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Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 11, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 11, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee unanimously approved placing SB 476, SB 477, HB 134 and HB 463 on the Senate floor calendar for the next day. The chair described SB 476 as an incremental income tax reduction and SB 477 as eliminating income tax for households filing jointly with income up to $100,000 and individual filers with income up to $50,000, along with tax credit provisions. The committee chair who had handled the bills confirmed those descriptions and described the two House measures as duplicates of the Senate measures. The committee then adjourned.
... Mr. Chairman? And then you wanna cover 134, and HB 134 and HB 463? Well, those are duplicate bills of 476 and 477. So- And 134 is like 476, and 463 is like 477. Is that correct? Cor- correct. Okay. None of this really matters, 'cause they're all four going on the floor tomorrow. Um, so I got a motion. We're doing... I've got SB 476, I've got SB 477, HB...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 16, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 16, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard requests to move bills to the Senate floor on education, taxes, public safety, transportation, health care and other subjects. Members unanimously approved a six-bill calendar for the next day: HB 376, HB 998, HB 999, HB 1159, HB 1302 and HB 1379. The committee then switched to a standing committee meeting to consider a substitute for HB 1020 combining district attorney retirement changes with salary changes. Members questioned the proposed limit on local salary supplements and whether some district attorneys could lose pay by opting in. The committee approved the substitute, with the chair announcing a final tally of 11 yes votes and three no votes, and sent it to Rules.
We can do this one of two ways. Actually, we can do it one of a million ways. I'm gonna put... I wanna put six bills on tomorrow. I got four ding dings. Ooh, okay. So you want me to just put them all? Go ahead. For sake of time? Yeah. All right. We're putting on 998, 1159, 1302, and 1379, and then let's pick a couple. So we left off with Senator Robertson....
Thank, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, House Bill 1379, which is the first bill on the last page of the yellow, uh, sheet. It requires, uh, public disclosure of any, uh, monies given, uh, from, uh, countries, certain countries, uh, to any K through 12 or technical college system schools or USG schools, building on what we already passed last year. Okay. Any...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 23, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 23, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief presentations on a wide range of tax, education, public safety, health, court and other measures, then unanimously approved a package for the Senate floor calendar. In its standing committee session, it approved a substitute for HB 1077, extending an arts-related sales tax exemption and adding Georgia National Fair admissions, by an 11-4 vote. It approved a substitute for HB 1129, removing a proposed five-year expiration provision for enterprise zones, by a 9-5 vote. Members questioned how a restored House budget oversight committee under HB 1178 would involve the Senate. The chair made that discussion hearing-only and asked the sponsor to work with the committee.
Sorry. Okay, on page five, House Bill, uh, 1396. This would allow for tracking- Yes ... in the City of Atlanta of unsheltered homeless individuals receiving services from a nonprofit organization that doesn't receive government funds. Um, as we work on addressing the issue with unsheltered homelessness, uh, the HMIS database is only receiving input from...
All right. Let's get going. Um, we got... We got anybody else? Okay. So we got HB 369. Senator Albers, you're carrying that bill. It's just a little cleanup bill for law enforcement in Tennessee counties.
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 25, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 25, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
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...
Yes. I have HB 1310, and it's the bottom of page five. 1310. Cotton. 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-...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 19, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 19, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief requests to schedule bills on education, taxes, health care, veterans, licensing and other subjects. Members unanimously approved a 16-measure floor calendar. In separate committee business, members unanimously approved a prison education study committee resolution, a resolution honoring Bangladeshi peacekeepers, and a substitute for HB 445 that added public water and sewer systems to a public utility definition. Members questioned trout-stream buffer changes in HB 485. The chair postponed action on that bill until the next day so legislative counsel and the original sponsor could help explain the changes.
... uh, HB1374. This is a bill that we, uh, actually passed about eight years ago, and I carried that bill also. This has to do with virtual credit cards. They're paying their providers, the insurers are paying their providers, but rather than sending a check, they're sending a letterhead with numbers on it, and the folks up front dial the numbers in. They...
1374. And 1097. Did we? Already did. Oh. I'm sorry. No. 1261. Six. Oops. Might've gone over my allotment. All right, HB 61, HB 541, HB 907, HB 946, HB 987, HB 1086, HB 1097, HB 1181, HB 1182, HB 1192, HB 1261, HB 1268, HB 1329, HB 1374, and HRs 1050 and 1051. Motion. Got a motion to pass from Senator Anavitarte. Got a second from Senator Still. Any further...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 18, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 18, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on education, taxes, public safety, vehicle titles, veterinary care and other issues. Members unanimously referred HB 445 and HB 485 to the Standing Rules Committee. After hearing presentations and reviewing other measures, the committee unanimously approved ten measures for the floor calendar. Those included proposals on pre-K after-school access, technical college education, manufactured-home taxes, veterinary care, funeral expenses, delivery devices, public safety license plates, nonpartisan probate judge elections and a dedicated 911 fund. Other measures were discussed without a calendar vote.
That's how you get off this yellow sheet and onto the floor, and I mean that. Representative King, how are you? Hi. Thank you. I'm well. And if I could just give a plug- You're not well, nice ... for House Bill 165 that Lehman Franklin just mentioned. Uh, the original language was in my House Bill 134, which passed out of the Senate Finance last year. Mm....
A- and that's all of them. Covering them all. All right, let's pick a few. I've got, I've got some ding-dings today. So did she pick last time? Senator Jackson, did you pick last time? I did. I thought so. That's right. You get a ding-ding for being honest. Pick again. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I didn't come prepared, though, but, um, so let's do, uh,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 30, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 30, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee set the Senate floor calendar for legislative days 39 and 40. Sponsors gave brief presentations, members selected bills, and the chair added several measures. After a lunch recess, members held an informal vote to choose one additional bill, selecting HB 421. The committee then unanimously approved the full calendar. The selections covered taxes, education, health care, public safety, local government and other subjects. Separately, the committee unanimously moved 12 study committee resolutions to the consent calendar. Several measures presented or nominated were not included in the final calendar. The chair said no Wednesday meeting was planned and cautioned that some calendar bills could later be tabled on the floor. The meeting ended in recess.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to nominate House Bill 1303. 13- That's, uh- ... 03 ... child endangerment for controlled substances in the home. Y'all listen up. This is important. Child- Child endangerment for substance. For what? For controlled substances in the home. Okay. Child endangerment. What number? 1303. Child endangerment for substance in the...
Uh, House Bill 66, first page. 66. What's the number? 66. 66. Uh, 66. Almost the mark- Fourth from the top. All right. All right. Senator Still. House Bill 1142. 1142. Good job. All right, let's come back to first round of dingers. President Pro Tem.
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 20, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 20, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute for HB 328 by a 7 to 5 vote after discussing removal of the scholarship tax credit program’s expiration date. Members then heard requests to schedule bills on education, taxes, courts, veterans, public safety and other subjects. The committee unanimously approved a 14-measure floor calendar, including HB 154, which a presenter said now seeks year-round Atlantic Standard Time, and HB 1009, concerning cellphone-free high school classrooms. After initially selecting HB 1077, members removed it from the calendar and unanimously returned it to the Rules Standing Committee for an unspecified correction. Members also unanimously returned HB 1129 to that committee.
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have two bills here. Um, one is House Bill 147. It's on the first page. Does two things. It, it, uh, limits government, uh, Georgia governmental entities from entering into software licensing contracts that restrict where the software can be installed or run. It's, uh, also known as targeting hardware lock-in clauses....
Members, chairman, members, uh, on the front page of one about five down, it's House Bill 141. Uh, this bill is a very simple bill. It provides a transparency, but also privacy, uh, for our small business community. Uh, if you are a business that is in a municipality that uses gross receipts, uh, then you would be able to use a CPA to send th- those numbers...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · January 29, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, January 29, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief presentations on cemetery protections in SB 146 and funeral director licensing in SB 239. It also revisited HB 117, which the chair described as a shrimp bill heard previously, and added SR 563 for consideration. The committee unanimously approved placing SB 239, HB 117 and SR 563 on Monday’s floor calendar. No vote or calendar decision on SB 146 was recorded.
Okay, any questions? Hearing none. All right. HB 117, that's, uh, Representative Petrie's shrimp bill we heard from the other day. Does anybody have any questions on that that my vice chairman can answer? Nothing. Nope. Hearing none. All right, and then SR 563, we all know that one. It was just on the floor. And, um, so I am, I'm gonna go ahead and make...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 24, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 24, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief presentations on bills concerning courts, education, licensing, public safety, retirement and local government. Members unanimously moved SB 447 and SR 668 to the Standing Rules Committee. They also unanimously approved placing SB 116, SB 433 and HB 571 on the next day's floor calendar. Other proposals were discussed or called up without a recorded vote. The chair said the next day's floor work would also include two special actions and possibly the budget, and warned that longer floor sessions would require committee chairs to prioritize their work.
This is allowing us to create, uh, and certify radiological assistants, uh, in order to allow them to work in our hospitals and have a career path. Desperately needed. All righty. Any questions? Let's pick a few. Let's see. Senator Jones, you weren't here the other day. I'm gonna give you a pick. Any ding-dings, Mr.- Um, SB 433. I do have two ding-dings,...
SB 116. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senate Bill 1- 116, this one the Senate Rules heard a few weeks ago, dealing with DNA sampling for those in the country illegally if there's a detainer and if ICE does not pick them up within the 48 hours that they're r- required to. That's the bill. Okay. Any questions? You're lucky there's...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 12, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 12, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee unanimously moved HB 445 from its standing committee to the general Rules calendar, then heard presentations and reviewed bills awaiting floor consideration. Discussions included tax refunds, court fees and judicial elections, police training reimbursements, probation credit, and protections for animals in enclosures. The committee unanimously approved a floor calendar containing SR 697, SR 698, HB 521, HB 535, HB 983, HB 1000, and HB 1196. The chair postponed consideration of HB 1020 until Monday because a substitute was not ready. The other measures reviewed were not included in the approved floor calendar.
... for Rhett, uh, Franklin. He, he lost a little bit of hair, but he could not be here, so I'm pinch-hitting for him. It's HB 165. It's the funeral procession bill. Basically, it requires, uh, drivers to yield at a funeral procession if, if lead, led by law enforcement. However, there is an exception. Tr- truck drivers must yield as well, but they, they're...
All right. Well, I want to commend Representative Townsend for at least trying, so. Yes, sir. We will notify- ... Representative Franklin you're fighting f- for his bill. All right. Representative Campbell.
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · January 27, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, January 27, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee unanimously approved substitutes for HB 483, concerning added protections for code enforcement officials, and HB 117, requiring restaurants and other food service establishments to identify imported shrimp. Members questioned the shrimp bill’s scope, enforcement and possible price effects. The committee also discussed a substitute for HB 377 that would require local governments to select certain design professionals based first on qualifications, rather than price. Members asked about bidding requirements, negotiations and safeguards against steering contracts to particular firms. The chair postponed that vote until the House sponsor could attend and help answer questions.
... HB 117. HB 117, which was, uh, made it through this body last year. Okay, me too. And we're starting back up again. Mr. Chairman- Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Well, there's, there was a substitute on that. Nobody made it. Oh. All right. There you go. I've got this. Carry on. I, Mr. Chairman, I'm gonna ask y'all to spread something around here....
... Senator, uh, Burns is here, and he is carrying HB 483, so why don't we start there? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Vice committee. Um- Sign ... I want to present for you the original version of HB 483. If you recall, at the end of last session there were some, uh, adjustments made that ultimately did not, uh, did not, uh, bear fruit. So what this bill does,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 10, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 10, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on SB 400, SB 405, SB 409, SB 444 and HB 244. Members questioned the sponsor of HB 244 about which local governments would qualify for audit flexibility, audit requirements and penalties for noncompliance. The committee then unanimously approved selecting SB 398, SB 400 and SB 444 to move forward. No vote on the other listed bills was shown.
Okay. Any questions? All right. HB 244, Representative Cannon. I don't know how he snuck a house bill in here. Mr. Chairman, good to be back in the Senate again. Good to see y'all. You must, you must know somebody. Uh, y'all, y'all saw this bill last year, Mr. Chairman. Um- We see a lot of bills. Yes, sir. Um, we had a good back and forth with, uh, Chairman...
They don't have the avail- Right ... the, the pay for it. So just, this sets a framework that auditor c- auditor can work with that city and set a framework for them to complete the audit and, um, and be, be in compliance with the, the framework the auditor sets- ... for the city. What kind of penalty is involved in this? Uh, the penalty is that if you're...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 3, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 3, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved substitutes for two bills. SB 116 would require local officers to collect DNA from certain detainees with immigration detainers if federal immigration authorities do not pick them up within 48 hours. The motion carried with one opposing vote, and the chair said the bill would move to the general calendar. The committee also unanimously approved a substitute for SB 239 that the sponsor said adds human composting as a method of disposition to account for legislation passed last session. No members of the public spoke on either bill.
Amen. All right, first on the agenda is SB 116. Senator Bearden, if you would just go to the podium for us. Tell us about your underlying bill, and then you have a committee sub. There was some, a small change. If you'll cover the, the bill and the change. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For all the readers. We are working off the substitute Senate Bill 116,...
Okay. How are they getting that DNA? It'd be a swab. Swab, okay. Is there any questions from the committee? All right, hold, hold. Uh, I got a question from Senator Harbison. Thank you, sir. Uh, on line, uh, I'm noticing on line 29, convicted has, who's been convicted scratched out, and then it goes to charged with a misdemeanor or felony. But on line I, I...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 9, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 9, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee unanimously approved a substitute for SB 395 addressing information sharing for the low-THC oil patient registry. In the calendar portion of the meeting, members heard presentations on retirement benefits, vehicle registration, AI-generated sexual material, postsecondary education oversight, an agency name change, small claims court limits, insurance decisions using AI, and unlawful occupancy. The longest discussion concerned SB 405, with members debating access to lower-cost court proceedings and protections for defendants. The committee unanimously placed SB 384 and SB 435 on the next day's calendar. No further action was shown on the other bills presented.
I'll be brief. Thank you. Um, I've got House Bill 61. It's a squatter, uh, reform act. It clarifies Georgia law to close loopholes exploited by criminal squatters and bad actors. Uh, the bill protects lawful tenants and paying hotel guests while restoring clear authority for property owners and law enforcement to address unlawful occupancy. Appreciate your...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 10, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 10, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief presentations and requests to schedule bills for Senate floor consideration. By a unanimous voice vote, it approved a calendar containing HB 162, HB 185, HB 219, HB 483, HB 956, HB 1020 and HB 1199. Members also discussed recycling, deannexation, manufactured homes, squatting, credit for time spent in jail and reimbursement of police training costs. Other bills and resolutions presented were not included in the approved calendar.
Uh, what was that? Would you like to address the crowd? We know you remember. They paid a- They paid a lot of money to see you. Yeah. You need to give them what they came for. All right, let's move on. Uh, Senator Huffstetler, HB165, can you cover that for Representative Franklin since you're carrying it? Yeah, we, um- Oh, yeah ... stripped that and put...
It's a good practice. All right. Anything else for the good of the order? All right, let's pick a few. Leader Jones. Mister, uh, HB 483. 483. Good bill. All right. Go on. My vice chairman. Let's do HB 162. 162. Okay. 162. All right. I need some ding-dings here. I got one. What you got? You said 160. 162. 162. 956. Good job. All right. What about this one?...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 9, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 9, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard presentations on bills covering environmental management, professional licensing, law enforcement, local government and other topics. Members unanimously approved a five-item calendar for the next day: HB 945, HB 115, HB 244, HR 1008 and SR 771. The committee then considered two bills in its standing committee role. It approved a substitute for HB 254 covering a Revolutionary War commemorative marker and a privately funded statue at the judicial center, by a 13-4 vote. It also unanimously approved a substitute for HB 1199, the annual update aligning parts of Georgia tax law with federal law.
I'm presenting House Bill 61. It's a squatter reform bill that clarifies Georgia law to close loopholes being exploited by criminal squatters and bad actors in extended stay- It's right here ... and hotel settings. This bill protects lawful tenants and paying hotel guests while restoring clear authority for property owners and law enforcement to address...
... last year. All right. HB 549. Yes, sir. Go for it. This is a, uh, update to the Georgia law relating to law enforcement training reimbursement by clarifying and extending the timeframe in which a hiring agency must reimburse the prior agency for the training cost of a peace officer. It protects the taxpayer's investment in officer training, promotes...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 6, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 6, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee briefly reviewed several bills and unanimously approved a motion covering SB 146, SB 150 and SB 411. The discussion included a teacher return-to-work program, cemetery legislation and dry needling. The committee also heard brief remarks on five-year vehicle registration under SB 384 and a Georgia Development Authority name change under SB 435, but no votes on those bills were shown. In a separate unanimous vote, the committee moved SB 395 from the general calendar to standing rules.
Uh, Senate Bill 146, Senator Williams, that's your cemetery bill. All right, let's pick a few. Pick a few. Senator Watson. Yes, sir. Thank you. Pick one. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senate Bill 411. 411, all right. Senator Gooch not with us. Senator Dolezal. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President. Do you want to pick or not? I'll move on. I'll go with SB 150....
Thank you, Mr. President. Um, Mr. Chairman, uh, Senate Bill 150, Return to Work bill for teachers, I'm sure everybody on this committee has had questions of, of teachers calling. They're excited about this. Uh, actually, we've got over 5,000 vacancies in Georgia right now as of December 25 for teachers. And this is a... this does have a sunset on it. It is...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 2, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee returned SB 116 to a standing committee so the sponsor could make changes. It reviewed SB 146, concerning access to family cemeteries, but did not select it for the next day's floor calendar. Members also discussed homeowner property-tax provisions in SB 382 and coastal fisheries management under SB 420. The committee unanimously approved a calendar placing SB 382 and SB 420 before the Senate the next day.
All right, first order of business, uh, SB 116. The author needs to make some changes on that, and so I would like to refer that to standing committee. Um- Second. Is there any questions? All right, I got a motion. Second. I got a second from Senator Albers. Is there any discussion on that? He, uh, this is DNA bill. He wanted to make a, uh, there was a...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · February 17, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, February 17, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee reviewed bills for possible floor consideration and unanimously approved a calendar containing SB 432, SB 446 and SB 462. Those bills concern college-system carryover funds, participation in a federal scholarship tax-credit program and insurance coverage for emergency ambulance transportation. The committee also unanimously referred HB 521 to a standing committee after a member described a proposed change allowing one city to expand its council. Other listed bills received brief presentations but were not selected for the calendar. The chair said the calendar was being kept short to leave more time for committee work and urged committee chairs to move department bills forward.
Uh, yes, Mr. Chairman. I'd, uh, make a motion that we take, uh, House Bill 521 from the calendar committee and refer it to standing rules. Okay, 521. Where's the cap? Re- refer it to the cap. Where's that? It's on the general calendar. Okay. Which is the green sheet. Which is the green sheet. Which you may or may not have a copy of. No, no. It's a simple...
So, um- He's been a frequent flyer, just keep that in mind. And then HB 455 is the Bingo Bill, which I've covered in multiple years. Um, just allows anyone hosting bingo to move it to different properties within their, or different facilities within their property without having to go through all the rigmarole or the, the paperwork and whatnot, and then it...
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