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Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 20, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 20, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on bills and resolutions covering public safety, health care, education, development, transportation and other topics. Members questioned proposals on road obstruction penalties, firearm suppressors, interference with first responders, permitting deadlines and development impact fees. The committee approved a substitute for SB 384 that added removal of vehicle registration decals to the optional five-year registration proposal. It then placed SB 23, SB 284, SB 384 and SB 395 on a supplemental calendar for that day, with no opposition voiced. No calendar decisions were recorded for the other proposals presented.
18. I stand corrected. Um, so thank you. I'm here to present Senate Bill 284 and ask for y- your favorable consideration of that. I don't know. I don't even have a blue sheet. I think they ran out maybe, but, um- On page three. Page three. Page three. Uh, so I, I introduced this bill last year prior to the First Liberty building and loan collapse and...
Uh, so I think it's a very good measure that would help the citizens of Georgia. All right. Thank you. We've got a question. Ch- Charlice Byrd. Um, good morning- Good morning ... Senator. Sorry, bad, um, speech. I live in the area where these violators lived, and I've watched firsthand people tell me they've lost their money, they've lost their savings. I...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 6, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to bring bills before the House on crossover day, covering education, health, taxes, elections, courts, local government and other subjects. Members questioned proposals on development moratoriums, monument removal and lottery reserves for scholarships. Several bills had recently left other committees, and members said copies were missing from their materials. The chair said copies would be provided and that the committee expected to meet again later to set a supplemental calendar. No votes or calendar selections were recorded before adjournment.
Representative Evans, did you have a question on this one? Sorry. I just, um, was able to look at a, a copy of House Bill 1413. Um, Chairman Martin, you mentioned at the tail end that part of the ... And I'm so in favor of the needs-based aid bill, I can't see straight. But I see you've added Section 3 that changes the shortfall lottery reserve from 50% of...
A- and I would stipulate that if one is doing a reserve account, you do it on the last three years' spending, not revenue. As is written today, if revenue goes down, spending stays consistent, the reserve requirement would go down. You don't wanna take a reserve requirement go down while your revenues are going down and your spens- spend- spending is going...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 27, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 27, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on education, public safety, rural health care, remote notarization, home inspection licensing and other proposals. Members questioned proposed restrictions on students’ extracurricular activities, requirements for noncitizen commercial drivers, penalties for practicing law without authorization, and monitoring of homeless people on the sex offender registry. The committee placed 12 bills on the legislative day 38 floor calendar, including SB 8, SB 150, SB 403 and SB 442. The calendar vote on SB 442 drew opposition but passed by voice vote. The committee also returned SB 454 to the Public Safety Committee. No further action was shown on the other proposals presented.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. Uh, I believe I have on the, uh, blue sheet SB458, which I've presented before. That is a collaboration between myself and, uh, Chairman Alan Powell and Representative Clint Crowe, but it is the Home Inspector Licensing Act. There's like 44 states that already require some form of license or certificate...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · February 11, 2026
House Rules Committee, February 11, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on vehicle titles, bankruptcy exemptions, foster caregivers, firefighter safety, judicial privacy, student sports physicals, pharmacy payments and insurance coverage. It returned HB 211 and HB 1024 to the Judiciary Committee. It approved a substitute for HB 998 and placed it on Thursday’s House calendar along with HR 999, HB 948, HB 983 and SB 195. The committee held off on scheduling HB 810 after a request to consider it Tuesday instead. No further action was recorded on the other bills presented. The chair announced that the committee would not meet Thursday morning and would next meet Tuesday.
We're also apo- imposing a $50 million annual cap on the disbursements. We're requiring that audits be submitted. The PSC already requires it, but we're making it part of the statute. And we're requiring PSC to submit a biannual report on the fund because there have been a number of questions about how much money is in the fund, how many people pay in, how...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 23, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 23, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to bring legislation to the House floor and set a nine-bill calendar for legislative day 36. Presentations covered health care workforce data, property-owner protections, criminal laws, scholarships and other topics. Members questioned a proposed constitutional convention for congressional term limits and the geographic reach of a federal scholarship tax credit. The committee approved a substitute for SB 395 adding language to designate emergency medical services as an essential service, then placed it on the calendar. Eight other bills also received calendar approval. One, SB 443, drew an objection and was approved by voice vote, with no count announced. The other calendar motions passed without stated opposition. The chair announced the next Rules meeting for Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Um, it's page 10. Let's see, it's gonna be SB306. Myself and, uh, Chairman Cannon were working on this together related to CUVA. And what it does is change some of the options for taxpayer notification of the CUVA covenant, uh, allows request notification by certified mail or email in addition to standard notification in order to continue these CUVAs from...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 5, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 5, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved five substitutes and placed 15 bills on the next legislative day's floor calendar. Members objected to placing HB 1324, HB 1377, HB 880 and HB 1261 on the calendar, but each motion carried by voice vote. Presentations covered vehicle-tag fraud, postproduction tax credits, youth GPS monitoring, ketamine clinics, Medicaid appeals, permitting, taxpayer privacy, cash-payment rounding and firearm suppressors. Members also requested consideration of a road-naming resolution. The chair deferred action on bills not yet available in members' packets and announced another Rules meeting for the following morning.
We have a motion and a second. Is there any opposition? Okay, it's approved. Okay, House Bill 1112, 1112. LC620462S. Chairman Williamson. Uh, thank you Mr. Chairman. Uh, this bill is, uh, Representative, uh, Carter Barrett's bill that rounds, uh, cash transactions, uh, down to the nearest nickel. So the change in this bill from the original is on lines, on...
let's go ahead and look at some ruled substitutes that we have. You should have all these on your desk. House Bill 812 by substitute LC474163S. Going, uh, call on CK Kelley to present that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I'm working on the committee sub to House Bill 812, which is our permitting legislation. It will add some...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 6, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): After a printing delay, the committee set a supplemental House floor calendar. Members approved revised versions of HB 1276 on Medicaid eligibility checks, HB 1413 on scholarships, HB 1116 on local taxes and property-tax limits, and HB 1390 on forfeiture of vehicles used in reckless stunt driving. Questions focused on federal Medicaid requirements, scholarship work requirements, and whether vehicle forfeiture changes could affect existing enforcement tools. The committee then placed these and other measures on the calendar. Several calendar motions passed by voice vote after objections, with no vote counts stated. The committee later moved HB 1116 to the structured portion of the calendar.
May I ask one other question? Yes, ma'am. The penalties are new. Um, so what happens if, uh, the federal guidance changes? Uh, will we have to come back and redo this bill? We have looked at that, and certainly I know there's some things coming out in May of this year, possibly in November. If you noticed on lines, uh, that, where it says, "Except as...
Okay. Uh, next, gonna call on Chairman Blackmon to, uh, speak to House Bill 1116 Substitute. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, it's LC339902s. Um, this legislation has a, a few components to it. It, uh, things that have been recommended or in the bill prior, but, uh, couple things I wanted to go over. It caps the local sales tax to the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 31, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 31, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on school policies, campaign finance, public records, self-defense hearings, housing, permitting and other proposals. Members questioned sponsors about constitutional concerns, student safety, tenant protections and access to school facilities. The committee approved substitutes for SB 406, SB 552, SB 447, SB 587 and SB 515, with no opposition stated. Those five measures were placed on the day's floor calendar along with HR 1445, SB 111, SB 402, SB 458 and SB 501. The transcript shows no calendar decision on the other proposals presented. The chair apologized for microphone problems and asked members to watch for notice of another possible meeting before adjourning.
Is that, is that right? What happens if we- Yes, a citizen of Georgia would've paid income taxes. So what happens if we eliminate the income tax or if you have so many deductions that you end up, you know, having a refund, for example? Is that person, is it filing it or paying it that is the key? So someone that lives here, someone that works here, those...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 31, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 31, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on retirement changes in SB 261 and a revised version of SB 23. It approved the substitute for SB 23, then placed that bill and HR 713, HR 1007, SB 261, SB 431 and SB 591 on a second supplemental calendar. The chair asked for opposition to each action, and none was voiced.
Yes, sir. Okay, um, gonna recognize, uh, Chairman Carson to speak to Senate, the rules to Senate Bill 23. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this is a, a bill that's been brought to us by, um, various groups that are looking to diversify their retirement holdings. The only change, uh, this is, uh, from the, the prior, uh, Senate Bill 23, is on line 31 to 34....
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it. Thank you for opening up for us, uh, on, uh, two- 261. Basically, this is a magistrate judge bill. Does not take any state funds. It's all self-funded. But the substitute bill would change the formula for calculating the retirement allowances. And currently, members receive a benefit equal to four percent of their...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · February 2, 2026
House Rules Committee, February 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on bills covering health care, local government, courts, workers, veterans and other issues. Members questioned limits on using COVID-19 vaccination status in transplant decisions and a proposal allowing property owners to seek relief over local governments’ failure to enforce laws. The committee placed HB 557, HB 659 and HB 960 on Monday’s floor calendar without objection. It also placed HB 350, HB 946 and HB 999 on Tuesday’s calendar without objection. No calendar action was shown for the other proposals presented.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. My bill is HB 350, which is number four on page one. This bill allows for the placement of newborn safety devices at places like police departments and fire departments. The bill also has, uh, language in it that provides for alarms that will, uh, sound, that will, uh, alert, uh, uh, the fire department or police...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 2, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to move forward a wide range of measures covering taxes, housing, health care, education, public safety, workforce development and state symbols. Members questioned proposals on self-defense cases, income tax cuts, Medicaid eligibility checks, development permits and airport funding. The chair announced that HR 114 and HB 1116 were returned to Ways and Means without opposition, although a subsequent exchange created uncertainty about the first measure's number. Most other measures received brief presentations without questions. No floor calendar selections or votes on those requests were recorded. The chair adjourned the meeting and announced another meeting for 5 p.m.
Okay. Don't see any questions on that bill. Okay. Let's see. Representative Miller, you, is your light, do you have a request? It's for, it's for a request for a bill, not a question. Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. Okay, thank you. Um, I would like to present, uh, Mr. Chairman, for the committee's consideration, H. Bill 733, which is on page two, three from the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · March 4, 2026
House Rules Committee, March 4, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to bring bills to the House floor on education, healthcare, taxes, public safety, local government and other subjects. Members questioned proposals on firearm rules, access to death recordings, district attorney pay, foreign funding disclosures and transit tax votes. The committee approved a substitute for HB 1138 restoring earlier language. It sent HB 947 back to Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and HB 490 back to Economic Development and Tourism. A motion to send HB 1386 back to committee failed. The committee then placed 14 bills on the day's floor calendar, including HB 1138 with the approved substitute. Members also questioned differences in how requests for changes were handled. The chair said the approaching legislative deadline limited time to return every proposed change to committee.
But one of the things that the proponents have been telling those of us who are concerned about bankruptcing, bankrupting cities and counties is, "Well, we're gonna give them all this power that they can levy all these OSTs, TSPLOSTs, and all. There's like 12 of them. Um, OST, OST, OST, OST, OST. That's what I was talking about yesterday. Um, so I don't...
I was gonna see if you'd allow me to share. Probably, I think it'd be on the yellow sheet. It's on the yellow. House Bill 1261. Uh, House Bill 1261 proposes an amendment to Georgia Tax Code to create a level one free port exemption for certain goods held in inventory by electric utilities. This bill is designed to offer targeted tax relief on qualifying...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · February 25, 2026
House Rules Committee, February 25, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to advance bills on public safety, healthcare, education, taxes, licensing, property and other topics. It set floor calendars for the current day and Thursday. The current day's calendar included HB 1024, HB 1329, HB 519 and HB 1001, among others. Members objected to adding HB 1001, but the chair declared that the voice vote favored adding it. Thursday's calendar included HB 1262, HB 1263, HB 1274 and HB 1344. The committee returned HB 1275 to the Health Committee after questions about restrictions on stem cell materials. It also returned HB 1073, HB 1028 and HB 1224 to their respective committees. Most other presentations ended without questions or a scheduling decision shown in the transcript.
I am s- uh, speaking on House Bill 942, LC443245. It's not in the book, but I got a call from the speaker's office last night, and they said for me to come to Rules. What's... Give me the number again, please. House Bill 942. It's not on there. It's on the general calendar. Do you see it? Yeah, it's on the yellow sheet. Yeah. It, it's still on the general...
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