Committee hears a slate of brief bill presentations and places multiple bills on supplemental calendar

Summary

Representatives briefly presented a range of bills on topics from grandparent definitions and prosecutor pay to auditing reports and criminal background procedures; the committee then placed a large set of bills on the supplemental calendar with motions recorded and no recorded opposition in the transcript.

Several representatives made brief floor presentations to the committee on a range of bills. Presenters summarized primary aims without extended committee debate.

Among the measures introduced or described in the transcript:

- House Bill 57: Presenter said the bill "amends the law of Georgia to add step grandparent step grandchild relationship." The presenter said the bill had passed the House previously two years ago and was reintroduced.

- House Bill 35: Presenter said the bill raises pay for special prosecutors. The presenter stated the current cap is $66.87 per hour; the presenter said the bill "raises it up to $2.50 for attorneys and up to 110 an hour for staffers" and that pay would be adjusted yearly for inflation. The transcript contains those figures as spoken; the committee record does not include the bill text, an amendment, or a vote on the bill during the excerpt.

- House Bill 471 (noted on the blue sheet): Emphasizes water safety for infant children (presenter referenced placement on page 4 of the committee sheet).

- House Bill 704: An agency bill, introduced last year by Clay Pirkle, that the presenter said would require the…

Committee hears a slate of brief bill presentations and places multiple bills on supplemental calendar

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