GEORGIA GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
2019 GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE REPORT
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
2019 – 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Prepared by:
Peter K. Floyd, Esq. Partner (Development Incentives, Energy, Infrastructure & Public Finance) Alston & Bird LLP One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30309 404.881.4510 [email protected] HOUSE BILLS
HB 34 – Local government; taxpaying business owners to be appointed to development authorities; provide
Representatives: Rhonda Burnough (D), 77th District Valencia Stovall (D), 74th District Debra Bazemore (D,) 63rd District Mike Glanton (D), 75th District Kim Schofield (D), 60th District
House Committee: Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-62-5 of the Official Code Summary: of Georgia Annotated, relating to development authorities directors, officers, compensation, adoption of bylaws, delegation of powers and duties, conflicts of interest, and audits, so as to provide for taxpaying business owners to be appointed to development authorities; to provide for removal of directors from development authorities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: January 29, 2019 – House Second Readers
HB 65 – County special purpose local option sales tax; add that certain payments to cloud based software services may be funded
Representatives: Eddie Lumsden (R), 12th District Brett Harrell (R), 106th District Trey Kelley (R), 16th District Barry Fleming (R), 121st District Robert Trammell (D), 132nd District
House Committee: Ways & Means
Senate Committee:
First Reader BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 Summary: of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county special purpose local option sales tax, so as to add that certain payments to cloud based software services may be funded; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: January 30, 2019 – House Second Readers
LEGAL02/38722912v1 HB 184* – Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act; enact
Representatives: Brett Harrell (R), 106th District Jay Powell (R), 171st District Terry England (R), 116th District Bruce Williamson (R), 115th District
House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism
Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local Summary: government, so as to enact the "Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act"; to streamline the deployment of wireless broadband in the public rights of way; to address any perceived conflicts between this Act and Chapter 66B of Title 36; to provide that nothing in this Act relieves any person of any duties provided for in Chapter 9 of Title 25; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 - Senate Read and Referred February 14, 2019 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
HB 208 – Local government; contracts for utility services; change the terms
Representatives: Tom McCall (R), 33rd District Randy Nix (R), 69th District Robert Trammell (D), 132nd District Vance Smith (R), 133rd District Teri Anulewicz (D), 42nd District Barry Fleming (R), 121st District
House Committee: Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Summary: relating to local government, so as to change the terms for contracts for utility services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 12, 2019 - House Second Readers
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Representatives: Lee Hawkins (R), 27th District Don Parsons (R), 44th District Ron Stephens (R), 164th District Emory Dunahoo (R), 30th District Jimmy Pruett (R), 149th District
House Committee: Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Summary: relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to provide limitations on fees that may be charged for installation of telephone facilities; to provide for the due compensation to be paid to municipal authorities by telephone companies that do not have certain end user customers; to revise terminology for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 13, 2019 - House Second Readers
HB 244 – Electric membership corporations; comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; require
Representatives: Ron Stephens (R),164th District Brett Harrell (R), 106th District Calvin Smyre (D), 135th District Don Parsons (R), 44th District Matt Hatchett (R), 150th District Rick Jasperse (R), 11th District
House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Summary: Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporate purposes and powers of electric membership corporations, so as to require electric membership corporations to comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 13, 2019 - House Second Readers
3 LEGAL02/38722912v1 HB 315 – Local government; certain agreements from consultants who enter into contracts or arrangements to prepare or develop requirements for bids; provide
Representatives: Mark Newton (R),123rd District Ed Rynders (R), 152nd District Jon Burns (R), 159th District Jan Jones (R), 47th District Matt Hatchett (R), 150th District
House Committee: Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Summary: Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide for certain agreements from consultants who enter into contracts or arrangements with counties, municipalities, and other local governmental entities to prepare or develop specifications or requirements for bids, requests for proposals, procurement orders, or purchasing orders; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 - House First Readers
HB 322 – Local government; advertisement of certain bid or proposal opportunities; change provisions
Representatives: Tom McCall (R), 33rd District Alan Powell (R), 32nd District Barry Fleming (R), 121st District Micah Gravley (R), 67th District Robert Trammell (D), 132nd District
House Committee: Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Summary: relating to local government, so as to change provisions relating to the advertisement of certain bid or proposal opportunities; to change notice provisions relating to public works construction contracts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 - House First Readers
4 LEGAL02/38722912v1 HB 334 – Courts; compensation of various local government officials; modify
Representatives: David Knight (R), 130th District J. Collins (R), 68th District Gerald Greene (R), 151st District Noel Williams, Jr. (R), 148th District Robert Trammell (D), 132nd District
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15, Chapter 2 of Title 21, and Chapter 5 of Summary: Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, primaries and elections generally, and ad valorem taxation of property, respectively, so as to modify the compensation of various local government officials; to provide a salary increase for various local government officials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 - House Hopper
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SB 20 – Counties and Municipal Corporations; establishment of banking improvement zones; areas underserved; provide
Representatives: Michael ‘Doc’ Rhett (D), 33rd District William Ligon, Jr. (R), 3rd District Ed Harbison (D), 15th District David Lucas (D), 26th District
Senate Committee: Banking and Financial Institutions
House Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code Summary: of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide for the establishment of banking improvement zones to encourage opening of banks in areas underserved by banks; to provide for definitions; to provide for application and standards of approval for a banking improvement zone; to provide for the establishment of an agreement for the deposit of public funds in banks within a banking improvement zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 14, 2019 – Senate Read Second Time
SB 66 – "Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act"
Representatives: Steve Gooch (R), 51st District Frank Ginn (R), 47th District David Lucas (D), 26th District Mike Dugan (R), 30th District Bill Cowsert (R), 46th District Butch Miller (R), 49th District
Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities
House Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local Summary: government, so as to enact the "Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act"; to streamline the deployment of wireless broadband in the public rights of way; to address any perceived conflicts between this Act and Chapter 66B of Title 36;to provide that nothing in this Act relieves any person of any duties provided for in Chapter 9 of Title 25; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 – Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
LEGAL02/38722912v1 SB 95 – Local Government; terms for contracts for utility services; change
Representatives: Randy Robertson (R), 29th District Greg Kirk (R), 13th District Matt Brass (R), 28th District John Albers (R), 56th District Butch Miller (R), 49th District Renee Unterman (R), 45th District
Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities
House Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Summary: Annotated, relating to local government, so as to change the terms for contracts for utility services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 13, 2019 – Senate Read and Referred
SB 119 – "Georgia Measuring Success Act"
Representatives: John Albers (R), 56th District Chuck Hufstetler (R), 52nd District Bill Cowsert (R), 46th District Mike Dugan (R), 30th District Steve Gooch (R), 51st District Jack Hill (R), 4th District
Senate Committee: Finance
House Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Summary: Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fiscal bills generally, so as to require an economic analysis prior to the introduction or amendment of legislation containing tax incentives or modifying or extending existing tax incentives; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 19, 2019 – Senate Read and Referred
SB 123 – Waste Management; the coal ash surcharge imposed by host local governments; eliminate
Representatives: William Ligon, Jr. (R), 3rd District Ben Watson (R), 1st District Greg Kirk (R), 13th District Nan Orrock (D), 36th District Burt Jones (R), 25th District Chuck Hufstetler (R),52nd District
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
First Reader A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code Summary: of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to eliminate the coal ash surcharge imposed by host local governments regarding municipal solid waste disposal facilities operated by private enterprise; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Current Status: February 15, 2019 – Senate Hopper
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