HB 0002 |
Evaluating | Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2019; enact |
Matt Gurtler |
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2/6/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
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HB 0005 |
Oppose | Prohibit Employer From Using Salary History of New Job Applicant |
Park Cannon |
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1/16/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Industry and Labor |
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| This legislation would prohibit an employer from using the salary history of a job applicant to determine their compensation. It would only apply to applicants that are not currently working for the employer in another position. |
HB 0024 |
Neutral | Appointments to Local Boards, Authorities and Commissions |
Vernon Jones |
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4/2/2019 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This legislation restricts appointments to local boards, authorities and commissions to those made by an elected official or officials. |
HB 0076 |
Neutral | Locals May Reduce State Distance Restrictions on Alcohol Sales |
Ron Stephens |
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4/2/2019 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
Regulated Industries |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| Currently, state law prohibits the sale of distilled spirits within 100 yards of churches and within 200 yards of schools and college campuses. Under this bill, local governments may authorize the sale of packaged alcohol (for consumption off premise) within 200 yards of a college via a less restrictive ordinance; however they cannot enact any greater distances - a more restrictive ordinance. The term "College" shall include, but not be limited to, all buildings, campuses and grounds of a college. |
HB 0110 |
Neutral | Paying Employees - Employer has Discretion over Payment by Check |
Tom Kirby |
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4/2/2019 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Industry and Labor |
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| Current law requires employers to pay employees by cash, check, credit transfer (with the consent of the employee) or by credit into payroll card account. This law allows the payment by check (upon the discretion of the employer. |
HB 0116 |
Neutral | Increase the State's Minimum Wage |
Dewey McClain |
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2/6/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Industry and Labor |
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| This legislation increases Georgia's minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $15 per hour. It also stipulates that those employees that meet the eligibility requirements for the tip credit can credit tip toward the satisfaction of up to 50 percent of the minimum wage. |
HB 0117 |
Neutral | Elections - Electors Can Vote in any Precinct |
Roger Bruce |
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2/6/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This bill authorizes counties to allow any elector within the county to vote in any precinct of the county that the elector choses in a primary, election or runoff. The election superintendent has to ensure certain safeguards such as preventing electors from voting more than once, providing sufficient ballot styles at each precinct, and ensuring that each precinct has enough voting equipment and poll workers. Should this bill progress, ACCG would like to see friendly amendments, including that counties could then be authorized to reduce polling places, addressing counties in which polling places do not have an internet connection, ensuring counties have the appropriate amount of equipment to carry this out, and eliminating the provision that counties would have to make this decision before each and every election. |
HB 0136 |
Oppose | Animal Shelters - Must Post Picture of Impounded Animal on Website |
Demetrius Douglas |
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2/7/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| Current law requires county animal shelters which impound an animal to notify the owner immediately upon impoundment, then go through certain steps if the owner cannot be reached. This bill additionally requires animal shelters to immediately post a photograph of the animal, along with the animal's breed, on the animal shelter's website. ACCG believes there is indeed good intent behind this legislation; however, there are many counties that simply lack the resources to do this and there are too many variables and challenges which make this infeasible. |
HB 0175 |
Evaluating | No Confederate Monuments on Public Property |
Renitta Shannon |
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2/8/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This legislation prohibits local governments from having a publicly or privately owned monument, memorial, plaque, marker, or memorabilia dedicated to, honoring, or recounting the Confederate States of America displayed on public property. Such monuments may be displayed in museums. |
HB 0176 |
Evaluating | Elections - All Offices Which Utilize Applications for Services are to be Voter Registration Agencies |
Renitta Shannon |
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2/8/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This legislation requires that all offices in the state "which utilize applications for services" serve as voter registration locations. |
HB 0184 |
Support | Small Cell (5G) Legislation - ACCG Compromise Language |
Brett Harrell |
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1/13/2020 |
Senate Recommitted |
Economic Development and Tourism |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| Mirroring SB 66, this is the compromise Small Cell (5G) legislation. By way of background, over the past two years, ACCG has opposed legislation which would have greatly preempted local government of the public's rights of way for the placement of small cell (5G) poles, antennas and equipment. At the urging of the General Assembly, ACCG, GMA, Verizon and AT&T negotiated this reasonable compromise over the 2018 interim that has incorporated many safeguards which ACCG had called for in previous legislation.
Key points of this ACCG compromise include: incentives for collocation in order to limit new poles; protections for historic districts and residential areas; the requirement that telcoms share build-out plans prior to deploying new facilities; a safe-harbor in case the current FCC order preempting state and local regulation of 5G deployment is overturned; the prohibition of speculative permit requests by third parties; and safeguards for local aesthetic and decorative pole conditions, among many others. For a summary of the bill's key provisions, please click here. For a detailed, section-by-section summary of the bill, please click here. |
HB 0191 |
Evaluating | Elections; law regarding ballot access for political body and independent candidates; revise provisions |
Dar'shun Kendrick |
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2/11/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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HB 0196 |
Neutral | Public Retirement Systems - Board Member Training |
Tommy Benton |
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7/1/2019 |
Effective Date |
Retirement |
Retirement |
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| This bill would require specific minimum training for board members of public retirement systems. |
HB 0208 |
Neutral | Locals Can Contract for Utilities for up to 20 Years |
Tom McCall |
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2/26/2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This legislation authorizes cities, counties and local government to enter into contracts for utility services (electric, natural gas or water services) for terms up to 20 years. Current law allows local governments/authorities to contract for said services for up to 10 years. |
HB 0210 |
Neutral | Elections: If Polling Places Open After 7:00 a.m., then Must Stay Open Later |
Donna McLeod |
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2/12/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This bill stipulates that if a polling place does not open by 7:00 a.m. on election day, then it must remain open for a time beyond the closing time equal to the time that the polling place was delayed opening. The polling place must also notify those waiting in line at the time of the delay that it will remain open later. |
HB 0211 |
Neutral | Elections - Accept Student ID as Proper ID to Vote |
Donna McLeod |
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2/12/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| There are current six acceptable forms of identification which can be displayed in order to vote. This bill authorizes a seventh: a valid student identification card containing a photograph of the elector issued by a public or private college or university in Georgia. |
HB 0216 |
Support | COVID-19 Liability Protections |
Teri Anulewicz |
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6/17/2020 |
Senate - Senate Read Second Time |
Motor Vehicles |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation, titled the "Georgia Pandemic Business Immunity Act", seeks to provide liability protection from COVID-19 related lawsuits. County government employees and county government facilities are included as being afforded liability protection as long as those parties are acting in good faith to comply with guidelines issued by the Governor, the Georgia Department of Public Health, or the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunity would not apply where the government has acted recklessly or intentionally to cause harm.
Immunity protection is only in effect upon the Governor issuing an executive order declaring that a state of emergency or disaster exists due to COVID-19. Such immunity shall apply to causes of action that occur between the date of the declaration of a state of emergency or disaster and two years after the date of the last executive order issued by the Governor. |
HB 0243 |
Oppose | Telecom - Another Attempt to Reduce Local Right of Way Fees - Another State Double Standard |
Lee Hawkins |
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2/13/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications |
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| This bill significantly reduces the amount of franchise and other fees that cities may charge for telephone/fiber/video wires running through their jurisdictions. Ironically, the same limits do not apply to the State Department of Transportation’s rights of way, creating yet another state/local double standard in the administration of fees. |
HB 0244 |
Support | EMCs - Public Service Commission to Determine Pole Attachment Fees |
Ron Stephens |
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1/1/2021 |
Effective Date |
Economic Development and Tourism |
Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This legislation alters the process by which Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) determine the fees charged to communications service providers which place telecommunications equipment on EMC utility poles. The fee/rate will be determined by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) after the PSC considers what is just, reasonable, nondiscriminatory and commercially reasonable. The PSC will promulgate, by January 1, 2021, the rules explaining how the above factors will be determined. Current PSC charges will remain in effect until the date of their natural or lawful determination. |
HB 0270 |
Evaluating | Elections - No Driver's License or Other ID Issued to a Noncitizen Can be Used to Vote |
Jeff Jones |
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2/14/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This bill prohibits driver's licenses or other identification cards issued to noncitizens from being used as an acceptable in order to vote. |
HB 0271 |
Neutral | Farm Wineries - Lift Restrictions on Tasting Rooms and Sales to the Public |
Kasey Carpenter |
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2/14/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Regulated Industries |
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| This legislation removes several restrictions on farm wineries having tasting rooms and selling wine directly to the public. Primarily, it allows the wineries to have more than one tasting room from which to sell their wine. |
HB 0275 |
Evaluating | Elections - Register to Vote at Age 16 |
Carolyn Hugley |
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2/14/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| This legislation authorizes persons to register to vote at age 16; however, they couldn't vote until age 18. |
HB 0283 |
Evaluating | Elections - Numerous Changes to Election Law |
Scott Holcomb |
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2/14/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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| Among many revisions to Georgia’s election law, this bill authorizes to register to vote at polling places during advance voting or on election day; requires the state to provide adequate funding for regular updates to voting equipment; adds a week to advance voting, statewide; prohibits any law which changes the duties of any elected office between the date of an election and the official taking office; and establishes the Georgia Voting Rights Commission. The Commission will advise the state on Reapportionment; suggest improvements on voting systems; examine means to increase voter turnout; provide guidance to local elections superintendents; and advise the state on other elections enhancements, among other duties. |
HB 0298 |
Neutral | Public Retirement Systems - Payments to Beneficiaries Convicted of Certain Crimes |
Tommy Benton |
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2/26/2019 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Retirement |
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| Under current law, the benefits of public employees employed in 1985 or later may be reduced if he/she is convicted of certain public crimes (such as fraud) to reimburse the defrauded party. All benefit payments are completely withheld until that debt is fully reimbursed. Under this bill, retirement plans would have the option of withholding a percentage of monthly benefits until that debt is fully repaid. |
HB 0299 |
Evaluating | Elections; time period allowing for public comment on precinct realignments; extend |
CaMia Hopson |
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2/15/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Governmental Affairs |
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