Legislation CBA is Tracking

For your reference, we have a tracking document that can be accessed at any time on our website that will show the bills we are tracking/monitoring. They are highlighted in different colors of importance for your convenience and are sorted from the top of the sheet by bill/resolution number. We are keeping everything up to date as much as possible, given the circumstances surrounding the pandemic.
 
H.B. 465 was introduced in the House last week  by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill relates to counties and municipal corporations and prohibits local governments from imposing civil penalties upon an alarm systems contractor for a false alarm through no fault of the alarm systems contractor. The bill was assigned to the Governmental Affairs committee. This week, the bill was presented in the House Governmental Affairs General Government subcommittee. There was an extensive discussion with several testimonies on the bill. Rep. Gullett disclosed that most Georgia cities already have ordinates in place to charge the individual or business of a false alarm for public safety and emergency services. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 532 was introduced in the House by Rep. Bill Werkheiser (R), Glennville. The bill relates to labor and industrial relations and provides the Commissioner of Labor authorization to designate peace officers to carry out and enforce provisions relating to labor and industrial relations. The bill was assigned to the Industry & Labor committee.  The bill was presented in the House Industry & Labor committee. There was a discussion on the bill for these new investigators' need to respond to unemployment benefit fraud complaints. There were some clarifying questions on the bill, and the committee decided to hold the bill till a later meeting.
 
H.B. 549 was introduced in the House by Rep. Bee Nguyen (D), Atlanta. The bill relates to sex discrimination in employment by creating the "Georgia Safe Workplace Act." The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee. 
 
H.B. 550 was introduced in the House by Rep. Marvin Lim (D), Norcross. The bill relates to real estate brokers and salesperson and provides that a licensee's failure to disclose certain conflicts of interest is an unfair trade practice. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 554 was introduced in the House by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill relates to lis pendens and revises when an action may operate as a lis pendens. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.  The bill was presented in the House Judiciary Gunter subcommittee. There was a discussion on the new process and procedure ​put into place by this bill to help the property owner. The bill received a vote of DO PASS by the subcommittee. The bill was then presented to the House Judiciary Full committee, where the process and procedure were further questioned. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
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H.B. 561 was introduced in the House by Rep. Spencer Frye (D), Athens. The bill relates to condominiums and provides for a written disclosure in termination agreements and limits control of bulk owners over boards of directors during consideration of termination agreements. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 563 was introduced in the House by Rep. Todd Jones (R), South Forsyth. The bill relates to sales and use tax and provides an exemption for certain high-technology data centers. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.
 
H.B 573 was introduced in the House by Rep. Philip Singleton (R), Sharpsburg. The bill relates to county boards of tax assessors and provides for the public restriction of property tax records by a county board of assessors of certain property owners. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.
 
H.B. 581 was introduced in the House by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R), Dallas. The bill relates to insurance and provides for requirements for settlement offers by insurers and certain notices and disclosures to claimants and insureds.  It will designate an unfair claims settlement practice and provides private cause of action for unfair trade practices.  The bill removes a provision related to private causes of action and prohibits the use of certain settlements in actuarial tables. The bill was assigned to the Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System committee.
 
H.B. 584 was introduced in the House by Rep. William Boddie (D), East Point. The bill relates to labor and industrial relations and provides for daily overtime pay for eligible employees. The bill was assigned to the Industry & Labor committee.
 
H.B. 587 was introduced in the House by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bill relates to revenue and taxation and provides a tax credit for medical equipment, supplies manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, and medicine manufacturers. The bill also relates to the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act and provides a second round of funding, the period of applications, a change in fees, and reporting. This is the same language from H.B. 500 by Rep. James Burchett (R) which was inserted into this bill. Finally, the bill relates to tax credits for Class III railroads and reporting to extend an income credit expenditures on railroad track upkeep maintenance. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.  The bill was presented in the House Ways & Means, Income Tax subcommittee. The bill lengthy and encompasses multiple industry sectors here in Georgia, including the Agribusiness and Rural Job Act. The bill received a vote of DO PASS by the subcommittee. The bill was then presented in the House Ways & Means Full committee. The bill was discussed section by section before the bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 592 was introduced in the House by Rep. Matthew Wilson (D), Brookhaven. The bill relates to COVID-19 pandemic business safety and clarifies the gross negligence standard in actions involving COVID-19 liability claims. The bill was assigned to the Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System committee.
 
H.B. 594 was introduced in the House by Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R), Dalton. The bill relates to sales and use taxes by expanding sales and use taxation to encompass certain digital goods and services transactions. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.
 
H.B. 598 was introduced in the House by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill relates to uninsured motorist coverage under motor vehicle liability policies and revises the liability of an insurer upon refusal to pay an insured for any loss pursuant to uninsured motorist coverage under motor vehicle liability policies.  The bill was assigned to the Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System committee.
 
H.B. 607 was introduced in the House by Rep. Karen Bennett (D), Stone Mountain. The bill relates to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions for state income taxes. It will provide a Georgia Veterans Work Opportunity Tax Credit as a state income tax credit incentive for private sector employers to hire certain veterans. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.
 
H.B. 611 was introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Cheokas (R), Americus. The bill relates to small business assistance by changing the definition of "small business." The bill was assigned to the Small Business Development committee.
 
H.B. 616 was introduced in the House by Rep. Timothy Barr (R), Lawrenceville. The bill relates to the Georgia Technology Authority and requires GTA to study the potential implementation of a state-wide unique identification system and a centralized website for all businesses and legal entities. The bill was assigned to the Small Business Development committee.
 
H.B. 618 was introduced in the House by Rep. Bert Reeves (R), Marietta. The bill relates to the execution and attestation and provides elder abuse protections for wills. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 620 was introduced in the House by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill relates to guardian and ward, wrongful death, and bond to clarify and revise procedures and requirements for the payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 636 was introduced in the House by Rep. William Boddie (D), East Point. The bill relates to labor and industrial relations and provides rest breaks for certain employees. The bill was assigned to the Industry and Labor committee.
 
H.B. 643 was introduced in the House by Rep. Rhonda Burnough (D), Riverdale. The bill relates to property tax exemptions and would terminate an exemption from ad valorem taxation for public property owned by a political subdivision outside of its territorial limits that is developed by grading or other improvements to the extent of at least 25 percent of the total land area and has facilities actively used for a public or governmental purpose. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means committee.
 
S.B. 206 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Nikki Merritt (D), Grayson. The bill relates to landlord and tenant and provides that a prospective tenant shall not be refused a rental or lease agreement solely based on a previous eviction during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
S.B. 227 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Harold Jones II (D), Augusta. The bill relates to eminent domain and provides an alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
S.B. 238 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Brian Strickland (R), McDonough. The bill relates to the Code of Georgia and provides revisions relating to the enactment of Code and clarifies the portions of the Code that do not have the effect of law. Also, the bill clarifies the oversight of the Code Revision Commission. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
S.B. 243 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Jennifer Jordan (D), Atlanta. The bill relates to improper sexual contact by employee, agent, or foster parent, consent not a defense, and penalty. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary committee.

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