Daily report, 2018 January 30

DAILY REPORT Tuesday
January 30, 2018

12th Legislative
Day

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The House will reconvene for its 13th Legislative Day on Wednesday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. 2 bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.

Today on the Floor

Motions to Agree
HB 150 State Road and Tollway Authority; failure to pay tolls; place hold on motor vehicle registration
Bill Summary: House Bill 150 allows the State Road and Tollway Authority to garnish income tax refunds in order to offset the debt owed by toll violators who have not responded to attempts by the Authority to collect toll payments.

The legislation also extends the use of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for indexing the excise rate on motor fuels to July 1, 2022.

Authored By: Rep. Alan Powell (32nd)

Rule Applied: Modified-Structured

Motions to Agree: (A motion to agree represents final passage of the bill.)

Rules Calendar
HB 135 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service for certain law enforcement officers; expand
Bill Summary: HB 135 expands the definition of law enforcement officer to include any "investigator" of the Department of Driver Services. An individual who meets this definition will receive creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) for prior service as law enforcement, as long as that person will not receive retirement benefits from a local government for that same service. The individual has to pay the full actuarial cost of the service, and service cannot be purchased until the individual has become vested in ERS at 10 years. This bill has been certified by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts as a fiscal retirement bill. The actuary has determined that a state appropriation is not required to implement the changes.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Bill Hitchens (161st) Retirement
Yeas: 156 Nays: 7

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Open 01-24-2018 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 13th Legislative Day, Wednesday, January 31 and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. The Rules Committee will next meet on Wednesday, January
31 at 9:00 a.m., to set the Rules Calendar for the 14th Legislative Day.

HB 658 Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; remove sunset date for the time during which a certain tax may be collected
Bill Summary: House Bill 658 removes the sunset date of December 31, 2028 for the eight percent hotel/motel tax allowed in a county where a coliseum and exhibit hall authority was created on January 1, 1991.

Authored By: Rep. Earl Ehrhart (36th) House Committee: Ways & Means

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Structured 01-25-2018 Do Pass

HB 694 Motor fuel tax; electronic filing of certain reports; require
Bill Summary: House Bill 694 amends O.C.G.A. 48-9-8, relating to reports from distributors regarding the motor fuel tax, by requiring that the monthly reports be submitted electronically.

Authored By: Rep. Brett Harrell (106th) House Committee: Ways & Means

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Structured 01-25-2018 Do Pass

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

Health & Human Services Committee
HB 701 State employment; drug testing; allow testing for all forms of opioids
Bill Summary: HB 701 amends definitions for drug testing for state employment to allow testing for all forms of opioids. It shall not be defined as an "illegal drug" pursuant to a valid prescription or when used as otherwise authorized by state or federal law.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Kevin Tanner (9th) Health & Human Services

Committee Action:

01-30-2018 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.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:00 AM APPRORIATIONS GENERAL GOVERNMENT 341 CAP 7:10 AM APPROPRIATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION 341 CAP 7:20 AM APPROPRIATIONS EDUCATION 341 CAP 7:30 AM APPROPRIATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES 341 CAP 7:40 AM APPROPRIATIONS PUBLIC SAFETY 341 CAP 7:50 AM APPROPRIATIONS TRANSPORTATION 341 CAP 8:00 AM Insurance (Life & Health) Subcommittee 606 CLOB 8:00 AM APPROPRIATIONS HEALTH 341 CAP 8:10 AM APPROPRIATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 341 CAP 8:30 AM HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS FULL COMMITTEE MEETING 341 CAP 9:30 AM RULES 341 CAP 1:00 PM Local Government Subcommittee of the Governmental Affairs Committee 406 CLOB 2:00 PM RETIREMENT 515 CLOB 2:00 PM Kelley Subcommittee of the Judiciary (Civil) Committee 132 CAP 2:00 PM GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 406 CLOB 3:00 PM HIGHER EDUCATION 403 CAP

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