Tuesday 14th February 9, Legislative 2021 DAILY REPORT Day

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 The House will reconvene for its 15th Legislative Day on Wednesday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m.  The Rules Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m.  Four bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.

Today on the Floor

Rules Calendar HB 105 Military; pay for certain active duty by the organized militia; authorize Bill Summary: House Bill 105 authorizes the Department of Defense to provide compensation to guardsman who volunteer for active duty.

Authored By: Rep. (147th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee 02-02-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 165 Nays: 1 Amendments:

HB 112 Torts; provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19; extend applicability for one year Bill Summary: House Bill 112 extends the protections provided for by the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act from July 14, 2021, to July 14, 2022.

Authored By: Rep. (16th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Special Committee on Access to the Committee 02-03-2021 Do Pass Committee: Civil Justice System Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 99 Nays: 68 Amendments:

HB 174 Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date Bill Summary: House Bill 174 is the annual update to the 'Uniform Carriers Act.' It updates the effective date from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021 to comply with federal law.

Authored By: Rep. (119th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-02-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 167 Nays: 0 Amendments:

HB 205 Insurance; framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance; provide Bill Summary: House Bill 205 creates new regulations for the travel insurance industry. These new provisions include establishing uniform meanings of key terms and clarifying sales practices and application of Georgia's unfair trade practice laws. House Bill 205 prohibits the practice of opt-out sales and imposes explicit consumer disclosures in addition to what Georgia's insurance laws already require. Additionally, the bill provides that travel insurance may be sold via individual, group, or blanket policies and specifies how premium taxes are to be calculated. In most cases, the bill requires House of Representatives Daily Report for February 9, 2021 Today on the Floor

that travel insurance be filed as marine insurance; however, travel insurance that provides coverage for sickness, accident, disability, death, or other related emergencies occurring during the travel may also be filed under an accident or health line of insurance.

Authored By: Rep. Noel Williams (148th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Insurance Committee 02-03-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 164 Nays: 4 Amendments:

HB 265 Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; define terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law Bill Summary: House Bill 265 provides the annual Internal Revenue Code update to O.C.G.A. 48-8- 2, which includes an increase in the deductibility of medical expenses, charitable contributions, and business meals as well as clarification of the tax treatment of loan forgiveness from the 'Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.'

Authored By: Rep. David Knight (130th) Rule Applied: Structured House Ways & Means Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 166 Nays: 0 Amendments:

Local Calendar HB 162 Morgan County; board of elections; revise provisions Bill Summary: House Bill 162 revises provisions for the appointment, terms, and filling of vacancies for the Morgan County Board of Elections and Registration. The bill also vacates the current board membership, provides for the appointment of interim board members, provides for term limits and removal of board members, and revises duties of the board and elections supervisor regarding clerical assistance and poll works.

Authored By: Rep. D. C. Belton (112th) Rule Applied: House Intragovernmental Coordination - Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Local Action: Substitute Floor Vote: Yeas: 123 Nays: 41 Amendments:

HB 211 Arabi, Town of; provide new charter

Bill Summary: House Bill 211 provides a new charter for the town of Arabi.

Authored By: Rep. Noel Williams (148th) Rule Applied: House Intragovernmental Coordination - Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass Committee: Local Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 123 Nays: 41 Amendments:

HB 225 Wrens, City of; provide new charter

Bill Summary: House Bill 225 provides a new charter for the city of Wrens.

Authored By: Rep. (127th) Rule Applied: House Intragovernmental Coordination - Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass Committee: Local Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 123 Nays: 41 Amendments:

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HB 242 Americus, City of; requirement for city manager; remove Bill Summary: House Bill 242 removes a requirement for the Americus city manager and lengthens the contract term allowed for the city manager.

Authored By: Rep. (138th) Rule Applied: House Intragovernmental Coordination - Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass Committee: Local Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 123 Nays: 41 Amendments:

HB 251 Clayton County; Board of Education; change compensation of members Bill Summary: House Bill 251 provides for the manner of changing the compensation of the Clayton County Board of Education members.

Authored By: Rep. (75th) Rule Applied: House Intragovernmental Coordination - Committee 02-04-2021 Do Pass Committee: Local Action: Floor Vote: Yeas: 123 Nays: 41 Amendments:

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Next on the Floor from the Committee on Rules The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for the 15th Legislative Day, Wednesday, February 10, and bills may be called at the pleasure of the Speaker. The Rules Committee will next meet on Wednesday, February 10, at 9:00 a.m., to set the Rules Calendar for the 16th Legislative Day.

HB 97 Courts; oath for certain clerks of the probate court; require and provide Bill Summary: House Bill 97 requires that any individual appointed as chief clerk of a probate court, or any clerk designated by a probate judge to exercise such judge's jurisdiction concerning uncontested matters, shall take the oath provided in the bill.

Authored By: Rep. Rob Leverett (33rd) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Judiciary Committee 02-03-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

HB 106 Georgia State Indemnification Fund; replace the term National Guard with the term organized militia

Bill Summary: House Bill 106 adds the Georgia State Defense Force to the indemnification fund.

Authored By: Rep. Heath Clark (147th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee 02-02-2021 Do Pass as Amended Committee: Action:

HB 134 State government; meetings relating to cybersecurity contracting and planning from open meeting requirements; exclude Bill Summary: House Bill 134 excludes meetings relating to cybersecurity contracting and planning from open meeting requirements and exempts from public inspection any document or plan relating to cybersecurity devices, programs, or systems. No vote from an executive session meeting, in which a cybersecurity contract was entered into, shall be binding upon an agency until a subsequent vote is taken in an open meeting.

Authored By: Rep. Victor Anderson (10th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Judiciary Committee 02-03-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

HB 153 Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; solicitations of services for corporate filings required by the Secretary of State; provide for requirements Bill Summary: House Bill 153 requires any person who mails a solicitation for services related to corporate filings to include the following disclaimer at the top of the document in 16-point Helvetica font: "THIS IS NOT A BILL OR OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT. THIS IS A SOLICITATION." The disclaimer must be both larger than and two inches from any other text in the solicitation. Any violation of this provision shall be considered an unfair and deceptive act.

Authored By: Rep. Marcus Wiedower (119th) Rule Applied: Modified-Structured House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee 02-03-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

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Committee Actions Bills passing committees are reported to the Clerk's Office and are placed on the General Calendar.

Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee

HB 156 Military; sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; facilitate Bill Summary: House Bill 156 requires utilities and state and local governmental agencies to report cyber-attacks to the director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. The reports shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. The bill also allows cybersecurity to be discussed during executive sessions for state and local government agencies, in addition to stating that any records, data, or information concerning cybersecurity are not required for disclosure under public records.

Authored By: Rep. (44th) House Energy, Utilities & Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Telecommunications Action: Substitute

HB 159 State Cybersecurity Review Board; establish Bill Summary: HB 159 establishes the State Cybersecurity Review Board, which consists of six members: the adjutant general of the Georgia Department of Defense or his/her designee; an individual who works for the state in the area of information security or his/her designee to be appointed by the governor; the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or his/her designee; the director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency or his/her designee; a leader in cyber innovation and coordination between public and private sectors or his/her designee to be appointed by the governor; and the governor or his/her designee.

The board will meet at least once a quarter and review the cybersecurity of all agencies, establish and oversee cybersecurity training for all agencies, and provide an annual report of the state of cybersecurity in Georgia to the governor, lieutenant governor, the speaker of the House, and the chairpersons of the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee; the House Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications; the Senate Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security Committee; and the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. The report shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure.

The board, in conjunction with the Georgia Technology Authority, will establish cybersecurity training for all agencies, which shall be required on at least a semiannual basis. Any employee who fails to complete the training per the board's schedule may be subject to formal disciplinary action, up to and including termination. An employee or his/her supervisor may submit to the board for approval a written request for an extension not to exceed 60 days.

Authored By: Rep. Don Parsons (44th) House Energy, Utilities & Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Telecommunications Action: Substitute

Health & Human Services Committee

HB 93 Health; eliminate duplicative state licensure and regulation of clinical laboratories; provisions Bill Summary: House Bill 93 eliminates duplicative state licensure requirements and regulation of clinical laboratories that are certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Authored By: Rep. (43rd) House Health & Human Services Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Action: Substitute

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HB 128 Health; prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient Bill Summary: House Bill 128 creates Gracie's Law to establish provisions to prevent the discrimination of individuals with disabilities from receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant.

Authored By: Rep. Ricky Williams (145th) House Health & Human Services Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

HB 146 Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for eligible state employees and eligible local board of education employees; provide Bill Summary: House Bill 146 allows eligible employees of state government and local boards of education to be eligible for a maximum of 120 hours of paid parental leave for qualifying life events after six continuous months of employment.

Authored By: Rep. (117th) House Health & Human Services Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

HB 163 Community Health, Department of; submit state plan amendment to implement express lane enrollment in Medicaid; direct Bill Summary: House Bill 163 requires the Department of Community Health to submit a state plan amendment to implement express lane eligibility in Medicaid and the PeachCare for Kids Program. Upon approval of this amendment, the bill directs the Department of Human Services to automatically enroll and renew eligible children in Medicaid and the PeachCare for Kids Program based on application data received from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Authored By: Rep. Sharon Cooper (43rd) House Health & Human Services Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Action: Substitute

Motor Vehicles Committee

HB 169 Motor vehicles; commercial driver's license; provide requirements for issuance Bill Summary: House Bill 169 adds the completion of a commercial driver training course as a requirement to receive a commercial driver's license. The bill changes the maximum length of time that a commercial driver's instruction permit is valid from two 180-day periods to one 365-day period.

Authored By: Rep. John Corbett (174th) House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

HB 200 Motor vehicles; issuance of a Class C driver's license to operators of certain three-wheeled motor vehicles; provide Bill Summary: House Bill 200 changes the description of the type of three-wheeled motor vehicle that a driver with a Class C driver's license is permitted to drive. The description is changed from a three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a steering wheel to a three-wheeled vehicle that has seat belts and a frame to partially or fully enclose the driver. The bill exempts drivers of three-wheeled vehicles from headgear and eye-protective requirements.

Authored By: Rep. (32nd) House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

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HB 207 Motor vehicles; electronic submission of certain documentation required of manufacturers, distributors, dealers, secondary metals recyclers, used motor vehicle parts dealers, and scrap metal processors by the Department of Revenue; provide Bill Summary: House Bill 207 requires certain specified documents and registrations to be submitted to the Department of Revenue electronically rather than through the mail.

Authored By: Rep. John Corbett (174th) House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Action: Substitute

HB 210 Motor vehicles; recording of odometer readings upon certificates of title; exempt certain vehicles Bill Summary: House Bill 210 clarifies the types of vehicles that are exempt from the requirement of disclosing odometer mileage on certificates of title.

Authored By: Rep. John Corbett (174th) House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Action: Substitute

HB 246 Motor vehicles; issuance of replacement licenses and permits; increase fee Bill Summary: House Bill 246 increases the fee for a replacement permit or license from $5 to $10. The bill increases the cost of a limited driving permit from $25 to $32 and the replacement fee from $5 to $10.

Authored By: Rep. (172nd) House Motor Vehicles Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass Committee: Action:

Small Business Development Committee

HR 11 House Study Committee on Innovative Ways to Maximize Global Talent; create Bill Summary: House Resolution 11 creates the House Study Committee on Innovative Ways to Maximize Global Talent in Georgia. The committee will be composed of five representatives appointed by the speaker, one who represents the business community and one who is from a foreign- born community. The speaker shall designate one of the committee appointees as the chairperson. The committee is authorized to meet for no more than five days. The committee shall be abolished on December 31, 2021.

Authored By: Rep. Wesley Cantrell (22nd) House Small Business Development Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Action: Substitute

Special Committee on Election Integrity Committee

HB 270 Elections; mailing and issuance of absentee ballots; provide time periods Bill Summary: House Bill 270 requires all absentee by mail ballot applications to be received by the board of registrars or the absentee ballot clerk by no later than 5:00 P.M. on the second Friday before the election. The bill requires all absentee by mail ballots to be mailed or issued by the registrar or absentee ballot clerk within three business days of receipt of the ballot application. The bill prohibits the issuance or mailing of an absentee by mail ballot after the close of business on the Wednesday before the election.

Authored By: Rep. (121st) House Special Committee on Election Committee 02-09-2021 Do Pass by Committee Committee: Integrity Action: Substitute

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House of Representatives Daily Report for February 9, 2021 Committee Meetings

Committee Meeting Schedule This meeting schedule is up to date at the time of this report, but meeting dates and times are subject to change. To keep up with the latest schedule, please visit www.house.ga.gov and click on Meetings Calendar.

Date Time Name Location Video Agenda

02/10/2021 8:00 AM Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Energy 406 CLOB VIDEO Agenda

Subcommittee (House) HYBRID

02/10/2021 8:00 AM INSURANCE (House) 606 CLOB VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 9:00 AM RULES (House) 341 CAP VIDEO Agenda

02/10/2021 1:00 PM HIGHER EDUCATION (House) 606 CLOB VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 1:00 PM Ways and Means Ad Valorem Tax Subcommittee 403 CAP VIDEO Agenda

(House) HYBRID

02/10/2021 1:10 PM Ways and Means Income Tax Subcommittee (House) 403 CAP VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 1:30 PM SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO QUALITY 506 CLOB VIDEO Agenda

HEALTH CARE (House)

02/10/2021 1:30 PM JUDICIARY (House) 132 CAP VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 2:00 PM HUMAN RELATIONS AND AGING (House) 341 CAP VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 2:00 PM GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (House) 406 CLOB VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

02/10/2021 3:30 PM JUDICIARY NON CIVIL (House) 132 CAP VIDEO Agenda HYBRID

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