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HB1049 - Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact
Hugh Brewster Williamson, Eddie Lumsden, Darlene K. Taylor
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assumption reinsurance agreements, so as to enact the "Insurance Business Transfer Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for court authority; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for an application procedure; to provide for court review of a petition; to provide for ongoing jurisdiction by the court; to provide for court approval; to provide for appeal; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for ongoing oversight by the Commissioner; to provide for certain fees and costs to be borne by the applicant; to provide for compensation, costs, and expenses of the independent expert and any consultants to be borne jointly by the transferring insurer and assuming insurer; to provide for dismissal of petition; to provide for construction; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1073 - Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency
Dale Washburn, Sharon Cooper, Mary Margaret Oliver
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on zoning, so as to repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1056 - Controlled substances; enhanced penalties for certain persons; provisions
Kimberly R. New, Clinton T. Crowe, Bill Hitchens
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding regulation of controlled substances, so as to provide for enhanced penalties for certain persons who manufacture, deliver, distribute, dispense, administer, sell, or possess with the intent to distribute any controlled substance, counterfeit substance, or marijuana when such violation involves the manufacturing, delivering, distributing, dispensing, administering, selling, or possessing with intent to distribute to a person 14 years of age or younger; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB66 - Superior Courts; Atlantic Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide
Billy Hickman, Mike Hodges, John F. Kennedy
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB130 - Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide
Matthew Gambill, J Collins, Bill Hitchens
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for peace officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for maximum student loan repayment amounts; 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
HB237 - State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate
Leesa Hagan, William A. Werkheiser, Devan Seabaugh
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as the official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; to provide for promotion of the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB50 - Hagan, City of; change description of council districts
William A. Werkheiser
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hagan, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4296), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3972), so as to change the description of the council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB188 - Georgia Dangerous Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact
Steven Sainz, Jesse L. Petrea, Bill Hitchens
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, so as to revise the name of the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB88 - Coleman-Baker Act; enact
Houston Gaines, William A. Werkheiser, Alan Powell
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the "Coleman-Baker Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB131 - Workforce Development Act; enact
Kasey Carpenter, Dale Washburn, William A. Werkheiser
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide that certain students shall be deemed opportunity students and shall be classified for opportunity tuition, subject to certain conditions; to provide for such conditions; to provide for the calculation of opportunity tuition; to provide for priority consideration for students classified for in-state tuition; to provide definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-157
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
William A. Werkheiser is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented District 187 from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the Republican party. Prior to serving in the legislature, Werkheiser was an attorney for more than 30 years. His former practice areas included general civil litigation, personal injury, domestic relations, real estate, and municipal law. Werkheiser also previously served as the Solicitor for the Boroughs of Bath and Wind Gap. He attended Moravian College and Widener University School of Law.read less
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