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Comité Rules de la Cámara de Representantes, 2 de abril de 2026
2025-2026 Regular Session · 341 CAP · 1 h 09 min
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El comité escuchó solicitudes para dar curso a varias resoluciones sobre comités de estudio, una resolución para asignar nombres a carreteras y una resolución que insta a pausar la adopción de normas actualizadas de eficiencia energética residencial. No se mostraron decisiones sobre la inclusión de esas solicitudes en el calendario. Los miembros aprobaron textos sustitutivos de seis proyectos de ley e incluyeron ocho proyectos de ley en el calendario del pleno del día. Los textos sustitutivos abordaron placas de matrícula militares, trabajadores de salud comunitaria y hospitales rurales, programas de salud pública y acceso a farmacias, reembolsos de escuelas chárter y educación superior. Hubo miembros que se opusieron a aprobar y programar SB 440 y a programar SB 513, pero esas mociones se aprobaron mediante votación a viva voz. La presidencia dijo que el comité probablemente volvería a reunirse para considerar solicitudes adicionales.
Proyectos de ley tratados (18)
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.
HR 1792. Georgia Department of Community Affairs; refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for residential construction; urge
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El patrocinador dijo que HR 1792 instaría al Department of Community Affairs a pausar la adopción del 2024 International Energy Conservation Code debido a preocupaciones sobre la asequibilidad de la vivienda. Un miembro del comité preguntó si la actualización produciría ahorros de energía a largo plazo. El patrocinador reconoció esa posibilidad y citó ahorros estimados de entre $140 y $400 al año, pero dijo que los costos de construcción superarían esos ahorros en el mercado actual. El patrocinador también dijo que solo unos pocos estados habían adoptado la actualización y que creía que la última actualización de las normas de Georgia había sido en 2015. No se mostró ninguna votación.
SR 624. Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate
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Un miembro del comité solicitó que se tomaran medidas sobre SR 624, que describió como la resolución del Senado de Georgia para asignar nombres a carreteras. El miembro dijo que se estaban añadiendo 47 designaciones de nombres de carreteras y que la medida estaba lista para presentarse ese día. No se mostró ninguna votación.
HR 1894. House Study Committee on the Basic Building Blocks of Transportation; create
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Un miembro del comité solicitó que se tomaran medidas sobre HR 1894 y describió una propuesta de comité de estudio sobre la inflación de los costos de construcción, cuestiones de derecho de vía y servicios públicos, y contratistas de carreteras. No se mostró ninguna votación.
HR 1703. House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create
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Un miembro del comité solicitó que se tomaran medidas sobre HR 1703, que crearía un comité de estudio sobre litigios posteriores a una condena. El miembro dijo que las apelaciones tardan demasiado debido a conflictos creados por decisiones judiciales y que el presidente del tribunal había pedido recientemente a los legisladores, en una opinión judicial, que abordaran el problema. No se mostró ninguna votación.
HR 1522. House Study Committee on Evaluating Community Health; create
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Un miembro del comité dijo que HR 1522 crearía un comité de estudio de la Cámara de Representantes de Georgia para revisar el Department of Community Health. El miembro dijo que el departamento había crecido con la población de Georgia y abarcaba muchas áreas de la atención médica, por lo que era un momento oportuno para una revisión. El miembro señaló una revisión similar de la salud pública como un modelo exitoso. No se mostraron preguntas ni votación.
HR 1674. House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services; create
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Un miembro del comité solicitó una consideración favorable de HR 1674, que describió como una resolución para crear un comité de estudio sobre la gestión estatal de los servicios médicos de emergencia. No se mostraron preguntas de fondo ni votación.
SB 76. License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
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Un ponente explicó que el texto sustitutivo de SB 76 incorporaba HB 1191 y añadía cinco reconocimientos de condecoraciones militares para placas de matrícula. El comité aprobó el texto sustitutivo sin preguntas. Más tarde, el comité incluyó el proyecto de ley sustituido en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada, sin oposición expresa.
HB 1191. Motor vehicles; additional military medal awards eligible for special veteran license plates; provide
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SB 411. Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide
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La presidencia anunció el reemplazo de un texto sustitutivo anterior de SB 411. Un ponente dijo que la nueva versión combinaba HB 291, sobre trabajadores de salud comunitaria, y HB 662, sobre organizaciones de hospitales rurales. El ponente dijo que los trabajadores comunitarios conocidos a nivel local podrían llevar la atención médica a los hogares y otros entornos. El ponente también dijo que eliminar una disposición que utilizaba un promedio de tres años para determinar la elegibilidad para el crédito tributario para hospitales rurales protegería a los hospitales de problemas de elegibilidad causados por los fondos que recibirían de la Healthcare Transformation Act. El comité adoptó el texto sustitutivo sin oposición expresa y más tarde lo incluyó en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada.
HB 291. Health; certification of community health workers; provide
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Un ponente explicó que HB 291 se incorporó al nuevo texto sustitutivo de SB 411. El ponente describió sus disposiciones sobre trabajadores de salud comunitaria como una forma de que los trabajadores conocidos en sus comunidades lleven la atención médica a los hogares y otros entornos. El comité adoptó el texto sustitutivo combinado sin oposición expresa.
HB 662. Health; rural hospital organization; revise definition
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Un ponente dijo que HB 662 se incorporó al texto sustitutivo de SB 411. El ponente dijo que el texto combinado eliminaba una disposición que utilizaba un promedio de tres años para determinar la elegibilidad para el crédito tributario para hospitales rurales, porque los fondos que recibirían de la Healthcare Transformation Act podrían, de lo contrario, crear problemas de elegibilidad. El comité adoptó el texto sustitutivo combinado sin oposición expresa.
SB 440. Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update
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El ponente dijo que el texto sustitutivo de SB 440 eliminaría órganos asesores y programas que el Department of Public Health consideraba obsoletos. El ponente también describió el acceso sin receta, pero a través de farmacéuticos, a productos de ivermectina que cumplan con los requisitos de la FDA, un formulario estandarizado de acreditación de proveedores de atención médica que debía estar listo para el 1 de julio de 2027 y un panel para revisar quejas sobre desigualdad en la cobertura de seguros para la atención de salud mental, con participación del comisionado de seguros en el cumplimiento. Un miembro cuestionó que se ampliara el acceso a la ivermectina mientras no se ampliaba el acceso al seguro médico. El ponente destacó la participación de los farmacéuticos y las formas farmacéuticas aprobadas. El mismo miembro preguntó quién proporcionaría información sobre el VIH y la enfermedad de células falciformes después de que se eliminaran los requisitos de presentación de informes. El ponente no lo sabía y dijo que habría que consultar al departamento. Otro miembro apoyó el acceso a la ivermectina sin receta, pero a través de farmacéuticos, y citó el seguimiento y la supervisión de los farmacéuticos. El comité aprobó el texto sustitutivo mediante votación a viva voz, pese a una objeción. Más tarde, incluyó el proyecto de ley en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada, nuevamente mediante votación a viva voz y pese a una objeción. No se indicaron recuentos de votos.
SB 475. Charter School Funding; local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than other local schools; expenditure of the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax; require
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El ponente dijo que el texto añadido al texto sustitutivo de SB 475 exigiría que una escuela chárter local que deje de funcionar reembolse al sistema escolar el dinero que este invirtió en esa escuela. No se hicieron preguntas. El comité aprobó el texto sustitutivo y más tarde lo incluyó en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada, en ambos casos sin oposición expresa.
SB 556. HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide
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El ponente dijo que el texto sustitutivo de SB 556 combinaba varias medidas de educación superior consideradas anteriormente y que el mismo texto había sido aprobado por el comité de educación superior el día anterior. El ponente describió disposiciones que añadían cursos avanzados de bellas artes al promedio de calificaciones utilizado para determinar la elegibilidad para HOPE, una beca Dream, educación médica de posgrado, actualizaciones al plan de ahorro 529 mediante HB 962, un cambio en el Technical College System of Georgia, disposiciones sobre reservas elaboradas con la Office of Planning and Budget y texto sobre la implementación. El ponente dijo que combinar las medidas ayudaría a hacerlas avanzar en el último día legislativo. Un miembro del comité preguntó si las disposiciones sobre educación médica de posgrado se aplicaban solo a las facultades de medicina de universidades públicas. El ponente confirmó que el texto, que no había cambiado, se aplicaba dentro del sistema universitario. El comité aprobó el texto sustitutivo y más tarde lo incluyó en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada, sin oposición expresa.
HB 962. Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Board of Directors shall determine maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; provide
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SB 91. State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit
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El comité incluyó SB 91 en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada, sin oposición expresa. No se mostró ninguna presentación ni debate de fondo.
SB 513. "Every Day Counts Act"; enact
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El comité consideró incluir SB 513 en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada modificada. Un miembro se opuso y la presidencia convocó una votación a viva voz. La moción se aprobó, sin que se indicara un recuento de votos. No se mostró ningún debate de fondo sobre el proyecto de ley.
SB 52. "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact
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El comité incluyó SB 52 en el calendario del pleno bajo la regla estructurada, sin oposición expresa. No se mostró ninguna presentación ni debate de fondo.
Transcripción
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Morning, everybody.
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Good morning and happy Sunday.
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Yeah.
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I'm gonna go ahead and, uh, call our meeting to order. And before we begin, I wanna, uh, recognize some members of the committee who will not be returning with us next year. Uh, Representative Mack Jackson, uh, Pro Tem Jan Jones, Representative Tanya Miller, and Chair Lady Lynn Smith. Uh, whether you're retiring or seeking other office, uh, each of you has made a meaningful, uh, contribution to the work of this Rules Committee and to the people that we serve, and we wanna show our debt of grate- of our appreciation to you for your service and everything.
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So would y'all join me in let's applauding these folks in showing appreciation?
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Thank you. And also, I wanna take a moment just to share a couple thoughts with you and ask you, members of the committee, to help me show our appreciation to the finest staff folks anywhere in this Capitol Building or on Capitol Hill up here. Ms. Lewis, and Leo, and Davis has been working with us as an intern this, uh, session. We appreciate them so much for what they do and how they t- help me try to keep the train on the track and keep things moving along. So thank you, guys, for that.
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Hey. Hey.
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Okay, we sorta got that out. I told someone this morning, I said, "Now, I'm gonna have a good day, and I don't want any of y'all out there to screw that up for me." So we- we're gonna have a good day. Uh, and to, to help us begin to have a good day, we'll recognize, uh, Representative Jackson to open us up with a word of prayer.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Shall we pray? Dear Heavenly Father, as we come before you, we thank you, first of all, for this day, for this is the day that you have made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Thank you for the leadership. Thank you for all the members of this committee, Lord, and may we use wisdom and understanding as we do the business of this great state of Georgia. Thank you for all your many blessings. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen.
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Thank you, sir, very much. Appreciate that. Okay, let's hear from anybody that wants to make a request. Chairman Franklin. Oh, Representative Franklin.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you allowing me to present this resolution. But it's, um, House Resolution 1792. On the second page, it's the fourth from the bottom. And, uh, what this resolution does is it just urges the Department of Com, uh, Community Affairs to pause on their adoption of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code. Um, just during this time, we just ask them to pause while we have this housing, uh, um, affordability, um, issue, and, uh, that's what the resolution's about.
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Okay. Got a couple of questions. Butch Park.
- 0:47:25
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, uh, Representative Lehman, I, I appreciate the resolution from a, uh, immediate, um, cost saving mechanism. Uh, but is it not true that, uh, these, uh, this update, uh, would ensure for greater energy savings in the long term, especially for new houses that might be built?
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That is a possibility. The, uh, the savings that we've calculated look to be about 140 to maybe $400 per year, but that savings is way offset from the cost it would be to be able to, uh, produce these homes at, at the time. So it would ... The, the, at this time, with this market, it's just not, uh, feasible. And there's only been, I think, uh, uh, let's see, a couple, a handful of states that even enacted this yet. Most of them are pausing at this moment.
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Thank you. Uh, one final question, if I may. When's the last time, uh, the, the, when's the last time DCA's updated their standards or ...
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I believe it was 2015.
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Thank you.
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Mm-hmm.
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Okay.
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Was there a question over here?
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Yes.
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Okay. Chairman Jasperse.
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Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to ask for two bills. House-
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Wait, wait a minute. Wait a minute. You got a question for the-
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Oh, no. I said that's-
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... our presenter?
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No, we're good.
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Okay.
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I'm excited.
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Good. That, that's all. Thank you. Any- anybody else, uh, on the wall? Okay. Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Okay. Now we're gonna have members. And, uh, Chairman Jasperse, why don't you go ahead and ask for your ...
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Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, committee, I'd like to ask for two bills, House Resolution 1894. This is a study committee that Chairman McDonald and I wanna do on construction cost inflation, and also issues regarding right of way utilities and our highway contractors. The second one is, uh, Senate Resolution 624. That's the Senate road naming, um, bill. We're adding 47 road namings to their bill, and, uh, we'll be ready, we're ready to present that today, Mr.
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Chairman.
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Okay. What's that number again?
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S- SR624.
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Okay. Yeah, there it is. Good. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Okay. Chairman Gunter, is that you over there?
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Yes, sir. Um, members of the committee, I have two... Let's see. Let me find them again. Ha- uh, House Resolution 1703, which is a c- study committee on the post-conviction litigation, uh, in Georgia. Right now it's, uh, it's a mess, and, um, about a month or ago, uh, our chief justice had a, a case come before him, and he had a, a, a opinion in that that asked us to try and fix the situation. It takes a long time to get a, um, appeal done, and it shouldn't take as long as it does, and it's all because of the conflicts that the court has put in place that they need to now get fixed.
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So they're asking for help on that. The other is H.R. 1707, and this is my, uh, Georgia Legislative Golf Caucus, uh, resolution, so I hope you would vote for that. Thank you. Okay. All right, when you get a request, tell us which page it's on. It'll make it move a little faster. Uh, Chair Lady Taylor, did you have a request? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, House Resolution 1522, and, um, think it's on page two.
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I think it is. Something clear. Front page. Front, page one. Oh, okay. On page one. Um, what the, the purpose of this measure is to create a house study committee to evaluate and review the Department of Community Health. As we know, healthcare is important, and that department has grown as our population has. They touch many parts of our healthcare, and I think it would be a good time for us to have a good review of it. We were successful in doing the same thing for public health. Okay. Don't see any questions. Is it Chairman Newton? Is that you?
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Yes, sir. Do you have a request? Um, not yet. No, I thought you... Anybody else got a request for any of the- Leverett has a study committee. Okay. Chairman Leverett. Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, I have on page two, um, about just a little below the, um, middle of the page there, or, or just a little above the middle, House Resolution 1674, which would create a study committee on the state governance of emergency medical services. I would appreciate your favorable consideration of that.
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Okay. 167- 1674. Yes, sir. Okay. Um, Chairman Hawkins, did you have something? Uh, yes, sir, Mr. Chairman, on page two toward the top, H.R. 1655, uh, Study Committee on Diabetes Related Amputations. Okay. Anybody else? There's some of the members. What, Representative Jackson, you got one? I would just want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to put my name beside H.R.
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1583 on page two, a House Study Committee on Small Business Technology. Okay. 1583. Okay. Anybody else? Okay. Some of the members weren't sure if they should come this morning or later, but we'll probably have an opportunity later on to have another round of this. So anybody that wants to come and ask for any of the resolutions, uh, and study committees and so forth, that'll be the time to, to do that.
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Okay.
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Okay. Um, let's do a little housekeeping here. We'll recognize, uh, Leader Efstration to speak to the substitute on Senate Bill 76. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On page 32 and 33 of this substitute, Representative O'Steen's HB1191 has been added, which includes for military medal awards on license plates, five additional, um, award recognitions, lines 827 to 831.
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Okay. Don't see any questions. Okay. Is there a motion to adopt the substitute s- uh, Senate Bill 76 substitute LC39 5134S? So moved. It's approved. Okay. Next, on, uh, Senate Bill 411 substitute, we want to withdraw a previous substitute that we had and call on, uh, Chairman Hawkins to talk to us about this new substitute to Senate Bill 411.
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That's LC 46 1567S. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this is a combination of two bills. The first being HB 291, Chair Lady Taylor's bill, uh, related to community healthcare workers. Very important bill. It, uh, provides community workers that are known in the community to extend healthcare into, uh, homes and, and other areas. Uh, the second bill added to this is HB 662, Angie O'Steen's bill.
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This is a, a hospital, rural, rural hospital organization. Uh, in this previous language, there is some tax language that does a three-year average for them to, to qualify for that tax credit. With the Healthcare Transformation Act coming down, the money coming in, it is gonna cause, uh, some problems with that, so that's being struck from that legislation to help protect our rural hospitals. You heard that explanation. Don't see any questions.
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Is there a motion that we adopt the, the substitute Senate Bill 411, that's LC 46 1567S? So moved. I have a motion and a second. Any opposition? It's adopted. Okay. Next, we're gonna, uh, recognize Chairman Newton to talk to us about the substitute to Senate Bill 440.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, uh, SB 440, uh, LC60-0375S is a department... begins with a department bill. It, it, uh, actually eliminates, uh, several advisory boards, uh, and, uh, commissions and pilot programs that are, have been determined by the department to be outdated and not, not really required anymore. Those duties have been sometimes transferred to other areas. So that's the, the base of the start of the bill. If you look over on page seven, there's a section, uh, 1-4, which deals with ivermectin, which is a dangerous drug, uh, according to, uh, Georgia's code.
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Uh, there is a current exception on line 163 on a topical, low-dose topical lotion. We do add, uh, a section there down on 169, where this would be also available as a behind-the-counter medication. It's not available for self-service, as it says on line 170. The State Board of Pharmacy would adopt rules. And this, uh, this is only if it's in a finished dosage, uh, formulation in its original container that's been approved and labeled in compliance with the FDA. So that's, that's one section that's been added to th- that bill. If you look over on page 27, um, there's an important bill that we have passed here or, or looked at here already in House Health.
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Uh, I believe it was 1354. Uh, it, it, uh, it worked, uh, uh, with the Department of Community Health to, to coordinate with stakeholders for a standardized credentialing, uh, uh, policy. One of the things we're trying to do is we do more residencies and try to recruit and retain, uh, physicians and other, other, uh, healthcare providers in Georgia. Um, one of the key things that happens is they get delayed in their start times many times because of, uh, uh, 20 different insurers with 100 different programs between HMOs, PPOs, and others, oftentimes with slightly different, uh, language in their, uh, credentialing files.
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But generally, everybody's looking for the same thing. This is a, uh, was a great bill that, uh, and is a great bill that I think, uh, depa- directs the Department of Community Health to work with those stakeholders, with the, with the insurers, and come up by July 1st, 2027, to have a standardized form, and then we want the, all those, uh, credentialing providers to use that. I think that will help, uh, get these providers we're trying to retain and attract. We'll get them into the ability to see patients, uh, even faster and streamline that process. I know we're working on that with licensing t- as well. Um, over on page, uh, 29 is a behavioral health coordinating council-related, uh, information.
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This is a parity compliance review panel. An important part of, uh, 1013 that we did some years ago was to reassure or restate our emphasis that, that mental health deserves, uh, parity. And so this is a compliant, a parity compliance review panel, and an important part of it is that the commissioner of insurance will be involved because that's the enforcement piece. If a carrier, it, it gives a, a process for a panel to review, uh, complaints of lack of parity, and then, uh, when they, they can make rec- recommendations, and those would typically go by including the insurance commissioner.
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Uh, it would get the appropriate, uh, recommendations, potentially punitive actions to, to make sure that any violations of our parity laws are, are dealt with and taken seriously by the insurers. So those are the, um, those are the parts of the bill. Um, glad to answer any questions, Mr. Speaker. Okay. Have a question for you. Whip Park has a question. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, uh, Chairman Newton, with respect to the ivermectin section, uh, would this be expanding access to ivermectin in Georgia? Well, this is, there's access right now with, with a prescription.
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There's a acce- there's an ex- exemption for, uh, low-dose topical lotions. This, uh, this keeps the, the, uh, arrangement of, uh, ivermectin as a dangerous drug that it has to be dealt with through a, uh, a licensed and trained healthcare worker. In this case, it would be the pharmacist. Similar to how we do, do pseudoephedrine or Sudafed right now because there's been recognized challenges, this would all- this would allow, um, a, a, uh, a trained and, and, and certified pharmacist to be involved in helping a patient make that decision.
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S- so we're expanding access to ivermectin in Georgia, but not health insurance?
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I'm sorry. So, so we're expanding access to ivermectin, but not health insurance in the state of Georgia. Is that correct? I don't believe, uh, uh, this is covered under many health insurance plans now. Uh, this is an FDA, you know, only as it says in there, a formulation that's in a approved and compliant FDA-approved- Sure ... dosage form and container. Yeah. And once again, it's only with the, uh, with the involvement of a, uh, skilled pharmacist. Uh, one additional question, if I may. With respect to the department, uh, bill component of it, Sections 1.5 or 1-5 and 1-6, uh, it's striking out the requirement for the Department of Public Health, uh, to provide information with respect to HIV and sickle cell.
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Um, is, is that information gonna be provided by another state agency or from another organization?
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Um, I apologize. I do not know if... I, I know that a lot has changed in the, in the way we are, uh, uh, are, uh, testing, our treatment that we've expanded to pharmacists, uh, to be able to assist with pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis. Uh, I believe that is part of the reason they're updating their files. I would have to check with the Department of Public Health on how they're gonna continue to gather the, the required data. Thank you. Chairman Stephens.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, I just wanted to remind the committee that over the years, we've put several things behind the counter to protect the public, like codeine, that you can, the general public can sign for and eliminate the addiction problems that were really a real problem. Also, Sudafed, there were those that wanted to make it illegal. Let's, I said, let's track it. In fact, we did it on the House. We put it behind the counter, and it's tracked, and the methamphetamine scenario has, um, dramatically, um, gone down.
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This would be the only human-grade
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Ivermectin that the general public can get that's tracked, um, and of course eliminate any possibilities of, um, interactions with drug vendors and that kind of stuff. It is the proper way to do this thing so that human grade Ivermectin can be used for public. Okay. Don't see any other questions. Okay, you've heard the explanation to Senate Bill 440 by substitute LC60-0375S.
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Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Have a motion and a second to approve. Is there any opposition? Objection. There is an objection. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed, no. It's approved. Okay, recognize, uh, Chairman Urban to speak to s- sub to Senate Bill 475.
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Great. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, uh, uh, let's look on s- the substitute to Senate Bill 475. It'll be line 69 through 75, and simply what this, uh, added language here does is, uh, it will allow the, uh, or require the local charter school, if it ceases to operate, to reimburse the, the system the amount of money equal to the money they have invested in that school, and that is simply what we've done here.
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Okay. Don't see any questions there. Okay, you've heard the explanation to Senate Bill 475, substitute LC61-0516S. Is there a motion to approve? So moved.
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Second.
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Have a motion and a second to approve. Is any opposition? It's approved. Okay, recognize Chairman Martin to speak to the substitute to Senate Bill 556.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, th- the Senate Bill 556 LC61-0519S. Uh, as explanation, Mr. Chairman, this, um, combines several measures that this body has seen before, but to be clear, this passed this exact language with, um, passed higher ed yesterday as a House bill. So we went through the complete committee process and vetting of this bill. The only thing new in this bill, um, that this committee has not seen before and heard from is the original language in 556, which is in part two, and that is to add advanced fine arts c- uh, courses to the core, uh, HOPE, um, GPA as far as people getting into college.
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Part one of the bill was, is the Dream Scholarship. That was, uh, we've seen in section one, uh, of four- 1413. Uh, part three is 419 that has passed this body and this house. Part two is the me- graduate medical college that we saw and passed as a House. Part, uh, five is, uh, House Bill 962, uh, with updates to the 529 plan. Part six, um, w- we've seen in this committee, it's not passed the House, but it is a fix for TCSG that has passed committee.
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And, uh, part seven is res- reserve language, uh, that we have worked on with OPB, uh, that has been agreed on, uh, a bipartisan basis. Part eight is just the implementation language. Uh, that's what the bill does, and we're trying to get, uh, all this done together because on day 40 it's hard to get all those done, uh, as single bills.
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Okay. We got a question for you. Chair Lady Taylor.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To the author, uh, is this bill, when it talks to the graduate medical education, that's for public university medical school only, not the private?
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That, that is the, that is the way we have seen it before. That is the uni- uh, university-
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It hasn't changed.
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Y- yes, ma'am. Y- yes, ma'am. This is language that has not changed. This is, uh, in the university system.
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Thank you.
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That is, Lady, is correct.
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Thank you.
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Okay. Don't see any other questions. You've heard the explanation. Is there a motion to approve the substitute to Senate Bill 556? That's LC61-0519S. So moved.
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Second.
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Have a move and a second. Is there any opposition? Okay, it's approved. Okay, now let's set us a calendar for today.
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Under the modified structure rule, Senate Bill 76 substitute, that's LC39-5134S. So moved.
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Second.
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Have a move and a second. Is there any opposition? It's on. Senate Bill 91. Moved.
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Second.
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Moved and second. Any opposition? It's on. Substitute to Senate Bill 411, that's LC46-1567S. Moved.
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Second.
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Have a move and second. Any opposition? It's on. Substitute Senate Bill 440, LC60-0375S. Moved.
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Second.
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Moved and a second. Any opposition? Objection. Have an objection. All those in favor of putting it on, say aye. Aye. Those opposed, no.
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No.
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It carries. Substitute to Senate Bill 475, that's LC61-0516S. So moved.
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Second.
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Moved and second. Any opposition? It's on. Senate Bill 513. Moved.
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Second.
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Moved and second. Any opposition? Objection. Have an objection. All those who want to put 513 on, say aye. Aye. Those opposed, no.
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No.
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It carries. Senate Bill 556 by substitute LC61-0519S. Moved.
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Second.
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Moved and second. Any opposition? It's on. Under structured, Senate Bill 52. Moved.
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Second.
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Have the move and a second. Any opposition? It's on. Okay, that'll give us something to get started on today. Uh, we'll probably be gathering up again. Just watch your emails and your announcements, and we'll hear from any of those who want to come and ask about a study committee or a resolution. Thank you all very much.