House of Representatives Daily Report for January 25, 2017 DAILY REPORT Wednesday January 25, 2017 7th Legislative Day House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050 House Media Services (404) 656-0305 The House will reconvene for its 8th Legislative Day on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. One bill is expected to be debated on the Floor. Today on the Floor Chief Justice P. Harris Hines of the Supreme Court of Georgia delivered the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature today in the House Chamber. The text of the address may be found at the following link: http://www.gasupreme.us/2017-state-of-judiciary-address/ Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 8th Legislative Day, Thursday, January 26, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. HB 43 Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Bill Summary: HB 43, the Amended Fiscal Year 2017 budget, recognizes $606.2 million in additional revenue or 2.5 percent over the original Fiscal Year 2017 budget. This brings the total appropriation for Amended FY 2017 to $24.3 billion. The bill and tracking sheet may be found on the House Budget and Research Office website: http://www.house.ga.gov/budget/en-US/budgetdocuments.aspx Authored By: Rep. David Ralston (7th) House Committee: Appropriations Rule Applied: Committee Action: Modified-Open 01-25-2017 Do Pass by Committee Substitute Committee Actions Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office and are placed on the General Calendar. Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee HB 49 Livestock dealers and auctions; license and surety requirements; update Bill Summary: HB 49 revises language pertaining to livestock dealers and auctions. Specifically, it updates license and surety requirements of livestock dealers and livestock market operators to allow the Georgia Department of Agriculture to charge an annual fee of $25 for livestock dealers and livestock order buyers, as well as a triennial fee for livestock markets based on the surety required, but not to exceed $200. The bill maintains current penalties and exemptions for registered dealers. Georgia 4-H Clubs and Georgia Future Farmers of America chapters are not required to procure surety. Authored By: Rep. Clay Pirkle (155th) House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee Action: Page 1 of 2 01-25-2017 Do Pass House of Representatives Daily Report for January 25, 2017 Appropriations Committee HB 43 Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Bill Summary: HB 43, the Amended Fiscal Year 2017 budget, recognizes $606.2 million in additional revenue or 2.5 percent over the original Fiscal Year 2017 budget. This brings the total appropriation for Amended FY 2017 to $24.3 billion. The bill and tracking sheet may be found on the House Budget and Research Office website: http://www.house.ga.gov/budget/enUS/budgetdocuments.aspx Authored By: Rep. David Ralston (7th) House Committee: Appropriations Committee Action: 01-25-2017 Do Pass by Committee Substitute 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 Calendar. 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Thursday, January 26, 2017 NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT 606 CLOB FLOOR SESSION (LD 8) HOUSE CHAMBER Judiciary(Civil) Fleming Subcommittee 132 CAP MOTOR VEHICLES 403 CAP EDUCATION 606 CLOB Page 2 of 2