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HB1072 - Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios
Sharon Cooper, Mark Newton, Butch Parrish
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the drug repository program, so as to revise definitions; to provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios in the program; to require reverse drug distributors to make and document diligent efforts to donate drugs rather than destroy them; to provide for substitution of drugs in some instances; to provide for the intent of the General Assembly with respect to settlement funds received by the state relating to prescription drugs; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain eligible recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1073 - Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency
Dale Washburn, Sharon Cooper, Mary Margaret Oliver
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on zoning, so as to repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB173 - Education; mandatory pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; provide
Gregg Kennard, Doreen Carter, Jasmine Clark
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for mandatory pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; to lower the age of compulsory school attendance from six years old to four years old; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB135 - Crimes and offenses; establish offense of failure to adequately secure a firearm
Mary Margaret Oliver, Michelle Au, Becky Evans
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to establish the offense of failure to adequately secure a firearm; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB251 - Clean Energy Act; enact
Kim Schofield, Karla Lea Drenner, Gregg Kennard
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-1-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governmental entities prohibited from restricting utility service connection or sale of fuels based on type and ability to choose utility service, so as to require the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to gradually reduce, from 2025 to 2050, the carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities; to require all electricity provided by an electric utility in this state to be generated from clean energy sources by 2050; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB179 - Solitary Confinement Limitation Act; enact
Shelly Hutchinson, Gregg Kennard, Park Cannon
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention, so as to provide for limitations on the use of solitary confinement and seclusion in correctional facilities; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for responsibilities of the department; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR168 - Georgia's Employment First Council; develop recommendations on how best to transition current use of sub-minimum wage practices to competitive integrated employment options for people with developmental disabilities; urge
El-Mahdi Holly, Stacey Evans, Mary Margaret Oliver
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging members of Georgia's Employment First Council to develop recommendations on how best to transition current use of sub-minimum wage practices to competitive integrated employment options for people with developmental disabilities; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB344 - Property; landlord duties regarding rental premises; provide
Marvin Lim, Spencer Frye, Becky Evans
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for landlord duties regarding rental premises; to provide for sublessor duties; to provide for landlord and tenant agreements regarding repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling; to provide for tenant remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB495 - Georgia Environmental Justice Act of 2023; enact
Karla Lea Drenner, Doreen Carter, Becky Evans
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to create the Environmental Justice Commission; to provide for the duties of the commission; to provide that as a prerequisite for obtaining certain permits in neighborhoods consisting of persons of color or from low-income families applicants shall take certain actions to mitigate health hazards; to provide that governmental agencies shall consider the disproportionate effect of environmental hazards on people of color or people from low-income families in implementing certain environmental policies; to provide that no person in Georgia shall be excluded from any state funded program or activity because of race, color, or national origin; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB538 - Georgia Early Literacy Act; enact
Bethany Ballard, Will Wade, Chris Erwin
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; to require the State Board of Education to approve high-quality instructional materials to be used for teaching students in kindergarten through third grade; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Georgia district HD-089
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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