Georgia House and Senate back in session Monday

The Georgia House and Senate convene at 10 a.m. Monday after being in recess three of the last five weekdays. The schedule is subject to change. But at press time, these were the events, committee meetings and agendas.

Events

8 a.m.- 3 p.m. HoG Day, Hemophilia of Georgia – Capitol south wing

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Georgia River of Words Display, state Department of Natural Resources – Sloppy Floyd Building balcony

1 p.m.-5 p.m. Georgia.gov Day – Capitol rotunda

3 p.m.-4 p.m. Public Service Commission, Commissioner Tim Echols –Capitol south wing

House calendar

SB 283 providing multibank pooling of depositories for acceptance of deposits of public funds from public bodies

Senate calendar

HB 172, the "floating under the influence" bill. Would allow adults to partake in their favorite alcoholic beverage while floating on the water as long as their raft doesn't have a motor and they stay near shore

HB 370 would wipe the slate clean for thousands of county commissioners, mayors, school board members and other local officials who did not file campaign finance reports from 2010-2014, as long as they file their missing reports. Would have to go back to House.

House committee meetings

9:30 a.m. Rules Committee, 341 Capitol

1 p.m. Ways & Means Committee, Finance and Policy Subcommittee, Room 133 Capitol – SB 350, dedicating tax on fireworks for trauma, etc.; SR 558 on taxes from fireworks

1 p.m. Transportation Committee, Railway & Transit Subcommittee, Room 406 CLOB – HR 830; HB 1032, "Transit Rail Expansion Commission Act; SB 420, requiring referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds

1:30 p.m. Ways & Means Committee, Sales Tax Subcommittee, Room 133 Capitol –- SB 379, dealing with sales tax exemptions in certain fire districts

2 p.m. Transportation Committee, Highways Regulations Subcommittee, Room 406 CLOB – SB 307 and SB 346

2 p.m. Education Committee, Academic Achievement and Curriculum Subcommittee, Room 415 CLOB – SB 329, awarding high school diplomas based on certain dual credit coursework; SB 348, providing for college and career academies as charter schools or schools within a strategic waivers school system; HB 1078, raising the age of mandatory education from 16 to 17 (hearing only)

2 pm. Regulated Industries Committee, Regulations Subcommittee, Room 606 CLOB – SB 316; SB 369 and SB 388

2 p.m. Higher Education Committee, Room 403 Capitol – SB 18 establishing policies for granting academic credit for college-level learning from military service, work experience; SB 58, Georgia Leadership and Service Act; SB 312, establishing minimum HOPE awards (hearing only)

3 p.m. Ways & Means Committee, Room 606 CLOB

3 p.m. State Planning & Community Affairs Committee, Room 403 Capitol – SB 274; and SB 365

3:30 p.m. Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committee, Setzler Subcommittee, Room 132 Capitol – SB 130, "Smokefree Cars for Children Act; SB 304, dealing with information on involuntary hospitalizations

4. p.m. Transportation Committee, State Highways Subcommittee, Room 406 CLOB – SB 366

Senate committee meeting

7:30 am. Appropriations Committee, Room 341 Capitol – Fiscal Year 2017 budget

12:30 p.m. or upon adjournment Rules Committee, Room 450 Capitol

1 p.m. Judiciary Committee, Room 307 CLOB – HB 859, the "campus carry" gun bill

1 p.m. Regulated Industries & Utilities, Room 310 CLOB —

HB 952 (the former anti-Brian Kemp bill relating to professional licensing that's now been watered down); HB 1036 (anti-pipeline bill)

1 p.m. Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee, Room 125 Capitol

2 p.m. Public Safety Committee Room 125 Capitol — HB 727 – House's version of the fireworks bill

2 p.m. Insurance & Labor Committee, Room 450 Capitol

SR 1043 creating a Senate committee to study expanding the new autism insurance mandate

2 p.m. Education & Youth Committee, Room 307 CLOB – HB 870 protecting religious expression in scholastic athletic competition (hearing only)