Daily report, 2022 March 21

DAILY REPORT Monday
March 21, 2022

32nd Legislative
Day

House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050

The House will reconvene for its 33rd Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. The Rules Committee will meet at 9:00 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 32nd Legislative Day of the 2022 Session. No legislative action was taken.

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

Education Committee

SB 357

Military Student Transfers; military students with the discretion to select adjacent school districts for attendance; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 357 amends O.C.G.A. 20-2-295 to provide that a military student may attend any public school in the state. Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, a military student, meaning a dependent of a military service member, is allowed to attend any public school of their parent's choosing within the state, provided enrollment space is available. Each receiving school system is to report military student transfer enrollment to the Department of Education, and State Quality Basic Education Program funds will be reallotted accordingly. Each local school system shall establish a streamlined process for these transfers as well as provide the parents of military students in their districts a letter with the options available to that parent.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (32nd) Education

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 Do Pass

SB 514

"Unmask Georgia Students Act"; enact
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 514 amends Chapter 12 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A. to create the 'Unmask Georgia Students Act.' SB 514 provides that no local board of education, local school superintendent, governing body of a charter school, or school personnel can make or enforce any rules that require students to wear face masks or face coverings while present in any area of a school, unless that rule allows a parent or guardian to elect their child be exempt from such rule. If a parent exempts their child from the rule, they are not required to provide a reason or show any certification of a child's health status. A student cannot suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of the decision of the parent. SB 514 is repealed on June 30, 2027.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Clint Dixon (45th) Education

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 Do Pass

House of Representatives

Daily Report for March 21, 2022

Committee Actions

SB 545

Core Curriculum; schools to provide training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator for students in grades nine or ten; require
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 545 amends O.C.G.A 20-2-149.1 to provide that each local board of education that operates a school with grades 9 through 12 provide no less than one hour of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator to students in ninth or tenth grade as a requirement of health or physical education courses beginning in the 20222023 school year. The training is to include psychomotor skills necessary to perform first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Sonya Halpern (39th) Education

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

Judiciary Committee

SB 332

"Inform Consumers Act" enact
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 332, the 'Inform Consumers Act,' compels online marketplaces to require any high-volume third-party seller (a third-party seller that has entered into at least 200 transactions of new or unused products of at least $5,000 in any continuous 12-month period) to provide on its platform bank account information, contact information, and a business tax or taxpayer identification number to the online marketplace not later than 10 days after qualifying as a high-volume third-party seller. The online marketplace shall notify each high-volume third-party seller of the requirement to keep this information up to date. Failure to do so requires the online marketplace to suspend any future sales activity until this information is provided.

SB 332 requires high-volume third-party sellers on online marketplaces to disclose to consumers identity information such as the seller's name, physical address, and contact information. Such identity information shall be provided on the product listing page or in the order confirmation following the purchase. Partial disclosure of identity information may be granted to the high-volume third-party seller by the online marketplace if it is certified that the seller does not have the particular identity information.

The attorney general may bring a civil action if he or she has reason to believe that an online marketplace has committed a violation.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. John Albers (56th) Judiciary

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 Do Pass by Committee Substitute

SB 438

Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 438 alters the retainage amount for progress payments on public works construction contracts from the current formula of 10 percent of the value of the completed work until 50 percent of the contract is completed to a new formula of five percent throughout the contract.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Lindsey Tippins (37th) Judiciary

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 Do Pass

SB 500

Commerce; a litigation bar on governmental entities regarding certain statewide opioid litigation; provide
Bill Summary: Senate Bill 500 concerns statewide opioid settlements and the state accessing the full amount of any settlement. It provides that entry into a statewide opioid settlement agreement bars past, present, or future claims on behalf of any governmental entity seeking to recover against an entity released under the relevant settlement agreement. The bar does not apply to bellwether claims of any entity, provided the claim is not brought in or selected by the court in relationship to the

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House of Representatives

Daily Report for March 21, 2022

Committee Actions

National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Case No.: MDL 2804 as a bellwether claim.

Authored By: House Committee:

Sen. Brian Strickland (17th) Judiciary

Committee Action:

03-21-2022 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 - March 22, 2022 8:00 AM Motor Vehicles Tags & Titles Subcommittee

8:00 AM SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

8:00 AM Insurance Life & Health Subcommittee

8:30 AM Insurance Property & Casualty Subcommittee

9:00 AM RULES COMMITTEE 10:00 AM FLOOR SESSION (LD 33)

1:00 PM 1:00 PM

Judiciary Non-Civil Setzler Subcommittee Public Safety & Homeland Security Subcommittee B

1:00 PM SPECIAL RULES COMMITTEE

1:30 PM Ways & Means Public Finance & Policy Subcommittee

1:30 PM JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

2:00 PM HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

2:00 PM Regulated Industries Occupational / Professional Licensing Subcommittee

2:00 PM
3:00 PM 3:00 PM

Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Telecommunications Subcommittee HUMAN RELATIONS & AGING COMMITTEE ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

3:00 PM RETIREMENT COMMITTEE

3:00 PM JUDICIARY NON-CIVIL COMMITTEE

4:00 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM COMMITTEE

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