Daily report [Mar. 10, 2017]

DAILY REPORT Friday
March 10, 2017

31st Legislative
Day

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House Media Services (404) 656-0305

The House will reconvene for its 32nd Legislative Day on Monday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. One bill is expected to be debated on the Floor.

Today on the Floor

Rules Calendar
HR 389 House Rural Development Council; create
Bill Summary: This resolution creates the House Rural Development Council to be composed of 15 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House, who will designate two members as co-chairs and other officers at his discretion. Beginning April 1, 2017, the council shall strive to expand the economic success of Georgia's rural areas by examining the components of economic development and related policy areas as it deems appropriate, such as: education, infrastructure, access to health care, and economic growth incentives. At the council's request, Georgia's departments and agencies shall provide services, information and other support. The cochairs shall call all meetings to be held on a regular basis at different locations of Georgia, particularly rural areas, to meet with the local officials and leaders. The funding for the resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. An initial report of findings and recommendations, including suggestions for proposed legislation shall be filed no later than December 31, 2017; a second report shall be filed prior to the council's sunset of December 31, 2018. Filed reports require a majority vote of a quorum of the council.

Authored By: Rep. Sam Watson (172nd) House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism

Floor Vote: Floor Action:

Yeas: 162 Nays: 0 Adopted (Resolution)

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Open 03-07-2017 Do Pass

SB 102

Emergency Medical Services; emergency cardiac care centers; designation; Office of Cardiac Care within Department of Public Health; establishment
Bill Summary: This bill establishes the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health and criteria for a three-level designation system of emergency cardiac care centers. The office shall administer the designation process including data collection, analysis, reporting and site visits.

Level I shall have: 1. Cardiac catheterization and angioplasty facilities available at all times; 2. On-site cardiothoracic surgery capability available at all times; 3. Established protocols for therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients; 4. The ability to implant percutaneous left ventricular assist devices for support of hemodynamically unstable patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest or heart attack; 5. Neurologic protocols to measure functional status at hospital discharge; and 6. The ability to implant automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Level II shall have: 1. Cardiac catheterization and angioplasty facilities available at all times;
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2. Established protocols for therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients; 3. Neurologic protocols to measure functional status at hospital discharge; and 4. A written transfer plan with one or more Level I emergency cardiac care centers for patients who need left ventricular assist devices or cardiothoracic surgery.

Level III shall have: 1. Established protocols for therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients; 2. One or more additional levels of cardiac care centers as necessary based upon advancements in medicine and patient care; and 3. A transfer agreement for the transport and acceptance of cardiac patients.

A hospital can apply to the office for designation as an emergency cardiac care center as long as the hospital demonstrates the satisfaction of the applicable criteria. A hospital seeking designation as an emergency cardiac care center may apply for a grant and provide information as the office deems necessary to determine if the hospital is eligible for such grant.

The Office of Cardiac Care will establish a data reporting system on all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients and all heart attack patients. Existing data bases can be modified to include additional reporting regionally, nationally or any combination thereof. The office will have on an ongoing analysis of state-wide data collected for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients and heart attack patients, with the goal of improving survival rates over the initial three years of the program, and shall improve any processes or adjust any protocols as necessary to implement best practices to improve the cardiac care of patients through emergency cardiac care centers in this state.

The office will be required to annually prepare and submit to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for distribution a report indicating the total number of hospitals that have applied for grants, the number of applicants that have been determined by the office to be eligible for such grants, the total number of grants to be awarded, the name of each grantee and the amount presented to each awarded grantee.

Beginning June 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the office shall provide a list of designated emergency cardiac care centers to the medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider in this state, shall maintain a copy of such list in the office, and shall post such list on the office's website. The office will develop a sample emergency cardiac care triage assessment tool and post this sample assessment tool on its website. The copy of the sample will then be distributed to each licensed emergency medical services provider no later than December 31, 2017.

Authored By: Sen. Butch Miller (49th) House Committee: Health & Human Services

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 156 Nays: 1

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 02-28-2017 Do Pass

Local Calendar
HB 539 Hampton, City of; Henry County; mayor pro tem or members selected to serve in absence of mayor and mayor pro tem to vote on matters before council while serving in absence of mayor; provide ability
Bill Summary: This bill allows the mayor pro tem or members selected to serve in the absence of the mayor and mayor pro tem to vote on matters before the council.

Authored By: Rep. Karen Mathiak (73rd)

House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 155 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

03-09-2017 Do Pass

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HB 540 Cobb County; State Court; change salaries of certain staff of solicitor-general Bill Summary: This bill changes the salaries of certain staff of the solicitor-general of Cobb County.

Authored By: Rep. Albert Reeves (34th)

House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 155 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

03-09-2017 Do Pass

HB 544 Richmond Hill Public Facilities Authority Act; enact Bill Summary: This bill creates the Richmond Hill Public Facilities Authority.

Authored By: Rep. Ron Stephens (164th)

House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Floor Vote:

Yeas: 155 Nays: 0

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

03-09-2017 Do Pass

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Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 32nd Legislative Day, Monday, March 13, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. The Rules Committee will next meet on Monday, March 13, at 9:00 a.m., to set the Rules Calendar for the 33rd Legislative Day.

SB 85

Malt Beverages; provide for limited sale at retail by manufacturers
Bill Summary: SB 85 removes the tour requirement for distilleries and breweries to provide their products to the public. The bill provides a limited exception to the three-tier system for the distribution and sale of distilled spirits and malt beverages for consumption on and off premises. SB 85 allows distilleries to sell up to 500 barrels of distilled spirits per year with a limitation of 2,250 milliliters per consumer per day for consumption off premises. Moreover, brewers of malt beverages are allowed to sell up to 3,000 barrels per year with a limitation of 288 ounces per consumer per day for consumption off premises.

Authored By: Sen. Rick Jeffares (17th) House Committee: Regulated Industries

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2017 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

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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.

Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee
HB 547 Villa Rica, City of; ad valorem tax; residents 65 years or older; provide homestead exemption
Bill Summary: This bill amends Act No. 6, approved on February 20, 2017, which provided for a homestead exemption from the City of Villa Rica's ad valorem taxes. The bill changes the date of the referendum from March 2017 to the first Monday in November 2017.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. J. Collins (68th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

HB 551 Candler County; Act to create a board of elections and registration; repeal
Bill Summary: This bill repeals an act that created a board of elections and registration for Candler County.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Butch Parrish (158th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

HB 553

Cobb County; State Court; change salary of chief deputy clerk and clerk; provisions
Bill Summary: This bill changes the salary of the chief deputy clerk in Cobb County to $107,419.30 and the salary of the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County to $119,354.43. It also creates the position of executive assistant to the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County and sets the salary for that position to $62,159.19.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Albert Reeves (34th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

HB 556

Athens, City of; Clarke County; superintendent to make certain purchases; provide authority
Bill Summary: This bill provides the superintendent of the merged Athens/Clarke County School System with the authority to make certain purchases. It also provides for performance bonds related to certain construction projects and provides for approval of certain purchases by the board of education. It also allows the board of education to modify maximum expenditure amounts.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Spencer Frye (118th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

HB 557 Clayton County; Probate Court; change compensation of judge
Bill Summary: This bill changes the compensation of the judge of the probate court of Clayton County.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Valencia Stovall (74th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

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HB 558 Clayton County; Superior Court; compensation of sheriff; change provisions Bill Summary: This bill changes the sheriff's salary of Clayton County to $143,933.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Valencia Stovall (74th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

HB 559 Lamar County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact Bill Summary: This bill creates the Lamar County Public Facilities Authority.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. David Knight (130th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

SB 143

DeKalb County Ad Valorem Taxes; homestead exemption; county purposes; tolling provision regarding exemption; remove
Bill Summary: This bill modifies the homestead exemption from certain DeKalb County taxes to taxable years 2007 to 2021.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Emanuel Jones (10th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

SB 205

Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; requirements for appointment of members of authority; change
Bill Summary: This bill changes the requirements for appointment to the Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Larry Walker III (20th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-10-2017 Do Pass

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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.

Monday, March 13, 2017 9:00 AM RULES - 341 CAP 10:00 AM FLOOR SESSION (LD 32) - HOUSE CHAMBER 1:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY - 606 CLOB 1:00 PM Education Subcommittee on Education Administration & Planning - 403 CAP 1:30 PM Kelley Subcommittee of Judiciary Civil - 132 CAP 2:00 PM Education Innovation & Workforce Development Sub - 403 CAP 3:00 PM INDUSTRY AND LABOR - 506 CLOB

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