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Senate committee sets calendar for multiple bills, recommits SB 151 to intergovernmental panel
Summary
The committee heard many bills on topics from infrastructure loans to redevelopment and set the calendar under structure for several measures; it also voted to recommit SB 151 to the Intergovernmental Coordination Committee.
The committee moved to recommit Senate Bill 151 to the Intergovernmental Coordination Committee and approved that motion after a move and a second, with no recorded opposition noted on the transcript.
Later in the session the committee set its calendar under modified or structured rules for several bills. The panel placed Senate Bill 68 on the calendar under a structured rule after a voice vote in which opposition was noted; the chair announced “the ayes have it.” The committee also placed Senate Bill 153 and Senate Bill 252 on the calendar under modified structure after motions and seconds.
Committee members presented and briefly described a range of bills during the hearing. Sponsors outlined measures including:
- A change to the Fulton County development authority rules so cities could create their own development authorities (presented early in the session). - Senate Bill 96, described as a government cleanup bill to reduce inactive or duplicative boards. - Senate Bill 44, addressing school millage floors and allowing local school systems additional flexibility. - Senate Bill 13, which would allow the Georgia Infrastructure Financing Authority (GIFA) to include natural gas projects; one question clarified that GIFA assistance would be structured as loans rather than grants. - Senate Bill 260, to transfer Central State Hospital campus responsibilities to the Department of Community Affairs and reduce the redevelopment authority’s voting membership; the sponsor said the campus covers about 2,000 acres and includes more than 100 vacant buildings.
Several presenters asked for favorable consideration or described technical fixes to state code; the committee chair moved on to set the calendar and then adjourned.
The session recorded only voice votes and procedural moves for the calendar items and the recommit motion; no roll‑call tallies were provided on the transcript.
