Comité Rules de la Cámara de Representantes, 5 de marzo de 2026

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1. 0:28:06

   Good morning, everybody.

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   If you would, come on in, take seats, and we'll call our meeting to order.

3. 0:28:26

   I'm gonna call on Chairman Williamson to open us up with a word of prayer, please.

4. 0:28:30

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, pray with me. Uh, Father God, thank you for the gift of this day, Lord. We just, uh, pray that you'd give us, uh, your wisdom and guidance, and bless all of us here, Father. Uh, y- you know the unspoken, uh, requests we each have on our heart, Father. And, uh, we have the spoken request, Father, that we just lift up, uh, Dean Greene's sister, even now as she's in surgery. Uh, please bless Loretta. Bless those, uh, attending her. Heal her, Father, and, uh, uh, d- deliver her safely, uh, through the surgery and get her back on her feet quickly, Lord.

5. 0:29:01

   We just ask all this in the name of Jesus. Protect our families, and go with us this day. In Christ's name, amen. Amen.

6. 0:29:09

   Thank you, sir. Okay, we got some special guests with us today, and we'll recognize Chair Lady Taylor, who has a, a guest with her. You want to recognize the guest?

7. 0:29:23

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, I would like to have everyone welcome a guest I have, Jeremy Rich. He's one of my Thomas County commissioners. Jeremy?

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   Raise your hand, Jeremy. Where are you?

9. 0:29:33

   Thank you.

10. 0:29:34

    There you are.

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    Thank you for coming.

12. 0:29:38

    Welcome. G- Glad to have you with us today. And, uh, Secretary Kelley has a guest.

13. 0:29:46

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I'm, uh, glad to have two guests here with me today. We have Chris and Holly Jones, educators in our Polk County school system. And Chris is one of our young farmers, uh, teachers. Known him a long time. Chris's dad is the, uh, music minister at my dad's church, so we've grown up together, and so it's great to have them here with us today.

14. 0:30:06

    Okay.

15. 0:30:10

    Thank you. Chairman Powell.

16. 0:30:13

    I have a guest, uh, my county-

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    Use your mic so we can hear.

18. 0:30:17

    I have a guest, my county commission chairman from Franklin County, Courtney Long, is here today.

19. 0:30:28

    Welcome. Glad to have all of you visiting with us today. Uh, today's a little unusual day. It's committee day, so we're not in session like we normally would be, but still doing a lot of work while we're here. Thank you all for being with us. Thank you for your service at the local level as well. Okay, let's hear from our members. Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman, go ahead.

20. 0:30:50

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Fifth page, eight from the top, H- HB1267. It's not in your packet yet, but I would like to ask for this bill. This bill is a result of a study committee on fraud and abuse of, uh, dealer tags and these temporary operating permits. We have, uh, kicked the tires on this issue. We walked around it, looked under the hood. We washed and waxed it. It's full of gas. It's ready to hit the road.

21. 0:31:17

    Uh, to, to the members, if you will notice on your sheet, there's an asterisk at the top indicating bills or resolutions are not in the books yet. They'll be coming. We're not gonna take action on this right now. But since the members were here, and anybody that wanted to ask, we'd go ahead and let them ask, and then they, they should be here later on. But, but we won't take any action on that right now. Chairman Park, um, Rip Park.

22. 0:31:43

    Uh, a question on, uh, 1267, if that's this bill. Uh, um, where are the, uh, e-commerce auto dealers? H- how are they, uh, treated in this bill? And, and are they supported?

23. 0:31:55

    They're, they're left alone just like, l- like they are. We're not affecting them at all.

24. 0:31:59

    I, I think they may have some concerns, uh-

25. 0:32:00

    Uh, there's nothing in this bill that affects them. It's in a bill last year that affects them. It's not this bill.

26. 0:32:05

    Thank you.

27. 0:32:11

    Okay. Those will be in your books. Should be in there tomorrow, okay? Go ahead.

28. 0:32:17

    Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee. I have HB1476, which is third down from, on page eight. This bill, uh, revises the current post-production tax credit that we have, um, to make sure that the companies that are actually here in Georgia are getting the tax credit.

29. 0:32:39

    Okay. That one, that one's not in your book either. Okay.

30. 0:32:43

    Thank you.

31. 0:32:44

    You have a question?

32. 0:32:46

    I do.

33. 0:32:47

    Go ahead, Chairman.

34. 0:32:48

    I do, and I sound enjoy- I just want to, uh, sound it for the record. I have, I read the b- bill quickly last night and, and I will get with the author, but I'm concerned that it may give the same dollar of expenditure credit at two levels and I would just like to make sure we're not doing that. Otherwise, it would be up to like a 60, 65% tax credit on the spend.

35. 0:33:07

    Okay, great. Y'all have time to get offline and get all those questions answered.

36. 0:33:11

    Will do. Thank you.

37. 0:33:13

    Okay. Yes, sir.

38. 0:33:17

    Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's, uh, four- HB1445, page seven, two-thirds of the way down. This, uh, was recommitted to perfect it or make it better anyway. Uh, I had help with DJJ, Margaret Wilk- uh, and she, basically what we did was tighten the language to have state and, state and local police agencies, school systems notified when a, um, a person who's in youth detention, who's on probation, uh, basically loses their, uh, the tracking device. Whether they take it off or they forgot to power it, uh, they'll have near real-time, um, notification.

39. 0:33:54

    Okay, don't see any questions.

40. 0:33:56

    Thank you, Mr. Chair.

41. 0:33:58

    How about members of the committee? Anybody have requests you want to ask for today?

42. 0:34:06

    Okay. Chair Lady Cooper, you have a request? Uh, thank you Mr. Chairman. Thank you for allowing me to bring a rule substitute to House Bill 717. This is the ketamine clinic bill. And, um, we have an agreement, uh, should this make it- Yes, you do ... to the floor. I have a letter, uh, from the nurse anesthetist and, uh, the physicians and all, that they are in agreement and support this bill. The changes basically were that, it, it had been where there was a 51/49, uh, ownership bit, and now it's physicians can own them 100%, nurse anesthetists can own them 100%.

43. 0:34:48

    And I will say that the nurse anesthetists were very supportive and as worried about the safety factor using ketamine as the physicians were. It also has a way that we can have ex- an really experienced nurse practitioner, um, work in one of these clinics. 'Cause I think what's gonna happen, you may own them, but you hire somebody to work, and they do set up, uh, continuing education requirements for everybody, including, uh, the physicians. So I would appreciate everybody's support on this bill.

44. 0:35:21

    And, uh, let's see if we can't handle this, and it's a patient safety fac- uh, bill. Thank you. Okay. Uh, let's go ahead. I had intended to take requests from the committee that were not substitutes. Oh. But let's go ahead since we've got this one and she's explained it. Uh, we would need a motion to accept the ruled substitute to House Bill 717. It's LC 600332S.

45. 0:35:52

    You should have a copy on your desk. There's a motion and a second. Is there any opposition? Okay, that, that, we've accepted that rule substitute. Now, was there someone else who had a request other than a substitute? Yes, Leverett. Yes, Vice Chair Leverett. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have House Bill 1475, the second from the top, page eight. House Bill 1475, it, it, it would render in a Medicaid appeal if the person or patient for whom Medicaid assistance is being s- eyes.

46. 0:36:31

    Right now, DHS DFCS has taken the position that that basically terminates the appeal- Yeah ... unless the family gets an administrator or a personal representative appointed. That obviously costs money.

47. 0:36:47

    This would just simply say that the representative can continue to prosecute the appeal even if the patient passes away. Um, it just seems to me- That's a bad policy. It's unfair

48. 0:37:02

    to people. It would effectively render- Decision- ... null and barren just on very technical, legal issues. So we're trying to address that with the bill. Okay, that'll be in your book tomorrow. Okay? Okay, now,

49. 0:37:18

    let's go ahead and look at some ruled substitutes that we have. You should have all these on your desk. House Bill 812 by substitute LC474163S. Going, uh, call on CK Kelley to present that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I'm working on the committee sub to House Bill 812, which is our permitting legislation.

50. 0:37:49

    It will add some clarification language beginning on one, on lines 168, uh, that would put some, uh, uh, guardrails too in place for our, uh, local governments and our local legislative delegations as it relates to, uh, the permitting process. Okay, you've, you've heard the explanation. We have a question. Whit Park has a question. Thank you Mr. Chairman. Um, have, uh, GMN ACCG's concerns been satisfied with your amendment? I did not speak with them, uh, specifically about this, uh, this addition, but it does vest some additional controls in the hands of local governments and our local legislative delegations, but I haven't checked in with them this morning.

51. 0:38:29

    Thank you, sir. Okay. Don't see any other questions. Do we have a motion? To approve. To approve the ruled substitute. Motion and second. Is there any opposition? It's approved, okay? Next, let's look at House Bill 874. This ruled substitute's on your desk. LC443508S. Chairman Blackmon.

52. 0:38:56

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, uh, members of the committee. Uh, it did change up, uh, some language on line 38. And not being an attorney, I'm not sure exactly the, uh, the remedy behind that, but, uh, apparently that aligned better with what the intent of the bill was structured to do. Um, that's the only change. Okay. You heard the explanation. Any questions? Okay, is there a motion to approve the ruled substitute?

53. 0:39:27

    We have a motion and a second. Is there any opposition? Okay, it's approved. Okay, House Bill 1112, 1112. LC620462S. Chairman Williamson. Uh, thank you Mr. Chairman. Uh, this bill is, uh, Representative, uh, Carter Barrett's bill that rounds, uh, cash transactions, uh, down to the nearest nickel. So the change in this bill from the original is on lines, on line 21, it simply states if one cent, two cents, three cents, four cents, six cents, seven cents, or eight cents, or nine cents is the end of resulting total, such transaction will be lowered to the, uh, uh, the, the nick- the lowest nickel.

54. 0:40:15

    So f- if they have, uh, spent $100.06 and the customer pays $100.05-

55. 0:40:22

    Cash. And if it's $100.04 that the customer knows in, owes in cash, they pay $100 even. Happy to answer any questions.

56. 0:40:30

    Okay. You heard the explanation. Any questions? Do have a question. Oh, go ahead, Representative.

57. 0:40:38

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. How do you round down one, two, three or four cents?

58. 0:40:42

    I'm sorry. Say it again.

59. 0:40:44

    How do you round down one, two or three or four cents? Do they pay zero or do they pay five cents?

60. 0:40:51

    Yeah, I was trying to give that example. For example, it was a, if they owed $100.04 in a cash transaction, they would only pay $100. So you round from $100.04 down to $100 even.

61. 0:41:05

    That's what you said.

62. 0:41:06

    So they don't pay that four cents.

63. 0:41:08

    So four and below, you don't pay.

64. 0:41:11

    And if it's, um, correct, if it's 100 ... So if it's $100 and a nickel, they pay the nickel. If it's $100.06 all the way up to $100.09, they pay $100 and a nickel.

65. 0:41:27

    Okay. I understand. Thank you.

66. 0:41:28

    Thank you.

67. 0:41:29

    Okay. Any other questions? Don't see any. Do we have a motion to approve?

68. 0:41:34

    So moved.

69. 0:41:35

    Second. Have a motion and a second to approve the substitute to House Bill 1112 LC 62-0462-S. Any opposition? It's approved. Okay. All right, and lastly, House Bill, Substitute House Bill 1324 LC 39-5038S. Uh, Secretary Kelley.

70. 0:42:01

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this was the legislation that talks about the suppressors. Uh, there were some concerns in Section 5 as to what striking the language of firearm equipped with a silencer, what that would, uh, due to 16, uh, 11160. We have clarified that. We are not striking that language anymore, and we are cleaning up some language, uh, as it relates to where the definition of bulletproof vest is in that.

71. 0:42:32

    But it makes clear that those are still all, uh, crimes should you commit them with a silencer or a suppressor. So we've strengthened the language there.

72. 0:42:43

    Okay. You've heard the explanation. Is there any qu- Are there any questions? Don't see any questions. Is there a motion to approve?

73. 0:42:51

    So moved.

74. 0:42:52

    Second. Have a motion and a second to approve, uh, Substitute House Bill 1324 LC 39-5038S. Is there any opposition? It's approved. Okay. Y'all are very agreeable so far today. Well, we just got un-agreeable. Go. Chairman Jasperse.

75. 0:43:14

    Mr. Chairman, I just, as we were asking for bills a moment ago, that one slipped my mind. I need to ask for House Resolution 1300. That is the, uh, as you'll see in the blue sheet on probably bottom of Page 8, it is our substitute, committee substitute for transportation that has all the road namings that have been, um, approved, got all their paperwork in. And this particular one is named after former Representative Penny Houston.

76. 0:43:42

    Very important. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Okay. All right. Now, let's set us a calendar for day 28

77. 0:43:54

    under modified structure. House Bill 717 by Rules Substitute LC 60-0332S.

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    Moved.

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    Second. Have a move and second. Is there any opposition? It's on. House bill by substit- Substitute House Bill tw- uh, 812 LC 47-4163S.

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    Moved.

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    Second. Moved and seconded. Any opposition? It's on. By Substitute House Bill 1112 LC 62-0462S.

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    Moved.

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    Second. Moved and seconded. Any opposition? It's on. All right, House Bill 1114.

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    Moved.

85. 0:44:42

    Second. Moved and seconded. Any opposition? It's on. House Bill 1293.

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    Moved.

87. 0:44:51

    Second. Moved and second. Any opposition? It's on. By Substitute House Bill 3, uh, 1324, 1324 by Rules Substitute LC 39-5038S.

88. 0:45:07

    Moved.

89. 0:45:08

    Second. Moved and second. Any opposition?

90. 0:45:11

    Objection.

91. 0:45:11

    We have an objection.

92. 0:45:15

    All those, uh, objecting say no.

93. 0:45:19

    No.

94. 0:45:19

    All those in favor say yes. Yes. That carries. It's on. House Bill 1328.

95. 0:45:28

    Moved.

96. 0:45:29

    Second. Have a move and second. Any opposition? It's on. House Bill 1345.

97. 0:45:38

    Moved.

98. 0:45:38

    Second. Move and second. Any opposition? It's on. House Bill 1377.

99. 0:45:48

    Moved.

100. 0:45:49

     Second. Moved and second. Any opposition?

101. 0:45:53

     Objection.

102. 0:45:53

     Have an objection. All those objecting say no.

103. 0:45:58

     No.

104. 0:45:58

     All those in favor say aye. Aye. Ayes carry. It's on. House Bill 1446.

105. 0:46:06

     Moved.

106. 0:46:07

     Second. Move and second. Any opposition? It's on. Okay, now look under structured. House Bill 275.

107. 0:46:19

     Moved.

108. 0:46:20

     Second. Have a move and second. Is there any opposition? It's on. House Bill 547.

109. 0:46:29

     Moved.

110. 0:46:30

     Second. Moved and object- uh, moved and seconded. Is there any objection? It's on.

111. 0:46:38

     By Substitute House Bill 874, Rules Substitute LC 44-3508S.

112. 0:46:47

     Moved.

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     Second. Have a move and second. Is there any opposition? It's on. House Bill 880.

114. 0:46:56

     Moved.

115. 0:46:56

     Second. Have a move and second. Any opposition?

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     Objection.

117. 0:47:00

     Have an objection. All those objecting say no.

118. 0:47:04

     No.

119. 0:47:04

     All those in favor say yes. Yes. It carries. 880's on. House Bill 1261.

120. 0:47:13

     Moved.

121. 0:47:13

     Second. Moved and second. Any opposition?

122. 0:47:18

     Objection.

123. 0:47:18

     Is objection?

124. 0:47:20

     Yes, sir.

125. 0:47:20

     There is objection. All those in favor of objecting say no.

126. 0:47:25

     No.

127. 0:47:26

     All those in favor say yes. Yes. Yes carries. It's on. Okay, that'll give us something to start working on tomorrow. Uh, we'll plan on having a rules meeting at 9:00 AM in the morning. Y'all have a good day. Thank you.