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SB54 - Elections and Primaries; qualifications of poll officers; revise
Elena C. Parent, Gloria Butler, David E. Lucas
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise the qualifications of poll officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB24 - Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide
Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR56 - Evans, John; recognize
Donzella James, Gail Paulette Davenport, Nikki Merritt
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending John Evans upon his 90th birthday; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR83 - Hashmi, Honorable Abrar H.; recognize
Sheikh Rahman, Josh McLaurin, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Honorable Abrar H. Hashmi; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB19 - Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide
Kay Kirkpatrick, Carden H. Summers, Ed Setzler
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for written report disclosures; to provide for use of such fees; to provide for local Acts; to provide for applicability to judges of probate courts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB35 - Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc; establish
Nikki Merritt, Harold V. Jones, Gloria Butler
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR60 - 5th Annual Greater Atlanta HBCU College Fair; commend
Gloria Butler, Gail Paulette Davenport, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending the 5th Annual Greater Atlanta HBCU College Fair; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB30 - Controlled Substances; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; provide
Harold V. Jones, Gloria Butler, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR20 - University of North Georgia; recognize
Steve Gooch, Shelly Echols, Max Burns
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the University of North Georgia upon its 150th anniversary; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB55 - Counties, Municipal Corporations, and other Governmental Entities; regulation of businesses of persons under 18 years of age; prohibit
Elena C. Parent, Gloria Butler, David E. Lucas
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to prohibit the regulation of businesses of persons under 18 years of age; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Georgia district SD-042
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Elena C. Parent graduated from Emory University with a bachelor’s degree in 1995 and a law degree in 1998. She worked as an attorney before running for office. In 2010, Parent won election to the Georgia State Senate. She serves on the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee as well as the Special Judiciary Committee. Parent sponsors legislation on voting rights, criminal justice reform, and increasing healthcare access.read less
OFFICES HELD
Georgia Senate from Georgia
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