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Senate Rules Committee, March 25, 2026

2025-2026 Regular Session · 450 CAP · 51 min

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The committee approved substitutes for two study committee resolutions, HB 79 and HB 485, then unanimously approved a group of bills for the Senate calendar. Presentations covered taxes, education, insurance, veterans’ benefits, transportation and other subjects. Members questioned whether HB 1178, which would put a House oversight committee into law, duplicated existing powers and should also cover the Senate. A vote followed, but the result was not clearly announced. The committee also voted on an artificial intelligence-related substitute for HB 171, without a clear announcement of the result. During calendar consideration, one speaker opposed the transit referendum provisions substituted into HB 583. The final calendar included that bill, the budget and numerous other measures.

Bills discussed (46)

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.

SR 533. Senate Study Committee on Enhancing Public Safety and Civic Health; create

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The chair brought forward SR 533 for consideration. With no substantive discussion, the committee approved a motion to pass it by substitute.

SR 925. Senate Study Committee on a Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia; create

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The chair described SR 925 as creating a study committee on a Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia. The committee unanimously approved it by substitute without substantive discussion.

HB 79. Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact

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The chair described HB 79 as a gun storage tax credit bill. A member asked how the substitute differed from the version considered on the floor. Speakers initially gave conflicting explanations about whether it retained safe storage provisions and removed a four-day gun and ammunition sales tax holiday. The chair temporarily designated the discussion as a hearing only. Later, another member clarified that the substitute retained the safe storage tax credit and language preventing a list from being kept, while removing the sales tax holiday. The chair restored the bill for action, and the committee approved it by substitute on a voice vote.

HB 171. Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80

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The presenter said the substitute for HB 171 addressed harmful images made using artificial intelligence, included requested updates and changed a date from 2025 to 2026. A member asked whether it conflicted with the president’s executive order on artificial intelligence. The presenter said it did not regulate AI companies or business uses, but increased penalties for conduct that was already illegal when committed using AI. The member clarified that the question did not signal opposition. Members voted on a motion to pass the substitute. The chair counted ten raised hands in favor and appeared to note one opposing vote, but did not clearly announce the result.

HB 485. Official Code of Georgia Annotated; various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; repeal

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The presenter described HB 485 as a code cleanup measure. The presenter said definitions involving river buffers had been removed because they could have effects beyond cleanup. With no substantive questions or public testimony, the committee unanimously approved the substitute.

HB 1178. Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives; establish

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The sponsor said HB 1178 would put a House oversight committee into law and allow it to seek audits of entities receiving state money. The sponsor said similar authority had been removed in 2008 and attempts to restore it through House rules had failed. A supporting House committee chair said the year-round committee could investigate spending and communication problems, with leadership approval required to order audits. Several Senate members questioned why legislation was needed, whether existing subpoena and appropriations powers already covered the work, and whether the proposal should cover both chambers. The sponsor emphasized authority to request performance audits and welcomed a Senate amendment. Asked about a fiscal note, the sponsor said there was none and pointed to the appropriations chair’s role in deciding whether the committee would meet. A Senate leader called the proposal duplicative. Members voted on a motion to pass; two opposing votes were mentioned, but the result was not clearly announced.

HB 1277. Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations

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The presenter said the substitute for HB 1277 would raise the environmental review threshold for road and airport projects from $100 million to $200 million to reflect construction costs, while preserving historic and cultural protections. The presenter also said it would raise the threshold for negotiated sales of surplus Georgia Department of Transportation property from $75,000 to $150,000 and allow future inflation adjustments. There were no questions. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 964. Revenue and taxation; state and local title ad valorem tax fee; exempt certain motor vehicles used in fire protection services for local governments

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The presenter said HB 964 would give volunteer fire departments the same treatment as local fire departments for property and sales taxes on equipment and vehicles. No questions were asked, and no action on the bill was shown.

HB 676. Property; fine for any frivolous mechanic lien filed; provide

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The presenter said HB 676 would establish a penalty for filing a frivolous property lien, explaining that existing law already specified how to file a lien. No questions were asked, and no action on the bill was shown.

HB 1001. Income tax; reduce rate of tax

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The presenter requested consideration of HB 1001 on behalf of the governor’s administration and said it would continue income tax reductions by lowering the rate to 4.99%. The chair said it had not made the consideration list and noted that other measures addressed the same subject. No vote was taken.

HB 413. Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land

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The presenter said HB 413 no longer concerned sawmills and instead addressed transfer-on-death deeds. The presenter said language adopted about two years earlier had caused problems with recording deeds and other matters. The chair cut the presentation short because the bill had already been presented. No action was shown.

HB 1413. Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions

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One presenter initially used HB 1413 when requesting consideration of an aviation facilities measure. A later presenter corrected that identification and explained that HB 1413 was the needs-based scholarship proposal discussed by the governor. The later presenter said the Senate Higher Education Committee had combined several measures into it, including provisions concerning the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan and opioid antagonists. The chair ended the presentation without substantive questions. No action on the bill was shown.

HB 1278. Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia

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The presenter said HB 1278 would remove a site visit requirement for dental permits. The presenter reported checking with the board and learning that some dentists had completed continuing education and clinical requirements but could not obtain permits because site visits were unavailable. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 1272. Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions

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The presenter described HB 1272 as the Georgia Payment Stable Coin Act and said it would allow Georgia to be the first state to issue stablecoins under the federal GENIUS Act. The presenter argued that it would support Georgia’s financial technology industry. No questions or vote followed.

HB 87. Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

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The presenter said the prosthetics provisions previously associated with HB 87 had been handled another way and replaced with insurance transparency provisions. The presenter said the revised bill would show percentage-based deductibles as dollar amounts and separately identify state and local taxes on bills. No substantive questions or action followed.

HB 971. Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

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The presenter described HB 971 as a college and career academy measure benefiting students, parents and public schools, including home-school and private-school students. No questions or action followed.

HB 1107. Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact

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The presenter described HB 1107 as the Excellent Teacher Preparation Act and said its purpose was to ensure teachers were ready for the classroom on the first day. No questions were asked. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 632. Professions and businesses; clarify certain veterans' eligibility for exemption with regard to payment of occupation taxes, administrative fees, and regulatory fees

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The presenter said HB 632 would clarify an existing occupational tax exemption for disabled veterans. No substantive discussion or action followed.

HB 985. Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries

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The presenter said HB 985 was requested by the Department of Veterans Service and would expand eligibility for burial in Georgia veterans’ cemeteries. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 169. Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions

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The presenter requested consideration of HB 169, which was not on the consideration sheet, and described it as a small-business tax credit measure. No further explanation or action was shown.

HB 506. Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

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The presenter requested consideration of HB 506, which was not on the consideration sheet, and described it as addressing surprise emergency medical services billing. No further explanation or action was shown.

HB 1290. Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; sexual abuse; revise definition

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The presenter said HB 1290 targeted sexual exploitation of older people and people with disabilities. The presenter also mentioned an attached amendment but did not explain its substance. No substantive questions or action followed.

HB 323. Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2025; enact

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The presenter said HB 323 had been changed from a kidney-related measure to an insurance transparency and accountability bill. The presenter said it would allow physicians to request an explanation of benefits to compare with what they had received. No substantive questions or action followed.

HB 1134. Property; repossessors of motor vehicles; revise notice requirements

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The presenter said HB 1134 would update Georgia law to industry standards for motor vehicle repossessors. No further explanation or questions followed. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 1138. Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact

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The presenter said HB 1138 would expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to allow them to prescribe contraception. No questions were asked. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 583. Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans

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The presenter said HB 583 would require metro Atlanta counties to wait eight years after a failed transit tax referendum before holding another transit referendum. A second speaker said the bill had originally concerned license plates, objected that the replacement had occurred without consent or discussion, and asked members to oppose the transit measure. No response addressing that objection was given. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 1310. State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate

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The presenter said HB 1310 would designate cotton as Georgia’s official fabric to recognize its economic impact and what the presenter described as health benefits from wearing cotton. The presenter said Georgia ranked second among states in cotton production. No substantive amendment was offered, and no action on the bill was shown.

HB 1114. Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement

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The presenter said HB 1114 would direct the State Board of Education to adopt digital literacy standards. The presenter also said it would update the financial literacy requirement adopted in 2022 by allowing students to complete it in grades nine through twelve, rather than only grades eleven and twelve. The bill was later included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 1316. Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption

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The presenter said HB 1316 was intended to correct a residency requirement left in school tax exemption legislation. The presenter explained that related measures for Walker County and City of Chickamauga schools had included residency requirements at local request, but the schools later wanted them removed. According to the presenter, the language had been removed in three of four places. The presenter said the bill had passed the House as a local bill but became a general bill in the Senate. The chair indicated support for moving it forward. It was included in the calendar package approved unanimously.

HB 974. General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

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A committee member selected HB 974, describing it as the budget and emphasizing the legislature’s constitutional responsibility to complete that work. No spending provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 229. Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions

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A committee member selected HB 229 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1284. Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide

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A committee member selected HB 1284, describing it as helping children nearing the end of life. The chair expressed support, but no specific provisions were explained. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1275. Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses

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A committee member selected HB 1275 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1230. Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration

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A committee member selected HB 1230 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1254. Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State

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A committee member selected HB 1254 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 141. Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns

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A committee member selected HB 141 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 549. Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought

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A committee member selected HB 549 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 328. Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations

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A committee member initially selected HB 328, but the chair asked the member to choose again. No explanation of the bill or the reason for replacing the selection was given. It was not included in the final calendar package.

HB 1295. Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact

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A committee member selected HB 1295 after being asked to replace an earlier selection. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 960. Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide twelfth judge

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The chair selected HB 960 from an absent member’s requests. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 618. Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property

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A committee member requested HB 618 on behalf of an absent member. The exchange that followed included uncertainty about the selection, but the chair included the bill in the final calendar list. No provisions were discussed. The calendar package was approved unanimously.

HB 1121. Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court

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A committee member selected HB 1121 for the calendar, and the chair briefly described it as concerning judges. No specific provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1118. Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide

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A committee member selected HB 1118 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 451. Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide

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A committee member selected HB 451 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 1133. Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize

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A committee member selected HB 1133 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

HB 320. Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

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A committee member selected HB 320 for the calendar. No provisions were discussed. The committee unanimously approved the calendar package containing the bill.

Transcript

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  1. 0:03:24

    So let's get started.

  2. 0:03:29

    Senator Anderson, will you lead us in a word of prayer?

  3. 0:03:34

    Let us pray.

  4. 0:03:36

    What is that? I-

  5. 0:03:37

    Who can do better?

  6. 0:03:38

    Shut that door, please.

  7. 0:03:43

    Dear Father, we just thank you once again for another beautiful day. And dear Lord, we just thank you for being with us, loving us, taking care of us. Dear Lord, give us the wisdom and knowledge to make the right decision for the great people of the great state of Georgia. Dear Lord, we always wanna pause and thank you for loving us. Thank you for your m- love and your mercy and your grace. Dear Lord, give us the wisdom and knowledge to make the right decision, in your name sake, amen.

  8. 0:04:11

    Amen. All right, we're starting. Standing committee first. You've got an agenda. Uh, you'll have to look past your, uh, roll call vote there. That kind of speaks for itself.

  9. 0:04:23

    Moved.

  10. 0:04:25

    Just read it.

  11. 0:04:26

    We need a motion to resolve

  12. 0:04:32

    the debate.

  13. 0:04:32

    Yeah, right under that, right under the, uh, right under the roll call vote on motion to resolve debate on 1185, you will find your agenda. And we've got two Senate resolutions I'd like to get out of standing and get to the, uh, to the general calendar. And so first up is SR533. That's Senator James. Um, what's the will of the committee?

  14. 0:04:58

    Move due pass.

  15. 0:04:59

    All right, I got a motion due pass of SR533- It's a substitute ... by substitute LC560702S. I got a second from Senator Jackson. Any discussion? All in favor say aye.

  16. 0:05:15

    Aye.

  17. 0:05:15

    All opposed. All right. Motion carries. All right, next is Senate Resolution 925. That is Senator Halpern's, uh, by substitute. That is on... What is that? Study Committee on Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia. Motion to do pass. All right, I got a motion to do pass. I got a second from the dean. By substitute ... by substitute LC640126S.

  18. 0:05:49

    All in favor say aye.

  19. 0:05:52

    Aye.

  20. 0:05:53

    All opposed. All right, none opposed. Motion carries unanimous. All right, next up, HB79. You remember that was on the floor. We have a committee sub that, uh, Leader Anavitarte, I believe, has taken out what was put in. Leader Anavitarte, is there anything you'd like to s- speak to on HB79? If you remember, the underlying bill is the gun storage credit, tax credit.

  21. 0:06:23

    Motion to do pass.

  22. 0:06:24

    All right. Is there any- anybody who wants to speak about that? It's LC443562S. Senator Jackson, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can you just speak to the difference between what was on the floor and what we have in front of us? Sure. The floor was, it was a sales tax credit on gun and ammo in the first four days of deer season. Is that correct? Senator Anavitarte, this is your bill.

  23. 0:06:54

    Well, it's, uh, Representative Newton's bill.

  24. 0:06:57

    Okay. It was your amendment. Do you wanna... W- Did I or did I say it right?

  25. 0:07:02

    You, you did.

  26. 0:07:02

    Okay. Any other questions? And that language has come out.

  27. 0:07:10

    On, uh, LC4435-

  28. 0:07:14

    Is that right? Yeah, LC- I didn't check it

  29. 0:07:16

    ... 35. Yeah.

  30. 0:07:18

    Yeah. All right.

  31. 0:07:19

    I'm looking at the language.

  32. 0:07:20

    Read the... Well, no, I didn't read the bill.

  33. 0:07:24

    All right. Well, this one. What's that? What's the-

  34. 0:07:28

    Senator just did-

  35. 0:07:29

    No need. So, yeah, uh, Nelson 50-

  36. 0:07:35

    It's the- This is the... Yeah ... are you sure that's the sub? Yeah. This is what they wrote us. Okay. So-

  37. 0:07:43

    Just wanna make sure I got the right one 'cause the other one has the sales, nothing in it.

  38. 0:07:54

    3562.

  39. 0:07:55

    3562 does the...

  40. 0:08:00

    Gonna pray for the maintain chief purchasing power.

  41. 0:08:11

    Still has it in it. All right, what do you wanna do?

  42. 0:08:14

    No.

  43. 0:08:14

    Table-

  44. 0:08:15

    Need a motion to read.

  45. 0:08:16

    Hold on. Hold on.

  46. 0:08:18

    Yeah. The, the original bill had an additional sales tax exemption for four days. This is a, uh, tax credit for, uh, gun safety, uh, courses.

  47. 0:08:28

    Gun safe- Oh, so you've added gun safety courses?

  48. 0:08:33

    That's what's left in the bill.

  49. 0:08:34

    What goes in the safe storage.

  50. 0:08:37

    And the safe storage is not in the bill anymore?

  51. 0:08:42

    Yeah, it's not right. It's not right.

  52. 0:08:46

    All right, this is hearing only. Moving on. HB171.

  53. 0:08:52

    Sir.

  54. 0:08:55

    Go ahead.

  55. 0:08:57

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this is our Senate Bill nine, uh, same language about, uh, protecting people making, uh, terrible images with AI. There was a couple updates that pack needed to make to that, and we needed to change the, uh, date of '25 to 2026. That's all.

  56. 0:09:13

    What do you want to work now?

  57. 0:09:15

    Uh, I'm working off of LC560704S.

  58. 0:09:23

    All right.

  59. 0:09:24

    It's the white sheet.

  60. 0:09:25

    It's the white sheet. This is the right one?

  61. 0:09:27

    He wants the other one.

  62. 0:09:28

    Oh.

  63. 0:09:28

    I think we need to clear the-

  64. 0:09:30

    All right, hold, hold. Is there any questions-

  65. 0:09:33

    Yes

  66. 0:09:34

    ... for the author? We've got a question from Senator Robertson.

  67. 0:09:37

    Yes, sir. Um, to the author, does, does this take into consideration the president's executive order as related to AI?

  68. 0:09:46

    It's a great question. Uh, it has, uh... It's separate. The president has asked that we not do anything to regulate AI companies, and the way AI, uh, is going to be leveraged within businesses. This just adds additional penalties for those who use it to do things that are already illegal, so we're heightening the penalties based on the use of, uh, this type of tool.

  69. 0:10:09

    Mr. Chairman, I just wanna be clear. My question was not that I oppose it. It's just the fact that I think we agree that we don't wanna do something that, that counters what's being done out of DC right now related to AI.

  70. 0:10:19

    Correct. And, and, and, uh, thanks to our leader and other-

  71. 0:10:21

    Mm-hmm

  72. 0:10:22

    ... people who have, uh, verified these things for us.

  73. 0:10:24

    Okay. All right, does anybody wanna speak for or against this bill?

  74. 0:10:29

    Yeah.

  75. 0:10:30

    Hearing none. All right, what's the will of the committee? Motion to pass. I got a motion to pass from Senator Still. I got a s- by substitute, LC560704S. I got a second from Senator Anderson. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, raise your hand. Everybody's gotta vote. One. You don't have to vote yes, but you gotta vote. One, two, three, four.

  76. 0:10:55

    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

  77. 0:10:57

    Thought someone did. All opposed.

  78. 0:11:00

    No, that was just motion.

  79. 0:11:01

    All right, I got one, uh... All right, moving on.

  80. 0:11:07

    Senator.

  81. 0:11:07

    Senator Dolezal, you're recognized.

  82. 0:11:09

    On House Bill 579, the, the one that, uh, Representative Newton had.

  83. 0:11:15

    You mean 79?

  84. 0:11:16

    Did I say 179? I apologize.

  85. 0:11:18

    Yep.

  86. 0:11:18

    Yeah, 79. LC443562S, which is the white packet.

  87. 0:11:23

    Correct.

  88. 0:11:25

    Has the sales tax credit for safe storage. It has the language that we added in the Senate relative to a list not being kept, which is on lines 53 to 55. And it has removed the sales tax holiday, which was Leader Anavitarte's language that was previously in the version, uh, before he tabled it. And I believe this is indeed the f- the form of the bill that the leader had intended to move.

  89. 0:11:52

    Okay.

  90. 0:11:56

    All right. Clerk. We'll put it back on the agenda, and we'll remove the hearing only tag. I've got a motion to pass from Senator Jackson by substitute 443562S.

  91. 0:12:09

    Okay, 443562S.

  92. 0:12:11

    All right, and a second from Senator Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor say, "Aye." Aye. All opposed. All right. Done. Good catch. Check, check, check, check.

  93. 0:12:27

    Yeah, again.

  94. 0:12:28

    All right, moving on. HB 485 is... Who's carrying that?

  95. 0:12:35

    Um-

  96. 0:12:35

    Representative Yerda and... Is it Hatchett? I believe that's Senator Hatchett. There you are. Sorry. I didn't see. That... You're too short behind that podium.

  97. 0:12:48

    And just to clear the air, Mr. Chairman, after your motion, and I, I repented for my sins, I caught the rapture, and I tabled that bill so we could move forward. I should've agreed with you earlier, so-

  98. 0:12:58

    Mm

  99. 0:12:59

    ... just, uh, wanted to put that on the record.

  100. 0:13:00

    Thank you.

  101. 0:13:01

    This is fine.

  102. 0:13:04

    You, you tabled the bill. I thought you referred it to here.

  103. 0:13:09

    I was referring to the motion you made on the floor.

  104. 0:13:12

    Oh. Oh, I understand. Well, you did not receive a packet 'cause you're not on rules, so you don't even... You didn't even get one of those.

  105. 0:13:22

    You're exactly right.

  106. 0:13:23

    So you're okay.

  107. 0:13:24

    Thank you.

  108. 0:13:25

    You weren't gonna have a pick anyway.

  109. 0:13:27

    No, but I would like for you to pick this one, and this is a code revision bill. It's a simple bill. Uh, it came out of code revision in the House. There were some issues with some definitions that would have broader impact than just the cleanup. We got those out. They dealt with, uh, river buffers, and now they're not in this.

  110. 0:13:46

    Okay.

  111. 0:13:46

    And I would appreciate y'all's favorable consideration.

  112. 0:13:50

    All right. Is there any questions about HB 485? We're working off of LC395113S.

  113. 0:14:03

    All right, anyone wish to speak for or against this bill? Hearing none. What's the will of the committee? Motion to pass. I got a motion to pass from Senator Robertson, and second, um, for Senator Albers by substitute of LC395113S. Any further discussion? All in favor, raise your hand.

  114. 0:14:31

    All right, motion carries unanimous.

  115. 0:14:32

    Thank you.

  116. 0:14:33

    All right, moving on. HB 1178. Representative Horner. There were some questions. Did you... I hope you worked your committee.

  117. 0:14:43

    Yes, sir. Thank you for-

  118. 0:14:44

    Actually, it'd be better if you worked this committee, but-

  119. 0:14:47

    Well, I brought my chairman with me. Yes, sir. So I took your suggestion. House Bill 1178 is the, uh, bill that codifies our oversight committee and allows us to audit in the house, um, anything that, um, state money touches. So we're just asking for your support to codify a House committee.

  120. 0:15:04

    Okay. And is there a reason... I had a question last time. Why did we need it in code? 'Cause we did it through... We have a s- similar committee in Senate that we do it through our rules.

  121. 0:15:15

    Uh, we-

  122. 0:15:15

    So I'm just curious why we're codifying it.

  123. 0:15:17

    Absolutely. So it used to-

  124. 0:15:18

    Codifying it

  125. 0:15:18

    ... so it used to be codified, um, before 2008. Um, it was stripped in 2008, and since then, we just haven't been able to do it over in the House. And so we're-

  126. 0:15:26

    But you can't do it through your rules?

  127. 0:15:28

    No. No. We've tried that a couple of times, and it, it continually fails, and so we're asking for it to be codified. That way the House can-

  128. 0:15:36

    Right

  129. 0:15:36

    ... can do their job every year.

  130. 0:15:38

    Okay All right. Well, ours is in the rules and is codified too, just so everyone knows.

  131. 0:15:45

    Mm-hmm.

  132. 0:15:46

    Uh, do you have a special guest with you?

  133. 0:15:49

    Yes, sir, I do.

  134. 0:15:50

    Representative Harbin, come on.

  135. 0:15:52

    I hope I didn't miss my local bill. That's what I came for. But, uh, I think with all the things we're seeing across the state right now between schools, there are schools that are in trouble. Uh, there, there... and, and there is some unfunded mandates, but they're blaming it on that. Uh, counties, cities, anybody that might sen- spend such state monies, this would give us the ability to call those people in and question and try to find out, uh, what's the problem. This summer we found several departments that were not, uh, in sync.

  136. 0:16:26

    Small things like computers were not compatible from one department to another, and one of them being the audit department. I think this is important. I think it's good for the people of the State of Georgia and, and, uh, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, and House alike to give us this oversight and be able to call people in, investigate what's going on, and report it. We put a, we put a cap on it so that it would be a year-round committee, but we cannot, we cannot, uh... We put in that we could not, uh, order an audit without leadership's approval, and that, that, that...

  137. 0:16:59

    that's why it's important to me.

  138. 0:17:03

    We got a few questions, so I'm gonna-

  139. 0:17:04

    Okay

  140. 0:17:05

    ... let y'all work the committee. Senator Dolezal, you're recognized.

  141. 0:17:08

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, uh, gentlemen. Uh, so we formed a committee in the Senate on a different matter that through just our Senate, uh, vote, gave subpoena power to, uh, that committee, had the ability to swear witnesses under, in under oath. We then actually passed a law at the House and Senate to clarify that both of our chambers did have that a- ability to do that. Is the reason... Uh, what, what will this do that y'all don't have the ability to do just by House resolution currently?

  142. 0:17:38

    Um, currently, uh, we can specifically call DOAA to do performance audits on specific entities. So I know, um, there are a coup- two or three different entities, specifically, uh, city school systems and a city system that is currently not doing their internal audits. And it allows our committee, through the speaker, to be able to say, "We wanna do a performance audit on X, Y, and Z," and, and bring that to, back to the f- uh, floor, and also do subpoenas on those individuals that aren't doing those audits.

  143. 0:18:09

    Okay. I, I would just... It, it's my strong opinion, given my experience with the committee that we had, that y'all do have the ability to do subpoenas-

  144. 0:18:17

    Mm-hmm

  145. 0:18:17

    ... if, if you delegate that from the House. Um-

  146. 0:18:20

    Yeah

  147. 0:18:20

    ... I'm not opposed to your bill, I'm just telling you that you may have a path, even if this doesn't get across the finish line. You may not have the ability to request the audits, but you certainly do have the ability now under state law to subpoena.

  148. 0:18:30

    I, I, I think, uh, Chairman Cowsert's Bill 255 gave us, uh, specific, uh, committees the ability to do subpoena. Orderin' the audits is one of the main things that we wanna try to accomplish. And, and it... We're speakin' publicly. I think the power of this committee is the fact that we're sayin' we're gonna do it and we can do it, and I think that's very powerful. And I think it's important to the state that we try to get something like this through so they say they are looking, and we're doing our job of oversight, which is our job.

  149. 0:18:59

    Thank you.

  150. 0:18:59

    Thank you.

  151. 0:19:00

    All right. Senator Albers, you got a question?

  152. 0:19:03

    I was just, uh, very happy with the, uh, amount of oversight. I was just wondering if you knew what our zero-based budgeting bill was, which was give great oversight to everyone, and if you all knew what the status of that bill was.

  153. 0:19:12

    I'm all for it. I don't know what the status is, but I'm all for doing something like that.

  154. 0:19:17

    Thank you.

  155. 0:19:19

    Any other q- any other questions?

  156. 0:19:21

    Of course, you, you say you've already got the, the, the ability to do it. I'd like to see the Government Oversight committee mirror this and be a year-round committee with the permission of the leadership and so we could, uh, look at, look at the same thing. This is a two-way street. We could also ask the departments if we're-

  157. 0:19:38

    One at a time

  158. 0:19:39

    ... "Is there anything we can do to help you?" It's not just a one-way street.

  159. 0:19:42

    Yeah, I know. I'm taking that.

  160. 0:19:42

    It's a communication between the departments other than once a year during appropriation.

  161. 0:19:50

    All right. Does anybody else have questions? Does anybody else wish to speak for or against this bill? Oh, we got a question from Senator Robertson.

  162. 0:20:01

    Late-arriving question.

  163. 0:20:02

    Late-arriving question.

  164. 0:20:03

    Is there a physical note associated with the creation of this committee and its operation year-round?

  165. 0:20:08

    Um, no, because, um, it's, uh, subject to the... We added the appropriations chair as a member of this committee, so the appropriations chair will decide if we, uh, have to meet or not as well.

  166. 0:20:23

    Sounds like an answer.

  167. 0:20:25

    Does it?

  168. 0:20:27

    Right or wrong, it's an answer.

  169. 0:20:30

    That's, that's PR.

  170. 0:20:32

    You wanna say something? All right, Senator Watson, you're recognized.

  171. 0:20:36

    You know, I mean, in the Senate, I mean, our budget is... Uh, who handles your budget in the House would be the question. It's Department of Administrative Affairs, I believe, here in, in the Senate.

  172. 0:20:47

    Well, the budget for the House Appropriations Committee.

  173. 0:20:49

    No.

  174. 0:20:50

    Or-

  175. 0:20:50

    handles your budget of the House. They're the ones who would-

  176. 0:20:53

    Oh, I, um... That would be...

  177. 0:20:55

    S- there is somebody-

  178. 0:20:56

    Speaker? Yeah, that, that'd just be the Speaker's office.

  179. 0:20:58

    Administrative Affairs. Administrative Affairs here. It's there, too, right? It's right there on the other side. House Administrative Affairs. So, uh, okay, so-

  180. 0:21:07

    But that's over, that's more over, uh, like our administrative affairs is more over Senate expenditures, right?

  181. 0:21:18

    It is.

  182. 0:21:18

    Yeah.

  183. 0:21:18

    It is Senate expenditures.

  184. 0:21:19

    Yeah, which is their House would be, the House version would be over House expenditures. And then this committee audits that committee.

  185. 0:21:34

    This committee.

  186. 0:21:35

    Chairman Williams leads my team that audits that committee.

  187. 0:21:39

    Okay.

  188. 0:21:40

    Mm-hmm.

  189. 0:21:40

    Okay. So you're... Gotcha. Can I, uh-

  190. 0:21:43

    President pro tem has a something

  191. 0:21:48

    In the Senate, the Appropriations Committee orders audits all the time of state agencies, and I mean, it's very common that we do that, and I feel sure the House Appropriations Committee does the same. This sort of seems duplicative to me, but it's kind of y'all's business how you want to run it over there.

  192. 0:22:12

    So the House-

  193. 0:22:12

    It is odd to me that you're... That we're having a vote on this, actually, to me, but...

  194. 0:22:20

    It, it is odd, absolutely. Um, but the House Appropriations Committee is written into code section, um, with those powers to do that. It used to, this committee had that power, um, identical to the House Appropriations Committee, um, but again, it was stripped in 2008, so that's why we're asking to put it back in the code section.

  195. 0:22:45

    All right. Any other leader? What you got?

  196. 0:22:51

    Mr. Chairman, since, uh, there seems to be a lot of questions on this, um, maybe we should pause and-

  197. 0:22:58

    There's no more pausing. This is the last standing committee.

  198. 0:23:01

    Oh. Well-

  199. 0:23:01

    So we're gonna take a vote on this, and y'all can vote it up or down.

  200. 0:23:04

    Okay.

  201. 0:23:04

    It's to the will of the committee. But the man put on a fancy suit and a bow tie. I don't know how you can say no to that, but... Look, Senator Anderson, you're recognized.

  202. 0:23:16

    You say you was stripped of it in 2008.

  203. 0:23:19

    Yes, sir.

  204. 0:23:19

    Who stripped you?

  205. 0:23:21

    Um, I don't know which senator it was that wrote the c- um, wrote the law, but there was a law in 2008 that stripped it.

  206. 0:23:27

    Do what now?

  207. 0:23:27

    There's a two... There's a senator in 2008, and he, uh, stripped the code section out of the law, and it went through the Senate and the House, and it was a part of the code section, and it's no longer a part of the code section.

  208. 0:23:38

    But y'all agreed to it, apparently.

  209. 0:23:41

    Back in 2008, yes, sir. I cannot... I ad- I admit I cannot, uh, uh, attest to things that happened when I was in high school.

  210. 0:23:50

    All right, well... All right, here's gonna be the last question. So why, why would the House... Why should the House have the ability to audit all of state government, and the Senate shouldn't?

  211. 0:24:01

    The Senate, if you want to make a wonderful amendment, I, I look forward to carrying that in the House as well. But I believe it is also the duty of the House.

  212. 0:24:10

    All right. Senator Still, last question, unless there's another.

  213. 0:24:16

    Shouldn't this bill just affect both chambers equally if we're gonna try to have subpoena powers that cross all these bridges to codify this and avoid any further confusion?

  214. 0:24:27

    This is a House standing committee. Um, you're welcome to have a Senate standing committee, um, and add that amendment. We've had that...

  215. 0:24:37

    All right. What's the will of the committee? We gotta get going.

  216. 0:24:41

    Do pass.

  217. 0:24:43

    Really? All right, we've got a motion.

  218. 0:24:48

    I got a motion do pass from Senator Ginn. Is there a second?

  219. 0:24:55

    Second.

  220. 0:24:55

    Oh, I got a second from Senator Still. This will be interesting. Any further discussion?

  221. 0:25:02

    It's hurt to give it to them. If we want it, we won't get it next year.

  222. 0:25:05

    All in favor, raise your hand.

  223. 0:25:11

    We want to move it on the floor.

  224. 0:25:12

    Ooh.

  225. 0:25:12

    We got it.

  226. 0:25:12

    All right. Um, all opposed, same sign.

  227. 0:25:18

    Two against.

  228. 0:25:21

    Everybody but the motion and the second.

  229. 0:25:29

    All right. Moving on.

  230. 0:25:33

    Thank you.

  231. 0:25:37

    All right. We're... Never mind. We're adjourning out of standing, and we're gonna roll right into our consideration calendar, your yellow sheet.

  232. 0:25:57

    All right. Come on up, Representative Chastain.

  233. 0:26:03

    Yes.

  234. 0:26:03

    Barton.

  235. 0:26:04

    Sorry.

  236. 0:26:04

    Barton. Sorry.

  237. 0:26:04

    Yeah. Come on.

  238. 0:26:08

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

  239. 0:26:09

    Let's go.

  240. 0:26:10

    All right. This is, uh, House Bill 1277 substitute. It's on page five, halfway down, and this is a agency bill for GDOT, and this, this updates an outdated, uh, dollar threshold, uh, streamline reporting reports for, uh, GDOT, gives them reasonable flexibility, uh, for projects to deliver. The bill raises the environmental review trigger, uh, for road, airport projects from 100 million to 200 million, reflecting current, uh, construction costs while keeping, uh, historic and c- cultural prot- um, protections in place.

  241. 0:26:44

    It also updates thresholds in the negotiated, uh, sale for surplus GDOT, uh, property from 75,000 to 150,000, and allows for CPI adjustments in the future. It is-

  242. 0:26:56

    Uh, is there any questions for Representative Barton?

  243. 0:26:57

    There we go.

  244. 0:26:58

    Sorry.

  245. 0:26:59

    No, you're good.

  246. 0:26:59

    It's getting late. No questions. Thank you. Did you have another one?

  247. 0:27:04

    Nope, that's it.

  248. 0:27:05

    That's it. Thank you.

  249. 0:27:06

    Thank you.

  250. 0:27:07

    All right. Representative Cannon.

  251. 0:27:11

    Afternoon, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Thank y'all. Um, I have House Bill 964, page three, third from the bottom. Y'all have heard this before. It just treats the volunteer fire departments the same as local, uh, fire departments in terms of taxation on ad valorem and sales taxes on equipment and vehicles.

  252. 0:27:28

    All right. Any questions? No questions. Thank you.

  253. 0:27:32

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

  254. 0:27:35

    Come on up, Rep. What you got?

  255. 0:27:38

    Good afternoon. I'm, uh, presenting House Bill 676, about five from the top on page three.

  256. 0:27:48

    Yep.

  257. 0:27:49

    So the code is very clear on what you have to do to place a lien on a property. Um, this bill just, uh, puts into code, uh, a penalty if you file a lien on a property frivolously.

  258. 0:28:01

    Okay. That'll help my HOA stuff. Any questions for Representative Clifton? No questions. That all you got?

  259. 0:28:09

    That's it. Thank you, sir.

  260. 0:28:10

    All right. Representative Wade.

  261. 0:28:13

    Thank you, Chairman, colleagues. I'm not certain why it's not on the yellow sheet, but I respect the committee's process. But I do wanna h- ask, on behalf of Governor Kemp and his administration, for House Bill 1001, which is a continuation of the tax cut taking us to 4.99%.

  262. 0:28:31

    Didn't make the cut.

  263. 0:28:32

    Understood.

  264. 0:28:32

    We got a couple over there that do the same thing, though. But we're working on it.

  265. 0:28:36

    You, you let me know. I'll, I will fight for you, too.

  266. 0:28:38

    We will let you know.

  267. 0:28:40

    Thank you, sir.

  268. 0:28:40

    Thanks. Representative Jenkins.

  269. 0:28:43

    Mr. Chairman and member of the committee, um, I'm on, uh, towards the middle of page two, House Bill 413. Uh, the title indicates, uh, it relates to sawmill operations, but it no longer does. It's now, uh, transfer on death deeds. Transfer on death deeds were brought into Georgia law about two years ago at the end of the last biennial, and, uh, since then it has... The, the prob- the language in the law has created some problems, uh, recording deeds and in several other things.

  270. 0:29:08

    That's good. You've, you've already presented it.

  271. 0:29:09

    Gotcha.

  272. 0:29:10

    Yeah, just so if everybody, if you've presented, you don't have to present again. You're more than welcome to, but if you do, make it very brief.

  273. 0:29:18

    Gotcha. Okay, so the last bill, House Bill 1413, I have also presented relating to aviation facilities-

  274. 0:29:24

    Perfect

  275. 0:29:24

    ... request your consideration.

  276. 0:29:25

    You did perfect. Thank you.

  277. 0:29:27

    All right.

  278. 0:29:28

    Dr. Hawkins, how are you, sir?

  279. 0:29:31

    Uh, uh, this is, uh, again, House Bill 1278 on page five, five from the bottom. I've d- I've presented before, but I will add this to my presentation. I checked with the board. We have dentists right now that have finished all their CEs and clinical requirements and cannot get a permit because they cannot get a site visit. So this only removes-

  280. 0:29:53

    We need it

  281. 0:29:53

    ... the site visit.

  282. 0:29:54

    We need it.

  283. 0:29:54

    Okay.

  284. 0:29:55

    All right. Good to know. Representative Jones. Do you have something?

  285. 0:29:59

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I come to you with House Bill 1272, page five, five down from the top. Uh, this is the Georgia Payment Stable Coin Act, and this would allow Georgia to continue to lead the way in fintech and allow us to be the first state to issue stable coins underneath the Federal Genius Act.

  286. 0:30:18

    Okay. Questions? No questions.

  287. 0:30:21

    Thank you.

  288. 0:30:22

    Real quick, Senator, you got something?

  289. 0:30:25

    Yes, sir. First page, uh, HB 87, it was dealing with the prosthetics. We got those handled in a different way. We put an insurance bill in there that does this. It gives you a, uh, deductible that is in a percentage as a dollar amount, which happens along the coast, and people don't realize that their deductible is not a dollar amount, but it's a percentage. And it also takes the state tax and the local tax and breaks it out on the billing where people know where they're paying the tax. It's a transparency bill.

  290. 0:30:54

    Okay. Thank you. Anybody else goes that long, I'm gonna have my bailiff remove you.

  291. 0:31:04

    How big a boy is.

  292. 0:31:05

    Representative Martin, come on.

  293. 0:31:07

    Um, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, I wanna help out, uh, Representative Jenkins. He, he said 1413 on his bill. He, he actually meant 1434. I'm about to present to you 1413-

  294. 0:31:19

    All right

  295. 0:31:19

    ... just to help Representative Jenkins out. I think what he told you about the bill is correct, but he gave the wrong bill number.

  296. 0:31:24

    Okay.

  297. 0:31:25

    So just wanna help, help out a fellow representative. Um, so on the last page, uh, three up from the bottom, 1413, this, uh, came over as the DREAMS Act. This is, uh, the needs-based scholarship, uh, that the governor talked about in the State, uh, of the State. It was, uh, the Senate Higher Education combined several bills on that, uh, including in section two, uh, a bill that, uh, helps, uh, Georgia Higher Education, uh, Savings Plan. That's, uh, the 529 plan, opioid antagon- antagonist bill, um-

  298. 0:31:57

    Bailiff

  299. 0:31:58

    ... part, part-time. It has two more sections that your higher ed committee put on there.

  300. 0:32:03

    We trust you.

  301. 0:32:04

    Okay.

  302. 0:32:04

    We trust you.

  303. 0:32:04

    Then I'll, I'm done. Just trying to help, help out a fellow-

  304. 0:32:07

    You got other bills, but we're-

  305. 0:32:09

    Yeah

  306. 0:32:09

    ... you're good. All right.

  307. 0:32:10

    F-

  308. 0:32:10

    Thank you.

  309. 0:32:10

    Got, you got those others we'll get to when you're ready.

  310. 0:32:12

    Thank you. Representative Townsend.

  311. 0:32:16

    I'll wait in the back.

  312. 0:32:16

    Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee. This is page three, HB 971, next to the last. It's the College and Career Academy Bill. Benefits kids, parents, and public schools, and like you said, the home school and private school students as well. It's a win, win, win.

  313. 0:32:31

    All right. Thank you.

  314. 0:32:33

    Thank you.

  315. 0:32:35

    Representative Rice, how are you?

  316. 0:32:38

    Good afternoon. Good. Thank you. House Bill 1107. It's the fourth, uh, fifth one on the fourth page. That is the Excellent Teacher Preparation Act, ensuring they're ready, classroom ready on day one.

  317. 0:32:49

    All right. No questions. Thank you.

  318. 0:32:51

    Thank you.

  319. 0:32:52

    Representative Bonner.

  320. 0:32:56

    Hey, three good veteran bills, uh, starting on page three. House Bill 632 simply clarifies an existing benefit for disabled veterans, uh, that don't pay occupational tax.

  321. 0:33:07

    Okay.

  322. 0:33:07

    Sec- second one on page four, House Bill 985, it's Department of Veteran Services request, uh, expands it, it eligibility to our veteran cemeteries.

  323. 0:33:16

    Okay.

  324. 0:33:17

    And then also on that page, 1087, that just says if you're a disabled veteran and you make improvements to your home, uh, to accommodate that disability, you do not pay permit fees.

  325. 0:33:27

    Okay.

  326. 0:33:28

    That's it.

  327. 0:33:29

    No questions. Thank you. Representative Hilton.

  328. 0:33:32

    Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Turn with me to page five, bottom. Uh, House Bill 1290 targets the sexual exploitation of elders and individuals with disabilities. Also has a, uh, amendment on there that we colloquially call the Epstein Amendment. And, uh, I've got two other bills that are not on the yellow sheet. Uh, House Bill 169, small business tax credit, and House Bill 506, surprise EMS billing.

  329. 0:33:57

    Oh, goodness. All right. I tell you, he could be a game show host. Uh, it finally-

  330. 0:34:02

    Call me, brother

  331. 0:34:02

    ... dawned on me. If Steve Harvey ever retires from Family Feud, you got my vote.

  332. 0:34:06

    Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

  333. 0:34:09

    Does anybody got any questions? No questions. All right. Thank you.

  334. 0:34:14

    Yeah. Your amendment.

  335. 0:34:16

    Yes.

  336. 0:34:16

    Pull it up.

  337. 0:34:17

    Thank you.

  338. 0:34:17

    Thank you.

  339. 0:34:18

    Representative Athearn.

  340. 0:34:21

    Thank you, Mr. Chair. I bring to you, um, House Bill 323. It's at the top of page two. And it, uh, it talks about kidney, but we have changed it to a transparency and accountability bill in insurance, allowing physicians to ask for an explanation of benefits to match up with what they've gotten.

  341. 0:34:46

    Okay. Thank you.

  342. 0:34:47

    Thank you.

  343. 0:34:48

    Representative New.

  344. 0:34:52

    Chairman, members, HB 1134, fourth page, fourth from the bottom. This bill updates Georgia Code to industry standards for repossessors of motor vehicles. That's the bill.

  345. 0:35:02

    That's how you do it. Thank you.

  346. 0:35:04

    Thank you, sir.

  347. 0:35:05

    Representative Camp.

  348. 0:35:08

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I've got House Bill 1138, which is on page four. House Bill 1138, uh, expands scope of practice for pharmacists so they can prescribe contraception.

  349. 0:35:19

    Okay. Questions? No questions. Thank you.

  350. 0:35:23

    Thank you.

  351. 0:35:24

    Representative Carson.

  352. 0:35:27

    Thank you, members, chair- Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, top of page three, uh, House Bill 583. This, uh, bill simply implements a eight-year waiting period by which metro Atlanta counties would have to wait after a failed transit tax referendum before a new transit referendum is held.

  353. 0:35:44

    Questions? No questions.

  354. 0:35:46

    Thank you, sir.

  355. 0:35:51

    Representative Blaze.

  356. 0:35:52

    Yes.

  357. 0:35:52

    You got something?

  358. 0:35:54

    Yeah. Thank you, Chairman, for allowing me to speak on House Bill 583, was a motor vehicle-

  359. 0:36:01

    Oh, that one

  360. 0:36:02

    ... a bill around license plates. There was not consent in conversation about this bill prior to this. I stand, um, and ask you guys to vote against the transit bill that has been put in its place.

  361. 0:36:14

    Okay.

  362. 0:36:15

    Thank you.

  363. 0:36:16

    Thank you.

  364. 0:36:21

    Representative Ford.

  365. 0:36:22

    Yes. I have HB 1310, and it's the bottom of page five.

  366. 0:36:28

    1310. Cotton.

  367. 0:36:32

    This is just designating cotton as the official fabric of Georgia, um, just highlighting the health benefits of wearing cotton and recognizing the economic impact that cotton has on our state. Cotton's the, um, Georgia's the second leading state in growing cotton. And you have fam- m- family members that were in that business-

  368. 0:36:49

    I did. I did

  369. 0:36:50

    ... that, um, were friends of mine. And, um, I think they would appreciate this.

  370. 0:36:53

    Absolutely. Well, we got some late-arriving amendments on it, but-

  371. 0:36:56

    Oh, good

  372. 0:36:57

    ... good for you. You can't amend to this committee, so.

  373. 0:37:00

    Oh, yeah. Okay. Thank you.

  374. 0:37:01

    No, somebody was messing with her earlier, so.

  375. 0:37:04

    Okay.

  376. 0:37:07

    Thank you.

  377. 0:37:07

    For that, is it important? No. Representative Yerga.

  378. 0:37:14

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have, uh-

  379. 0:37:15

    I'm no-nonsense today.

  380. 0:37:17

    I have a bill-

  381. 0:37:17

    I'm no-nonsense Brass today.

  382. 0:37:19

    All right.

  383. 0:37:19

    Go ahead-

  384. 0:37:20

    All right. Thank you

  385. 0:37:20

    ... Mr. Yerga.

  386. 0:37:21

    House Bill 1114. It's on page four, uh, kinda toward the middle. Uh, it actually just, uh, directs the State Board of Education to adopt, uh, digital literac- literacy standards, also-

  387. 0:37:37

    Good bill

  388. 0:37:37

    ... personal financial literacy s- uh, updates to the, what we've already passed in '22. We, uh, we originally put it in place-

  389. 0:37:45

    The vice chairman's calling for the bailiff

  390. 0:37:47

    ... 11th and 12th, and, uh, now we opened it up for 9th and, 9th through 12th. Thank you.

  391. 0:37:52

    There you go.

  392. 0:37:53

    That's the bill.

  393. 0:37:53

    There you go. All right. You got a hint, VC. Thank you.

  394. 0:37:59

    Yes, sir.

  395. 0:37:59

    Representative Harvin, how are you?

  396. 0:38:01

    HB 1316, top of page six. This was put in the House as a local bill and passed. Uh, I did not have a senator, and it became a general bill over here. Uh, in 2025 we put in two sister bills, one for City of Chickamauga Schools and one for Walker County Schools. Um, they do not have a, a residency, uh, requirement in any of their exemptions. And, uh, the bills got put in with a, uh, by their request with a, a residency requirement.

  397. 0:38:33

    Later they decided they didn't want them. It was taken out three places of the four.

  398. 0:38:38

    I'm gonna stop you, but-

  399. 0:38:39

    Yep, I'm sorry

  400. 0:38:39

    ... um, everybody circle that one. That's going home. That should've been a local bill, and he didn't have a... Yeah.

  401. 0:38:45

    And, and I sure was enjoying talking to you.

  402. 0:38:47

    I know.

  403. 0:38:47

    Thank you so much.

  404. 0:38:48

    But you got your teeth kicked in earlier, so I wanted to help you out.

  405. 0:38:52

    We'll be back.

  406. 0:38:55

    I'm out on the sheet again, so it's great to see everybody.

  407. 0:38:59

    I, we're happy to see you, Representative Carpenter.

  408. 0:39:02

    Good. Have a great day.

  409. 0:39:03

    What's your number? And I'll look at it.

  410. 0:39:05

    689.

  411. 0:39:05

    All right.

  412. 0:39:06

    Trying to prevent homelessness.

  413. 0:39:08

    All right. We need to do that. All right. Let's pick a few.

  414. 0:39:15

    Let me pull out my list here. All right. I've got a new list I'm operating off of.

  415. 0:39:27

    What comes down with a tune?

  416. 0:39:31

    You're riding with me.

  417. 0:39:32

    I know.

  418. 0:39:33

    All right. Senator Albers. Oh, you got a yes by your name.

  419. 0:39:38

    Chairman.

  420. 0:39:39

    All right. Where are you? There you are.

  421. 0:39:40

    Uh, you know, I think it's important we get, uh-

  422. 0:39:42

    Hold on. Hold on. Let me get to my real list.

  423. 0:39:44

    All right.

  424. 0:39:47

    All right. Go ahead.

  425. 0:39:47

    I think it's important we get the, our constitutionally mandated work done. I pick the budget of House Bill 974.

  426. 0:39:54

    974.

  427. 0:39:56

    Ooh.

  428. 0:39:57

    Budget.

  429. 0:39:58

    Ooh. All right.

  430. 0:39:59

    Budget.

  431. 0:39:59

    Excellent. Wow. Can I pick again right now?

  432. 0:40:01

    Yeah. Hang on one second, there.

  433. 0:40:03

    All right.

  434. 0:40:03

    Let me... Get called up. Do I have a machete?

  435. 0:40:09

    I, I don't know.

  436. 0:40:13

    Keep going right... That's fine. I'll do it right here. Where is he? He's down here. All right. Now it's 74. All right, what's your ding-ding? All right, let's- Or that was it. What's your next one? Uh, that'll be House Bill 1114, please. 1114.

  437. 0:40:34

    Okay. Thank you. All right, Senator Cowsert's not here. Senator Jackson.

  438. 0:40:43

    Mr. Chair, my first pick is HB 229.

  439. 0:40:49

    229.

  440. 0:40:58

    All right. 229. Ooh. Good one. Good one. Nice. What else would you like? Oh, yeah.

  441. 0:41:06

    All right, let's do something good for children who are coming to an end of their life. HB 1284.

  442. 0:41:13

    1284. Move the bill. That is a good bill. Surprised that stayed out there as long as it did. All right. Who am I on? Senator Dixon.

  443. 0:41:31

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, go with HB 1275.

  444. 0:41:35

    1275.

  445. 0:41:44

    Move the bill. All right. Good bill.

  446. 0:41:48

    Let's see. 1275. All right. Senator Williams.

  447. 0:41:55

    Uh, HB 1134.

  448. 0:41:58

    1134.

  449. 0:41:58

    Move the bill.

  450. 0:42:08

    All right. Senator Still.

  451. 0:42:11

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, let's go with House Bill 1230.

  452. 0:42:15

    1230.

  453. 0:42:22

    Okay. You got close to one. All right. Um, we're back to the top. Senator Walker.

  454. 0:42:32

    Um, House Bill 1254.

  455. 0:42:37

    1254.

  456. 0:42:42

    Good pick. All right. Leader Anavitarte.

  457. 0:42:47

    Uh, House Bill 141.

  458. 0:42:49

    141.

  459. 0:42:57

    All right. Leader Jones. House Bill...

  460. 0:43:01

    549.

  461. 0:43:03

    549.

  462. 0:43:16

    Where am I? There it is, bottom of page two.

  463. 0:43:22

    Okay. My Vice-Chairman. House Bill 1278. 1278.

  464. 0:43:40

    All right. The Dean of the Senate.

  465. 0:43:45

    House Bill, yes, it was J- House Bill 328.

  466. 0:43:50

    328.

  467. 0:43:50

    There's something on your-

  468. 0:43:54

    Oops.

  469. 0:43:56

    On your thing.

  470. 0:43:56

    Try again.

  471. 0:43:58

    Try again. House Bill 1295.

  472. 0:44:01

    1295. Okay.

  473. 0:44:10

    All right. Senator Roberts.

  474. 0:44:13

    House Bill 1107.

  475. 0:44:16

    1107.

  476. 0:44:25

    Okay. One of your delegation members, isn't it?

  477. 0:44:31

    Yep.

  478. 0:44:31

    All right. Uh, I got Senator Gooch. I actually have his pick. Where is it? He really liked that seven. No, it was...

  479. 0:44:46

    12...

  480. 0:44:47

    I've got, uh, a list for Dolezal, and I'll find it later. We'll s- there it is. He wanted 1277.

  481. 0:45:04

    All right. Hey, that's a ding-ding. I'll pick that later for him. Um, all right, 1277. All right. Senator Dolezal, I've got his picks. He wanted... What did he want? He wanted HB 960.

  482. 0:45:29

    Hey, that's a ding-ding. And then he wanted 583.

  483. 0:45:34

    There we go. 85. 583. 83. All right, those are done. Put that down there. Where was, uh, Senator Rhett is not with us. Um...

  484. 0:45:49

    I have his pick.

  485. 0:45:50

    All right, what you got?

  486. 0:45:56

    How did you know I had it? I'll accept-

  487. 0:45:57

    I'm literally sitting in his seat.

  488. 0:45:59

    I tell you what, I'll get... The, the leader can take it for him. She deserve

  489. 0:46:05

    it.

  490. 0:46:05

    HB 618, Mr. Chairman.

  491. 0:46:07

    618. Which one?

  492. 0:46:11

    That same one, I'll go with.

  493. 0:46:13

    Which one?

  494. 0:46:17

    668. Okay. And senator Ginn?

  495. 0:46:22

    How about House Bill 1121 on page four?

  496. 0:46:26

    1121.

  497. 0:46:29

    Judges.

  498. 0:46:30

    Taking care of some judges. All right. Pick again. Look it up. Look it up.

  499. 0:46:37

    The, uh... I think we ought to take care of the, the railroads too. If you look at 1070.

  500. 0:46:43

    1070.

  501. 0:46:45

    Thank you.

  502. 0:46:47

    All right.

  503. 0:46:48

    Appreciate it.

  504. 0:46:49

    1070. Senator Kirkpatrick. Uh, House Bill 1118. 1118.

  505. 0:47:04

    Okay. Oh. That's a dinger. Okay. What else you got? Uh, 668. 668. All right.

  506. 0:47:20

    Which one we picking?

  507. 0:47:22

    1118. Senator Anderson.

  508. 0:47:25

    Let's go with, um, House Bill 451.

  509. 0:47:30

    451. You know, I heard one time that 451 was one of the best milking cows.

  510. 0:47:38

    She was.

  511. 0:47:39

    Tell me about her. By the way, that's a-

  512. 0:47:41

    She, she gave over 100 pounds every day.

  513. 0:47:44

    Of milk?

  514. 0:47:45

    Yep.

  515. 0:47:46

    Wow. Wow.

  516. 0:47:46

    Sure did. She did about 120 to 130 pounds every day.

  517. 0:47:50

    That's pretty solid. All right, what's your other pick? What's your other favorite cow?

  518. 0:47:55

    Oh.

  519. 0:47:57

    There's a blue one named Babe.

  520. 0:47:59

    Let's go with, uh, House Bill 1133.

  521. 0:48:04

    1133.

  522. 0:48:09

    Last page. Where is it? Wait. Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm... Got it.

  523. 0:48:21

    451, 1133. All right, Senator Hufstetler.

  524. 0:48:27

    House Bill 320.

  525. 0:48:29

    320.

  526. 0:48:34

    Okay. And Senator Ginn, they've all gone, right? All right. And then we're proning.

  527. 0:48:43

    Gonna be a long proning.

  528. 0:48:44

    He did 11... uh, 1275.

  529. 0:48:47

    Yeah. A little looser.

  530. 0:48:48

    All right. Let me see.

  531. 0:48:53

    I'm gonna, uh, put on Gooch's ding-ding. It's gonna be 1138, which happens to be another one. And then it's gonna be 1208, which happens to be another one. And then 1396, which happens to be another one.

  532. 0:49:19

    And he's hot. Got that one covered.

  533. 0:49:33

    5, 9, 95. 985.

  534. 0:49:38

    And that's it.

  535. 0:49:45

    All right. Let's go through these real quick. I've got 141, 229, 320. These are all HBs, by the way. 320, 451, 549, 583, 618, 668, 960, 974, 985, 1070, 1107, 1114, 1118, 1121, 1133, 1134, 1138, 1208, 1230, 1254, 1275, 1277, 1278, 1284, 1295, 1316, and 1396.

  536. 0:50:28

    Did I get them all? Yes.

  537. 0:50:29

    Some of them.

  538. 0:50:30

    All right. I've got a motion do pass from Senator Robertson.

  539. 0:50:36

    Second.

  540. 0:50:36

    I got a second from Senator Anderson.

  541. 0:50:39

    Second.

  542. 0:50:39

    Any further discussion? All in favor say aye.

  543. 0:50:43

    Aye.

  544. 0:50:43

    Aye. All opposed say nay. Motion carries unanimous. All right, y'all get to your committees. Bailiff, open the doors.

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