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HB129 - Public assistance; expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women
Soo Hong, Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women; to revise definitions; to repeal a provision relating to elimination of increment in benefits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB56 - Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions
Jesse L. Petrea, Bill Hitchens, J Collins
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for undergraduate full tuition grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed in the line of duty who attend institutions of the University System of Georgia and who meet certain eligibility requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB71 - Okefenokee Protection Act; enact
Darlene K. Taylor, Ron Stephens, Jesse L. Petrea
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to prohibit the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Natural Resources Department from issuing, modifying, or renewing any permit or accepting any bond to conduct surface mining operations on Trail Ridge for future permit applications and amendments; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB48 - Elections; district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide
Jesse L. Petrea, Joseph Gullett, Stan Gunter
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 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 primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR54 - Georgia Economic Developers Association; efforts to improve the economic development climate of the State of Georgia; commend
Ron Stephens, Butch Parrish, Carl Gilliard
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Economic Developers Association on their efforts to improve the economic development climate of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB136 - Penal institutions; commissioner of corrections to report certain information; require
Jesse L. Petrea, Steven Sainz, Bill Hitchens
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require the commissioner of corrections to report certain information regarding the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of persons who are confined under the authority of the Department of Corrections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB215 - Professions and businesses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; provisions
Alan Powell, Victor E. Anderson, Billy Mitchell
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nurses, so as to provide for licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; to revise definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal of licenses; to provide for a misdemeanor to practice advanced nursing practice without a license; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 and Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles and medical practice, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to execute affidavits certifying an individual is disabled for purposes of obtaining special vehicle decals for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB47 - Motor vehicles; require restitution for certain convictions of homicide by vehicle or vessel when operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Jesse L. Petrea, J Collins, Todd Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 40-6-393 and 52-7-12.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homicide by vehicle and homicide by vessel, respectively, so as to require restitution for certain convictions of homicide by vehicle or vessel when operating such vehicle or vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to provide for standards for such award amount; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB273 - Board of Natural Resources; extend date by which rules and regulations must be in effect for purposes of establishing criminal violations
Homer DeLoach, Rick Townsend, Al Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Natural Resources, so as to extend the date by which rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Natural Resources must be in effect for purposes of establishing criminal violations of said rules and regulations; to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority, so as to amend the composition and chairmanship of the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR96 - Ad valorem tax; rate reduction for sale or harvest of timber; provide - CA
Noel Williams, Jesse L. Petrea, Robert Dickey
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a reduction in the rate of the ad valorem tax assessment of timber at sale or harvest; to require state appropriations to each county, municipality, or school district affected by such reduced rate of taxation; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-166
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jesse L. Petrea is from Georgia. He earned his BBA in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia. He went on to earn his MBA from Georgia Southern University in 2001. Petrea is a former county commissioner. He serves on several committees including Appropriations, Economic Development & Tourism, Human Relations & Aging, and Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment. He is Vice Chair of the Human Relations & Aging Committee.read less
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