Senate committee advances multiple house and senate measures to the general calendar

The standing committee advanced a large set of measures to the general calendar during a lengthy consideration session, approving two senate resolutions and a slate of house bills.

Earlier in the meeting the committee voted to 'do pass' Senate Resolution 533 and Senate Resolution 925 (the latter to create a study committee on the Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia). The committee then considered several house bills in sequence and approved substitutes or 'do pass' motions on many, including HB485 (code revision clean-up) and an agency bill for the Georgia Department of Transportation that raises certain project thresholds.

Representative Barton presented the GDOT agency bill and said the substitute updates outdated dollar thresholds, raising the environmental review trigger for road and airport projects from $100,000,000 to $200,000,000, increases the surplus property sale threshold from $75,000 to $150,000, and allows future CPI adjustments. Several representatives presented short summaries of bills addressing veterans’ benefits, teacher-preparation, stablecoins, transfer-on-death deed fixes and other technical or policy items; most drew no extended questions and proceeded to committee action.

At the close of the calendar selection the chair moved to advance the listed bills; members seconded and approved the motion, and the meeting adjourned. The transcript records committee movements to the calendar but does not record final floor action or the full text of substitutes.