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signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 752: Professions and businesses; national background checks by FBI through Georgia Crime Information Center for licensing to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 33 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding physical therapists, so as to provide for national background checks by the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the Georgia Crime Information Center for licensing to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Josh Bonner (R) Mike Glanton (D) John Carson (R) Dave Belton (R) Karen Bennett (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 1037: Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act," so as to move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Al Williams (D) Ron Stephens (R) Deborah Silcox (R) Spencer Frye (D) Matt Dollar (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 969: Housing; certain provisions pertaining to unlawful practices in selling or renting dwellings and the procedures, remedies, and judicial review related thereto; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fair housing, so as to change certain provisions pertaining to unlawful practices in selling or renting dwellings and the procedures, remedies, and judicial review related thereto; to correct certain cross-references; to clarify that complaints of discriminatory housing practices may be filed with the federal government as well as the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity; to specify how such dual complaints shall be handled; to provide for administrative proceedings to be conducted by administrative law judges; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 918: Pharmacies; various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to revise various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; to repeal provisions relating to required licensure as a pharmacy by pharmacy benefits managers engaging in the practice of pharmacy; to revise provisions relating to "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; to revise pharmacy anti-steering provisions; to revise various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) David Knight (R) Mark Newton (R) Terry England (R) Micah Gravley (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 487: Disaster Volunteer Relief Act; certain employees of state agencies to be granted leave from work with pay in order to participate in specialized disaster relief services; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Disaster Volunteer Relief Act, so as to authorize certain employees of state agencies to be granted leave from work with pay in order to participate in specialized disaster relief services; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Josh Bonner (R) Heath Clark (R) Philip Singleton (R) Dave Belton (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 1125: Lacee's Law; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health and state employees' health insurance and benefit plans, respectively, so as to provide for information and screening coverage for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for a definition; to provide for identified and compiled information to be posted on the internet and distributed to physicians; to provide for coverage under the state health benefit plan for additional screening for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Trey Kelley (R) Lynn Smith (R) Deborah Silcox (R) Ginny Ehrhart (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 820: Transportation, Department of; state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to officers in the Department of Transportation, so as to provide for state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; to provide for a definition; to provide that the commissioner of transportation may administer a Georgia Freight Railroad Program; to provide for subprograms within such program; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for standards for expenditure of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom McCall (R) Kevin Tanner (R) Calvin Smyre (D) Kasey Carpenter (R) Alan Powell (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 244: Electric membership corporations; comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporate purposes and powers of electric membership corporations, so as to require electric membership corporations to comply with certain requirements in determining the rates for attachments to utility poles by communications service providers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brett Harrell (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Calvin Smyre (D) Don Parsons (R) Ron Stephens (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 511: Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 32, 36, 45, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries; local government; to repeal and reserve Chapter 32 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority, so as to redesignate Code sections relative to such authority to a new chapter and make conforming changes to reflect such transfer; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to make conforming and cross-reference changes relating to such redesignation and transfer; to reserve Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Teri Anulewicz (D) Kevin Tanner (R) Calvin Smyre (D) Terry England (R) Kasey Carpenter (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 838: Law enforcement officers and agencies; Office of Public Safety Officer Support; change the name

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-5-510 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileged communications between law enforcement officers and peer counselors and Office of Public Safety Officer Support, respectively, so as to change the name of the Office of Public Safety Officer Support; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Micah Gravley (R) Jodi Lott (R) Eddie Lumsden (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 914: Professions and businesses; military spouses licensed in other states to practice certain professions and occupations in this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for military spouses licensed in other states to practice certain professions and occupations to obtain a license by endorsement to practice in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Josh Bonner (R) Heath Clark (R) Mike Glanton (D) Bill Hitchens (R) Al Williams (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 946: Insurance; extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; to revise definitions; to revise provisions relating to license requirements and filing fees; to revise a provision regarding the prohibition on the practice of medicine by a pharmacy benefits manager; to provide additional authority for the Insurance Commissioner to regulate pharmacy benefits managers; to revise provisions relating to rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers; to revise provisions relating to administration of claims; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Todd Jones (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Terry England (R) Ron Stephens (R)
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