Georgia CommonsComité Rules del Senado, 18 de febrero de 2026
2025-2026 Regular Session · 450 CAP · 11 min
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El comité aprobó por unanimidad los textos sustitutivos de SB 437 y HB 521. El debate sobre SB 437 se centró en corregir la redacción sobre las inspecciones virtuales de edificios y en si los cambios afectarían a los condados pequeños que utilizan inspectores externos. Quien presentó HB 521 describió requisitos uniformes de presentación de informes sobre anexión y desanexión y una disposición que ampliaría de cuatro a seis miembros el concejo de una ciudad de Cherokee County. Ningún miembro del público habló sobre ninguno de los dos proyectos de ley. La presidencia dijo que no habría calendario de Reglas para el día siguiente y que la vicepresidencia dirigiría la próxima reunión del comité.
Proyectos de ley tratados (2)
Cada relato abarca el tramo de la reunión que indica. El número del proyecto de ley se dice en ese tramo, salvo cuando era el único proyecto en la agenda de un comité.
SB 437. State Building, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes; acknowledgement of an applicant's use of a private professional provider to conduct a plan review or inspection; provide
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El patrocinador dijo que el proyecto de ley aborda los permisos de construcción y los plazos para que los municipios los tramiten. El patrocinador explicó que una enmienda del comité había ampliado involuntariamente el acceso a las inspecciones virtuales mediante una redacción que abarcaba listas de reinspección de 10 elementos o menos. El texto sustitutivo propuesto reemplazaría esa redacción por una disposición para especialidades individuales de construcción residencial, incluidos trabajos estructurales, de plomería, mecánicos y eléctricos, que consten de 10 inspecciones o menos. Un miembro del comité preguntó si se incluían las inspecciones ambientales, los tanques sépticos y las zapatas de concreto. El patrocinador dijo que las inspecciones ambientales estaban excluidas y que no se tenía la intención de incluir las zapatas, pero expresó su disposición a agregarlas. El miembro sugirió considerar eso más adelante en la Cámara de Representantes de Georgia. Otro miembro preguntó por los condados pequeños que no tienen inspectores de cumplimiento de códigos. El patrocinador dijo que el proyecto de ley mantendría la posibilidad de que recurrieran a inspectores externos, daría a los constructores una opción de terceros y no eludiría el proceso local. No se ofreció testimonio público. El comité aprobó por unanimidad el texto sustitutivo.
HB 521. Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures
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Quien presentó el proyecto dijo que el texto sustitutivo deja intacto el proyecto de ley original y describió su propósito como aclarar y uniformar los requisitos de presentación de informes sobre anexión y desanexión. Indicó que una disposición añadida ampliaría de cuatro a seis miembros el concejo de una ciudad de Cherokee County, lo que brindaría una mayor representación en respuesta al crecimiento y haría que el concejo fuera acorde con los de las ciudades circundantes. Los miembros del comité no hicieron preguntas y no se ofreció testimonio público. El comité aprobó por unanimidad el proyecto de ley mediante un texto sustitutivo, sin oposición.
Transcripción
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Order. Rules Standing Committee. What's today? I don't know. Whatever date it is. Um, let's get rolling. Senator Dixon is right on time. Are you ready to roll, or do you want me to go with... Senator Dixon, present your substitute to Senate Bill 437. Tell us why we're doing that in Rules.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yeah, yeah.
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What is that, one?
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Uh, one.
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Okay. Go ahead.
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Yeah, had a couple of amendments added to this bill during the committee, and one of them had a, uh, eh, the wording, um, had unintended consequences dealing with virtual inspections, and so just cleaning that language up.
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Okay.
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All right. You wanna go through those changes?
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Yes, sir.
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Working off of LC620411S.
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That's correct, Mr. Chairman.
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All right. Walk us through the bill real quick, and then the, and then that change.
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Okay.
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This came through your committee, to be clear, right?
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That's correct. Yes, sir.
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Okay.
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That's correct.
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Just wanted to
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make that clear.
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Absolutely.
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You know where, where you are?
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Yeah, I just had a bunch of stacked papers-
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Okay
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... I'm having to make sure I got in the right spot.
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You know your name is Senator Clint Dixon?
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No, I didn't.
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Okay.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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I'm just trying to get you- Trying to get you caught up here.
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Yeah, so this bill, uh, it has to do with, uh, building permits and, uh, the shot clock and the timeframe of when a municipality would turn those building permits around. Um, and in the committee process, um, we had a, uh, an amendment that, uh, changed it to, uh, like basically on inspections, which had to do with virtual in-person inspections that on any punch list, the, of a re-inspection consisting of 10 items or less, um, then that would trigger being able to use the, the virtual, the way it was worded.
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Um, but the changing, what we're wanting to change it to, would be striking what I just read and then changing it where, uh, residential single construction trades, such as structural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, consisting of 10 or less inspections, and that would be the only change.
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Okay.
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Does the committee have any questions?
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Hold on.
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I got, I got a question.
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Senator Gooch.
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I got a serious question. It doesn't include environmental inspections? Is it only, it's only limited-
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No, that's correct.
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Does it not-
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No environmental
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... does it include footings and inspections for-
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No, sir
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... concrete?
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No, that's not intended for footings.
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Would, would that not be a good option as well?
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For footings and-
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Uh, environmental inspections for septic tanks.
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Uh, for virtual inspections?
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Mm-hmm. I'm just asking.
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Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't be opposed to that. No.
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Maybe we can do it later-
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Yeah
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... in the House. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Any more signups? Okay. Are there any other questions for the author? Okay. Did anyone... We had a sign-up sheet. I don't think anybody signed up. Did anybody want to speak for or against the bill from the public?
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Speak now or forever hold your peace. Okay. Heavily debated bill here.
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Motion to pass.
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All right, I got a motion to pass from Senator Gooch.
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Second.
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Got a second from senator Ginn. Any further discussion, proposed amendments?
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Yeah.
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Uh, go ahead, Senator Anderson.
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Senator Dixon, what, how does this affect the counties that does not have no code inspectors, uh,
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your small counties?
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Right. Uh, w- where they use like a third party?
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Right.
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Like an outside-
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Right.
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Yeah, it wouldn't, I mean, they could, it would still, it doesn't change that. It just gives, um, it gives the builder an option to use a third party.
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Okay.
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But it doesn't circumvent the local process.
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Good.
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All right. No more discussion. All in favor, raise your hand.
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Motion carries unanimous.
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Moving on. HB 521 by Representative Anderson and Senator Albers. Would you like to discuss your substitute? And we're working off of LC474051S.
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One, two, three.
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Go for it.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, the original bill, uh, stays intact as is. It's just clarifying and making sure the reporting requirements are consistent for both annexation as well as de-annexation. The difference in the substitute before you begins on line 115, subsection C. This pertains to, uh, one city, uh, up in Cherokee County they represent that currently has four city council members. It will now make them six. Uh, to be consistent with the cities around them and their growth, they just have some more representation.
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Pretty simple.
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Okay. Are there any questions?
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No questions. Okay. Does anyone from the audience wish to speak for or against this bill? I don't think we had anyone sign up. Hearing none. All right. What is the will of the committee?
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Move to pass.
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I got a motion to pass from Senator Anderson.
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Second.
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By substitute. Second by Senator Kirkpatrick. Any further questions or proposed amendments? Hearing none. All in favor, raise your hand.
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All opposed. None opposed. Unani- motion carries unanimous. All right. On to Rules you go. Work the committee. Work the committee. Okay. Um, we are not going to do a Rules calendar for tomorrow. Um, I will be out for a funeral. Several others will be out, so we have the day off. And you will meet tomorrow.
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My vice chairman will be chairing the committee.
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All right.
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Ding, ding.
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You never giving me one. Oh, that's why. Um, okay, so that's that. Meeting adjourned.