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Senate Rules Committee, March 3, 2026

2025-2026 Regular Session · 450 CAP · 38 min

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Summary

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The committee heard brief presentations and selected a large slate of bills and resolutions for the Senate calendar, approving the slate with one dissenting vote. Topics included retirement systems, schools, insurance, property owners’ rights, public safety and taxes. The committee referred HB 1199 to its standing committee after the chair said disputed policy should be removed from the annual tax conformity measure. That referral also passed with one opposing vote. SB 540 remained on hold at its sponsor’s request. A sponsor requested consideration of SB 327, but the transcript does not show it being selected for the calendar. The chair announced that the next Rules meeting would be Thursday and that the standing committee would meet Monday after crossover.

Bills discussed (33)

Each account covers the stretch of the meeting it names. The bill's number is said in that stretch, unless it was the only bill on a committee's agenda.

HB 1199. Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law

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The vice chair moved to refer HB 1199 to the Rules standing committee. The chair described it as the annual measure aligning Georgia’s tax code with federal law and said disputed policy had been added. The chair said removing that policy was not a statement of support or opposition, but was necessary to keep the annual tax measure focused so people could file their taxes. The referral passed with one opposing vote. At the end of the meeting, the chair confirmed the referral and said the standing committee would meet Monday after crossover.

SB 49. Carrying and Possession of Firearms; offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; establish

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A speaker used this bill’s number while describing a probate judges’ retirement proposal. The following questions identified that proposal as SB 489. The transcript does not show a separate presentation or decision clearly concerning SB 49.

SB 458. "Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia"; enact

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The sponsor described SB 458 as a home inspector licensing bill and said it had previously been presented to the committee. There were no substantive questions. Members later selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 523. Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize

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The sponsor said they were carrying SB 523 for the lieutenant governor and described it as a Title VI coordinator bill. No further explanation or substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 489. Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues

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During a presentation initially given under a different bill number, the sponsor said fewer pistol permits following constitutional carry had reduced revenue supporting probate judges’ retirement. The sponsor cited a 60% decline in permits and an annual deficit of about $233,000. A committee member identified the proposal as SB 489 and asked whether the adjustment involved only judges’ monthly retirement contributions. The sponsor said it also involved modest fee changes and confirmed that no state dollars were involved. Members later selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 485. Professional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorize

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The sponsor said SB 485 would let students in the final semester of a master’s social work program take the licensing examination before graduation. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 261. Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide

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The sponsor discussed SB 261 as a magistrates’ retirement measure and answered a question raised at an earlier meeting about cost-of-living adjustments. The sponsor said the plan was 150% funded and that such adjustments required board approval and actuarial certification. Members later selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 425. Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require

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The sponsor said SB 425 would require schools to teach cursive handwriting to young students, explaining that the instruction was not currently mandatory in Georgia. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 478. Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset

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The sponsor said SB 478 would revise the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act by extending its expiration date and adding money sent to the fund. The presentation did not give an amount or a new expiration date. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 551. Standard, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; eggs; repeal provisions

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The sponsor said SB 551 would repeal Georgia’s egg-candling requirement. The sponsor described candling as a grading issue rather than a food-safety issue and said repeal would allow small sellers to sell eggs without violating state law. Members selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 405. Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase

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The sponsor said SB 405 would raise the amount of claims people could bring in magistrate court while representing themselves. The sponsor noted that the committee had heard the proposal before, but did not state the new limit. During calendar selection, the chair said disagreement with a bill did not mean it should be denied debate and a vote. The bill was included in the approved slate.

SR 624. Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate

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The sponsor said SR 624 would name an intersection for a local law enforcement officer who died while conducting traffic enforcement. The transportation committee chair said they intended to seek suspension of Senate rules the next day to add late-arriving road-naming proposals through an amendment. No amendment was offered at this meeting. Members selected the resolution for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 327. Clayton Judicial Circuit; sixth judge of the superior courts; provide

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The sponsor asked the committee to consider SB 327, which would add a sixth superior court judge in the Clayton Judicial Circuit. The sponsor said it had passed Judiciary unanimously and that Clayton had the state’s highest judicial workload. The sponsor cited the circuit’s responsibility for crimes at Hartsfield-Jackson airport and the approaching World Cup as reasons to reduce its backlog. The chair expressed agreement and said they would see whether the committee could help. No calendar selection or vote on this bill was shown.

SB 454. Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize

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The sponsor said SB 454 would allow temporary door-locking devices during emergencies at schools and day cares to prevent people from breaking in. The sponsor said the devices would comply with fire codes and disability-access requirements. Another presenter briefly began discussing the bill before the chair clarified that it had already been presented. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 198. Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide

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The sponsor said SB 198 would require the legislative retirement system to be funded at 120%, use no tax dollars and allow the system’s board to set benefits. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate. A later member initially named it again before changing the selection.

SB 216. Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide

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The sponsor said SB 216 would make the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission eligible for the judicial retirement system. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it during the second round of calendar choices, and it was included in the approved slate.

SB 285. Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase

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The sponsor described SB 285 as a Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund measure that would add a dollar from telephones and other devices. The presentation did not further explain the charge or allocation. Members selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 306. Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices

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The sponsor described SB 306 as requiring certified mail after 10 years in connection with a conservation easement. The brief presentation did not explain the notice requirement further, and no substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 501. Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update provisions

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The sponsor said SB 501 would update provisions concerning the Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner. No specific changes or substantive questions were discussed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 542. Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit

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The sponsor said SB 542 would allow clergy members to be charged with improper sexual contact involving people under their authority. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar, and the chair confirmed its inclusion in the slate that was approved.

SB 565. Peace Officers; the definition of law enforcement unit and peace officer to include members of police forces of nonprofit private colleges and universities; revise

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The sponsor said SB 565 would revise the definitions of law enforcement unit and peace officer to cover private colleges and universities, describing the purpose as protecting officers at those institutions. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar, and the chair confirmed its inclusion in the approved slate.

SB 230. Condominiums; maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; remove the limitation

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The sponsor said SB 230 would raise the condominium insurance deductible cap from $5,000 to $25,000. The sponsor said the cap had not increased in more than two decades and that the change would make master policies more competitive. No substantive questions followed. Members selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 439. "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; provide

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The sponsor said SB 439 would regulate referral payments for placements in privately paid assisted living facilities, Alzheimer’s care units and similar settings. The sponsor said the proposal concerned placement fees and did not apply to care paid for with government funds. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 406. "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact

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The chair presented SB 406 as a homeowners association proposal intended to increase accountability and transparency. The chair said it would require associations to register with the Secretary of State, create an administrative alternative to court for disputes and establish property owners’ rights. The chair also said it would raise the foreclosure threshold from $2,000 to $4,000 or 12 months of dues, excluding fines and fees from that amount. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 465. Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify

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With the sponsor absent during the presentation, a committee member said SB 465 would cause businesses to lose relevant tax credits if the jobs receiving those credits went to people not legally in the country. The member also said they believed a committee amendment had added an expiration date for the credits. The member did not give that date. Members later selected the bill for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 482. Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require

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The chair briefly described SB 482 as a measure preventing profit from booking photographs. There was no further explanation or substantive questioning. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 498. Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish

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The sponsor said SB 498 would give charter schools access to a revolving line of credit to build new facilities or remodel existing facilities. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar as part of the approved slate.

SB 540. Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require

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The chair said the sponsor had requested that SB 540 be held. The chair confirmed the hold when reviewing the final calendar selections. There was no presentation of the bill’s provisions, and it was not included in the selected slate.

SB 552. "True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact

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The sponsor said SB 552 concerned school extracurricular activities and would prohibit discrimination against those activities based on religion or politics. The sponsor described it as upholding constitutional protections. No substantive questions followed. Members selected it for the calendar, and the chair confirmed its inclusion in the approved slate.

SR 668. General Assembly; the assessment of property taxes on property; electronic equipment primarily used to process, store, or transmit digital information and data; authorize

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The sponsor said SR 668 would allow data centers to be treated separately for property-tax purposes and taxed at a different rate from other real property in a municipality. The sponsor noted that the standing committee had considered the proposal the previous week. No substantive questions followed. Members selected the resolution for the calendar, and the chair confirmed its inclusion in the approved slate.

SB 503. Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt

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Earlier in the meeting, a presenter described a rental-home proposal without naming its number. The presenter said rental platforms currently guaranteed property damage and that the proposal would require insurance and financial backing for damage during rentals. Members later selected SB 503 for the calendar as part of the approved slate. No substantive questions were asked.

SB 190. Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide

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A member briefly named SB 190 during calendar selections. The chair did not accept that choice, and the member moved to another selection. No provisions were discussed, and the transcript does not show this bill being placed on the calendar.

SB 524. License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish

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Earlier in the meeting, a presenter described a license-plate proposal without naming its number. The presenter said it combined a Girl Scouts of Georgia plate with a Betsy Ross flag plate marking 250 years of freedom and liberty. A member later selected SB 524, referring to the 250th anniversary. The chair confirmed its inclusion in the approved calendar slate.

Transcript

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  1. 0:06:42

    March 3rd, 2026, in the year of our Lord, and it is my father's birthday. He is 77 today. Wow.

  2. 0:06:54

    Okay.

  3. 0:06:57

    Just about. Just about. What are you, three or four older than that? Were you a senior when he was a freshman?

  4. 0:07:07

    Uh, I was a freshman when he was a senior.

  5. 0:07:09

    Oh, okay. There we go. All right, Senator Kirkpatrick, why don't you lead us in a... Hold on. Let me call this meeting to order. Senator Kirkpatrick, why don't you lead us in a word of prayer, please?

  6. 0:07:17

    Thank you, Mr. Chair. Please join me in prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for another beautiful day in Georgia, and for the opportunity to represent 11 million Georgians. And while we're here, Lord, there are people whose lives are on the line in other countries all around the world. Please be with them. Hold them in the palm of your hand. In Jesus' name, amen.

  7. 0:07:42

    Amen.

  8. 0:07:42

    Amen. Very good prayer. All right, we got a lot of bills to look at, and we're gonna have a busy day tomorrow, and we're gonna have a busy day Friday. So my goal is to be efficient today. First order of business, I think my vice chairman needs to be recognized.

  9. 0:08:07

    I move to refer 1199.

  10. 0:08:10

    I'd like to refer, uh, uh-

  11. 0:08:12

    Make a motion

  12. 0:08:13

    ... I'd like to make a motion to move House Bill 1199 to Rules Standing Committee.

  13. 0:08:20

    Second.

  14. 0:08:20

    I got a motion and a second. Just for everyone to know, that's our annual, uh, tax cleanup bill that matches our state code with the federal code, and there was some, um, it, it, it always traditionally stays clean and there was a little bit of debated policy that was put on there. And this isn't, uh, to say we support or don't support that policy, but it is to say that bill needs to stay clean so people can do their taxes. So we're gonna need to take that out.

  15. 0:08:51

    All right, any other discussion or questions? All right, all in favor raise your right hand.

  16. 0:08:59

    We don't... You don't... It's... You can look it up on your phone.

  17. 0:09:03

    It's the annual tax bill.

  18. 0:09:04

    It's the annual tax bill.

  19. 0:09:05

    It's the 40 week a year.

  20. 0:09:06

    All right, all opposed raise your right hand. All right, I got one no vote, the minority whip- ... who just lost all her picks. No, I'm just kidding. All right, motion carries. All right, moving on. We got, uh... Senator Goodman, go ahead. You're right there.

  21. 0:09:30

    Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have three bills. Is it okay if I speak on all three?

  22. 0:09:34

    That would be lovely.

  23. 0:09:36

    Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, first bill was Senate Bill 458. I've presented, spoke to that bill before with the committee. That's the home inspector licensing bill. Um, Senate Bill 49 is just, uh, brought to us by our probate judges, and that is because, uh, ever since we passed constitutional carry, we've seen a 60% decrease in pistol permits, and it's affected their retirement. And so that's, uh, it's just, uh, uh, uh, adjusting the fees modestly because it's resulted in about a t- $233,000 deficit every year, uh, because of, uh, so many people not getting their pistol permits anymore.

  24. 0:10:10

    And SB 523 is the lieutenant governor's bill. I'm carrying it on his behalf. That's the bill, the Title VI coordinator bill.

  25. 0:10:21

    523-

  26. 0:10:22

    Yes, sir

  27. 0:10:22

    ... is the last bill. All right, any questions for the author? Yep. Senator Robertson, you're recognized.

  28. 0:10:30

    Uh, Chairman Goodman, on SB 489, that adjustment, is that only in the monthly dues that the judges themselves are paying into their pension plan?

  29. 0:10:39

    It's, it's an adjustment in how much they're paying is what... But it's also an adjustment, a slight adjustment in, in, uh, some of the fees. I don't have it in front of me and I apologize, but it's a-

  30. 0:10:48

    Right, but there's no, no state dollars are-

  31. 0:10:50

    No, sir

  32. 0:10:50

    ... involved.

  33. 0:10:50

    No, sir. No.

  34. 0:10:51

    Thank you.

  35. 0:10:52

    Yes, sir.

  36. 0:10:52

    Appreciate that.

  37. 0:10:53

    Great question. Any other questions? Be gone.

  38. 0:10:58

    Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

  39. 0:10:59

    Senator Payne, you have the floor.

  40. 0:11:06

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I'm bringing Senate Bill 485, which is the, let's advance some social workers bill. Um, this bill's about students in their final semester of, of Masters of Social Work program to sit for their life insurer examination before graduation.

  41. 0:11:21

    Good bill. Good bill. All right. No questions. Senator Harbison, come with it.

  42. 0:11:33

    I've got four bills. You want me to address them all, sir?

  43. 0:11:37

    Yes, sir. You have four on the yellow sheet?

  44. 0:11:39

    Yes, sir.

  45. 0:11:39

    All right, let's do it.

  46. 0:11:40

    Yes, sir. Page one, uh, SB 261 is the magistrate retirement fund. Uh, when I was up here the, uh, last time, was asked about the COLA. This plan is 150% funded, and is, uh, subject to the board granting that and actuarial certification, so I just wanted to clear that up. Um, second one is, uh, at the bottom, is SB 425, and that's cursive writing. It's requiring cursive writing to be taught, uh, in our schools to our young kids, uh, 'cause that is not mandatory currently in the state.

  47. 0:12:11

    Um, page two, second from the bottom, has to do with, uh, insurance for rental homes. This is Airbnb's. Currently, most of them, the guarantee against property damage to the house that's being rented is guaranteed by the organization. What this does, it makes it mandatory for them to have, um, insurance and a backstop for any damages done while the house is rented.

  48. 0:12:40

    All right.

  49. 0:12:40

    Next.

  50. 0:12:41

    Next.

  51. 0:12:42

    Page three, top of page, is a license plate bill. Uh, t- two things, two bills together. One will be for the Girl Scouts of Georgia. The other is a tag of, uh, Betsy Ross flag and 250 years of, um, freedom and liberty for Georgia

  52. 0:13:01

    Okay. Any questions? Sorry, I just made myself laugh. All right.

  53. 0:13:09

    I do that sometime.

  54. 0:13:12

    Yeah, y'all know what I'm laughing at here in a little bit. All right, moving on.

  55. 0:13:17

    Thank you.

  56. 0:13:17

    Uh, Senator Watson.

  57. 0:13:23

    Where's your cowboy hat?

  58. 0:13:25

    It's under my chair there-

  59. 0:13:26

    All right

  60. 0:13:26

    ... Chairman. I didn't know if it was appropriate to wear in a-

  61. 0:13:28

    Real cowboys don't wear hats in-

  62. 0:13:30

    ... presentation

  63. 0:13:30

    ... inside.

  64. 0:13:32

    Uh, uh, t- two bills, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Senate Bill 478, uh, this is re- advising the, uh, Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act, increasing the sunset and adding the monies, uh, that we send to that fund. Um, second bill is Senate Bill, uh, 551. Uh, this is a, uh, good red tape rollback, uh, piece of legislation, Mr. Chairman, uh, repealing the, uh, egg candling law in our state. Uh, currently egg candling is not a food safety, uh, issue, it's a grading issue, so we're just allowing small folks to be able to, to, uh, sell those eggs, uh, without breaking state law.

  65. 0:14:13

    All right. Any questions? You're awfully talkative over there. Something you wanna share with the group?

  66. 0:14:20

    I, I learned how to candle eggs when I was in junior high school, and it's a really cool process.

  67. 0:14:24

    Candle licks?

  68. 0:14:25

    Eggs.

  69. 0:14:26

    Candle eggs.

  70. 0:14:27

    Yeah.

  71. 0:14:28

    Candle licks.

  72. 0:14:28

    Canned eggs.

  73. 0:14:30

    Eggs. Cracking me up over here.

  74. 0:14:32

    All right.

  75. 0:14:35

    Y'all don't... That wasn't that funny. Don't encourage him. All right. Begone. Uh-

  76. 0:14:45

    I want to thank you for the sex legislation.

  77. 0:14:49

    Uh, I'm not turning your mic on for that.

  78. 0:14:54

    Uh, is there... Senator Setzler.

  79. 0:15:00

    Hey, Mr. Chairman. Got two on the sheet and three off the sheet. Should I talk to only the ones on the sheet?

  80. 0:15:03

    That'd be great.

  81. 0:15:04

    Okay. 405, near the bottom of the first page, raising the level that, uh, folks can take cases to magistrate's court to represent themselves. Um, you've heard that one before. Glad to take questions.

  82. 0:15:18

    None.

  83. 0:15:19

    Senate Bill-

  84. 0:15:19

    I think they've learned their lesson.

  85. 0:15:20

    Senate Bill 405, great bill. And then la- last, s- second to the bottom on page three, Senate Resolution 624. It's a naming resolution for an intersection. We had a, a law enforcement officer in my community who died doing traffic enforcement-

  86. 0:15:34

    Oh

  87. 0:15:34

    ... and this would name the intersection after him.

  88. 0:15:36

    Mm-hmm.

  89. 0:15:38

    SR 624.

  90. 0:15:39

    All right. Our transportation chairman has something to add or-

  91. 0:15:42

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do wanna let the leader, minority leader know, um, tomorrow it's my intent to try to suspend the rules of the Senate on this road naming bill to add late arriving road naming bills that have come in via an amendment that would otherwise be too long. I believe two of those are for Chairman Williams. I believe one of those is for Chairman Di- uh, Dickerson. So, um-

  92. 0:16:03

    It's one of my-

  93. 0:16:03

    ... Senator Setzler, I'm gonna try to do that after you, uh, present your bill on the floor tomorrow.

  94. 0:16:08

    Thank you. I like the way you're thinking.

  95. 0:16:12

    Efficiency. That's what we're all about in the Georgia State Senate. All right. No questions.

  96. 0:16:18

    Does that work?

  97. 0:16:19

    Good luck on those other three bills. We're, I'm cheering for you.

  98. 0:16:22

    We believe in you.

  99. 0:16:25

    Uh, let's see.

  100. 0:16:28

    Senator Parent.

  101. 0:16:29

    Senator Parent.

  102. 0:16:33

    I think I'll take this time to read a letter.

  103. 0:16:34

    Thank you, Chairman. I just have one, and it is not on the L sheet, so I do wanna make sure I'm being-

  104. 0:16:38

    Is it in my envelope?

  105. 0:16:39

    It may be in your envelope.

  106. 0:16:40

    Okay.

  107. 0:16:40

    I'll ta- you know, for the time that, that we could go back and forth, I could probably give you a one sentence, um, if, if the chairman will indulge me.

  108. 0:16:47

    Sure, absolutely.

  109. 0:16:48

    Thank you, sir. Um, just wanted to raise to the committee's attention SB 327, which would provide for a sixth judge for the Clayton County judicial circuit. Um, this came out of judiciary unanimously. Clayton is the circuit that has the highest workload in the entire state, and, uh, particularly with the World Cup coming and all of the, the fact that they prosecute all crimes out of, crimes out of Hartsfield-Jackson-

  110. 0:17:12

    Mm

  111. 0:17:12

    ... we really need to be getting, um, them unclogged so that, um, they can keep our region safe as we go into hosting, uh, one of the preeminent world events.

  112. 0:17:22

    I agree. We'll see if we can help you out.

  113. 0:17:24

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

  114. 0:17:25

    You're welcome. Did I miss anyone? Any others? Okay, let's start back at the top. Senator Williams. And if you've covered it, just be briefer than normal.

  115. 0:17:35

    Yes, sir. This, uh, allows people to-

  116. 0:17:38

    Do you have a mic?

  117. 0:17:39

    Um.

  118. 0:17:40

    Here.

  119. 0:17:40

    You need one. W3's on.

  120. 0:17:44

    Thank you. Now I got two mics. Which one would you like me to use?

  121. 0:17:47

    W-

  122. 0:17:47

    The cereal

  123. 0:17:47

    ... W3.

  124. 0:17:48

    Okay. Thank you.

  125. 0:17:50

    The other one. Yep.

  126. 0:17:51

    All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, the retirement allows people who did not sign up for legislative retirement, and they served a short four years, and they came back later, then they can go and back, buy back into the system dollar for dollar. So-

  127. 0:18:10

    Okay. I think-

  128. 0:18:12

    And second page, Senate Bill 454 is regulation of fire and other hazards, use of temporary door locking devices that would be used during emergency in schools or day cares to secure the doors so people could not break in.

  129. 0:18:31

    Okay.

  130. 0:18:31

    It does not violate any fire code, and it's ADA-cs- compatible.

  131. 0:18:37

    All right. No questions. All right.

  132. 0:18:39

    Thank you.

  133. 0:18:39

    Uh, Senator Albers, 198.

  134. 0:18:43

    Thank you, Chairman. Simple bill. Just to make sure LRS is funded 120%, never uses any tax dollars, and allows the, uh, smart people there to set the benefit.

  135. 0:18:53

    All right. Senate Bill... You got a question?

  136. 0:18:56

    Go ahead. I do not.

  137. 0:18:57

    Okay. If you do, I'll recognize you All right. Senate Bill 216, Senator Robertson.

  138. 0:19:04

    Yes, Mr. Chair. Do you want me to do one at a time, or do you want me to do the ones I have on here?

  139. 0:19:07

    Whatever you feel like.

  140. 0:19:08

    Okay. Just, um, the first one is dealing with the, uh, judicial ri- re- retirement system as to the director of the Prosecuting Attorney's Qualification Commission, making them, uh, available. Uh, 285 is, um, is a POAB bill that, uh, adds a, uh, single dollar from, uh, telephones and other devices.

  141. 0:19:33

    Uh, 306 is the, uh, conservatorship easement, uh, requiring certified mail after 10 years. Uh, SB454 is a regulation of fire and other hazards for, uh, the-

  142. 0:19:47

    And then are you covering Senator Williams' bill he already covered?

  143. 0:19:50

    Which one was that?

  144. 0:19:51

    That's, that's Senator Williams' bill.

  145. 0:19:52

    Which one?

  146. 0:19:54

    454. 454. That's not your bill.

  147. 0:19:57

    Oh. Oh, I, I apologize. That was-

  148. 0:19:59

    He, he already read that title, so.

  149. 0:20:01

    Yeah. No, I had a check by it instead of what I should have. The one I was looking for is SB 501 is the Office of Safety Fire Commissioner. It's updating provisions within that. Um, SB 542 is sexual offenses. It's adding clergy members, uh, that could be charged under improper sexual contact with those under their authority. And SB 565 is the definition of law enforcement unit to peace officer to, uh, impact private colleges and universities so as to protect the, uh, the men and women of law enforcement in those institutions.

  150. 0:20:36

    Okay. All right. Sorry, sleeping at the wheel. SB 230, Senator Still.

  151. 0:20:47

    Thank you, Chairman. I've got two bills. This first one is, um, regarding condominiums and insurance. Um, we haven't, uh, had a, um, increase in the cap on that in over two decades, so this raises it from 5,000 to 25,000 to make the master policy more competitive. The second bill is Senate Bill 439, and this has to do with the regulations around referrals for private pay, uh, assisted living, Alzheimer care units, et cetera.

  152. 0:21:22

    Uh, not for anything that's paid for with government funds, but it's regarding the regulations on, uh, the monies that are paid, uh, for a placement fee.

  153. 0:21:32

    Okay. All right. Back to first page, Senate Bill 406. That's my HOA bill. It does several things. One, it, uh, it adds accountability and transparency, making HOAs register with the Secretary of State's office. It sets up an administrative process to which, uh, they can go through that instead of if there's a disagreement between a homeowner or a property owner and the association, they can go through administrative process versus going through court.

  154. 0:22:06

    Um, and then it also sets up a, uh, a bill of rights for our, uh, for our property owners. And then it- the final thing it does is it, it takes foreclosure rate from $2,000 to $4,000, says that- or 12 months, um, total dues. And, uh, and then it says that the fines and fees cannot go towards that amount. Any questions? All right, moving on.

  155. 0:22:37

    SB 465. Senator Gooch is not here. It came out of finance. Senator Hufstetler, you wanna touch that? I can-

  156. 0:22:51

    I can probably speak to it. What this bill says is that the, um, they presented was that the, um, tax credits, if it turns out that they're given to people who are not here legally in those jobs, that they will, um, the business would lose those tax credits with it. And, um, I believe there was also added in, um, a sunset on those tax credits. I believe the bill was amended to committee to add a sunset as well on those.

  157. 0:23:20

    Okay. All right, moving on. Senate Bill 482. That is, uh, Senator Strickland's mugshot, can't profit off mugshots. Uh, Senate Bill 498, Senator Dixon.

  158. 0:23:33

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this is for charter schools, and it allows them to have a revolving line of credit for building new facilities or remodeling current ones.

  159. 0:23:42

    Okay. And authors asked for a hold on SB 540, so moving on to SB 552.

  160. 0:23:54

    Senator Ben Watson-

  161. 0:23:55

    Yeah

  162. 0:23:56

    ... of the first.

  163. 0:23:59

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this has to do with, uh, schools and extracurricular activities, non- non-discriminating against, uh, uh, those extracurricular activities based on religion and politics. Basically, it upholds our Constitution.

  164. 0:24:13

    Okay. And Senator Dolezal, SR 668.

  165. 0:24:19

    That we had in the standing rules, um, last week that essentially allows the bifurcation of data centers from a tax digest, and they can be, uh, taxed at a different millage rate than other tangible property, other real, real property I should say, uh, in a municipality.

  166. 0:24:35

    All right. That covers it all. Hmm?

  167. 0:24:44

    All right, got it. All right, so let's pick a few. Tell you what, we're gonna give everybody one pick today. And coming in on Thursday, I'm gonna give y'all, I guess, a little advice. You can do it however you want. Be making out your priority lists. You might wanna do- Between five to 10 in order, and then as they get picked, you can cross them off and you go down your list. Probably gonna get, I would...

  168. 0:25:16

    Worst case scenario, you get two, uh, probably more like three is what I'm hoping for. Um, so prioritize and, uh, we'll go from there. Any questions on that? All right, so let's start. Uh, we left off Senator Hufstetler.

  169. 0:25:35

    All right. Um, let's go with, um, Senate Bill 523.

  170. 0:25:43

    Senate Bill 523. Bottom of second page. All right. Um,

  171. 0:25:56

    Senator Ginn, you had put a bill on the other day and it got pulled off, so I'm gonna let you come back and have another pick. Yeah. Or your pick will come earlier than it later. Yeah. Let, uh, let's, let's do, uh, SB 439. 4- Seat make ... 39. Top of page two. All right, Senator Dixon.

  172. 0:26:21

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, SB 498.

  173. 0:26:25

    498.

  174. 0:26:29

    All right. Senator Williams. Oh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um- Use your mic. There you go. Thank you. Senate Bill 454. 4

  175. 0:26:44

    50... Oh, 454. Man. For the children. For the children. No interest like self-interest, as they say.

  176. 0:26:58

    S- did he pick? Or-

  177. 0:27:02

    I guess, I guess he did.

  178. 0:27:03

    Senator Albers.

  179. 0:27:05

    Uh, continuing that theme, I'll pick Senate Bill 198.

  180. 0:27:12

    I love it. Senator Still. Senate Bill 198. Second on the first page. Senator Still.

  181. 0:27:26

    I am a, a big fan of, uh, Senate Bill 552.

  182. 0:27:32

    Senate Bill 552 for Charlie Kirk Watson. All right. Uh, sh- what number was that? 552. All right, back to the top. Our President Pro Tem, Larry Walker III.

  183. 0:27:53

    Um, let's do Senate Bill 503, Mr. Chairman.

  184. 0:27:58

    Senate Bill 503. All right. Let me go back here.

  185. 0:28:10

    503. All right, Senator Anavitarte.

  186. 0:28:14

    Senate Bill 478.

  187. 0:28:17

    478.

  188. 0:28:23

    All right. Leader Jones. SB 482. 482. 482.

  189. 0:28:33

    Okay. My Vice Chairman, Dr. Watts.

  190. 0:28:38

    Senate Bill 261.

  191. 0:28:41

    261.

  192. 0:28:48

    All right. The Dean of the Senate, Senator Harbison. Senate Bill 485. 485.

  193. 0:28:59

    Okay.

  194. 0:29:02

    My Secretary, Senator Cowsert.

  195. 0:29:05

    Well, I got another regulated industries bill, Senate Bill 458. We'll move that one along.

  196. 0:29:11

    458. Good bill. Majority Whip, Senator Robertson. Senate Bill 285. 285. Good bill. Good bill. Good bill. That'll save me some emails.

  197. 0:29:36

    Minority Whip, Senator Jackson.

  198. 0:29:40

    Senate Bill 565-

  199. 0:29:42

    565

  200. 0:29:42

    ... in honor of the Majority Whip.

  201. 0:29:46

    Ooh. Ooh. She picked. 565, last page.

  202. 0:29:51

    Thank you.

  203. 0:29:53

    And Gooch. Senator Gooch is not here. Let's see who picks for him.

  204. 0:30:05

    I'll do it. Senator Kirkpatrick.

  205. 0:30:07

    Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. I pick Senate Bill 406.

  206. 0:30:10

    406. Okay.

  207. 0:30:18

    Ooh. Oh. Oh, good pick. Thank you, Penn.

  208. 0:30:24

    Senator Dolezal.

  209. 0:30:26

    Let's go with Senate Resolution 624.

  210. 0:30:30

    Senate Resolution, the road naming bill. It says it's a trend. Good one. That's not his bill.

  211. 0:30:41

    Senator Rhett. Senate Bill 198. Senate Bill 190... Oh, you lose your pick. Sorry. 157. 157. Good recovery. Thank you. Good recovery. That's a good one. All right. And then Senator Ginn has picked...

  212. 0:31:02

    What did he pick? 439.

  213. 0:31:05

    Finish.

  214. 0:31:05

    All right. Senator Kirkpatrick, now your actual pick. Since you, you took Gooch's last time.

  215. 0:31:11

    Okay, uh-

  216. 0:31:12

    Thanks to the pen

  217. 0:31:12

    ... Senate Bill 542.

  218. 0:31:15

    542.

  219. 0:31:21

    And Senator Anderson.

  220. 0:31:24

    Mr. Chairman.

  221. 0:31:26

    Mm-hmm.

  222. 0:31:27

    Is the... We don't have no ding-dings today?

  223. 0:31:30

    Sure. You got some?

  224. 0:31:37

    That one's not yours.

  225. 0:31:37

    I was just wondering, it hadn't... The bell hadn't went off.

  226. 0:31:42

    Well, we'll see if you can get it to go off.

  227. 0:31:45

    Oh. Um, let's go with SR 668.

  228. 0:31:53

    668. Hey.

  229. 0:31:59

    Hey.

  230. 0:31:59

    All right.

  231. 0:32:01

    Hey.

  232. 0:32:01

    668.

  233. 0:32:02

    Take another one.

  234. 0:32:03

    Last one.

  235. 0:32:04

    Let's see.

  236. 0:32:09

    Let's go with Senate Bill 306.

  237. 0:32:15

    Senate Bill 306. All right.

  238. 0:32:26

    Two, three, four, five, six, seven,

  239. 0:32:33

    eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20.

  240. 0:32:38

    Excuse me. All right, I got permission to keep going. Let's pick some more. Um, what was the last one? 306. All right. Senator Hufstetler.

  241. 0:32:51

    Back to me again, huh?

  242. 0:32:52

    Mm-hmm. Keep rolling. We got work to do.

  243. 0:32:58

    I think everything's been picked, um, on the list.

  244. 0:33:04

    Yep.

  245. 0:33:04

    Let's go with, uh... Have we done 216, Senate-

  246. 0:33:06

    No, sir, 216.

  247. 0:33:09

    Is that 216?

  248. 0:33:12

    Senator Dixon. Grab you another one.

  249. 0:33:15

    Grab me another one. Let's see here. Uh-

  250. 0:33:20

    Senate Bill 230

  251. 0:33:20

    ... Senate Bill 230.

  252. 0:33:25

    And Senator Gooch is back. I'm gonna give him a, a pick.

  253. 0:33:29

    Thank you so much. You're a generous man. SB 465.

  254. 0:33:33

    SB 465.

  255. 0:33:37

    Just like Sonar, a little slow.

  256. 0:33:39

    I was hoping somebody-

  257. 0:33:41

    It's his own bill. Wow. He shows up. All right. Well, further, you weren't here, but Senator Kirkpatrick tried to usurp you and take all your picks. I saw it.

  258. 0:33:54

    High ranking senator.

  259. 0:33:55

    Y'all saw it. All right, uh, Senator Williams, grab you another one. You got, I'm sure you got another one on here you can pick for yourself.

  260. 0:34:04

    Uh, Senate Bill 501.

  261. 0:34:06

    501.

  262. 0:34:17

    Wow.

  263. 0:34:17

    We're gonna pick them all anyway.

  264. 0:34:20

    Uh, how about 551?

  265. 0:34:24

    551. Not a ding-ding, but a good one.

  266. 0:34:27

    Got one.

  267. 0:34:29

    All right.

  268. 0:34:30

    Check, check.

  269. 0:34:31

    Senator Albers.

  270. 0:34:32

    It was for the agriculture.

  271. 0:34:33

    How about Senate Bill 405?

  272. 0:34:36

    From, uh, 4-0-5. Whoa, wait a minute. I guess the good thing is he doesn't come back for that one.

  273. 0:34:51

    Oh, goodness. Well, you know, just 'cause you don't like a bill doesn't mean it doesn't deserve debate and a vote, so. All right, uh, Senator-

  274. 0:35:03

    You got one more

  275. 0:35:05

    ... you wanna do, Senator Still.

  276. 0:35:10

    Three minutes.

  277. 0:35:13

    I, I support the, uh, Matt Brass School for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn How to Do Other Good Stuff Too. Let's do SB 425.

  278. 0:35:22

    4-2-5. I'm not sure what all that meant, but-

  279. 0:35:30

    It was on-

  280. 0:35:30

    It's from Zoolander.

  281. 0:35:31

    It is from Zoolander.

  282. 0:35:31

    Oh, it is from Zoolander, okay. All right. I saw that in college.

  283. 0:35:38

    All the way to the-

  284. 0:35:40

    Back to the top. Senator Walker.

  285. 0:35:43

    All right. I am feeling proud of, uh,

  286. 0:35:50

    USA 250. I'm gonna do Senate Bill 524. I'm feeling patriotic.

  287. 0:35:55

    Senate Bill 524, and guess what?

  288. 0:35:59

    Oh, man.

  289. 0:36:00

    You got one more. Which is that?

  290. 0:36:04

    Yeah, which one is he gonna choose?

  291. 0:36:06

    Hold it down to 80.

  292. 0:36:07

    So we-

  293. 0:36:09

    You got one left. You want it?

  294. 0:36:12

    Well, because we appreciate so much the hard work of hard working probate court judges, let's do Senate Bill 489.

  295. 0:36:20

    Senate Bill 489, and guess what? That's a ding-ding.

  296. 0:36:23

    Can I bank it?

  297. 0:36:25

    So now y'all know why I was laughing earlier.

  298. 0:36:32

    Uh, okay, let's go through it. We've got all of page one. All of page two. And on page three we have 524, 542, 551, 552, 565, SR 624, and SR 668.

  299. 0:36:53

    Is there... Did we get them all? 540's a hold per the author.

  300. 0:37:02

    HB 1199 may be pulled off the consent calendar.

  301. 0:37:02

    HB 1199 was referred to standing. We will take, we will have our next standing committee on Mon, on Monday when we get back after crossover. All right, and so everybody knows, I got a motion to do pass.

  302. 0:37:17

    Second.

  303. 0:37:17

    I got a second-

  304. 0:37:19

    Yep

  305. 0:37:19

    ... from Senator Anderson. And just so everybody knows what we're doing, we're meeting on, uh, Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00. I'll have lunch for committee and staff, and that's that. So no, no rules tomorrow. All right, we got it? All right, I got a motion, second. We have any other discussion?

  306. 0:37:42

    Hearing none. All right. All in favor, raise your hand.

  307. 0:37:49

    All opposed, same sign. You gotta vote.

  308. 0:37:54

    I'll vote against.

  309. 0:37:55

    You're a no?

  310. 0:37:56

    I'll be a no.

  311. 0:37:57

    He's not a naturalized citizen.

  312. 0:37:58

    Hey, that's an caucus position.

  313. 0:38:01

    That is a caucus position. All right, we got one dissenting.

  314. 0:38:05

    I think that's the probate group.

  315. 0:38:07

    I'm not sure why. Okay. Meeting adjourned.

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