The Georgia General Assembly convened this week for legislative days 5 through 8. Both chambers passed the General Assembly calendar for the rest of the 2022 legislative session. Legislators will return to the Capitol next Tuesday for Legislative Day 9.
Gwinnett County/Cities News
Buford City Schools officially appointed Melanie Reed as Superintendent on Monday, succeeding Dr. Robert Downs who announced retirement last November. Melanie Reed has been with Buford City Schools for 28 years, most recently serving as Deputy Superintendent. She was the sole finalist to replace Dr. Downs.
On Thursday, Mason Ailstock provided an update during the inaugural State of Rowen, highlighting the achievements over the past year as well as the work on the horizon. You can view a recording of the event here. This 2000-acre knowledge community will drive research in environment, agriculture, and medicine.
Redistricting Bills in Gwinnett
- HB 872 – Gwinnett County; Board of Education; revised district boundaries
Gwinnett County Public Schools 2022 Board of Education Districts Map 1
- HB 873 – Gwinnett County; Board of Commissioners; revised district boundaries
Gwinnett County Redistricting Map
On Wednesday, the House voted on both bills to be moved back from the Governmental Affairs Committee to Intragovernmental Coordination and the motion did not pass 65-90. Neither bills have been scheduled to be reviewed in the GovAffairs Committee.
Bill Tracking
HB 389 Employment security; change definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages
Status: 1/27/2022 – House Industry and Labor Committee Favorably Reported by Substitute
HB 587 Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021; enact
Status: 1/10/2022 – Recommitted in Senate
HB 835 Ad valorem tax; contracts between a county and a municipality for the tax commissioners to prepare the municipal tax digests and collect municipal taxes are not subject to approval of the tax commissioner; provide
Status: 1/10/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 865 Labor and industrial relations; professional employer organizations; provisions
Status: 1/14/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 866 Labor and industrial relations; employers to provide workers’ compensation to certain persons; require
Status: 1/14/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 884 Professions and businesses; expedited licenses for military spouses; provisions
Status: 1/14/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 920 Income tax; revise tax credit for certain investments to be limited to investments in entrepreneurship programs, centers, and initiatives
Status: 1/25/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 926 Labor and industrial relations; employers to provide certain documentation when compensating employees; require
Status: 1/25/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 934 Sales and use tax; special district mass transportation
Status: 1/25/2022 – House Second Readers
HB 961 Torts; authorize apportionment of damages in single-defendant lawsuits; provide for evidence of fault of nonparties
Status: 1/26/2022 – House Judiciary Committee favorably reported
HR 579 Georgia Commission on Sustainability and Economic Opportunity; create
Status: House Small Business Development Committee favorably reported
SB 329 Joint Tort-Feasors; apportionment of awards of damages among one or more persons in certain actions; provide
Status: 1/12/2022 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 331 “Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act”; enact
Status: 1/12/2022 – Referred to Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
SB 350 Elections; local legislation for nonpartisan elections for any county offices; authorize the General Assembly
Status: 1/25/2022 – Referred to Senate Ethics Committee
SB 369 Board of Education of Gwinnett County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
Status: 1/27/2022 – Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee favorably reported
SB 379 State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish a program to promote the creation and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in the state; provide
Status: 1/27/2022 – Referred to Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee