Daily report, 2021 March 30

Tuesday COMMITTEE DAY

March 30,

2021

REPORT

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The House will reconvene for its 40th Legislative Day on Wednesday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. 10 bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.

Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 40th Legislative Day, Wednesday, March 31, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker.

SB 27

Professional Licenses; extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license; electrical contractor, plumber;
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 27 extends the deadline for current or former members of the military to apply for immediate issuance of a state license or certification from the applicable regulatory board from 180 days after his or her discharge to two years. This bill also provides the applicable licensing board with discretion by allowing the board to extend the two-year period via a rule or regulation or on an individual-case basis if the applicant meets certain circumstances, such as health, hospitalization, or other related emergencies.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Bruce Thompson (14th) Regulated Industries

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-16-2021 Do Pass

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 03-16-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

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Next on the Floor

SB 115

Drivers' Licenses; instructional course; educating drivers and the public on best practices to implement when interacting with law enforcement officers; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 115 requires the Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, to offer an instructional course to educate drivers on best practices for interacting with law enforcement officers.

The bill allows the local governing body of the city or county whose law enforcement agency is authorized to enforce speed limits to apply for school zone speed enforcement camera permits rather than have each school apply.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Randy Robertson (29th) Motor Vehicles

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-24-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

SB 164

HIV Tests; modernization of HIV related laws to align with science; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 164 modernizes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) laws to align with science. These revisions ensure that laws and policies support current understanding of best public health practices for preventing and treating HIV, scientific evidence about routes of transmission, and the public health goals of promoting HIV prevention and treatment.

Additionally, this bill provides that persons charged with exposing someone to HIV through sexual acts must express the intent to transmit HIV and pose a significant risk of transmission based on current scientifically supported levels of risk of transmission. Furthermore, this bill removes criminal penalties for people living with HIV who share hypodermic needles or syringes.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (52nd) Health & Human Services

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-16-2021 Do Pass

SB 201

Revenue and Taxation; financial institutions to provide certain information related to delinquent taxpayers to the Department of Revenue under certain conditions; require
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 201 adds a new chapter to Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 48, relating to the administration of revenue and taxation, which allows the Department of Revenue to request information regarding delinquent taxpayers from financial institutions. The department is limited to four requests per year per financial institution. Within 30 days of receiving a request from the department, the financial institution shall submit a report to the department that identifies any accounts held by the financial institution on behalf of the delinquent taxpayer. The department may pay the financial institution a fee for conducting the required searches that does not exceed the actual costs incurred or $100, whichever is less. The department may enter into agreements with financial institutions to develop and operate an automated data exchange to accomplish the searches. The department may impose a fine of $1,000 on any financial institution that fails to submit a report within 30 days of the request or if the department finds that the financial institution willfully provided false information.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (52nd) Ways & Means

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Structured 03-18-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

SB 204

Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 204 amends O.C.G.A. 20-4-11 to allow the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas to students 16 years old or older through a pilot program known as the 'Dual Achievement Program.' The students must have completed the necessary secondary school coursework requirements set forth by the college in order to receive a diploma. No later than February 1 of each year, the program must provide the General Assembly with a comprehensive report with recommendations on continued use and any needed changes to the program.

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Next on the Floor

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Lindsey Tippins (37th) Higher Education

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-24-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

SB 219

Alcoholic Beverages; regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of malt beverages; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 219 allows for breweries with multiple licensed facilities to transfer beer between those licensed properties so long as the facilities have the same 100-percent common ownership and the brand and brand label are solely owned by the brewer. Further, the bill increases the maximum amount of beer a brewery can sell on-site, either for on-premises or off-premises consumption, via this exception to the three-tier system to 6,000 barrels annually among all licensed facilities. Any transfers of beer under these provisions will be required to be reported on a quarterly report, as provided by the Department of Revenue.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Frank Ginn (47th) Regulated Industries

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-16-2021 Do Pass

SB 222 State Symbols; pecan as the official state nut; designate
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 222 relates to state symbols and designates the pecan as the official state nut.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Carden Summers (13th)

Rule Applied:

State Planning & Community Affairs Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-18-2021 Do Pass

SB 237

License Plates; specialty license plate supporting members of the United States Army Rangers; establish
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 237 creates a specialty license plate supporting members of the United States Army Rangers.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Ed Harbison (15th) Motor Vehicles

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-16-2021 Do Pass

SB 256

County Boards of Health; comprehensive reorganization; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 256 provides that the district health director, who is appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Public Health for the health district in which the county is located, serves as the chief executive officer for such county's board of health.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Dean Burke (11th) Health & Human Services

Rule Applied: Committee Action:

Modified-Structured 03-16-2021 Do Pass

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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 782 Chatham County; Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current authority memberships Bill Summary: House Bill 782 abolishes the current Chatham Area Transit Authority memberships and provides for new board membership and staggered terms.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Derek Mallow (163rd) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

SB 300

Tattnall County; compensation and expense supplements of the chairperson and members of the board of commissioners; provisions; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 300 changes certain provisions relating to compensation and expense supplements of the Tattnall County Board of Commissioners chairperson and members of the board. Commissioners shall receive $650 per month and the chairperson shall receive $950 per month. Each commissioner shall receive an expense supplement of $600 per month and the chairperson shall receive an expense supplement of $700 per month.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Billy Hickman (4th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

SB 302

Pulaski County; compensation of future county officers; revise
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 302 revises the compensation of future Pulaski County officers. Each officer shall receive the annual minimum salary, supplements, cost-of-living increases, and longevity increases as provided by general law for his or her respective office. The county commissioner shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual minimum salary of the sheriff.

Authored By: House Committee:

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

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

SB 304 Peach County Public Facilities Authority; create Bill Summary: Senate Bill 304 creates the Peach County Public Facilities Authority.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. John Kennedy (18th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

SB 305

Early County; school district ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 305 provides a homestead exemption from Early County school district taxes for the full amount of the assessed value of the home for residents who are 70 years or older and whose income, excluding retirement income, does not exceed $69,680.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Dean Burke (11th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

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SB 306 Henry County; board of commissioners vacancies; provisions; revise
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 306 revises provisions regarding vacancies on the Henry County Board of Commissioners.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Emanuel Jones (10th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

SB 307

Pulaski County; board of elections and registration; create
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 307 creates a Pulaski County Board of Elections and Registration. The board shall be composed of five members. Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county from nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates in the last general election received the largest number of votes for members of the General Assembly. Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county from nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates in the last general election received the second largest number of votes for members of the General Assembly. One nonpartisan member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county and shall serve as chairperson.

Authored By: House Committee:

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

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

Judiciary Committee

SB 120

Solicitors-General of State Courts; honorary office of solicitor-general emeritus; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 120, the 'Ethics in Government Act of 2021,' revises Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Code. Definitions are provided to clarify terms already in the chapter. Restrictions on the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission's authority to require additional reporting information are limited to campaign disclosure reports and personal financial statements. The ability for commission staff attorneys to initiate complaints and the commission's ability to initiate investigations based on such complaints are clarified.

No current or former members of the General Assembly shall be eligible to qualify for reelection until and unless all fines and fees owing to the commission have been paid, all disclosure reports due have been filed, and all outstanding taxes have been paid.

Deadlines for the commencement of actions by the commission for alleged violations are specified to coincide with the term of office and the occurrence of the violation, as opposed to the filing of a report containing such violation. Retention periods for accounts maintained by a candidate or treasurer of a campaign committee are clarified. Provisions regarding the allowable disposition of contributions are amended to include the transfer of contributions to political action committees.

The bill makes clear that a candidate may not utilize campaign funds for the purpose of making loans or investments directly to: the candidate; a member of the candidate's family; any business in which the candidate or a member of the candidate's family has an ownership interest; the candidate's trust or a trust of a member of the candidate's family; or any non-profit organization of which the candidate or a member of the candidate's family is on the payroll or has a controlling interest.

Updates of contribution limits by the commission will now be made after each gubernatorial election cycle, instead of each and every election cycle. The bill specifies when a candidate shall be deemed to have advanced to a subsequent election to clarify when the candidate may access contributions made for the subsequent election.

Public officers who have filed a financial disclosure statement within the previous year are exempted from having to submit an affidavit confirming that they took no official action in the previous calendar year that had a material effect on their private financial or business interests. Candidates

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seeking election as a public officer are now subject to the same requirement to file financial disclosure statements as the incumbent officers. Financial disclosure statements for candidates of statewide elected office shall be accompanied by a financial statement of the candidate's financial affairs for the five calendar years prior to the year that the election is held. The financial disclosure statements must also include the source or sources of the candidate's income.

Finally, the bill clarifies that lobbyists must file supplemental registration prior to any substantial or material change or addition in their registration.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Lindsey Tippins (37th) Judiciary

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

Regulated Industries Committee

HR 427

House Study Committee on the Public Funding, Transparency, and Membership of the State Bar of Georgia; create
Bill Summary: House Resolution 427 creates a seven-member study committee to research public funding and transparency of the State Bar of Georgia as well as to examine the mandatory membership requirement of the State Bar of Georgia. This resolution authorizes five meetings, with the ability to obtain authorization for more meetings afterward. The study committee shall consist of three members appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; one member of the State Bar of Georgia; one former, or current, judge or justice of any Superior Court, the Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court appointed by the Speaker of the House; and a member who is not a licensed attorney and whom is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The study committee is to recommend any actions, legislation, or a resolution for a constitutional amendment, which it deems necessary or appropriate, and shall stand abolished December 1, 2021.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Ginny Ehrhart (36th) Regulated Industries

Committee Action:

03-30-2021 Do Pass

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.

Date

Time

03/31/2021 9:00 AM

03/31/2021 10:00 AM

Name CANCELLED - RULES Floor Session (LD 40)

Location 341 CAP Senate Chamber

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Agenda Agenda

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