Updates on Legislation CBA is Tracking that DID crossover this week:

​All updates are current as of the writing of the blog.
 
H.B. 63 Lease Vehicle Tax Exemption sponsored by Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R), Bonaire. The substitute bill was presented in the Senate Finance committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the substitute bill and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 90 Timber Land Conversion sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The substitute bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 47 – 0.
 
H.B. 112 COVID-19 Liability and Immunities sponsored by Rep. Trey Kelley (R), Cedartown. The bill was presented to the Senate Judiciary Full committee. The bill was discussed and questioned extensively for the need of the liability protection to continue. There was further discussion about this continuation to still include gross negligence this far out from the initial beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. A proposed amendment failed to strike out gross negligence and leaving all other from the statue. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 138 Leased Property Crime Disclosure sponsored by Rep. Mesha Mainor (D), Atlanta. The substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 128 – 34. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee.
 
H.B. 149 "S" Corporation Tax bill sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bill was presented in Senate Finance committee. There was brief discussion over the fiscal note that would have no impact on state revenues. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 292 Board of Equalization Training Requirement bill sponsored by Rep. Noel Williams, Jr. (R), Cordele. The bill was presented in the Senate Finance committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 317 Innkeeper Taxation bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens (R), Savannah. The substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 147 – 22. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Finance committee.
 
H.B. 327 Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act bill sponsored by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R), Dallas. The substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 120 – 48. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 333 Georgia Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission bill sponsored by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Ethics committee.
 
H.B. 336 Hemp Farming bill sponsored by Rep. John Corbett (R), Lake Park. The substitute bill was presented in the Senate Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the Annual Dept. of Agriculture bill on Hemp Farming. A proposed amendment failed to replace the misdemeanor penalty with a felony penalty. The original substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 428 Computer Equipment Sales Tax Exemption bill sponsored by Rep. Chuck Martin (R), Alpharetta. The substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 170 – 0. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Finance committee.
 
H.B. 451 Finished Good Inventory Tax Exemption bill sponsored by Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R), Armuchee. The bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Finance committee.
 
H.B. 465 Alarm Contractor False Alarm bill sponsored by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. A substitute was passed in the Rules committee to update and correct a definition. The new substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 113 – 52. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Government Oversight committee.
 
H.B. 497 Annual Code Revision Commission bill sponsored by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill was presented in the Senate Judiciary Full committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the Annual Code Revision Commission bill and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 498 Combined Family Farm and Dairy Farm Equipment Tax Exemption bill sponsored by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. The bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 169 – 1. The bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Finance committee.
 
H.B. 532 Dept of Labor Employment Security bill sponsored by Rep. Bill Werkheiser (R), Glennville. The substitute bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 165 – 5. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Insurance & Labor committee.
 
H.B. 554 Revised lis pendens Procedure bill sponsored by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
H.B. 611 Small Businesses Definition bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Cheokas (R), Americus. The bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 169 – 3. The bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Finance committee.
 
H.B. 620 Guardian and Ward bill sponsored by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and assigned to the Judiciary committee. A new substitute bill was presented in the Senate Judiciary full committee. The new clarifying language changes that were added after the House passed the bill were discussed. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 714 was introduced in the House by Rep. Trey Kelley (R), Cedartown. The bill was presented in the House Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System last Friday. Three amendments were presented during the meeting to correct language inconsistences and issues. The bill received a vote of DO PASS by committee substitute. A new substitute was presented and passed in the Rules committee to make final updates and correction to two definitions in the bill. Finally, the bill was voted on by the House and passed with a vote of 137 – 31. The substitute bill was introduced in the Senate and was assigned to the Insurance & Labor committee.
 
S.B. 49 Building Review Exemptions sponsored by Sen. Clint Dixon (R), Buford. The substitute bill was presented to the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee for a hearing only. There was some discussion on what qualified an individual to be a building inspector as well as the reasoning as to why a conveniency fee would be collected when the municipality did not do the inspection. The bill is being held for another meeting.
 
S.B. 75 Termination of Residential Lease bill sponsored by Sen. Kim Jackson (D), Stone Mountain. The bill was introduced in the House and assigned to the Judiciary committee.
 
S.B. 95 Public Hearing Teleconferencing bill sponsored by Rep. Frank Ginn (R), Danielsville. The bill was presented in the House Governmental Affairs General Government subcommittee. The bill received a vote of DO PASS. The bill was then presented in the House Governmental Affairs Full committee for a hearing only. It was disclosed that the Governor’s Office is working on some language changes for the bill and the bill will be held for a later meeting.
 
S.B. 143 Lien Conformity Statute bill sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. The bill was presented in the House Judiciary Scoggins Subcommittee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
SB 156 Chief Labor Officer bill sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin (R), Tyrone. The substitute bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 32 – 18. The substitute bill was introduced in the House and was assigned to the Industry & Labor committee.
 
S.B. 193 Mobile Home Property Tax Sticker bill sponsored by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The bill was reassigned from the House Ways & Means committee to the House Governmental Affairs committee.
 
S.B. 238 Georgia Code Revision bill sponsored by Sen. Brian Strickland (R), McDonough. The bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 53 – 0. The bill was introduced in the House and was assigned to the Code Revision committee.

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