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Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 23, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, February 23, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard proposals on workforce coordination, homelessness services, public officials’ financial interests, housing and local school superintendents. It approved HB 1396, approved HB 1362 with an amendment extending restrictions to federal agencies and departments, and approved HR 1348. Members heard HB 1166 without voting and requested revisions addressing concerns about its scope. The committee amended HB 1177 to raise its income limit, then tabled it while another amendment remained unresolved. The opening portion covered HB 1302, but the transcript shows no vote on that proposal.
Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, I see no other questions at this time. The chair will entertain a motion. We have a motion do pass. We have a s- we have a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. The bill passes committee. Thank you. Thank you, sir. All right. Now we're gonna move on to the next bill....
Your mic is active. You can- Correct ... proceed when you're ready. All right. Thank you. Um, I have, uh, House Bill 1362, LC474055. Um, and this is just a great governance bill. Um, I've kind of started down this road in '23, '24 session with, uh, House Bill 1850. Um, and I think we all just want everything to be fair. And so with that bill, what it said...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · March 2, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, March 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 1177, HB 1260 and HB 1299, covering development-authority housing financing, training requirements for local elected officials and hospital partnerships with physicians. It also approved HB 1447 after adding a requirement to review utility bond structures. The committee heard competing arguments on HB 1384, which would redirect part of municipal utility franchise revenue to counties, but held no vote. After testimony supporting and opposing expanded city control over development-authority activity in Fulton County, the committee approved HB 1386.
We don't get that opportunity to do that when the county comes in and gives these tax abatements without our knowledge. And all we're asking for is the right to allow our city council to decide if they want to have, um, a resolution or not. That would require some input and conversations between our development authorities and the county development...
Follow-up, Mr. Chair. And, and again, I appreciate everything you're saying. I agree with everything you're saying. I talked to lobbyists earlier, and we had the same discussion. My only concern really is that- Those that are going to be affected possibly have not been informed, so they can't... And I've heard it several times, "They're not here." Well, if...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 25, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, February 25, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 812 with changes to construction-permit review procedures, HB 1166 allowing certain small secondary homes, HB 400 offering funding incentives for local housing-policy changes, and HB 863 encouraging state contracts with Georgia small businesses. Members amended the first three before approving them. The committee tabled HB 1315, concerning limits on development moratoriums and compensation for affected property owners, and agreed to send it back to subcommittee. After discussing emergency contacts for apartment properties, response deadlines and penalties under HB 779, the chair designated that discussion a hearing only and said it would return to subcommittee. The meeting ended after the committee lost the attendance needed to conduct business, with remaining business deferred to a future meeting.
All right. Next, uh, next we're gonna move to House Bill 1166. I'll invite, uh, Representative Herring to come to the, uh, presentation microphone. And so that's fine. All right. I'll be right back. All right. Thank you. Okay. Representative Herring, you may, uh, proceed when you are ready. I believe we are operating under a substitute for your bill, so if...
Okay. I will ask if, uh, if you could, just real briefly, let's go over the, the differences between the original presentation and the sub that we have today, just for, for the committee. Absolutely. I think the concerns before were, um, lines 30, um, through, I think it was 49. Um, so right now, with this substitution, um, local governments still retain...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 4, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, February 4, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved two bills. HB 1066 would protect established racing facilities from certain nuisance claims within five miles. Members debated the size of that area, residents’ access to courts and whether protection should cover nuisances other than noise. Amendments to reduce the radius and limit protection to noise claims failed, and the bill passed by voice vote. HB 1027 would allow participating local governments to make retail electricity contracts lasting up to 20 years rather than 10. The sponsor said longer contracts would help recover infrastructure costs from large customers. It passed with no opposition voiced. The chair initially announced HB 166, but the presentation that followed concerned HB 1066; no substantive discussion of HB 166 followed.
Thank you. All right. Today, we're gonna be hearing two bills. The first bill we're gonna consider is House Bill 166. I'll ask, uh, Floor Leader Wade if he would like to come to the podium or the table. Which one would you like? Wherever the chairman would prefer. It's, it's up to you. I'm, I'm a Baptist, I'll sit down. Okay. All right. I have a s- I have a...
And since I'm not a preacher, I won't stand at the podium. How about that? All right. Thank you, uh, Chairman and, uh, colleagues, uh, for this. I appreciate many of you, uh, heard this bill yesterday, um, so I will kind of shorten my remarks to an extent. But for those that didn't hear, um, we're working off of House Bill 1066, which is, uh, LC number...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · January 28, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, January 28, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 903, which the sponsor described as expanding oversight of state agency rules, and HB 140, which would limit cities’ reliance on fines and forfeitures. For HB 140, members adopted an amendment phasing in the limits through 2030 before sending the amended bill to Rules. Both bills passed by voice vote, with no vote counts stated. The chair announced that HB 613 had been withdrawn from the agenda at the sponsor’s request. The committee also heard from DeKalb County’s chief executive about housing affordability, rental registries and rent increases, and from a citizen urging protection of voting access and opposition to federal executive involvement in elections.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And a bunch of points off your blood pressure too. Okay, we're gonna move on to, uh, House Bill 140. And, uh, Chairman Gullett, if you'd like to either come to the table or the podium, whichever one is more comfortable for you. We do, uh, bring the, the committee's attention to, uh, this point. We do have a committee substitute. Uh,...
Um, we talked about last time Alabama passed a bill with a cap of 10%. Um, Missouri and Utah have similar bills that they've passed, and I'm not sure honestly if someone else has passed one since we last talked about it, um, last year. Uh, it did pass out of committee, um, last year. It was in Rules Committee. Um, that's the bill. It's, uh, it's really just...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 11, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, February 11, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee advanced all five agenda bills: HB 913 on government software contracts, HB 1066 on racetrack nuisance claims, HB 1130 on campaign-funded security, HB 1133 on financing solar projects at closed landfills, and HB 1180 on removing a housing authority bond limit. The racetrack substitute passed 9 to 8 after debate over property owners’ access to courts, changes in racing operations and local authority. The other bills passed by voice vote, with no opposition recorded. During public comment, two witnesses opposed ending Georgia’s participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center, citing concerns about costs, voter records and data security. No action followed those comments.
Okay. Next, we'll ask, uh, Floor Leader Seabaugh to come and present House Bill 1130. And guest. Honored guest. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the committee, I present House Bill 1130, LC 47-39-37. It's titled the SECURE Act. The Georgia SECURE Act is about one simple principle: No one should be discouraged from serving the public because of threats to...
So it requires that security equipment purchased with campaign funds be returned to the campaign or reimbursed at fair market value at the conclusion of the campaign or term of office. So this legislation does not change election procedures, voting laws, or ballot access. It simply provides clarity in a statute, strengthens reporting requirements, and...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 18, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, February 18, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved all five bills it considered: SB 51, HB 502, HB 1129, HB 1247 and HB 963. Members amended SB 51 to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027. Discussion covered local government contracting, voting access for people with young children, limits on enterprise zones, courts’ treatment of agency interpretations of law, and foreign money in referendum campaigns. The longest debate concerned HB 1247, including questions about judicial independence, agency expertise and possible appeals. A motion to table that bill failed before the committee approved it. Opposition was heard on the voice votes for SB 51, HB 1247 and HB 963, but no vote counts were stated.
Okay, we're gonna, now we're gonna st- go back to the top of the agenda, and I'll ask, uh, Representative Draper to come to the table and present House Bill 502. This is another bill that was passed out of this committee last year. Uh, was recommitted when, uh, no further action was taken upon it. So, uh, Representative Draper, proceed. All right. Thank you...
At s- Do pass. Okay. We have, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say, "Aye." Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you. Can I get a form? We have one. Appreciate you. Thank you.
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · March 5, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, March 5, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved six bills: HB 467 on monument protection and relocation, HB 1482 on county use of Atlanta’s jail, HB 868 on health coverage for retiring county officers, HB 613 on apprenticeship information, HB 1227 on voter-registration notifications, and HB 1442 on limits to local development moratoriums. Members debated monument lawsuits, local control over jail facilities, retirement benefits and development decisions. The committee initially tabled HB 1482, then brought it back and approved it 9-4 without public testimony. It approved HB 467 6-5 after rejecting a naming amendment. Members amended HB 868 to include county commissioners and change coverage-administration provisions, and amended HB 1442 with changes suggested by the Georgia Municipal Association.
Okay, if I can get everybody to take their seats. We, if my count is correct, we have a quorum, which I was a lit- I'm a little surprised that rules finished as quickly as they did. They expedited their work as quickly as we're about to expedite ours. So thank you everyone for, uh, coming back in. We're gonna jump right into this. Uh, Chairman Tyler Paul...
Thank you, Chairman and members of committee.
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · March 18, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, March 18, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute for SB 284 that combined authority to order repayment to securities-fraud victims with school-roofing procurement provisions presented from HB 669. Members asked who would be covered by the repayment authority and how victims currently recover money. The committee also approved SB 593, which would require local governments to disclose development impact fees upon a written request describing a project. Both measures passed by voice vote, with no vote counts stated.
Uh, thank you, Chairman, and, uh, chairman and members of the committee. So Section 2 of the bill, as it was mentioned, it was, uh, House Bill 669, which was passed out of the Education Committee earlier this session. Uh, the bill simply allows, uh, school systems to access, uh, roofing, roofing improvements on existing buildings using a supplier that is,...
my roommate when we're down here in the apartment. And, uh, he is tied up in a presentation on the Senate floor and asked if I would present his bill. It's a very, very simple bill. Barely over a page. So this is House, uh, excuse me, Senate Bill 593. The, uh, uh, primary sponsor of the bill is Senator Hatchett. And I'm just gonna read the language of the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · June 23, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, June 23, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved an amended substitute for SB 3, concerning recommendations for future election equipment, hand recounts and election audits. Members questioned how recount results would be used, certification deadlines and whether equipment requirements could limit vendors. The committee adopted an amendment directing equipment recommendations toward hand-marked paper ballots printed on demand. An amendment to remove the mandatory hand-recount section failed, 7 to 13. The amended substitute then passed by voice vote.
Amen. Thank you. All right. Uh, this morning... And let me turn this volume down a little bit. I think we're a little too loud here. Uh, this morning we're gonna be, uh, considering this committee for action on a committee substitute to Senate Bill 3 EX. I'd like to invite Senator Chairman Burns to the table. And at this po- point, I would like to turn the...
We've changed that to shall recommend the specifications, et cetera, to that. That, that language, uh, matches language later in the bill, and, uh, hopefully, uh, prohibits us from violation of a, uh, delegation or separation of powers provisions. That was the first change. The, uh, next change was section two. We have replaced the section two that came...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · June 22, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, June 22, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee held a hearing only on SB 3, which addresses future voting equipment, election audits and the deadline for removing QR codes from vote counting. Discussion centered on a Senate-added requirement to hand-count the top two races before certification. Committee members and witnesses raised questions about accuracy, staffing, costs, deadlines and whether parts of the bill fit the special session’s scope. Supporters said hand counts could uncover machine errors and increase confidence. Many witnesses asked the committee to remove the hand-count requirement. The chair said discussions about a possible substitute were underway and another meeting might occur the next morning. No amendment or vote occurred before adjournment.
Thank you. Thank you. Okay. With that, we'll, uh, I'll turn the, uh, microphone over to our esteemed colleague, Senator Burns, to present Senate Bill 3EX. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Committee. Uh, good morning. Happy Monday. I know we're all excited to be here on this day, and, uh, consider Senate Bill 3EX. I'm working from SB3EX as passed by the...
Those decisions will be made in the, uh, 2027 session, regular session. So the committee is composed of nine individuals: three electors by the governor, three electors by the com- uh, committee on assignment... Uh, excuse me, three senators appointed by the committee on assignments in the Senate, and then three representatives appointed by the speaker. Uh,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · March 17, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, March 17, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered a substitute for SB 214 that would move Georgia toward ballots printed on demand, marked by voters and counted by scanners, with full implementation by January 1, 2028. Members and witnesses discussed training, funding, accessibility, equipment security and transferring a ballot-image audit pilot to the State Election Board. Local election officials and several advocacy organizations supported the longer transition, while opponents sought earlier changes or hand-counting. The committee adopted three amendments and rejected three others concerning audit authority or timing. The committee approved the substitute as amended by voice vote, with opposition heard but no final vote count stated.
In practice, voters can begin seeing ballots with human-readable, uh, text as early as 2027, and the state elections board will be a- will be empowered to ensure oversight in this year's election. Thank you for incorporating our organization's feedback and recommendations throughout the legislative drafting process. We believe that this legislation would...
Lastly, I will point out the concerns about the secretary overseeing an audit. I want to point out that they were very, that voters, election workers, just about everybody, was ke- very concerned with enhanced voting when they audited the, uh, images, the ballot images, and also reported the results. That might not be a good idea. Wonderful, thank you. You...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee · March 26, 2026
House Governmental Affairs Committee, March 26, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved three bills and tabled another. Members tabled SB 21 after its original sponsor asked to restore language allowing lawsuits against local governments over violations of Georgia immigration law. The committee approved a monument-protection substitute to SB 175 by a 9-5 vote. Members approved SB 423 with an amendment narrowing its proposed limit on out-of-state campaign contributions to candidates and campaign committees, following debate over constitutional concerns and reporting burdens. The committee also approved SB 437, covering private residential building inspections, after changing the project-cost threshold for higher insurance coverage.
Next on the list we have Senate Bill 175. And I'll ask Chairman Powell, would you like to present from the table or where you sit, sir? You know, I'm gonna go out once I get to your questions. Okay. Yes, sir. Uh, and for the, uh, committee, we did distribute, uh, copies of the subs yesterday, uh, at least as, as accurately as we could. We've had one minor...
Anyone that has an interest would have standing at that point. It puts certain language in here about the desecration. Uh, if a, you know, if a, a jurisdiction does away with these statues, they need to keep the, the statuary preserved. You know, there's, uh, the obelisk that was at the DeKalb County Courthouse. I don't know whatever happened to it, and...
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