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HBAG News - April 2016
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Building a Better Georgia
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HBAG Spring Board Meeting
May 2-4, 2016
Reserve your hotel room by TOMORROW, April 8!
Please join us for the 2016 HBAG Spring Meeting at Château Élan in Braselton, Georgia. Prior to the start of the meetings on May 3 & 4, the HBA of Georgia Classic Golf Tournament benefiting BUILD-PAC will be held on May 2nd. Click here for more information regarding the tournament. On Tuesday, May 3rd, please join HBAG for committee meetings and a special lunch sponsored by Georgia Power featuring guest speaker, Elliot Eisenberg, a nationally acclaimed economist and public speaker. That evening we hope you will join us for a wine tasting reception to benefit BUILD-PAC. Be sure to stick around for the HBAG Board Meeting on Wednesday, May 4th. Stay tuned to www.hbag.org as the meeting date approaches. Visit www.chateauelan.com for more information regarding Château Élan Winery & Resort.
General registration is $35 per person. This includes lunch on Tuesday and meetings on Tuesday & Wednesday. If you would like to pay with cash or check at the event, enter promo code HBAG2016 and you will not be charged online. Please make sure to register, even if you choose to pay at the event. Call the HBAG office at 404.763.2453 or email kmurphy@hbag.org with any questions or concerns.
Hotel Information
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2016 HBAG LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
Austin Hackney, Government Affairs Director
The 2016 Legislative Session adjourned "sine die" late in the night on March 24, ending the two-year legislative biennium and kicking off the 2016 election season. The Georgia General Assembly met for 40 days and approved a comprehensive budget for the state - the only actions they're constitutionally required to take. The Office of Legislative Counsel says over 11,000 bills and resolutions were prepared by their office for consideration
Some of the biggest issues to come up were "religious liberty" and "campus carry". The religious liberty bills changed as they passed from one chamber to another and were debated and amended in each. According to supporters of the legislation - the goal was to protect the "religious liberty" of Georgia citizens from government intervention. Opponents claimed a consequence of the bill - unintended or not - would be legalized discrimination. Big business weighed in from all across the country threatening an economic boycott of the state unless Governor Deal vetoed the bill - HB 757 - which he did on Monday March 28. The other big issue still to be addressed by Governor Deal is HB 859 - which would allow anyone age 21 and up with a concealed carry permit to legally carry a gun on all of Georgia's public college campuses. The governor has already expressed a concern with this bill, as has every president of public colleges in Georgia. Governor Deal has until May 3 to veto any bill that passed the legislature this year, or the bill becomes a law without his signature. Any bill he signs (or chooses not to) becomes effective on the date of his signature or on July 1, 2016.
GAC took an official position on 65 bills and resolutions this year. These bills were added to our Tracking Sheet and actively worked on by the Government Affairs Director and the rest of the lobbying team. These bills were determined to have an effect - positive or negative - on the residential construction industry and covered issues ranging from property taxes to professional licensing and from workers comp insurance to new uses for development impact fees..... Click to continue reading
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LICENSE RENEWAL REMINDER
It's time to renew your license to practice as a Residential or General Contractor. Your license expires June 30, 2016, so visit http://www.sos.ga.gov/plb to renew. Click on the License Renewal link to begin the renewal process. The online renewal process takes only a few minutes. After updating both your physical and your mailing addresses, and your email address, and answering the renewal questions, you may pay using your American Express, Mastercard, or Visa using our secure server.
RENEW NOW! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL the DEADLINE!
Please submit Continuing Education documents if you are selected for audit. Please do not submit continuing education documents unless you are selected for audit.
Submit your renewal online in minutes - just follow these quick and easy steps:
- Visit the Georgia Online Licensing site at www.sos.ga.gov/plb (Free internet access is available at every Georgia Public Library)
- Click on the License Renewal link to begin the renewal process.
- Step-by-Step instructions can be found here: www.sos.ga.gov/plb/renewal_process.htm
- Please update your mailing and physical location addresses, phone number, e-mail address and answer the renewal questions.
- Pay your renewal fee(s) using your American Express, Mastercard, or Visa on our secure server.
- Print your receipt of payment.
- Verify your renewal online.
- Print your license online.
AVOID ADDITIONAL DELAY & LATE FEES BY RENEWING NOW!
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REMINDER: HOW Companies Payments to be Disbursed
Twenty-two years after it went into receivership, builders who made capital contributions to the HOW companies may be eligible to get some of their money back.
Many NAHB members invested in a company called HOW Corp over 20 years ago. Home Ownership Warranty Insurance Company (HOWIC) was a risk-retention group under the Home Warranty Corporation (HWC). The warranty company went out of business and into receivership many years ago. The company is now going through the liquidation process and many of the original investors are entitled to a return of their capital contributions. The problem is that because so much time has passed, some of the contact information for builders is outdated.
NAHB has created a website to help builders contact the administrator for HOW Companies and update their addresses. The background page is available here.
This link takes you to another page that lays out how to update contact information. The deadline to submit information is April 15.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
HBAG Spring Board Meeting at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort - Braselton, GA
May 2 - 4, 2016
HBAG Fall Board Meeting at the Westin Jekyll Island - Jekyll Island, GA |
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SAVE THE DATE for the 2016 HBAG Fall Board Meeting - September 21 & 22
The 2016 Fall Board Meeting will be held at The Westin Jekyll Island on September 21 & 22. Committee Meetings will take place on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On Thursday, September 22 please join fellow HBAG members for more meetings, followed by a cocktail reception and awards banquet.
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