2021 General Assembly City of Update

FEC Presentation April 28, 2021

City of Atlanta IGA Team Jerome Jordan | Reese McCranie Walter Vinson | Gabrielle Sanders Slade

1 2021 Legislative Session

• The General Assembly first convened on Monday, January 11th • Crossover Day was Monday, March 8th • Sine Die was March 31st • Governor Kemp has 40 consecutive days from the end of session to act on all legislation passed out of the General Assembly.

2 2021 Legislative Session

Bills signed into Law:

• SB 202 – sponsored by Sen. (voting legislation) • HB 317 – sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens (imposes state/local taxes on short term rentals)

3 2021 Legislative Session: Bills that are awaiting Governor’s action

Local Bills • HB 757 – sponsored by Rep. (Atlanta Urban Enterprise Act – City of Atlanta legislation) General Bills • HB 150 – sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (preempting governments from prohibiting energy sources) • HB 98 – sponsored by Rep. Eddie Lumsden (grants local governments authority to hold virtual public hearings) • HB 134 – sponsored by Rep. Victor Anderson (creating an exemption under the Open Meetings/Open Records Act for cybersecurity discussions/documents in executive session)

4 2021 Legislative Session: Bills that are awaiting Governor’s action

General Bills • SB 32 – sponsored by Sen. (exempting unlisted telephone numbers/personal cell numbers from open records) • SB 236 – sponsored by Sen. Matt Brass (allow no more than two mix drinks containing up to 3 ounces of liquor to be sold per adult entre for off‐premise consumption) Crime & Public Safety • HB 534 – sponsored by Rep. (Street Racing) • HB 479 – sponsored by Rep. (repeals/replaces 150yo Citizen’s Arrest Statute) • HB 286 – sponsored by Rep. Gaines (prohibition on police department budget cuts)

5 2021 Legislative Session: Bills monitored for next session

General Bills • HB 328 – sponsored by Rep. – (reduction in rights‐of‐way fees owed to cities) • HB 713 – sponsored by Rep. – (Reducing Street Homelessness Act of 2021) • HB 843 – sponsored by Rep. – (Property Tax Deferral Legislation) • HB 854 – sponsored by Rep. – (to create Buckhead City in House Hopper – not assigned to committee) • SB 266/HB276 + others – sponsored by Sen. /Rep. – (bills related to transgender athletes) • HB116/HB499/SB24 + others – (minimum wage)

6 2021 Legislative Session: Bills monitored for next session

Airport Bills • HB 477 – sponsored by Rep. – (amended to remove jet fuel tax credit for airlines ‐ passed in House, did not reach final passage in Senate) • HB 269 – sponsored by Rep. – (Airport Property Tax) • HB 151/HB 642/HB 643 – Sponsored by Rep. – (Airport Property Tax) Crime & Public Safety • HB 368 – sponsored by Rep. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation would be primary law enforcement agency for investigating certain deaths) • SB 115 – sponsored by Sen. Robertson – (speed enforcement in school zones ‐failed on Senate floor) • SB 133/HB 233 – (Ban No‐knock Warrants) 7 2021 Legislative Session: Study Committees

• HR 222 – sponsored by Rep. Victor Anderson (House Study Committee on Annexations)

• SR 84 – sponsored by Sen. (Joint Study Committee on Airport Infrastructure & Improvements)

8 2021 Legislative Session

Q & A

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