Updates on Legislation CBA is Tracking

​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 bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Steve Gooch (R), Dahlonega. The bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 54 – 0.
 
H.B. 111 Housekeeping Bill sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. John Kennedy (R), Macon. The bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 50 – 0.
 
H.B. 112 COVID-19 Liability and Immunities sponsored by Rep. Trey Kelley (R), Cedartown. The bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Brian Strickland (R), McDonough. The bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 36 – 17.
 
H.B. 138 Leased Property Crime Disclosure sponsored by Rep. Mesha Mainor (D), Atlanta. The substitute bill was presented for a hearing only in the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committee. There were concerns and testimony against the burden and liability on law enforcement agencies. Also, there was some discussion on why the bill only specifies apartments instead of student family housing and mixed property communities that are not only apartments. The committee recommended tabling the bill for a later meeting.
 
H.B. 241 Service Contract Insurance sponsored by Rep. Matthew Gambill (R), Cartersville. The Substitute bill was presented in the Senate Industries & Labor committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 333 Georgia Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission bill sponsored by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The substitute bill was presented in the Senate Ethics committee. There was a discussion for clarification on how campaign funds can be used. The committee decided to table the bill for a later meeting.
 
H.B. 336 Hemp Farming bill sponsored by Rep. John Corbett (R), Lake Park. The substitute bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The substitute bill was voted on in the Senate and passed with a vote of 45 – 7.
 
H.B. 451 Finished Good Inventory Tax Exemption bill sponsored by Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R), Armuchee. 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. 465 Alarm Contractor False Alarm bill sponsored by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill was presented in the Senate Government Oversight committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill and a short discussion about how the false alarm fee will be charged. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 470 Sub-Condominium Plat Recording bill sponsored by Rep. Dale Washburn (R), Macon. The bill was presented in the Senate Full Judiciary Committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
H.B. 497 Annual Code Revision Commission bill sponsored by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Brian Strickland (R). The bill was voted on by the Senate and passed with a vote of 54 – 0.
 
H.B. 498 Combined Family Farm and Dairy Farm Equipment Tax Exemption bill sponsored by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. 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. 611 Small Businesses Definition bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Cheokas (R), Americus. A substitute bill was presented in the Senate Finance committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill and the amendment that was passed on the House floor. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
S.B. 49 Building Review Exemptions sponsored by Sen. Clint Dixon (R), Buford. The substitute bill was presented in the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee for a second time. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and it did not have any further questions. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
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 House Judiciary committee last week. The bill was presented in the House Judiciary Full committee this week, and there was a brief discussion vetting the timing for this bill to go into effect and for who it will protect. The bill received a vote DO PASS.
 
S.B. 114 Professional Licensing Board for Past Crimes bill sponsored by Rep. Randy Robertson (R), Catuala. The bill was presented in the House Regulated Industries committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS.
 
S.B. 143 Lien Conformity Statute bill sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. The bill was presented in the House Full Judiciary Committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS. The bill was carried in the House by Rep. Todd Jones (R), South Forsyth. The bill was voted on in the House and passed with a vote of 156 – 0.
 
S.B. 148 2021 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians and the Special Joint committee on Georgia Revenue Structure bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R), Rome. The substitute bill was presented in the House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight. There was discussion about the substitute, and those appointed to the committee would not include a CPA. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS. The substitute bill was carried in the House by Rep. Lee Hawkins (R), Gainesville. After being presented to the House, Floor deliberation occurred in opposition. The substitute bill was voted on and FAILED with a vote of 20 – 139.
 
S.B. 156 Chief Labor Officer bill sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin (R), Tyrone. The substitute bill was presented in the House Industry & Labor committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the bill, followed by an extensive discussion about how this can help with the unemployment crisis. The Dept. of Labor commissioner was present and heavily questioned. The committee recommended tabling the bill for a later meeting.
 
S.B. 168 Telecommunication Meeting bill sponsored by Sen. Larry Walker III (R), Perry. The substitute bill was presented in the House Banks and Banking committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the substitute bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS. The substitute bill was carried in the House by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The substitute bill was voted on in the House and passed with a vote of 161 – 0.
 
S.B. 193 Mobile Home Property Tax Sticker bill sponsored by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The bill was presented in the House Governmental Affairs General Government Subcommittee. The bill was a brief walkthrough of the bill, and the bill received a vote of DO PASS. The bill was presented in the House Governmental Affairs Full committee and received a vote of DO PASS.
 
S.B. 195 Department of Agriculture Hemp Farming Housekeeping bill sponsored by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The substitute bill was presented by Rep. John Corbett in Sen. Mullis's absence to the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committee. Rep. Corbett pointed out the processing of hemp language changes that were the same in his Hemp bill, H.B. 336. The language exempts specific processes and procedures from being qualified practices. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
S.B. 201 Dept. of Revenues, Financial Institution Data Match bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R), Rome. A substitute bill was presented in the House Ways & Means Public Finance and Policy subcommittee. The substitute addresses the concerns that CBA had with the original bill that DOR introduced. The substitute bill received a vote of DO PASS. Finally, a new substitute bill was presented in the House Full Ways & Means committee, which removed language and applied it to the whole section related to the disclosure of information to an asset holder. The bill received a vote of DO PASS.
 
S.B. 238 Georgia Code Revision bill sponsored by Sen. Brian Strickland (R), McDonough. A substitute bill was presented in the House Code Revision committee. There was a brief walkthrough of the substitute bill, and it received a vote of DO PASS.

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