Legislators worked late into the night on Thursday to ensure legislation made the Crossover Day deadline. This #GoldDomeReport offers a recap of all the measures that passed out of the House and Senate and live on to seek final passage this legislative session.
For those keeping score, the House was the runaway winner on Crossover Day, taking up a total of 74 bills and resolutions to the Senate’s 41 bills and resolutions. But each chamber left some work undone. The Senate failed to consider 17 bills on its Rules Calendar for Legislative Day 28, and six bills expected to be considered died for lack of consideration in the House.
In this Report:
- Crossover Day Floor Notes
- What’s Next
Crossover Day Floor Notes
The House took up the following measures that were included in our previous report on Legislative Day 28 (Crossover Day):
- HB 589 - Audits and Accounts, Department of; require certain financial disclosures from entities performing work related to fiscal notes - PASSED 158-0
- HB 839 - Social Work Licensure Compact Act; enact - PASSED 161-1
- HB 846 - Education; require local school systems to annually notify employees whether social security taxes will be withheld from their pay and eligibility of certain benefits - PASSED 160-1
- HB 924 - Insurance; discriminating against certain healthcare facilities and providers in connection with the administration of provider administered drugs; prohibit insurers - PASSED 160-1
- HB 926 - Second Chance Workforce Act; enact - PASSED 159-1
- HB 1105 - The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact - PASSED 97-74
- HB 1017 - Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1023 - Income tax; match tax rate imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers - PASSED 138-28
- HB 1052 - Revenue and taxation; limitation on leased property as to certain entities; remove - PASSED 166-2
- HB 1096 - Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licensees with applicable continuing education requirements; establish - PASSED 167-1
- HB 1116 - Income tax credit; rehabilitation of historic structures; home portion; extend sunset date - PASSED 162-5
- HB 1122 - Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions - PASSED 161-7
- HB 1180 - Income tax credit; film, gaming, video, or digital production; revise a definition - PASSED 131-34
- HB 1190 - Secretary of State; division director to issue licenses in certain instances ; authorize - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1197 - Income tax; expand revitalization zone tax credits to include rehabilitation of historic residential structures - PASSED 163-1
- HB 1201 - Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1231 - Postsecondary education; allow academically successful students to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility - PASSED 164-0
- HB 1283 - Juvenile code; use of deadly weapon; revise provisions - PASSED 165-0
- HB 1312 - Agriculture, Department of; regulation and taxation of electricity used as motor fuel and electric vehicle charging stations; extend effective date of provisions - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1335 - Health; personal care homes, assisted living communities, and memory care centers; revise staffing requirements - PASSED 163-1
- HB 1341 - State symbols; white shrimp as official state crustacean; designate - PASSED 171-0
- HB 1344 - Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; allow for certain officials on to be represented by a delegate or agent - PASSED 164-1
- HB 1409 - Torts; mental health care providers; limit liability under certain circumstances (RULES Substitute) - PASSED 170-0
- HR 302 - General Assembly; appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; provide - CA - PASSED 163-6
- HR 854 - Keith Jackson Memorial Intersection "Whoa Nellie"; Carroll County; dedicate - PASSED 167-0
- HR 1164 - Honorable Richard H. Smith Memorial Interchange; Muscogee County; dedicate - PASSED 169-0
- HR 1215 - Speaker David E. Ralston Interstate Connector; Fannin County; dedicate - PASSED 169-0
The House took up the following measures after our deadline on Legislative Day 28:
- HB 56 - Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions - PASSED 170-0
- HB 218 - Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; provide - PASSED 164-1
- HB 349 - Barbers and cosmetologists; repeal Chapter 10 and enact a new chapter that reorganizes, modernizes, and clarifies current regulation - PASSED 165-1
- HB 441 - Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by Georgia Board of Dentistry (RULES Substitute) - PASSED 167-0
- HB 499 - Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions - PASSED 169-0
- HB 583 - Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures - PASSED 166-1
- HB 617 - Highways, bridges, and ferries; development and maintenance of a state-wide freight and logistics implementation plan; provide - PASSED 168-0
- HB 625 - Coroners; full-time county employees; provide - PASSED 160-5
- HB 663 - No Patient Left Alone Act; enact - PASSED 170-0
- HB 844 - Practice of Nutrition and Dietetics Act; enact - PASSED 168-1
- HB 910 - Minors; civil remedy for damages against commercial entities that distribute material harmful to minors without performing age verification; create - PASSED 165-1
- HB 935 - Motor vehicles; standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; provide - PASSED 170-0
- HB 1031 - Ad valorem tax; property; provide mandatory reappraisal of parcels - PASSED 146-24
- HB 1046 - Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize - PASSED 163-2
- HB 1053 - State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment - PASSED 136-32
- HB 1075 - Notaries public; state agencies shall accept certain notarial acts performed in another state; provide - PASSED 169-0
- HB 1099 - Crimes and offenses; knowing entry upon land or premises of another that has been marked with purple paint; provide for the crime of criminal trespass - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1104 - Quality Basic Education Act; address mental health risks for student athletes - PASSED 159-4
- HB 1105 - The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact - PASSED 97-74
- HB 1123 - Handicapped persons; require establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit - PASSED 165-0
- HB 1125 - Labor and industrial relations; phase out payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities - PASSED 160-0
- HB 1146 - Natural Resources, Department of; EPD to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; require - PASSED 105-58
- HB 1149 - Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly - PASSED 100-62
- HB 1233 - Fire departments; authorize levy and collection of extraterritorial taxes and fees - PASSED 167-1
- HB 1239 - Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide - PASSED 168-1
- HB 1253 - Community Affairs, Department of; revise composition of governing council for regional commissions - PASSED 168-1
- HB 1255 - The Terry Act; enact - PASSED 167-1
- HB 1260 - Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act; enact - PASSED 163-4
- HB 1274 - State veterinary education; student loan forgiveness program; provide limits - PASSED 166-1
- HB 1292 - Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require - PASSED 168-2
- HB 1294 - Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize - PASSED 155-7
- HB 1314 - Health; designate emergency medical services, including ambulance
- service, as an essential service - PASSED 145-5
- HB 1318 - Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee; repeal Chapter 10 of Title 28 - PASSED 168-0
- HB 1322 - Georgia Hemp Farming Act; regulate consumable hemp products - PASSED 166-3
- HB 1326 - Crimes and offenses; Schedule I, Schedule III, and Schedule IV controlled substances; provide certain provisions - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1361 - Crimes and offenses; distribution of computer generated obscene material depicting a child; prohibit - PASSED 164-1
- HB 1363 - State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provision - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1371 - Torts; clarify liability regarding third-party criminal activity; provisions (RULES Substitute) - PASSED 168-0
- HB 1407 - Local government; establishing service delivery strategies; revise provisions - PASSED 167-0
- HB 1410 - State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Act; enact (RULES Substitute) - PASSED 167-1
- HR 780 - Only citizens of the United States have right to vote in elections in Georgia; clarify - CA - FAILED 98-61
- HR 901 - Clark, Mr. Darrell Lee; compensate - PASSED 156-6
- HR 902 - Watkins, Mr. Joseph Samuel; compensate - PASSED 162-2
- HR 1021 - Local government; option to offer a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes when current year assessed value exceeds base year value; provide - CA - PASSED 167-0
- HR 1042 - Joint Study Committee on Judicial System Compensation; create - PASSED 164-0
- HR 1133 - Congress; pass Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023; urge - PASSED 154-0
The House did not take up the following measures:
- HB 267 - Income tax; failure of employers to comply with revenue provisions regarding employees; authorize private causes of action for equitable relief
- HB 426 - Elections; retention and preservation of ballots and other election documents; revise provisions
- HB 1112 - Elections; remove Secretary of State from State Election Board; attach to State Accounting Office
- HB 1223 - Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976; provide for a new prohibited act
- HB 1338 - Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968; three-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new permits; provisions
- HB 1358 - Atlanta-Region Transit Link "ATL" Authority and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; abolish and transfer all assets to State Road and Tollway Authority
The Senate took up the following measures that were included in our previous report on Legislative Day 28 (Crossover Day):
- SB 371 - "Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact - PASSED 53-0
- SB 390 - To amend Titles 20, 36, 43, and 50, related to libraries, education, governmental entities, professions and business; acceptance and use of funds from the American Library Association prohibit under certain circumstances - PASSED 33-20
- SB 395 - Education; the possession of opioid antagonists in schools; authorize - PASSED 54-0
- SB 414 - "Personal Privacy Protection Act"; enact - PASSED 33-22
- SB 420 - Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit - PASSED 41-11
- SB 437 - Department of Agriculture; enforce certain criminal laws; authorize - PASSED 49-1
- SB 454 - Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide - PASSED 52-0
- SB 460 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants; number that a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; prov.; revise - PASSED 40-11
- SB 469 - "College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact - PASSED 54-0
- SB 479 - Secondary Metals Recyclers; applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide - PASSED 50-1
- SB 490 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic; felony offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide - PASSED 52-1
- SB 496 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide - PASSED 47-6
- SB 502 - Department of Administrative Services; state agencies from contracting for advertising or marketing services with certain companies or from supporting certain companies; prohibit - PASSED 34-19
- SB 503 - Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename - PASSED 55-0
- SB 505 - Hospitals and Related Institutions; required publication by hospital of certain financial documents on its website; provisions; revise - PASSED 54-0
- SB 507 - Special License Plates; "America First" specialty license plate; establish - PASSED 34-19
- SB 508 - Administrative Office of the Courts; accessibility of certain personal information of state and federal judges, justices, and spouses thereof; provide - PASSED 51-0
- SB 512 - Victims of Human Trafficking Fund and the Victims of Human Trafficking Fund Commission; create - PASSED 55-0
- SB 542 - Water Rights; the public trust doctrine; remove references - PASSED 51-0
- SB 543 - Bingo; certain provisions relating to bingo games operated by nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations; change - PASSED 47-4
- SB 547 - Motor Carriers and Commercial Motor Vehicles; the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation; update - PASSED 52-0
- SR 542 - Colorectal Cancer Screenings; change of the minimum age; encourage - PASSED 52-0
- SR 616 - Victims of Human Trafficking Fund; allocation of certain additional penalties and assessments; provide - CA - PASSED 55-0
The Senate took up the following measures after our deadline on Legislative Day 28:
- SB 180 - "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact - PASSED 33-19
- SB 198 - Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create - PASSED 50-2
- SB 202 - Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide - PASSED 51-0
- SB 307 - Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions; provide - PASSED 50-1
- SB 347 - Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior courts; provide - PASSED 51-0
- SB 407 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; documenting of certain information in incidents of family violence; require - PASSED 52-1
- SB 422 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation; percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make; modify - PASSED 51-1
- SB 451 - Veteran Benefits; place certain requirement on the Department of Veterans Service - PASSED 52-1
- SB 457 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies; reestablish - PASSED 53-0
- SB 464 - School Supplies for Teachers Program; establish - PASSED 52-1
- SB 469 - "College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact - PASSED 54-0
- SB 472 - "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact - PASSED 52-0
- SB 480 - Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; provide - PASSED 44-1
- SB 495 - Low THC Oil Patient Registry; term of validity of a registration card; provide - PASSED 51-3
- SB 517 - Criminal Prosecutions; immunity from certain criminal prosecutions against law enforcement officers whose threat or use of force is justified or otherwise lawful; provide - PASSED 34-17
- SB 533 - Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide - PASSED 51-2
- SB 534 - "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; failure of a marketplace innkeeper to provide a consumer with an itemized receipt detailing certain taxes and fees is an unlawful business practice; provide - PASSED 53-0
- SR 82 - Tax Commissioner; waive certain delinquent ad valorem property taxes; procedures and conditions; provide - CA - PASSED 53-0
The Senate left the following on the Table:
- SB 182 - Stalking; the offense of doxxing; provide
- SB 208 - 'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education
- SB 308 - Georgia Legislative Retirement System; retirement benefit amounts payable to former legislators upon retirement and to currently retired legislators
- SB 320 - Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment; time frames for HIV testing; provide
- SB 336 - Administration of Mental Health; Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to be represented by a delegate or agent; allow for certain officials
- SB 363 - Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide
- SB 396 - Economic Development; Georgia State-wide Music Office; create
- SB 403 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; language required to be included in the notices of current assessment; revise
- SB 425 - Notaries Public; modernization of certain legal, notarial, and court services using electronic means; provide
- SB 474 - Unsolicited Inquiries; notices of solicitation including monetary offers; penalty; provide
- SB 484 - State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require
- SB 491 - Licensed Pharmacist; Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to increase the maximum ratio of pharmacists; authorize
- SB 493 - Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; additional penalties for registered sexual offenders; provide
- SB 498 - Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless; create
- SB 499 - Coordinated and Comprehensive Planning and Service Delivery by Counties and Municipalities; revise provisions
- SB 532 - Education; sex education for public school students in this state before fifth grade; prohibit
- SB 554 - Georgia State Indemnification Fund; qualification for indemnification benefits based on a public safety officer having COVID-19 at the time of death; create a presumption
- SR 189 - General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide - CA
What’s Next
The General Assembly was in adjournment on Friday, March 1, and will reconvene for Legislative Day 29 on Monday, March 4, 2024.
