DAILY REPORT Monday March 15, 2021 32nd Legislative Day House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050 The House will reconvene for its 33rd Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. One bill / resolution is expected to be debated on the floor. Today on the Floor Rules Calendar SB 5 Professions and Businesses; patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 5 requires individuals to have a dentistry license to administer conscious sedation in a dental facility or medispa. A medispa is a facility that offers a range of services for the purpose of improving an individual's well-being or appearance, such as liposuction or laser procedures. This bill does not apply to physicians and does not expand the scope of the practice of dentistry. This bill does not prohibit certified registered nurse anesthetists from administrating conscious sedation if the sedation is administered under the supervision of a dentist. This provision also applies to licensed physician assistants who have completed the anesthesiologist assistant program approved by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and administer such sedation under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. Additionally, the board requires additional training for dental assistants and licensed dental hygienists who perform phlebotomy, venipuncture procedures, or assist dentists in the administration of conscious sedation. No later than December 31, 2021, the board is required to establish rules and regulations for the administration of sedation and rescue for office-based surgeries to establish consistent standards, ensure continuing competency, and promote patient safety. Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote: Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (32nd) Health & Human Services Yeas: 160 Nays: 5 Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments: Modified-Structured 03-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Next on the Floor Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 33rd Legislative Day, Tuesday, March 16, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. The Rules Committee will next meet on Tuesday, March 16, at 9:00 a.m., to set the Rules Calendar for the 34th Legislative Day. SB 46 Health; certain medical personnel to administer vaccines during public health emergencies under certain conditions; authorize Bill Summary: Senate Bill 46 allows emergency medical technicians and cardiac technicians to administer vaccines during a declared public health emergency upon the order of a duly licensed physician. Additionally, this bill defines "Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services" or "vaccination registry" as the vaccination registry established by the Department of Public Health. The definition of "vaccine" is expanded to include: vaccines on the adult immunization schedule recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention administered to an individual 18 years of age or older; an influenza vaccine administered to an individual 13 years of age or older; and any vaccine for an illness that has resulted in a public health emergency. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Dean Burke (11th) Health & Human Services Rule Applied: Committee Action: Modified-Structured 03-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute Page 2 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Actions Committee Actions Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office and are placed on the General Calendar. Banks & Banking Committee SB 168 Meetings; corporation may hold annual shareholders' meetings and special shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 168 allows the board of directors of a corporation to hold annual and special shareholder meetings wholly or partially by means of remote communication unless otherwise provided by the corporation's by-laws or articles of incorporation. When authorized by the board, shareholders and holders of proxies may participate in, be deemed present for, and vote at a shareholder meeting remotely if the corporation implements reasonable procedures to verify that those present and voting at a shareholder meeting are, in fact, shareholders or holders of proxies and provide shareholders and holders of proxies a reasonable opportunity to participate in such meeting and to vote on matters. When a shareholder or holder of a proxy votes or takes other actions remotely, the corporation must maintain a record of such votes or actions. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Larry Walker III (20th) Banks & Banking Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Committee HB 724 Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; change provisions of compensation of the chairperson and members Bill Summary: House Bill 724 changes the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Each commissioner, excluding the chairperson, is eligible to be paid $48,411 per year as base compensation. The chairperson is eligible to be paid $140,582.87 per year as base compensation. The chairperson shall be compensated on a full-time employment basis; however, the chairperson is allowed to devote no more than 15 hours per week to a business or employment interest unrelated to the board of commissioners. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Erick Allen (40th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 730 Whitfield County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact Bill Summary: House Bill 730 establishes the Whitfield County Public Facilities Authority. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Kasey Carpenter (4th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 734 Euharlee, City of; revise corporate limits Bill Summary: House Bill 734 revises the corporate limits of the city of Euharlee. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Matthew Gambill (15th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Page 3 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Actions HB 739 Blue Ridge, City of; staggered terms of mayor and councilmembers; provide Bill Summary: House Bill 739 provides staggered terms for the mayor and councilmembers of the city of Blue Ridge. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. David Ralston (7th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 742 Gainesville City School District; continue existence; provide powers of the board of education Bill Summary: House Bill 742 continues the existence of the Gainesville City School District as an independent school system. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Matt Dubnik (29th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 743 Fort Valley, City of; Utility Commission; add three appointed members Bill Summary: House Bill 743 adds three appointed members to the Fort Valley Utility Commission. The Peach County Board of Commissioners will appoint two members to the commission who reside within the county but outside the corporate limits of the city. The Crawford County Board of Commissioners will appoint one member of the commission who resides in the county. Appointed members serve four-year terms. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Robert Dickey (140th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 749 Chatham County Building and Facilities Authority Act; enact Bill Summary: House Bill 749 creates the Chatham County Building and Facilities Authority. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Carl Gilliard (162nd) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass HB 750 Chatham County Legislative Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission; create Bill Summary: House Bill 750 creates the Chatham County Legislative Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. Carl Gilliard (162nd) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Judiciary Committee SB 9 Courts; the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia Bill Summary: Senate Bill 9 creates the Columbia Judicial Circuit, a single-county circuit consisting of Columbia County, through a revision of the existing Augusta Judicial Circuit. The three judges of the Augusta Circuit currently residing in Columbia County shall be the three judges of the Columbia Circuit. The governor shall appoint a district attorney for a term beginning July 1, 2021. All proceedings and litigation currently pending in the Superior Court of Columbia County shall transfer to the Columbia Circuit. The judges of both the Columbia Circuit and Augusta Circuit shall continue to receive county salary supplements equal to the aggregate county salary supplements currently received by the judges of the Augusta Circuit. Page 4 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Actions The Augusta Circuit will transfer to the Columbia Circuit 25 percent of the amount it held as of January 1, 2021, for costs collected relating to court connected alternative resolution programs. The district attorney of the Augusta Circuit shall transfer to the district attorney of the Columbia Circuit the amount held as of January 1, 2021, that was secured pursuant to condemnation of forfeiture actions. The bill specifies that the four remaining judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, as well as the current district attorney, shall remain as the judges and district attorney of the Augusta Circuit. The judgeship that is currently vacant shall also remain with the Augusta Circuit. The county salary supplements of the judges and district attorney of the Augusta Circuit, as well as the court-wide expenditures of the Augusta Circuit, shall be paid by Richmond County and Burke County in a ratio equal to their current proportional responsibility, less the contributions to the Augusta Circuit previously paid for by Columbia County. Senior or retired judges of the Augusta Circuit who currently receive a retirement supplement from the three counties of the current Augusta Circuit shall continue to receive such supplement from all three counties. Senior or retired judges owed a retirement supplement after the effective date shall receive such supplement from the county or counties of the circuit from which they retire. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Lee Anderson (24th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute SB 32 Public Disclosure; certain personal records of state and federal employees; exempt Bill Summary: Senate Bill 32 amends the 'Georgia Open Records Act' to provide that records of public employees that reveal the employee's personal mobile or wireless telephone number are exempt from public disclosure and to clarify that employees of the federal government are "public employees". The bill also provides that publicly available rosters of licensees maintained by division directors of professional licensing boards shall not include a licensee's home address. Home address information of any applicant is also included as confidential information. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Matt Brass (28th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute SB 34 Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 34 amends Chapter 12 of Title 19, related to petitions for name change by victims of family violence, to include victims of human trafficking as petitioners who may request a name change under seal. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Clint Dixon (45th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass SB 75 Termination of Residential Lease; victims of stalking; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 75 amends Code Section 44-7-23, relating to the ability of tenants to terminate a residential lease, to add the issuance of a civil or criminal stalking order as a permissible basis for a tenant to terminate their lease agreement. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Kim Jackson (41st) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Page 5 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Actions SB 143 Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver of lien and labor or material bond rights; conform a reference within a statutory form Bill Summary: Senate Bill 143 corrects a reference in the statutory affidavit of non-payment for mechanics and materialmen provided in Code Section 44-14-366. For purposes of sufficient notice, when the owner of a property subject to the materialman or mechanic's lien is an entity, a copy of the affidavit, as opposed to the underlying lien, must be sent to the company or the company's registered agent. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Lindsey Tippins (37th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass SB 163 Judicial Emergency; suspension of statutory speedy trial requirements; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 163 allows for the suspension of statutory speedy trial requirements following a judicial emergency. A chief judge of a superior court judicial circuit or a state court may grant relief from speedy trial requirements if the judge certifies that under the totality of the circumstances arising from the preceding judicial emergency, compliance with speedy trial requirements would be impracticable. Certain factors required for a judge's consideration when determining whether to issue such a certification are provided, as are the required contents for the certification. Each time a chief judge of a superior court judicial circuit or a state court enters an order granting relief from speedy trial requirements, he or she must certify or recertify that compliance with speedy trial requirements is impracticable or attach a certification provided by either a majority of the superior court judges or state court judges in the county, respectively. A chief judge of a superior court judicial circuit or a state court may act independently of any emergency declared by the governor, and in his or her own discretion, but the judges shall act upon the request, in writing, of a majority of the active judges of their respective circuit or county. Each period of relief granted by a chief judge shall not exceed a total of eight months and shall end on the last day of a term of court. Each time a chief judge issues an order granting relief from speedy trial requirements, he or she shall provide notice of the action to judicial officials and the public. Notice shall include a copy of the certification issued in accordance with the grant of relief. The chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court may, in his or her sole discretion, reinstate any statutory speedy trial requirement that was relieved. The chief justice shall provide notice of the action and a chief judge shall not grant further subsequent relief from speedy trial requirements unless subsequent relief is reauthorized by the chief justice. The authorization to provide relief from speedy trial requirements does no relieve the state of its constitutional obligation to provide for a speedy and public criminal trial. The provisions of this bill shall be in effect until June 30, 2023, and no order granting relief from statutory speedy trial requirements shall be issued after that date. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Brian Strickland (17th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute SB 169 Bonds; acceptance of electronic signatures and electronic corporate seals on bonds; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 169 amends the Code to allow public procurement officers to accept surety bonds with electronic signatures and electronic corporate seals, as long as the signature and seal comply with the 'Uniform Electronic Transactions Act' and Code Section 33-24-14. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Larry Walker III (20th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Page 6 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Actions SB 185 Revenue and Taxation; all questions of law decided by a court; matters from state board of equalization and refunds and appeals be decided without deference; require Bill Summary: Senate Bill 185 establishes that all questions of law related to taxation decided by a court or the Georgia Tax Tribunal shall be made without deference to determinations or interpretations of the Department of Revenue. This requirement shall have no effect on the judicial standard of deference accorded to rules promulgated pursuant to the 'Georgia Administrative Procedure Act'. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Bo Hatchett (50th) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass SB 221 Ethics in Government; leadership committees; chairpersons; such committees may receive contributions and make expenditures; provide Bill Summary: Senate Bill 221 provides for the allowance of leadership committees for the purpose of campaign financing. "Leadership committees" are specifically defined as a committee, corporation, or organization chaired by the governor, the lieutenant governor, or the nominee of a political party for either office; and up to two political action committees designated by the majority and minority caucuses of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Leadership committees are authorized to receive contributions and make expenditures for the purposes of: affecting the outcome of any election or advocating for or against a political candidate; paying for expenses related to any candidate's campaign for office; and paying for expenses in connection with a public officer's fulfillment or retention of such office. Leadership committees that accept contributions in excess of $500 must register with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission and file disclosure reports pursuant to the schedule defined for candidates and campaign committees. Contribution and expenditure limits shall not apply to these committees. Any communications paid for by the expenditures of a committee shall contain a disclaimer that the committee paid for the communication. When the chairperson of a leadership committee is no longer eligible to serve as chairperson, he or she must: transfer the remaining assets of the leadership committee, if any, to another leadership committee within 60 days; name an eligible person as the new chairperson within 60 days; or dispose of the leadership committee's assets in accordance with Code Section 21-5-33. Authored By: House Committee: Sen. Jeff Mullis (53rd) Judiciary Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass Special Rules Committee HR 117 House Study Committee on Homeowners' Associations, Condominium Owners' Associations, and Property Owners in Community Associations; create Bill Summary: House Resolution 117 creates the House Study Committee on Homeowners' Associations, Condominium Owners' Associations, and Property Owners in Community Associations. The committee shall be composed of five members of the House of Representatives. The speaker shall also appoint an additional three non-legislative members of the committee as follows: the president of the Homebuilders Association of Georgia, the president of the Community Associations Institute, and the president of the Georgia Association of Realtors. Authored By: House Committee: Rep. William Boddie (62nd) Special Rules Committee Action: 03-15-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute Page 7 of 8 House of Representatives Daily Report for March 15, 2021 Committee Meetings House 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. 03/16/2021 8:00 AM NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 341 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 8:00 AM MOTOR VEHICLES 606 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 8:00 AM Governmental Affairs General Government Subcommittee 03/16/2021 8:00 AM SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 406 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 506 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 9:00 AM RULES 341 CAP VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 10:00 AM FLOOR SESSION (LD33) House Chamber VIDEO 03/16/2021 11:00 AM EDUCATION 606 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 11:00 AM STATE OF THE JUDICIARY House Chamber VIDEO 03/16/2021 1:30 PM INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO 03/16/2021 2:00 PM RETIREMENT 406 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/16/2021 3:00 PM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 606 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO 03/16/2021 3:00 PM Insurance Life and Health Subcommittee 341 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 8:00 AM AGRICULTURE AND CONUMER AFFAIRS 406 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO 03/17/2021 1:00 PM Ways and Means Sales Tax Subcommittee 403 CAP HYBRID Agenda 03/17/2021 1:15 PM Ways and Means Public Finance & Policy Subcommittee 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 1:30 PM Ways and Means Tax Revision Special Subcommittee 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 1:45 PM Ways and Means Ad Valorem Tax Subcommittee 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 2:00 PM HUMAN RELATIONS AND AGING 341 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 2:00 PM Ways and Means Income Tax Subcommittee 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 2:00 PM TRANSPORTATION 506 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/17/2021 3:00 PM INDUSTRY AND LABOR 506 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/18/2021 8:00 AM WAYS AND MEANS 406 CLOB HYBRID VIDEO Agenda 03/18/2021 1:00 PM JUVENILE JUSTICE 403 CAP HYBRID VIDEO Page 8 of 8