Daily report, 2018 February 27

House of Representatives

Daily Report for February 27, 2018

Committee Actions

DAILY REPORT Tuesday
February 27, 2018

27th Legislative
Day

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The House will reconvene for its 28th Legislative Day on Wednesday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. 28 bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.

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

Governmental Affairs Committee
HB 644 Greenhaven, City of; DeKalb County; provide for incorporation
Bill Summary: House Bill 644 authorizes a local referendum for the creation of the city of Greenhaven.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Billy Mitchell (88th) Governmental Affairs

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

HB 848 Elections; uniform election equipment; provisions
Bill Summary: House Bill 848 provides that direct recording electronic voting systems shall not be used after January 1, 2024 and outlines a process to replace them with optical scanning equipment.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Ed Setzler (35th) Governmental Affairs

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

HB 995

Local government; certain disclosures from consultants who enter into contracts to prepare requirements for bids; provide
Bill Summary: House Bill 995 provides a process for a consultant to disclose any conflicts of interest when contracting for services with a local governing authority.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Mark Newton (123rd) Governmental Affairs

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

HB 996

Georgia Technology Authority; Strategic Integrated Data System; establish
Bill Summary: House Bill 996 establishes the Strategic Integrated Data System in the Georgia Technology Authority. It creates a governing board and provides for its membership. Further, it provides for oversight of the projects, the board's responsibilities, and funding.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Katie Dempsey (13th) Governmental Affairs

Committee Action:

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02-27-2018 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

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Daily Report for February 27, 2018

Committee Actions

HB 1008 Elections; revise dates for advance voting
Bill Summary: House Bill 1008 establishes the weekend days for early voting as either the third Saturday or Sunday, but not both, prior to a primary or election during the hours of 9:00 A.M. through 4:00 P.M.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Ed Rynders (152nd) Governmental Affairs

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass

Judiciary Non-Civil Committee
HB 999 Weapons; carry license; inpatient hospitalization; provisions
Bill Summary: HB 999 removes the requirement that the Georgia Crime Information Center purge the records of an individual's involuntary hospitalization from their database after five years have elapsed.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Christian Coomer (14th) Judiciary Non-Civil

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
HB 978 Motor vehicles; automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; provisions
Bill Summary: House Bill 978 amends the Code relating to school buses to make it lawful for drivers who meet or pass school buses on a divided highway when the bus is on the other side of the divider. The bill also allows for the use cameras on school buses to be operated, maintained, or leased to a law enforcement agency and for the recorded images to be reviewed by the agent who provides this service to law enforcement. The bill provides that monetary civil fines paid for violations be $250. A person who receives a citation in the mail has 30 business days from the mailing to inspect the information collected by the recording device and may request a court date or pay the fine. Should the person fail to appear or pay the fine, notice will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, as well as notice that the Department of Revenue will be notified. If within 30 days the fine is still outstanding, the motor vehicle registration will not be renewed and any title transfer within this state will be prohibited.

The bill further allows for third parties to operate automatic traffic enforcement devices without registrations or certifications. Any school zone with automatic traffic enforcement devices is required to erect signs warning of stationary speed detection devices within the approaching school zone. The bill allows for the speed limit posted within a school zone pursuant to Code to be enforced by using photographically recorded images for violations during school hours when violations are in excess of 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. The driver in violation is liable for the monetary penalty to the governing body of the law enforcement agency in the amount of $125, in addition to processing fees not to exceed $25.

For the first 30 days of operation, the driver is simply given a civil warning for disregarding the speed limit within the school zone. The money collected and remitted to the governing body is required to fund local law enforcement or public safety initiatives.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Chad Nimmer (178th) Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass

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Committee Actions

HB 992 Health; use of automated external defibrillators; eliminate certain requirements
Bill Summary: House Bill 992 removes outdated language in Code relating to the requirement for certification to operate and employee automated external defibrillators.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Jodi Lott (122nd) Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass

Regulated Industries Committee
HB 653 Professional licensing boards; authorized to suspend license of person upon notice of nonpayment on a federal educational loan; provide
Bill Summary: HB 653 removes the requirement that a professional licensing board, which has been certified by a federal agency, suspend the professional license of an individual for the nonpayment or breach of a federal educational loan.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Jason Spencer (180th) Regulated Industries

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass

HB 977 Health; microblading of eyebrow is included as tattooing; provide
Bill Summary: HB 977 removes the misdemeanor penalty for practicing microblading of the eyebrow.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Karen Mathiak (73rd) Regulated Industries

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 Do Pass

State Properties Committee
SB 356 Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; membership; change
Bill Summary: SB 356 moves the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust from the Office of the Secretary of State to the Department of Community Affairs. The bill also allows for legislative oversight to include one member of the majority party and one member of the minority party from each chamber; these appointments are made by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate. Subject to the availability of private funds, the commission is also charged with designing, procuring, and placing a Georgia World War II Holocaust Memorial.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (32nd) State Properties

Committee Action:

02-27-2018 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, February 28, 2018 8:00 AM AGRICULTURE 403 CAP 9:00 AM RULES 341 CAP 10:00 AM FLOOR SESSION (LD 28) House Chamber

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