43. Allows the State Board of Education to set minimum standards for authorizing charter school petition. 44. Provides that all students who reside within a charter attendance zone and submit a timely application shall qualify for enrollment unless the numbers of applicants exceed the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. If capacity is exceeded then a random selection process will take place so that all applicants can have an equal opportunity of enrollment. This section also defines certain categories of students a state charter school may be eligible for preferred enrollment. 45. Provides clarity of the level of local funding for locally approved charters determined by local boards. 46. This section allows the State Board of Education to post unused or underused facilities online so that a charter school or state charter school may determine if the facility is appropriate for school use. 47. Provides that all students who reside within a charter attendance zone, and submit a timely application, shall qualify for enrollment unless the numbers of applicants exceed the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. If capacity is exceeded then a random selection process will take place so that all applicants can have an equal opportunity of enrollment. This section also defines certain categories of students a state charter school may be eligible for preferred enrollment. 48. Allows the charter commission to establish application deadlines to submit petitions and clarifies that state charter school state-wide attendance zone also includes solely virtual instruction schools. This section revises O.C.G.A. 20-2-2064.1 by increasing the time frame the state board has to approve or deny a petition to 90 days. As the law stands, the state board now has 60 days to approve or deny a petition. 49. Clarifies 5 mil share deduction for virtual / state-charter schools is in proportion to the initial funding received. This interpretation has already been funded in governors AFY14 and FY15 budgets. Allows state charter schools to receive initial payment July 1 for enrollment growth. 50. Allows the charter commission to incorporate nonprofit corporations to aid the commission in carrying out any of its powers and accomplishing any of its purposes. - Authored By: Rep. Mike Dudgeon of the 25th - House Committee: Education - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 899 - Unlicensed personal care homes; criminal penalties for owning or operating; provide - BILL SUMMARY: HB 899 establishes that the commissioner or the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which an unlicensed personal care home is located may file a petition against that unlicensed personal care home. Additionally, any individual who owns or operates an unlicensed personal care home is guilty of a felony, however, a judge may impose a punishment of a misdemeanor. - Authored By: Rep. Sharon Cooper of the 43rd - House Committee: Health & Human Services - House Committee Passed: 2/17/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 908 - Tire disposal restrictions; extend sunset date for tire fees - BILL SUMMARY: This bill extends the tire fee collection until June 30, 2019. - Authored By: Rep. Lynne Riley of the 50th - House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 918 - Revenue and taxation; define terms "Internal Revenue Code" and Internal Revenue Code of 1986"; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This is the annual Internal Revenue Code update bill which just alters years within the code, due to no tax actions on the federal level there is no significant changes in the annual update. Additional, the legislation contains the requirement for payroll processors, who file more than 250 withholding registrations, that these registrations be filed electronically. - Authored By: Rep. Allen Peake of the 141st - House Committee: Ways & Means - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Structured HB 923 - Journey Ann Cowart Act; enact - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 923 amends the official code as it relates to the Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act, child abuse, and general provisions for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The bill further amends Code Section 49-5-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which relates to persons and agencies permitted access to child abuse and dependency records, and clarifies defined terms and changes provisions relating to disclosure. - Authored By: Rep. Christian Coomer of the 14th - House Committee: Juvenile Justice - House Committee Passed: 2/19/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 957 - Georgia Brownfield Act; enact - BILL SUMMARY: This bill changes the name of the "Georgia Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment Act" to the "Georgia Brownfield Act". It extends the limitation of liability provided under O.C.G.A. 12-8-207 to also benefit a qualifying purchaser who applies for a limitation of liability within 30 days following property acquisition in the qualifying property and receives the EPD director's approval of a prospective purchaser corrective action plan or concurrence with a certification of compliance. The bill also clarifies that the limitation of liability survives any subsequent change in the nature of the prospective purchaser's interest in the qualifying property, and automatically inures to the benefit of heirs, assignees, successors in title, and designees of the person to whom the limitation of liability is granted and to any person acquiring any other property interest in the property for which the limitation of liability was granted. Also, any title transfer for a property or portion of property for which a limitation of liability has been granted to any party that would be disqualified from obtaining a limitation of liability for that property shall terminate the applicable limitation of liability to the transferor. The limitation of liability provided also applies to any qualifying prospective purchaser who, after May 1, 2012, has applied for a limitation of liability for a qualifying property and who later obtains the EPD director's approval of a prospective purchaser corrective action plan or concurrence with a certification of compliance. - Authored By: Rep. Chuck Williams of the 119th - House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured HB 998 - Medical scholarships; revise provisions relating to scholarships and loans - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 998 revises the powers of the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce as it relates to medical student loans and scholarships. The bill allows students who are accepted into an accredited medical school to apply for loans or scholarships offered by the Board for Physician Workforce. The full amount of the loans and scholarships will be repaid to the State of Georgia in services rendered by the applicant by practicing his or her profession in an area of the state that is rural and underserved by primary care physicians. The bill specifies that an applicant who is unable to obtain licensure from the Georgia Composite Medical Board to practice medicine is immediately liable to the board for all sums owed with a minimum of 12 percent interest. The board may consent to a lesser measure of damages for compelling reasons. Additionally, an applicant who fails to obtain licensure due to a breach of his or her contract will be liable for three times the total uncredited amount of their loans or scholarships. - Authored By: Rep. Matt Hatchett of the 150th - House Committee: Health & Human Services - House Committee Passed: 2/20/2014 - Rule: Modified-Structured * The Rules Committee will next meet on Wednesday, February 26, at 9:00 AM, to set the Rules Calendar for the 30th Legislative Day. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT Banks & Banking HB 883 - Georgia merchant acquirer limited purpose banks; correct cross-references; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This bill provides clarification to chartered merchant acquirer limited purpose banks by correcting a crossreference in a Code section from 7-9-11 to the correct 7-9-12. - Authored By: Rep. Brian Strickland of the 111th - Committee Action: Do Pass Banks & Banking HB 915 - Identity theft; security freezes for minors; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This bill provides guidance to consumer credit reporting agencies and representatives of minors on placing a security freeze on minors in the case of identity theft. - Authored By: Rep. Josh Clark of the 98th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Banks & Banking HB 982 - Financial institutions; repeal Articles 4 and 4A; enact new Articles 4 and 4A; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This bill deals with the sale of checks or money orders, as well as the cashing of checks, drafts or money orders by providing definitions and authorized activities. It further clarifies transaction of business without a license, exemptions from licensure and participation in a uniform multistate automated licensing system by the Department of Banking and Finance to facilitate oversight and issuance of licenses. - Authored By: Rep. Bruce Williamson of the 115th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Economic Development & Tourism HB 927 - Enterprise zones; certain criteria for qualifying business enterprise; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This bill allows local governing bodies to make exemptions and abatements to a business that has a minimum of five full-time employees and maintains a retail inventory valued at one million dollars. - Authored By: Rep. Ron Stephens of the 164th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Higher Education HB 726 - Education; population provision related to applicability of the term "campus"; repeal - BILL SUMMARY: This bill deletes outdated language of the Code section defining "campus". The deleted language is "when the property or buildings of the educational facility are located within any county in this state having a population of 400,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census." - Authored By: Rep. Chuck Sims of the 169th - Committee Action: Do Pass Higher Education HB 1007 - Postsecondary education; distribution of funds contributed by taxpayers to student loan funds; change - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation eliminates the student loan fund check-off donation option on the Georgia income tax form and replaces it with a new check-off so that tax payers can donate money to non-profits(s) (established by Georgia Student Finance Commission) that would allocate monies collected through scholarships and grant programs. - Authored By: Rep. Amy Carter of the 175th - Committee Action: Do Pass Higher Education HB 1008 - Georgia Student Finance Commission; revise powers and duties - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation gives the Georgia Student Finance Commission the ability to solicit and accept funds. It also deletes language which references a 13-member board on the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation to reflect the new 14th Congressional District. Finally, this legislation gives the Georgia Student Finance Authority the ability to create a nonprofit to aid the authority in carrying out any of its powers, duties, and functions. - Authored By: Rep. Amy Carter of the 175th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination HB 1067 - Wheeler County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide that future elections of the Office of Probate Judge of Wheeler County shall be nonpartisan elections. - Authored By: Rep. Jimmy Pruett of the 149th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination HB 1068 - Wheeler County; office of coroner; provide nonpartisan elections - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide that the future elections for the Office of Coroner of Wheeler County shall be nonpartisan elections. - Authored By: Rep. Jimmy Pruett of the 149th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1058 - Fulton County; provide for appointment of magistrates; repeal Act - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to repeal an Act providing for the appointment of magistrates in Fulton County. - Authored By: Rep. Wendell Willard of the 51st - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1059 - Fulton County State Court; revise certain fees - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend an Act establishing a municipal court of the City of Atlanta, so as to revise certain fees. - Authored By: Rep. Wendell Willard of the 51st - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1060 - Fulton County Superior Court; clerk of court have oversight of budget; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for administration of the budget of the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County, so as the clerk of court shall have oversight of the budget. - Authored By: Rep. Wendell Willard of the 51st - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1061 - Fulton County Juvenile Court; chief administrative officer have oversight of budget; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to provide for administration of the budget of the Fulton County Juvenile Court, so that the chief administrative officer shall have oversight of the budget. - Authored By: Rep. Wendell Willard of the 51st - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1062 - Rockdale County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide a referendum - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to authorize Rockdale County to exercise all redevelopment powers as permitted under the State Constitution and the Redevelopment Powers Law pending a local referendum to approve the authorization. - Authored By: Rep. Pam Dickerson of the 113th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1065 - DeKalb County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; eliminate time limitation - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to providing for a homestead exemption from certain DeKalb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead. - Authored By: Rep. Mike Jacobs of the 80th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1069 - Irwin County; board of commissioners; provide salary of chairperson - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Irwin County, so as to provide the salary of the chairperson. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Roberts of the 155th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HB 1079 - Holly Springs, City of; terms and manner of election of mayor and councilmembers; provide - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to create a new charter for the City of Holly Springs - Authored By: Rep. Scot Turner of the 21st - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local HR 1524 - Property; leasing of certain state owned real property in Chatham County; authorize - BILL SUMMARY: A Resolution authorizing the leasing of certain improved real property owned by the State of Georgia in Chatham County. - Authored By: Rep. Ron Stephens of the 164th - Committee Action: Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local SB 376 - Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority; allowable expenditures; repeal provisions - BILL SUMMARY: A Bill to amend an Act creating the Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Development Authority. - Authored By: Sen. Tyler Harper of the 7th - Committee Action: Do Pass Judiciary HB 47 - Foreclosure; debtor bring debt current by making all past due payments, late fees and charges under certain circumstances; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 47 amends Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 by adding new code section 44-14-162.5. The new code section defines security interest and the application of the power of sale of property. The new code section further establishes that five calendar days prior to sale, the debtor can discontinue the power of sale provided that: 1) the debtor pays the amount due; 2) cures the default and; 3) pays all fees and expenses. - Authored By: Rep. Billy Mitchell of the 88th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary HB 133 - Property easements; rights of way across private land for the purpose of access to cemetery sites; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 133 amends Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property easements, so as to provide for rights of way across private land for the purpose of access to cemetery sites. - Authored By: Rep. Tommy Benton of the 31st - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary HB 291 - State Board of Accountancy; independent state agency attached to Secretary of State for administrative purposes only; provide - BILL SUMMARY: HB 291 amends Title 43 relating to professions and businesses, to provide that the State Board of Accountancy is an independent state agency attached to the Secretary of State. HB 291 provides the powers and duties of the board. The bill further amends Code section 24-5-501, relating to certain communications as privileged, to correct a crossreference, and to amend Code section 36-81-8.1, relating to definitions, grant certification forms, filings with the state auditor, forfeiture of funds for noncompliance, and no exemption from liability relative to local government budgets and audits, to correct a cross-reference. - Authored By: Rep. David Knight of the 130th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary HB 796 - State government; documents of private contractors and subcontractors related to work on a public building project; include - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 796 exempts from personal inspection payroll and personnel records of a private contractor or subcontractor performing services on public property. - Authored By: Rep. John Carson of the 46th - Committee Action: Tabled Judiciary HB 819 - Revenue and taxation; tax executions; modify certain provisions - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 819 amends OCGA 48-3-3 relating to revenue and taxation, and modifies certain provisions relating to tax executions. The bill requires due diligence in notifying taxpayers that taxes have not been paid and that an execution shall be issued. Due diligence is defined as a diligent search to ascertain the actual location of the owner of record of the property, by sending first-class mail, certified mail, or statutory overnight delivery. - Authored By: Rep. Chuck Martin of the 49th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary HB 1078 - Courts; juries and grand juries; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 1078 amends OCGA 15 -12 -1 relating to juries. Revises code section by adding in grand jury to provisions and provides creating a master jury list of people who are qualified to serve as jurors. Additionally this will prevent multiple requests for a person to serve as a juror within a single year. - Authored By: Rep. Trey Kelley of the 16th - Committee Action: Do Pass Judiciary Non-Civil HB 671 - Pretrial proceedings; admissions and confessions; amend Code; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 671 adds OCGA 15-18-31 (relating to punishments for misdemeanors, generally): prosecuting attorney can choose to allow a person to complete a defensive driving course in certain situations, and only those driver improvement courses certified by the Department of Driver Services or meeting the rules and regulations of the Department of Driver Services can be used. Persons convicted of furnishing alcohol to persons under 21 can be ordered to complete those DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction programs certified by the Department of Driver Services can be ordered by the court. Approved clinics for Defensive driving course must charge $95.00. A person shall have his or her license suspended for a period of six months upon the first conviction of a violation of OCGA 406-391 (driving while under influence of drugs or alcohol), where no arrest and conviction or a plea of nolo contendere was accepted for such offense within the previous five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained, unless the driver's blood alcohol concentration at the time of the offense was 0.15 grams or more shall not be eligible for license reinstatement. At the end of 120 days, the person may apply to the department for early reinstatement of said his or her driver's license. Such license shall be reinstated if the person submits proof of completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program and pays a restoration fee of $210.00 or $200.00. Upon the second suspension under Code Section 52-7-12.5(d), within five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which suspensions were obtained the license shall remain suspended for 3 years, until such person submits proof of completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program approved certified by the Department of Driver Services and pays a restoration fee of $200.00. After 18 months following the effective date of suspension, the person may apply to the department for reinstatement of his or her operator's privilege which will only be reinstated earlier if he or she also submits proof of completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program approved certified by the Department of Driver Services and pays a restoration fee of $200.00, unless such conviction was a recidivist conviction, in which case the restoration fee shall be $500.00. If a person's license was suspended pursuant to 40-5-57.1(a) or 40-5-63(a) - 391(a)(1) for violating 40-6-391 within 5 years and whose BAC was 0.15 or higher, then he or she may apply for an interlock ignition device limited driving permit. However, no person who was exempt from ignition interlock requirements under Art 7 of Chapter 48 of Title 42 can be eligible for an interlock limited permit or any other driving privilege for one year. Those convicted for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol shall be required to complete a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program be certified by Department of Driver Services' within 120 days after conviction, or soon thereafter if meeting the 120 deadline is not possible. If a Defendant refused testing as required by Code Section 40-5-67.1 or 40-5-153, or the Defendant's BAC at time of offence was 0.15 or higher then he or she cannot get early license reinstatement and the license shall remain suspended until that person provides proof of installation of an interlock system and uses it for at least a year coinciding issuance of a limited interlock limited driving permit under 40-5-64, unless such requirement is waived due to undue financial hardship under 42-8-111(b). The department will revoke interlock ignition permits upon notice that the interlock has been tampered with, permitee has failed to report for monitoring of such device, the permittee tries to use the device after consuming alcohol. If a device is revoked, the department will notify the permitee by mail to permitee's last known mailing address and notice of revocation will be deemed received 3 days after mailing. Approved clinics for Defensive driving course must charge $95.00. Requires that certified DUI or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs require a risk assessment component be performed before the program administers the intervention component of the program. The program is allowed to include a clinical evaluation after individual completes the risk assessment and intervention services. Certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs must charge $85.00 for the assessment component and $225.00 and for the intervention component. OCGA 40-5-4 related to restoration of licenses to persons completing defensive driving, alcohol, or drug programs, is amended by revising 40-5-82 to provide that applicants who have submitted electronic fingerprints shall not be required to resubmit such fingerprints for an addition application for certification. A person must have a valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle in Georgia. If the person is a resident of Georgia for 30 days then the person must obtain a valid license. If the person is found driving with a Georgia license that has expired then the person is guilty of driving with an expired license, unless the license had been expired for less than 31 days at the time of the offense and he or she produces a valid license in court. However, if the person is driving without a valid driver's license in his or her possession but he or she has a valid driver's license, then Code Section 40-5-29 shall apply (ie the person must pay a $10 fine if convicted of the offense). This does not include persons driving with suspended or revoked licenses. - Authored By: Rep. Tom Rice of the 95th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary Non-Civil HB 771 - Civil practice; statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse; extend - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 771 amends 9-3-33.1 and clarifies and reorganizes the definition of childhood sexual abuse. The bill states that the statute of limitations shall be 5 years after the plaintiff turns 18 years of age if the childhood sexual abuse was committed before the effective date. The statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse committed on or after the effective date shall be within 10 years of the plaintiff turning 18 years of age. - Authored By: Rep. Jason Spencer of the 180th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary Non-Civil HB 845 - Public disclosure; disclosure of arrest booking photographs except under certain circumstances; prohibit - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 845 restricts arrest booking photographs unless the person requesting the photograph submits a statement affirming that the phtograph will not be used on a publication or website that requres a fee to be taken down. - Authored By: Rep. Brian Strickland of the 111th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Judiciary Non-Civil HB 870 - Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; imposition of additional fine for reckless driving; provide - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 870 amends Article 9 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which relates to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund, to provide for an additional fine for the offense of reckless driving. - Authored By: Rep. Kevin Tanner of the 9th - Committee Action: Do Pass Judiciary Non-Civil HB 1052 - Crimes and offenses; create offense of murder in the second degree; change provisions relating to murder - BILL SUMMARY: HB 1052 amends Title 16 of the O.C.G.A. relating to crimes and offenses. It revises murder and felony murder by creating the offense of murder in the second degree. Second degree murder occurs when a person, irrespective of malice, causes the death of another human being while committing cruelty to children in the second degree. The punishment for conviction of second degree murder is imprisonment for between 10 and 30 years. - Authored By: Rep. Christian Coomer of the 14th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Regulated Industries HB 1042 - Auctioneers; relative to auctioneers and auction business; change certain provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 1042 strikes the definition of `apprentice auctioneer' and all related language from Chapter 6 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The Bill adds the definition of `auction' which means a method of selling property or goods by competitive bid using any method, format, or venue, but not limited to, competitive bidding by a sealed bid or silent bid that occurs in person or through the Internet. - Authored By: Rep. Katie M. Dempsey of the 13th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Transportation HB 367 - Outdoor advertising; distance within which certain signs may be erected near a public park; modify - BILL SUMMARY: House Bill 367 changes restrictions on outdoor advertising signs so that signs are restricted from being within 200 feet of a park, public playground, public recreation area, public forest, scenic area, or cemetery. Signs that are within 200 feet must be obstructed by buildings or other structures so that signs cannot be seen from these designated areas. The current restriction is 500 feet. - Authored By: Rep. Dexter Sharper of the 177th - Committee Action: Tabled Transportation HR 1200 - Trooper James David Young Memorial Highway; City of Fitzgerald; dedicate - BILL SUMMARY: This substitute is a set of road facility dedications honoring fallen State Troopers who were killed in the line of duty serving the State of Georgia. The substitute includes HRs: Sub HR 1200 Rep. Jay Roberts HR 1200 dedicates the intersection of State Route 11 and State Route 107 in Ben Hill County as the Trooper James David Young Memorial Intersection. HR 1110 Rep. Gloria Frazier HR 1110 dedicates the portion of GA 24 from the western city limit of Waynesboro to the intersection of GA 305 as the Special Agent Lt. Benjamin Louis Sentell Memorial Highway. HR 1198 Rep. Christian Coomer HR 1198 honors the life of Trooper First Class Donward Francis Langston by dedicating the bridge on Ga. 1 over Blacks Bluff Road in Floyd County as the Trooper First Class Donward Francis Langston Memorial Bridge. HR 1216 Rep. Mickey Channell HR 1216 honors the life of Trooper John Dixon Morris by dedicating the portion of Ga. 15 from the northern city limit of Eatonton to the southern city limit of Madison as the Trooper John Dixon Morris Memorial Highway. HR 1225 Rep. Emory Dunahoo HR 1225 is a resolution commending the life of Corporal Tyrone Collier Dillard by dedicating the portion of Ga. 11 from its intersection with I-985 to the Jackson County line is dedicated as the Corporal Tyrone Collier Dillard Memorial Highway. HR 1236 Rep. Buddy Harden HR 1236 dedicates the portion of GA 257 from the southern city limit of Hawkinsville to the northern city limit of Cordele as the Special Agent Larry Paul Collins Memorial Highway. HR 1237 Rep. Buddy Harden HR 1237 dedicates the portion of GA 215 from the southern city limit of Vienna to the northern city limit of Pitts as the Trooper First Class James Keith Stewart, Jr. Memorial Highway. HR 1238 Rep. Doug Holt HR 1238 dedicates the bridge on U.S. 441 over the railroad tracks between the intersection of GA 12 and lower Apalachee Road in Morgan County as the Trooper First Class Keith Harlan Sewell Memorial Bridge. HR 1282 Rep. Debbie Buckner HR 1282 dedicates the portion of GA 41 from the northern city limit of Talbotton to the southern city limit of Woodland as the Trooper First Class Williams Gaines Andrews, Jr., Memorial Highway. HR 1303 Rep. Trey Kelley HR 1303 honors the life of Trooper Billy Arthur Tanner by dedicating the portion of Ga. 6 from the U.S. 27 Bypass to the western city limit of Rockmart as the Trooper Billy Arthur Tanner Memorial Highway. HR 1369 Rep. Dan Gasaway HR 1369 dedicates the portion of Ga. 184 from the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection with Ga. 365 and the Ga. 17 Toccoa Bypass to the intersection of Dicks Hill Parkway is dedicated as the Trooper Edward Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway. HR 1447 Rep. David Ralston HR 1447 dedicates the portion of Ga. 52 from its intersection with Rackley Road to the Dawson County line is dedicated as the Trooper Mark Allen Page Memorial Highway. HR 1521 Rep. Stephen Allison HR 1521 honors the life of Trooper Victor Harvey Turpen by dedicating the portion of Ga. 15 from the northern city limit of Tallulah Falls to the southern city limit as the Trooper Victory Harvey Turpen Memorial Highway. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Roberts of the 155th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Transportation HR 1544 - Major Henry Talmage Elrod Memorial Highway; Turner County; dedicate - BILL SUMMARY: This is the annual House road facility dedication package. The following resolutions are included: HR 1544 Rep. Jay Roberts HR 1544 dedicates the portion of State Route 112 from Rebecca to Ashburn in Turner County as the Major Henry Elrod Talmage Memorial Highway. HR 530 Rep. Nikki Randall HR 530 dedicates the interchange of I-475 and Thomaston Road in Macon-Bibb County as the Veterans of All Wars Interchange. HR 1044 Rep. Jan Tankersley HR 1044 dedicates the portion of State Route 67 in Bulloch County from its intersection with US Highway 301/State Route 73 to the Statesboro East Bypass as the McDougald Memorial Parkway. HR 1056 Rep. Kevin Tanner HR 1056 dedicates the intersection of Highway 53 and Perimeter Road in Dawsonville as the Kenneth Webster Stewart, III Memorial Intersection. HR 1057 Rep. Randy Nix HR 1057 dedicates the portion of Interstate 85 in Troup County from Exit 2 to Exit 18 as the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway. HR 1088 Rep. Wendell Willard HR 1088 dedicates the intersection of State Route 237 at Cheshire Bridge in Fulton County as the Judge Arthur M. Kaplan Memorial Intersection. HR 1111 Rep. Kevin Tanner HR 1111 dedicates the bridge on State Route 53 over the Etowah River in Dawson County as the Marcus Byrd Memorial Bridge. HR 1160 Rep. Margaret Kaiser HR 1160 honors the life of Mr. Rodney Mims Cook by dedicating the portion of Interstate 75 where it merges with interstate 85 at Exit 242 in Fulton County as the Rodney Mims Cook Memorial Highway. HR 1184 Rep. Gerald Greene HR 1184 dedicates the bridge on US Route 82 over Pachitla Creek in Randolph County as the William Riley Curry Bridge. HR 1199 Rep. Rusty Kidd HR 1199 dedicates the bridge on East Hancock Street and Ga. 24 over the Oconee River in Baldwin County as the Bobby Parham Bridge. HR 1223 Rep. Butch Parrish HR 1223 dedicates the portion of GA 67 in Jenkins County from the southernmost point of the Ogeechee River Bridge to its intersection with GA 121 is dedicated as the Albert Sidney "Sid" Newton Memorial Highway. HR 1226 Rep. Chuck Williams HR 1226 honors the life of Deputy David W. Gilstrap by dedicating the portion of Ga. 53 from Mars Hill Road to Union Church Road in Oconee County as the Deputy David W. Gilstrap Memorial Highway. HR 1235 Rep. Robert Dickey HR 1235 dedicates the bridge at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Russell Parkway in Peach County as the C.H. "Bud" Sledge Memorial Bridge. HR 1240 Rep. Jay Roberts HR 1240 dedicates the portion of GA 107 from GA 90/GA 11 in Fitzgerald to U.S. Highway 319 as the M.L.K.; Jr., Memorial Highway. HR 1263 Rep. Jason Shaw HR 1263 dedicates the portion of GA 122 in Lanier County that runs beside banks Lake from the City of Lakeland to the Lowndes County line as the Governor Eurith Dickinson "Ed" Rivers Memorial Highway. HR 1264 Rep. Patty Bentley HR 1264 dedicates the bridge over Patsiliga Creek on State Route 137 near Fickling Mill Dam in Taylor County as the Olief Wainwright Memorial Bridge. HR 1281 Rep. Jeff Chapman HR 1281 dedicated the bridge on State Route 99 over Interstate 95 in Glynn County as the Johnny "Eric" Purvis Memorial Bridge. HR 1283 Rep. Ben Harbin HR 1283 dedicates the bridge at Interstate 20 and Lewiston Road in Columbia County as the Lieutenant General Robert E. Gray Memorial Bridge. HR 1302 Rep. Debbie Buckner HR 1302 honors the life of Mrs. Eleanor D. Roosevelt by dedicating the bridge on State Route 85 Alternate over the Railroad tracks in the city of Warm Springs in Meriwether County as the Eleanor D. Roosevelt Memorial Bridge. HR 1329 Rep. Doug Holt HR 1329 honors Georgia's premier economic development of Stanton Springs by dedicating the portion of State Route 12/U.S. Route 278 in Newton County from .7 miles south of Interstate Route 20 at Exit 101 to the Walton County line north of Interstate Route 20 as the Stanton Springs Parkway. HR 1331 Rep. Matt Hatchet HR 1331 honors the life of Laurens County Tuskegee Airmen Major Herndon Cummings, Colonel John Whitehead, and Colonel Marion Rodgers by dedicating the intersection of U.S. Route 80 at U.S. 441 Bypass in Laurens County as the Tuskegee Airmen Major Herndon Cummings, Colonel John Whitehead, and Colonel Marion Rodgers Intersection. HR 1346 Rep. Allen Peake HR 1346 dedicates the interchange of Interstate 475 at Bolingbroke in Monroe County as the Veterans Memorial Interchange. HR 1347 Rep. Ed Rynders HR 1347 dedicates the portion of US Highway 19 from its intersection with the north Lee County line to its intersection with the south Lee County line as Veterans Memorial Highway. HR 1366 Rep. Penny Houston HR 1366 dedicates the portion of State Route 76 in Cook County from 4th Street in Adel to the Brooks County line as the United States Army Staff Sergeant Briand T. Williams Memorial Highway. HR 1367 Rep. Penny Houston HR 1367 dedicates the portion of Georgia Highway 135 in Berrien County from its intersection with Georgia Highway 76 to Georgia Highway 168 as the Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Rowan Memorial Highway. HR 1370 Rep. Gloria Frazier HR 1370 dedicates the portion of State Route 88 in the city limits of Keysville in Burke County as the Mayor Emma Gresham Highway. HR 1448 Rep. Patty Bentley HR 1448 dedicates the portion of U.S. Route 41 from the northernmost point of Houston County to the Florida state line as the Georgia Grown Trail: 41. HR 1499 Rep. David Ralston HR 1499 dedicates the bridge on State Route 515 over the Georgia Northeastern Railroad at milepost 2.4 in Fannin County as the Robert K. Ballew Memorial Bridge. HR 1525 Rep. Patty Bentley HR 1525 dedicates the southbound bridge on State Route 3 over Whitewater Creek in Taylor County as the William Eugene Bone Memorial Bridge. HR 1526 Rep. Patty Bentley HR 1526 dedicates the northbound bridge on State Route 3 over Whitewater Creek in Taylor County as the J. Ran Cooper Memorial Bridge. HR 1527 Rep. Patty Bentley HR 1527 dedicates the southbound bridge on State Route 3 over Cedar Creek in Taylor County as the Reginald S. Carter, Sr., Memorial Bridge. HR 1571 Rep. Sharon Beasley-Teague HR 1571 dedicates the portion of State route 92 in southern Fulton County from U.S. Route 29 (Roosevelt highway) to the Douglas County line as the George Duke Beasley Memorial Highway. HR 1572 Rep. Chad Nimmer HR 1572 renames the bridge over Big Creek on U.S. 82, .7 miles from Schlatterville and 3.1 miles from Hoboken West in Brantley County as the Charles E. Hickox Memorial Bridge. AM 390058 Rep. David Ralston Dedicates the bridge on State Route 515 over Rock Creek in Gilmer County as the Rettie and Ewiel E. Hice, Sr., Memorial Bridge. Dedicates the bridge on State Route 5 over the Toccoa River in Fannin County as the William T. "Boss" Mull Memorial Bridge. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Roberts of the 155th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Transportation HR 1573 - Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Funding; create - BILL SUMMARY: House Resolution 1573 creates a joint study committee of 16 members for the purpose of identifying new sources and methods of funding for critical transportation infrastructure needs. The committee will include the chairs of the House and Senate Transportation Committees, who will serve as co-chairs. The presiding officers of each chamber will appoint three legislative members and one citizen member. Other appointments include one representative and senator of the minority party and from outside the ARC region, the presidents, or their respective designee, from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Metro-Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the planning director of GDOT, as well as the executive directors for the: Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Centers of Innovation and Georgia Ports Authority. The committee is authorized for eight days and will make recommendations to the legislature by November 30, 2014. - Authored By: Rep. Jay Roberts of the 155th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 69 - Tax; amount payable for property at redemption; change provisions - BILL SUMMARY: HB 69 would require that homeowner association dues that accumulate during the time in which a tax lien is held against the property, must be paid during the redemption process. - Authored By: Rep. Tommy Benton of the 31st - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 128 - Georgia Downtown Renaissance Investment Tax Credit Act; enact - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation provides for a new revolving fund to be titled the "Georgia Downtown Renaissance Fund" and will be housed at the Department of Community Affairs. The fund is to help cities with planning and revitalization of downtown areas through technical assistance and low interest loans. The fund is subject to appropriations but is capped at no more than 20 million over four fiscal years. - Authored By: Rep. Allen Peake of the 141st - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 348 - Income tax credit; purchasers of alternative fuel vehicles; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation creates a two year tax credit to purchase heavy and medium duty alternative fuel vehicles. Qualifying medium duty vehicles that qualify would be eligible for 20% of the vehicle cost up to $12,000 and qualifying heavy duty vehicles would be eligible for 20% of the vehicle cost up to $20,000. Each taxpayer is capped at a maximum allowable credit of up to $250,000 per year with a total program cap of 2.5 million per year. - Authored By: Rep. Don Parsons of the 44th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 390 - Sales and use tax; ceiling on local taxes which may be levied by a political subdivision; provide for additional exemption - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation allows for an exemption to the cap on sales taxes that may levied within a county to allow a county that has both a HOST and the Marta tax to be able to impose an additional one cent sales tax. - Authored By: Rep. Rahn Mayo of the 84th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 922 - State taxable net income; limited deduction for certain medical core clerkships; provide - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation provides for an allowable deduction for doctors who participate in training medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students in the offices when administered through the state-wide Area Health Education Centers Program Office. Physicians would receive a $1,000 deduction for each "clerkship" that they host, with a minimum of 3 Clerkships to qualify for the program and a maximum of 10. - Authored By: Rep. Ben Harbin of the 122nd - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 933 - Sales and use tax; regarding sale or use of certain property used in maintenance or repair of certain aircraft; remove sunset exemption - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation removes the sunset on the sales tax exemption for parts used in the maintenance of qualified out of state registered aircraft. - Authored By: Rep. Alex Atwood of the 179th - Committee Action: Do Pass Ways & Means HB 954 - Ad valorem tax; property; change definition of fair market value - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation provides that rent limitations must be factored in to the assessment of property that is qualified for the low income housing tax credit. - Authored By: Rep. Brett Harrell of the 106th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 958 - Revenue and taxation; state income tax credit for qualified entertainment production companies; change certain provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation seeks to renew the previously met cap of 25 million dollars for qualified interactive video game production, while requiring that the company had in the previous year five hundred thousand dollars in payroll within the state. Companies who claim the credit will not be allowed to claim more than 1.5 million dollars in a single year and every credit must be applied from the Department of Economic Development. The legislation also renews the back to school and energy star sales tax exemptions for two more years. A two year sales tax exemption for purchases made a non-profit food bank as well as a two year extension of the project of regional significance sales tax exemption, both of which would expire on June 30, 2016. - Authored By: Rep. Chad Nimmer of the 178th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 969 - Sales and use tax; sale or use of tangible personal property to certain nonprofit health centers; provide exemption for a limited period of time - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation provides for a three year sales tax exemption for federally qualified health centers and nonprofit volunteer health clinics. This exemption would run from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. Additionally, relating to the sales tax exemption for a civil rights museum, the total square footage requirement is altered to 40,000 total square feet. - Authored By: Rep. Richard Smith of the 134th - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute Ways & Means HB 983 - State sales and use tax; clarify eligible exemptions; provisions - BILL SUMMARY: This legislation clarifies the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption program by clearly defining what is to be exempt from sales taxes when used in conjunction with agriculture. Agriculture operations are delineated so as to provide a clear definition of what is to be deemed agriculture as well as the definition of who qualifies as a producer. The Commissioner of Agriculture is required to verify farming activity through certain tax filings of the applicant as well as work with the Department of Revenue to produce a list of exempted items. - Authored By: Rep. Tom McCall of the 33rd - Committee Action: Do Pass by Committee Substitute * Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office, and are then placed on the General Calendar. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE TBD 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, February 26, 2014 FLOOR SESSION (LD 29) Fleming Subcommittee of Judiciary Civil ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RULES JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL STATE PROPERTIES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING HOUSE CHAMBER- 10:00am 606 CLOB 406 CLOB 34 CAP 132 CAP 403 CAP 406 CLOB 606 CLOB 515 CLOB * This meeting schedule is up to date at the time of this report, but meeting dates and times are subject to change. 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