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HB1083 - Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods
Hugh Brewster Williamson, Todd Jones, Ben Watson
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adult residential mental health services licensing, so as to extend grace periods applicable to the Department of Community Health, including creation and promulgation of rules and regulations and the issuance of a one-time provisional license; to extend the grace period for adult residential mental health programs to obtain licensure and the time during which they may continue to operate before being deemed an "unlicensed adult residential mental health program"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1074 - Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system
Todd Jones, Carter Barrett, Brent Cox
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Forsyth County Civil Service System Act creating the Forsyth County Civil Service System, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3572), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4038), so as to revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system and from any rights, protections, privileges, or right of appeal under the civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB976 - Elections; ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; provide
John LaHood, Victor E. Anderson, Rob Leverett
Last updated 8 months ago
7 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 ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; to provide that ballots used in ballot marking devices shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR124 - Communities in Schools; commend
Penny Houston, Leesa Hagan, James Matthew Hatchett
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Communities in Schools; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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
SB26 - State Government; meetings and public hearings of development authorities and community improvement districts to be held by teleconference; permit
Greg Dolezal, Frank Ginn, Russ Goodman
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to permit meetings and public hearings of development authorities and community improvement districts to be held by teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB172 - Mental health; notice of admission and daily updates to the parent or legal guardian of an involuntary minor patient under 12 years of age; provide
Mesha Mainor, Todd Jones, Penny Houston
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the rights and privileges of patients and their representatives regarding examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for notice of admission and daily updates from a facility to the parent or legal guardian of an involuntary minor patient under 12 years of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1 - State Government; automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services; remove
Greg Dolezal, Steve Gooch, Jason Anavitarte
Last updated over 1 year ago
27 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding state government, so as to remove the automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB184 - Insurance; mental health parity requirements; include a specific federal regulation
Marvin Lim, Mary Margaret Oliver, Michelle Au
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to include a specific federal regulation under mental health parity requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB397 - Alcoholic beverages; delivery for personal use; change certain provisions
Kasey Carpenter, Stacey Evans, Lauren Daniel
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 3 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to delivery of alcoholic beverages for personal use; to change and provide for definitions; to expand the area in which packaged good retailers can deliver certain alcoholic beverages; to prohibit the use of personal delivery devices to make such deliveries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-025
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Unfortunately I am not able to access the linked webpage or reproduce lengthy excerpts from copyrighted material. However, here is a summary of key biographical details about Todd Jones based on publicly available information: Todd Jones is a former U.S. Attorney and acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He served as Minnesota's U.S. Attorney from 1998-2001 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Jones later worked as a partner at a large law firm before returning to the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota in 2009 at the request of President Barack Obama. In 2011 he was nominated by Obama to become the ATF's acting director. Jones focused on enforcing existing gun laws and oversaw responses to mass shootings during his tenure. He resigned from the ATF in 2015 and returned to the private sector. I aimed to provide a concise, factual summary within approximately 500 characters. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions.read less
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