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HB1176 - Insurance; coverage of infant formula when a woman is medically unable to breastfeed; provide
Trey Kelley, Mandi L. Ballinger, Sharon Cooper
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 31, 33, 45, and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, insurance, public officers and employees, and social services, respectively, so as to provide for coverage of infant formula when a woman is medically unable to breastfeed; to provide for definitions; to provide for the compilation and posting of information; to provide for coverage under private insurance policies; to provide for coverage under the state health benefit plan; to provide for coverage under the state Medicaid program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR1120 - Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (Georgia CASA); CASA Day at the state capitol; February 15, 2024; recognize
Mandi L. Ballinger, Chuck Efstration, Darlene K. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (Georgia CASA) and recognizing February 15, 2024, as CASA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1283 - Juvenile code; use of deadly weapon; revise provisions
Holt Persinger, Mandi L. Ballinger, Bill Hitchens
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding the juvenile code, so as to revise a provision relating to the use of a deadly weapon; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB335 - "Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact
John Albers, Randy Robertson, Kay Kirkpatrick
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to expressly include relationship by adoption; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB401 - Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; implement recommendations
Kay Kirkpatrick, Chuck Payne, John F. Kennedy
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the juvenile code, so as to implement the recommendations of the Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; to provide for annual reporting to the General Assembly of certain de-identified data from juvenile court clerks relating to foster children who are in need of services or delinquent; to remove the service of summons by publication requirement at the adjudication phase in dependency proceedings; to repeal Code Section 15-11-163, relating to interlocutory order of disposition when summons served by publication; to provide that the petition to terminate parental rights be immediately filed and docketed without delay when presented to the juvenile court clerk; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB342 - Child Abuse Records; child abuse and neglect registries; authorize the disclosure
Randy Robertson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Harold V. Jones
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse records, so as to authorize the disclosure or use of information from child abuse and neglect registries by the Department of Human Services to locate, recover, or provide services to a child determined to be missing or a victim of sexual exploitation; to provide for access to records concerning reports of child abuse and missing or exploited children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB387 - Identification Cards; certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures; provide
Kay Kirkpatrick, Bo Hatchett, Chuck Payne
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide that personal identification card applications of certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures by the applicant's parent, guardian, or responsible adult; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to children and youth services, so as to authorize the Department of Human Services to establish programs that will provide a child or youth entering foster care with a photograph; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1296 - Online internet safety; provide for social media age verification; provide for definitions; provide for parental permission
Scott Hilton, Mandi L. Ballinger, Kimberly R. New
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online internet safety, so as to provide for social media age verification; to provide for definitions; to provide for parental permission; to provide for restrictions on minor's social media account activity; to provide for parental supervision; to provide for the Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Law to investigate complaints; to provide for civil remedies; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for exceptions; to provide for redesignation of certain Code sections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR1197 - Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; 02/22/24; recognize
Chuck Efstration, Mandi L. Ballinger, Katie M. Dempsey
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 22, 2024, as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1364 - Torts; liability of owners and occupiers of land; weapons; provisions
Martin Momtahan, Rick Jasperse, Mandi L. Ballinger
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding liability of owners and occupiers of land, so as to provide that a person, business, or other entity that owns or legally controls a property and prohibits a lawful weapons carrier from possessing a concealed weapon on such property shall assume absolute custodial responsibility for the safety of such lawful weapons carrier from certain threats; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-023
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Mandi L. Ballinger is currently serving her second term on city council in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Prior to running for office, she served in the North Carolina National Guard and U.S. Army. Ballinger is a graduate of Methodist University and Texas A&M University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in government and politics at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on U.S. national security. She is also the CEO of a nonprofit that fights poverty in Cumberland County.read less
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