Daily report [Mar. 2, 2016]

Georgia House of Representatives

DAILY REPORT 31st Legislative Day

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050

House Media Services (404) 656-0305

The House will reconvene for its 32nd Legislative Day on Monday, March 7 at 10:00 a.m. One bill is expected to be debated on the floor.

Today on the Floor
Rules Calendar
HR 978 House Study Committee on Historic Site Preservation; create
Bill Summary: HR 978 creates a study committee to collect information and data relating to the effectiveness of state efforts to preserve historic sites in Georgia and to conduct a comprehensive review of programs designed to accomplish such preservation. It will have five members authorized to meet for no more than five days.

Authored By: Rep. Debbie Buckner (137th) House Committee: Special Rules

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 159 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Open 02-17-2016 Do Pass

HR 979

House Study Committee on Programs That Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create
Bill Summary: HR 979 creates the House Study Committee on Programs That Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and Visually Impaired to determine if adjustments in the rehabilitation services and the public awareness of these service programs should be enhanced. The committee shall also identify and study the places and programs which serve the blind and visually impaired and their service delivery areas; the scope of the programs or services; the funding sources of the programs or services, and the individual participation rates for the numbers of citizens served annually.

The committee is composed of seven members appointed by the Speaker of the House: four representatives, one of whom must be House Appropriations' Economic Development Subcommittee chair, and one who must be the House Appropriations' Higher Education Subcommittee chair. The three additional, non-legislative members are the executive director of the Public Service Commission, the director of the Public Library Service of the Board of Regents and a representative of the Center for the Visually Impaired.

Authored By: Rep. Penny Houston (170th) House Committee: Special Rules

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 157 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Open 02-17-2016 Do Pass

HR 1135 House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure; create
Bill Summary: HR 1135 creates a study committee to examine issues regarding an expected United States military base realignment and determine what steps can be taken to protect Georgia's military bases. The committee will be composed of 15 members and must hold at least five meetings.

Authored By: Rep. D. C. Belton (112th) House Committee: Special Rules

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 157 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Open 02-17-2016 Do Pass

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Today on the Floor

HR 1341 House Study Committee on Professional Employer Organizations; create
Bill Summary: HR 1341 creates a committee to study the role of professional employer organizations in the provision of insurance benefits and whether there is a need to license and regulate the representatives of those organizations. The committee is composed of five members authorized to meet for no more than five days.

Authored By: Rep. Richard Smith (134th) House Committee: Special Rules

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 158 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Open 02-17-2016 Do Pass

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Next on the Floor

Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 32nd Legislative Day, Monday, March 7, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker.

SB 283

Accounting for Public Funds; provide multibank pooling of depositories for acceptance of deposits of public funds from public bodies
Bill Summary: SB 283 defines "covered depository" as any depository where assets exceed $50 billion or the total assets are less than $50 billion and participate in the multi-bank pooled method. The bill also provides for multi-bank pooling of depositories for the acceptance of deposits of public funds from public bodies and provides for covered depositories to secure public funds from public bodies. The bill sets conditions, and limitations on the establishment of such pools.

Authored By: Sen. John Kennedy (18th) House Committee: Banks & Banking

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Open 02-18-2016 Do Pass

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Committee Actions

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

Education Committee
SB 309 Education; high school that receive state funding cannot participate in athletic association which prohibits religious expression on clothing of student athletes
Bill Summary: SB 309 requires that high schools which receive state funding cannot participate in an athletic association which prohibits religious expression on athletic clothing. This bill also de facto prevents the high school athletic association from prohibiting member schools from participating in scrimmage games with non-member schools.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Burt Jones (25th) Education

Committee Action:

03-02-2016 Do Pass

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Committee Actions

Committee Meeting Schedule
This meeting schedule is up to date at the time of this report, but meeting dates and times are subject to change. To keep up with the latest schedule, please visit www.house.ga.gov and click on Meetings Notices.

Monday, March 07, 2016 10:00AM Floor Session (LD 32) House Chamber 2:00 PM Regulations Sub 606 CLOB 2:00 PM Academic Achievement and Curriculum Sub 415 CLOB 2:00 PM STATE PLANNING 403 CAP

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