Georgia Bills

signed · Georgia · House May 3, 2023

HB 733: Richmond County; letting contracts and opening bids; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act regulating public instruction for the County of Richmond, approved August 23, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 456), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4077), so as to revise provisions relating to letting contracts and opening bids; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 374: Local government; municipal deannexation; repeal certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to municipal annexation of territory, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to authority, procedures, identification, and status of lands relative to municipal deannexation; to provide for municipal deannexation of property by application of 100 percent of property owners; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 165: State government; public disclosure not required relative to inspection of public records; include certain documents from Department of Natural Resources

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required relative to inspection of public records, so as to include certain documents from the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 383: Safer Hospitals Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the O.C.G., relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to provide for enhanced penalties for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers and healthcare workers located on a hospital campus; to provide for a definition; to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 95: Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 315: Commissioner of Insurance; promulgate rules and regulations regarding cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast screening examinations; provide

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.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 2, 2023

SB 193: Broadband Services; Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 40 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the promotion and deployment of broadband services, so as to provide for the Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state for improved broadband services; to provide for rules, regulations, and guidance for determinations; to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 2, 2023

SB 56: Ad Valorem Taxation; state revenue commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to offer certain county tax commissioners the option to participate in a state administered deferred compensation plan; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation, so as to require the state revenue commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to offer certain county tax commissioners the option to participate in a state administered deferred compensation plan; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to provide for nonseverability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 2, 2023

SB 93: Information Technology; use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; restrict

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to information technology, so as to restrict the use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 2, 2023

SB 106: "Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act"; enact

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 a three-year pilot program to provide coverage for remote maternal health clinical services under the Medicaid program; to provide for eligibility; to provide for a final report; to provide for termination of the pilot project and automatic repeal of the statute; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 2, 2023

SB 65: Commissioner of Insurance; general provisions; establishing an advisory committee; provisions; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to take certain actions, including but not limited to promulgating rules, applying for federal moneys, and establishing an advisory committee, to create, implement, or operate a state, federal, or partnership exchange or marketplace; to repeal former exemptions and prohibitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2023

HB 416: Pharmacies; authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions; to provide for requirements for qualification; to provide requirements for the supervising pharmacist; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to revise a provision regarding delegation of authority by a pharmacist; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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