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HB315 - Commissioner of Insurance; promulgate rules and regulations regarding cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast screening examinations; provide
Darlene K. Taylor, Sharon Cooper, Deborah Silcox
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules and regulations regarding cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast screening examinations; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR376 - Brain Awareness Week in Georgia; March 13-19, 2023; recognize
Mark Newton, Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing the week of March 13-19, 2023, as Brain Awareness Week in Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1035 - Pharmacies; board regulates sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; authorize
Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Devan Seabaugh
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous drugs, so as to expand the exemption of naloxone from the definition of a dangerous drug to include any opioid antagonist when used for drug overdose prevention; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to authorize the board of pharmacy to regulate the sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; to provide that practitioners may dispense and supply opioid antagonists to certain individuals and entities; to repeal the requirement that an opioid antagonist must have a prescription in order for a individual who administers it to have civil, criminal, and professional immunity; to provide immunity for harm reduction organizations that supply opioid antagonists to certain individuals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1010 - Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave
Jan Jones, Katie M. Dempsey, Deborah Silcox
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personnel administration relative to public officers and employees, so as to increase the number of hours permitted for paid parental leave; to specify that individuals employed full time by local education agencies are eligible employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1125 - Labor and industrial relations; phase out payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities
Sharon Cooper, Kasey Carpenter, Lauren Daniel
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1123 - Handicapped persons; require establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit
Carter Barrett, Sharon Cooper, Deborah Silcox
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to require the establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit; to provide for an exception; to establish the Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Coordinator Program within the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; to provide for dissemination of information created by the coalition to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HR1584 - Chairman Tim Lee Memorial Interchange; Cobb County; dedicate
Teri Anulewicz, Devan Seabaugh, Doug Stoner
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Chairman Tim Lee and dedicating an interchange in his memory; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR1580 - Broady, District Attorney Flynn D., Jr.; commend
Terry Alexis Cummings, David Wilkerson, Doug Stoner
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr.; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB456 - Central Caregiver Registry; disabled persons to the registry; add
Brian Strickland, Kay Kirkpatrick, Ben Watson
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14A of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the central caregiver registry, so as to add disabled persons to the registry; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB480 - Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; provide
Mike Hodges, Kay Kirkpatrick, Ben Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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