Columbus, Georgia

CCG Weekly Update - Week 5

Georgia General Assembly Weekly Report



This was a short week in session for the Georgia General Assembly. Although

the legislature adjourned Wednesday afternoon for the remainder of this week,

several key bills were introduced during the three days the General Assembly

was convened. Foremost on people?s minds would be a bill introduced in the

House to license and inspect all crematories in the state. The bill moved

quickly through committee this week. Also, the Governor unveiled a couple of

his plans this week, including health insurance reform and his natural gas

plan. The budget crunch is still a hot topic as revenue estimates continue to

lower.



Both the House and the Senate will reconvene on Monday at 1:30pm.



Specific Legislation

Below is a list of bills that had some movement this week:



HB 1154 (timber harvesting) was favorably reported out of Committee with a

substitute on 02/20/02.



HB 1163 (septic tank installers) was favorably reported out of Committee with a

substitute on 02/20/02.



HB 1394 (excise tax on sales by the drink) was a House Second Reader on

02/18/02.



HB 1401 (redemption of property sold for taxes) was a House Second Reader on

02/18/02.



HB 1405 (salary deferential for citizen soldiers) was favorably reported out of

Committee on 02/20/02.



HB 1406 (fees and surcharges relating to waste management) was favorably

reported out of Committee with a substitute on 02/20/02



HB 1407 (providing services through contracts with charitable, religious, or

private organizations) was a House Second Reader on 02/18/02



HB 1409 (Muscogee County School District) was read and referred in the Senate

on 02/20/02.



HB 1418 (exemptions from sales and use taxation) was favorably reported out of

Committee on 02/20/02.



HR 1105 (Joint Construction Codes Study Committee) was a House Second Reader on

02/18/02



HR 1111 (hazardous waste sites) was a House Second Reader on 02/18/02.



HR 1112 (education funding by a one percent sales and use tax in each county)

was a House Second Reader on 02/18/02.



SB 330 (counties with airports) was a Senate Second Reader on 02/19/02



SB 358 (regulation of fire extinguishers and suppression systems) was favorably

reported out of the House Public Safety Committee with a substitute on 02/20/02.



SB 365 (GEMA emergency planning and public buildings) was a House Second Reader

02/19/02.



SB 386 (exemption for ready-mixed concrete in weights of vehicles and loads)

was favorably reported out of the House Transportation Committee on 02/20/02.



SB 405 (ad valorem taxes in relation to population and census application) was

a House Second Reader on 02/19/02.



SB 437 (salary adjustments for full-time juvenile court judges) passed the

Senate on 02/20/02.



SB 462 (abatement of nuisances) was favorably reported out of Committee with a

substitute on 02/20/02.



None of the other bills had any major movement.