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SR55 - Proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; ratify -CA
Sally Harrell, Gloria Butler, Donzella James
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION to ratify a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB24 - Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide
Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB33 - Georgia Crime Information Center; a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; provide
Elena C. Parent, Ed Harbison, Sally Harrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of the Georgia Crime Information Center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to provide for a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; to change provisions relating to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB81 - 'Georgia Community Midwife Act'
Tonya P. Anderson, Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of community midwives; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to exceptions to the operation of the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act," so as to provide for an exception relating to the practice of midwifery; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB87 - General Assembly; procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and congressional districts in this state; provide
Elena C. Parent, Gloria Butler, Nikki Merritt
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and congressional districts in this state; to provide for certain hearings, information availability, procedures, and notifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB82 - "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act"; enact
Tonya P. Anderson, Gloria Butler, Gail Paulette Davenport
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the O.C.G.A., Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on protective hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR89 - Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment; independent nonpartisan commission instead of the General Assembly; provide - CA
Elena C. Parent, Nikki Merritt, Kim Jackson
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that legislative and congressional reapportionment be done by an independent nonpartisan commission instead of the General Assembly; to provide for powers, duties, responsibilities, and resources for such commission; to provide for guidelines for reapportionment; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB101 - Elections and Primaries; application for an absentee ballot in a primary or election shall also be an automatic application for an absentee ballot in a runoff resulting from such primary or election; provide
Sonya Halpern, Kim Jackson, Tonya P. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that an application for an absentee ballot in a primary or election shall also be an automatic application for an absentee ballot in a runoff resulting from such primary or election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB61 - Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal
Brian Strickland, Michael B. Dugan, Larry Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of sick leave for care of immediate family members, so as to repeal the sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB195 - "Freedom to Work Act"; enact
Larry Walker, Michael B. Dugan, Kay Kirkpatrick
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Code Section 43-1-34, relating to licenses for transitioning members of the armed forces, and Code Section 43-1-35, relating to expedited license by endorsement for spouses of active or transitioning members of the armed forces, and to enact statutes to facilitate licensure of transitioning service members, military spouses, and other qualified individuals who have certifications from or work experience in the military or licenses from or work experience in another state under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Georgia district SD-043
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Tonya P. Anderson was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2018 to represent District 7. She currently serves on several committees including Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety, Education/Higher Education, and State and Local Government. Prior to joining the North Carolina Senate, Anderson served two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has a background in business, having owned a salon and wedding planning company. Anderson attended Cape Fear Community College. She resides in Wilson, North Carolina with her two children.read less
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