The cold rain in Atlanta threw no cold water on legislative action today as the General Assembly convened for Legislative Day 15. The House and Senate each took up a handful of measures on their respective floors, including HR 1023 in the House, another try by Rep. Andy Welch (R-McDonough) to expand instances in which citizens may sue the State, and SB 335, Sen. Matt Brass’s (R-Newnan) foster care bill. Then, following an unexpectedly extended meeting of the House Republican Caucus behind closed doors, legislators proceeded with a full slate of committee meetings. Legislation is moving, but there is a cool breeze blowing around the third floor of the Capitol that has nothing to do with the weather outside. Keep following the #GoldDomeReport to see if a storm is brewing.

In today’s Report:

• Chambers Adopt Sovereign Immunity, Foster Care Measures
• Committee Reports
• New Legislation
• Rules Calendars for Legislative Day 16

Chambers Adopt Sovereign Immunity, Foster Care Measures

Legislative floor action picked up today as the General Assembly began the downhill run toward Crossover Day on Legislative Day 28. The House took up four measures, while the Senate bested it with five. Among the legislation considered by the House was HR 1023, another attempt by Rep. Andy Welch (R-McDonough) to provide for the State’s waiver of sovereign immunity in certain cases. The resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would allow citizens to petition the judiciary for declaratory relief from certain acts of the state or certain local governments or officers or employees thereof that violate the laws or Constitution of this state or the Constitution of the United States. Such petitions would be brought in the name of the State or local government entity that is being petitioned and could seek injunctive relief, but no damages, attorney’s fees, or costs would be recoverable. A similar proposition was passed by the House and Senate last year, but it was vetoed by Governor Kemp. The House voted to approve the measure, again, today by a 163-0 vote, and it proceeds to the Senate for consideration.

While the House mulled sovereign immunity, the Senate took up a measure relating to Georgia’s foster care system. SB 335, authored by Sen. Matt Brass (R-Newnan), amends Titles 12, 15, and 49 to strengthen laws and supports for foster children and foster families. Specifically, the bill provides for collection and reporting of certain data regarding foster children by juvenile courts, measures to address dependency case time limitations, and free admission to any state park, historic site, or recreational area for foster children and families. The bill also allows the State to contract with licensed child placing agencies to provide casework services and provides flexibility for the Department of Human Services in determining and providing appropriate training for foster parents (including allowing online delivery). The Senate approved the measure by a 53-1 vote, and it proceeds to the House for further consideration.

Committee Reports

Senate Insurance Committee

The Senate Insurance Committee, chaired by Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson), met this afternoon and took action on SB 352, authored by Sen. Dean Burke (R-Bainbridge) Sen. Burke explained that bill is an effort to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network billing from health insurers. The bill would require a provider to bill at the in-network rate in the event the provider leaves the insurance network during a plan’s term.

Representatives from the Medical Association of Georgia, Georgia Hospital Association, and the Alliance of Community Hospitals spoke in favor of the bill.

Jesse Weathington from the Association of Georgia Health Plans spoke against the bill. He explained that the association views the bill as unnecessary. He further noted that many provisions in this bill could be addressed in other surprise billing legislation. He also noted that this bill would complicate circumstances where an insurer terminates a contract with a provider.

Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) asked what proactive solutions the insurers have taken to fix this issue that would not require legislation. Mr. Weathington explained that because of how network contracts are negotiated, this bill would make it more difficult for insurers and providers to come to an agreement. Sen. Robertson asserted that if this bill passes and such a situation arises, at least the consumers will be covered at an in-network rate.

Sen. Larry Walker (R-Perry) noted that group health insurance plans contract at various different dates throughout the year, not a uniform time, therefore because provider network contracts often lapse at other times, it will lead to a very confusing timeline if the bill were to pass. He further asked if it would be practical to include a provision that mandates both provider and network contracts renew on the same date.

Sen. P.K. Martin (R-Lawrenceville) asked how often the situation the bill addresses occurs. Mr. Weathington explained that it happens about once per year. He explained it is happening more frequently because of changes in the market. He also noted that because providers have increasingly joined hospital systems in recent years, increasing their bargaining power, contract negotiations have become more difficult to complete between the parties.

Chairman Jones stressed that he believes the legislature must take the consumers into account when considering important issues. The bill then received a recommendation DO PASS and adjourned.

House Health and Human Services Committee

The House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), began today’s meeting by hearing a presentation from Dr. Stephen Cohen about Georgia Cares and its efforts to help seniors with the high cost of prescription drugs.  He related experiences from his own family in securing more information about opportunities to cover medicines Medicare does not.

The committee then passed HB 521, authored by Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), which authorizes out-of-state licensed dentists to provide services to indigent patients in Georgia under certain circumstances. The Committee added an amendment to add licensed dental hygienists to the permissions in the bill.

House Juvenile Justice Committee

The House Juvenile Justice Committee, chaired by Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton), met to hear one bill today. HB 913, authored by Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), amends Title 19 to make a number of revisions to Georgia’s adoption code. Rep. Reeves noted that the vast majority of the bill consists of technical “clean-ups” necessitated after the broad re-write of Georgia’s adoption code two years ago. He identified the only substantial policy change as a reduction of the minimum adoption age for adoptive parents from 25 to 21. Melissa Carter of the Barton Child Law Center provided a line-by-line review of the bill for the Committee. Changes she identified include adjustments to the venue provisions for adoption proceedings and clarification of the deadline for notification for parental surrender revocations, as well as a number of changes to reduce the costs to potential adoptive parents. There was substantial discussion amongst the Committee members and presenters on lines 584 to 589 of the bill, which makes it unlawful to make false representations as to the existence of a pregnancy or intention to place a child for adoption when the person making such representations knows there is no pregnancy or intent to place a child and prospective adoptive parents take actions or expend money toward adopting the child. No public testimony was taken, and the bill was held for further consideration.

House Education Committee

Initially, Chairman Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock) held a Subcommittee meeting to take up HB 755 by Rep. Dave Belton (R-Buckhead).  Rep. Belton’s legislation proposes to provide fiscal transparency so that local districts would accent the QBE funds that local charter schools earn as well as what the local charter schools receive (in terms of state, local and federal funds).  Rep. Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson) asked where the problem was that was being addressed; Rep. Belton noted that he was hearing from local charter schools as they felt like they should be receiving more funds in their allocation.  Rep. Becky Evans (D-Atlanta) inquired if an amendment might be made so that all schools be afforded this transparency – not just local charters.  Rep. Belton indicated that a prior bill addressed much of that transparency but it would depend on the school boards.  Department of Education, though, does not send out school allotments; that is sent to the local district. Another member of the Subcommittee inquired if this change could be handled administratively rather than being placed into law.  The Subcommittee also heard public comment with Lauren Holcomb, with the State Charter School Commission, speaking first in support of the bill noting that funding transparency is a best practice and the Commission sees interest in local charter schools wanting to transfer to state charters. Stephen Owen, with GBPI, also spoke in favor of HB 755 and further suggested that a clean up of allotment sheets be made.  The bill received a DO PASS recommendation and moves to the full Committee.

In the full Committee meeting, Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah) presented HB 1 which renames the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act the Senator Eric Johnson Scholarship Act.  There were a couple of inquiries as to why this was needed.  Rep. Petrea responded that Eric Johnson was a former Chatham County Senator who previously served as the Senate President Pro Tem and is widely regarded and respected and who did a lot for education.  HB 1 received a DO PASS recommendation and moves forward to the House Rules Committee for consideration.

Also in the full Education Committee, representatives from Together Georgia, a state association of child welfare providers, provided the Committee a presentation on residential treatment facilities and their schools.  Folks from Together Georgia making the presentation included Alison Evans, the CEO of The Methodist Home (Macon); Christina Kennedy, PhD, principal of the school at Hillside; and Juanita Stedman, executive director of Together Georgia.  They outlined how the children and youth come to these facilities (from DFCS, Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Juvenile Justice, and in some instances by parents when placing the child in the highest level of these facilities (the psychiatric residential treatment facilities or hospitals)) and the health and education challenges that their students face (for example being behind several grade levels).  They also provided an overview on the licensing of the facilities and accreditation of the schools as well as the funding streams.  There were some questions from the Committee such as whether there is a waiting list for these facilities; yes, there are and much of that depends on whether a child needs services which are “medically necessary,:  Sometimes these children waiting for services are “hoteled” a the state’s Division of Family and Children’s Services expense.  Chairman Jasperse asked whether they facilities found difficulties in locating employees – Dr. Kennedy indicated that was extremely difficult.  Her Hillside teacher turnover is 40-50 percent annually (these teachers at Hillside do not participate in TRS and do not get paid on the state teacher salary scale).  Many of the facilities’ direct care staff are very young, often just out of college with degrees in psychology or criminal justice.  They also fielded questions around who sets the time limit for a youth to stay in a facility – the judge can set that time; the next placement choice (or adoption of a child) may influence that time; as well as insurance or funding streams for the care.  Ms. Evans noted that she works with the local school system in Bibb County so as to keep students enrolled in her school so that they do not have a disruption, especially if is near the end of a school year.  All stressed the need for adequate funding, especially through the Non-Quality Basic Education Formula Grants (which are essentially the “local share” funds which make up the part of the funding for a child’s education but in the instance of children and youth in these facilities is paid for by the state).

Senate Appropriations Committee – Community Health Subcommittee

Chairman Dean Burke, MD (R-Bainbridge) and his Subcommittee met this morning to discuss changes proposed by the House to this Subcommittee’s budget segment in HB 972, the FY 2020 Amended budget, which includes the Department of Community Health and its attached agencies.  This discussion focused solely on the changes offered by the House to the Governor’s spending plan. 

• Department of Community Health – Lisa Walker, the CFO for the Department of Community Health, accented for Chairman Burke the anomalies in the Disproportionate Share Hospital funding for the private deemed and non-deemed facilities.  Governor Kemp proposed including $23 million in state funds for these facilities’ match as they cannot make intragovernmental transfers as the public hospitals.  Ms. Walker indicated that the needed match was actually more; the Department would need a total of $34 million.  Ms. Walker indicated that the Department had approximately $4.3 million in CON penalties and fines which could be applied and that the Department could find the remaining funds in the Aged, Blind and Disabled program and make a transfer. 
• Mercer Medical School – Hugh Sosebee, the lobbyist for Mercer University, discussed the funding for the Rural Innovation Center which is housed at Mercer.  Mercer was notified about the projected cuts when the budget came out; as of December 19, they thought they had funding.  Mr. Sosebee indicated that Mercer may have to come out of pocket to help with the Innovation Center’s needs but they have stopped expenditures but made no terminations.  He did indicate that reorganizing would take place.  Mr. Sosebee moved on to the Mercer Medical School funding reminding the Subcommittee that Mercer Medical School only accepts Georgia students; one-half of the students are coming from rural Georgia.  Over the last nine years, Mercer has only had a two percent increase in tuition.  The previously dedicated $35 million to Mercer is helping rural Georgia. He mentioned an ultrasound program noting that they were told that the Medical School would not be funded; they began withholding that money on July 1.  Mr. Sosebee indicated that Dean Sumner stated that the operating grant funding was the most important and had the greatest impact on students and communities across the state.  Mr. Sosebee stated that their funding was a “creature of the legislature.”
• Morehouse School of Medicine – Representatives from Morehouse began the presentation by clarifying that the article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on February 19, 2020 indicated funding restoration; that money was not related to the Morehouse Medical School.  The cuts experienced by Morehouse directly impact the school’s efforts on addressing maternal mortality; it has slowed the program.  Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice is very interested in maternal mortality and intends to move forward with the Center of Excellence to address maternal mortality.  However, the Center will not be as robust.  Morehouse’s expansion in Columbus has also been slowed as well as the efforts to move into Albany.  The numbers of scholarship awards amount have also been impacted; these scholarships are needed in order to keep medical school students’ debt down.
• Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce – LaSharn Hughes spoke to changes, noting that the Governor originally proposed a cut of $500,000 to the loan repayment awards for rural practice registered nurses, physician’s assistants have received applications for loan repayments: 1) 14 applications from physician’s assistants; 2) 41 from advance practice registered nurses; 3) 4 from dentists; and 4) 5 from physicians. She also accented the malpractice premium assistance which Governor Kemp proposed to be cut by $130,000.  The House restored some of those funds for malpractice premiums so that only a cut of $106,207 be made – but the House also added language to reduce malpractice insurance premium assistance for physicians with a practice in underserved counties that currently have one or less physicians.  Ms. Hughes also accented the proposed changes in the capitation payments for medical school students; a reduction proposed by Governor Kemp was $170,700 and the House restored all of these capitation payments for undergraduate medical education (impacting Emory, Morehouse, Mercer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine).

New Legislation

The following legislation of interest was introduced in the House today:

• HB 946, by Rep. David Knight (R-Griffin), seeks to address regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefit managers in Chapter 64 of Title 33. Among the many revisions include numerous new definitions are provided in the bill such as for “affiliate pharmacy,” “health plan,” “pharmacy benefits management,” “point of sale fee,” “retroactive fee,” and “steering.” It outlines new pharmacy benefits manager’s license fees for initial and renewal fees (moving from $500 for initial to $2,000) and $400 for renewal to $1,000). It prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from engaging in the practice of medicine with exceptions – a PBM is prohibited from employing or contracting with a physician for the purpose of advising on or making formulary development, formulary management, step therapy, or prior authorization determinations unless the physicians: 1) is licensed by the Composite Medical Board; 2) actively sees patients; and 3) engages in the practice of medicine that focuses on the same disease or condition for which he or she is providing advisement. It also adds additional authority to the Department of Insurance Commissioner including that he or she conducts financial examinations and compliance audits of PBMs at least once every three years for health plans. It requires that a PBM utilize the national average drug acquisition cost as a point of reference for the ingredient drug product component of a pharmacy’s reimbursement for drugs appearing on the national average drug acquisition cost list and is required to file with the Commissioner a report every three months which is to be made available to the public of all drugs appearing on the national average drug acquisition cost list reimbursed 10 percent and below the national average drug acquisition cost as well as all drugs reimbursed 10 percent and above the national average drug acquisition cost. PBMs are not to reimburse a pharmacy in Georgia an amount less than the amount that the PBM reimburses an affiliate pharmacy for providing the same pharmacy services; or engage in any practice that: 1) in any way bases pharmacy reimbursement for a drug on patient outcomes, scores, or metrics provided that nothing prohibits the reimbursement of a pharmacy for providing pharmacy care, including reimbursement incentives based on patient outcomes, scores or metrics; 2) includes imposing a point-of-sale fee or retroactive fee; or 3) derives any revenue from a pharmacy or insured in connection with performing PBM services. This bill was referred to the House Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care.
• HB 947, by Rep. David Knight (R-Griffin), seeks to require that the Department of Community Health engage an actuary to conduct an actuarial study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations in a new Code section at O.C.G.A. 49-4-1519.  This study is to proposed to be completed no later than December 1, 2020 and if the results reflect a state savings of combined of $20 million or more then the Department is to provide pharmacy benefits for a care management organization’s members and care management organizations are prohibited from providing pharmacy benefits for their enrolled members provided tht the care management organization is to have access to the Department’s pharmacy data for enrolled members. If the results show a projected savings of at least $10 million but less than $20 million the Department is granted the authority but does not have the obligation to proceed with a carve out. This bill was referred to the House Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care.
• HB 950, by Rep. Gregg Kennard (D-Lawrenceville), seeks to amend O.C.G.A. 35-3-37(g) addressing an individual’s criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review and inspection.  It seeks to revise the handling of arrest-only criminal history record information upon arrest. It seeks to restrict an individual’s criminal history record information, including fingerprints or photographs of an individual taken in conjunction with the arrest to the GCIC unless the case is referred for further prosecution to the proper prosecuting attorney by the arresting law enforcement agency and such prosecuting attorney issues or secures an indictment, accusation, or other charging instrument relating to such case. This bill was referred to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.
• HB 952, by Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), seeks to prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies across the state from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber in O.C.G.A. 26-4-120.  It sets up civil penalties of no less than $5,000 per violation per day per pharmacy. This bill was referred to the House Special Committee on Access to Quality Healthcare.
• HB 953, by Rep. Bonnie Rich (R-Sugar Hill), seeks to establish a new Code section at O.C.G.A. 50-5-64.1 to provide that certain terms in particular types of state contracts are to be void and unenforceable and is not to be included in such agreements.  It also requires that the Department of Administrative Services is to provide the information on its website.  It also proposes changes so that the Department of Administrative Services is to prepare a register of bids, offers, or proposals which are to be available to the public for inspection, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 to Title 50 relating to open records after the issuance of the Department’s public notice of intent to award to the successful bidder or offeror.  Bids, offers, or proposals are not to be subject to public disclosure, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to open records until after the issuance of the public notice of intent to award a contract to the successful bidder or offeror except that audited financial statements not otherwise publicly available but required to be submitted in the bid, offer or proposal shall not be subject to such public disclosure. This bill was referred to the House Governmental Affairs Committee.
• HB 955, by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula), addresses issues relating to criminal offenses against a person who is 65 of years of age or older or by an employee, agent, or volunteer in a long-term care facility in Chapter 5 of Title 16.  It further proposes to provide for criminal offenses for failure to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults or elder persons; if a person is guilty of such offense he or she would be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor. It also seeks to require that the corner be notified if an individual dies in any county of Georgia while receiving compensated care or within ten days of having received compensated care (services provided to an individual by a long-term care facility) as a result of apparent: A) over medication, under medication, or wrongly administered medication; B) exposure to weather; C) drowning; D) asphyxiation; E) trauma; F) burns; G) electrical shock; H) untreated wounds or conditions or I) failure of the long-term care facility to respond to a request for help that is related to medical care. This bill was referred to the House Governmental Affair Committee.
• HB 956, by Rep. Dave Belton (R-Buckhead), seeks to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 to enact the “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.”  It also seeks to add into Code provisions to provide for national background checks by the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Georgia Crime Information Center.  This bill mirrors the Compact language in SB 306. This bill was referred to the House Regulated Industries Committee.
• HB 957, by Rep. Jan Jones (R-Milton), seeks to amend the current law in Title 20 to provide that certain charter school employees are to be included in the health insurance fund for public school teachers.  It also seeks to provide that local start-up charter schools and state charter schools are required to show proof of residence either at the time of application or enrollment. It also proposes changes in O.C.G.A. 20-2-2082(b) so that members appointed on or after July 1, 2020 are to serve a term of four years rather than two years unless the State Board of Education, after review and upon recommendation by the initial recommending authority, extends the appointment.  It clarifies that records which are created, received or maintained in the performance of a charter by a state charter school are to be the property of the state charter school. It does not preclude the state charter school from contracting with a third-party relating to the creation and maintenance of records. Further, it proposes that if a state charter school ceases operations, the nonprofit entity which held the charter contract is required to retain ownership including all incumbent responsibilities of an operational state charter school of all records for a period of one year from the later of the date the charter contract expired, the date the charter contract was terminated or the date the charter school ceased operations. This bill was referred to the House Education Committee.
• HB 958, by Rep. Ed Setzler (R-Acworth), seeks to provide for registration of maternity supportive housing residences to provide housing for pregnant women in Chapter 5 of Title 49.  It defines “maternity supportive housing residence” as a “residential home that houses on behalf of a church, religious organization or nonprofit organization, up to six pregnant women aged 18 years or older and their children, at any one time during the woman’s pregnancy and up to 18 months after childbirth; provided, however, that no other services other than housing shall be provided.” The term does not apply to include women who receive maternity care in the home of a relative or in general or special hospitals.  It does not extend authority to the Department to implement rules and regulations for the registration of maternity supportive housing residences but does grant the Department the authority to maintain records submitted by a residence. It prohibits a county, municipality or consolidated government constrain the establishment or operation of maternity supportive housing residences or place requirements on those residences which would not apply to a single family living in the residence. The proposal does not require a maternity home to register with the Department or for the maternity supportive housing residence to obtain a license or permit or to meet the meet the requirements of a maternity home. This bill was referred to the House Juvenile Justice Committee.
• HB 961, by Rep. Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), seeks to provide for the identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds in O.C.G.A. 31-2-17.  This list will be on the 15 prescription drugs which the state expends significant health care funds and for which the wholesale acquisition cost has increased by 50 percent or more over the last five years or by 15 percent or more over the past 12 months. This bill was referred to the House Insurance Committee.
• HR 1168, by Rep. Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), seeks to create a House Study Committee on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to Improve the Health of Women and Children.  This study proposes such to be conducted by five members of the House of Representatives. The Study Committee is to be abolished on December 1, 2020. This resolution was referred to the House Special Rules Committee.

The following legislation of interest was introduced in the Senate today:

• SB 391, authored by Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta), amends Chapter 24 of Title 33 to require insurers to provide 30-day prescription refills regardless of refill time restrictions if the insured resides in an area of the state where a state of emergency has been declared or for which a hurricane warning has been issued. This bill was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
• SB 395, authored by Sen. Ben Watson (R-Savannah), amends Title 31 to allow for hospitals or hospital authorities to make investments in alternative sources if they meet requirements for debt payments and minimum amounts held in irrevocable trusts. The bill also updates the definition of indigency to be an income up to 138% of the poverty line. This bill was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
• SB 398, authored by Sen. Sally Harrell (D-Dunwoody), amends Title 20 to prohibit the assignment of graded homework in grades kindergarten through second grade. The bill allows for exemptions to this rule for the students assigned homework as part of:
  • (1) Special education services provided pursuant to Code Section 20-2-152;
  • (2) An early intervention program as described in Code Section 20-2-153;
  • (3) A program for limited-English-proficient students as described in Code Section 20-2-156;
  • (4) An Individualized Education Program under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
  • (5) A Section 504 Plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973

            This bill was referred to the Senate Education and Youth Committee.

• SB 400, authored by Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta), amends Code Section 20-2-161.3 to require the Office of Student Achievement to establish program objectives and and participation targets for the state’s Move On When Ready program. The bill also requires the Office to submit an annual report with data on the program including participation rates of minority students, college enrollment rates for program participants, correlation of dual enrollment course completion and college graduation times, common factors in dropped or failed courses, rates of meeting or exceeding program goals. This bill was referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee.
• SB 401, authored by Sen. Matt Brass (R-Newnan), amends O.C.G.A. 43-27-2 to increase the number of members on the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators from five to seven. This bill was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

Rules Calendars for Legislative Day 16

The House is expected to consider the following measures on Friday for Legislative Day 16:

• HB 487 - Disaster Volunteer Relief Act; certain employees of state agencies to be granted leave from work with pay in order to participate in specialized disaster relief services; authorize (Substitute)(PS&HS-Bonner-72nd)
• HB 780 - State Properties Commission; use an opinion of value in the valuation of state property where a conveyance of the property by the state is for the sole and direct benefit to the state; allow (SProp-Pirkle-155th)

The Senate is expected to consider the following measures on Friday for Legislative Day 16:

• HB 545 - Nuisances; treatment of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land; provisions (Substitute) (AG&CA-50th) McCall-33rd
• SB 315 - Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver and release of lien and bond rights/other remedies under the law; provide (JUDY-37th)
• SB 322 - Development Impact Fees; exemption of development projects from funding such projects' proportionate share of system improvement; authorize (Substitute) (ED&T-47th)