iAlthough Wednesday was Mental Health Day at the State Capitol, legislators and lobbyists appeared much more checked out on Thursday. Both chambers convened, and the House debated and passed HB 841 (putting forth a referendum on the City of East Cobb), but there was little other action in the halls under the Gold Dome. Overflowing hoppers in the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate’s office made up for the lack of legislator action, though–over 100 propositions were introduced and approved or assigned to committee on Thursday. Highlights of the most notable new legislation in this #GoldDomeReport.
The General Assembly now heads home for a long weekend, returning on Tuesday, February 1 to reconvene for Legislative Day 9.
In this Report:
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New Legislation
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What’s Next
New Legislation
The following legislation of interest has been introduced in the House:
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H.B.1013 |
Mental Health Parity Act; enact |
GA Speaker David Ralston (R-GA-007) |
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H.B.1034 |
Sales and use tax; exemption for sales of admissions to nonrecurring major sporting events; revise |
GA Rep. Marcus Wiedower (R-GA-119) |
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H.B.1037 |
Georgia Peer Workforce Navigator Pilot Program Act; enact |
GA Rep. William Boddie (D-GA-062) |
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H.B.1038 |
Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2022 |
GA Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-GA-043) |
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H.B.1040 |
Social services; community action agencies to submit audit reports and IRS forms before any contracts are made with DHS; require |
GA Rep. Patty Bentley (D-GA-139) |
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H.B.1041 |
Income tax; tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; increase aggregate limit |
GA Rep. Clay Pirkle (R-GA-155) |
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H.B.1042 |
OneGeorgia Authority Act; grant program to establish primary care medical facilities in health professional shortage areas; provide |
GA Rep. Rick Jasperse (R-GA-011) |
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H.B.1044 |
Local government; creation of regional development authorities; provide |
GA Rep. Clay Pirkle (R-GA-155) |
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H.B.1048 |
Education; local units of administration to annually report to State Board of Education certain information regarding educational performance of foster care students |
GA Rep. Sandra Scott (D-GA-076) |
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H.B.1049 |
State Board of Nursing Home Administrators; revise composition |
GA Rep. John LaHood (R-GA-175) |
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H.B.1051 |
Penal institutions; tracking of inmate labor; provide |
GA Rep. Rebecca Mitchell (D-GA-106) |
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H.B.1053 |
Income tax; certain expenditures made by postproduction companies; extend tax credit |
GA Rep. Ron Stephens (R-GA-164) |
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H.B.1054 |
Georgia Equine Therapy Recovery Program; establish |
GA Rep. Mandisha Thomas (D-GA-065) |
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H.B.1057 |
Mental health; standard suite of services that community service boards are required to provide in their respective service areas; provide |
GA Rep. Gerald Greene (R-GA-151) |
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H.B.1058 |
Income tax; affiliated corporations file separate or consolidated returns; provisions |
GA Rep. Bruce Williamson (R-GA-115) |
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H.B.1059 |
Insurance; unfair trade practices and unlawful inducements; provide for exclusions |
GA Rep. Matthew Gambill (R-GA-015) |
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H.R.627 |
House Study Committee on Bureaucratic Hindrances to Businesses; create |
GA Rep. Bill Yearta (R-GA-152) |
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H.R.630 |
Joint Study Committee for Consolidation of County Governments and School Systems; create |
GA Rep. Darlene Taylor (R-GA-173) |
The following legislation of interest has been introduced in the Senate:
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S.B.375 |
Education; state agencies and certain local government entities to take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require |
GA Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-GA-053) |
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S.B.377 |
State Government; take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require state agencies |
GA Sen. Bo Hatchett (R-GA-050) |
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S.B.379 |
State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish a program to promote the creation and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in the state; provide |
GA Sen. Brian "Brian" Strickland (R-GA-017) |
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S.B.388 |
Minimum Wage; certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise |
GA Sen. Lester Jackson (D-GA-002) |
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S.B.390 |
State Income Tax; all income paid to individuals 60 years of age or older who have been residents of Georgia for ten years; exclude from state income tax |
GA Sen. Lester Jackson (D-GA-002) |
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S.B.393 |
'Common Carrier Non-Discrimination Act'; enact |
GA Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-GA-027) |
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S.B.394 |
"Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act"; enact |
GA Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-GA-027) |
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S.B.397 |
General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide |
GA Sen. Russ Goodman (R-GA-008) |
What’s Next
The General Assembly will reconvene for Legislative Day 9 on Tuesday, February 1, at 10AM.
The Senate is expected to consider the following propositions on Legislative Day 9:
The House has not set a Rules Calendar for Legislative Day 9
