SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
HB82 - Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023
Mack Jackson, Lee Hawkins, Sharon Cooper
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to state income taxes, so as to limit eligibility for the rural physician tax credit to persons qualifying as a rural physician on or before December 31, 2023; to provide for automatic repeal; to create a new tax credit for rural physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for an aggregate cap; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB46 - Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease; physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; require
Chuck Hufstetler, Gloria Butler, Ben Watson
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of sexually transmitted disease, so as to require physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR35 - Hemophilia of Georgia; commend
Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Shelly Hutchinson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Hemophilia of Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB46 - Crimes and offenses; aggravated assault and battery of healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment
Mark Newton, Michelle Au, Beth Camp
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HR95 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day; fourth Wednesday in February; designate
Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Shelly Hutchinson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION designating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR89 - Together Georgia; commend
Matthew Gambill, Lee Hawkins, Sharon Cooper
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Together Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB203 - Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions
Mark Newton, James Beverly, Lee Hawkins
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to restrictions on the sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; to revise definitions; to provide requirements for assessment mechanisms; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB85 - Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for biomarker testing if supported by medical and scientific evidence
Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Eddie Lumsden
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for biomarker testing if supported by medical and scientific evidence; to provide for definitions; to provide for processes to request exceptions or appeal adverse determinations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB140 - State employees; three-year pilot program to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of certain pediatric disorders; provisions
Lee Hawkins, Mark Newton, Sharon Cooper
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to provide for a three-year pilot program to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) under the state health benefit plan; to provide for agreements; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-045
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
--
OFFICES HELD
Georgia House from Georgia
NEXT ELECTION
