Crossover Day continues under the Gold Dome as today’s Report goes live. While each chamber has already taken up a number of measures on this last day for legislation to pass one body and be considered in the other this year, progress has been slowed by vigorous debate on a pair of propositions. In the Senate, SB 241, Senator Mike Dugan’s (R-Carrollton) comprehensive election reform measure, spurred hours-long argument by members in the well. In the House, HB 290, Representative Ed Setzler’s (R-Acworth) hospital and nursing home visitation bill, was the topic of longest discussion so far. With much legislation remaining in play in the House and Senate, it does not appear anyone is going anywhere soon. Keep tabs with the continuing action on Twitter with the #GoldDomeReport.
In today’s Report:
Floor Action
The House took up the following measures today as of our deadline:
- HB 114 — Income tax; adoption of foster children; revise tax credit PASSED 158-0
- HB 173 — Retirement and pensions; eligible large retirement system's assets that may be invested in alternative investments; increase percentage PASSED 171-0
- HB 231 — Crimes and offenses; victims of stalking; expand applicability of protective orders PASSED 174-0
- HB 247 — Uniform rules of the road; commission of an offense of distracted driving; provide for penalties PASSED 119-52
- HB 255 — Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2021; enact PASSED 174-0
- HB 258 — Crimes and offenses; response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85; provisions PASSED 173-0
- HB 290 — Hospitals and nursing homes; policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members and friends; provisions PASSED 113-57
- HB 346 — Jarom's Act; enact PASSED 172-0
- HB 383 — State government; certain contracts; Israel; provisions PASSED 150-18
- HB 498 — Ad valorem tax; property; expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products PASSED 169-1
- HB 517 — Education; calculation of minimum revenue obligations for scholarships and tuition grants; provide for the inclusion of earned interest PASSED 98-71
- HB 544 — State government; composition of the board of directors of the lottery; change PASSED 110-54
- HB 567 — Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee; create PASSED 166-2
- HB 579 — Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Act; enact PASSED 169-0
- HB 582 — Cherokee County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections PASSED 119-46
- HB 611 — State government; definition of small business; change PASSED 169-3
- HB 619 — Heritage trust program; sale of Patrick's Fishing Paradise to a private entity; authorize PASSED 174-0
- HB 653 — Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act; pharmacy care; revise definition PASSED 170-0
- HB 676 — Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority Act; enact PASSED 166-3
- HB 693 — Motor vehicles; operation of farm tractors on interstate highways; prohibit PASSED 173-0
- HB 697 — Health care data collection; hospitals maintain certain technology; provisions PASSED 172-0
- HR 24 — Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate ADOPTED 152-12
- HR 25 — Jones, Mark Jason; compensate ADOPTED 149-9
- HR 26 — Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate ADOPTED 150-12
- HR 29 — Robinson, Mr. Jakeith Bendray, Sr.; compensate ADOPTED 133-29
- HR 144 — Katie Poff Memorial Interchange; Baldwin County; dedicate ADOPTED 165-0
- HR 204 — Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate ADOPTED 171-0
- HR 282 — Sydnie Grace Jones Memorial Intersection; dedicate ADOPTED 169-0
The Senate took up the following measures today as of our deadline:
- SB 98 — Georgia Freight Railroad Program; eligible expenditures; procedures, conditions, and limitations for public and private financing of projects; provide (TRANS-21st) PASSED 53-1
- SB 120 — Solicitors-General of State Courts; honorary office of solicitor-general emeritus; provide (GvtO-37th) PASSED 54-0
- SB 162 — Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior court; provide (JUDY-21st) PASSED 52-0
- SB 213 — Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools; payment on guaranteed energy saving contracts; proceeds from local option sales taxes collected for educational purposes; provide (FIN-7th) PASSED 51-3
- SB 237 — License Plates; specialty license plate supporting members of the United States Army Rangers; establish (VM&HS-15th) PASSED 54-0
- SB 238 — Code Of Georgia; enactment of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise provisions (JUDY-17th) PASSED 53-0
- SB 241 — Elections and Voting; revise comprehensively (ETHICS-30th) PASSED 29-20
- SB 256 — County Boards of Health; comprehensive reorganization; provide (HHS-11th) PASSED 37-14
- SB 260 — Soil Amendments; exclude from regulation (NR&E-7th) PASSED 39-15
- SB 276 — County Law Libraries; authorize the charging and collection of law library fees in county recorders' courts and magistrate courts; allow county governing authorities (JUDY-18th) PASSED 40-13
- SR 102 — Georgia Commission on E-Commerce and Freight Infrastructure Funding; create (TRANS-51st) ADOPTED 54-0
- SR 134 — Public Officers; suspension of compensation; felony; provide -CA (GvtO-20th) ADOPTED 51-1
- HB 156 — Military; sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; facilitate (VM&HS-32nd) PASSED 45-0
