Daily report, 2022 February 17

DAILY REPORT Thursday
February 17, 2022
House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050

18th Legislative
Day

The House will reconvene for its 19th Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 22 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. Six bills are expected to be debated on the floor.

Today on the Floor
Rules Calendar
SB 369 Board of Education of Gwinnett County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 369 provides that future elections of the Gwinnett Board of Education will be non-partisan.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Clint Dixon (45th) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 95 Nays: 61

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-09-2022 Do Pass

SB 386

Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County; description of the commissioner districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 386 changes the description of the Meriwether County Board of Commissioners' districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Randy Robertson (29th) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 142 Nays: 5

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2022 Do Pass

SB 387 Meriwether County Board of Education; description of the education districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 387 changes the description of the Meriwether County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Randy Robertson (29th) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 142 Nays: 5

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2022 Do Pass

SB 437

Board of Commissioners of Fulton County; future elections for the office of county commissioner shall be nonpartisan elections; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 437 changes the description of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners' districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. John Albers (56th) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 97 Nays: 62

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2022 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

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Today on the Floor

SB 457 Richmond County and the City of Augusta; description of the commission districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 457 changes the description of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Max Burns (23rd) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 97 Nays: 63

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2022 Do Pass

SB 458 County of Richmond; description of the school board districts; change Bill Summary: Senate Bill 458 changes the description of the Richmond County school districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Max Burns (23rd) Governmental Affairs
Yeas: 97 Nays: 63

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

Modified-Structured 02-14-2022 Do Pass

Local Calendar
HB 1362 Irwin County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Bill Summary: House Bill 1362 changes the description of the Irwin County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Clay Pirkle (155th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

HB 1363 Macon County; Board of Education; revise member districts
Bill Summary: House Bill 1363 revises the districts for the election of members of the Macon County Board of Education.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Patty Bentley (139th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

HB 1364 Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
Bill Summary: House Bill 1364 changes the compensation of judges of the Cobb County State Court. The chief judge shall receive an additional compensation of $10,168.55 per year, and the judges of Division 1 shall be paid $194,905.60 per year.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Teri Anulewicz (42nd) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

HB 1365 Coffee County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Bill Summary: House Bill 1365 changes the description of the Coffee County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Clay Pirkle (155th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

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Today on the Floor

HB 1366 Macon County; Board of Commissioners; revise member districts
Bill Summary: House Bill 1366 revises the districts for the election of members of the Macon County Board of Commissioners.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Rep. Patty Bentley (139th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

SB 446 Board of Education of Warren County; description of the education districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 446 changes the description of the Warren County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Max Burns (23rd) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

SB 463 Board of Education of Henry County; description of the districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 463 changes the description of the districts from which members of the Henry County Board of Education are elected.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Emanuel Jones (10th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022

SB 464 Board of Commissioners of Henry County; description of the commissioner districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 464 changes the description of the Henry County Board of Commissioners' districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Emanuel Jones (10th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022

SB 473

Sumter County Board of Education and School Superintendent; description of the education districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 473 changes the description of the Sumter County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. Freddie Sims (12th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

SB 475

Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County; description of the commissioner districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 475 changes the description of the Wilkinson County Board of Commissioners' districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. David Lucas (26th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

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Today on the Floor

SB 476 Board of Education of Wilkinson County; description of the districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 476 changes the description of the Wilkinson County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. David Lucas (26th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022

SB 488 Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County; description of the commissioner districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 488 changes the description of the Twiggs County Board of Commissioners' districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. David Lucas (26th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 Do Pass

SB 489 Board of Education of Twiggs County; description of the education districts; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 489 changes the description of the Twiggs County Board of Education's districts.

Authored By: House Committee: Floor Vote:

Sen. David Lucas (26th) Intragovernmental Coordination Local Yeas: 131 Nays: 18

Rule Applied: Committee Action: Amendments:

02-16-2022 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.

Ways & Means Committee

HB 500

Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act; provide for a second round of funding and period for applications
Bill Summary: House Bill 500 amends Code Section 33-1-25, relating to the 'Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act,' by allowing a second round of funding of $100 million to be available for capital investments. The bill also increases the application fee from $5,000 to $25,000 and establishes an annual maintenance fee of $7,500 for all rural funds. The bill requires rural funds to submit an initial report to the Department of Community Affairs within 15 days after each capital investment rather than the current report due date of the second anniversary of the initial credit. Rural funds must also include the fund's total eligible capital investments as a percentage of its total capital investments in its annual report.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. James Burchett (176th) Ways & Means

Committee Action:

02-17-2022 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

HB 896

Revenue and taxation; update population bracket and census date for a certain property tax exemption for certain leased property
Bill Summary: House Bill 896 amends O.C.G.A. 48-5-40, relating to property tax exemptions, by updating a homestead exemption for counties having populations between 23,500 and 23,675 on the 2010 Census with counties having populations between 25,400 and 25,500 on the 2020 Census.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Clint Crowe (110th) Ways & Means

Committee Action:

02-17-2022 Do Pass

HB 1034 Sales and use tax; exemption for sales of admissions to nonrecurring major sporting events; revise
Bill Summary: House Bill 1034 amends Code Section 48-8-3, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, by expanding the sales tax exemption for sales of admissions to non-recurring major sporting events to include any match of a Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and by extending the sunset date from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2031.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Marcus Wiedower (119th) Ways & Means

Committee Action:

02-17-2022 Do Pass

HB 1064 Income tax; certain retirement income for military service; provide exemption
Bill Summary: House Bill 1064 amends O.C.G.A. 48-7-27, relating to the computation of taxable net income, by adding an income tax exemption of up to $17,500 of military retirement income for individuals less than 62 years of age and an additional exemption of $17,500 for individuals less than 62 years of age who have at least $17,500 of earned income.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. Jesse Petrea (166th) Ways & Means

Committee Action:

02-17-2022 Do Pass

HB 1320 Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; define terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law Bill Summary: House Bill 1320 amends 48-1-2 of the Code, relating to income tax definitions, by providing an update to the definition of "Internal Revenue Code" to include the provisions of the
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Committee Actions

'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act' signed by the president on November 15, 2021. The provisions include changes to which bonds qualify as tax-exempt bond financing, an extension of interest-rate smoothing for defined benefit plans, and expanding non-taxable contributions to capital to include contributions to the capital of the utility by a government entity providing for the protection, preservation, or enhancement of drinking water or sewage disposal services.

Authored By: House Committee:

Rep. David Knight (130th) Ways & Means

Committee Action:

02-17-2022 Do Pass

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.

Tuesday - February 22, 2022 1:00 PM CREATIVE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
1:00 PM Governmental Affairs Redistricting and Elections Special Subcommittee
1:30 PM State & Local Government Subcommittee Meeting
3:00 PM Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittee 3:00 PM Appropriations Health Subcommittee

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