2024年立法会议报告第12周
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2024年3月29日 |
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图片来源:亚特兰大宪法杂志 |
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Early Friday morning the sound of 演讲者烧伤 and Lieutenant Governor Jones' gavel rang through the Capitol as the General Assembly adjourned Sine Die. Excitement filled the halls as legislators and lobbyist alike cheered the end of another legislative session. 立法日第40天, 称为正弦模, 标志着立法会议的结束, 今年标志着2023-2024两年期的结束.
乔治亚州农场局 is fortunate to have had a great year under the Gold Dome with many important pieces of legislation making it through both chambers and now on their way to Governor Kemp's desk. 在法案成为法律之前，它必须在40天的否决权期限内接受肯普州长的审查. 州长可以对法案采取三种行动:签署、否决或不采取行动. 如果州长签署或不采取任何行动，该法案将成为法律. 州长可以通过行使否决权来阻止议案成为法律.
We would like to say thank you to our friends in the General Assembly who worked to promote and defend agriculture. 我们州很幸运，有许多领导人为我们行业的改善而奋斗. We also want to extend a special thank you to our GFB members who took the time to advocate for our organization's issues. Whether you attended GFB Day at the Capitol or contacted your elected officials to advocate on specific issues, 我们感谢你们为农业的成功而奋斗的奉献精神和热情. |
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图片来源:参议院新闻办公室 |
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General Assembly Protects Private Property Rights
周二, HB 1172 众议院党鞭詹姆斯·伯切特(R-Waycross)的法案在参议院获得了最终通过. This bill has been the top priority of GFB this legislative session and we could not have passed it without the help of our friends at other agriculture and business organizations.
HB 1172 removes the public trust doctrine from code and restores private property rights to landowners adjacent to navigable waters eroded by SB 115 去年. HB 1172 is important because it addresses unattended consequences from previous legislation while still allowing the public to pass, hunt, 在通航水域捕鱼这是立法机构的初衷. 虽然这项法案解决了一些重大问题, 它为围绕该州水资源政策的进一步讨论打开了闸门. We will continue to see attention in the coming months evaluating the criteria and methods used to determine which waterways are designated as navigable via HR 1554 -内务部通航河及有关事宜研究委员会. |
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DEF Soon to be Eligible Under GATE
周四，主席拉斯·古德曼介绍 SB 340 并以压倒性的支持获得通过. sb340最初是一项免税法案. 凯·柯克帕特里克，但她愿意让众议员. Joe Campbell (R-Camilla)向委员会提交了一份修改法案的替代方案. SB 340, 当它过去时, 现在柴油机会制造排气液吗, DEF, 在乔治亚州农业税豁免下的合格购买, GATE, 程序. 我们感谢Rep. 坎贝尔愿意在最后几天讨论这个问题. 虽然看起来很简单, this bill will help put money back in the pockets of farmers and ensure the GATE 程序 is meeting the current needs of producers. |
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今年是肯普州长, 演讲者烧伤, and Lieutenant Governor Jones all took the charge to lower citizens' tax burden in Georgia through a package of legislation. 乔治亚州已经是全国税收结构最低的州之一, 但我们的领导层仍然致力于进一步降低所有格鲁吉亚人的税率.
HB 1015 by Rep. 劳伦·麦克唐纳(R-Cumming)将所得税从5个基点额外降低了10个基点.49% to 5.39%. HB 1019 by Rep. 马特·里夫斯(R-Duluth)将全州的宅地财产税免税额从2美元提高,000 to $10,000. 这项法案需要宪法修正案, 所以要成为法律, 必须在11月投票表决. 此外, HB 1021 by Rep. 劳伦·丹尼尔(R-Locust Grove)将家属免税额从3000美元提高到4000美元.
All three of these bills passed both chambers and head to Governor Kemp's desk for final approval. |
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General Assembly Protects Georgia Farmland
周二, SB 420 by Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas)在参议院获得最终通过. 该法案将禁止非居民外国人在外国收购农田, 营业地点:, 或者被联邦政府视为外国对手的国家的政府. GFB has been a leading voice of support on this issue and tried to work with the author to craft a bill that protects our food production.
我们也要承认工作代表. 克雷·皮尔克尔(R-Ashburn)在过去两年中一直在这个问题上做了很多工作. 去年，众议员. 皮尔克尔以 HB 452 并成为众议院在这项政策上的主要声音. 他在众议院推动了SB 420法案，并帮助该法案通过了终点线. |
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FY 2025 Conference Committee Budget
星期四下午晚些时候, 主席Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin)和主席Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia), 和其他四个与会者一起, 公布2025财年预算. 今年's conference committee budget remained fairly similar to what we saw emerge from the Senate with the continued support of agriculture across the board. See below for highlights from the budget that passed both chambers of the General Assembly late Thursday night. 像所有的法案一样，预算必须经过肯普州长的批准才能最终确定.
农业部
经济发展部
农业教育
自然资源部
校董会
学生资助委员会
国会项目基金
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随着另一个立法会议的结束, 我们看到老朋友们退休回家，准备迎接国会大厦的新成员. 今年, we are sad to see a few good friends and champions of agriculture head home to be with their family and friends and hang up their careers under the gold dome. We would like to thank the following friends of Farm Bureau who will not be returning next year:
Rep. 众议员阿什本的克莱·皮尔克尔(Clay Pirkle)说. 众议员纳什维尔的彭妮·休斯顿(Penny Houston). 众议员梅肯的詹姆斯·贝弗利(James Beverly). 格里芬的大卫·奈特(David Knight)和麦凯恩(Sen. 盖恩斯维尔的谢莉·埃克尔斯.
We cannot thank these individuals enough for their dedication to our state and their support of agriculture. We will miss seeing them around the capitol but know they will continue to make a difference in their communities back home. |
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Public Input About State Deer Management Plan
Georgia farmers across the state have continually expressed challenges they face from increasing crop depredation from whitetail deer. It is important we make our voice heard to policymakers in order for them to set policy that addresses our needs and concerns. The 自然资源部 is currently taking public input from citizens and stakeholder groups to inform their decisions as they prepare the State Deer Management Plan for the next 6 years. It is important for farmers to participate and submit their input on this policy that will be in place for multiple years. 点击下面了解更多并提交输入. |
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Bills Headed to the Governor's Desk
Reps. 史密斯，凯利，威廉姆森，斯蒂芬斯和布莱克蒙 This legislation would establish the Solar Technology Trust Fund and impose a fee of $15 per kilowatt of capacity on retail sales of solar equipment in Georgia. 所收取的费用将由信托基金用于补救, 退役, 以及太阳能设备的处理, 比如太阳能电池板. 众议院和 参议院通过了 3/28/2024
Reps. 韦德，甘比尔，洪，麦克唐纳，琼斯，还有其他人 该法案被称为侵权法改革数据分析法案. It is a priority of Governor Kemp and will help his administration gather information to help prepare for future tort reform efforts. 众议院和参议院于2024年3月26日通过
Reps. 伯切特，罗德斯，莱弗里特，史密斯和威廉姆斯 This bill comes from the Chairman of the House Study Committee on Fishing Access to Freshwater Resources. 该法案是本届会议的优先事项. It fixes unintended consequences of SB 115 (2023) and removes the reference to public trust doctrine as it relates to navigable waters. 众议院和参议院于2024年3月26日通过
Reps. 莱弗里特，佩特雷娅，普林斯，杰克逊和阿德桑亚 This bill amends the Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976 and prohibits the application of soil amendments to a site currently subject to a consent order issued by EPD or an existing enforcement action of EPD. 众议院和参议院于2024年3月26日通过
Reps. 史密斯，迪基，科比特，罗德和史密斯 该决议设立了众议院通航河流及相关事务研究委员会. This study committee will try to provide clarity around which waterways in Georgia are deemed navigable. 众议院于2024年3月28日通过
Sens. Kirkpatrick, Albers, Hufstetler, Robertson, Anavitarte等等 该法案将免除枪支亚洲体育博彩平台箱和枪支安全装置的销售税. 众议院委员会对该法案进行了修改，以包括众议员hb1459的法案语言. 使DEF成为GATE的合格采购. 参议院和众议院于2024年3月28日通过
Sens. Anavitarte, Goodman, Beach, Cowsert, Gooch等等 该法案将禁止任何非居民外国人拥有农业用地, 政府, or business from a country considered to be foreign adversary as determined by the US Secretary of Commerce. 它还将限制这些个人的所有权, 政府, 以及军事设施方圆10英里范围内的任何企业. 任何违规者都将被判重罪，最高可判处两年监禁或1.5万美元罚款. 参议院和众议院于2024年3月26日通过
Sens. 肯尼迪，安德森，古德曼，华生，沃克 该决议成立了参议院推进格鲁吉亚森林创新研究委员会. 参议院于2024年3月26日通过 |