Daily report, 2021 February 2

DAILY REPORT Tuesday
February 2, 2021
House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050

10th Legislative
Day

The House will reconvene for its 11th Legislative Day on Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. No bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.

Today on the Floor
The House of Representatives convened today for the 10th legislative day of the 2021 Session. No legislative action was taken.

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Daily Report for February 2, 2021

Committee Actions

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

Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee
HB 105 Military; pay for certain active duty by the organized militia; authorize Bill Summary: House Bill 105 authorizes the Department of Defense to provide compensation to guardsman who volunteer for active duty.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Heath Clark (147th) Defense & Veterans Affairs

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

HB 106 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; replace the term National Guard with the term organized militia
Bill Summary: House Bill 106 adds the Georgia State Defense Force to the indemnification fund.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Heath Clark (147th) Defense & Veterans Affairs

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass as Amended

Economic Development & Tourism Committee

HB 86

Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act; enact
Bill Summary: House Bill 86 allows the Georgia Lottery Corporation to offer and regulate the lottery game of sports wagering. The bill also establishes the 'Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act.' The Act allows individuals 21 years of age and older, who are physically present in this state, to place bets on certain sporting events through an interactive sports wagering platform that is licensed by the Georgia Lottery Corporation to accept sports bets in this state. Bets may be placed on professional sporting events, Olympic sporting events, or any other event authorized by the Georgia Lottery Corporation, but may not include high school or collegiate sporting events or horse racing.

The bill provides the Georgia Lottery Corporation with all powers and duties necessary to regulate and supervise the lottery game of sports betting. Those powers include the authority to issue no fewer than six licenses to qualified applicants. The bill also provides requirements for the application for a license, which includes a nonrefundable application fee of $50,000 and an annual licensing fee of $900,000. Certain individuals who are involved in the sports wagering industry and sport team, league, or associations are not eligible to apply for or obtain a license.

The Georgia Lottery Corporation shall establish rules and regulations related to the business requirements of the licensees. Those rules and regulations must include, but are not limited to, designating an amount of a bond in escrow and an amount of cash to be kept on hand to ensure adequate reserves, insurance requirements, controls over internal fiscal affairs, requirements for internal and independent audits of licensees, the financial information to be provided to the Georgia Lottery Corporation, and policies designed to mitigate the risk of cheating and money laundering.

Licensees must utilize geolocation or geofencing technology to ensure that wagering is only available to bettors who are physically in this state and must allow bettors to restrict themselves from placing wagers.

All bettors must register with the licensee remotely prior to placing any bets. The registration process must verify the name, age, and email address of the bettor, verify that the bettor is allowed to bet in this state, and obtain a physical address, date of birth, and a unique username. Bettors are only allowed to register one account with a licensee and may fund the account using an electronic bank

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Committee Actions

transfer of funds, a debit card, or other online payment systems that support money transfers.

The bill provides a list of individuals not allowed to wager on sporting events. The Georgia Lottery Corporation must maintain a confidential registry of all persons and categories of persons who are not eligible to place a wager on a sporting event and must provide that list to each licensee.

Licensees are not allowed to offer, accept, or extend credit to a bettor, target minors in advertising or promotions, offer or accept a wager on any event, outcome, or occurrence other than a sporting event, accept a wager from an individual not eligible to wager, or allow a minor to place a wager. Licensees are also not allowed to offer bets on injuries, penalties, or other forms of wagering that are contrary to public policy or unfair to bettors.

A sport's governing body headquartered in the United States may notify the Georgia Lottery Corporation that it desires licensees to use official league data for determining the results of live betting. Sixty days following notification from the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the licensees must utilize the official league data for determining the outcome of bets. If a licensee is able to demonstrate that the sport's governing body will not provide official league data on commercially reasonable terms, then the licensees would not be required to utilize the official league data.

A tax of 14 percent shall be imposed on the adjusted gross income of each licensee. Adjusted gross income is the total of all money paid to the licensee as a bet minus the total amount paid out as winnings. The tax revenue and the revenue generated from application and annual fees shall be deposited into the Lottery for Education Account.

Annual reports from each licensee are due to the Georgia Lottery Corporation by January 15th of each year. The annual reports must include the total amount of wagers from the prior year, the adjusted gross income for the prior year, and any additional information required by the Georgia Lottery Corporation.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Ron Stephens (164th) Economic Development & Tourism Committee
Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee

HB 103

Baldwin County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members
Bill Summary: House Bill 103 revises the compensation of the Baldwin County Board of Education members. Members shall receive pay up to $500 per month for each month or portion of a month they serve on the board.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Ricky Williams (145th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

HB 157 Mount Airy, Town of; provide new charter Bill Summary: House Bill 157 provides a new charter for the town of Mount Airy.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Chris Erwin (28th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

HB 172 Culloden, City of; reduce city council to five members
Bill Summary: House Bill 172 reduces the Culloden City Council to five members and provides for four-year terms of office for the mayor and councilmembers.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Robert Dickey (140th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

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02-02-2021 Do Pass

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HB 196

Terrell County; Board of Education; change compensation of members
Bill Summary: House Bill 196 changes the compensation of the Terrell County Board of Education members. Members will receive $300 per meeting with the exception of the chairperson, who will receive $350 per meeting.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Gerald Greene (151st) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

HB 206 Milton, City of; charter review commission; revise provisions
Bill Summary: House Bill 206 revises provisions relating to the Milton Charter Review Commission.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Jan Jones (47th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

Motor Vehicles Committee

HB 43

Motor vehicles; require registration application forms to include optional information regarding certain conditions which may interfere with a registrant's ability to communicate
Bill Summary: House Bill 43 requires motor vehicle registration application forms to include a section that allows the applicant to disclose a physical, mental, or neurological condition that impedes the applicant's ability to communicate.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Wesley Cantrell (22nd) Motor Vehicles

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

HB 174 Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date
Bill Summary: House Bill 174 is the annual update to the 'Uniform Carriers Act.' It updates the effective date from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021 to comply with federal law.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Marcus Wiedower (119th) Motor Vehicles

Committee Action:

02-02-2021 Do Pass

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Committee Meetings

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.

Date

Time Name

Location

02/03/2021 8:00 AM INSURANCE (House)

606 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 8:00 AM AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (House)

406 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 8:00 AM SPECIAL RULES (House)

506 CLOB

02/03/2021 12:30 PM BANKS AND BANKING (House)

341 CAP HYBRID

02/03/2021 1:00 PM HIGHER EDUCATION (House)

606 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 1:00 PM Ways and Means Income Tax Subcommittee (House) 403 CAP HYBRID

02/03/2021 1:30 PM JUDICIARY (House)

132 CAP HYBRID

02/03/2021 2:00 PM GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (House)

406 CLOB

02/03/2021 3:00 PM HUMAN RELATIONS AND AGING (House)

341 CAP HYBRID

02/03/2021 3:00 PM SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM (House)

132 CAP HYBRID

02/03/2021 3:00 PM INDUSTRY AND LABOR (House)

506 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 3:30 PM SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY (House)

606 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 3:30 PM GAME, FISH AND PARKS (House)

406 CLOB HYBRID

02/03/2021 3:30 PM STATE PROPERTIES (House)

403 CAP

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