Georgia CommonsHouse Rules Committee, April 2, 2026
2025-2026 Regular Session · 341 CAP · 29 min
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Summary
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The committee approved substitutes for SB 51, SB 513 and SB 268, then placed those bills and SB 89 and SB 499 on a second supplemental calendar for the day. The presenter said SB 51 was rewritten to include fee-retention provisions from HB 1021 and HB 1428. The presenter for SB 513 said three sections concerning driver’s licenses and the Department of Driver Services were removed. The presenter for SB 268 described a new crime involving obstruction of law enforcement officers with a vehicle. Members voiced opposition to approving and scheduling some substitutes, but the chair announced that each motion carried. No vote totals were stated.
Bills discussed (7)
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.
SB 51. State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise
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The presenter said the substitute completely replaced the original bill with provisions from two other bills. The presenter said the first section, drawn from HB 1021, would increase the money clerks may retain to cover the expense of collecting fees and distributing them to the appropriate organizations. The presenter described the second section, drawn from HB 1428, as another fee-retention provision to cover expenses under a different part of state law. No questions were asked. The committee approved the substitute without voiced opposition and later placed it on the second supplemental calendar, also without voiced opposition.
HB 1021. Courts; increase amount of funds the authority is authorized to retain for administrative costs
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While presenting the substitute for SB 51, the presenter explained that its first section incorporated this bill. The presenter said the provision would increase the money clerks may retain to cover expenses for collecting and distributing fees. The committee did not take a separate vote on this bill.
HB 1428. Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board; retain certain incidental funds generated by certain fees; authorize
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The presenter said this bill was incorporated into the second section of the substitute for SB 51. The presenter described it as allowing fees to be retained to cover expenses under a different part of state law, without further explanation. The committee did not take a separate vote on this bill.
SB 513. "Every Day Counts Act"; enact
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The presenter said the bill had been recommitted and that the new substitute removed all three sections concerning driver’s licenses and the Department of Driver Services. No further explanation of the remaining provisions was given. A member objected to approving the substitute, and the chair called a voice vote and announced that it carried. Later, a member objected to placing the substitute on the second supplemental calendar. Following another voice vote, the chair announced that it was on the calendar. No vote totals were stated.
SB 268. Offenses Against Public Order; crime of interference with a first responder; provide
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The presenter said the substitute removed an original section concerning incest because that language had passed in another piece of legislation. The presenter said the substitute also narrowed the obstruction provisions from first responders generally to law enforcement officers, creating a crime and penalty for obstruction with a moving or stationary motor vehicle. No questions were asked. A member objected to approving the substitute, but the chair announced approval after a voice vote. Later, a member objected to placing it on the second supplemental calendar. The chair announced that it was on the calendar after another voice vote. No vote totals were stated.
SB 89. Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase
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The chair proposed placing the bill on the second supplemental calendar. A motion and second were made, and the chair announced that it was on the calendar without voiced opposition. No provisions were discussed.
SB 499. Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibition on possessing a silencer; repeal
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The chair proposed placing the bill on the second supplemental calendar. A member objected after a motion and second. Following a voice vote, the chair announced that it was on the calendar. No vote totals were stated, and no provisions were discussed.
Transcript
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Good
- 0:23:26
evening, everybody. We'll go ahead and call our meeting to order.
- 0:23:32
Recognize Chairman Gunter to speak to substitute Senate Bill 51.
- 0:23:39
All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, Senate Bill 51 is, uh, a bill that's been completely stripped out and has, uh, two new bills on it. Um, in section one, what was added in was, uh, House Bill 1021. This is, uh, Lauren McDonald's bill. And, uh, what this does is it increases the amount of money that clerks can retain to cover their expenses in collecting fees and then dispersing them to the, the different organizations that they're supposed to do that for.
- 0:24:14
Uh, and then in section two is Lauren's, uh, House Bill 1428 that was, um, put in here, and this is, uh, again, a retainer of fees to cover expenses. It's just in a different title. And that's, that's the bill.
- 0:24:31
Okay. You, you've heard the explanation. Any questions? All right. Do we have a motion to approve Senate Bill 51 by substitute LC47-4326S?
- 0:24:44
So moved.
- 0:24:45
Have a move and a second. Is there any opposition? Okay, it's approved.
- 0:24:52
Chairman Ir-
- 0:24:54
Erwin.
- 0:24:54
Yeah. Let me get Chris. Chairman Erwin on Senate Bill 513.
- 0:25:01
Yes, sir, I
- 0:25:07
... There we go. We got it. We, uh, had this recommitted as, uh, you're aware, Mr. Chairman, what we've done is we have removed out all the, uh, three sections referring to the driver's license and DDS out of this bill. So as we have discussed today, those three, uh, sections have been removed and is no longer in the bill.
- 0:25:33
Excuse me, uh, SB513, and as you said, LC492884S.
- 0:25:41
Okay.
- 0:25:43
Okay, you've, you've heard the, uh, explanation. Is there a motion to approve?
- 0:25:47
So moved.
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Motion and a second to approve. Any opposition?
- 0:25:51
Objection.
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We have an objection. All those in favor of approving the substitute say aye.
- 0:25:56
Aye.
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Those opposed, no.
- 0:25:59
No.
- 0:25:59
Okay, it carries. Okay, call on, uh, Representative Kelley to, to explain Senate Bill, the sub to Senate Bill 268.
- 0:26:10
Thank you, Mr
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Got it.
- 0:26:13
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Working off, uh, substitute to Senate Bill 268, LC481855S. Uh, this, uh, first takes out the original section one, uh, that dealt with some incest language 'cause that is passed in another piece of legislation. Uh, and then it, instead of dealing with some obstruction language for first responders, it limits it just to police officers, uh, or law enforcement officers and its obstruction, uh, with a motor vehicle, either moving or stationary, against a law enforcement officer.
- 0:26:50
Uh, it would, uh, create that, uh, crime and penalty.
- 0:26:56
Okay. You've heard the explanation. Any questions? All right, is there a motion to approve-
- 0:27:02
So moved
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... Senate Bill 268? Have a motion and a second. Is there any objection? Have an objection. All those in favor say aye.
- 0:27:10
Aye.
- 0:27:11
Those opposed, no.
- 0:27:12
No.
- 0:27:12
Okay, it's approved. Okay, now let's set a supp- a second supplemental calendar for today under modified structure. Senate Bill 51, substitute LC47-4326S.
- 0:27:33
Moved.
- 0:27:34
Have a move and a second. Any opposition? It's on. Senate Bill 89.
- 0:27:43
Moved.
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Have a move and a second. Any opposition? It's on. Senate Bill 268 by substitute LC48-1855S.
- 0:27:56
Moved.
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Moved and second. Any opposition?
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Objection.
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There is an objection. All those in favor say aye.
- 0:28:03
Aye.
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Those opposed, no.
- 0:28:06
No.
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It's on. Senate Bill 499.
- 0:28:10
Moved.
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Moved and second. Any opposition?
- 0:28:14
Objection.
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Have an objection. All those in favor say aye.
- 0:28:17
Aye.
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Those opposed, no.
- 0:28:20
No.
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It's on. Senate Bill 513 by substitute LLC492884S.
- 0:28:30
Moved.
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Moved and second. Any opposition?
- 0:28:34
Objection.
- 0:28:34
Have an objection. All those in favor say aye.
- 0:28:37
Aye.
- 0:28:37
Those opposed, no.
- 0:28:39
No.
- 0:28:39
It's on. Okay, that'll get us going again, and that'll be our second supplemental calendar. Thank you very much.